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{{Infobox football league season
| image = File:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) logo.jpg
| competition                = [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|First Professional Football League]]     
| season                     = 2016–17
| dates                      = 29 July 2016 – 4 June 2017
| winners                    = [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] (6th title)
| relegated                  = 
| continentalcup1            = [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
| continentalcup2            = [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
| league topscorer           = [[Claudiu Keșerü]] (22)
| best goalkeeper            = [[Georgi Kitanov]]<br />(17 clean sheets)
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| biggest home win           = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] 7–1 [[FC Montana|Montana]]<br />(7 April 2017)<ref name="botmon">{{cite web | title = Botev Plovdiv 7–1 Montana | url = http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a27.html#2 | publisher = bulgarian-football.com | date = 7 April 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| biggest away win           = {{nowrap|[[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]] 0–5 [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]}}<br />(12 March 2017)<ref name="lgolud">{{cite web | title = Lokomotiv GO 0–5 Ludogorets | url = http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a24.html#6 | publisher = bulgarian-football.com | date = 12 March 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| highest scoring            = {{nowrap|[[FC Dunav Ruse|Dunav Ruse]] 3–5 [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]}}<br />(28 October 2016)<ref name="dunlug">{{cite web | title = Dunav 3–5 Ludogorets | url = http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a12.html#2 | publisher = bulgarian-football.com | date = 28 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref><br /> [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] 7–1 [[FC Montana|Montana]]<br />(7 April 2017)<ref name="botmon" />
| longest wins               = 13 games by [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]<ref name="soccerstats">{{cite web | title = Bulgarian First Professional League Statistics – Streaks and Sequences | url = http://www.soccerstats.com/table.asp?league=bulgaria&tid=g | publisher = soccerstats.com | accessdate = 22 April 2017}}</ref>
| longest unbeaten           = 24 games by [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]<ref name="soccerstats" />
| longest winless            = 10 games by [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]]<ref name="soccerstats" />
| longest losses             = 7 games by [[FC Montana|Montana]]<ref name="soccerstats" />
| matches                    = 234
| total goals                = 594
| highest attendance         = ~21,000 <br />[[CSKA Sofia]] 1–1 [[Levski Sofia]]<br />(15 October 2016)<ref>{{cite web | title = CSKA Sofia 1–1 Levski | url = http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a10.html#3 | publisher = bulgarian-football.com | date = 15 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref><br /> [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] 2–1 [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]<br />(4 March 2017)<ref>{{cite web | title = Levski 2–1 CSKA Sofia | url = http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a23.html#2 | publisher = bulgarian-football.com | date = 4 March 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| lowest attendance          = ~20 <br /> [[FC Montana|Montana]] 1–1 [[FC Vereya|Vereya]]<br />(10 May 2017)<ref>{{cite web | title = Montana 2–3 Vereya | url = http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a32.html#1 | publisher = bulgarian-football.com | date = 10 May 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| average attendance         =
| prevseason                 = [[2015–16 A Group|2015–16]]
| nextseason                 = ''2017–18''<!--[[2017–18 First Professional League (Bulgaria)|2017–18]]-->
| updated                    = {{date|2017-5-24}}
}}
The '''2016–17 First Professional Football League''' is the 93rd season of the top division of the [[Bulgarian football league system]], the 68th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid and also the inaugural season of the [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|First Professional Football League]], which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season is the first with a new league structure and strict financial criteria where 14 clubs play each other home and away, until the league is split up in championship and relegation playoffs. The new league structure, inspired by the ones used by the [[Belgian First Division A]] and [[Danish Superliga]], was approved by the [[Bulgarian Football Union]] on 6 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://topsport.bg/a-group/vizhte-novoto-ime-na-a-grupa-i-pravilata-v-neya.html|title=Вижте новото име на "А" група и правилата в нея!|first=|last=topsport.bg|date=7 June 2016|website=topsport.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> The fixtures were announced on 8 July 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bfunion.bg/news/6836 |title=Изтеглен бе жребият за определяне на програмата на Първа професионална лига за сезон 2016-17  |website=www.bfunion.bg |date=8 July 2016 |accessdate=8 July 2016}}</ref>

On 5 May 2017, five rounds before the end of the championship, after winning the away match with [[Lokomotiv Plovdiv]], [[Ludogorets Razgrad]] managed to secure the title for a sixth consecutive and overall time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Лудогорец с шеста поредна след класика в Пловдив|url=https://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/ludogorec-s-shesta-poredna-sled-klasika-v-plovdiv-430876|publisher=gong.bg|date=5 May 2017|language=bg}}</ref>

==Competition format==
Starting from the 2016-17 season, a new league format was approved by the [[Bulgarian Football Union]], in an attempt to improve each participating club's competitiveness, match attendance and performance in the league, alongside strict financial criteria. It involves 14 teams playing in two phases, a regular season and playoffs. The first phase includes each club competing against every other team twice in a double round-robin system, on a home-away basis at a total of 26 games per team, also played in 26 fixtures. Seven matches are played in every fixture at a total of 182 games during the first phase. In the second phase, the top six teams form a European qualifying table, while the bottom eight teams participate in a relegation group. The winner of the top group is declared as Champions of Bulgaria and is awarded with the title.

===International qualification===
The six top teams compete against each other on a home-away basis. Three matches are played in every fixture of the top six, with the results and points after the regular season also included. At the end of the stage, every team will have played a total of 36 games. The winner of the group is declared as Champions of Bulgaria and automatically secures participation in the [[2017-18 UEFA Champions League]] second qualifying round. The team that ranks second is awarded with a place in the [[UEFA Europa League]] qualifying rounds. The third team in the final standings would participate in a play-off match against a representative team from the bottom eight. Depending on the winner of the [[Bulgarian Cup]] final, a possible fourth team from the first six may compete in a play-off match for an UEFA Europa League spot instead of the third ranked team.

