2019–20 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

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First Professional Football League
Season 2019–20
Champions Ludogorets Razgrad (9th title)
Relegated Dunav Ruse
Vitosha Bistritsa
Champions League Ludogorets Razgrad
Europa League Lokomotiv Plovdiv
CSKA Sofia
Slavia Sofia
Matches played 215
Goals scored 539 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer Martin Kamburov (18 goals)
Best goalkeeper Gustavo Busatto
(17 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Ludogorets 6–0 Botev Vratsa
(15 February 2020)[1]
Biggest away win Etar 0–5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
(5 October 2019)[2]
Highest scoring Vitosha Bistritsa 2–6 Etar
(2 March 2020)[3]
Etar 5–3 Dunav Ruse
(11 June 2020)[4]
Longest winning run 10 games by Ludogorets
Longest unbeaten run 30 games by Ludogorets
Longest winless run 29 games by Vitosha Bistritsa
Longest losing run 7 games by Vitosha Bistritsa
Highest attendance 24,687
Levski Sofia 0–0 CSKA Sofia
(15 February 2020)[5][6]
Lowest attendance 60
Arda 2–0 Vitosha Bistritsa
(22 November 2019)[7]
Tsarsko Selo 0–3 Botev Plovdiv
(30 November 2019)[8]
All statistics correct as of 12 July 2020.

The 2019–20 First Professional Football League, also known as Efbet League for sponsorship reasons,[9] 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. 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 Beroe.[10] The season began in July 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020,[11] 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 envisioned,[12] on 13 March 2020, the Bulgarian Football Union decided to suspend all fixtures until 13 April in accordance with the measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] On 3 April 2020, the state of national emergency was extended until 13 May 2020[14] and on 11 April the Minister of Youth and Sports Krasen Kralev confirmed that no mass participation sports events and full training sessions will be held until that date.[15] On 14 May, it was announced that footballers would be given the opportunity to train together over the course of the next three weeks, subject to the observance of strict rules and a gradual increase in the number of participants. The competitive matches resumed on 5 June (with the post-regular season phase – the championship and relegation rounds – shortened in half).[16] The expectations in mid May were that no fans would be allowed, but on 2 June a decree by Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev permitted the presence of spectators, subject to the restriction that no more than 30% of the stadium capacity is occupied and social distancing in terms of seating is adhered to.[17] On 12 June, it was decided that since 15 June the stadiums could be filled up to 50% capacity.[18] On 23 June, a requirement of no more than 1000 spectators per section of the stands was imposed.[19] The match between Vitosha and Tsarsko Selo was postponed from 26 June to 27 June after it was reported that four Vitosha players and a physiotherapist had tested positive for COVID-19, but their PCR tests eventually produced negative results.[20] Due to a number of fans and Lokomotiv Plovdiv players who had tested positive in the aftermath of the Bulgarian Cup final, the 9 July match between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and CSKA Sofia (the same teams that contested the final) was held behind closed doors.[21] After a continuous rise in the number of infections in the period between mid June and early July,[22] in a decree valid from 10 July, spectators were once again forbidden to attend football matches.[23]

Footballers with positive tests for COVID-19

In May 2020, prior to the restart of the matches, Emil Viyachki and Krasimir Stanoev tested positive for the coronavirus.[24] Tomi Juric (in June 2020)[25] and Martin Kavdanski's results (in July 2020)[26] also turned out to be positive. In Kavdanski case, his initial result had come back negative due to a laboratory mix-up, as a result of which he played in the match against Cherno More on 2 July.[27] On 6 July, it was announced that three additional Tsarsko Selo footballers as well as sixteen footballers and staff members from Cherno More had been identified as having the virus.[28] Between 8 July and 10 July, it was officially confirmed that nine Lokomotiv Plovdiv players and two non-playing personnel members had been infected.[29][30] Positive tests were also reported for two Dunav Ruse footballers[31] and one from Botev Plovdiv.[32] Infected footballers were subject to a 14-day quarantine,[33] with the majority of them reportedly either asymptomatic or with mild symptoms that did not require hospitalization.[34]

Teams

Fourteen teams are competing in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Second League.[35]

Tsarsko Selo Sofia were promoted as champions of the 2018–19 Second League.[36] This will be their debut in the Bulgarian top tier. Tsarsko Selo replaces Vereya, who were disqualified for match-fixing, ending their 3-year stay in the Bulgarian top tier.[37][38]

The second team to be promoted was Arda, who earned promotion after winning their play-off match against Septemvri Sofia.[39] Arda's win meant that the team will make their first appearance in the Bulgarian top tier, while Septemvri ended their two-year stay in the First League.

