2021–22 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2021–22 Third Amateur Football League season was the 72nd of the Bulgarian Third Amateur League. The group is equivalent to the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid, comprising four divisions based on geographical areas. These divisions are the North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West. The number of teams in each division varies, similarly to previous seasons.

Third Amateur Football League

Season	2021–22
Promoted	Dunav Ruse Krumovgrad Spartak Pleven Belasitsa Petrich Vitosha
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Team Changes

Promoted to Second League

• Spartak Varna
• Levski Lom
• Marek Dupnitsa
• Maritsa Plovdiv

Relegated to Regional Leagues

• Benkovski Byala
• Kubrat
• Tryavna
• Perun Kresna
• Velbazhd Kyustendil
• Spartak Plovdiv
• Vereya

Promoted from Regional Leagues

• Pirin II
• OFK Kostinbrod
• Asenovets Asenovgrad
• Krumovgrad
• Lokomotiv II Plovdiv^[1]
• Beroe II
• Septemvri II Sofia^[2]
• Hebar II^[2]
• Spartak Varna II^[3]
• Lokomotiv Ruse
• Riltsi

Relegated from Second League

• Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
• Vitosha

North-East Group

North-East Third League

Season	2021–22
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Stadia and Locations

 

 

Botev

 

Popovo

 

Dunav

 

Svetkavitsa

 

Tervel

 

Ustrem

 

Volov

 

Topoli

 

Ludogorets III

 

Dorostol

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Locations of teams in the 2021−22 North-East Third League

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Botev	Novi Pazar	Gradski	8,000
Chernolomets Popovo	Popovo	Stamo Kostov Stadium	5,000
Dorostol Silistra	Silistra	Louis Eyer Stadium	12,000
Dunav Ruse	Rousse	Gradski Stadion	13,000
Kubrat	Kubrat	Gradski	6,000
Lokomotiv	Rousse	Gradski Stadion	13,000
Ludogorets III	Razgrad	Eagles' Nest	2,000
Riltsi	Dobrich	Druzhba	12,500
Septemvri	Tervel	Septemvri	700
Spartak Varna II	Varna	Spartak	6,000
Sportist GT	General Toshevo	Sportist	6,000
Svetkavitsa	Targovishte	Dimitar Burkov	5,000
Ustrem	Donchevo	Donchevo Stadium	1,000
Volov	Shumen	Panayot Volov Stadium	24,390

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dunav Ruse (P)	26	23	3	0	87	15	+72	72	Promotion to Second League
2	Chernolomets Popovo	26	19	1	6	59	17	+42	58
3	Ludogorets III	26	17	4	5	66	16	+50	55
4	Chernomorets Balchik	26	15	8	3	53	17	+36	53
5	Septemvri Tervel	26	14	9	3	49	15	+34	51
6	Svetkavitsa Targovishte	26	10	7	9	44	30	+14	37
7	Spartak Varna II	26	9	6	11	40	34	+6	33^[a]
8	Botev Novi Pazar	26	9	6	11	23	41	−18	33^[a]
9	Volov Shumen	26	8	8	10	33	41	−8	32
10	Ustrem Donchevo	26	7	6	13	37	51	−14	27
11	Riltsi	26	6	3	17	28	69	−41	21
12	Sportist General Toshevo	26	5	5	16	27	86	−59	20
13	Dorostol Silistra	26	4	4	18	29	66	−37	16
14	Lokomotiv Ruse^[b] (R, D)	26	0	2	24	7	84	−77	2	Relegation to Regional Divisions

Source: bulgarian-football.com, 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.^[4]
(D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Botev Novi Pazar 1–0 Spartak Varna II; Spartak Varna II 7–0 Botev Novi Pazar
2. On 23 March 2022 Lokomotiv Ruse were expelled by the Executive Committee of the Bulgarian Football Union due to administrative violations. The team's results until that point were kept, and all fixtures until the end of the season would result in a 3–0 awarded win for their opponents.

South-East Group

South-East Third League

Season	2021-22
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Stadia and Locations

 

 

Atletik

 

Borislav

 

Chernomorets

 

Dimitrovgrad

 

Gigant

 

Haskovo

 

Karnobat

 

Levski

 

Nesebar

 

Rodopa

 

Rozova Dolina

 

Sokol

 

Zagorets

 

Yambol

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Location of teams in 2021–22 South-East Third League

