2018–19 FC Dunav Ruse season

Dunav Ruse
2018–19 season
Chairman	Simeon Simeonov
Manager	Malin Orachev (until 17 September 2018); Lyudmil Kirov (since 1 October 2018)
Bulgarian Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Ahmed Ahmedov (8); All: Ahmed Ahmedov (8)
Highest home attendance	3,700 (vs. Levski Sofia, 11 August 2018)
Lowest home attendance	280 (vs. Slavia Sofia, 6 December 2018)
Average home league attendance	1,205
Biggest win	3–0 (vs. Vitosha Bistritsa, 3 November 2018)
Biggest defeat	1–4 (vs. Botev Plovdiv, 6 October 2018; vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv, 9 March 2019)
	All statistics correct as of 12 April 2019.

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^[1]
7 June 2018	MF	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	Lokomotiv Sofia	Free^[2]
7 June 2018	MF	Borislav Baldzhiyski	Montana	Free^[3]
11 June 2018	MF	Ivan Kokonov	Montana	Free^[4]
18 June 2018	MF	Daniel Pehlivanov	Vihren	Free^[5]
18 June 2018	FW	Ahmed Ahmedov	Pomorie	Free^[6]
6 July 2018	GK	Filip Dimitrov	Tsarsko Selo	Free^[7]
11 July 2018	FW	Gláucio	Oeste	Free^[8]
7 August 2018	DF	Duda	Grêmio Anápolis	Free^[9]
15 August 2018	MF	Derrick Mensah	NK Aluminij	Free^[10]
21 August 2018	MF	Samy Ben Aicha	Tarbes	Free^[11]
7 January 2019	DF	Iliya Munin	Vereya	Free^[12]
15 January 2019	DF	Samuel Inkoom	Free agent	Free^[13]
15 January 2019	MF	Svilen Shterev	Botev Galabovo	Free^[14]
15 January 2019	MF	Diyan Dimov	CSKA 1948	Free^[15]
16 January 2019	MF	Dragoș Firțulescu	Beroe	Free^[16]
18 January 2019	DF	Aleksandar Isaevski	Pobeda	Free^[17]
4 February 2019	GK	Blagoy Makendzhiev	Cherno More	Free^[18]
4 February 2019	DF	Kristopher Kioussis	Port Melbourne	Free^[19]
14 February 2019	MF	Martin Stankev	Lokomotiv Sofia	Free^[20]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
31 May 2018	MF	Yuliyan Nenov	Botev Vratsa	Free^[21]
5 June 2018	MF	Bircent Karagaren	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Free^[22]
6 June 2018	MF	Vasil Shopov	Botev Plovdiv	Free^[23]
8 June 2018	DF	Mihail Milchev	Botev Vratsa	Free^[24]
10 June 2018	GK	Martin Lukov	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Free^[25]
14 June 2018	DF	Ivaylo Markov	Cherno More	Free^[26]
15 June 2018	MF	Jatoba	Sporting CP	Free^[27]
15 June 2018	MF	Diyan Dimov	CSKA 1948	Free^[28]
18 June 2018	FW	Dimitar Georgiev	Montana	Free^[29]
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^[30]
3 August 2018	MF	Nassim Zitouni	CS Constantine	Free^[31]
8 August 2018	MF	Esquerdinha		Free^[32]
20 August 2018	MF	Hristo Lemperov		Free^[33]
29 October 2018	FW	Gláucio	Alashkert	Free^[34]
30 October 2018	DF	Duda	Maringá	Free^[35]
30 October 2018	MF	Samy Ben Aicha		Free^[36]
10 December 2018	MF	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	Lokomotiv Sofia	Free^[37]
17 December 2018	MF	Derrick Mensah		Free^[38]
21 December 2018	MF	Daniel Pehlivanov	Hebar	Free^[39]
8 January 2019	MF	Branimir Kostadinov		Free^[40]
9 January 2019	DF	Preslav Petrov	Slavia Sofia	Free^[41]
15 January 2019	MF	Borislav Baldzhiyski	Tsarsko Selo	Free^[42]
15 January 2019	MF	Ivan Kokonov	Arda	Free^[43]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	End Date	Fee
3 September 2018	MF	Svetoslav Kovachev	Ludogorets	30 June 2019	Free^[44]
15 January 2019	DF	Emin Ahmed	Beroe	30 June 2019	Free^[45]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	End Date	Fee
4 February 2019	DF	Kristopher Kioussis	Pirin Blagoevgrad	30 June 2019	Free^[46]
7 February 2019	GK	Filip Dimitrov	Pirin Blagoevgrad	30 June 2019	Free^[47]

