Women Football Club Varna

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.

WFC Varna

Full name	Women Football Club Varna
Nickname(s)	The Swedes
Founded	1982; 42 years ago (1982) as Grand Hotel Varna
Dissolved	2023; 1 year ago (2023) transform into WFC Ludogorets Razgrad
Ground	NSB Sport Palace Stadium
Capacity	1,000
2022–23	Bulgarian Women's League, 10th
Home colours Away colours

History

Grand Hotel Varna: 1982–2009

It 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

The 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

Year(s)	Name(s)
1982–2009	Grand Hotel Varna
2009–2012	WFC Varna
2012–2015	Spartak Varna
2015–present	WFC Varna

Titles

Official

• 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

• Albena Cup (1)
  • Winner: 1994

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season

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

1. Withdrew at halfway stage

Key

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

European tournaments history

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001–02	UEFA Women's Cup	Group 3	Femina Budapest	–	4–0	4th
			Umeå	–	3–0
			Sparta Prague	–	7–0

References

1. Bulgaria - List of Women Champions on rsssf.org
2. Лудогорец вече има женски отбор по футбол

External links

• bgclubs.eu
• soccerway.com