PFC Spartak Varna
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| clubname = Spartak (Varna)
| image = [[Image:Spartak-varna-logo.gif|150px]]
| fullname = PFC Spartak Varna
| nickname = Sokolite</br>(The Falcons)
| founded = [[28 August]] [[1918]]
| ground = [[Spartak Stadium (Varna)|Spartak Stadium]], [[Varna]]
| capacity = 12 000
| chairman = Ivan Slavkov
| director =
| manager = [[Radoslav Zdravkov]]
| league = [[TBI A Football Group]]
| season = 2006-07
| position = A Group, 13th place|
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'''PFC Spartak Varna''' is a [[Bulgaria]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] team based in [[Varna]] and founded on [[28 August]] [[1918]]. The original name of the club was ''Sokol'' (''Falcon''), which is the source of the club's nickname — ''Sokolite'' (''The Falcons''). After a one-season stay in the [[B PFG|second Bulgarian division]] in 2005/06, they have returned to the [[A PFG]] by decisively winning the East B PFG.
== Honours ==
* [[Bulgarian Championship]]
** '''Champions of Bulgaria''' - 1 time - 1932
** '''Second place''' - 2 times - 1931, 1933
** '''Third place''' - 7 times - 1929, 1933, 1955, 1984;
1945, 1946, 1948 (as a national championship semi-final runner-up)
* [[Bulgarian Cup]]
** '''Runners-up''' - 2 times - 1961, 1983
== History ==
'''1918-1945'''
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:spartak32.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Spartak'1932 champions team]] -->
F.C.Spartak Varna was founded on [[28 August]] [[1918]] by a group of young people which were playing football together for two years. At the initial meeting regarding the establishment of the club, the name was decided as "Sokol". Niagol Kolev was elected as the first chairman of the club. A few days later the members of the board registered the Football Club with the government under the name "Bulgarski Sokol". The colors of the team were blue and white and have remained unchanged. "Bulgarski Sokol," one of the poor suburban teams in Varna, is poorly circumstanced<!--meaning unclear--> in comparison to the leading teams at that time such as ''Ticha'' and "Vladislav." Nonetheless, the football team quickly became stronger, and improved their style of play. On [[30 January]] [[1924]] "Bulgarski Sokol" merged with sport club "Shipka". [[Shipka]] is a peak with historical meaning to all Bulgarians and the club took the name "Shipchenski Sokol". Gradually the team proved itself as one of the strongest teams in Varna at those days. Among all the players called with a lot of love from the fans "Falcons" with most successful plays was the forward Mihail Tunchev.In 1924 he is invited in the national team and that way he became the first national player of the team.A few years later starts the rise of the team. In the season 1928/29 the team wins for first time the championship of Varna, and joins the State Championship where they reach third place.Two years later 1930/31 the falcons are again champions of Varna. For the State Championship they reach the final with the Sofia's AS-23. Next year "Shipchenski Sokol"again reaches the final, where the rival is the capitol's team [[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia]] .On 18.09. 1932 in front of 10 000 audience on the football field of AS-23 the falcons win with 2:1 and became State Champion and Winner of the Cup of the King. In the next season "Shipchenski sokol" are again champion of Varna, and for the State Championship they reach for the third consecutive time the final. On 03.10.1933 in [[Sofia]] rival of the "falcons" is capitol's [[PFC Levski Sofia]].Varna's team loses with 3:1 and took second place in the State Championship.
'''1945-1980'''
In [[1945]] the club merged with other two Varna's football clubs "Levski" and "Radetski". The unite of the tree clubs is on 18.10.1945,and is accepted the name of the club to be SPARTAK. In the period 1945-1948 Spartak three time reaches the semi-finals of the State Championship. In [[1950]] the team takes fifth place in the newly created "A" Republican Football League. In [[1955]] Spartak wins the third place and bronze medals in the championship of "A" League. In [[1959]] the forward of Spartak Georgi Arnaudov-"Alaha" became a shooter of the championship with nine goals. Two years later-1960 Spartak again had a winner in the shooters list-Liuben Kostov with 12 goals. In 1960/61 Spartak has a very good matches in the tournament of the Soviet Army which then was playing the role of the [[Cup of Bulgaria]]. They reach the final where and meet the strongest team in Bulgaria at that time-CDNA. On the final in Sofia the "Falcons" lose 3:0.As a finalist in the final Spartak wins the right to paly in the tournament of the National Cup Winners.Varna's football players are the first one Bulgarian team which plays in that tournament. In the autumn of [[1961]] revail of Spartak is the Austrian [[Rapid Vienna]]. In [[Vienna]] Spartak demonstrates in front of 25 000 audience great play and keep the 0:0 result. In the next match in [[Varna]] the "Falcons" lose with 2:5 from the classfull team of Rapid. In [[1969]] another sport club merges Spartak-it was the "Locomotive"sport club. The merge became a fact on 06.03.1969 and the club takes the name "JSK-Spartak"
'''1980-2000'''
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In [[1982]] leaded by the headcoach Liudmil Goranov the "Falcons" reach the final of the Cup of Bulgaria as they wins semi-final against [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski-Spartak]] in [[Kazanlak]] in front of 20 000 audience. On the final in [[Plovdiv]], Spartak loses with 4:0, from [[CSKA Sofia|CSKA-Septemvriisko Zname]], but as a finalist they obtain the right to play in the Cup of the National
Cup Winners. The first match is against "Mersin"/Turkey/.In Turkey the match is with 0:0 score. In Varna Spartak wins with 1:0,and made it to the next round of the tournament. There the "Falcons" meet one of the greatest football teams in the world-the English
[[Manchester United]]. In Varna Spartak loses with 2:1, and in [[Manchester]] with 2:0. At the same time in the season 1983/84 in the championship of "A" Republican Football League after mighty and successful games reach third place.The goal keeper [[Krasimir Zafirov]] is declared for the best goal keeper in the championship. Since [[1985]] the football is separated from the other sports in JSK-Spartak,and that way the FC Spartak Varna is differentiated as well.[[Image:Ivogeorgiev.jpg|thumb|150px|Ivo Georgiev-shooter number one of Bulgaria of 1996]]
