Cherno More ( Bulgarian : Черно море ) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in the city of Varna , which currently competes in Bulgaria's primary football competition, the First League . Founded on 3 March 1913, as an association football branch of the larger sports society SC Galata, the club has spent the majority of its existence playing in the top tier of Bulgarian football. Cherno More is named after the Black Sea , and the football club is also known by its nickname The Sailors.