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| Issue 88, 2010 | CULTURE, ARTS AND EVENTS | "Not Established Since 1989" |
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| Serious Communism |
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| Stalinists! |
| Art |
| Boris Stefchev |
| Criticism |
| ПОЛУНЕДОУБИТИЯТ ЧРЕЗ ВЪПРОС СВИДЕТЕЛ |
| Poetry |
| Luis Benitez |
| Georg Trakl |
| Fiction |
| Andrey Skalon |
| EiríKr MagnúSson |
| Music |
| The Doors |
| History |
| Ivan Shabanov |
| Koprivshtitza |
| Innsbruck 1976 |
| Sports |
| Belarus |
| Ukraine 2006 |
| Project Obsolete |
| Rubik'S Cube |
| From The Editors |
| Slash And Burn |
| Travel |
| Montevideo |
| Mount Athos |
| Fetish |
| Skoda 1102 |
| Top 5 |
| Cinema Nuggets |
| Opinions |
| Terror |
| sports |
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| Vladislav (Varna) |
A year later the name was changed to ‘Razvitie’ (Development), but a conflict of names occurred – there was cultural organization with the same name in the city – and another name was adopted: ‘Granit’ (Granite). For a while, the club was a co-operative member of ‘Ticha’, the other most successful sports club of Varna. At that time the colours were established: green shirts and white shorts. Four-leafed clover was the emblem. On May 1, 1921 ‘Granit’ abandoned its membership in ‘Ticha’ and became independent club under the name ‘Vladislav’. The new name was a tribute to King Wladislaus III of Poland or Vladislav Varnenchik, who led two crusades against the Ottomans in the 15th century (the first, in 1443, was successful, but the second ended with his defeat and death in the battle of Varna.)  Wladislaus III on a painting by Jan Matejko. The name is confusing: he ruled under the name Ladislaus III Poland 1424-44 and as Uladislaus I, King of Hungary 1440-44. As King of Hungary he died in the battle of Varna, but Pan-Slavic notions of late 19th and early 20th century considered him a Slavic-Christian hero and defender of fellow Slavs against infidel Ottomans. Hardly the case. Yet, his name was used by at least two Bulgarian clubs: apart from the team from Varna, there was ‘Vladislav’ (Sofia) in the 1930s. The team was one of the first Bulgarian clubs to win an international game – its first, against Romanian ‘Victoria’. Locally, ‘Vladislav’ won the championships of the city of Varna and Varna County.  One of the oldest squads. The club participated in the First Bulgarian Championship in 1923-24. There was no established league yet, and the tournament was organized in cup format, with direct elimination. Only 6 teams participated and the winner was to be decided in only one game.  The team in the glorious 1920s. The goalkeeper Zdravko Yanakiev was suspected of selling out the final against Slavia in 1930. At the quarterfinals ‘Chernomoretz’ (Bourgas) lost his home game against ‘Levsky’ (Sofia) 0:7. In Vratza the home team ‘Orel’ defeated ‘Krakra’ (Pernik). ‘Pobeda’ (Plovdiv) and ‘Vladislav’ (Varna) advanced directly, a bye. The semi-finals opposed ‘Pobeda’ to ‘Orel’ – the home team won in Plovdiv 5:0 and advanced to the final. The second semi-final was considered worth of a real final: ‘Levsky’ (with 10 national players) and ‘Vladislav’ were the strongest teams at the time. They played in Sofia and the regular time ended in a draw: 0:0. Under the regulations, the game should had been continued with two 15-minute periods, but it was too dark already and the game was stopped. In a case of a draw, the regulations stated that a second game was to be played next day on the same pitch and with the same referee. However, ‘Vladislav’ objected – they were unhappy with the referee, the first game was abandoned without two 15-minute extensions played, and in any case the club felt it was only fair to play a second game in Varna, not in