Stadiums and locations

Arda Beroe Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa
Arena Arda Stadion Beroe Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Stadion Hristo Botev
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 12,128 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 12,000
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Cherno More
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 CSKA
Stadion Ticha Stadion Balgarska Armia
Capacity: 8,250 Capacity: 22,995
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Dunav Ruse Etar
Gradski stadion Stadion Ivaylo
Capacity: 12,400 Capacity: 15,000
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Levski Lokomotiv
Stadion Georgi Asparuhov Stadion Lokomotiv
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 13,220
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Ludogorets Slavia Tsarsko Selo Vitosha
Huvepharma Arena Stadion Slavia Arena Tsarsko Selo Stadion Bistritsa
Capacity: 10,422 Capacity: 25,556 Capacity: 1,550 Capacity: 2,500
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Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Additional
Arda Bulgaria Nikolay Kirov Bulgaria Plamen Krumov United States Nike[40] Efbet —
Beroe Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov Bulgaria Martin Kamburov Germany Uhlsport[41] — Refan, Ajax Group
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Ferario Spasov Bulgaria Lachezar Baltanov Germany Uhlsport[42] WinBet —
Botev Vratsa Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov Bulgaria Valeri Domovchiyski Italy Errea[43] WinBet —
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Stamen Belchev Bulgaria Petar Zanev Germany Adidas[44] A1 Bulgaria WinBet, Baristo
Cherno More Bulgaria Ilian Iliev Bulgaria Daniel Dimov Germany Uhlsport Armeets —
Dunav Ruse Bulgaria Lyudmil Kirov Bulgaria Diyan Dimov Spain Joma WinBet —
Etar Bulgaria Petko Petkov Bulgaria Hristo Ivanov Spain Joma[45] WinBet —
Levski Sofia Bulgaria Georgi Todorov Bulgaria Zhivko Milanov United States Nike[46] 7777.bg —
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Germany Uhlsport[47] Efbet General Broker
Ludogorets Czech Republic Pavel Vrba Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov United States Nike Efbet Vivacom
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria Zlatomir Zagorčić Bulgaria Georgi Petkov Spain Joma bet365 Asset Insurance
Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Luboslav Penev Bulgaria Reyan Daskalov United States Nike WinBet —
Vitosha Bistritsa Bulgaria Asen Bukarev Bulgaria Chetin Sadula Bulgaria Jumper Efbet Athletic Fitness

Note: Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising. However, only one sponsorship is permitted per jersey for official tournaments organised by UEFA in addition to that of the kit manufacturer (exceptions are made for non-profit organisations). Clubs in the domestic league can have more than one sponsorship per jersey which can feature on the front of the shirt, incorporated with the main sponsor or in place of it; or on the back, either below the squad number or on the collar area. Shorts also have space available for advertisement.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Levski Sofia Bulgaria Georgi Todorov End of caretaker tenure 29 May 2019 Pre-season Bulgaria Petar Hubchev 29 May 2019[48]
Etar Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov Signed by Bulgaria 29 May 2019 Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov 9 June 2019[49]
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Nikolay Kirov Sacked 29 May 2019[50] Montenegro Željko Petrović 9 June 2019[51]
Vitosha Bistritsa Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov Mutual consent 3 June 2019[52] Bulgaria Engibar Engibarov 6 June 2019[53]
Ludogorets Bulgaria Stoycho Stoev Sacked 25 August 2019 2nd Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev 25 August 2019[54]
CSKA Sofia Serbia Ljupko Petrović Mutual consent 2 October 2019 4th Serbia Miloš Kruščić 2 October 2019[55]
Botev Plovdiv Montenegro Željko Petrović Sacked 16 October 2019 13th Bulgaria Ferario Spasov 16 October 2019[56]
Beroe Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomash Mutual consent 22 October 2019[57] 8th Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov 23 October 2019[58]
Botev Vratsa Bulgaria Sasho Angelov 5 November 2019[59] 12th Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov 11 November 2019[60]
Etar Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov 2 December 2019[61] 10th Bulgaria Petko Petkov 10 December 2019[62]
Vitosha Bistritsa Bulgaria Engibar Engibarov 17 December 2019[63] 14th Bulgaria Asen Bukarev 27 December 2019[64]
Ludogorets Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev End of caretaker tenure 1 January 2020 1st Czech Republic Pavel Vrba 1 January 2020[65]
Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Nikola Spasov Mutual consent 1 April 2020[66] 11th Bulgaria Luboslav Penev 30 April 2020[67]
Arda Kardzhali Bulgaria Stamen Belchev 14 April 2020[68] 9th Bulgaria Nikolay Kirov 21 April 2020[69]
Levski Sofia Bulgaria Petar Hubchev 11 June 2020[70] 4th Bulgaria Georgi Todorov 11 June 2020[71]
CSKA Sofia Serbia Miloš Kruščić 2 July 2020[72] 3rd Bulgaria Stamen Belchev 2 July 2020[73]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 18 8 0 46 12 +34 62 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 14 8 4 49 23 +26 50[lower-alpha 1]
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 41 17 +24 50[lower-alpha 1]
4 Levski Sofia 26 14 7 5 43 19 +24 49
5 Slavia Sofia 26 13 6 7 36 28 +8 45
6 Beroe 26 14 1 11 44 34 +10 43
7 Cherno More 26 10 10 6 32 24 +8 40 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Arda 26 7 10 9 27 33 −6 31
9 Botev Plovdiv 26 8 6 12 26 30 −4 30
10 Etar 26 6 9 11 31 45 −14 27
11 Tsarsko Selo 26 7 4 15 24 42 −18 25
12 Botev Vratsa 26 5 7 14 21 46 −25 22
13 Dunav Ruse 26 4 7 15 21 49 −28 19
14 Vitosha Bistritsa 26 1 3 22 15 54 −39 6
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[74]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points (GD): Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4, CSKA Sofia 1.

