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 – 3 June 2023[1]
Matches played270
Goals scored602 (2.23 per match)
Top goalscorerValentin Yoskov (15 goals)
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 run4 games
CSKA 1948 II
Etar
Krumovgrad
Ludogorets Razgrad II
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Etar
Longest winless run10 games
Spartak Pleven
Strumska Slava
Longest losing run5 games
Dobrudzha
Botev Plovdiv II
Strumska Slava
Vitosha Bistritsa
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 16 May 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

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

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2022–23 Second League
Team City Stadium Capacity
BelasitsaPetrichTsar Samuil12,000
Botev IIPlovdivFutbolen kompleks Botev 19123,500
CSKA 1948 IISofiaBistritsa2,500
DobrudzhaDobrichDruzhba12,500
DunavRuseGradski13,000
EtarVeliko TarnovoIvaylo18,000
KrumovgradKrumovgradKrumovgrad1,500
LitexLovechGradski8,100
Ludogorets IIRazgradEagles' Nest2,000
MaritsaPlovdivMaritsa5,000
MinyorPernikMinyor8,000
MontanaMontanaOgosta6,000
SozopolSozopolArena Sozopol3,500
SpartakPlevenPleven22,000
SportistSvogeChavdar Tsvetkov3,500
Strumska SlavaRadomirGradski3,500
VitoshaBistritsaBistritsa2,500
YantraGabrovoHristo Botev14,000

