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Women Football Club Varna (Bulgarian: Женски Футболен Клуб Варна), or simple WFC Varna (Bulgarian: ЖФК Варна) was a Bulgarian women's football club from the city of Varna.
| Full name | Women Football Club Varna | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Swedes | ||
| Founded | 1982 as Grand Hotel Varna | ||
| Dissolved | 2023 transform into WFC Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Ground | NSB Sport Palace Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bulgarian Women's League, 10th | ||
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History
editGrand Hotel Varna: 1982–2009
editIt was founded in 1982 and competes in the Bulgarian women's football championship since its establishment in 1985–86. The team won the title ten times in ten consecutive seasons – from 1994 to 2003;[1] won the Bulgarian Women's Cup six times; and the Albena Cup in 1994. Grand Hotel Varna participated in the qualifying round of the 2001–02 UEFA Women's Cup competition.
WFC Varna, Spartak and return to WFC Varna: 2009–2023
editThe team changed their name to WFC Varna in 2009, and eventually joined under Spartak Varna management in 2012 to become WFC Spartak Varna and moving to a new ground – Spartak Stadium in Varna. In 2015 the team returned to WFC Varna name, after splitting from Spartak, but kept playing on Spartak Stadium.
On 26 August 2023 the main team was announced to become the woman's team of Ludogorets Razgrad and was moved to Razgrad.[2] The team kept his youth teams and continued in the youth leagues.
Chronology of the names
edit| Year(s) | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| 1982–2009 | Grand Hotel Varna |
| 2009–2012 | WFC Varna |
| 2012–2015 | Spartak Varna |
| 2015–present | WFC Varna |
Titles
editOfficial
edit- Bulgarian women's championship
Winners (10): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03
Runners-up (2): 1992–93, 2003–04- Bulgarian Women's Cup
- Winners (6): 1990–91, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02
Invitational
edit- Albena Cup (1)
- Winner: 1994
Seasons
edit| Season | League | Women's Cup | Other competitions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | ||||
| 1993–94 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 2nd | |||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | |||||||||||
| 1994–95 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | Winners | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | |||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | |||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | Winners | ||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | Winners | ||||||||||
| 1999–00 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | Winners | ||||||||||
| 2000–01 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | Runner-up | ||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | Winners | UEFA Women's Cup | Group Stage | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 1st | |||||||||||
| 2003–04 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 2nd | |||||||||||
| 2004–05 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 3rd | |||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 3rd | |||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 3rd | |||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 35 | 4th | |||
| 2008–09 | Women's State Championship | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 26 | –1 | 23 | 4th | |||
| 2009–10 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 37 | 6th | |||
| 2010–11 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 46 | –36 | 7 | 8th | |||
| 2011–12 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 20 | 6th | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2013–14 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | –10 | 17 | 4th | Semifinals | ||
| 2014–15 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 14[a] | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 35 | –17 | 10 | 8th | |||
| 2015–16 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 64 | –35 | 14 | 8th | Quarterfinals | ||
| 2016–17 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 70 | –65 | 15 | 9th | |||
| 2017–18 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 61 | –37 | 12 | 9th | |||
| 2018–19 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 72 | –58 | 1 | 10th | |||
| 2019–20 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | Did not participate | |||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Bulgarian Women's Championship | 1 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 82 | –58 | 21 | 11th | |||
| 2021–22 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 56 | –37 | 16 | 12th | |||
| 2022–23 | Bulgarian Women's League | 1 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 64 | –30 | 20 | 10th | |||
- Notes
- ^ Withdrew at halfway stage
- Key
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
European tournaments history
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | UEFA Women's Cup | Group 3 |  Femina Budapest
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– | 4–0 | 4th |
 Umeå
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– | 3–0 | ||||
 Sparta Prague
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– | 7–0 |