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2025–26 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The 2025–26 First Professional Football League, also known as efbet League for sponsorship reasons, will be the 102nd season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 78th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 10th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season will begin on 18 July 2025 and will finish on 31 May 2026. Ludogorets Razgrad are the 14-time defending champions. Teams As in the last season, 16 teams will compete in the league this year. Two teams were promoted from the 2024–25 Second League, and two places are for the winners of the promotion/relegation playoffs. The first team to earn promotion from the Second League was Dobrudzha, who mathematically secured a top two finish after winning against Lovech on 11 May. Dobrudzha return to the top level after a 22-year absence. The second team to earn promotion fr ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Stadion Ticha
Stadion Ticha (, ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Varna, Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ..., located in the Chayka district of the city. Currently, the stadium is used for football matches and is the home ground of Cherno More Varna. It has a seating capacity of 6250 spectators. The stadium is named after the previous tenant of the club, SC Ticha and the previous name of the river Kamchiya, located 20 kilometers south of the city centre. History The stadium was constructed and completed in 1935 with the help of volunteers and fans by an initiative held by the then-president of the club Vladimir Chakarov.
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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
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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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FC CSKA 1948 Sofia
FC CSKA 1948 Sofia () is a Bulgarian football club from Sofia. The team plays its home matches at the Bistritsa Stadium and competes in Bulgaria's First League. The colours of the club are red and white. History Foundation The club was founded on 19 July 2016, at a meeting at the Central Military Club in Sofia. The members of the Constituent Assembly announced partnership with Erreà. 2016–2018: Amateur Leagues On 21 August 2016, FC CSKA 1948 won its first cup in a friendly four-team tournament in Kokalyane. The team defeated Akademik Sofia 1–0 in the final. In its first official game for the 2016–17 season in A OFG Sofia (capital) South, FC CSKA 1948 won 8–0 against Lyulin Sofia. The club began playing its home games at Vasil Levski National Stadium, but later during the season used the stadiums in Obelya and German. FC CSKA 1948 won its group and became champion of the whole A OFG Sofia (capital) after victory 4–3 against Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi. Then, on 7 Ju ...
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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 ...
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Stadion Beroe In Stara Zagora
Stadion (Greek , Latin ''stadium'', nominative plural ''stadia'' in both Greek and Latin) may refer to: People * Christoph von Stadion (1478–1543), Prince-Bishop of Augsburg * Johann Philipp Stadion, Count von Warthausen (1763–1824), Austrian statesman * Franz Stadion, Count von Warthausen (1806–1853), Austrian statesman, son of the previous * Franz Konrad von Stadion und Thannhausen (1679–1757), Prince-Bishop of Bamberg * Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen (1799–1868), Austrian field marshal Stadiums * Stadion Lohmühle, a multi-use stadium in Lübeck, Germany * Stockholm Olympic Stadium, commonly referred to as "Stadion," a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden * Eleda Stadion, the home ground of Malmö FF since 2010, is commonly referred to as "Stadion". Train stations * Stadion metro station, a metro station in Stockholm, Sweden * Stadion (Vienna U-Bahn), a metro station in Vienna, Austria Other * ''Stadion'' (journal), a multilingual academic journal covering the histor ...
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Arena Arda At Night
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances or sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by a roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators. Background The word derives from Latin ', a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, to absorb blood.. The term ''arena'' is sometimes used as a synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl, but such a facility is typically called a ''stadium''. The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football (be it association, rugby, gridiron, Australian rules, or Gaelic) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball, volleyball, handba ...
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Stadion Hristo Botev (Vratsa)
Stadion Hristo Botev () is a multi-purpose stadium in Vratsa, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. It has been the home of Botev Vratsa for 70 years. The stadium was built in 1948 and has a seating capacity of 8,935 spectators. Renovation After the approval of a project worth €150,000, in 2008 the stadium was renovated and had 2,255 seats, spread in the 3 central sectors. In June 2009, the Botev Vratsa management approved a second project, worth €120,000 for reconstruction of sector "V", opposite the central building of the stadium. The second renovation was completed in 2009. As of 2009, the stadium has 4,455 plastic seats. In October 2009, the stadium received a license from the Bulgarian Football Union to host games from all divisions of Bulgarian football. In 2015 the main building and the football field are being renovated. Also two side sectors, which increase the seating capacity to 6,417 spectators. In 2018 floodlights syst ...
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Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv)
Stadion Hristo Botev () is a football stadium in the Kamenitsa neighbourhood of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It is the home of Botev Plovdiv. Originally named ''The College'', it is still popular by this name amongst fans, as in the early 20th century the pitch was owned by Saint Augustine Catholic College. The stadium hosted the 2000 Bulgarian Cup Final. Since the middle of 2014 the stadium's reconstruction is on hold, due to the lack of financing. It is estimated that nearly €15,000,000 are needed in order for it to be completed. Since then, finances have been found and the reconstruction of the stadium is currently ongoing. The first phase of the reconstruction, which involved making the stadium suitable for hosting football matches, was completed in March 2023. History The story of stadium goes back in the early 1920s when priest Ausone (Henri) Damperat on behalf of the Saint Augustine College purchased a large plot of land in the quarter of Kamenitza, then east outskirts of Pl ...
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