<small>'''Note:''' If the [[Bulgarian Cup]] winner has secured its qualification for the European tournaments for the next season through results from Parva Liga, then the place in the [[UEFA Europa League]] play-off is awarded to the fourth ranked team in the final standings.</small>

===Relegation===
The teams in the bottom eight are split in two sub-groups of four teams, Group A and Group B, depending on their final position after the regular season standings. The teams that enter Group A are the 7th, 10th, 11th and the 14th, and the teams that participate in Group B are the 8th, 9th, 12th and the 13th. Every participant plays twice against the other three teams in their group on a home-away basis. The teams from the bottom eight also compete with the results from the regular season. After the group stages, every team will have played a total number of 32 games. Depending on their final position in Group A and Group B, two sections will be formed, one for a play-off spot in next season's European competitions and one to avoid relegation. The first two teams from each group continue in the semi-finals, and the last two teams of each group continue to the semi-finals for a relegation match. After this phase, one team is directly relegated to the [[Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Second League]] and the remaining two teams will compete in two relegation matches against the second and the third ranked clubs from the Second League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfunion.bg/about/ost/prof/1|title=Формат на Първа Лига|publisher=|accessdate=7 June 2016}}</ref>

===Tiebreakers===
In case of a tie on points between two or more clubs, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bulgarian-football.com/reglament.html|title=Регламент на провеждане на Първа Лига|publisher=|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref>

#Number of wins;
#Goal difference;
#Goals pro;
#Goals away;
#Fewer red cards;
#Less number of yellow cards;
#Draw

==Teams==
Prior to the start of the season, the [[Bulgarian Football Union]] announced that every Bulgarian professional football club's application would be considered for the upcoming season, as long as it fulfills the financial criteria. A total of 14 teams would be contesting the league, including the 9 sides from the [[2015–16 A Group|previous season]], plus five promoted clubs from the lower [[2015–16 B PFG|B Group]], which would be issued a license by the [[Bulgarian Football Union]]. The five approved applications from the lower division were the B Group's last year champions [[FC Dunav Ruse|Dunav Ruse]], alongside [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]], [[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]], [[FC Vereya|Vereya]] and [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] respectively.

===Stadia and locations===

<small>'''Note:''' From the 2016-17 season onwards, all participating clubs are required to have electric floodlights and adequate pitch conditions under the BFU and TV broadcaster's new licensing criteria.</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.bnt.bg/%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB/%D0%B1%D0%B3-%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB/%D0%B1%D1%84%D1%81-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0-%D1%81-%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82-%D1%86%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0|title=БФС стартира с реформите в родния футбол, преструктурираният ЦСКА получи "зелена светлина" за участие в елита|author=|date=7 June 2016|website=bnt.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> <small> The following stadiums below have either obtained a license under UEFA's category ranking or fulfill the licensing criteria.</small>
{{Location map+ |Bulgaria |float=right |width=480 |caption=Location of teams in 2016–17 [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|First League]] |places=
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{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.7      |long=23.333333 |label=[[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA]]<br />[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski]]<br />[[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia]]}}
<!-- STARA ZAGORA TEAMS -->
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.433333 |long=25.65     |label=[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]]<br />[[FC Vereya|Vereya]]}}
<!-- OTHER TEAMS -->
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.85     |long=25.966667 |label=[[FC Dunav Ruse|Dunav]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.2176   |long=27.914    |label=[[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.5376   |long=26.514    |label=[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.133333 |long=25.7      |label=[[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.5125   |long=27.450278 |label=[[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.136    |long=24.7675   |label=[[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev]]<br/>[[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv]] |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.016667 |long=23.1      |label=[[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.416667 |long=23.233333 |label=[[PFC Montana|Montana]]|position=bottom}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team
! Location
! Stadium
! Capacity (seating)
|-
|[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]]
| [[Stara Zagora]]
| [[Beroe Stadium|Beroe]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|12128}} 12,128<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bnr.bg/starazagora/post/100699255/jivko-todorov-stadion-beroe-shte-bade-gotov-za-liga-evropa|title=Живко Тодоров: Стадион "Берое" ще бъде готов за Лига Европа|author=|date=|website=bnr.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev]]
| [[Plovdiv]]
| Botev 1912 Football Complex, [[Komatevo]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|4000}} 4,000
|-
|[[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]]
| [[Varna]]
| [[Kavarna Stadium]], [[Kavarna]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=614460|title=Черно море ще домакинства в Каварна|author=|date=|website=sportal.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
| align="center" | {{ntsh|5000}} 5,000
|-
|[[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA]]
| [[Sofia]]
| [[Balgarska Armia Stadium|Balgarska Armiya]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|18495}} 18,495<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bfunion.bg/news/6865|title=БФС|author=|date=|website=bfunion.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[FC Dunav Ruse|Dunav]]
| [[Ruse, Bulgaria|Ruse]]
| [[Gradski Stadium|Gradski]], [[Ruse, Bulgaria|Ruse]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|12400}} 12,400
|-
|[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski]]
| [[Sofia]]
| [[Georgi Asparuhov Stadium|Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|25000}} 25,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=600217|title=Лицензират сектор "А" днес|author=|date=|website=sportal.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv]]
| [[Gorna Oryahovitsa]]
| [[Lokomotiv Stadium (Gorna Oryahovitsa)|Lokomotiv]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|10500}} 10,500
|-
|[[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv]]
| [[Plovdiv]]
| [[Lokomotiv Stadium (Plovdiv)|Lokomotiv]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|13000}} 13,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lokomotivpd.com/stadion/|title=Стадион Локомотив и реконстукцията му - Локомотив Пловдив|author=|date=|website=lokomotivpd.com|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets]]
| [[Razgrad]]
| [[Ludogorets Arena]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|8808}} 8,808<ref name="ПФК Лудогорец">{{cite web|url=http://www.ludogorets.com/bg/stadium/|title=Лудогорец Арена е официалният стадион на професионален футболен клуб Лудогорец. - ПФК Лудогорец|author=|date=|website=www.ludogorets.com|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[PFC Montana|Montana]]
| [[Montana, Bulgaria|Montana]]
| [[Lovech Stadium|Gradski]], [[Lovech]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|6000}} 6,000
|-
|[[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]
| [[Burgas]]
| [[Lazur Stadium|Lazur]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|18037}} 18,037<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gol.bg/nachalo/2008-09-16/fifa-dade-licenz-na-quot-lazur-quot|title=ФИФА даде лиценз на "Лазур" - Gol.bg|author=|date=|website=gol.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin]]
| [[Blagoevgrad]]
| [[Hristo Botev Stadium (Blagoevgrad)|Hristo Botev]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|7000}} 7,000
|-
|[[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia]]
| [[Sofia]]
| [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|43230}} 43,230
|-
|[[FC Vereya|Vereya]]
| [[Stara Zagora]]
| [[Trace Arena]]
| align="center" | {{ntsh|3500}} 3,500<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starozagorci.com/news-20446.html|title=Откриват официално новата трибуна на “Трейс Арена“ в събота / Стара Загора Новини|author=|date=|website=starozagorci.com|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|}