Results

Home \ Away ARD BER BPD BVR CHM CSK DUN ETA LEV LPD LUD SLA TSS VIT
Arda — 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1-3 2–5 1-1 0-1 0–2 2–0
Beroe 0–1 — 2–0 4–0 3-0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–2 2–0 1–0
Botev Plovdiv 1–1 3–1 — 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1
Botev Vratsa 3–1 1–3 3–0 — 1–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1
Cherno More 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0
CSKA Sofia 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 — 4–0 2–2 2–2 1-1 0–0 1–0 3–0 4–0
Dunav Ruse 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–4 0–3 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–0
Etar 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–4 5–3 — 0–0 0–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0
Levski Sofia 2–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 — 1–0 0-1 1–2 2–0 2–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 — 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–1
Ludogorets 2–0 3–1 2-1 6–0 1–1 0–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 — 0–0 2–0 2–0
Slavia Sofia 2–3 2–4 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–0 3–2
Tsarsko Selo 0–0 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–3 — 1–0
Vitosha Bistritsa 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0-1 1–1 2–6 0–4 2–3 0–1 0–1 3–2 —
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Positions by round

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Results by round

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Championship round

Championship round table

Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUD CSK SLA LEV LPD BER
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 31 21 9 1 59 18 +41 72 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — null null 3–0 6-1 2–1
2 CSKA Sofia 31 16 11 4 52 22 +30 59 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round 1-1 — null 3–3 null 5–0
3 Slavia Sofia (O) 31 16 7 8 42 32 +10 55 Qualification for the European play-off final 3–1 0-0 — null null null
4 Levski Sofia 31 15 8 8 50 30 +20 53[lower-alpha 1] null null 1–2 — 1–2 null
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 31 15 8 8 53 35 +18 53[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] null 1–2 0-1 null — 0–2
6 Beroe 31 16 1 14 50 43 +7 49 null null 2–0 1-2 null —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[75]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points in the regular season: Levski 4, Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1.
  2. ↑ Lokomotiv Plovdiv qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Bulgarian Cup.

Positions by round

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Relegation round

Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation CHM ETA TSS VIT
1 Cherno More 29 12 11 6 39 27 +12 47 Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals — 2–2 null 1–0
2 Etar 29 7 10 12 34 48 −14 31[lower-alpha 1] null — 0–1 1–0
3 Tsarsko Selo 29 9 4 16 27 46 −19 31[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–4 null — null
4 Vitosha Bistritsa (R) 29 1 3 25 15 57 −42 6 Relegated to the Second League null null 0-1 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[75]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points in the regular season: Etar 2, Tsarsko Selo 2; GD 3:3; Etar with more away goals.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation BPD ARD BVR DUN
1 Botev Plovdiv 29 10 6 13 32 34 −2 36 Qualification for the European play-off quarter-finals — null 3-2 3–1
2 Arda 29 8 11 10 28 35 −7 35 1–0 — null 0-2
3 Botev Vratsa 29 6 8 15 26 50 −24 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs null 0–0 — null
4 Dunav Ruse 29 5 7 17 25 55 −30 22 null null 1–3 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[75]

