|
2001–02 B Group
The 2001–02 B Group was the 46th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 13 teams contested the league. Team changes The following teams had changed division after the 2000–01 season. To B Group From B Group Teams Stadiums and locations Personnel Managerial changes League table Top scorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:B Pfg 2001-02 2001-02 Bul 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League ( bg, Втора професионална футболна лига, Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as Second League ( bg, Втора Лига) or Vtora liga, is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below First League and above the Third League. Sixteen teams take part in the league, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away. Most matches are played on Saturdays and Sundays. The league is administered by the Bulgarian Professional Football League. In 2016, the B Group's name was rebranded to Second Professional Football League. Competition format A team receives 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Promotion and relegation positions For 2021–22 Season : * ''First place'' (champion) to ''Third place'': Direct promotion to First Professional Football League. * ''Fourth place'': Promotion playoff against the 13th place team fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Velbazhd Kyustendil
Velbazhd Kyustendil ( bg, Велбъжд Кюстендил) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Kyustendil. The club currently competes in the A RFG Kyustendil, the fourth tier of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 1919. Velbazhd have spent the majority of their playing history between the second and third tiers of the Bulgarian football league system. They won first promotion to the A Group in 1954, and have played a total of 7 seasons in the top flight, with a longest continuous spell of six seasons (1995–2001). This is generally seen as the club's most successful period. Velbazhd finished third in A Group in 1999, 2000 and 2001, competed in the Intertoto Cup in the 2000–01 season, and reached the Bulgarian Cup final in 2001. History Velbazhd was formed in 1919, though the club changed its name in the following year to Sport Club Motsion. In 1928 they changed their name to Sport Club Borislav. From 1940 to 1945 the club is called Pautalia. After Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Svetkavitsa Targovishte
Profesionalen futbolen klub Svetkavitsa 1922 ( bg, Професионален футболен клуб „Светкавица 1922“; en, Svetkavitsa 1922 Professional Football Club) is a Bulgarian football club based in Targovishte, which currently competes in Bulgaria's third tier, the North-East Third League. They play their home matches at the local Dimitar Burkov Stadium. Svetkavitsa have competed in the second division for a record 49 seasons, playing more second-flight league games than any other Bulgarian team. Svetkavitsa played in the top tier for the first time during season 2011-12. They were relegated after winning just one of their 30 games. In 2013, the club was dissolved due to financial problems, but it was refounded the same year. Since then, the club has been mostly competing in the third tier. The name of the club, Svetkavitsa, means lightning in Bulgarian, which is reflected on the club emblem. History Svetkavitsa was founded on 6 July 1922 from a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad
Futbolen klub Pirin ( bg, Футболен клуб „Пирин“), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian Football team, football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the top division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger between two clubs from Blagoevgrad, Pirin 1922 and PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad. By an official court decision later that year, the club was announced as a historical successor of the club records of the former FC Pirin, founded in 1922. In 2011, following the bankruptcy of the entity, which represented the football club, Pirin's football department was merged once again with Perun Kresna, to eventually become OFC Pirin. The club's name is adopted from Pirin, a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria. Their home ground is the Stadion Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad), Stadion Hristo Botev in Blagoevgrad with a capacity of 7,500 spectators. Pirin's nick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Dunav Ruse
FC Dunav ( bg, Дунав, officially named ''"Дунав от Русе"'') is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Ruse, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. Part of a larger sports branch, Dunav were established on February 16, 1949, as a merger of two local football clubs in the city, Dinamo and Rusenets. Nicknamed ''The Dragons'' ( bg, Драконите), Dunav's home colours are sky blue and white. Named after the Danube River, on the banks of which the city of Ruse is situated, the club plays its home matches at the local Gradski stadion, which has a seating capacity of 13,000 spectators. Among the club's most notable achievements are a final in the Bulgarian championship in 1937, a First League fourth place in 1975, 1989 and 2017, and four domestic cup finals in 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1962 respectively. The club’s most recent top flight participation has been during the 2019–20 season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
POFC Botev Vratsa
Botev ( bg, Ботев) is a Bulgarian professional association football, football club based in Vratsa, that competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the top division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 1921. Since 1948, Botev have played their home games at Stadion Hristo Botev (Vratsa), Stadion Hristo Botev. It is situated in the Hristo Botev sport complex, in the east part of Vratsa. The stadium originally had 25 000 seats. After a recent reconstruction, which took place in the first half of 2008 and in 2009, the stadium has 7 reconstructed seated sectors with a total of 6 417 seats. Botev's longest continuous period in the top tier was 26 consecutive seasons between 1964 and 1990. The club's highest ever league finish came in 1970–71 A Group, 1970–71 when it finished third in the top flight. History Botev Vratsa Football Club was founded in 1921 by Nikola Kunov, Ivan Abuzov, Nako Paunov, Gergo Boytchev, Todor Orozov, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OFC Akademik Svishtov