<small>'''Note:''' On June 15, 2016, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Bulgaria granted 3 mln. BGN in total for stadium renovations to the following three clubs - Cherno More, Dunav and Lokomotiv GO.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2016/06/15/2777941_durjavata_otpusna_3_mln_leva_za_stadionite_v_ruse/|title=Държавата отпусна 3 млн. лева за стадионите в Русе, Варна и Горна Оряховица|author=|date=|website=dnevnik.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> </small>

===Personnel and sponsorship===
<small>'''Note:''' Flags indicate national team as has been defined under [[FIFA]] eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team
! Manager
! Captain
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor
! Additional
|-
|Beroe
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ferario Spasov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivo Ivanov (footballer, born March 1985)|Ivo Ivanov]]
| [[Uhlsport]]
| —
| Refan
|-
|Botev Plovdiv
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Kirov (football manager)|Nikolay Kirov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Lachezar Baltanov]]
| [[Joma]]
| Efbet
| —
|-
|CSKA Sofia
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stamen Belchev]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski]]
| [[adidas]]
| [[M-Tel|Mtel]] 
| WinBet
|-
|Cherno More
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1976)|Georgi Ivanov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Iliev (footballer)|Georgi Iliev]]
| Uhlsport
| Armeets
| —
|-
|Dunav Ruse
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Veselin Velikov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Diyan Dimov]]
| Joma
| —
| —
|-
|Levski Sofia
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Mitov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Veselin Minev]]
| Joma
| [[Vivacom]]
| [[Strabag]], Efbet, Spetema
|-
|Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksandar Dimitrov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Atanas Fidanin]]
| KRASIKO
| Efbet
| Prity, Enel, Go Grill
|-
|Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Voyn Voynov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Martin Kamburov]]
| Uhlsport
| Efbet
| —
|-
|Ludogorets Razgrad
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Dermendzhiev]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Svetoslav Dyakov]]
| [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
| [[bet365]]
| [[Vivacom]], Spetema
|-
|Montana
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Atanas Atanasov (football manager)|Atanas Atanasov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Mihov]]
| [[Jako]]
| Efbet
| —
|-
|Neftochimic
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Yanev]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Lyubomir Bozhinov]]
| KRASIKO
| Masterhaus
| —
|-
|Pirin Blagoevgrad
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Milen Radukanov]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Yulian Popev]]
| [[Erreà]]
| —
| —
|-
|Slavia Sofia
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Zlatomir Zagorčić]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Petkov (footballer, born 1976)|Georgi Petkov]]
| Joma
| bet365
| —
|-
|Vereya
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksandar Tomash]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Elias Alves da Silva|Elias]]
| Erreà
| Trace Group
| Spetema
|-
|}

