Nesebar (Bulgarian: Несебър) is a Bulgarian municipal (Bulgarian: общински, pronounced obshtinski) association football club based in Nesebar, Burgas Province, that competes in the Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football.

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OFC Nesebar

Full name	Municipal Football Club Nesebar
Nickname(s)	The Dolphins
Founded	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Ground	Stadion Nesebar, Nesebar
Capacity	10,000
Owner	Nesebar Municipality
Chairman	Georgi Marinov
Head coach	Vasil Banov
League	Third League
2022–23	Third League, 1st
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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Nesebar have played in the second tier or below for most of the club's history, up until 2004 when the team promoted to A Group for the first time. Their spell in the Bulgarian elite lasted only one season however, as they were relegated. Nesebar is yet to return to the first tier.

The club was established in 1946 under the name Chernomorets Nesebar. After 1949 team is divided to Dynamo and Cherveno Zname. In 1957 the company for physical culture and sport Chernomorets is refounded with the team. From 1979 to 2001 the team is called Slanchev Bryag. Еxception are the years from 1993 to 1996 when the team is called PFC Nesebar. From 2001 team is called Nesebar, as from 2012 team is OFC (Municipal football club).

Nesebar won promotion to the A Group during the 2003–04 season—the only time the club has played in the top level of Bulgarian football—with a third-place finish. In their first season in the top flight they were relegated after only five wins.

In 2009–10 season, Nesebar finished second in the B Group and qualified for the promotion play-off, but were defeated by Akademik Sofia 2–1.^[1] Two years later, they slipped into the third division.

Nesebar managed to return to the Second League in 2016, after four years of absence. The team managed to stay in the second level three seasons, with a notable fifth-place finish during the 2017–18 season. Relegation followed after the 2018–19 season, after which the club spent returned to the Third League. In 2023, Nesebar finished in first place in the Southeast Third League, but refused promotion to the Second League due to financial reasons.

• Third League:
  • Winners (6): 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2015–16, 2022–23, 2023–24
• A Regional Group:
  • Winners (2): 1973–74, 1977–78
• Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League
  • Winners (1): 2016

As of 1 September 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BUL Mario Isakov 2 DF  BUL David Dosev 3 DF  BUL Ali Ahmed 5 DF  BUL Dimitar Popov (captain) 7 MF  BUL Daniel Benchev 8 MF  BUL Nikolay Damyanov 9 FW  BUL Yanek Kirilov 11 MF  BUL Ali Aliev 14 MF  BUL Nikolay Drosev

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  BUL Hristomir Zlatinov 18 MF  BUL Grozdan Ivanov 19 MF  BUL Stanimir Baev 20 DF  BUL Hristin Kolev 21 DF  BUL Kristiyan Beshev 22 MF  BUL Patrik Popov 23 DF  BUL Stanislav Zhekov 32 MF  BUL Simeon Baev 33 GK  BUL Pavel Kolev

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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

Had international caps for their respective countries, held any club record, or had more than 100 league appearances. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

• Seasons in A Group: 1
• Seasons in B Group (now Second League): 25
• Seasons in V Group: 18
• Seasons in A Regional Group: 8

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