| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 July 2017–25 May 2018 |
| Champions | Ludogorets Razgrad (7th title) |
| Relegated | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| Champions League | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Europa League | Slavia Sofia CSKA Sofia Levski Sofia |
| Matches | 243 |
| Goals | 621 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Best goalkeeper | Bozhidar Mitrev (19 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Ludogorets Razgrad 7–0Beroe (18 April 2018)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Etar 0–6Ludogorets Razgrad (18 March 2018)[2] |
| Highest scoring | Botev Plovdiv 2–6CSKA Sofia (30 July 2017)[3] |
| Longest winning run | 14 games byLudogorets Razgrad[4] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 25 games byCSKA Sofia[4] |
| Longest winless run | 31 games byVitosha Bistritsa[4] |
| Longest losing run | 6 games byVereya andVitosha Bistritsa[4] |
| Highest attendance | 29,000 CSKA Sofia 0–0Ludogorets Razgrad (5 May 2018)[5] |
| Lowest attendance | ~30 Septemvri Sofia 2–1Cherno More (8 December 2017)[6] |
2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 25 May 2018. | |
The2017–18 First Professional Football League was the 94th season of the top division of theBulgarian football league system, the 70th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid and also the 2nd season of theFirst Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season is the second 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 theBelgian First Division A andDanish Superliga, was approved by theBulgarian Football Union on 6 June 2016.[7] The fixture list was released on 22 June 2017.[8]
On 29 April 2018, four rounds before the end of the championship,Ludogorets Razgrad managed to secure the title for a seventh consecutive and overall time.
A total of 14 teams would be contesting the league.Etar were promoted as champions of the2016–17 Second League, sealing their title on the final day of the season with a 2–2 away draw againstNesebar, coupled withSeptemvri Sofia's 0–2 away defeat toOborishte.[9] The promoted club replacedLokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, who suffered an immediate return to the second tier after elimination in therelegation play-offs byMontana.
Septemvri Sofia, runners-up of the2016–17 Second League, won theplay-off againstMontana and return to the top flight after an 18-year absence, for the first time since the1998–99 season.Montana return to the second tier after two seasons in the top flight.
Vitosha Bistritsa, who finished 3rd in the2016–17 Second League, defeatedNeftochimic in theplay-off and won promotion to the top division for the first time in their history.Neftochimic spent only one season in theFirst League.
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.[10] The following stadiums below have either obtained a license under UEFA's category ranking or fulfill the licensing criteria.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity (seating) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,128[11] |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Botev 1912 Football Complex | 4,000 |
| Cherno More | Varna | Tichaa | 8,250 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya | 18,495[12] |
| Dunav | Ruse | Gradski,Ruse | 12,400[13] |
| Etar | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylob | 18,000 |
| Levski | Sofia | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov | 25,000[14] |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 13,000[15] |
| Ludogorets | Razgrad | Ludogorets Arena | 9,000[16] |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev | 7,000 |
| Septemvri | Sofia | Vasil Levski National Stadiumc | 43,230 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Slavia Vasil Levski National Stadiumd | 25,556 43,230 |
| Vereya | Stara Zagora | Trace Arena | 3,500[17] |
| Vitosha | Bistritsa | Bistritsa Stadium | 2,500 |
a.^Cherno More played their first home match atKavarna Stadium inKavarna due to ongoing renovation works at theirTicha Stadium.[18]
b.^Etar played their first two home matches atLovech Stadium inLovech due to ongoing renovation works at theirIvaylo Stadium.[19]
c.^Septemvri Sofia will play at theVasil Levski National Stadium because their Dragalevtsi Stadium is not licensed for First League.[20]
d.^Slavia Sofia obtained permission from theBulgarian Football Union to use their own stadium and will play their matches at theVasil Levski National Stadium only whenfloodlights are necessary.[21]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Additional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | Uhlsport[22] | — | Refan | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | Uhlsport[23] | Efbet | — | ||
| CSKA Sofia | adidas | Mtel | WinBet, Baristo | ||
| Cherno More | Uhlsport | Armeets | — | ||
| Dunav Ruse | Joma | — | WinBet | ||
| Etar | Joma[24] | — | WinBet | ||
| Levski Sofia | Joma | Vivacom | Strabag, Efbet, Spetema | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Uhlsport[25] | Efbet | General Broker | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | Umbro[26] | bet365 | Vivacom, Spetema | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | Erreà[27] | Katarino Spa | — | ||
| Septemvri Sofia | Uhlsport[28] | Efbet[28] | — | ||
| Slavia Sofia | Joma | bet365 | — | ||
| Vereya | Erreà[29] | Efbet | Spetema | ||
| Vitosha Bistritsa | Jumper[30] | Efbet[31] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | Mutual consent | 19 May 2017[32] | Pre-season | 8 June 2017[33] | ||
| Septemvri | Demoted to assistant1 | 4 June 2017[34] | 8 June 2017[35] | |||
| Vereya | Signed byBeroe | 5 June 2017 | 9 June 2017[36] | |||
| Levski | Mutual consent | 4 August 2017[37] | 6th | 4 August 2017 | ||
| End of caretaker tenure | 8 August 2017 | 9th | 8 August 2017[38] | |||
| Ludogorets | Resigned | 9 August 2017[39] | 2nd | 10 August 2017 | ||
| End of caretaker tenure | 14 August 2017 | 14 August 2017[40] | ||||
| Septemvri | Sacked | 23 August 2017 | 13th | 23 August 2017[41] | ||
| Cherno More | Resigned | 21 September 2017 | 6th | 21 September 2017[42] | ||
| Dunav | Mutual consent | 16 October 2017 | 12th | 16 October 2017[43] | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Mutual consent | 30 October 2017[44] | 8th | 30 October 2017[45] | ||
| Dunav | End of caretaker tenure | 31 October 2017 | 13th | 31 October 2017[46] | ||
| Cherno More | End of caretaker tenure | 28 December 2017 | 7th | 28 December 2017[47] | ||
| Vereya | Signed byCherno More | 28 December 2017 | 6th | 2 January 2018[48] | ||
| Etar | Demoted to assistant | 4 January 2018 | 12th | 4 January 2018[49] | ||
| Vereya | Mutual consent | 1 April 2018[50] | 6th | 2 April 2018[51] | ||
| CSKA Sofia | Mutual consent | 1 May 2018 | 2nd | 1 May 2018[52] |
1.^No license for First League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 13 | +50 | 66 | Qualification for theChampionship round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 14 | +45 | 63 | |
| 3 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 50 | |
| 4 | Beroe | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 45 | |
| 5 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 42 | |
| 6 | Vereya | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 35 | |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 32 | Qualification for theRelegation round |