<small>'''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. </small>

===Managerial changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Outgoing manager
!Manner of departure
!Date of vacancy
!Position in table
!Incoming manager
!Date of appointment
|-
| Beroe
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Plamen Lipenski]]
| End of caretaker tenure
| 31 May 2016
|rowspan=6| ''Pre-season''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksandar Dimitrov]]
| 31 May 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beroe.bg/2016/05/09/new-coaching-staff/|publisher=beroe.bg|title=Александър Димитров поема Берое след края на сезона|date=9 May 2016|language=Bulgarian}}</ref> 
|-
| Montana
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Emil Velev]]
| Sacked
| 31 May 2016
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Stevica Kuzmanovski]]
| 10 June 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=608329|title=Монтана назначи нов треньор|author=|date=|website=sportal.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> 
|-
| Vereya
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Zhivko Zhelev]]
| End of contract
| 31 May 2016
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksandar Tomash]]
| 10 June 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gong.bg/bg-football/a-grupa/aleksandyr-tomash-e-noviiat-starshi-trenior-na-vereia-381872?|title=Александър Томаш е новият старши треньор на Верея - Gong.bg|author=|date=|website=gong.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> 
|-
| Lokomotiv GO
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksandar Tomash]]
| Sacked
| 8 June 2016
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Angel Chervenkov]]
| 8 June 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gong.bg/bg-football/a-grupa/angel-chervenkov-poe-loko-go-381686|title=Ангел Червенков пое Локо ГО - Gong.bg|author=|date=|website=gong.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| Cherno More
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikola Spasov]]
| Mutual consent
| 10 June 2016
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1976)|Georgi Ivanov]]
| 21 June 2016<ref>{{cite news | title = Георги Иванов е новият треньор на Черно море | url = http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B5-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D1%80-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD/ | publisher = PFC Cherno More | date = 21 June 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Pirin Blagoevgrad
| {{flagicon|KOS}} [[Naci Şensoy]]
| End of contract
| 20 June 2016
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stefan Genov]]
| 20 June 2016 
|-
| CSKA Sofia
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Yanev]]
| rowspan=3| Resigned
| 21 August 2016
| ''3rd''
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Edward Iordănescu]]
| 24 August 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/noviiat-trenior-na-cska-pristigna-na-armiiata-393858?|title=Новият треньор на ЦСКА пристигна на "Армията" - Gong.bg|author=|date=|website=gong.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| Botev Plovdiv
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Kostov]]
| 23 August 2016<ref>{{cite news | title = Спортно-техническият щаб на Ботев подаде оставка | url = https://botevplovdiv.bg/Sportno-tehnicheskiiat-shtab-na-Botev-podade-ostavka-3617.html | publisher = PFC Botev Plovdiv | date = 23 August 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''10th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Mitov]]
| 30 August 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kanal3.bg/news/sport/football/38014-Mitov-poe-Botev%252C-+bultrasite+-go-obyaviha-za-nedzelan-%2528VIDEO%2529|title=Ники Митов пое Ботев,|author=|date=|website=kanal3.bg|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Mitov]]
| 30 August 2016
| ''8th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Kirov (football manager)|Nikolay Kirov]]{{ref|a|a}}
| 1 September 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Николай Киров и Иван Кочев напълниха отбора с таланти от школата | url = https://botevplovdiv.bg/Nikolai-Kirov-i-Ivan-Kochev-napulniha-otbora-s-talanti-ot-shkolata-3632.html | publisher = PFC Botev Plovdiv | date = 1 September 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Neftochimic
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Dimcho Nenov]]
| rowspan=3| Sacked
| 17 September 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Нефтохимик се раздели с Димчо Ненов | url = http://neftochimic.com/нефтохимик-се-раздели-с-димчо-ненов/ | publisher = PFC Neftochimic Burgas | date = 17 September 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''13th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Yanev]]
| 17 September 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Христо Янев пое Нефтохимик | url = http://neftochimic.com/христо-янев-пое-нефтохимик/ | publisher = PFC Neftochimic Burgas | date = 17 September 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Lokomotiv GO
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Angel Chervenkov]]
| 28 September 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Официално: Падна нова треньорска глава в Първа лига | url = http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=626367 | publisher = Sportal.bg | date = 28 September 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''14th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Kolev (manager)|Ivan Kolev]]
| 28 September 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Иван Колев сменя Червенков в Локо Горна Оряховица | url = http://www.gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/ivan-kolev-smenia-chervenkov-v-loko-gorna-oriahovica-399022 | publisher = Gong.bg | date = 28 September 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Montana
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Stevica Kuzmanovski]]
| 3 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Монтана остана без треньор | url = http://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/montana-ostana-bez-trenior-399844 | publisher = Gong.bg | date = 3 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''13th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Atanas Dzhambazki]]{{ref|b|b}}
| 4 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Нов-стар треньор поема Монтана | url = http://montana.gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/nov-star-trenior-poema-montana-400019 | publisher = Gong.bg | date = 4 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Beroe
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksandar Dimitrov]]
| rowspan=3| Resigned
| 17 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Ръководството прие оставката на Димитров | url = http://www.beroe.bg/2016/10/17/dimitrov-ostavka/ | publisher = beroe.bg | date = 17 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''7th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Plamen Lipenski]] ''(interim)''
| 20 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Липенски: Ще успея да вдигна Берое | url = http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=630243 | publisher = sportal.bg | date = 20 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ilian Iliev]]
| 17 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Старши треньорът на Локомотив Илиан Илиев подаде оставка | url = https://lokomotivpd.com/ilian-iliev-podade-ostavka/ | publisher = lokomotivpd.com | date = 17 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''9th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Kolev]] ''(interim)''
| 18 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Бащата ще води временно Локо Пловдив | url = http://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/bashtata-shte-vodi-vremenno-loko-plovdiv-402025 | publisher = gong.bg | date = 18 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Levski Sofia
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ljupko Petrović]]
| 22 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Шок в Левски: Люпко подаде оставка минути преди мача | url = http://levski.gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/shok-v-levski-liupko-podade-ostavka-minuti-predi-macha-402657 | publisher = gong.bg | date = 22 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''1st''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Elin Topuzakov]]{{ref|c|c}}
| 24 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Топузаков временно поема Левски, Букарев помощник | url = http://levski.gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/topuzakov-vremenno-poema-levski-bukarev-pomoshtnik-403024 | publisher = gong.bg | date = 24 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Beroe
