2023–24 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

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.

Second Professional Football League
Season2023–24
Dates14 July 2023 – June 2024[1]
ChampionsSpartak Varna
PromotedSpartak Varna
Septemvri Sofia
RelegatedBdin Vidin
Chernomorets Balchik
Chernomorets Burgas
Maritsa Plovdiv
Matches played306
Goals scored663 (2.17 per match)
Top goalscorerAhmed Ahmedov
(21 goals)
Best goalkeeperKonstantin Kostadinov
(20 clean sheets)
Longest winning run6 games
Spartak Varna
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Montana
Septemvri Sofia
Longest winless run14 games
Bdin Vidin
Longest losing run6 games
Bdin Vidin
Maritsa Plovdiv
All statistics correct as of 11:01, 25 May 2024 (UTC).

Teams

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The following teams have changed divisions since the 2022–23 season.

Stadium and locations

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Team City Stadium Capacity
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

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

Managerial changes

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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:
  1. ^ a b Dobrudzha finished ahead of CSKA 1948 Sofia II on head-to-head away goals scored: Dobrudzha 0–0 CSKA 1948 Sofia II, CSKA 1948 Sofia II 1–1 Dobrudzha
  2. ^ a b Spartak Pleven finished ahead of Litex on head-to-head goals: Spartak Pleven 4, Litex 1

Results

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Home \ Away BEL BDI CBA CBU CSK DOB DUN LIT LUD MAR MRA MON SEP SPA SPV SPO STR YAN
Belasitsa Petrich 4–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–0
Bdin Vidin 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 4–3 1–0 0–0
Chernomorets Balchik 1–3 6–0 0–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–1
Chernomorets Burgas 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
CSKA 1948 II 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–5 1–1 0–2 0–0
Dobrudzha 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 6–2 4–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0
Dunav Ruse 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3
Litex Lovech 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0
Ludogorets Razgrad II 4–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–4 3–1 1–0 2–1
Marek Dupnitsa 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1
Maritsa Plovdiv 2–0 3–2 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–1 4–1 1–2
Montana 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0
Septemvri Sofia 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–2
Spartak Pleven 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
Spartak Varna 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0
Sportist Svoge 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–4 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0
Strumska Slava 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0
Yantra 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–2
Source: bulgarian-football.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
BelasitsaWLDLDWLLLDLWWLLLDDDWWLLWDLLWWWLWWL
Bdin VidinDLLWLLDLLWLDWLDDLLWLLLLDLLLLLLDLLW
Chernomorets BalchikLDLLWLLLWWDDLLWLLLDDLDLLLWWLWLWWWL
Chernomorets BurgasLWDDDDWWLLDWWWLLDLLLLWLDLDDWLDWLLD
CSKA 1948 IILWWLDLDWLWLDDWWDDLLWLDDLWWDDLWDWWW
DobrudzhaWDWLDDWLWDWLWLWLDWLDLDWWWWWLWLDLLL
Dunav RuseDWLWLDDWLWDDLWWWLLLLDLWDDLWDWWLDLW
LitexLDWLLDDLWWDLLWLLWWWDLDWLDLDWWWWLDL
Ludogorets IIDLLWLWDLLLWDLWWLWWDDLWWWDDDLWDDLLD
Marek DupnitsaWDWWDDLWWWDDDWLDDWLWWWLWDWDDWDLWWD
MaritsaWLWLDWWLLLLWLLLWLLWLLLWLLLLLLWLLDD
MontanaLDWWWWDDWWWLDWLDDLWDWLWWWLDWLLWDLW
Septemvri SofiaWWWWWLLWWWWDDWDDWLDWWWLDWWLWLDDLWW
Spartak PlevenLLLWLLWWWLWLLLDWWWWLWWLWDDDDLDLWLL
Spartak VarnaWLWDWLWWWLLWDWWWLWDLWWWLWWWWWWLWWW
Sportist SvogeLWLLLDDDLLLWDLDWWDDWDLLWLLDWWLWDWL
Strumska SlavaWDLLWWDLWLWLWLDWDWDDWLDLWDWLLLWWWD
Yantra GabrovoDWLWWWLWLLDDWLDDDWDWWWWLLWLLLDDDLD
Source: Bulgarian Football
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Belasitsa27111412912131415161512131515161616161314151413141414131313131313
Bdin Vidin10151613141516171816171716161717181817171818181717181818181818181818
Chernomorets Balchik18171718131718181614151415171616171718181717171818171717161716161616
Chernomorets Burgas15111010111396810108991010101112131411131314131313151414151515
CSKA 1948 II1284871111111291112101078891199101212101010101212121077
Dobrudzha1224686865455556556788775555555566
Dunav Ruse9312510101091078987656781210131110111111111091012129
Litex15167111614151613131213141114141412101112121011121212121110791011
Ludogorets II813151215121314151714161715111312131310119989999989111112
Marek Dupnitsa3432247543333344434333334334333333
Maritsa610699757911131011121311131414141616141616161616171617171717
Montana1414136432432222233343444443443444444
Septemvri Sofia3111111111111111111111111122222222
Spartak Pleven1218181617181412111291113141212118787666778877118910
Spartak Varna61257364224544422222222222211111111
Sportist Svoge1791417181617151718181818181818151515151515161515151515141515141414
Strumska Slava5591585810787778977656678988778118655
Yantra Gabrovo106835233566666899109555556666666788

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 24 May 2024[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ahmed Ahmedov Spartak Varna 21
2   Preslav Yordanov Dobrudzha 14
  Daniel Mladenov Yantra
4   Veselin Marchev Maritsa 11
5   Zapro Dinev Belasitsa 9
  Vasil Shopov Spartak Pleven
  Zhivko Petkov Chernomorets Burgas
  Stanislav Malamov Maritsa
  Iliyan Kapitanov Litex
  Borislav Marinov Septemvri Sofia
11   Rumen Rumenov Spartak Varna 8
  Borislav Nikolov Strumska Slava
  Yoan Yordanov Ludogorets II
  Miroslav Budinov Dunav
  Vasil Bozhinov Spartak Pleven

Most assists

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As of 24 May 2024[3]
Rank Player Club Assists
1   Dimitar Burov Montana 10
  Steven Kirilov Strumska Slava/Montana
3   Aykut Ramadan Septemvri Sofia 9
4   Ahmed Ahmedov Spartak Varna 7
  Preslav Yordanov Dobrudzha
  Veselin Lyubomirov Marek
  Cassiano Bouzon Chernomorets Balchik
  Romeesh Ivey Spartak Varna
9   Veselin Marchev Maritsa 6
  Viktor Mitev Spartak Varna
  Rumen Rumenov Spartak Varna

Clean sheets

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As of 24 May 2024[3]
Rank Goalkeeper Club Clean
sheets
1   Konstantin Kostadinov Marek 20
2   Dragomir Petkov Strumska Slava 18
3   Dimitar Sheytanov Septemvri Sofia 15
4   Vasil Simeonov Montana 14
  Stanislav Antonov Spartak Pleven
6   Aleks Bozhev Litex 13
7   Georgi Argilashki Dobrudzha 12
8   Georgi Georgiev Spartak Varna 11

References

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  1. ^ "Втора професионална лига 2023/24".
  2. ^ "Първенства и турнири - регламенти и техническа информация 2023/24". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Втора професионална лига 2023/24". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.