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2019–20 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The 2019–20 First Professional Football League, also known as Efbet League for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 72nd since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 4th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions after winning their 8th consecutive title in the previous season. On 21 June 2020 the team from Razgrad clinched its 9th championship with four games to spare after a 2:1 win home win over PFC Beroe Stara Zagora, Beroe. The season began in July 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020, but was completed in July 2020. Impact of the coronavirus pandemic Suspension of championship and measures pertaining to fan attendance after resumption After the possibility of playing matches without spectators was initially envisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of the Bulgarian football league system. Contested by 16 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Second Professional Football League. The Bulgarian football championship was inaugurated in 1924 as the '' Bulgarian State Football Championship'' and has been played in a league format since 1948, when the A Group was established. The champions of the First League have the right to participate in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League based on the league's European coefficient. Additionally, two UEFA Europa Conference League spots are allocated to the second team in the final standings and the winner of the European playoffs. A further fourth spot may also be granted to the fourth placed team in the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The 2018–19 First Professional Football League was the 95th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 71st since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid and also the 3rd season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season began on 20 July 2018 and finished on 30 May 2019. Ludogorets Razgrad became champions for the 8th consecutive time, on the final matchday of the season, with a 4–1 home win over Cherno More Varna. Teams Fourteen teams are competing in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Second League. Botev Vratsa were promoted as champions of the 2017–18 Second League. The promoted club replaced Pirin Blagoevgrad, who were relegated after elimination in the relegation play-offs by Vitosha Bistritsa. Botev Vratsa return to the top tier after a 5-year absence, while Pirin Blagoev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Cherno More Varna
Cherno More () 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. Cherno More's home ground is the Stadion Ticha, which has a seating capacity of 8,250 spectators, with plans to move to a new all-seater stadium by 2020, although due to financial issues, the construction has been put on hold. Cherno More previously hosted their games at the Yuri Gagarin Stadium, sharing it with fellow Varna club, Spartak. As one of the relatively successful clubs in Bulgarian football outside the capital Sofia, the Sailors have won the Bulgarian championship on four occasions, as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kavdanski
Martin Kavdanski (; born 13 February 1987) is a Bulgarian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for FC Marek Dupnitsa, Marek Dupnitsa. Club career On 28 June 2015, Kavdanski signed a one-year contract with the most successful club in Albania, KF Tirana, taking the number 3 for the 2015–16 season. He became the third defender that was brought to Tirana during that summer, after Dritan Smajli and Ronald Gërçaliu. Kavdanski made his official debut with Tirana on 1 November in the match against FK Kukësi, Kukësi, featuring in the last 30 minutes of the 2–1 home win. Six days later he played only four minutes in another home win, this time against the newcomers of KF Tërbuni Pukë, Tërbuni Pukë. Kavdanski started for the first time this season on 23 November in the match against KF Bylis Ballsh, Bylis Ballsh, helping the team to get a clean-sheet in a 0–1 away win. During the first part of the season he str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomi Juric
Tomi Juric ( ; , ; born 22 July 1991) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Slovenian club Koper. Club career Adelaide United On 10 February 2013, after spending a number of seasons abroad in Croatia playing for NK Lokomotiva and NK Inter Zaprešić in the Prva HNL, Juric signed a short-term contract to play for Australian club Adelaide United in the A-League. On 16 February 2013, Juric scored on his Adelaide United debut in a 2–1 defeat at Sydney FC. Western Sydney Wanderers On 20 May 2013 Juric signed for Western Sydney Wanderers on a two-year deal, becoming the Wanderers first signing of the A-League off-season. On debut for the Wanderers he scored the equaliser against the Central Coast Mariners in the 1–1 draw on 12 October 2013. Juric scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the Round of 16 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 7 May 2014. In a successful first season at Western Sydney, Juric finished with 12 goals in 29 appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasimir Stanoev