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Plamen Lipenski]]
| rowspan=2| End of caretaker tenure
| 26 October 2016
| ''8th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ferario Spasov]]
| 26 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Ферарио Спасов поема "Берое" | url = http://www.beroe.bg/2016/10/26/ferario-spasov-coach-beroe/ | publisher = beroe.bg | date = 26 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Kolev]]
| 31 October 2016
| ''7th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Eduard Eranosyan]]
| 31 October 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Едуард Ераносян е новия старши треньор на Локомотив | url = https://lokomotivpd.com/eduard-eranosyan-e-noviya-starshi-trenor-na-lokomotiv/ | publisher = lokomotivpd.com | date = 27 October 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Slavia Sofia
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aleksandr Tarkhanov]]
| Signed by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Ural Yekaterinburg|Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast]]
| 2 November 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Александър Тарханов: "Не можах да реализирам това, за което дойдох" | url = http://www.pfcslavia.com/pages.aspx?id=1555 | publisher = pfcslavia.com | date = 2 November 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''10th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (footballer)|Vladimir Ivanov]]
| 3 November 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Официално: Славия с нов старши треньор | url = http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=632515 | publisher = sportal.bg | date = 3 November 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| CSKA Sofia
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Edward Iordănescu]]
| Resigned
| 27 November 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Йорданеску хвърли оставка | url = http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=636538 | publisher = sportal.bg | date = 27 November 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''5th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stamen Belchev]]{{ref|d|d}}
| 27 November 2016<ref>{{cite web | title = Позиция на футболен клуб ЦСКА | url = http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=1822 | publisher = cska.bg | date = 27 November 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Pirin Blagoevgrad
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stefan Genov]]
| Signed by [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
| 9 January 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Стефан Генов стана част от треньорския щаб на ЦСКА | url = http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&cPath=65&products_id=2082 | publisher = cska.bg | date = 9 January 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''11th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Milen Radukanov]]
| 13 January 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = БГ Моуриньо пое отбор от Първа лига | url = http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=643534 | publisher = sportal.bg | date = 13 January 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Lokomotiv GO
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Kolev (manager)|Ivan Kolev]]
| Resigned
| 2 March 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Иван Колев напусна Локо ГО | url = https://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/ivan-kolev-napusna-loko-go-421213 | publisher = gong.bg | date = 2 March 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''13th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Milcho Sirmov]] ''(interim)''
| 2 March 2017
|-
| Levski Sofia
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Elin Topuzakov]]
| Mutual consent
| 2 March 2017
| ''2nd''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Mitov]]
| 2 March 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = На вниманието на "Синята" общественост | url = https://levski.bg/news/details/175986 | publisher = levski.bg | date = 2 March 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Lokomotiv GO
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Milcho Sirmov]]
| End of caretaker tenure
| 14 March 2017
| ''13th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksandar Dimitrov]]
| 14 March 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Официално: Александър Димитров пое Локо (ГО) | url = http://www.blitz.bg/sport/lokomotiv-go/ofitsialno-aleksandr-dimitrov-poe-loko-go_358278.html | publisher = blitz.bg | date = 14 March 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Eduard Eranosyan]]
| rowspan=2| Resigned
| 9 April 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Ръководството прие оставката на Едуард Ераносян | url = https://lokomotivpd.com/rakovodstvoto-prie-ostavkata-na-eduard-eranosyan/ | publisher = lokomotivpd.com | date = 10 April 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''5th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stoyan Kolev]] ''(interim)''
| 12 April 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Групата на Локомотив за мача с ЦСКА-София | url = https://lokomotivpd.com/grupata-na-lokomotiv-za-macha-s-tsska-sofiya-2/ | publisher = lokomotivpd.com | date = 12 April 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Montana
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Atanas Dzhambazki]]
| 17 April 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Джамбазки с втора оставка за 10 дни | url = http://www.blitz.bg/sport/bg-futbol/dzhambazki-s-vtora-ostavka-za-10-dni_361865.html | publisher = blitz.bg | date = 17 April 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
| ''4th/Group A''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} Dilyan Ivanov ''(interim)''
| 17 April 2017
|-
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stoyan Kolev]]
| rowspan=2| End of caretaker tenure
| 19 April 2017
| ''6th''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Voyn Voynov]]
| 19 April 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Войн Войнов е новият старши треньор на Локомотив | url = https://lokomotivpd.com/vojn-vojnov-e-noviya-starshi-trenor-na-lokomotiv/ | publisher = lokomotivpd.com | date = 19 April 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Montana
| {{flagicon|BUL}} Dilyan Ivanov
| 24 April 2017
| ''4th/Group A''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Atanas Atanasov (football manager)|Atanas Atanasov]]
| 24 April 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Отбор от Първа лига обяви новия старши треньор - Орела кацна на "Огоста" | url = https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=660100 | publisher = sportal.bg | date = 20 April 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|-
| Slavia Sofia
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (footballer)|Vladimir Ivanov]]
| Demoted to assistant
| 11 May 2017
| ''3rd/Group A''
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Zlatomir Zagorčić]]
| 11 May 2017<ref>{{cite web | title = Загорчич поема "белите" | url = http://www.pfcslavia.com/pages.aspx?id=1712 | publisher = pfcslavia.com | date = 11 May 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref>
|}
a.{{Note|a}}<small>Initially interim, made permanent 19 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web | title = Белия пред PlovdivNews за подписания договор, подготовката, Купата и първата шестица | url = http://www.plovdivnews.bg/sport/botev/40884-beliya-pred-plovdivnews-za-podpisaniya-dogovor-podgotovkata-kupata-i-parvata-shestitza | publisher = plovdivnews.bg | date = 19 January 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref></small><br>
b.{{Note|b}}<small>Initially interim, made permanent 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web | title = Монтана си намери треньор за пролетта | url = http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=639537 | publisher = sportal.bg | date = 16 December 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref></small><br>
c.{{Note|c}}<small>Initially interim, made permanent 16 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web | title = Левски вдигна два пъти и половина заплатата на Топчо | url = http://www.dnes.bg/football/2016/11/16/levski-vdigna-dva-pyti-i-polovina-zaplatata-na-topcho.322482 | publisher = dnes.bg  |date = 16 November 2016 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref></small><br>
d.{{Note|d}}<small>Initially interim, made permanent 3 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web | title = Стамен Белчев бе утвърден за постоянен треньор на ЦСКА | url = http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=2065 | publisher = cska.bg | date = 3 January 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref></small>

