The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League (Bulgarian: Втора професионална футболна лига, romanized: Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as Second League (Bulgarian: Втора Лига) or Vtora liga, is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below First League and above the Third League. Sixteen 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.
The B group was established in 1950 when the league was divided in two groups - North and South, in each group participating 10 teams. The first champions of the B Republican Football Group are Torpedo (Ruse) (North) and Spartak (Sofia) (South).
In season 1951 the group is only one - B Republican Football Group with 12 teams. The regulations are - in A Group are going the top team in the final standings from Sofia and the top two teams from the province (teams that aren't from Sofia).
In the next season 1952 the group is formed by 14 teams and from season 1953 the league is divided into five groups - Sofia B Group, North-West B Group, South-West B Group, North-East B Group and South-East B Group.
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In the next seasons the league had many changes. In 2000 the Bulgarian Football Union changed the name of the division. The league is formed by 18 teams, not like previous seasons - 16 teams. To reduce the teams to 16 again in the next season the last six teams that finish in the final standings in the league were directly relegated.
Returning to the traditions of the B Republican Football Group was the creating of the B Professional Football Group. 16 teams participated in the league, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away, with no play-offs.
Before the start of season 2005/2006 the Bulgarian Football Union decided to divide B Group in two groups - West B Group and East B Group with 14 teams in each group. Every team plays 13 matches as home team and 13 matches as away team. The two champions of the groups were directly promoted to A Group and the two teams that finished in second place in their group played a play-off for winning the final third place for promotion in A Group. On May 19, 2008 the two groups were extended to 16 teams. For season 2010/2011 the two groups were reduced again with 12 teams in each.
But just before the start of season 2011/2012 the number of teams in the two groups was again reduced - 10 teams in both West B Group and East B Group, with the winners of the groups directly promoting to A Group. The two teams that finished in second place in their group enter in a play-off for winning a place at the final play-off for promotion/relegation with the team that finished 14th in A Group.
Further changes were made before the start of season 2012/2013. The former format of B Group with the two groups (West and East) was replaced by a single division, formed by fourteen teams.
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The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League Bulgarian Vtora profesionalna futbolna liga romanized Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga also known as Second League Bulgarian Vtora Liga or Vtora liga is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system below First League and above the Third League Sixteen 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 Second Professional Football LeagueVtora Profesionalna Futbolna LigaFounded1950 73 years ago 1950 CountryBulgariaDivisions1Number of teams18Level on pyramid2Promotion toFirst LeagueRelegation toThird LeagueDomestic cup s Bulgarian CupBulgarian SupercupCurrent championsSeptemvri Sofia 4th title 2021 22 Most championshipsBeroe Stara Zagora 9 titles TV partnersNova Broadcasting GroupWebsitehttp old fpleague bg index2 phpCurrent 2022 23 seasonIn 2016 the B Group s name was rebranded to Second Professional Football League 1 Contents 1 Competition format 1 1 Promotion and relegation positions 2 2022 23 clubs 3 History 3 1 B Republican Football Group 3 2 Second Professional Football Group 3 3 First Professional Football League 3 4 B Professional Football Group 3 5 Second League 4 Former champions from season 2005 06 5 ReferencesCompetition format EditA team receives 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw No points are awarded for a loss Promotion and relegation positions Edit For 2021 22 Season First place champion to Third place Direct promotion to First Professional Football League Fourth place Promotion playoff against the 13th place team from First Professional Football League 19th to 20th place Relegation to Third Amateur Football League 2022 23 clubs EditTeam City Stadium CapacityBelasitsa Petrich Tsar Samuil 12 000Botev II Plovdiv Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 3 500CSKA 1948 II Sofia Bistritsa 2 500Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba 12 500Dunav Ruse Gradski 13 000Etar Veliko Tarnovo Ivaylo 18 000Krumovgrad Krumovgrad Krumovgrad 1 500Litex Lovech Gradski 8 100Ludogorets II Razgrad Eagles