Personnel and sponsorship

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 Bulgaria Ventsislav Ivanov Bulgaria Martin Taushanov Germany Jako efbet —
Botev Plovdiv II Israel Daniel Cohen Bulgaria Dimitar Balinov Germany Uhlsport WinBet —
CSKA 1948 II Bulgaria Atanas Ribarski Bulgaria Georgi Mariyanov Germany Adidas efbet Bachkovo
Dobrudzha Bulgaria Sasho Angelov Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Germany Jako 8888.bg —
Dunav Bulgaria Lyudmil Kirov Bulgaria Diyan Dimov Germany Uhlsport WinBet —
Etar Bulgaria Emanuel Lukanov Bulgaria Zdravko Iliev Spain Joma WinBet —
Krumovgrad Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Milanovic Bulgaria Krasimir Iliev Germany Uhlsport — —
Litex Bulgaria Andrey Andreev Bulgaria Iliyan Kapitanov Italy Givova WinBet —
Ludogorets II Bulgaria Todor Zhivondov Bulgaria Tsvetoslav Petrov United States Nike Efbet Vivacom, Spetema
Maritsa Bulgaria Nikolay Dimitrov Bulgaria Valeri Domovchiyski Germany Uhlsport — —
Minyor Bulgaria Krasimir Petrov Bulgaria Andreas Vasev Spain Joma efbet —
Montana Bulgaria Angel Stoykov Bulgaria Ivan Mihov Spain Joma efbet —
Sоzopol Bulgaria Margarit Dimov Bulgaria Diyan Moldovanov Denmark Hummel efbet —
Spartak Bulgaria Tsvetomir Mladenov Bulgaria Ivo Varbanov Germany Jako efbet —
Sportist Bulgaria Petar Kolev Bulgaria Borislav Stoychev Italy Zeus Petar Electric —
Strumska Slava Bulgaria Anatoli Nankov Bulgaria Borislav Nikolov Germany Jako efbet —
Vitosha Bulgaria Nikolay Hristozov Bulgaria Emil Gargorov Bulgaria Jumper efbet —
Yantra Bulgaria Zhivko Zhelev Bulgaria Petar Kazakov Bulgaria 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
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Botev II Bulgaria Stefan Stoyanov Mutual consent 24 May 2022[2] Pre-season Armenia Artur Hovhannisyan 12 June 2022[3]
Etar Bulgaria Veselin Velikov Resigned 27 May 2022[4] Bulgaria Emanuel Lukanov 8 June 2022[5]
CSKA 1948 II Bulgaria Vladimir Dimitrov Mutual consent 28 May 2022[6] Bulgaria Valentin Iliev 29 May 2022[7]
Krumovgrad Bulgaria Stefan Genov Reassigned as a technical director 3 June 2022[8] Greece Akis Vavalis 7 June 2022[9]
Belasitsa Bulgaria Nikolay Nikolov Mutual consent 5 June 2022[10] Bulgaria Ivo Trenchev 13 June 2022[11]
Litex Bulgaria Zhivko Zhelev 22 June 2022[12] Bulgaria Andrey Andreev 28 June 2022[13]
Botev II Armenia Artur Hovhannisyan Reassigned to Botev Plovdiv coaching staff 22 August 2022[14] 18th Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Milanovic 22 August 2022[15]
Belasitsa Bulgaria Ivo Trenchev Mutual consent 21 August 2022[16] 5th Bulgaria Ventsislav Ivanov 24 August 2022[17]
Dunav Bulgaria Martin Tsirkov 31 August 2022[18] 13th Bulgaria Ivaylo Kirilov (interim) 31 August 2022[18]
Montana Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov Resigned 8 September 2022[19] 8th Bulgaria Svetlan Kondev (interim) 10 September 2022[20]
Dunav Bulgaria Ivaylo Kirilov End of interim period 12 September 2022[21] 12th Bulgaria Lyudmil Kirov 12 September 2022[21]
Montana Bulgaria Svetlan Kondev 13 September 2022[22] 7th Bulgaria Ferario Spasov 13 September 2022[22]
Minyor Bulgaria Hristo Yanev Mutual consent 14 September 2022[23] 13th Bulgaria Petar Anestiev (interim) 14 September 2022[23]
Yantra Bulgaria Sasho Angelov Resigned 26 September 2022[24] 13th Bulgaria Nikolay Vasilev (interim) 26 September 2022
Minyor Bulgaria Petar Anestiev End of interim period 29 September 2022[25] 16th Bulgaria Emil Serafimov 29 September 2022[25]
Krumovgrad Greece Akis Vavalis Resigned 4 October 2022[26] 5th Bulgaria Velislav Vutsov 4 October 2022[26]
Yantra Bulgaria Nikolay Vasilev End of interim period 5 October 2022 16th Bulgaria Zhivko Zhelev 5 October 2022[27]
Dobrudzha Bulgaria Atanas Atanasov Resigned 16 October 2022[28] 17th Bulgaria Sasho Angelov 18 October 2022[29]
Sportist Bulgaria Borislav Kyosev Mutual consent 23 November 2022[30] 5th Bulgaria Petar Kolev 17 December 2022[31]
CSKA 1948 II Bulgaria Valentin Iliev 14 December 2022[32] 1st Bulgaria Atanas Ribarski 29 December 2022[33]
Botev II Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Milanovic 27 December 2022[34] 15th Israel Daniel Cohen 5 January 2023[35]
Krumovgrad Bulgaria Velislav Vutsov 23 December 2022[36] 2nd Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Milanovic 8 January 2023[37]
Montana Bulgaria Ferario Spasov 17 February 2023[38] 9th Bulgaria Angel Stoykov 25 February 2023[39]
Strumska Slava Bulgaria Yuriy Vasev 21 February 2023[40] 12th Bulgaria Anatoli Nankov 28 February 2023[41]
Spartak Bulgaria Krasimir Bislimov 1 March 2023[42] 6th Bulgaria Tsvetomir Mladenov 1 March 2023[42]
Minyor Bulgaria Emil Serafimov Sacked 2 March 2023[43] 16th Bulgaria Krasimir Petrov 2 March 2023[44]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 CSKA 1948 II 30 19 7 4 51 16 +35 64 Ineligible for promotion
2 Etar 30 16 9 5 39 18 +21 57 Promotion to the First League
3 Ludogorets Razgrad II 30 15 5 10 36 31 +5 50 Ineligible for promotion
4 Krumovgrad 30 13 9 8 34 29 +5 48 Promotion to the First League
5 Sportist Svoge 30 13 8 9 38 37 +1 47 Qualification for the promotion play-off
6 Maritsa Plovdiv 30 13 5 12 34 38 −4 44
7 Dunav Ruse 30 11 10 9 41 33 +8 43
8 Montana 30 12 7 11 34 33 +1 43
9 Belasitsa Petrich 30 12 5 13 30 31 −1 41
10 Spartak Pleven 30 10 10 10 43 37 +6 40
11 Litex Lovech 30 9 10 11 27 26 +1 37
12 Yantra 30 8 11 11 24 31 −7 35
13 Dobrudzha 30 8 9 13 35 37 −2 33
14 Minyor Pernik 30 7 11 12 27 30 −3 32
15 Strumska Slava 30 7 11 12 29 40 −11 32 Relegation to the Third League
16 Sozopol 30 7 10 13 27 46 −19 31
17 Vitosha Bistritsa 30 7 9 14 30 46 −16 30
18 Botev Plovdiv II 30 7 6 17 22 43 −21 27
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2023. Source: https://bulgarian-football.com/vtora-liga.html
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]

