2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
Season | 2016–17 |
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Matches played | 115 |
Goals scored | 296 (2.57 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Claudiu Keșerü and Martin Kamburov (11) |
Best goalkeeper |
Aleksandar Konov (0.5 goals conceded per game) |
Biggest home win | CSKA Sofia 5–1 Neftochimic (14 August 2016)[1] |
Biggest away win | Vereya 1–5 Ludogorets (23 September 2016)[2] |
Highest scoring | Dunav 3–5 Ludogorets (28 October 2016)[3] |
Longest winning run | 12 games by Ludogorets[4] |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games by Levski and Ludogorets[4] |
Longest winless run | 8 games by Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa[4] |
Longest losing run | 5 games by Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Montana and Neftochimic[4] |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 3 December 2016. |
The 2016–17 First Professional Football League is the 93rd season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 68th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid and also the inaugural season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season is the first 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 the Belgian First Division A and Danish Superliga, was approved by the Bulgarian Football Union on 6 June 2016.[5] The fixtures were announced on 8 July 2016.[6]
Ludogorets Razgrad are the five-time defending champions.
Competition format
Starting from the 2016-17 season, a new league format was approved by the Bulgarian Football Union, in an attempt to improve each participating club's competitiveness, match attendance and performance in the league, alongside strict financial criteria. It involves 14 teams playing in two phases, a regular season and playoffs. The first phase includes each club competing against every other team twice in a double round-robin system, on a home-away basis at a total of 26 games per team, also played in 26 fixtures. Seven matches are played in every fixture at a total of 182 games during the first phase. In the second phase, the top six teams form an European qualifying table, while the bottom eight teams participate in a relegation group. The winner of the top group is declared as Champions of Bulgaria and is awarded with the title.
International qualification
The six top teams compete against each other on a home-away basis. Three matches are played in every fixture of the top six, with the results and points after the regular season also included. At the end of the stage, every team will have played a total of 36 games. The winner of the group is declared as Champions of Bulgaria and automatically secures participation in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The team that ranks second is awarded with a place in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. The third team in the final standings would participate in a play-off match against a representative team from the bottom eight. Depending on the winner of the Bulgarian Cup final, a possible fourth team from the first six may compete in a play-off match for an UEFA Europa League spot instead of the third ranked team.
Note: If the Bulgarian Cup winner has secured its qualification for the European tournaments for the next season through results from Parva Liga, then the place in the UEFA Europa League play-off is awarded to the fourth ranked team in the final standings.
Relegation
The teams in the bottom eight are split in two sub-groups of four teams, Group A and Group B, depending on their final position after the regular season standings. The teams that enter Group A are the 7th, 10th, 11th and the 14th, and the teams that participate in Group B are the 8th, 9th, 12th and the 13th. Every participant plays twice against the other three teams in their group on a home-away basis. The teams from the botttom eight also ccmpete with the results from the regular season. After the group stages, every team will have played a total number of 32 games. Depending on their final position in Group A and Group B, two sections will be formed, one for a play-off spot in next season's European competitions and one to avoid relegation. The first two teams from each group continue in the semi-finals, and the last two teams of each group continue to the semi-finals for a relegation match. After this phase, one team is directly relegated to the Second League and the remaining two teams will compete in two relegation matches against the second and the third ranked clubs from the Second League.[7]
Tiebreakers
In case of a tie on points between two or more clubs, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[8]
- Number of wins;
- Goal difference;
- Goals pro;
- Goals away;
- Fewer red cards;
- Less number of yellow cards;
- Draw
Teams
Prior to the start of the season, the Bulgarian Football Union announced that every Bulgarian professional football club's application would be considered for the upcoming season, as long as it fulfills the financial criteria. A total of 14 teams would be contesting the league, including the 9 sides from the previous season, plus five promoted clubs from the lower B Group, which would be issued a license by the Bulgarian Football Union. The five approved applications from the lower division were the B Group's last year champions Dunav, alongside Lokomotiv GO, Neftochimic, Vereya and CSKA Sofia respectively.
