B Grupa

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B Grupa
Association Bulgarian Football Association
First edition 1950
Teams 1 group with 16 teams
Title holder CSKA 1948 Sofia
Record holder Beroe Stara Sagora
Record player Boris Stoyanov (544)
Record goalscorer in one season Dejan Christow (25)
Website

The B Grupa ( Bulgarian "Б" Професионална футболна група B profesionalna futbolna grupa ) is the second highest professional Bulgarian football league after the A Grupa .

Game mode

The league consists of 17 teams that play against each other twice in one season. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decides. The first placed will be promoted directly to the A Grupa , the second and third can also be promoted through the play-offs. The last three teams are relegated to the third division .

history

In 1950 the B Grupa was founded. At that time only 14 teams played in this league. After the 2004/2005 season, the league was divided into an east and west group with 16 teams each, which were reduced to 12 after the 2009/2010 season. Since several teams gave up their participation in the championship in the middle of the season due to financial problems during the 2010/2011 season, B Grupa East was able to end the season with only 8 teams. After the season, the Bulgarian Football Association decided to reduce the two groups to 10 teams each. In order to reach the number of 10 teams in the B Grupa Ost, it was decided to hold a relegation game between the second best teams of the W Grupa Nordost ( Septemwri Terwel ) and W Grupa Südost ( FK Neftochimik ) and Etar Veliko Tarnowo from the B Grupa Ost in the B to take Grupa West with you. The relegation game was won 0: 1 by FK Neftochimik on June 26, 2011, which means that they will play again in professional football.

Recurring financial difficulties of clubs in the years 2006 to 2011 meant that teams repeatedly stopped participating in professional football in the middle of the season. Thereupon the Bulgarian Football Association decided in the winter break of 2011/12 to reunite the two groups East and West. This means that only one B group with 16 teams was held from the 2012/13 season.

B-Grupa master since 1980

Teams 2020/21

The 17 teams in B Grupa in the 2020/21 season.

Venues of the Wtora League 2020/21
team city Stadion capacity
Dobruja Dobrich Druzhba 12,500
FC Hebar Pazardzhik Georgi Benkowski 13,128
Kariana earth Boychinovtsi Sports complex Kariana 01,000
Litex Lovech Gradski 07,050
locomotive Gorna Oryachovitsa Locomotive 12,000
Sofia locomotive Sofia Locomotive 25,000
Ludogorez II Rasgrad Eagles' nest 02,000
Minjor Pernik Pernik Minjor Stadium 08,000
Neftochimic Burgas glaze 18,037
Pirin Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad Christo Botev 07,500
Septemwri Simitli Simitli Goiter 08,000
Septemvri Sofia Sofia Dragalewtsi 01,800
FC Sozopol Soosopol Arena Sozopol 03,000
FK Sportist Swoge Swoge Chavdar Zwetkow 03,500
Strumska Slava Radomir Radomir City stadium 05,000
Vitosha Bistritsa Sofia Bistritsa Stadium 02,000
Jantra Gabrovo Gabrovo Christo Botev 18,000

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Една легенда се завръща! Нефтохимик отново в професионалния футбол , sportal.bg, accessed on July 3, 2011 ("A legend returns. Neftochimik plays again in professional football with" Bulgarian).
  2. ↑ БФС потвърди обединението на двете Б групи от следващия сезон February 2, 2012 ("The Bulgarian Football Association confirmed the union of the two B-groups from next season", Bulgarian).