==Regular season==

===League table===
{{2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) Regular Season table}}

===Results===
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-->{{Fb r footer |u=2 April 2017 |s=[http://en.bulgarian-football.com/season-2016-2017/parva-liga.html#grid bulgarian-football.com]}}

===Positions by round===
{{Fb rbr pos header |nr=26}}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]]      |11|5 |4 |7 |5 |3 |5 |6 |7 |7 |8 |8 |7 |9 |9 |9 |9 |7 |8 |8 |8 |9 |10|9 |8 |8 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[Botev Plovdiv]]                     |4 |13|8 |10|8 |9 |8 |5 |5 |5 |6 |6 |6 |8 |8 |8 |8 |9 |7 |7 |7 |8 |7 |7 |7 |7 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]] |1 |1 |1 |1 |4 |7 |7 |8 |6 |6 |4 |3 |3 |4 |3 |4 |6 |4 |4 |5 |5 |4 |5 |5 |4 |4 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]         |2 |6 |3 |5 |3 |6 |4 |4 |4 |4 |3 |4 |5 |3 |5 |3 |3 |3 |3 |3 |3 |3 |3 |3 |3 |3 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[Dunav Ruse]]                        |5 |2 |2 |2 |1 |1 |2 |2 |3 |3 |5 |5 |4 |5 |4 |6 |5 |6 |6 |6 |6 |6 |6 |6 |6 |6 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[Levski Sofia]]                      |6 |8 |5 |3 |2 |2 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 |2 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa]]       |7 |10|11|12|13|13|14|14|12|12|13|12|13|12|10|12|12|12|12|12|12|13|13|13|13|13}}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]                 |3 |9 |6 |8 |9 |11|9 |7 |9 |9 |10|7 |8 |6 |6 |5 |4 |5 |5 |4 |4 |5 |4 |4 |5 |5 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[Ludogorets Razgrad]]                |12|4 |9 |6 |6 |4 |3 |3 |2 |2 |2 |2 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[PFC Montana|Montana]]               |8 |12|12|13|14|14|12|12|13|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14|14}}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]|9 |11|13|11|11|12|13|13|14|13|12|13|12|13|13|13|13|13|13|13|13|12|12|11|12|12}}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[Pirin Blagoevgrad]]                 |13|7 |10|9 |10|8 |10|9 |8 |8 |9 |9 |10|10|11|10|10|11|11|10|9 |7 |8 |8 |9 |9 }}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[Slavia Sofia]]                      |14|14|14|14|12|10|11|11|10|10|7 |10|11|11|12|11|11|10|10|11|10|11|11|12|11|11}}
{{Fb rbr t pos |p=6|r=7|tl=[[FC Vereya|Vereya]]                  |10|3 |7 |4 |7 |5 |6 |10|11|11|11|11|9 |7 |7 |7 |7 |8 |9 |9 |11|10|9 |10|10|10}}
{{Fb rbr pos footer |u=1 April 2017 |s=[http://en.bulgarian-football.com/season-2016-2017/parva-liga.html]}}

==Championship round==
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.
{{2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) Championship Round table}}

===Positions by round===
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal amount of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.
{{Fb rbr pos header start| nr=10 | sort=y}}
{{Fb_rbr_t_pos|t=Cherno More Varna  |4|4|5|4|4|4|5|5|6||}}
{{Fb_rbr_t_pos|t=CSKA Sofia         |3|3|3|3|2|2|2|2|2||}}
{{Fb_rbr_t_pos|t=Dunav Ruse         |6|5|4|5|5|5|4|4|5||}}
{{Fb_rbr_t_pos|t=Levski Sofia       |2|2|2|2|3|3|3|3|3||}}
{{Fb_rbr_t_pos|t=Lokomotiv Plovdiv  |5|6|6|6|6|6|6|6|4||}}
{{Fb_rbr_t_pos|t=Ludogorets Razgrad |1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1|1}}
{{Fb rbr pos footer |s=[http://en.bulgarian-football.com/season-2016-2017/parva-liga.html#s1 bulgarian-football.com]|u=21 May 2017}}

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

===Group A===
{{2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) Relegation Round Group A table}}

===Group B===
{{2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) Relegation Round Group B table}}

==European play-offs==

===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N8
|RD1 = Quarter-finals
|RD2 = Semi-finals
|RD3 = Final
|flex_tree=yes
|skipmatch = 3-4;6
|omit_blanks = yes
|3rdplace = no
|bold_winner = high
|score-boxes=2+sum

|16 and 20 May|[[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]]|1|0|[[FC Vereya|Vereya]]|1|1
|15 and 19 May|[[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]|3|1|[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]]|0|2

|27 and 30 May|'''[[FC Vereya|Vereya]]'''|–|–|[[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]|–|–

|4 June|3rd Championship round||&nbsp;|[[FC Vereya|Vereya]]||&nbsp;
}}

===European play-off quarter-finals===
{{Football box
|date         = 15 May 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
|score        = 3–0
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/15/bulgaria/a-pfg/fk-botev-plovdiv/pfk-beroe-stara-zagora/2451543/
|team2        = [[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]]
|goals1       = 
* [[Omar Kossoko|Kossoko]] {{goal|14}}
* [[Fernando Viana Jardim Silva|Viana]] {{goal|45}}
* [[Antonio Vutov|Vutov]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Botev 1912 Football Complex, [[Komatevo]]
|attendance   = 1,700
|referee      = Angel Angelov ([[Sofia]])
}}
{{Football box
|date         = 19 May 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]]
|score        = 2–1
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/19/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfk-beroe-stara-zagora/fk-botev-plovdiv/2451545/
|team2        = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
|goals1       = 
* [[Kristian Dimitrov|K. Dimitrov]] {{goal|15|o.g.}}
* [[Junior Mapuku|Mapuku]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2       = [[Antonio Vutov|Vutov]] {{goal|64}}
|stadium      = [[Beroe Stadium|Beroe]], [[Stara Zagora]]
|attendance   = 850
|referee      = Dragomir Draganov ([[Varna]])
}}
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{{Football box
|date         = 16 May 2017
|time         = 17:30 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]]
|score        = 1–1
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/16/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfk-pirin-blagoevgrad/vereya-stara-zagora/2451544/
|team2        = [[FC Vereya|Vereya]]
|goals1       = [[Ivan Tsvetkov|Tsvetkov]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2       = [[Ivan Bandalovski|Bandalovski]] {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium      = [[Hristo Botev Stadium (Blagoevgrad)|Hristo Botev]], [[Blagoevgrad]]
|attendance   = 650
|referee      = Stanislav Stavrov ([[Veliko Tarnovo]])
}}
{{Football box
|date         = 20 May 2017
|time         = 17:30 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[FC Vereya|Vereya]]
|score        = 1–0
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/20/bulgaria/a-pfg/vereya-stara-zagora/pfk-pirin-blagoevgrad/2451546/
|team2        = [[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]]
|goals1       = [[Vasil Kaloyanov|Kaloyanov]] {{goal|44}}
|goals2       =
|stadium      = [[Trace Arena]], [[Stara Zagora]]
|attendance   = 180
|referee      = Vladimir Valkov ([[Plovdiv]])
}}