Stadia and locations
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.[9] The following stadiums below have either obtained a license under UEFA's category ranking or fulfill the licensing criteria.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity (seating) |
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Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,128[10] |
Botev | Plovdiv | Botev 1912 Football Complex, Komatevo | 4,000 |
Cherno More | Varna | Kavarna Stadium, Kavarna[11] | 5,000 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya | 18,495[12] |
Dunav | Ruse | Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad[13] | 8,808 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 25,000[14] |
Lokomotiv | Gorna Oryahovitsa | Ludogorets Arena[15] | 8,808 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 13,000[16] |
Ludogorets | Razgrad | Ludogorets Arena | 8,808[15] |
Montana | Montana | Gradski, Lovech | 6,000 |
Neftochimic | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037[17] |
Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev | 7,000 |
Slavia | Sofia | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 43,230 |
Vereya | Stara Zagora | Trace Arena | 3,500[18] |
Note: On June 15, 2016, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Bulgaria granted 3 mln. BGN in total for stadium renovations to the following three clubs - Cherno More, Dunav and Lokomotiv GO.[19]
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 sponsors |
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Beroe Stara Zagora | Ferario Spasov | Ivo Ivanov | Uhlsport | — | Refan |
Botev Plovdiv | Nikolay Kirov (interim) | Lachezar Baltanov | Joma | Efbet | — |
CSKA Sofia | Stamen Belchev (interim) | Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | adidas | Mtel | WinBet |
Cherno More Varna | Georgi Ivanov | Georgi Iliev | Uhlsport | Armeets | — |
Dunav Ruse | Veselin Velikov | Diyan Dimov | Joma | — | — |
Levski Sofia | Elin Topuzakov (interim) | Veselin Minev | Joma | VIVACOM | Strabag, Efbet, Spetema |
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | Ivan Kolev | Atanas Fidanin | KRASIKO | Efbet | Prity, Enel, Go Grill |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Eduard Eranosyan | Martin Kamburov | Uhlsport | Efbet | — |
Ludogorets Razgrad | Georgi Dermendzhiev | Svetoslav Dyakov | Macron | bet365 | Vivacom, Spetema |
Montana | Atanas Dzhambazki (interim) | Hristo Ivanov | Jako | — | — |
Neftochimic Burgas | Hristo Yanev | Lyubomir Bozhinov | KRASIKO | Masterhaus | — |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | Stefan Genov | Aleksandar Bashliev | Erreà | — | — |
Slavia Sofia | Vladimir Ivanov | Georgi Petkov | Joma | bet365 | — |
Vereya Stara Zagora | Aleksandar Tomash | Elias | Erreà | Trace Group | — |
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 |
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Beroe Stara Zagora | Plamen Lipenski | End of caretaker tenure | 31 May 2016 | Pre-season | Aleksandar Dimitrov | 31 May 2016[20] |
Montana | Emil Velev | Sacked | 31 May 2016 | Stevica Kuzmanovski | 10 June 2016[21] | |
Vereya Stara Zagora | Zhivko Zhelev | End of contract | 31 May 2016 | Aleksandar Tomash | 10 June 2016[22] | |
Lokomotiv GO | Aleksandar Tomash | Sacked | 8 June 2016 | Angel Chervenkov | 8 June 2016[23] | |
Cherno More Varna | Nikola Spasov | Mutual agreement | 10 June 2016 | Georgi Ivanov | 21 June 2016[24] | |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | Naci Şensoy | End of contract | 20 June 2016 | Stefan Genov | 20 June 2016 | |
CSKA Sofia | Hristo Yanev | Resigned | 21 August 2016 | 3rd | Edward Iordănescu | 24 August 2016[25] |
Botev Plovdiv | Nikolay Kostov | 23 August 2016[26] | 10th | Nikolay Mitov | 30 August 2016[27] | |
Nikolay Mitov | 30 August 2016 | 8th | Nikolay Kirov (interim) | 1 September 2016[28] | ||
Neftochimic Burgas | Dimcho Nenov | Sacked | 17 September 2016[29] | 13th | Hristo Yanev | 17 September 2016[30] |
Lokomotiv GO | Angel Chervenkov | 28 September 2016[31] | 14th | Ivan Kolev | 28 September 2016[32] | |
Montana | Stevica Kuzmanovski | 3 October 2016[33] | 13th | Atanas Dzhambazki (interim) | 4 October 2016[34] | |
Beroe Stara Zagora | Aleksandar Dimitrov | Resigned | 17 October 2016[35] | 7th | Plamen Lipenski (interim) | 20 October 2016[36] |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Ilian Iliev | 17 October 2016[37] | 9th | Hristo Kolev (interim) | 18 October 2016[38] | |
Levski Sofia | Ljupko Petrović | 22 October 2016[39] | 1st | Elin Topuzakov (interim) | 24 October 2016[40] | |
Beroe Stara Zagora | Plamen Lipenski | End of caretaker tenure | 26 October 2016 | 8th | Ferario Spasov | 26 October 2016[41] |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Hristo Kolev | 31 October 2016 | 7th | Eduard Eranosyan | 31 October 2016[42] | |
Slavia Sofia | Aleksandr Tarkhanov | Signed by Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | 2 November 2016[43] | 10th | Vladimir Ivanov | 3 November 2016[44] |
CSKA Sofia | Edward Iordănescu | Resigned | 27 November 2016[45] | 5th | Stamen Belchev (interim) | 27 November 2016[46] |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 43 | Qualification to Championship round |
2 | Levski Sofia | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 37 | |