European play-offs

Bracket

  Quarter-finals     Semi-final     Final
                           
  2  Cherno More 1  
  5  Arda 0         1  Slavia Sofia 2
           Cherno More 0        Botev Plovdiv 1
           Botev Plovdiv 1  
  3  Botev Plovdiv 1    
  4  Etar 0  

European play-off quarter-finals

7 July 2020 (2020-07-07)
18:00 EEST
Cherno More 1–0 Arda
Isa Goal 18' https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/07/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfc-cherno-more-varna/fk-arda-kardzhali/3284538/
Stadion Ticha, Varna
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)

7 July 2020 (2020-07-07)
21:00 EEST
Botev Plovdiv 1–0 Etar
Vutov Goal 29' https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/07/bulgaria/a-pfg/fk-botev-plovdiv/etar/3284539/

European play-off semi-final

11 July 2020 (2020-07-11)
20:00 EEST
Cherno More 0–1 Botev Plovdiv
https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/11/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfc-cherno-more-varna/fk-botev-plovdiv/3284540/ Vutov Goal 53'
Stadion Ticha, Varna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

European play-off final

19 July 2020 (2020-07-19)
20:30 EEST
Slavia Sofia 2–1 Botev Plovdiv
Karabelyov Goal 41'
Dimitrov Goal 84'		 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/19/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfc-slavia-sofia/fk-botev-plovdiv/3284543/ Anderson Goal 88'
Stadion Slavia, Sofia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

Relegation play-offs

Relegation group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation BVR DUN TSS
1 Botev Vratsa 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 — 0–0 null
2 Dunav Ruse (R) 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Relegation play-off against the third from the Second League null — 1–0
3 Tsarsko Selo (O) 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 Relegation play-off against the second from the Second League 0–3 null —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[75]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Relegation finals

17 July 2020 (2020-07-17)
20:00 EEST
Dunav Ruse 1−4 Montana
Nando Goal 86' https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/17/bulgaria/play-offs-12/dunav-2010-ruse/pfc-montana-1921/3297283/ Aytov Goal 28'
Tasev Goal 43'
Minkov Goal 69'
A. Iliev Goal 82'
Stadion Slavia, Sofia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

Dunav Ruse are relegated to the Third League.[N 1]

18 July 2020 (2020-07-18)
20:00 EEST
Tsarsko Selo 2−0 Septemvri Sofia
Minchev Goal 19'
Mechev Goal 90+4'		 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/18/bulgaria/play-offs-12/tsarsko-selo/septemvri/3297284/