===European play-off semi-finals===
{{Football box
|date         = 27 May 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[FC Vereya|Vereya]]
|score        =
|report       =
|team2        = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = [[Trace Arena]], [[Stara Zagora]]
|attendance   =
|referee      =
}}
{{Football box
|date         = 30 May 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
|score        =
|report       =
|team2        = [[FC Vereya|Vereya]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = Botev 1912 Football Complex, [[Komatevo]]
|attendance   =
|referee      =
}}
''Since [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] qualified for the [[2017–18 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|Europa League first qualifying round]] by winning the [[2016–17 Bulgarian Cup]], the semi-finals were not held and [[FC Vereya|Vereya]] qualified automatically for the play-off final.''

===European play-off final===
{{Football box
|date         = 4 June 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = Third-placed team Championship round
|score        =
|report       =
|team2        = [[FC Vereya|Vereya]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      =
|attendance   =
|referee      =
}}

==Relegation play-offs==

===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N16
|RD1 = First round
|RD2 = Second round
|RD3 = Third round
|RD4 = omit_label
|flex_tree=yes
|skipmatch = 3-8;10;12;15
|omit_blanks = yes
|3rdplace = no
|bold_winner = high
|score-boxes=2+sum

|Match 1|[[FC Montana|Montana]]|1|1|[[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]|3|2
|Match 2|[[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]]|0|1|[[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]|3|1

|Match 3|[[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]|||[[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]||
|Match 4|[[FC Montana|Montana]]|||[[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]]||

|Match 5|3rd Second League||&nbsp;|Losers match 3||&nbsp;
|Match 6|Winners match 4||&nbsp;|2nd Second League||&nbsp;
}}

Winners of matches 3, 5 and 6 will play in the top division next season

===First round===
{{Football box
|date         = 18 May 2017
|time         = 17:30 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[FC Montana|Montana]]
|score        = 1–3
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/18/bulgaria/play-offs-12/pfc-montana-1921/neftochimik-burgas/2453120/
|team2        = [[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]
|goals1       = [[Petar Atanasov|Atanasov]] {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2       =
* [[Kostadin Hazurov|Hazurov]] {{goal|16|pen.|55}}
* [[Vladislav Romanov|Romanov]] {{goal|21}}
|stadium      = [[Lovech Stadium|Gradski]], [[Lovech]]
|attendance   = 50
|referee      = [[Georgi Kabakov]] ([[Plovdiv]])
}}
{{Football box
|date         = 22 May 2017
|time         = 17:30 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]
|score        = 2–1
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/22/bulgaria/play-offs-12/neftochimik-burgas/pfc-montana-1921/2453122/
|team2        = [[FC Montana|Montana]]
|goals1       = 
* [[Iliya Milanov|Milanov]] {{goal|71}}
* [[Galin Ivanov (footballer, born 1988)|Ivanov]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2       = [[Petar Atanasov|Atanasov]] {{goal|24}}
|stadium      = [[Lazur Stadium|Lazur]], [[Burgas]]
|attendance   = 370
|referee      = Stefan Apostolov ([[Simitli]])
}}
----
{{Football box
|date         = 18 May 2017
|time         = 19:45 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa]]
|score        = 0–3
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/18/bulgaria/play-offs-12/fk-lokomotiv-gorna-orjahovica/pfc-slavia-sofia/2453121/
|team2        = [[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
* [[Ivaylo Dimitrov (footballer, born 1989)|Dimitrov]] {{goal|45||62}}
* [[Serder Serderov|Serderov]] {{goal|58}}
|stadium      = [[Lokomotiv Stadium (Gorna Oryahovitsa)|Lokomotiv]], [[Gorna Oryahovitsa]]
|attendance   = 2,500
|referee      = Nikola Popov ([[Sofia]])
}}
{{Football box
|date         = 22 May 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]
|score        = 1–1
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/22/bulgaria/play-offs-12/pfc-slavia-sofia/fk-lokomotiv-gorna-orjahovica/2453123/
|team2        = [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa]]
|goals1       = [[Aboud Omar|Omar]] {{goal|29}}
|goals2       = [[Mario Kirev|Kirev]] {{goal|38|o.g.}}
|stadium      = [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]]
|attendance   = 90
|referee      = Ivaylo Stoyanov ([[Petrich]])
}}

===Second round===
{{Football box
|date         = 26 May 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]
|score        =
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/26/bulgaria/play-offs-12/neftochimik-burgas/pfc-slavia-sofia/2457361/
|team2        = [[Slavia Sofia|Slavia]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = [[Lazur Stadium|Lazur]], [[Burgas]]
|attendance   =
|referee      = Dragomir Draganov ([[Varna]])
}}
{{Football box
|date         = 29 May 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[Slavia Sofia|Slavia]]
|score        =
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/29/bulgaria/play-offs-12/pfc-slavia-sofia/neftochimik-burgas/2457362/
|team2        = [[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]]
|attendance   =
|referee      =
}}
----
{{Football box
|date         = 26 May 2017
|time         = 17:45 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[FC Montana|Montana]]
|score        =
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/26/bulgaria/play-offs-12/pfc-montana-1921/fk-lokomotiv-gorna-orjahovica/2457363/
|team2        = [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = [[Lovech Stadium|Gradski]], [[Lovech]]
|attendance   =
|referee      = Georgi Dimitrov ([[Sofia]])
}}
{{Football box
|date         = 29 May 2017
|time         = 17:30 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa]]
|score        =
|report       = http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/29/bulgaria/play-offs-12/fk-lokomotiv-gorna-orjahovica/pfc-montana-1921/2457364/
|team2        = [[FC Montana|Montana]]
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      = [[Lokomotiv Stadium (Gorna Oryahovitsa)|Lokomotiv]], [[Gorna Oryahovitsa]]
|attendance   =
|referee      = 
}}

