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2016–17 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The 2016–17 Second League was the 61st season of the Bulgarian Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system and the 1st season under this name and current league structure. A total of 16 teams contested the league in a similar format to the ''B Group'': 7 of which returning from the 2015–16 season, 7 of which promoted from third division and the reserves teams of Ludogorets Razgrad and CSKA Sofia. Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsorship Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising. However, only one sponsorship is permitted per jersey for official tournaments organised by UEFA The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europ ...
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Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League (), also known as Second League () or Vtora liga, is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League and above the Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria), Third League. Twenty 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 2024–25 Season : * ''First place'' (champion) to ''Second place'' (runner-up): Direct promotion to First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) , First Professional Football League. * ''Third place'' to ''Fourth place'': Promotion ...
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FC Sozopol
Sozopol () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sozopol, currently playing in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football. History In 2008 Sozopol secured promotion to the South-East V AFG in their inaugural season. They spent six seasons in the division, moving to the brand-new 2000 capacity all-seater Arena Sozopol in 2012. The club finally won the South-East V group during the 2013/14 season, achieving promotion to professional football for the first time. During the same year, Sozopol reached the Round of 16 of the 2013–14 Bulgarian Cup, losing 8–1 on aggregate to Litex. They finished their first B Group season in 6th place out of 16 teams, and expanded their stadium by building a South Stand, bringing the total capacity to 3,500. During the 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup, the team reached the quarterfinals for the first time, beating OFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo in the Round of 16 and A Group member PFC Botev Plovdiv in the 1/8 finals. They were ...
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Galabovo
Galabovo ( , from гълъб ''galab'', "dove" + -ovo) is a town in south-central Bulgaria, part of Stara Zagora Province. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Galabovo Municipality. As of December 2022, the town had a population of 6,845.Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian towns in 2009
Galabovo is located in the southeastern part of the , in a region economically important due to the extraction of and production of electricity in the region. The
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Saint Peter (stadium)
Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels, as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Catholic and Orthodox tradition treats Peter as the first bishop of Rome – or pope – and also as the first bishop of Antioch. Peter's leadership of the early believers is estimated to have spanned from AD 30 or 33 to his death; these dates suggest that he could have been the longest-reigning pope, for anywhere from 31 to 38 years; however, this has never been verified. According to Christian tradition, Peter was crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero. The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and the founder of the Church of Antioch and the Church of Rome, but they differ in their attitudes regarding the authority ...
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Bansko
Bansko ( ) is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, located in Blagoevgrad Oblast near the city of Razlog. Once mainly a stockbreeding and travelling merchant community, the town is now an international centre for winter and summer tourism. More recently Bansko has become a known hotspot for digital nomads driven in part by the relative affordability of the location combined with its natural scenery. Location and Transportation Bansko lies at the foot of the Pirin Mountains, not far from the national park of the same name, in the valley of the Nestos River at an elevation of 925 meters above sea level. It is a ski resort. The city is about 160 km from Sofia and about 220 km from Thessaloniki. Bansko is a stop on the narrow-gauge Septemvri–Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line from Septemvri to Dobrinishte. There are rail connections (changing in September) to Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas. There are bus connections to Sofia, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad, Razlog and Gotse Delchev. The nearby vi ...
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OFC Spartak Pleven
OFK Spartak () is a Bulgarian municipal association football club from the city of Pleven founded on 10 September 1919. It currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. The team's greatest achievements are the Bulgarian Cup final in 1957 and the third place in the Bulgarian Championship during the following season. Spartak Pleven made its debut in the A Group during the 1952 A Group season. Spartak established itself as one of the most consistent teams in the Bulgarian A Group, only missing five seasons of top flight football between 1952 and 1988. However, after 1989, Spartak began gradually declining, mostly due to financial constraints, with the club only managing to play three top flight seasons since then, most recently during the 2001–02 season. History Spartak Pleven was created in 1919, by a student from Pleven, Dragomir Nestorov. He along with a couple of friends founded the club under the name "Skobelov". The year 1931 remains ...