Results
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 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 1–0
Botev Plovdiv II 0–1 — 1–3 2–0 0–0 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 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1
Dobrudzha 1–1 20 May 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 2–0
Dunav Ruse 0–2 5–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 20 May 0–1 2–2 4–2 1–0 4–1 0–1
Etar 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0
Krumovgrad 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 22 May — 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–0
Litex 1–0 0–1 21 May 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 — 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 4–0 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 21 May 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2
Maritsa 19 May 2–1 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 — 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1
Montana 2–1 2–1 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 4–0 — 0–2 20 May 2–2 1–2 1–1
Spartak Pleven 1–1 2–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 4–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 — 3–0 20 May 2–1 2–2
Sportist Svoge 0–2 1–0 0–3 5–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–2 — 3–1 1–0
Strumska Slava 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 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 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 — 0–0
Yantra Gabrovo 4–0 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 19 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 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
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
BelasitsaWLWLLWDWLWDWWDDWLDLWLLWLLLWWLL
Botev Plovdiv IILDLDLLLLLWDWLWWLWWLLLLLDWDLDLL
CSKA 1948 IIDDDDWLWWWWLWWWDWWWWLWWWLWWDWWD
DobrudzhaLWDDLWDLLWLLLLLDWDWWWDLDLWDLDL
Dunav RuseWDWLLLDLWWWLLLDDWDDWDWLDWDLDWW
EtarWDDWDWDWDLWWWLLWDWDWWLWWWWDLDW
KrumovgradWWLDLWDWDLWWWWLLWDWWLDDDLWDDLW
LitexLLWDWLDWDWWLWLDLDDLLLLWDLWDDWD
Ludogorets IILDLWLWLDLWWLWLWLWWLDWWWWLDDWWW
MaritsaLWLLWDWWDLWLDDWLLWWLLDWLWLWWWL
Minyor PernikWLWDDDLLDLWDLWLWLLLLWDDDWLDDLD
MontanaLWDWDWDLDLLWLWWWLLWDWDLWWLWLLD
SozopolLLLWLLDDWWDLLLDLLDDWDDLWWLDDWL
Spartak PlevenWWDLWLWWWLDDLDWWLLDLLDDDLDWLWD
Sportist SvogeLDDWDLWLWWLWDWWWLDWDWWLDLWLDLW
Strumska SlavaWDWDWWDDLLLLLDDDWDLDLDWLWLLDLL
Vitosha BistritsaWLDLWDLDLLLWWDLDLLLLLWDWLDDDLW
Yantra GabrovoDDDDWDDLWLLLWDLLWLWWWLLLLDDDWD
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2023. Source: Bulgarian Football
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Belasitsa6868137768475444344556767887789
Botev Plovdiv II131416161818181818181818181616161513141516161618171617171718
CSKA 1948 Sofia II1013131281565323221111111111111111111
Dobrudzha1179915991114121515171818181716151412121411131112121313
Dunav Ruse332571113161296810131112101210109898779997
Etar84713233232113323223222222222222
Krumovgrad525794545653322623423433333344
Litex14171413101415997466789810111314141313151211111111
Ludogorets II171617141612161517151113912101197997655656533
Maritsa1891116141387610898878128781110810998866
Minyor Pernik1114346121313161212151013101314161615151515121515151514
Montana12686533871113101199779875576565678
Sozopol161818171717171716141414161717171818181717181817161716161616
Spartak Pleven2114252111145665666689109101010101010
Sportist Svoge1515151012161010118107755455344344444455
Strumska Slava4532111245911121112131111121213131214111313131415
Vitosha Bistritsa71010151110141215171717141515141617171818171716181818181817
Yantra Gabrovo912121168111410131616131414151415131110111112141414141212
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2023. Source: Bulgarian Football

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