FC Volov Shumen

Football Club Volov 1929 Shumen (Bulgarian: Футболен Клуб Волов 1929 Шумен) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Shumen, which currently competes in A RFG Shumen, fourth tier of Bulgarian football. The club was established in 1929 under the name "Panayot Volov", and folded its senior team in 2014, before being 'refounded' in July 2018. Shumen last played in the top tier of Bulgarian football during the 1999–2000 season.

Volov Shumen
Full nameFootball Club Volov 1929 Shumen
Nickname(s)Пивоварите
(The Brewers)
FoundedDecember 1, 1929 (1929-12-01) as Panayot Volov
GroundStadion Panayot Volov,
Shumen
Capacity24,390
(currently down to 3,500)
Chairman Evgeni Bonev
Manager Stoyan Cheshmedzhiev
LeagueA RFG Shumen
2022–23North-East Third League, 10th (disqualified to A RFG Shumen)

Shumen plays their home games on "Panayot Volov” stadium, with a historic capacity of 24,390 people and a current one of 3,500. The team's first kit colors are yellow and blue. Because of the city's famous brand of Shumensko beer, they are often affectionately called Пивоварите, or The Brewers.

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