_logo.jpeg){kind=logo} Втора Професионална Футболна Λига | |
| Organising body | Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) Bulgarian Professional Football League (BPFL) |
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| Founded | 1950; 75 years ago (1950) |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of clubs | 17 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | First League |
| Relegation to | Third League |
| Domestic cup | Bulgarian Cup |
| Current champions | Dobrudzha (2nd title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Beroe Stara Zagora (9 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Nova Broadcasting Group |
| Website | http://old.fpleague.bg/index2.php |
| Current:2025–26 season | |
The BulgarianSecond Professional Football League (Bulgarian:Втора професионална футболна лига,romanized: Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known asSecond League (Bulgarian:Втора Лига) orVtora liga (currently known asMr. Bit Second League for sponsorship reasons), is the second level of theBulgarian football league system, belowFirst League and above theThird League. Twenty teams take part in the league, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away. Most matches are played on Saturdays and Sundays. The league is administered by theBulgarian Professional Football League.
In 2016, the B Group's name was rebranded to Second Professional Football League.[1]
A team receives 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss.
For 2024–25 Season :
The B group was established in 1950 when the league was divided in two groups -North andSouth, in each group participating 10 teams. The first champions of theB Republican Football Group areTorpedo (Ruse) (North) andSpartak (Sofia) (South).
In season 1951 the group is only one - B Republican Football Group with 12 teams. The regulations are - inA Group are going the top team in the final standings fromSofia and the top two teams from the province (teams that aren't from Sofia).
In the next season 1952 the group is formed by 14 teams and from season 1953 the league is divided into five groups -Sofia B Group,North-West B Group,South-West B Group,North-East B Group andSouth-East B Group.
In the next seasons the league had many changes. In 2000 theBulgarian Football Union changed the name of the division.The league is formed by 18 teams, not like previous seasons - 16 teams. To reduce the teams to 16 again in the next season the last six teams that finish in the final standings in the league were directly relegated.
Before the start of season 2001/2002 the league was again renamed. The championship started with 13 teams, becauseLokomotiv (Plovdiv) andBelasitsa (Petrich) united with two teams fromA Group -Lokomotiv withPFC Velbazhd Kyustendil andBelasitsa withPFC Hebar Pazardzhik. That meant, that this was the end of professional football in the towns ofKyustendil andPazardzhik.
Returning to the traditions of the B Republican Football Group was the creating of theB Professional Football Group. 16 teams participated in the league, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away, with no play-offs.
Before the start of season2005/2006 theBulgarian Football Union decided to divide B Group in two groups -West B Group andEast B Group with 14 teams in each group. Every team plays 13 matches as home team and 13 matches as away team. The two champions of the groups were directly promoted toA Group and the two teams that finished in second place in their group played a play-off for winning the final third place for promotion inA Group. On May 19, 2008 the two groups were extended to 16 teams. For season2010/2011 the two groups were reduced again with 12 teams in each.
But just before the start of season2011/2012 the number of teams in the two groups was again reduced - 10 teams in bothWest B Group andEast B Group, with the winners of the groups directly promoting toA Group. The two teams that finished in second place in their group enter in a play-off for winning a place at the final play-off for promotion/relegation with the team that finished 14th inA Group.
Further changes were made before the start of season2012/2013. The former format of B Group with the two groups (West andEast) was replaced by a single division, formed by fourteen teams.
The following table presents the former champions of B Group (until season2011–12 it had separate champions about the zonesEast andWest).[2]
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