# FC Volov Shumen

Football Club Volov Shumen 2007 (Bulgarian: Футболен Клуб Волов Шумен 2007) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Shumen, which currently competes in Third League, third tier of Bulgarian football. The club was established in 1929 under the name "Panayot Volov", and folded its senior team in 2014, before being 'refounded' in July 2018. In 2024 Volov merged with Shumen 2007 to form Volov Shumen 2007.
Shumen plays their home games on "Panayot Volov” stadium, 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. 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.
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. On 30 July they were accepted, and faced Lokomotiv Ruse in their return to the 3rd division, losing the game 2–1. 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. 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
* Semi-finalists (2): 1956–57, 2005–06
* Quarter-finalists (2): 1975–76, 1999–00

## Players
### Current squad

As of 29 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BUL | Todor Todorov |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Dilyan Mikov |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Alex Todorov |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Tsankov |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Evgeni Stoyanov |
| 6 | DF | BUL | Simeon Savov |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Dimitar Ignatovski |
| 8 | FW | KOR | Ha Gin Li |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Svetlyo Vichev |
| 10 | MF | BUL | Hristo Stanchev |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Petar Iliev |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Kyashif Fahredinov |
| 15 | MF | BUL | Radoslav Danchev |
| 17 | MF | BUL | Tsvetan Iliev |
| 19 | DF | BUL | Boyan Dimov |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Borisov |
| 25 | MF | BUL | Nikola Nikolov |
| 28 | MF | BUL | Radoslav Kovachev |
| 32 | FW | BUL | Yordan Milkov |
| 66 | MF | BUL | Yakub Ramadanov |
| 77 | FW | BUL | Valentino Nikolaev |
| 90 | MF | BUL | Deniz Kadir |

## 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 - 2024)
* Volov Shumen 2007 (Bulgarian: Волов Шумен 2007) (2024 - Present)

## Statistics
### European record

UEFA Cup:
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1994–95 | Q | | Anorthosis Famagusta | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |

### League season to season (1948-2025)

| 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 | Did not exist | Did not exist |
| 2015–16 | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist |
| 2016–17 | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist |
| 2017–18 | Did not exist | Did not exist | Did not exist |
| 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 | A RFG | 7 | DNQ |
| 2024–25 | Third League | TBD | DNQ |
* Total seasons in A Group: 7
* Total seasons in B Group: 47
* Total seasons in V Group: 16
* Total seasons in A RFG: 3