Current squad

As of 9 March 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

EU Nationals

Dragoș Firțulescu

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Squad statistics

As of match played 9 March 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Parva Liga		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
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						38	9	10	19	42	61	−19	023.68

Updated to match played 22 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Friendlies

Pre-season

23 June 2018 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	1–1	Etar	Tryavna
18:30 EEST	Baldzhiyski 44'	Report	Ivaylov 7'	Stadium: Angel Kanchev Stadium

27 June 2018 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	4–1	Botev Galabovo	Maglizh
18:00 EEST	Ahmedov 10' Kokonov 16' Kostadinov 18', 90'	Report		Stadium: Maglizh Stadium

30 June 2018 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	2–2	Vitosha Bistritsa	Sevlievo
18:00 EEST	Baldzhiyski 14' Ahmedov 70'	Report	Kotev 23', 54'	Stadium: Rakovski Stadium

7 July 2018 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	3–2	Chernomorets Balchik	Targovishte
18:00 EEST	Kostadinov 14' Patev 52' S. Kovachev 90+2'	Report	Lugo 60' Palankov 85'	Stadium: Dimitar Burkov Stadium

13 July 2018 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	0–0	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	Ruse
18:00 EEST		Report		Stadium: Gradski Stadium

Mid-season

7 September 2018 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	3–4	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	Gorna Oryahovitsa
17:30 EEST	Aleksandrov 9' Kokonov 48' Pehlivanov 52'	Report	Todorov 2', 60' Kolev 58' Velkov 81'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

12 October 2018 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	0–2	Astra Giurgiu	Giurgiu, Romania
16:30 EET		Report	Llullaku 25', 80'	Stadium: Marin Anastasovici

23 March 2019 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	0–0	Astra Giurgiu	Giurgiu, Romania
11:30 EET		Report		Stadium: Marin Anastasovici

Winter

17 January 2019 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	2–0	Botev Vratsa	Vratsa
14:00 EET	N'Diaye 35' Shterev 39'	Report		Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium

22 January 2019 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	1–4	Zhetysu	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 EET	Vasev 46' (pen.)	Report	Zhaksylykov 32', 77' (pen.) Lebedzew 37' Stepanyuk 69'	Stadium: SENTIDO Zeynep Golf Resort Otel

31 January 2019 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	0–1	Sepsi OSK	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 EET		Report	Tandia 9'	Stadium: SENTIDO Zeynep Golf Resort Otel

28 January 2019 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	1–0	Shinnik	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 EET	Ahmedov 23'	Report		Stadium: SENTIDO Zeynep Golf Resort Otel

31 January 2019 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	0–0	Khimki	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 EET		Report		Stadium: SENTIDO Zeynep Golf Resort Otel

6 February 2019 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	0–2	Cherno More	Varna
14:30 EET		Report	N'Dongala 54' Iliev 87'	Stadium: Ticha Stadium

9 February 2019 Friendly	Dunav Ruse	2–0	Litex Lovech	Lovech
14:30 EET	N'Diaye 19' Ahmedov 31'	Report		Stadium: Lovech Stadium

