FC Volov Shumen

Football Club Volov 1929 Shumen (Bulgarian: Футболен Клуб Волов 1929 Шумен) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Shumen, which currently competes in the North-East Third League. The club was established in 1929 under the name "Panayot Volov", and folded its senior team in 2014, before being 'refounded' in July 2018. Shumen last played in the top tier of Bulgarian football during the 1999–2000 season. They play their home games on "Panayot Volov." with a historic capacity of 24,390 people and a current one of 3,500. The team's first kit colors are yellow and blue.

This article is about the original club. For the football club that existed between 2013 and 2016, see FC Shumen 1929.
Volov Shumen
Full nameFootball Club Volov 1929 Shumen
Nickname(s)Пивоварите
(The Brewers)
FoundedDecember 1, 1929 (1929-12-01) as Panayot Volov
GroundStadion Panayot Volov,
Shumen
Capacity24,390
(currently down to 3,500)
ChairmanBulgarian Evgeni Bonev
ManagerBulgarian Stoyan Cheshmedzhiev
LeagueNorth-East Third League
2022–23North-East Third League, 10th

Because of the city's famous brand of Shumensko beer, they are often affectionately called Пивоварите, or The Brewers.

History

FC Shumen (then called Panayot Volov) participated in the State Championship as Shumen region champion in 1934–35 and reached the semifinals. The club was again champion of Shumen region in 1935–36 and 1936–37, but was eliminated during the first matches of the State Championship. The club subsequently went through further name changes, including to DFS Shumen in 1980, Madara Shumen in 1984, and FC Shumen in 1985.

After a successful spell in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group during the early and late 1990s, which included a 4th-place finish in 1993–94, this led to a UEFA Cup participation. Shumen was drawn against Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta. Shumen lost both games, and were eliminated in their only European participation. In the upcoming years, the club lost its main sponsors and went bankrupt. A newly formed entity acquired its license and merged with Yunak Shumen in 2001, eventually becoming FC Shumen 2001. The club briefly returned to its original name of Panayot Volov in 2007, before entering financial difficulties once more and being renamed to Shumen 2010 as it was demoted to the V group, the third tier in Bulgarian football.[1]

The club regained its position in professional football after a two-year absence by winning the 2011–12 Northeastern V Amateur Group, but finished 12th out of 14 teams in its first season back, and was relegated back to the third division for the 2013–14 season. Shumen 2010 finished 14th in the 2013/14 V AFG campaign, which meant they were relegated to the regional divisions. However, due to continuing financial difficulties the club folded before the start of the 2014/15 season, and fielded youth teams only in the following four seasons.

On 26 July 2018, the team was restored under the name Volov 1929 Shumen and filed a request for participation in the 2018–19 season of the Bulgarian Third League.[2] On 30 July they were accepted, and faced Lokomotiv Ruse in their return to the 3rd division, losing the game 2–1.[3] They were relegated at the end of the season, but returned to the Third League in the 2021–22 season.

PFC Shumen have played in the A Professional Group for a total of seven seasons: 1972–1973, 1983–1984, 1993–1996 and 1998–2000.[4] The club reached the semifinals of the Bulgarian Cup on two occasions, in 1957 and 2006, when they narrowly lost 2:1 to Cherno More Varna after extra time.

Honours

A PFG

  • 4th place: 1993–94
  • Semifinalist in the national championship: 1935

B PFG

  • Champions (2): 1971–72, 1982–83
  • Runners-up (5): 1953–54, 1956–57, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1992–93

North-East V AFG

  • Champions (3): 1986–87, 1990–91, 2011–12

Bulgarian Cup

Naming history
  • Panayot Volov (Bulgarian: Панайот Волов) (December 1, 1929 - 1946)
  • Yunak-Botev-Volov (Bulgarian: Юнак-Ботев-Волов) (1946 - 1947)
  • Panayot Volov (Bulgarian: Панайот Волов) (1947 - 1980)
  • FC Shumen (Bulgarian: ФК Шумен) (1980 - 1985)
  • FC Madara (Bulgarian: ФК Мадара) (1985 - 1989)
  • FC Shumen (1989 - 2001)
  • Shumen 2001 (Bulgarian: Шумен 2001) (2001 - 2007)
  • Panayot Volov (2007 - 2010)
  • Macaque 2008 (Bulgarian: Макак 2008) (2010 - 2011) (after split of "Makak" (Makak district, Shumen) from "OFG Shumen")
  • Shumen 2010 (Bulgarian: Шумен 2010) (2011 - 2014) (after "Rapid" (Divdyadovo, Shumen) merged into club)
  • Volov (Bulgarian: Волов) (2018 - Present)