OFC Akademik Svishtov ( bg, ОФК Академик Свищов) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Svishtov who play in the North-West Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. It plays its home matches at Akademik stadium with a capacity of 13,500 seats, and its team colours are blue and white. Akademik have spent four seasons in the Bulgarian first division in the past, the last time being the 1986–87 season. History Akademik was founded on 10 November 1949, on general assembly of the D.A. Tsenov Academy of Economics in Svishtov. Akademik's first president was professor Velislav Gavriyski. In 1975–76 season, the club won B PFG title and with it gained promotion to the A PFG for the first time in its history. In the following campaign, Akademik finished their debut A PFG season in 13th place. In 1977–78 season, Akademik had their best Bulgarian Cup run, beating Yantra Gabrovo, Dimitrovgrad, Benkovski Isperih and Slavia Sofia before losin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Volov Shumen
Football Club Volov 1929 Shumen ( bg, Футболен Клуб Волов 1929 Шумен) is a Bulgarian football club, playing in the city of Shumen, which currently competes in the North-East Third League. The club was established in 1929 under the name "Panayot Volov", and folded its senior team in 2014, before being 'refounded' in July 2018. Shumen last played in the top tier of Bulgarian football during the 1999–2000 season. They play their home games on "Panayot Volov", with a historic capacity of 24,390 people and a current one of 3,500. The team's first kit colors are yellow and blue. Because of the city's famous brand of Shumensko beer, they are often affectionately called Пивоварите, or ''The Brewers''. History FC Shumen (then called Panayot Volov) participated in the State Championship as Shumen region champion in 1934–35 and reached the semifinals. The club was again champion of Shumen region in 1935–36 and 1936–37, but was eliminated during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Dorostol Silistra
FC Dorostol ( bg, ФК Доростол) is a Bulgarian football club based in Silistra, who currently plays at the North-East Third League, the third division of Bulgarian football. Its home stadium "Louis Ayer" has a capacity of 12 000 seats. Club colors are blue and white. The club was officially founded in 1945. However it exists informally from 1902, which makes it the oldest Bulgarian football club. History The original founding year of Dorostol is considered to be the year 1902. The club was originally affiliated with the Bulgarian school in Silistra, whose students founded the sports society "Strela", meaning arrow in Bulgarian. Their first kit was black, which was also the color of the uniforms of the students from the school. From 1903 to 1909, the gymnastics teacher at the school was Louis Eyer, a Swiss gymnasist. In 1920, a Romanian team was founded in the area, called Dristor, later renamed Venus. This was, because at the time, Dobruja was part of Romania. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OFC Bdin Vidin
OFC Bdin ( bg, ОФК Бдин) is a Bulgarian football club based in Vidin, currently playing in the North-West Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. Its home stadium "Georgi Benkovski" has a capacity of 15 000 seats. Club colors are red and white. The club was officially founded in 1923. History The club was founded as Viktoria 23 in 1923. In 1946 they reached the Bulgarian Republic Football Championship semi-finals, eliminating Botev Plovdiv and Hadzhi Slavchev Pavlikeni along the way. They played in the A PFG in 1948-49 season, the first season of the league. They were relegated however. Honours * Semifinalist in the national championship tournament: 1946 * Ninth place in the "A" group: 1948/49 * Four times 1/4 in the tournament National Cup: twice for the King's Cup – 1940 and 1941 and twice for the Cup of the Soviet Army – 1946 and 1948 / '49 * 1/4 finalist in the tournament Cup of the Soviet Army (as a secondary event): 1982/83 Current squad ''As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Haskovo
FC Haskovo 1957 ( bg, ФК Хасково 1957) is a Bulgarian football club based in Haskovo, which currently competes in the A RFG Haskovo, the fourth tier of Bulgarian football. Haskovo's home ground is the Haskovo Stadium, which has a capacity of 9,000 spectators. Haskovo have spent a total of 7 seasons in the Bulgarian elite, most recently in the 2014-15 season. After the 2020-21 season, FC Haskovo’s senior team was merged with FC Izvor Gorski Izvor, which itself was moved to Haskovo to form a new club, called Sayana Haskovo. Sayana took Haskovo’s place in the Southeast Third League. The original club was reformed under the name OFC Haskovo. History FC Haskovo was an established team in the B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football, and an almost constant participant in the division for many seasons. It played in A PFG during five separate periods: 1978-1979, 1981–1984, 1990–1991 and 1992-1993. Its greatest success was 8th in 1981-82 season. It also play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Metalurg Pernik
FC Metalurg () is a football club from Pernik, Bulgaria. Between 1997 and 1999 the team counted two participations in the A PFG, the top division of Bulgarian football. However, the club now plays in the fourth level of Bulgarian football, A RFG Pernik. History The club was founded in 1957 as ''Zavod Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...'' by the merger of two local teams Stroitel and Torpedo. The team finally became known as ''Metalurg'' in 1963. In the same year the club were promoted for the first time to B PFG. In 1997, Metalurg achieved a historic promotion to the A Group. The team performed decently in their first season of top level football, achieving a mid-table finish. In terms of sporting performance, the second season in the elite was also succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
