The 2014–15 B Group was the 59th season of the
Bulgarian B Football Group
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 ...
, the second tier of the
Bulgarian football league system The Bulgarian football league system or the Bulgarian football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Bulgaria. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and ...
.
Team changes from 2013–14
Movement between A PFG and B PFG
At the end of
last season the first two teams of the
second division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
of Bulgarian football were promoted to the
top division - A PFG. These were
Marek Dupnitsa
FC Marek ( bg, ФК Марек) is a Bulgarian football club based in Dupnitsa, currently playing in the Third League, the third level of the Bulgarian football league system. It was founded in 1947 following the unification of four local clubs. ...
and
Haskovo 2009.
Because of the changes made in the number of teams in A PFG for
this season the bottom four teams in A Group at the end of
the last one were relegated to
B Group
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 ...
for season 2014–2015. These were
Chernomorets Burgas,
Neftochimic Burgas,
Pirin Gotse Delchev and
Lyubimets 2007.
Movement between B PFG and V AFG
The four
V AFG
The Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League ( bg, Трета аматьорска футболна лига, Treta Amat'orska Futbolna Liga), commonly referred to as Third League ( bg, Трета лига) or Treta liga, is the third level of the ...
champions -
Sozopol
Sozopol ( bg, Созопол , el, Σωζόπολη, translit=Sozopoli) is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Today it is one of the major seaside resorts in the country, known for the ...
(''South-East''),
Benkovski Byala (''North-East''),
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Futbolen klub Pirin ( bg, Футболен клуб „Пирин“), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the First League, the top division of Bulgarian football.
Th ...
(''South-West'') and
Lokomotiv Mezdra
FC Lokomotiv Mezdra (ФК Локомотив Мездра) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Mezdra, which currently playing in the Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football. The club's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium ...
(''North-West'') - were promoted to B PFG because of their standings in their respective groups the previous season.
Further pre-season changes
On June 16 Benkovski Byala sent an official letter to the
Bulgarian Football Union
The Bulgarian Football Union ( bg, Български футболен съюз, Bǎlgarski futbolen sǎyuz; BFS) is a football association based in Bulgaria and a member of UEFA. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and field ...
and declined to participate in the 2014–15 B PFG, citing financial problems. On the next day media reports suggested that three additional clubs had not met the license criteria in the initial investigation by the BFU - Lyubimets, Neftochimic and Pirin Gotse Delchev. All three clubs were in danger of being refused a spot in the group, while the 2nd placed teams in the 2013/14 V AFG were preparing themselves to make bids to replace them.
On June 19 the BFU confirmed Benkovski's withdrawal and officially invited
FC Master Burgas
Professional Football Club Burgas ( bg, Професионален футболен клуб Бургас) was a Bulgarian association Association football, football club based in Burgas. The club was formed in 2009 and was dissolved in 2015 afte ...
to take their spot as the 2nd placed team in the Southeast V AFG. On June 22, the club announced it had accepted the invitation, and in addition would change its name to FC Burgas and switch colours from red and white to blue and white. On June 30, the BFU announced the final list of participants for the 2014–15 season after a six-hour session. Lyubimets, Neftochimic and Pirin Gotse Delchev were all denied a professional license for the following season due to outstanding debts and would have to compete in the V AFG or fold. The group was kept at 16 teams with the addition of
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Lokomotiv ( bg, Локомотив) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which currently competes in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football.
Established in 1932 as a sports association of the rai ...
(2nd place in Northwest V AFG),
Septemvri Simitli
FC Septemvri ( bg, ФК Септември) is a Bulgarian football club based in Simitli, which currently plays in the Third League, the third tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
History
The club was founded in 1942. From 1961 to 197 ...
(2nd place in Southwest V AFG) and
Vereya Stara Zagora (3rd place in Southeast V AFG). Vereya was chosen ahead of
Oborishte Panagyurishte (3rd placed in Southwest V AFG) because of its higher coefficient and better infrastructure.
Stadia and locations
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Updated on 24 May 2015
References
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