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Asenovets	Asenovgrad	Shipka Stadium	4,000
Atletik	Kuklen	Atletik	1,000
Beroe II	Stara Zagora	Lokomotiv Stadium	10,000
Borislav	Parvomay	Gradski	8,000
Chernomorets	Burgas	Chernomorets Stadium	22,000
Dimitrovgrad	Dimitrovgrad	Minyor	10,000
Gigant	Saedinenie	Saedinenie	5,000
Karnobat	Karnobat	Gradski	3,000
FC Krumovgrad	Krumovgrad	SK Krumovgrad
Levski	Karlovo	Vasil Levski	3,000
Lokomotiv II	Plovdiv	Lokomotiv	13,220
Nesebar	Nesebar	Stadion Nesebar	6,800
Rodopa	Smolyan	Septemvri Stadium	6,100
Rozova Dolina	Kazanlak	Sevtopolis	15,000
Sayana	Haskovo	Stadium Dimitar Kanev	9,000
Sokol	Markovo	Sokol	2,500
FC Yambol	Yambol	Tundzha	18,000
Zagorets	Nova Zagora	Zagorets	5,900

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	FC Krumovgrad (P)	34	27	5	2	112	16	+96	86	Promotion to Second League
2	Sayana Haskovo	34	22	8	4	65	17	+48	74
3	Zagorets	34	22	2	10	70	30	+40	68
4	Chernomorets Burgas	34	19	10	5	53	28	+25	67
5	Asenovets	34	18	8	8	61	45	+16	62
6	Nesebar	34	17	4	13	61	46	+15	55
7	Levski Karlovo	34	16	5	13	47	41	+6	53
8	Rodopa Smolyan	34	14	8	12	47	39	+8	50
9	Gigant Saedinenie	34	13	7	14	35	39	−4	46
10	Dimitrovgrad	34	13	6	15	41	47	−6	45
11	Atletik Kuklen	34	10	9	15	39	55	−16	39
12	Rozova Dolina	34	11	4	19	50	68	−18	37
13	Lokomotiv Plovdiv II	34	9	7	18	42	54	−12	34
14	Karnobat	34	9	5	20	36	79	−43	32
15	Sokol Markovo	34	8	6	20	38	74	−36	30
16	Beroe Stara Zagora II	34	8	5	21	38	69	−31	29^[a]
17	Borislav Parvomay	34	8	5	21	45	84	−39	29^[a]
18	Yambol^[b] (R, D)	34	6	8	20	18	67	−49	26	Relegation to Regional Divisions

Source: bulgarian-football.com, 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.^[5]
(D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Beroe Stara Zagora II 3−0 Borislav Parvomay; Borislav Parvomay 1−1 Beroe Stara Zagora II
2. On 23 March 2022 Yambol were expelled by the Executive Committee of the Bulgarian Football Union due to administrative violations. The team's results until that point were kept, and all fixtures until the end of the season would result in a 3–0 awarded win for their opponents. Yambol was later readmitted for the 2022-23 season.

North-West Group

North-West Third League

Season	2021-22
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Stadia and locations

 

 

Akademik

 

Bdin

 

Partizan

 

Pavlikeni

 

Sevlievo

 

Vihar

 

Yantra 1919 Gabrovo

 

Drenovets

 

Lokomotiv Drynovo

 

Lokomotiv Mezdra

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Location of teams in 2021–22 North-West Third League

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Akademik	Svishtov	Akademik	13,500
Bdin	Vidin	Georgi Benkovski	15,000
Botev II	Vratsa	Hristo Botev	25,000
Drenovets	Drenovets	Arena Drenovets
Etar II	Veliko Tarnovo	Ivaylo	15,000
Juventus	Malchika	Georgi Karchev	1,000
Levski	Levski	Levski	6,000
Lokomotiv	Dryanovo	Lokomotiv	3,500
Lokomotiv	Gorna Oryahovitsa	Lokomotiv	10,500
Lokomotiv	Mezdra	Lokomotiv	5,000
Partizan	Cherven Bryag	Gradski	700
Pavlikeni	Pavlikeni	Gancho Panov	10,000
Peshtera	Galata	Svilen Mladenov
Sevlievo	Sevlievo	Rakovski	5,000
Spartak	Pleven	Pleven	22,000
Vihar	Slavyanovo	Gradski	1,000
Yantra Polski Trambesh	Polski Trambesh	Gradski	800

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Spartak Pleven (P)	32	26	3	3	89	19	+70	81	Promotion to Second League
2	Sevlievo	32	23	4	5	64	22	+42	73
3	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	32	22	3	7	70	31	+39	69
4	Bdin Vidin^[a]	32	20	2	10	65	26	+39	59^[b]
5	Vihar Slavyanovo	32	18	5	9	56	31	+25	59^[b]
6	Yantra Polski Trambesh	32	15	7	10	47	41	+6	52^[c]
7	Partizan Cherven Bryag	32	16	4	12	49	50	−1	52^[c]
8	Pavlikeni	32	14	9	9	48	33	+15	51
9	Levski 2007	32	11	7	14	41	47	−6	40
10	Botev Vratsa II	32	10	6	16	30	47	−17	36
11	Drenovets	32	11	2	19	39	66	−27	35
12	Akademik Svishtov	32	10	3	19	43	56	−13	33
13	Lokomotiv Mezdra	32	8	8	16	35	47	−12	32
14	Juventus Malchika	32	7	7	18	30	64	−34	28
15	Lokomotiv Dryanovo	32	8	3	21	33	63	−30	27
16	Etar Veliko Tarnovo II	32	7	3	22	46	90	−44	24
17	Peshtera Galata^[d] (R, D)	32	7	2	23	26	78	−52	23	Relegation to Regional Divisions