Season statistics

Round Goal of the week Club Save of the week Club
1 Bulgaria Georgi Amzin vs Slavia [1] Vitosha Bistritsa Bulgaria Kristiyan Katsarev vs Slavia [2] Vitosha Bistritsa
2 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev vs Dunav Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Hristo Ivanov vs Levski Sofia [3] Etar
3 Netherlands Rodney Antwi vs Dunav [4] Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev vs CSKA Sofia [5] Slavia
4 Bulgaria Daniel Mladenov vs Botev Plovdiv [6] Etar Bulgaria Blagoy Makendzhiev vs Beroe [7] Dunav
5 Netherlands Rodney Antwi vs Botev Plovdiv [8] Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Hristo Ivanov vs Slavia [9] Etar
6 Brazil Paulinho vs Vitosha Bistritsa [10] Levski Sofia Bulgaria Martin Lukov vs Dunav [11] Lokomotiv Plovdiv
7 Bulgaria Anton Karachanakov vs Beroe [12] Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Hristiyan Vasilev vs Botev Plovdiv [13] Vitosha Bistritsa
8 Bulgaria Spas Delev vs Slavia [14] Arda Bulgaria Hristo Ivanov vs Beroe [15] Etar
9 Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev vs Botev Vratsa [16] Arda Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev vs Dunav [17] Slavia
10 Bulgaria Stanislav Ivanov vs Slavia [18] Levski Sofia Switzerland Miodrag Mitrović vs Botev Plovdiv [19] Cherno More
11 Portugal Rúben Brígido vs CSKA Sofia [20] Beroe Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev vs Slavia [21] Botev Plovdiv
12 Bulgaria Daniel Genov vs Botev Plovdiv [22] Botev Vratsa Bulgaria Kristiyan Katsarev vs CSKA Sofia [23] Vitosha Bistritsa
13 Senegal Khaly Thiam vs Arda [24] Levski Sofia Bulgaria Martin Lukov vs CSKA Sofia [25] Lokomotiv Plovdiv
14 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev vs Cherno More [26] Lokomotiv Plovdiv Switzerland Miodrag Mitrović vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv [27] Cherno More
15 Bulgaria Kristiyan Malinov vs Cherno More [28] CSKA Sofia Haiti Johny Placide vs Arda [29] Tsarsko Selo
16 Netherlands Rodney Antwi vs Dunav [30] Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Hristo Ivanov vs Cherno More [31] Etar
17 Bulgaria Ismail Isa vs Slavia [32] Cherno More Bulgaria Martin Lukov vs Ludogorets [33] Lokomotiv Plovdiv
18 Bulgaria Antonio Vutov vs Tsarsko Selo [34] Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Plamen Iliev vs CSKA Sofia [35] Ludogorets
19 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev vs Beroe [36] Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev vs Botev Vratsa [37] Slavia
20 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev vs Vitosha Bistritsa [38] Botev Plovdiv Brazil Gustavo Busatto vs Dunav [39] CSKA Sofia
21 Cape Verde Patrick Andrade vs Dunav [40] Cherno More Brazil Gustavo Busatto vs Levski Sofia [41] CSKA Sofia
22 Bulgaria Ivan Stoyanov vs Ludogorets [42] Etar
23 Republic of the Congo Gaius Makouta vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv [43] Beroe Haiti Johny Placide vs CSKA Sofia [44]
Switzerland Miodrag Mitrović vs Botev Plovdiv [45]		 Tsarsko Selo
Cherno More
24 Republic of Ireland Graham Carey vs Beroe [46] CSKA Sofia Slovakia Dušan Perniš vs CSKA Sofia [47] Beroe
25 Bulgaria Tsvetelin Chunchukov vs Tsarsko Selo [48] Slavia Bulgaria Nikolay Krastev vs CSKA Sofia [49] Vitosha Bistritsa
26 Bulgaria Nikolay Krastev vs Cherno More [50] Vitosha Bistritsa
27 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev vs Botev Vratsa [51] Botev Plovdiv
28 Curaçao Nigel Robertha vs Beroe [52] Levski Sofia Montenegro Milan Mijatovic vs Beroe [53] Levski Sofia
29 Israel Dan Biton vs CSKA-Sofia [54] Ludogorets Brazil Gustavo Busatto vs Ludogorets [55] CSKA-Sofia
30 Bulgaria Ismail Isa vs Arda [56] Cherno More Ukraine Hennadiy Hanyev vs Slavia [57] Beroe
31 Bulgaria Antonio Vutov vs Cherno More [58] Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv [59] Levski Sofia

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 12 July 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Martin Kamburov Beroe 18
2 Bulgaria Ismail Isa Cherno More 13
The Gambia Ali Sowe CSKA Sofia
4 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 12
Romania Claudiu Keșerü Ludogorets
6 Curaçao Nigel Robertha Levski Sofia 11
7 Brazil Evandro CSKA Sofia 10
Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev Arda
9 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev Botev Plovdiv 9
Bulgaria Stanislav Ivanov Levski Sofia
Netherlands Rodney Antwi Tsarsko Selo
12 Bulgaria Daniel Mladenov Etar 8
Brazil Paulinho Levski Sofia
Portugal Tiago Rodrigues CSKA Sofia

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Bulgaria Todor Nedelev Botev Plovdiv Dunav Ruse 3–1[77] 21 July 2019

Clean sheets

As of 12 July 2020
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Brazil Gustavo Busatto CSKA Sofia 17
2 Montenegro Milan Mijatović Levski Sofia 13
3 Bulgaria Martin Lukov Lokomotiv Plovdiv 11
4 Bulgaria Plamen Iliev Ludogorets 9
Slovakia Dušan Perniš Beroe
6 Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev[lower-alpha 1] Levski Sofia 8
Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov Botev Vratsa
Bulgaria Blagoy Makendzhiev Dunav
Switzerland Miodrag Mitrovic Cherno More
10 Bulgaria Ivan Karadzhov Arda 7
Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev Botev Plovdiv
  1. ↑ Includes 8 clean sheets for Slavia Sofia

Transfers

Notes

  1. ↑ Dunav Ruse withdrew from participation from Second League following ownership change and will instead enter the Third League.[76]

References

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