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| Cherno More Ticha | |||
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| Nickname | The Sailors(Моряците) | ||
| Leagues | NBL | ||
| Founded | 1923; 103 years ago (1923) | ||
| Arena | Hristo Borisov Hall | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Location | Varna,Bulgaria | ||
| Team colors | White & Green | ||
| President | Georgi Ganchev | ||
| Head coach | Vassil Evtimov | ||
| Most recent season position | 2nd | ||
| Championships | 3Bulgarian Leagues 5Bulgarian Cups 1Bulgarian Super Cup | ||
| Website | chernomoreticha.com | ||
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BC Cherno More Ticha (Bulgarian:БК Черно море Тича) is aBulgarian professionalbasketball club based inVarna. The last time it won a championship was in 1999.
Cherno More Ticha plays most of their home games in theHristo Borisov Hall sometimes they play at theKongresna Hall in their bigger matches.
The history ofbasketball inVarna can be divided into five periods. Everything begins back in 1923, when the “Robert College” alumni – Vaharshak Martaian arrives in the city. At this momentchairman of Sports Club “ Ticha” is themayor ofVarna, Gospodin Angelov, who is fan ofbasketball. The firstVarnabasketball team is formed, as there play Boris Petrov, who is also afootball international player. The greater part of the players take part in the building of the firstbasketball court in the northern part ofthe Sea Garden. Later that court became a playground for the first games between Bulgarian and USA teams. Our opponents and teachers wereseamen from theships that controlled the harbor afterWorld War I. The first game between teams from different cities in Varna was “Ticha” against Athletic from Sofia (18–14). Later the other clubs that became part of SSC “Cherno more” – “Vladislav” and “Diana”, created their basketball teams.
During the period between 1935 and 1944 inVarna, there is no organizedbasketball. Thanks to Aleksi Aleksiev, who is a referee and member of “Primoretz”,basketball isrevived in 1944. In 1948 “TVP” (Ticha-Vladislav-Primoretz) wins the cup of Varna. In 1952 our team has its first official coach – Vladimir Pinzov. This results in first place among the non capitol teams in the first national championship. „Seamen” are also first among non capital teams in the qualifications for the newly formedNational Basketball Division. Until 1969 Varna's basketball “wanders” between first and second division, as it qualifies mostly in the second one. The most important figures from this period are: Asen Varbanov, Metodi Shishkov, Ilia Lyakov, Vladimir Chakarov, Aleksi Aleksiev, Ivan Feschiev, Ivan Andonov, Ivan Jivaderov, Kosyo Popov, Nikolay Jovchev, Vasil Lafazanov and Dimitar Dikov. During the third period the team becomes constant participant in theBulgarian First division.
From 1970, until 1982 „the seamen” begin to enlarge their ambitions to become more than a “provincial team”. In 1975 the club makes its debut in the European Club Competitions – theRadivoje Korac cup. In the preliminary round, under the name of “Akademic” – Varna, they eliminate “Karshiaka” from Izmir. In the group they play “Partizan Beograde,Sinudinia Bologna andBayer tuss 04 Leverkusen. At that campaign they beatPartizan 116–100 in the fullKongresna hall. The most significant trainers from this period are Yanko Bimbalov, Stoyan Kolarov, Kalcho Ganchev and Delcho Popov. Some of the best players for this period are: Hristo Borisov, Plamen Ganchev, Totiu Vitchev, Rumen Spasov, Stefan Karalukanov, Veselin Todorov, Ivan Zetov, Vlado Evtimov, Stancho Kostov and many more.
The period 1982–2000 is “golden” forVarna'sbasketball. These two decades bring all major achievements in the club's history. The upward trend begins with the arrival of Simeon Varchev (at that time young and ambitious trainer), who bring with him Georgi Glushkov, a young and promising player. With the financial aid of the Chemical Plants in Devnya,basketball becomessport number one inVarna. In 1985 they won their firstChampionship inSofia, beating all of our major opponents in the direct games. This happens two more times – in 1998 they beatSlavia 3–1 in the final playoff (with decisive win inSofia) and one year later, surely the happiest moment for the fans, was our last title in 1999. Then we beatLevski 3-2 games, as the decisive match was in the fully crowded and ecstaticKongresna hall inVarna. “Cherno more” also wins threeBulgarian Cups in a row – 1998 inBurgas, 1999 inBotevgrad, and 2000 inPlovdiv. During this period the team is constant in the first six of firstbasketball division and takes part in nine final playoffs. Since 1991 the club is entitled “Cherno more”. Apart from winning titles and national cups, during this period the team plays some great European games. „The Seamen” beatTuborg Izmir,Sporting Athens,Spartak Subotica,Banco di Roma, Jeleznik,Avtodor Saratov,Charleroi,Honka, etc. InThe Palace of Culture and Sports they host alsoАЕК Athens (Saporta cup winners for 2000),Zadar (semifinalists in the same tournament) and many other classy European teams. 1985 is significant in Bulgarianbasketball history. The best playerGeorgi Glushkov becomes the firsteastern European player to sign anNBA team - he played forPhoenix Suns.Glushkov gets another award, as he is voted part of the all European cup team in West Germany in 1985. At this period the team is full of stars like Hristo Borisov,Todor Stoykov, Spas Natov, Juriy Shishkov,Boycho Branzov, Dimo Kostov, Denislav Kotzev, Ivan Borisov and Boris Borisov, Georgi Kovachev, Stoyan Monov, Aleksi Aleksiev, Mihail Manolov, Valentin Stoev, Margarit Kayriakov, Tsvetan Nedelchev, Boris Stoyanov, Ivan Drumev, Kalin Velchev, Emil Boyadjijski, Eduard Valchev, Leven Belberov. The foreigners Keith Hughes, Vahtang Natsvishvili and Igor Miglenieks, all these will always be in the Varna fans’ hearts.
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During this period the team is led by the duo Simeon Varchev – Hristo Borisov, assisted by some of the best specialists inBulgaria – Petko Delev, Darin Velikov, and many others.
The period after 2001 is not as glorious as the Varna's audience would expect. People got used to great victories and cannot accept the runner-up role of the club, after the financial giants fromLukoil Academik. Some of the best Cherno more players like Boris Stoyanov, Leven Belberov, Julian Radionov,Asen Velikov and of courseTodor Stoykov were attracted byLukoil, and helped them win almost every possible trophy.
During this period after 2001 Cherno more took part in fourNational Cup Finals (Pleven’01, Sevlievo’03, Russe’06 and Samokov’08) – all of them lost, and oneNational Championship Finals in 2006.
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