Referee
Volen Valentinov Chinkov
- Nationality
Bulgaria- Matches
- 52In our archive since
- First League41
- Cup3
- UEFA Champions League2
- UEFA Europa Conference League2
This season (2026)Parva Liga · Bulgaria / Pro Cup · UEFA Conference League
7Matches
4.60Yellow cards per match5 matches
0.17Red cards per match6 matches
0.17Penalties per match6 matches
Career
52Matches
4.89Yellow cards per match27 matches
0.27Red cards per match41 matches
0.12Penalties per match41 matches
21.92Fouls per match
Strictness rankingFirst League
Volen Valentinov Chinkov shows 4.50 yellow cards per match, 2% above the league average (4.40): number 7 of 16 referees.
- 1Georgi Nikolov Kabakov11 matches5.91
- 2Gero Piskov8 matches5.75
- 3L. Lyubomirov11 matches5.36
- 4V. Mitrev17 matches5.29
- 5Radoslav Gidzhenov16 matches4.63
- 6Nikola Popov12 matches4.58
- 7Volen Valentinov Chinkov10 matches4.50
- 8K. Kolev9 matches4.33
- 9D. Dimitrov10 matches4.30
- 10Vasil Minev11 matches4.18
- 11Marijan Grebencharski17 matches4.06
- 12Todor Nedyalkov Kirov12 matches4.00
- 13M. Markov8 matches4.00
- 14G. Stoyanov10 matches3.70
- 15Martin Velikov9 matches3.44
- 16Dragomir Draganov8 matches2.63
League average 4.40
Cards per matchLast 10 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 52 finished matches
- Home win39%
- Draw27%
- Away win35%
Home / awayYellow cards · 27 matches
- Home teams63 yellow cards · 48%
- Away teams69 yellow cards · 52%
Away teams saw 10% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First League | 41 | 4.77 | 11 | 4 |
| Cup | 3 | – | – | – |
| UEFA Champions League | 2 | – | – | 0 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Parva Liga | 1 | – | – | – |
| Pro Cup | 1 | – | – | – |
| Second League | 1 | – | – | – |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 1 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Parva Liga | 5 | 4.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| Bulgaria / Pro Cup | 1 | – | – | – | |
| UEFA Conference League | 1 | – | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 2025 | Parva Liga | 17 | 4.88 | 0.40 | 0.00 |
| Bulgarian Cup | 1 | – | – | – | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | Parva Liga | 19 | 4.77 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Vtora Liga | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Bulgarian Cup | 2 | – | – | – | |
| UEFA Conference League | 1 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2021 | Bundesliga - Women | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 1 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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