3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 29 | |
4 | Dunav Ruse | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | CSKA Sofia | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Cherno More Varna | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Vereya | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation round |
8 | Botev Plovdiv | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 18[lower-alpha 2] | |
9 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 18[lower-alpha 2] | |
10 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 18[lower-alpha 2] | |
11 | Slavia Sofia | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 17 | |
12 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 16 | |
13 | Neftochimic Burgas | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 12 | |
14 | Montana | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 8 |
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.[47]
Notes:
- 1 2 3 Dunav Ruse ahead of CSKA Sofia and Cherno More Varna on head-to-head record; Dunav Ruse 6 pts, CSKA Sofia 3 pts, Cherno More Varna 0 pts.
- 1 2 3 Botev Plovdiv ahead of Beroe Stara Zagora and Pirin Blagoevgrad on head-to-head goals scored; Botev Plovdiv 3 pts (5 goals), Beroe Stara Zagora 3pts (4 goals), Pirin Blagoevgrad 3 pts (2 goals).
Results
Home ╲ Away | BSZ | BOT | CHM | CSK | DUN | LEV | LGO | LPL | LUD | MON | NEF | PIR | SLA | VER |
Beroe Stara Zagora | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
Botev Plovdiv | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
Cherno More Varna | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
CSKA Sofia | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
Dunav Ruse | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||
Levski Sofia | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |||||
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | |||||
Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||||||
Montana | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | ||||||
Neftochimic Burgas | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
Slavia Sofia | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||||||
Vereya Stara Zagora | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: bulgarian-football.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
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 |
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Beroe Stara Zagora | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
Botev Plovdiv | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
Cherno More Varna | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
CSKA Sofia | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
Dunav Ruse | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
Levski Sofia | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
Ludogorets Razgrad | 12 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Montana | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
Neftochimic Burgas | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
Slavia Sofia | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
Vereya | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Last updated: 3 December 2016
Source:
Championship round
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to European play-off final |
4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.[48]
Relegation round
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Team 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to European play-off quarter-finals |
2 | Team 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Team 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
4 | Team 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.[49]
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Team 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to European play-off quarter-finals |
2 | Team 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Team 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
4 | Team 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.[50]
European play-offs
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-final 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group A | ||||||||||||||||
Semi-final | ||||||||||||||||
Winners Group B | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-final 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||||||||
Final | ||||||||||||||||
Winner Group A | ||||||||||||||||
3rd Championship round | ||||||||||||||||
European play-off quarter-finals
TBD |
Runners-up of Group A | v | Winners of Group B |
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TBD |
Winners of Group B | v | Runners-up of Group A |
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TBD |
Runners-up of Group B | v | Winners of Group A |
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TBD |
Winners of Group A | v | Runners-up of Group B |
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European play-off semi-finals
TBD |
Winners of quarter-final 1 | v | Winners of quarter-final 2 |
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TBD |
Winners of quarter-final 2 | v | Winners of quarter-final 1 |
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European play-off final
TBD |
Winners of semi-finals | v | Third-placed team Championship round |
