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2022–23 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2022–23 Second League is the 67th season of the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system, and the 7th season under this name and current league structure.

Second Professional Football League
Season2022–23
Dates14 July 2022 – 4 June 2023[1]
ChampionsCSKA 1948 Sofia II
PromotedEtar
Krumovgrad
RelegatedBotev Plovdiv II
Minyor Pernik
Sozopol
Vitosha Bistritsa
Matches played306
Goals scored690 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorer15 goals
Yordan Dimitrov (Dunav Ruse)
Valentin Yoskov (CSKA 1948 II)
Biggest home winDunav Ruse 5–0 Botev Plovdiv II (10 September 2022)
Biggest away winSozopol 0–5 CSKA 1948 II
(11 November 2022)
Highest scoringDobrudzha 6–2 Sportist Svoge (13 November 2022)
Longest winning run5 games
Krumovgrad
Longest unbeaten run9 games
CSKA 1948 II
Etar
Longest winless run10 games
Spartak Pleven
Strumska Slava
Longest losing run6 games
Belasitsa
All statistics correct as of 4 June 2023.

For this season, the league was reduced from 20 to 18 teams, with four teams relegated to Third League, five teams promoted from Third League and three teams promoted to First League.

Teams edit

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season.

Stadium and locations edit

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Location of teams in 2022–23 Second League
Team City Stadium Capacity
Belasitsa Petrich Tsar Samuil 12,000
Botev II Plovdiv Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 3,500
CSKA 1948 II Sofia Bistritsa 2,500
Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba 12,500
Dunav Ruse Gradski 13,000
Etar Veliko Tarnovo Ivaylo 18,000
Krumovgrad Krumovgrad Krumovgrad 1,500
Litex Lovech Gradski 8,100
Ludogorets II Razgrad Eagles' Nest 2,000
Maritsa Plovdiv Maritsa 5,000
Minyor Pernik Minyor 8,000
Montana Montana Ogosta 6,000
Sozopol Sozopol Arena Sozopol 3,500
Spartak Pleven Pleven 22,000
Sportist Svoge Chavdar Tsvetkov 3,500
Strumska Slava Radomir Gradski 3,500
Vitosha Bistritsa Bistritsa 2,500
Yantra Gabrovo Hristo Botev 14,000

Personnel and sponsorship edit

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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Kit sponsor
Belasitsa   Ventsislav Ivanov   Martin Taushanov Jako efbet —
Botev Plovdiv II   Daniel Cohen   Dimitar Balinov Uhlsport WinBet —
CSKA 1948 II   Atanas Ribarski   Georgi Mariyanov Adidas efbet Bachkovo
Dobrudzha   Sasho Angelov   Dimitar Iliev Jako 8888.bg —
Dunav   Lyudmil Kirov   Diyan Dimov Uhlsport WinBet —
Etar   Emanuel Lukanov   Zdravko Iliev Joma WinBet —
Krumovgrad   Nemanja Milanovic   Krasimir Iliev Uhlsport — —
Litex   Andrey Andreev   Iliyan Kapitanov Givova WinBet —
Ludogorets II   Todor Zhivondov   Tsvetoslav Petrov Nike Efbet Vivacom, Spetema
Maritsa   Nikolay Dimitrov   Valeri Domovchiyski Uhlsport — —
Minyor   Krasimir Petrov   Andreas Vasev Joma efbet —
Montana   Angel Stoykov   Ivan Mihov Joma efbet —
Sоzopol   Margarit Dimov   Diyan Moldovanov Hummel efbet —
Spartak   Tsvetomir Mladenov   Ivo Varbanov Jako efbet —
Sportist   Petar Kolev   Borislav Stoychev Zeus Petar Electric —
Strumska Slava   Anatoli Nankov   Borislav Nikolov Jako efbet —
Vitosha   Nikolay Hristozov   Emil Gargorov Jumper efbet —
Yantra   Zhivko Zhelev   Petar Kazakov Jumper efbet —

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.

