1953 PFC Cherno More Varna season

The 1953 season was Cherno More's second consecutive season in Republican Football Group A after being administratively relegated in 1949 and returning to the top flight in 1952.[2] The club competed as VMS Stalin after Varna was renamed after the Soviet dictator in December 1949.[3] Cherno more finished in 3rd place which was the club's highest post-war league finish until it was matched in 2008-2009.

Cherno More Varna
1953 season
ManagerIvan Mokanov
Republican Football Group A3rd
Bulgarian CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerVasil Dosev (7)[1]

Republican Football Group A
Main article: 1953 A Group

Matches
15 March 1953 Round 1VMS Stalin0–1Akademik StalinVarna
22 March 1953 Round 2Minyor Dimitrovo3–2VMS StalinPernik
28 March 1953 Round 3VMS Stalin2–1Lokomotiv SofiaVarna
1 April 1953 Round 4Lokomotiv Plovdiv0–0VMS StalinPlovdiv
12 April 1953 Round 5VMS Stalin3–2VVS SofiaVarna
25 April 1953 Round 7VMS Stalin3–2Cherveno Zname Stanke DimitrovVarna
5 May 1953 Round 8Spartak Sofia1–0VMS StalinSofia
11 May 1953 Round 9VMS Stalin0–0Spartak PlovdivVarna
17 May 1953 Round 10Spartak Pleven1–0VMS StalinPleven
23 May 1953 Round 11VMS Stalin1–0Stroitel SofiaVarna
31 May 1953 Round 12VMS Stalin2–0DNA PlovdivVarna
7 July 1953 Round 13Udarnik Sofia0–2VMS StalinSofia
10 July 1953 Round 15Dinamo Sofia1–0VMS StalinSofia
19 July 1953 Round 14VMS Stalin1–0Sofiyski GarnizonVarna
29 July 1953 Round 16Akademik Stalin1–0VMS StalinVarna
10 August 1953 Round 29Sofiyski Garnizon0–0VMS StalinSofia
15 August 1953 Round 20VVS Sofia2–1VMS StalinSofia
18 August 1953 Round 21Cherveno Zname Stanke Dimitrov0–0VMS StalinDupnitsa
22 August 1953 Round 24Spartak Plovdiv0–3VMS StalinPlovdiv
26 August 1953 Round 27DNA Plovdiv1–1VMS StalinPlovdiv
7 September 1953 Round 23VMS Stalin1–2Spartak SofiaVarna
11 September 1953 Round 28VMS Stalin3–0Udarnik SofiaVarna
17 September 1953 Round 26Stroitel Sofia0–1VMS StalinSofia
23 September 1953 Round 25VMS Stalin2–0Spartak PlevenVarna
27 September 1953 Round 19VMS Stalin0–0Lokomotiv PlovdivVarna
6 October 1953 Round 17VMS Stalin1–0Minyor DimitrovoVarna
13 October 1953 Round 18Lokomotiv Sofia2–0VMS StalinSofia
20 October 1953 Round 30VMS Stalin0–0Dinamo SofiaVarna
  • Varna was renamed Stalin after Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin from 20 December 1949 to 20 October 1956;
  • Pernik was renamed Dimitrovo after Bulgarian Communist leader Georgi Dimitrov from 1949 to 1962;
  • Dupnitsa was renamed Stanke Dimitrov in 1950 after the Communist party activist. Cherveno zname is a former name of Marek;
  • CSKA Sofia participated as Sofiyski Garnizon (Sofia Garrison);
  • Dinamo Sofia is a former name of Levski Sofia;
  • Udarnik Sofia is a former name of Slavia Sofia;
  • DNA Plovdiv is a former name of Botev Plovdiv.
  • A unified team composed of players from various teams took part in the league until July 1953 in order to help the national team prepare for the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. The idea was abandoned after the national team's defeat against Romania on 28 June 1953. The team's participation meant the fixtures were subject to heavy rescheduling, which was later recognized as a mistake by the Football Union.[4]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Levski Sofia (C) 28 19 5 4 48 22 +26 43
2 CSKA Sofia 28 18 6 4 64 23 +41 42
3 Cherno More Varna 28 12 7 9 29 20 +9 31
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 28 9 13 6 30 29 +1 31
5 Slavia Sofia 28 9 12 7 42 33 +9 30
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 12 7 9 29 20  +9 43 9 3 2 19 8  +11 3 4 7 10 12  −2

Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 1953 Bulgarian Cup
Round 1VMS Stalin2–1Akademik StalinVarna
Round 2VMS Stalin1–1 (a.e.t.)Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Round 2 ReplayVMS Stalin3–0Etar Veliko Tarnovo
QuarterfinalsVMS Stalin0–1Spartak Plovdiv

Squad
Pos. Nat. Name
GK  BUL Ivan Derventski
GK  BUL Lyuben Tashev
DF  BUL Dimitar Stefanov
DF  BUL Gocho Rusev
DF  BUL Todor Nikolov
MF  BUL Nikola Aleksandrov
MF  BUL Ivan Shulev
MF  BUL Blagoy Filipov
MF  BUL Ivan Pirgov
FW  BUL Spas Kirov
FW  BUL Vasil Dosev
FW  BUL Borislav Kovachev
FW  BUL Kiril Bogdanov
FW  BUL Nikola Aleksiev
FW  BUL Dimitar Yovchev
FW  BUL Todor Terzistoev
FW  BUL Dimitar Samsarov
FW  BUL Georgi Dimitrov

[5]

References
  1. http://www.retro-football.bg/sites/default/files/books/almanah_1954.pdf pp.50
  2. http://www.retro-football.bg/sites/default/files/books/almanah_1954.pdf pp.41-44
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110518183425/http://varna.info.bg/english/name_of_varna_en.htm
  4. http://www.retro-football.bg/sites/default/files/books/almanah_1954.pdf pp.65-66
  5. http://www.retro-football.bg/sites/default/files/books/almanah_1954.pdf p.44
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