===Third round===
{{Football box
|date         = 2 June 2017
|time         = 20:00 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = 3rd Second League
|score        =
|report       =
|team2        = Losers match 3
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      =
|attendance   =
|referee      =
}}
{{Football box
|date         = 3 June 2017
|time         = 18:30 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1        = 2nd Second League
|score        =
|report       =
|team2        = Winners match 4
|goals1       =
|goals2       =
|stadium      =
|attendance   =
|referee      =
}}

==Top scorers==
{{updated|matches played on 21 May 2017}}<ref name="topscorers">{{cite web|title=Първа лига|url=http://bulgarian-football.com/parva-liga.html|website=bulgarian-football.com|accessdate=21 May 2017|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Claudiu Keșerü]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
|22
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Martin Kamburov]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
|15
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Marcelo Nascimento da Costa|Marcelinho]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
|14
|-
|rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Paulo da Silva Araújo|João Paulo]]<ref group=n>Including 12 goals for [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]].</ref>
|align="left"|[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
|rowspan="2"|13
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Wanderson Cristaldo Farias|Wanderson]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Todor Nedelev]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
|rowspan="3"|11
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Daniel Mladenov]]
|align="left"|[[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DRC}} [[Junior Mapuku]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jonathan Cafu]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
|rowspan="2"|10
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stanislav Kostov]]
|align="left"|[[FC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|11
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Marek Kuzma]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]]
|rowspan="3"|9
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Miroslav Budinov]]
|align="left"|[[FC Dunav Ruse|Dunav Ruse]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Bozhidar Kraev]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
|-
|14
|align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Serder Serderov]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Slavia Sofia|Slavia Sofia]]
|8
|-
|rowspan="4"|15
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Roman Procházka]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
|rowspan="4"|7
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Tunde Adeniji]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rahavi Kifouéti]]
|align="left"|[[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Steven Petkov]]
|align="left"|[[FC Montana|Montana]]
|}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=n}}

==Hat-tricks==
{| class="wikitable"
! Player !! For !! Against !!  style="text-align:center;"|Result !! Date
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[João Paulo da Silva Araújo|João Paulo]] || [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] || [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]] || 4–0<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a7.html#3 |title=Botev Plovdiv 4-0 Lokomotiv GO|publisher=bulgarian-football.com |date=17 September 2016 |language=Bulgarian}}</ref> || 17 September 2016
|-
|{{flagicon|DRC}} [[Junior Mapuku]] || [[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]] || [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] || 3–4<ref>{{cite news |title=Beroe 3–4 Botev Plovdiv |url=http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a10.html#5 |publisher=bulgarian-football.com |date=16 October 2016 |language=Bulgarian}}</ref><ref>The second goal was wrongly assigned to [[Junior Mapuku|Mapuku]] in the official match protocol; actually it was an own goal by [[Georgi Georgiev (footballer, born 1988)|Georgi Georgiev]].</ref> || 16 October 2016
|-
|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Claudiu Keșerü]] || [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] || [[FC Dunav Ruse|Dunav Ruse]] || 5–3<ref name="dunlug" /> || 28 October 2016
|-
|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Claudiu Keșerü]] || [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] || [[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]] || 5–0<ref name="lgolud" /> || 12 March 2017
|-
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Bozhidar Kraev]]<sup>4</sup> || [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] || [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Ploviv]] || 5–0<ref>{{cite web | title = Levski Sofia 5–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv | url = http://bulgarian-football.com/stats/a27.html#5 | publisher = bulgarian-football.com | date = 9 April 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref> || 9 April 2017
|}

;Note
<sup>4</sup> Player scored 4 goals

==Clean sheets==
{{updated|matches played on 21 May 2017}}<ref name="topscorers" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Clean sheets
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Kitanov]]
|align="left"|[[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]
|17
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SER}} [[Bojan Jorgačević]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
|12
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Martin Lukov]]
|align="left"|[[FC Dunav Ruse|Dunav Ruse]]
|10
|-
|rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Blagoy Makendzhiev]]<ref group=nb>Including 5 clean sheets for [[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]].</ref>
|align="left"|[[OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad|Pirin Blagoevgrad]]
|rowspan="2"|9
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Plamen Kolev]]
|align="left"|[[FC Vereya|Vereya]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Vladislav Stoyanov]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
|rowspan="2"|8
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Yanko Georgiev]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Neftochimic Burgas|Neftochimic]]
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Yassine El Kharroubi]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
|7
|-
|rowspan="3"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Přemysl Kovář]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]]
|rowspan="3"|5
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Dušan Perniš]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Krastev (footballer, born 1996)|Nikolay Krastev]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|12
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Karadzhov]]
|align="left"|[[FC Vereya|Vereya]]
|rowspan="4"|4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Bankov]]
|align="left"|[[FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa|Lokomotiv GO]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Čvorović]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Renan dos Santos|Renan]]
|align="left"|[[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]]
|}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=nb}}

==Transfers==
*[[List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2016]]
*[[List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2016–17]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bul/domesticleague/standings/index.html First League (uefa.com)]
*[http://en.bulgarian-football.com/season-2016-2017/parva-liga.html bulgarian-football.com]

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