First Professional League

Regular season

Matches

20 July 2018 1	Vitosha Bistritsa	2–1	Dunav Ruse	Bistritsa
21:45 EEST	Tsankov 21' 90+4' Milev 62' (pen.) Hristov 64' Renja 88' 90+4'	Report	Ahmedov 4' Stanoev 90+4'	Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium Attendance: 220 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

27 July 2018 2	Dunav Ruse	3–1	Botev Vratsa	Ruse
21:45 EEST	Ahmedov 27' Vasev 31' (pen.) S. Kovachev 44' M. Kovachev 60' Baldzhiyski 63' Gláucio 87'	Report	Milchev 45' Atanasov 56'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

5 August 2018 3	CSKA Sofia	3–0	Dunav Ruse	Sofia
20:45 EEST	Maurides 39' M. Kovachev 45+2' (o.g.) Despodov 56' Chorbadzhiyski 84'	Report		Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)

11 August 2018 4	Dunav Ruse	1–2	Levski Sofia	Ruse
21:00 EEST	Vasev 53' (pen.) Patev 62' Ahmedov 86'	Report	Naydenov 33' Belaïd 52' Cabral 59' 63' Gómez 72' Eyjólfsson 78' Thiam 90+1'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo)

17 August 2018 5	Slavia Sofia	2–0	Dunav Ruse	Sofia
18:30 EEST	G. Ivanov 63' Shokolarov 67' Petkov 85'	Report	S. Kovachev 24' M. Kovachev 36' N'Diaye 61' Vasev 62'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)

24 August 2018 6	Dunav Ruse	2–0	Septemvri Sofia	Ruse
18:45 EEST	M. Kovachev 69' Ahmedov 75' Patev 77' Baldzhiyski 88'	Report	I. Stoyanov 36' 57' Fabiano 45+3' Diaby 74' Benga 87'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

2 September 2018 7	Ludogorets Razgrad	3–1	Dunav Ruse	Razgrad
21:00 EEST	Lukoki 26' Keșerü 51', 53'	Report	Kokonov 76'	Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Plovdiv)

15 September 2018 8	Dunav Ruse	2–4	Etar	Ruse
14:45 EEST	Stanoev 45+1' Dinkov 49'	Report	Mladenov 10' Batrović 14' Rumenov 20' 62' Artjunin 45' Vasilev 68' Sarmov 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

23 September 2018 9	Vereya	1–1	Dunav Ruse	Stara Zagora
15:00 EET	Vušurović 11'	Report	M. Kovachev 86'	Stadium: Trace Arena Attendance: 240 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)

30 September 2018 10	Dunav Ruse	1–1	Beroe	Ruse
15:00 EET	M. Kovachev 28' Ahmedov 48' Patev 66' Baldzhiyski 75'	Report	Angelov 8' Mesca 28' Kamburov 40' Tsvetkov 57' Wanderson 78'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

6 October 2018 11	Botev Plovdiv	4–1	Dunav Ruse	Plovdiv
15:00 EET	Petkov 29' Patev 35' (o.g.) Vutov 53' K. Dimitrov 70' Terziev 77' Baltanov 79' Gustavo 84'	Report	Ahmedov 17' Dinkov 48' Patev 61' Popadiyn 71'	Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Simitli)

21 October 2018 12	Dunav Ruse	1–0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Ruse
17:30 EET	M. Kovachev 39' Stanoev 43' 67' (pen.) Kostadinov 53' Pehlivanov 87'	Report	Eze 27' Aralica 32' Petrović 52' Tomašević 59'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)

26 October 2018 13	Cherno More	3–2	Dunav Ruse	Varna
17:30 EET	Iliev 9', 82' Enchev 32' Konongo 59' Panayotov 88'	Report	Hassani 2' (o.g.) A. Aleksandrov 67' Petrov 76' Isa 78' Popadiyn 85' M. Kovachev 90'	Stadium: Ticha Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)