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TBD |
Third-placed team Championship round | v | Winners of semi-finals |
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Relegation play-offs
Bracket
First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Match 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4th Group A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Match 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner match 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Match 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner match 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4th Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Match 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd Group A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd Second League | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Losers match 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Match 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loser match 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loser match 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Match 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winners match 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd Second League | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winners of matches 3, 5 and 6 will play in the top division next season
First round
TBD |
4th Group A | v | 3rd Group B |
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TBD |
3rd Group B | v | 4th Group A |
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TBD |
4th Group B | v | 3rd Group A |
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TBD |
3rd Group A | v | 4th Group B |
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Second round
TBD |
Winners match 1 | v | Winners match 2 |
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TBD |
Winners match 2 | v | Winners match 1 |
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TBD |
Losers match 1 | v | Losers match 2 |
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TBD |
Losers match 2 | v | Losers match 1 |
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Third round
TBD |
3rd Second League | v | Losers match 3 |
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TBD |
Losers match 3 | v | 3rd Second League |
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TBD |
Winners match 4 | v | 2nd Second League |
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TBD |
2nd Second League | v | Winners match 4 |
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Top scorers
- As of matches played on 2 December 2016[51]
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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João Paulo | Botev Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 4–0[52] | 17 September 2016 |
Junior Mapuku | Beroe Stara Zagora | Botev Plovdiv | 3–4[53][54] | 16 October 2016 |
Claudiu Keșerü | Ludogorets Razgrad | Dunav Ruse | 5–3[3] | 28 October 2016 |
Clean sheets
- As of matches played on 3 December 2016[51]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Bojan Jorgačević | Levski | 10 |
Martin Lukov | Dunav | ||
3 | Georgi Kitanov | CSKA Sofia | 7 |
4 | Yassine El Kharroubi | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 5 |
5 | Blagoy Makendzhiev | Beroe | 4 |
Přemysl Kovář | Cherno More | ||
Ivan Karadzhov | Vereya | ||
8 | Plamen Kolev | Vereya | 3 |
Transfers
- List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2016
- List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2016–17
References
- ↑ "CSKA Sofia 5–1 Neftochimic" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Vereya 1–5 Ludogorets" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 23 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Dunav 3–5 Ludogorets" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 28 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bulgarian First Professional League Statistics – Streaks and Sequences". soccerstats.com. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ https://topsport.bg/a-group/vizhte-novoto-ime-na-a-grupa-i-pravilata-v-neya.html
- ↑ "Изтеглен бе жребият за определяне на програмата на Първа професионална лига за сезон 2016-17". www.bfunion.bg. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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- ↑ "Регламент на провеждане на Първа Лига". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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- ↑ Монтана назначи нов треньор
- ↑ Александър Томаш е новият старши треньор на Верея
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- ↑ "Христо Янев пое Нефтохимик" (in Bulgarian). PFC Neftochimic Burgas. 17 September 2016.
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- ↑ "Йорданеску хвърли оставка" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Позиция на футболен клуб ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 27 November 2016.
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- ↑ "Botev Plovdiv 4-0 Lokomotiv GO" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Beroe 3–4 Botev Plovdiv" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 16 October 2016.
- ↑ The second goal was wrongly assigned to Mapuku in the official match protocol; actually it was an own goal by Georgi Georgiev.