# 2018–19 FC Dunav Ruse season

This page covers all relevant details regarding Dunav Ruse for all official competitions inside the 2018–19 season. These are the First Professional Football League and the Bulgarian Cup.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 7 June 2018 | DF | Georgi Dinkov | Beroe | Free |
| 7 June 2018 | MF | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Lokomotiv Sofia | Free |
| 7 June 2018 | MF | Borislav Baldzhiyski | Montana | Free |
| 11 June 2018 | MF | Ivan Kokonov | Montana | Free |
| 18 June 2018 | MF | Daniel Pehlivanov | Vihren | Free |
| 18 June 2018 | FW | Ahmed Ahmedov | Pomorie | Free |
| 6 July 2018 | GK | Filip Dimitrov | Tsarsko Selo | Free |
| 11 July 2018 | FW | Gláucio | Oeste | Free |
| 7 August 2018 | DF | Duda | Grêmio Anápolis | Free |
| 15 August 2018 | MF | Derrick Mensah | NK Aluminij | Free |
| 21 August 2018 | MF | Samy Ben Aicha | Tarbes | Free |
| 7 January 2019 | DF | Iliya Munin | Vereya | Free |
| 15 January 2019 | DF | Samuel Inkoom | Free agent | Free |
| 15 January 2019 | MF | Svilen Shterev | Botev Galabovo | Free |
| 15 January 2019 | MF | Diyan Dimov | CSKA 1948 | Free |
| 16 January 2019 | MF | Dragoș Firțulescu | Beroe | Free |
| 18 January 2019 | DF | Aleksandar Isaevski | Pobeda | Free |
| 4 February 2019 | GK | Blagoy Makendzhiev | Cherno More | Free |
| 4 February 2019 | DF | Kristopher Kioussis | Port Melbourne | Free |
| 14 February 2019 | MF | Martin Stankev | Lokomotiv Sofia | Free |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 31 May 2018 | MF | Yuliyan Nenov | Botev Vratsa | Free |
| 5 June 2018 | MF | Bircent Karagaren | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Free |
| 6 June 2018 | MF | Vasil Shopov | Botev Plovdiv | Free |
| 8 June 2018 | DF | Mihail Milchev | Botev Vratsa | Free |
| 10 June 2018 | GK | Martin Lukov | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Free |
| 14 June 2018 | DF | Ivaylo Markov | Cherno More | Free |
| 15 June 2018 | MF | Jatoba | Sporting CP | Free |
| 15 June 2018 | MF | Diyan Dimov | CSKA 1948 | Free |
| 18 June 2018 | FW | Dimitar Georgiev | Montana | Free |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Mario Petkov | Lokomotiv Sofia | Free |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Veselin Dobrev | Chernomorets Balchik | Free |
| 10 July 2018 | MF | Stefan Mitev | Oborishte | Free |
| 3 August 2018 | MF | Nassim Zitouni | CS Constantine | Free |
| 8 August 2018 | MF | Esquerdinha | | Free |
| 20 August 2018 | MF | Hristo Lemperov | | Free |
| 29 October 2018 | FW | Gláucio | Alashkert | Free |
| 30 October 2018 | DF | Duda | Maringá | Free |
| 30 October 2018 | MF | Samy Ben Aicha | | Free |
| 10 December 2018 | MF | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Lokomotiv Sofia | Free |
| 17 December 2018 | MF | Derrick Mensah | | Free |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Daniel Pehlivanov | Hebar | Free |
| 8 January 2019 | MF | Branimir Kostadinov | | Free |
| 9 January 2019 | DF | Preslav Petrov | Slavia Sofia | Free |
| 15 January 2019 | MF | Borislav Baldzhiyski | Tsarsko Selo | Free |
| 15 January 2019 | MF | Ivan Kokonov | Arda | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | End Date | Fee |
| 3 September 2018 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev | Ludogorets | 30 June 2019 | Free |
| 15 January 2019 | DF | Emin Ahmed | Beroe | 30 June 2019 | Free |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | End Date | Fee |
| 4 February 2019 | DF | Kristopher Kioussis | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 June 2019 | Free |
| 7 February 2019 | GK | Filip Dimitrov | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 June 2019 | Free |

## Current squad

As of 9 March 2019
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 | Borislav Nachev |
| 2 | DF | GHA | Samuel Inkoom |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Petar Patev |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Georgi Dinkov |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Martin Stankev |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Svilen Shterev |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Ahmed Ahmedov |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Dragoș Firțulescu |
| 11 | MF | BUL | Diyan Dimov |
| 14 | MF | BUL | Bozhidar Vasev |
| 16 | DF | BUL | Martin Kovachev (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | BUL | Kristiyan Varbanov |
| 21 | GK | BUL | Blagoy Makendzhiev |
| 22 | FW | BUL | Ismail Isa |
| 23 | DF | BUL | Iliya Munin |
| 24 | DF | MKD | Aleksandar Isaevski |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Mouhamadou N'Diaye |
| 31 | MF | BUL | Krasimir Stanoev |
| 77 | DF | BUL | Emin Ahmed (on loan from Beroe) |
| 83 | DF | BUL | Hristo Popadiyn |
| 86 | GK | BUL | Stanislav Antonov |
| 98 | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Kovachev (on loan from Ludogorets) |

### Foreign players
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 9 March 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Parva Liga | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | BUL | Borislav Nachev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GHA | Samuel Inkoom | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Petar Patev | 27 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Georgi Dinkov | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Martin Stankev | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Svilen Shterev | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Ahmed Ahmedov | 27 | 8 | 18+7 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ROU | Dragoș Firțulescu | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BUL | Diyan Dimov | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BUL | Bozhidar Vasev | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | BUL | Martin Kovachev | 31 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BUL | Kristiyan Varbanov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | BUL | Blagoy Makendzhiev | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | BUL | Ismail Isa | 15 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | BUL | Iliya Munin | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | MKD | Aleksandar Isaevski | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SEN | Mouhamadou N'Diaye | 21 | 0 | 8+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | BUL | Krasimir Stanoev | 26 | 3 | 22+2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | DF | BUL | Emin Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | DF | BUL | Hristo Popadiyn | 27 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 86 | GK | BUL | Stanislav Antonov | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Kovachev | 23 | 2 | 20+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Overall
#### Competition record

| Competition | Started round | Current position/round | Final position/round | First match | Last match | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Started round | Current position/round | Final position/round | First match | Last match | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| First League | — | — | 11th | 20 July 2018 | 22 May 2019 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 025.00 |
| Bulgarian Cup | First round | — | Second round | 26 September 2018 | 30 October 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 023.68 |
Updated to match played 22 May 2019 Source: Competitions

### First Professional League
#### Regular season
##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2019. Source: bulgarian-football.com

##### League performance

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 10 | Botev Vratsa | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 31 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 11 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 25 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 12 | Septemvri Sofia | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 21 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 13 | Dunav Ruse | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 20 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 14 | Vereya | 26 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 60 | −48 | 6 | Qualification for the Relegation round |

#### Relegation stage
##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2019. Source: bulgarian-football.com

##### League performance

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | W | D | L |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SLA | LPL | SEP | DUN |
| 1 | Slavia Sofia | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 39 | Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–5 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Septemvri Sofia (R) | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Dunav Ruse | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |
* ↑ Lokomotiv Plovdiv qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Bulgarian Cup.