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Botev II   Stefan Stoyanov Mutual consent 24 May 2022[2] Pre-season   Artur Hovhannisyan 12 June 2022[3]
Etar   Veselin Velikov Resigned 27 May 2022[4]   Emanuel Lukanov 8 June 2022[5]
CSKA 1948 II   Vladimir Dimitrov Mutual consent 28 May 2022[6]   Valentin Iliev 29 May 2022[7]
Krumovgrad   Stefan Genov Reassigned as a technical director 3 June 2022[8]   Akis Vavalis 7 June 2022[9]
Belasitsa   Nikolay Nikolov Mutual consent 5 June 2022[10]   Ivo Trenchev 13 June 2022[11]
Litex   Zhivko Zhelev 22 June 2022[12]   Andrey Andreev 28 June 2022[13]
Botev II   Artur Hovhannisyan Reassigned to Botev Plovdiv coaching staff 22 August 2022[14] 18th   Nemanja Milanovic 22 August 2022[15]
Belasitsa   Ivo Trenchev Mutual consent 21 August 2022[16] 5th   Ventsislav Ivanov 24 August 2022[17]
Dunav   Martin Tsirkov 31 August 2022[18] 13th   Ivaylo Kirilov (interim) 31 August 2022[18]
Montana   Antoni Zdravkov Resigned 8 September 2022[19] 8th   Svetlan Kondev (interim) 10 September 2022[20]
Dunav   Ivaylo Kirilov End of interim period 12 September 2022[21] 12th   Lyudmil Kirov 12 September 2022[21]
Montana   Svetlan Kondev 13 September 2022[22] 7th   Ferario Spasov 13 September 2022[22]
Minyor   Hristo Yanev Mutual consent 14 September 2022[23] 13th   Petar Anestiev (interim) 14 September 2022[23]
Yantra   Sasho Angelov Resigned 26 September 2022[24] 13th   Nikolay Vasilev (interim) 26 September 2022
Minyor   Petar Anestiev End of interim period 29 September 2022[25] 16th   Emil Serafimov 29 September 2022[25]
Krumovgrad   Akis Vavalis Resigned 4 October 2022[26] 5th   Velislav Vutsov 4 October 2022[26]
Yantra   Nikolay Vasilev End of interim period 5 October 2022 16th   Zhivko Zhelev 5 October 2022[27]
Dobrudzha   Atanas Atanasov Resigned 16 October 2022[28] 17th   Sasho Angelov 18 October 2022[29]
Sportist   Borislav Kyosev Mutual consent 23 November 2022[30] 5th   Petar Kolev 17 December 2022[31]
CSKA 1948 II   Valentin Iliev 14 December 2022[32] 1st   Atanas Ribarski 29 December 2022[33]
Botev II   Nemanja Milanovic 27 December 2022[34] 15th   Daniel Cohen 5 January 2023[35]
Krumovgrad   Velislav Vutsov 23 December 2022[36] 2nd   Nemanja Milanovic 8 January 2023[37]
Montana   Ferario Spasov 17 February 2023[38] 9th   Angel Stoykov 25 February 2023[39]
Strumska Slava   Yuriy Vasev 21 February 2023[40] 12th   Anatoli Nankov 28 February 2023[41]
Spartak   Krasimir Bislimov 1 March 2023[42] 6th   Tsvetomir Mladenov 1 March 2023[42]
Minyor   Emil Serafimov Sacked 2 March 2023[43] 16th   Krasimir Petrov 2 March 2023[44]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 CSKA 1948 II (C) 34 22 8 4 60 17 +43 74 Ineligible for promotion
2 Etar (P) 34 18 9 7 47 22 +25 63 Promotion to the First League
3 Krumovgrad (P) 34 17 9 8 43 33 +10 60
4 Ludogorets Razgrad II 34 17 6 11 42 35 +7 57 Ineligible for promotion
5 Sportist Svoge (Q) 34 14 10 10 41 40 +1 52 Qualification for the promotion play-off
6 Dunav Ruse 34 13 11 10 47 38 +9 50
7 Maritsa Plovdiv 34 14 5 15 36 46 −10 47
8 Yantra 34 11 11 12 31 34 −3 44
9 Litex Lovech 34 11 11 12 32 28 +4 44
10 Montana 34 12 8 14 37 39 −2 44
11 Spartak Pleven 34 10 12 12 44 44 0 42
12 Belasitsa Petrich 34 12 5 17 33 41 −8 41
13 Dobrudzha 34 10 9 15 38 40 −2 39
14 Strumska Slava 34 9 12 13 35 44 −9 39
15 Minyor Pernik (R) 34 9 11 14 33 35 −2 38 Relegation to the Third League
16 Sozopol (R) 34 9 11 14 32 52 −20 38
17 Vitosha Bistritsa (R) 34 9 9 16 34 50 −16 36
18 Botev Plovdiv II (R) 34 7 7 20 25 52 −27 28
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. 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.[45]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away BEL BOT CSK DOB DUN ETA KRU LIT LUD MAR MIN MON SOZ SPA SPO STR VIT YAN
Belasitsa — 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 3–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 1–0
Botev Plovdiv II 0–1 — 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–4 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–0
CSKA 1948 Sofia II 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1
Dobrudzha 1–1 2–1 1–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 6–2 1–1 0–1 2–0
Dunav Ruse 0–2 5–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–1
Etar 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0
Krumovgrad 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–0
Litex 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 — 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2
Ludogorets II 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 5–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2
Maritsa 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 — 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 4–1 3–0
Minyor Pernik 2–1 3–0 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 — 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0
Montana 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 — 4–1 0–2 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–0
Sozopol 0–0 1–1 0–5 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 — 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–1
Spartak Pleven 1–1 2–0 0–3 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 4–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 — 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–2
Sportist Svoge 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 5–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–2 — 3–1 1–0 0–1
Strumska Slava 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–3 — 3–0 0–1
Vitosha Bistritsa 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 — 0–0
Yantra Gabrovo 4–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. 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 edit