3 November 2018 14	Dunav Ruse	3–0	Vitosha Bistritsa	Ruse
12:30 EET	Ahmedov 6', 23' S. Kovachev 15' 17' Popadiyn 69' Petrov 71'	Report	Gochev 17' Lazarov 45' Hristov 50'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

11 November 2018 15	Botev Vratsa	1–0	Dunav Ruse	Vratsa
12:15 EET	A. Vasev 38' Domovchiyski 49' Gadzhev 54' Milanov 78' Apostolov 90'	Report	B. Vasev 22' M. Kovachev 33' Dinkov 90+4'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Simitli)

24 November 2018 16	Dunav Ruse	0–2	CSKA Sofia	Ruse
15:00 EET	Popadiyn 39'	Report	Maurides 40' Gyasi 47'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

1 December 2018 17	Levski Sofia	3–0	Dunav Ruse	Sofia
17:30 EET	Cabral 21', 28' (pen.) Kostov 38' Jablonský 68'	Report	M. Kovachev 27'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Stadium Attendance: 850 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Plovdiv)

6 December 2018 18	Dunav Ruse	1–1	Slavia Sofia	Ruse
15:00 EET	S. Kovachev 26' Ahmedov 27' 42' Vasev 36' Patev 60' M. Kovachev 70'	Report	Marem 25' G. Ivanov 60' Uzunov 90+1'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 280 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)

9 December 2018 19	Septemvri Sofia	2–1	Dunav Ruse	Sofia
12:30 EET	Nikolov 3' 50' Meledje 38' Gadi 72' Georgiev 90+4'	Report	Baldzhiyski 17' M. Kovachev 23' Ahmedov 30' Kostadinov 34' S. Kovachev 70' Vasev 84' 84'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 30 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)

16 December 2018 20	Dunav Ruse	0–2	Ludogorets Razgrad	Ruse
12:30 EET	Ahmedov 52' Stanoev 53' Patev 80'	Report	Świerczok 16' Góralski 52' Keșerü 82'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

17 February 2019 21	Etar	3–0	Dunav Ruse	Veliko Tarnovo
12:30 EET	Bojaj 47' Mladenov 69' Angelov 82'	Report	Popadiyn 64'	Stadium: Ivaylo Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

20 February 2019 22	Dunav Ruse	1–0	Vereya	Ruse
12:15 EET	Stanoev 22' S. Kovachev 57'	Report	Ntoya 12' Kouroupis 19' D. Ivanov 23'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)

24 February 2019 23	Beroe	1–0	Dunav Ruse	Stara Zagora
18:00 EET	Dinkov 13' (o.g.) Tsvetkov 45' Mesca 73'	Report	Vasev 29'	Stadium: Beroe Stadium Attendance: 260 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

2 March 2019 24	Dunav Ruse	1–1	Botev Plovdiv	Ruse
12:30 EET	Vasev 43' E. Ahmed 53'	Report	Terziev 26' Nedelev 54' (pen.) Ebert 57' Zehirov 58' S. Shopov 89'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

9 March 2019 25	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	4–1	Dunav Ruse	Plovdiv
15:00 EET	D. Iliev 24', 45+2' Bahtić 34' Banović 90+2'	Report	Dinkov 14' Shterev 18' Isa 30' E. Ahmed 45+1' Isaevski 65' Dimov 87' Stanoev 90'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

17 March 2019 26	Dunav Ruse	1–1	Cherno More	Ruse
15:00 EET	Vasev 20' (pen.) M. Kovachev 27' S. Kovachev 49' Isaevski 77' Inkoom 90+3'	Report	Iliev 28' (pen.) 35'	Stadium: Gradski Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	5	5	16	25	47	−22	20	5	4	4	17	15	+2	0	1	12	8	32	−24

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

Source: bulgarian-football.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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
12	Septemvri Sofia	26	6	3	17	23	52	−29	21
13	Dunav Ruse	26	5	5	16	25	47	−22	20
14	Vereya	26	0	6	20	12	60	−48	6

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.^[48]

Relegation stage