Nest 2 000Maritsa Plovdiv Maritsa 5 000Minyor Pernik Minyor 8 000Montana Montana Ogosta 6 000Sozopol Sozopol Arena Sozopol 3 500Spartak Pleven Pleven 22 000Sportist Svoge Chavdar Tsvetkov 3 500Strumska Slava Radomir Gradski 3 500Vitosha Bistritsa Bistritsa 2 500Yantra Gabrovo Hristo Botev 14 000History Edit Former B Group logo B Republican Football Group Edit The B group was established in 1950 when the league was divided in two groups North and South in each group participating 10 teams The first champions of the B Republican Football Group are Torpedo Ruse North and Spartak Sofia South In season 1951 the group is only one B Republican Football Group with 12 teams The regulations are in A Group are going the top team in the final standings from Sofia and the top two teams from the province teams that aren t from Sofia In the next season 1952 the group is formed by 14 teams and from season 1953 the league is divided into five groups Sofia B Group North West B Group South West B Group North East B Group and South East B Group Second Professional Football Group Edit In the next seasons the league had many changes In 2000 the Bulgarian Football Union changed the name of the division The league is formed by 18 teams not like previous seasons 16 teams To reduce the teams to 16 again in the next season the last six teams that finish in the final standings in the league were directly relegated First Professional Football League Edit Before the start of season 2001 2002 the league was again renamed The championship started with 13 teams because Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Belasitsa Petrich united with two teams from A Group Lokomotiv with PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil and Belasitsa with PFC Hebar Pazardzhik That meant that this was the end of professional football in the towns of Kyustendil and Pazardzhik B Professional Football Group Edit Returning to the traditions of the B Republican Football Group was the creating of the B Professional Football Group 16 teams participated in the league each playing twice against all the other once home and once away with no play offs Before the start of season 2005 2006 the Bulgarian Football Union decided to divide B Group in two groups West B Group and East B Group with 14 teams in each group Every team plays 13 matches as home team and 13 matches as away team The two champions of the groups were directly promoted to A Group and the two teams that finished in second place in their group played a play off for winning the final third place for promotion in A Group On May 19 2008 the two groups were extended to 16 teams For season 2010 2011 the two groups were reduced again with 12 teams in each But just before the start of season 2011 2012 the number of teams in the two groups was again reduced 10 teams in both West B Group and East B Group with the winners of the groups directly promoting to A Group The two teams that finished in second place in their group enter in a play off for winning a place at the final play off for promotion relegation with the team that finished 14th in A Group Further changes were made before the start of season 2012 2013 The former format of B Group with the two groups West and East was replaced by a single division formed by fourteen teams Second League Edit See also 2016 17 Second Professional Football League Bulgaria and 2017 18 Second Professional Football League Bulgaria Former champions from season 2005 06 EditThe following table presents the former champions of B Group until season 2011 12 it had separate champions about the zones East and West 2 Season Champion s Top goalscorer2005 06 Spartak Varna East Rilski Sportist Samokov West 2006 07 Chernomorets Burgas East Pirin Blagoevgrad West 2007 08 Sliven East Lokomotiv Mezdra West 2008 09 Beroe Stara Zagora East Montana West 2009 10 Kaliakra Kavarna East Vidima Rakovski Sevlievo West 2010 11 Ludogorets Razgrad East Botev Vratsa West 2011 12 Etar 1924 East Pirin Gotse Delchev West 2012 13 Neftochimic Burgas Blagoy Nakov 16 goals Pirin Blagoevgrad2013 14 Marek Dupnitsa Atanas Chipilov 13 goals Bansko2014 15 Montana Yanaki Smirnov 23 goals Lokomotiv GO2015 16 Dunav Ruse Vasil Kaloyanov and Tihomir Kanev 13 goals Sozopol Lokomotiv GO2016 17 Etar Veliko Tarnovo Dimitar Georgiev 18 goals Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia2017 18 Botev Vratsa Svetoslav Dikov 25 goals Tsarsko Selo Sofia2018 19 Tsarsko Selo Sofia Georgi Minchev 29 goals Tsarsko Selo Sofia2019 20 CSKA 1948 Sofia Andon Gushterov 26 goals CSKA 1948 Sofia2020 21 Pirin Blagoevgrad Svetoslav Dikov 17 goals Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia2021 22 Septemvri Sofia Mariyan Tonev 19 goals Maritsa PlovdivReferences Edit Oficialno 14 te otbora v rodniya elit noviyat format i novoto ime na prvenstvoto Bulgarian football B Group bulgarian football com Archived from the original on 20 August 2010 Retrieved 4 June 2010 Retrieved from https en 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