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
BelasitsaWLWLLWDWLWDWWDDWLDLWLLWLLLWWLLLLLL
Botev Plovdiv IILDLDLLLLLWDWLWWLWWLLLLLDWDLDLLLLLD
CSKA 1948 IIDDDDWLWWWWLWWWDWWWWLWWWLWWDWWDDWWW
DobrudzhaLWDDLWDLLWLLLLLDWDWWWDLDLWDLDLWWLL
Dunav RuseWDWLLLDLWWWLLLDDWDDWDWLDWDLDWWWLWD
EtarWDDWDWDWDLWWWLLWDWDWWLWWWWDLDWLWWL
KrumovgradWWLDLWDWDLWWWWLLWDWWLDDDLWDDLWWWWW
LitexLLWDWLDWDWWLWLDLDDLLLLWDLWDDWDDLWW
Ludogorets IILDLWLWLDLWWLWLWLWWLDWWWWLDDWWWWLDW
MaritsaLWLLWDWWDLWLDDWLLWWLLDWLWLWWWLWLLL
Minyor PernikWLWDDDLLDLWDLWLWLLLLWDDDWLDDLDLWLW
MontanaLWDWDWDLDLLWLWWWLLWDWDLWWLWLLDLLLD
SozopolLLLWLLDDWWDLLLDLLDDWDDLWWLDDWLDWWL
Spartak PlevenWWDLWLWWWLDDLDWWLLDLLDDDLDWLWDDLLD
Sportist SvogeLDDWDLWLWWLWDWWWLDWDWWLDLWLDLWDLDW
Strumska SlavaWDWDWWDDLLLLLDDDWDLDLDWLWLLDLLDWLW
Vitosha BistritsaWLDLWDLDLLLWWDLDLLLLLWDWLDDDLWLWWL
Yantra GabrovoDDDDWDDLWLLLWDLLWLWWWLLLLDDDWDWWWL
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. Source: Bulgarian Football
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Belasitsa6868137768475444344556767887789991012
Botev Plovdiv II13141616181818181818181818161616151314151616161817161717171818181818
CSKA 1948 Sofia II101313128156532322111111111111111111111
Dobrudzha117991599111412151517181818171615141212141113111212131313121313
Dunav Ruse3325711131612968101311121012101098987799977766
Etar8471323323211332322322222222222222
Krumovgrad5257945456533226234234333333444333
Litex141714131014159974667898101113141413131512111111111213119
Ludogorets II1716171416121615171511139121011979976556565333444
Maritsa18911161413876108988781287811108109988666677
Minyor Pernik111434612131316121215101310131416161515151512151515151415151715
Montana1268653387111310119977987557656567888910
Sozopol16181817171717171614141416171717181818171718181716171616161616161416
Spartak Pleven211425211114566566668910910101010101010111211
Sportist Svoge15151510121610101181077554553443444444555555
Strumska Slava453211124591112111213111112121313121411131313141514141514
Vitosha Bistritsa7101015111014121517171714151514161717181817171618181818181717171617
Yantra Gabrovo912121168111410131616131414151415131110111112141414141212111088
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2023. Source: Bulgarian Football

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