| 8 | Septemvri Sofia | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 31[a] | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 31[a] | |
| 10 | Cherno More | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 26 | |
| 12 | Dunav Ruse | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 21[b] | |
| 13 | Etar | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 21[b] | |
| 14 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 26 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 51 | −39 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | BSZ | BOT | CHM | CSK | DUN | ETA | LEV | LPL | LUD | PIR | SEP | SLA | VER | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 1−1 | — | 1–2 | 2–6 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Cherno More | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| CSKA Sofia | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 |
| Dunav Ruse | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Etar | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Levski Sofia | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Septemvri Sofia | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Slavia Sofia | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1−1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Vereya | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Cherno More | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| CSKA Sofia | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dunav Ruse | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Etar | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Levski Sofia | 9 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Septemvri Sofia | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Slavia Sofia | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Vereya | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D |
| Botev Plovdiv | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W |
| Cherno More | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | L |
| CSKA Sofia | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W |
| Dunav Ruse | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L |
| Etar | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | L |
| Levski Sofia | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | W |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L |
| Septemvri Sofia | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | W |
| Slavia Sofia | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | W | W |
| Vereya | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L |
| Vitosha Bistritsa | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | D |
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LUD | CSK | LEV | BSZ | BOT | VER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad(C) | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 22 | +69 | 88 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 81 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | |
| 3 | Levski Sofia(O) | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for theEuropean play-off final | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Beroe | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 59 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 3−2 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Botev Plovdiv | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 56 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | Vereya | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 36 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — |
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.
| Team ╲ Round | Initial | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Levski Sofia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vereya | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SLA | CHM | PIR | VIT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slavia Sofia | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Cherno More | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 40 | Qualification for theEuropean play-off quarter-finals | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Pirin Blagoevgrad(R) | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 30 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | 2–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | |
| 4 | Vitosha Bistritsa(O) | 32 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 60 | −43 | 13 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | SEP | LPL | DUN | ETA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Septemvri Sofia | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 41 | Qualification for theEuropean play-off quarter-finals | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 37 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Dunav Ruse(O) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 31 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Etar(O) | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 28 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Quarter-final 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cherno More | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Semi-final | ||||||||||||||||
| Septemvri Sofia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Cherno More | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Quarter-final 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Slavia Sofia | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Levski Sofia | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Cherno More | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Cherno More | 2−1 | Septemvri Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Iliev | Report | Toshev |
| Septemvri Sofia | 1−2 | Cherno More |
|---|---|---|
| Toshev | Report | Fennouche |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2−2 (a.e.t.) | Cherno More |
|---|---|---|
| Mihaljević | Report | Kuzma Dimov |
| First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etar | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Etar | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dunav Ruse | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dunav Ruse | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dunav Ruse | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tsarsko Selo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Match 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Match 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Winners of matches 3, 5 and 6 will play in the top division next season
| Dunav Ruse | 1–2 | Etar |
|---|---|---|
| N'Diaye | Report |
Pirin Blagoevgrad are relegated to the Second League.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKA Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 6–2[56] | 30 July 2017 | |
| Levski Sofia | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 3–0[57] | 18 August 2017 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | Septemvri Sofia | 5–0[58] | 12 October 2017 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | Etar | 4–0[59] | 23 October 2017 | |
| CSKA Sofia | Beroe | 6–0[60] | 10 December 2017 | |
| Beroe | Cherno More | 4–1[61] | 17 February 2018 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | Beroe | 7–0[62] | 18 April 2018 |