| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 August 2016 – 27 May 2017 |
| Champions | Etar |
| Promoted | Etar Septemvri Sofia Vitosha Bistritsa |
| Relegated | CSKA Sofia II Spartak Pleven Bansko Levski Karlovo |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 632 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dimitar Georgiev (18) |
| Best goalkeeper | Martin Temenliev (13 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Etar 6–0Nesebar (30 November 2016) Lokomotiv Sofia 6–0Levski Karlovo (4 December 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Botev Galabovo 0–5Septemvri Sofia (1 April 2017)[1] |
| Highest scoring | Tsarsko Selo 5–3Botev Vratsa (27 May 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games byPomorie[2] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 games bySozopol[2] |
| Longest winless run | 10 games byBansko[2] |
| Longest losing run | 9 games byLevski Karlovo[2] |
2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 27 May 2017. | |
The2016–17 Second League was the 61st season of theBulgarian Second League, the second tier of theBulgarian football league system and the 1st season under this name and current league structure.
A total of 16 teams contested the league in a similar format to theB Group: 7 of which returning from the 2015–16 season, 7 of which promoted fromthird division and the reserves teams ofLudogorets Razgrad andCSKA Sofia.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bansko | Bansko | Saint Peter | 3,000 |
| Botev | Galabovo | Energitik | 3,000 |
| Botev | Vratsa | Hristo Botev | 32,000 |
| CSKA II | Sofia | Balgarska Armia | 22,995 |
| Etar | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 25,000 |
| Levski | Karlovo | Vasil Levski | 6,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
| Ludogorets II | Razgrad | Eagles' Nest | 2,000 |
| Nesebar | Nesebar | Nesebar Stadium | 7,000 |
| Oborishte | Panagyurishte | Orcho Voyvoda | 3,000 |
| Pomorie | Pomorie | Pomorie Stadium | 3,000 |
| Sozopol | Sozopol | Arena Sozopol | 3,500 |
| Spartak | Pleven | Pleven Stadium | 22,000 |
| Septemvri | Sofia | Dragalevtsi | 1,700 |
| Tsarsko Selo | Sofia | Tsarsko Selo | 2,000 |
| Vitosha | Bistritsa | Bistritsa Stadium | 2,000 |
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| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Kit sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bansko | adidas | ||||
| Botev Galabovo | KRASIKO | Galabovo Municipality | Knauf | ||
| Botev Vratsa | Jumper | WinBet | |||
| CSKA Sofia II | adidas | Mtel | WinBet | ||
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | Joma | ||||
| Levski Karlovo | Saller | Karlovo Municipality | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Joma | ||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | Macron | bet365 | Vivacom, Spetema | ||
| Nesebar | Joma | ||||
| Oborishte Panagyurishte | KRASIKO | Asarel Medet | |||
| Pomorie | Joma | Pomorie Municipality | Efbet | ||
| Sozopol | KRASIKO | ||||
| Spartak Pleven | adidas | ||||
| Septemvri Sofia | Joma | ||||
| Tsarsko Selo Sofia | Joma | ||||
| Vitosha Bistritsa | Jumper | Efbet[3] |
Note: Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising. However, only one sponsorship is permitted per jersey for official tournaments organised byUEFA 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.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botev Vratsa | End of caretaker tenure | 31 May 2016 | Pre-season | 8 June 2016[4] | ||
| Bansko | Mutual consent | 23 June 2016[5] | 23 June 2016[6] | |||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Resigned | 5 July 2016 | 5 July 2016[7] | |||
| Etar | 1 August 2016[8] | 5 August 2016[9] | ||||
| 10 August 2016[10] | 10th | 13 August 2016[11] | ||||
| End of caretaker tenure | 20 August 2016 | 2nd | 20 August 2016[12] | |||
| Spartak Pleven | Resigned | 30 August 2016[13] | 10th | 31 August 2016[14] | ||
| Septemvri Sofia | Signed byBotev Plovdiv | 30 August 2016[15] | 1st | 30 September 2016[16] | ||
| Mutual consent | 3 September 2016 | 1st | 3 September 2016[17] | |||
| Botev Galabovo | 14 October 2016[18] | 11th | 14 October 2016 | |||
| Spartak Pleven | Resigned | 15 October 2016[19] | 12th | 17 October 2016[20] | ||
| Oborishte | 17 October 2016[21] | 14th | 17 October 2016[22] | |||
| Tsarsko Selo | 29 October 2016[23] | 8th | 29 October 2016[24] | |||
| Botev Vratsa | 22 November 2016[25] | 7th | 23 November 2016[26] | |||
| CSKA Sofia II | Promoted toCSKA Sofia | 27 November 2016[27] | 5th | 28 November 2016[28] | ||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Promoted toDirector of football | 20 December 2016 | 11th | 20 December 2016[29] | ||
| Botev Galabovo | End of caretaker tenure | 31 December 2016 | 14th | 1 January 2017 | ||
| Etar | Resigned | 3 January 2017[30] | 1st | 8 January 2017[31] | ||
| Spartak Pleven | Mutual consent | 4 January 2017 | 10th | 4 January 2017[32] | ||
| CSKA Sofia II | End of caretaker tenure | 9 January 2017 | 8th | 9 January 2017[33] | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | Demoted to assistant | 15 January 2017 | 13th | 15 January 2017[34] | ||
| Septemvri Sofia | Signed byLevski Sofia | 2 March 2017[35] | 1st | 2 March 2017[36] | ||
| Spartak Pleven | Resigned | 6 May 2017[37] | 14th | 9 May 2017[38] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etar(C, P) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 61 | Promotion to theFirst League |
| 2 | Septemvri Sofia(O, P) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 3 | Vitosha Bistritsa(O, P) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 53 | |
| 4 | Sozopol | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 50 | |
| 5 | Tsarsko Selo | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 48 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 47[a] | |
| 7 | Pomorie | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 47[a] | |
| 8 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 44 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 9 | Nesebar | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 40 | |
| 10 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Oborishte | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 37 | |
| 12 | Botev Galabovo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 34 | |
| 13 | CSKA Sofia II(R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 33[b] | Relegation to theThird League |
| 14 | Spartak Pleven(R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 33[b] | |
| 15 | Bansko(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 25 | |
| 16 | Levski Karlovo(R) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 71 | −47 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | BAN | GAL | BVR | CSK | ETA | LEK | LSO | LUD | NES | OBO | POM | SOZ | SPL | SEP | TSS | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bansko | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Botev Galabovo | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| CSKA Sofia II | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Etar | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Levski Karlovo | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Nesebar | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Oborishte | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Pomorie | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sozopol | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Septemvri Sofia | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tsarsko Selo | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 18 | |
| 2 | Tsarsko Selo | 13 | |
| 3 | Septemvri Sofia | 12 | |
| CSKA Sofia II | |||
| 5 | Bansko | 11 | |
| Spartak Pleven | |||
| 7 | Botev Galabovo | 10 | |
| Botev Vratsa | |||
| Pomorie | |||
| Tsarsko Selo | |||
| 11 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 9 | |
| Septemvri Sofia | |||
| 13 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 8 | |
| Etar | |||
| Tsarsko Selo | |||
| Oborishte | |||
| Nesebar |