Source: bulgarian-football.com, 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.^[6]
(D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. On 7 September 2021 Bdin Vidin received a three-point deduction and a 0−3 awarded loss for not showing up for their away game against Peshtera Galata.
2. Vihar Slavyanovo 0−2 Bdin Vidin; Bdin Vidin 0−0 Vihar Slavyanovo
3. Yantra Polski Trambesh 5−0 Partizan Cherven Bryag; Partizan Cherven Bryag 4−1 Yantra Polski Trambesh
4. Peshtera Galata declined further participation on 24 March 2022. The team's results until that point were kept, and all fixtures until the end of the season would result in a 3–0 awarded win for their opponents.

South-West Group

South-West Third League

Season	2021-22
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Stadia and locations

 

 

Balkan

 

Bansko

 

Belasitsa

 

Botev

 

Chavdar

 

Vladaya

 

Hebar II

 

Kostinbrod

 

Kuystendil

 

Chepintsi

 

Dobroslavtsi

 

Oborishte

 

Pirin II

 

Pirin Gotse Delchev

 

Pirin Razlog

 

Rilski Sportist

 

Septemvri II

 

Slivnishki Geroy

 

Vihren

 

Vitosha

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Location of teams in 2021–22 South-West Third League

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Balkan	Botevgrad	Hristo Botev	8,000
Bansko	Bansko	Saint Peter	3,000
Belasitsa	Petrich	Tsar Samuil	9,500
Botev	Ihtiman	Hristo Botev	5,000
Chavdar	Etropole	Chavdar	5,600
Granit	Vladaya	Granit
Hebar II	Pazardzhik	Georgi Benkovski	13,128
Kostinbrod 2012	Kostinbrod	Georgi Benkovski
Kyustendil	Kyustendil	Osogovo	10,000
Levski	Chepintsi	Levski
Nadezhda	Dovroslavtsi	Dobroslavtsi
Oborishte	Panagyurishte	Orcho Voyvoda	3,000
Pirin 1912	Gotse Delchev	Gradski	5,000
Pirin II	Rila	Rila	500
Pirin Razlog	Razlog	Gradski	6,500
Rilski Sportist	Samokov	Iskar	7,000
Septemvri II	Sofia	German	800
Slivnishki Geroy	Slivnitsa	Slivnishki Geroy	7,000
Vihren	Sandanski	Sandanski	6,000
Vitosha Bistritsa	Bistritsa	Stadion Bistritsa	2,500

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Belasitsa Petrich (P)	38	28	4	6	90	26	+64	88	Promotion to Second League
2	Vitosha Bistritsa (P)	38	24	9	5	81	25	+56	81
3	Chavdar Etropole	38	24	8	6	70	20	+50	80^[a]
4	Kyustendil	38	24	8	6	75	26	+49	80^[a]
5	Oborishte	38	23	5	10	69	51	+18	74
6	Balkan Botevgrad	38	21	8	9	62	38	+24	71
7	Bansko	38	19	11	8	56	36	+20	68
8	Pirin Gotse Delchev	38	14	9	15	48	51	−3	51
9	Granit Vladaya	38	14	6	18	40	60	−20	48^[b]
10	Rilski Sportist	38	14	6	18	56	64	−8	48^[b]
11	Pirin Razlog	38	11	14	13	49	50	−1	47
12	Kostinbrod	38	12	10	16	44	53	−9	46^[c]
13	Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi	38	12	10	16	50	62	−12	46^[c]
14	Septemvri Sofia II	38	14	3	21	64	77	−13	45
15	Slivnishki Geroy	38	12	8	18	44	47	−3	44
16	Botev Ihtiman	38	12	7	19	40	55	−15	43^[d]
17	Vihren Sandanski	38	12	7	19	58	70	−12	43^[d]
18	Hebar Pazardzhik II (R)	38	11	8	19	43	56	−13	41	Relegation to Regional Divisions
19	Pirin Blagoevgrad II (R)	38	3	8	27	24	82	−58	17
20	Levski Chepintsi (R)	38	0	3	35	17	131	−114	3

Source: bulgarian-football.com, 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.^[7]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Chavdar Etropole 2−0 Kyustendil; Kyustendil 0−1 Chavdar Etropole
2. Rilski Sportist 2−3 Granit Vladaya; Granit Vladaya 2−2 Rilski Sportist
3. Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 1−1 Kostinbrod; Kostinbrod 4−0 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi
4. Botev Ihtiman 2−1 Vihren Sandanski; Vihren Sandanski 1−1 Botev Ihtiman

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