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FC Oborishte
Oborishte () is a Bulgarian association football club based in the town of Panagyurishte, Pazardzhik Province, currently playing in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. History Oborishte was founded in 1925 as ''Aprilski yunak''. In 2015, the club secured promotion to the B Group for the first time in the club's history. League positions ImageSize = width:700 height:60 PlotArea = left:10 right:10 bottom:30 top:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2023 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2009 Colors = id:bl1 value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.5) id:bl2 value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.3) id:rs value:rgb(0.8,0.6,0.6) id:rn value:rgb(0.9,0.1,0.1) PlotData= bar:Position width:16 color:white align:center from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2009 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/2009 till:01/07/2010 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/2010 till:01/07/2011 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/2008 t ...
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PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II
Ludogorets II () or Ludogorets 2 is a Bulgarian professional football team based in Razgrad. Founded in 2015, it is the reserve team of PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, and currently plays in Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football. Obliged to play one level below their main side, Ludogorets II is ineligible for promotion to First League and also cannot compete in the Bulgarian Cup. History Foundation In the beginning of 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union discussed the idea to add the reserve sides of several A Group clubs in the B Group or in the lower regional divisions. Ludogorets Razgrad, Litex Lovech, Levski Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Cherno More Varna and Botev Plovdiv expressed such interest to have a team in the B Group. At the beginning of June 2015, the BFU announced that only Litex and Ludogorets have sent such applications. Eventually, Ludogorets II and Litex II were added to the 2015-16 B Group. 2015–present: Second League The team finished on 7th position in t ...
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PFC CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First Professional Football League, First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' (), named after the Bulgarian Land Forces, Bulgarian Army. CSKA is the most successful football club of Bulgaria according to the Europe's Club of the Century ranking of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).Europe's Club of the Century
''International Federation of Football History and Statistics.'' Retrieved 5 April 2010.
Officially established on 5 May 1948, CSKA's roots date back to an army officers' club founded in 1923. The club has won a record 31 Bulgarian A Pr ...
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PFC Ludogorets Razgrad
Professional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 (), commonly known as Ludogorets Razgrad or simply Ludogorets, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Razgrad, which currently competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First Professional Football League, the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system. In their 2011–12 A Group, inaugural 2011–12 season in A Group after promotion, Ludogorets won the Double (association football), double by capturing the league championship and the Bulgarian Cup. Subsequently, the club made a significant continental impact in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League when they reached the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Round of 16, Round of 16 in only their second European run. To date they have reached the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League, Europa League four times, more than any other club in Bulgaria. Ludogorets are also only the second Bulgarian team after PFC Levski Sofia, Levski Sofia to enter the g ...
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2015–16 V AFG
The 2015–16 V Football Group season was the 66th season of the Bulgarian V Group. The group comprised the third level of the Bulgarian football league system, Bulgarian football pyramid and was divided into four geographic regions: ''North-West'', ''North-East'', ''South-East'', and ''South-West''. The 2015–16 season was notable for the participation of CSKA Sofia and PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia in the South-Western region, as the two teams were unable to obtain a license for the A PFG due to unpaid debts, which led to their administrative relegation. Changes from the 2014–15 season Club Movements Between V Group and B Group The champions of the four 2014–15 V AFG divisions were promoted to the 2015–16 B Group: FC Dunav Ruse, Dunav Ruse from V AFG North-East and OFC Pomorie, Pomorie from V AFG South-East, PFC Spartak Pleven, Spartak Pleven from V AFG North-West and FC Oborishte, Oborishte Panagyurishte from V AFG South-West. In return, four teams were relegate ...
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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 allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system. History The first organised national tournament was founded in 1924. It was called the National championship (). The teams taking part in the tournament were separated in different regional divisions and the winners of each division then played for the Championship title via play-off The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eith ...s. In 1948, A Republican Football Group () was founded, a new national top division. The second level of the football league s ...
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