Sofia. Apart from fair sportsmanship, the team was unhappy with the commercial reasons behind the Federation’s decision: the hope of higher ticket sales in Sofia. ‘Vladislav’ refused to play a second game and went home. The Federation changed its mind and decided the second game to be played in Varna, but now ‘Levsky’ protested, insisting they were the winners under the original rules, for ‘Vladislav’ did not show up the next day to replay the game. At the end, no compromise was found and the championship was cancelled altogether. However, the real victim was the Plovdiv club – ‘Pobeda’ – that was entirely forgotten during the scandal, although they reached the final stage fairly. In the Second Bulgarian Championship, 1925, ‘Vladislav’ performed well and reached the final after defeating ‘Asenovetz’ (Sliven) – 3:0 and ‘Levsky’ (Dupnitza) – 4:0. ‘Levsky’ (Sofia) was the other finalist, but this time ‘Vladislav’ won in regular time 2:0 and became the first Bulgarian champion.  Fair champions. In 1926 ‘Vladislav’ won its second national title. The road to the final was easy after eliminating ‘Chegan’ (Burgas) – 9:0, and ‘Levsky’ (Ruse) – 5:1. At the final ‘Vladislav’ met ‘Slavia’ (Sofia) and 1923-24 was almost repeated: the game ended in a draw – 1:1. ‘Slavia’ refused the replay. However, this year the Federation awarded the title to ‘Vladislav’.  Ready to win another title. The club reached the finals in 1928 and 1930, both years losing from ‘Slavia’ (Sofia) – 0:4 in 1928, and 1:4 in 1930. 1934 was different: once again ‘Vladislav’ and ‘Slavia’ met at the final, but the Varna team won 2:0, becoming a champion for third and last time. When National League was established in 1938, ‘Vladislav’ was in it. Twice it finished second, but the only title for a club from Varna was won by ‘Ticha’. Nevertheless, the overall record of ‘Vladislav’ was much better than the one of the local arch-rival: 3 titles for ‘Vladislav’ vs. 1 for ‘Ticha’. The end came in 1944, when the Communists came to power. The old clubs were reorganized quickly. In 1945 there was no more ‘Vladislav’ – it was merged with ‘Ticha’ and participated in the championship under the name ‘TV-45’. After more name changes it became ‘Cherno More’ (Black Sea), and this club exists today. However, there is nothing to relate ‘Cherno More’ to the pre-1944 soccer clubs of Varna. An effort to revive ‘Vladislav’ was made in the late 1990s by a shady businessman. The new ‘Vladislav’ was amalgamated with ‘Vihar’ from nearby village of Valchidol, so to play in the Third Division, which the club named ‘Vihar-Vladislav’ won in 2002-03 and was promoted to the Second Division. For the season 2003-04 the club merged with ‘Fairplay’ (Varna) and moved to the city again. However, the owner was killed in the fall of 2003 and ‘Vihar-Vladislav’ was dissolved after playing only 8 games in the Second Division championship. There are no current efforts for restoring the club. ‘Cherno More’ since 1945 appropriates its old green-and-white colours. There are no supporters still alive. Only statistical records and old photos remain from once upon a time glorious club. 1940 Championship 1. JSK Sofia 18 11 2 5 31:25 24 2. LEVSKI Sofia 18 9 4 5 29:18 22 3. SLAVIA Sofia 18 9 4 5 30:20 22 4. AS 23 Sofia 18 9 2 7 41:27 20 5. FK 13 Sofia 18 6 7 5 37:29 19 6. SHIPKA Sofia 18 7 3 8 25:27 17 7. TICHA Varna 18 6 5 7 17:24 17 8. SPORTKLUB Plovdiv 18 4 8 6 15:24 16 9. LEVSKI Ruse 18 4 4 10 13:27 12 10. VLADISLAV Varna 18 3 5 10 14:31 11 The National League existed only for three years before the Second World War. In its last season, ‘Vladislav’ finished last. The club was going into a decline and although playing in the next national championships (in a cup format) was early eliminated. A rather sad ending |
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