The 80's will be remembered and with the regular participation of the team in the tournaments for Varna Summer Cup, where in the years the "falcons"met the teams of [[NK Rijeka]] [[Croatia]],the English [[Oxford United F.C.]] ,Hungarian [[Újpest FC]] and many others.In 1988/89 Spartak became the first Bulgarian team with private sponsor and president Atanas Atanasov-Kebie.From the autumn of [[1994]] president of the club is Nikolay Ishkov. In the season 1994/95 after mighty games the falcons wins the cup as the most progressive team in Bulgaria. In the same Season the forward [[Ivo Georgiev]] scores 21 goals and became shooter number one of Bulgaria. From the summer of [[1996]] Spartak plays in every tournament for the UEFA-Intertoto Cup, and the results are different each time.But forever will remain the memories of the matches with European clubs with great traditions as the French [[Montpellier HSC]] the Netherlands's [[FC Groningen]],and with the Germany's [[Munchen 1860]]-which game the "Falcons" win with 2:1 and with 9 players! At this time Spartak is considered as one of the strongest teams in Bulgaria. For the first time there is successful transfer policy and perspective selection.Many of the players has a profitable offers from capitol's and foreign clubs. In its 84 years of history F.C.Spartak goes through many peak and downfall moments, but it leaves bright trace in Bulgarian football.F.C. Spartak is one of the clubs with the greatest traditions, between the 10 clubs which have most partisipations in the "A"RFL,and between the 15 who reached the Champions title of Bulgaria.
'''The great number of matches in first division'''
* '''1.''' 271 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Iliya Kirchev
* '''2.''' 248 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Biser Dimitrov
* '''3.''' 240 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Nikolay Stanchev
* '''4.''' 227 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Krasimir Zafirov
* '''5.''' 220 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Blagoy Yanev
'''The great number of goals in first division'''
* '''1.''' 56 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Stefan Naydenov
* '''2.''' 48 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Valentin Stanchev
* '''3.''' 48 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Hristo Nikolov
* '''4.''' 41 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Zhivko Gospodinov
* '''5.''' 39 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Georgi Arnaudov
* '''5.''' 39 - {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Plamen Kazakov
== Fan groups ==
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* '''Spartak Varna Ultra Division'''
* '''Mladost boys'95'''
* '''Vladislavovo boys'96'''
* '''Spartak youth'''
* '''Arise Guys'''
* '''Brigada Punks'''
* '''Sofia Support'''
== Current squad ==
''As of June 2008''
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Emil Donchev]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Stoyan Georgiev]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ventsislav Marinov]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Argentina|name=[[Federico Villar]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Dimitar Stefanov]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Desislav Rusev]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Dimitar Vodenicharov]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Vladislav Mirchev]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Georgi Arnaudov]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Vasil Boev]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Boyan Iliev]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Martin Dimov]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Yordan Penev]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Stanislav Petrov (defender)|Stanislav Petrov]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ivan Naydenov]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Tsvetomir Tsankov]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Serbia|name=[[Velimir Ivanović]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=TBD|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Stefan Donchev]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=TBD|nat=KOR|name=[[Lee Hyung-Sang]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=TBD|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Marin Petrov]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=TBD|nat=Bulgaria|name=[[Ridvan Hadzhifeyzula]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}
=== Squad changes 2008 ===
'''In:'''
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Jorge Omar]] - from [[???]] ''(in negotiations)''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Marin Petrov]] - from [[Ethnikos Piraeus]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stefan Donchev]] - from [[Lokomotiv Sofia]]
* {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Hyung-Sang]] - from [[S.C. Beira-Mar]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ridvan Hadzhifeyzula]] - from [[Brestnik 1948]]
'''Out:'''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Radostin Stanev]] - to [[PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Kuncho Kunchev]] - to [[FC Prefab 05 Modelu]]
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Budimir Đukić]] - to [[???]]
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Marko Savić (forward)|Marko Savić]] - to [[???]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stanislav Zhekov]] - to [[Naftex Burgas]]
== Notable players ==
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* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Arnaudov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Iliya Kirchev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivan Filipov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Kiril Pandov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Toma Zahariev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Aleksandar Koev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Iliya Bulashev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Kiril Pavlov]]
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* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Zhivko Gospodinov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivan Petrov (footballer)]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Krasimir Zafirov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stefan Naydenov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Hristo Nikolov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Rumen Dimov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Valentin Stanchev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Nikolay Stanchev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivo Georgiev]]
|}
== External links ==
* [http://www.spartak1918.com/ Spartak Varna — an official Spartak Varna website]
* [http://www.spartak-varna.net/ Spartak Varna Forever — an unofficial Spartak Varna website]
* [http://svss.hit.bg/ Spartak Varna Sofia Support]
* [http://clubs.bul-foot.org/html/a/a/Spartak(Varna).htm Bulgarian clubs - Spartak (Varna)]
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