2023–24 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 14 July 2023 – June 2024[1] |
Champions | Spartak Varna |
Promoted | Spartak Varna Septemvri Sofia |
Relegated | Bdin Vidin Chernomorets Balchik Chernomorets Burgas Maritsa Plovdiv |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 663 (2.17 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ahmed Ahmedov (21 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Konstantin Kostadinov (20 clean sheets) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Spartak Varna |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 games Montana Septemvri Sofia |
Longest winless run | 14 games Bdin Vidin |
Longest losing run | 6 games Bdin Vidin Maritsa Plovdiv |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 11:01, 25 May 2024 (UTC). |
The 2023–24 Second League is the 68th season of the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system, and the 8th season under this name and current league structure.
Teams
[edit]The following teams have changed divisions since the 2022–23 season.
To Second League[edit]Promoted from Third League Relegated from First League | From Second League[edit]Relegated to Third League Promoted to First League
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Stadium and locations
[edit]Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 12,000 |
Bdin | Vidin | Georgi Benkovski | 15,000 |
Chernomorets Balchik | Balchik | Balchik | 2,600 |
Chernomorets Burgas | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
CSKA 1948 II | Sofia | Bistritsa | 2,500 |
Dobrudzha | Dobrich | Druzhba | 12,500 |
Dunav | Ruse | Gradski | 13,000 |
Litex | Lovech | Gradski | 8,100 |
Ludogorets II | Razgrad | Eagles' Nest | 2,000 |
Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 16,000 |
Maritsa | Plovdiv | Maritsa | 5,000 |
Montana | Montana | Ogosta | 6,000 |
Septemvri | Sofia | Dragalevtsi | 1,800 |
Spartak Pleven | Pleven | Pleven | 22,000 |
Spartak Varna | Varna | Spartak | 6,000 |
Sportist | Svoge | Chavdar Tsvetkov | 3,500 |
Strumska Slava | Radomir | Gradski | 3,500 |
Yantra | Gabrovo | Hristo Botev | 14,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial changes
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Spartak Varna (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 72 | Promotion to the First League |
2 | Septemvri Sofia (P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 65 | |
3 | Marek Dupnitsa (Q) | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 61 | Qualification for the promotion play-off |
4 | Montana | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 57 | |
5 | Strumska Slava | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 51 | |
6 | Dobrudzha | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 50[a] | |
7 | CSKA 1948 II | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 50[a] | Ineligible for promotion |
8 | Yantra | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 47 | |
9 | Dunav Ruse | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 46 | |
10 | Spartak Pleven | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 45[b] | |
11 | Litex Lovech | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 45[b] | |
12 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 44 | Ineligible for promotion |
13 | Belasitsa Petrich | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 43 | |
14 | Sportist Svoge | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 40 | |
15 | Chernomorets Burgas (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 38 | Relegation to the Third League |
16 | Chernomorets Balchik (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 36 | |
17 | Maritsa Plovdiv (R) | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 30 | |
18 | Bdin Vidin (R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 22 |
Source: bulgarian-football.com
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.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit]Results by round
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]Source: Bulgarian Football
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 24 May 2024[3]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Spartak Varna | 21 |
2 | ![]() | Dobrudzha | 14 |
![]() | Yantra | ||
4 | ![]() | Maritsa | 11 |
5 | ![]() | Belasitsa | 9 |
![]() | Spartak Pleven | ||
![]() | Chernomorets Burgas | ||
![]() | Maritsa | ||
![]() | Litex | ||
![]() | Septemvri Sofia | ||
11 | ![]() | Spartak Varna | 8 |
![]() | Strumska Slava | ||
![]() | Ludogorets II | ||
![]() | Dunav | ||
![]() | Spartak Pleven |
Most assists
[edit]- As of 24 May 2024[3]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() | Montana | 10 |
![]() | Strumska Slava/Montana | ||
3 | ![]() | Septemvri Sofia | 9 |
4 | ![]() | Spartak Varna | 7 |
![]() | Dobrudzha | ||
![]() | Marek | ||
![]() | Chernomorets Balchik | ||
![]() | Spartak Varna | ||
9 | ![]() | Maritsa | 6 |
![]() | Spartak Varna | ||
![]() | Spartak Varna |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 24 May 2024[3]
Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() | Marek | 20 |
2 | ![]() | Strumska Slava | 18 |
3 | ![]() | Septemvri Sofia | 15 |
4 | ![]() | Montana | 14 |
![]() | Spartak Pleven | ||
6 | ![]() | Litex | 13 |
7 | ![]() | Dobrudzha | 12 |
8 | ![]() | Spartak Varna | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Втора професионална лига 2023/24".
- ^ "Първенства и турнири - регламенти и техническа информация 2023/24". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Втора професионална лига 2023/24". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.