Krasimir Stanoev (; born 14 September 1994) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Lokomotiv Sofia. Career Dunav Ruse On 12 June 2017 he left CSKA Sofia to join the other Bulgarian First League team of Dunav Ruse. Personal In May 2020, Stanoev tested positive for COVID-19. Career statistics Club Honours Individual * Bulgarian First League The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ... Goal of the Week: 2021–22 (Week 4) References 1994 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Bulgaria men's under-21 international footballers Bulgaria men's youth international footballers First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Lovech play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Viyachki
Emil Viyachki (; born 18 May 1990) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Arda Kardzhali. Career Viyachki made his professional debut for Marek Dupnitsa in a match against Botev Vratsa in the B Group. Before that he played in amateur divisions with the club. After the club was promoted to the A Group, Viyachki played in the first match for the team in the 1st league. In May 2020, Viyachki tested positive for COVID-19. In June 2024, he joined Arda Kardzhali. International career Viyachki played for Bulgarian amateurs national team for the European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robi .... Career statistics Club References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Viyachki, Emil 1990 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasen Kralev
Krassen Kirilov Kralev (), born 2 January 1967 in Varna, is a Bulgarian businessman and politician, who was the Minister of Youth and Sports of Bulgaria as part of the Second Borisov Government and Third Borisov Government. Biography Born in Varna, Kralev earned a degree from the Medical University in the city, subsequently making specializations in global marketing in the Association of the National as well as management of political campaigns at the University of South Carolina (1990) and Association of the National Advertisers of USA (1997). He is an expert in the field of public communications. In his youth, he was a long-distance runner. In 1986, Kralev was the holder of the Bulgarian youth national record for 20 000 m. He participated in the 1986 and 1987 Balkaniads, earning third place as part of the national cross country team. Kralev founded MAG Communications and has served as the Chairman of the company's board of directors since 1992 until September 2014. He is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Bulgaria
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Bulgaria when the country's first cases, a 27-year-old man from Pleven and a 75-year-old woman from Gabrovo, were confirmed on 8 March 2020. Neither of the two had traveled to areas with known coronavirus cases which is maybe because the PCR test that was used is defective. The man tested positive for the virus after being hospitalized for a respiratory infection, and authorities announced plans to test several people who were in contact with the two individuals. Two other samples in Pleven and Gabrovo were positive on 8 March. Patient zero remains unknown. After the number of patients in the country had reached 23, the Bulgarian Parliament voted unanimously to declare a state of emergency from 13 March until 13 April. A 14-day preventive house quarantine was introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Football Union
The Bulgarian Football Union ( BFS) is the governing body of association football in Bulgaria, and a member of UEFA since 1954. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and fields its Bulgaria national football team in UEFA and FIFA-authorised competitions. History A legal entity that it claims descent from was founded in 1923 as the football department of the Bulgarian National Sports Federation, which existed until the Soviet invasion of 1944. The football governing body was then known as the Central Football Committee until 1948, the Republican Section for Football from 1948 until 1962 and the Bulgarian Football Federation from 1962 until 1985. On 27 June 1985, the organization was renamed the Bulgarian Football Union, the name that it carries today. Resentment against Mihaylov (2015–2024) Borislav Mihaylov became president of the union in 2004. The results of the national team and leading clubs in the country gradually started to decline in the followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
Professional Football Club Beroe Stara Zagora, better known as just Beroe (), is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the Bulgarian First Professional League, First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Vereya''. The club's colours are green and white. Since then the home ground of Beroe has been the homonymous Stadion Beroe in Stara Zagora with a seating capacity of 12,128. Beroe were the 1985–86 A PFG, 1986 champions of Bulgaria and they also won the Bulgarian Cup twice in 2010 Bulgarian Cup Final, 2010 and 2013 Bulgarian Cup Final, 2013. In terms of international achievements, Beroe hold the record for Balkans Cups titles, having won the tournament four times. The club's most noted and successful player is Petko Petkov (footballer), Petko Petkov, 2 times A Group Top Scorer: 1973–74 A PFG, 1974 (with 20 goals) and 1975–76 A PFG, 1976 (with 19 goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