Statistics

European record

UEFA Cup:

Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95 Q Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 1–2 0–2 1–4

League positions
Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Regional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)Bulgarian V AFGBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFG

League season to season (1948-2024)
Season Division Place Bulgarian Cup
1948–49 V AFG  ? DNQ
1950 B PFG 4 DNQ
1951 B PFG 11 DNQ
1952 V AFG  ? DNQ
1953 B PFG 3 DNQ
1954 B PFG 2 First Round
1955 B PFG 8 DNQ
1956 B PFG 4 DNQ
1957 B PFG 2 Semi-final
1958 B PFG 10  ?
1958–59 B PFG 4 DNQ
1959–60 B PFG 4 First Round
1960–61 B PFG 16  ?
1961–62 V AFG  ? First Round
1962–63 B PFG 8 DNQ
1963–64 B PFG 13 DNQ
1964–65 B PFG  ? DNQ
1965–66 B PFG 6  ?
1966–67 B PFG  ? First Round
1967–68 B PFG 10 DNQ
1968–69 B PFG 11 First Round
1969–70 B PFG 18 Second Round
Season Division Place Bulgarian Cup
1970–71 V AFG  ? First Round
1971–72 B PFG 1 First Round
1972–73 A PFG 18 First Round
1973–74 B PFG 4 DNQ
1974–75 B PFG 13 First Round
1975–76 B PFG 4 Quarter-final
1976–77 B PFG 5 First Round
1977–78 B PFG 6 Third Round
1978–79 B PFG 9 First Round
1979–80 B PFG 4 Second Round
1980–81 B PFG 2 First Round
1981–82 B PFG 2 First Round
1982–83 B PFG 1 Second Round
1983–84 A PFG 11 Second Round
1984–85 B PFG 3 Third Round
1985–86 V AFG  ? DNQ
1986–87 V AFG 1 DNQ
1987–88 B PFG 8 Third Round
1988–89 B PFG 8 Second Round
1989–90 B PFG 20 DNQ
Season Division Place Bulgarian Cup
1990–91 V AFG 1 DNQ
1991–92 B PFG 13 DNQ
1992–93 B PFG 2 First Round
1993–94 A PFG 4 First Round
1994–95 A PFG 10 First Round
1995–96 A PFG 14 Second Round
1996–97 B PFG 11 Second Round
1997–98 B PFG 3 Second Round
1998–99 A PFG 14 Third Round
1999–00 A PFG 16 Quarter-final
2000–01 B PFG 18 First Round
2001–02 V AFG 2 First Round
2002–03 V AFG 2 DNQ
2003–04 B PFG 9 First Round
2004–05 B PFG 9 Second Round
2005–06 B PFG 7 Semi-final
2006–07 B PFG 7 Second Round
2007–08 B PFG 9 First Round
2008–09 B PFG 14 First Round
2009–10 B PFG 10 First Round
Season Division Place Bulgarian Cup
2010–11 V AFG 4 DNQ
2011–12 V AFG 1 DNQ
2012–13 B PFG 12 First Round
2013–14 V AFG 14 First Round
2014–15
Did not exist
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19 Third League 13 DNQ
2019–20 A RFG 2 DNQ
2020–21 A RFG 5 DNQ
2021–22 Third League 9 DNQ
2022–23 Third League 10 DNQ
2023–24 Third League

References
  1. "Bulgaria". Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-04-27. Bulgarian Clubs
  2. Волов (Шумен) подаде заявка за участие в Североизточната Трета лига
  3. Изтеглиха жребия за Североизточната Трета лига
  4. "Bulgaria Championship History 1924-2009".
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