2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
| Season | 2020–21 |
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| Dates | 7 August 2020 – May 2021 |
← 2019–20 2021-22 →
All statistics correct as of 6 March 2020. | |
The 2020–21 First Professional Football League, also known as Efbet League for sponsorship reasons,[1] will be the 97th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 72nd since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 5th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. Ludogorets Razgrad are the defending champions for the ninth consecutive time. The season was initially set to start on 24 July 2020,[2] but will begin on 7 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation in Bulgaria.[3][4] All matches will be held without spectators, at least until 31 August.[5]
Teams
Fourteen teams are competing in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, the team that finished in first place in the Second League, and the two winners of the promotion/relegation playoffs.[6]
CSKA 1948 were promoted as champions of the 2019–20 Second League and will make their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football. The second team to be promoted was Montana, who earned promotion after winning their play-off match against Dunav Ruse.[7] The club returns after three seasons in the second tier, following their relegation in the 2016–17 season, while Dunav ended their four-year stay in the First League.
Stadiums and locations
| Arda | Beroe | Botev Plovdiv | Botev Vratsa |
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| Arena Arda | Stadion Beroe | Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 | Stadion Hristo Botev |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 12,128 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 12,000 |
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2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) (Bulgaria) Location of Sofia teams. |
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| Stadion Ticha | Stadion Balgarska Armia | ||
| Capacity: 8,250 | Capacity: 22,995 | ||
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| CSKA 1948 | Etar | ||
| Vasil Levski National Stadium | Stadion Ivaylo | ||
| Capacity: 44,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | ||
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| Levski | Lokomotiv | ||
| Stadion Georgi Asparuhov | Stadion Lokomotiv | ||
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 13,220 | ||
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| Ludogorets | Montana | Slavia | Tsarsko Selo |
| Huvepharma Arena | Stadion Ogosta | Stadion Slavia | Sporten kompleks Tsarsko Selo |
| Capacity: 10,422 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 25,556 | Capacity: 1,550 |
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Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Arda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 2 | Beroe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Botev Vratsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Cherno More | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | CSKA 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | CSKA Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa League group |
| 8 | Etar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Levski Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Ludogorets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation group |
| 12 | Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Tsarsko Selo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.[8]
Results
Positions by round
Results by round
References
- ^ "Обявиха официално новото име и лого на Първа лига" [Officially announced the new name and logo of First League.]. Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ "Официално: Отложиха старта на efbet Лига". nova.bg. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Решения след заседанието на Изпълнителния комитет на БФС". Bulgarian Football Union. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Решение СТК 28.07.2020". Bulgarian Football Union. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Dimitrov, Elin, ed. (31 July 2020). "Мачовете без публика на стадионите до края на август". actualno.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Състав на Първа и Втора професионална лига за сезон 2019/2020" (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Монтана влезе в елита след победа над Дунав" [Montana enters the elite after a victory over Dunav]. dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
