Second League is a men’s football league in Bulgaria. On Xtra-Stats, visitors can follow fixtures, live scores, results and standings, while exploring player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons. The page provides a clear reference point for reviewing matches and season performance, with essential competition information organized for straightforward reference across seasons and over time.
Upcoming matches, Second League
Regular Season - 10
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- Regular Season - 10
Nesebar
Beroe
Gradski stadion -
- Regular Season - 10
Marek
Rilski Sportist
Stadion Bonchuk -
- Regular Season - 10
Yantra 2019
Lokomotiv G. OryahovitsaStadion Hristo Botev -
- Regular Season - 10
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Fratria
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- Regular Season - 10
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Chernomorets 1919 Burgas
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- Regular Season - 10
Sportist Svoge
Vihren
Stadion Chavdar Tsvetkov -
- Regular Season - 10
Dobrudzha
CSKA Sofia II
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- Regular Season - 10
Spartak Pleven
Ludogorets II
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- Regular Season - 10
Montana
Hebar 1918
Regular Season - 11
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- Regular Season - 11
Rilski Sportist
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Latest played matches, Second League
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season - 8
Second League Standings
B PFG
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Vihren | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | WWWWD |
| 2 |
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CSKA Sofia II | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 17 | WLWLD |
| 3 |
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Yantra 2019 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 16 | LWWDW |
| 4 |
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Fratria | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 | DDWDW |
| 5 |
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Chernomorets 1919 Burgas | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 15 | WDWWL |
| 6 |
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Beroe | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 15 | WDDDW |
| 7 |
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Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | LWLDL |
| 8 |
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Marek | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 | WLWDW |
| 9 |
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Nesebar | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 13 | WLDWW |
| 10 |
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Rilski Sportist | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 | WLWDW |
| 11 |
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Ludogorets II | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | WLDDL |
| 12 |
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Montana | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 | LLDWL |
| 13 |
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Hebar 1918 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 11 | WLDDW |
| 14 | Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 | DWLWW | |
| 15 |
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Spartak Pleven | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 10 | LWLLL |
| 16 |
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Sportist Svoge | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 | LDLDL |
| 17 |
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Dobrudzha | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 6 | LDLDL |
| 18 |
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Pirin Blagoevgrad | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 30 | -27 | 0 | LLLLL |
Second League Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Second League teams participation since 2016
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Ludogorets II | 10 |
| Litex | 8 |
| Strumska Slava | 8 |
| Montana | 7 |
| Spartak Pleven | 6 |
| Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 6 |
| Dobrudzha | 6 |
| Yantra 2019 | 6 |
| Sportist Svoge | 6 |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 5 |
| Septemvri Sofia | 5 |
| Sozopol | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 5 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 5 |
| FK Minyor Pernik | 5 |
| Dunav Ruse | 4 |
| Nesebar | 4 |
| Botev Galabovo | 4 |
| Pomorie | 4 |
| Chernomorets Balchik | 4 |
| Maritsa Plovdiv | 4 |
| Neftochimic Burgas | 4 |
| Hebar 1918 | 4 |
| Belasitsa | 4 |
| Marek | 4 |
| CSKA 1948 Sofia II | 4 |
| Vitosha Bistritsa | 3 |
| Tsarsko Selo | 3 |
| CSKA Sofia II | 3 |
| Kariana Erden | 3 |
| Spartak Varna | 3 |
| Botev Plovdiv II | 3 |
| Botev Vratsa | 2 |
| Oborishte | 2 |
| CSKA 1948 | 2 |
| Chernomorets 1919 Burgas | 2 |
| Septemvri Simitli | 2 |
| Fratria | 2 |
| Bansko | 1 |
| Levski Karlovo | 1 |
| Arda Kardzhali | 1 |
| Sevlievo | 1 |
| Vihren | 1 |
| Bdin | 1 |
| Levski Lom | 1 |
Second League top scorer teams
Second League About
Second League, also known as the Bulgarian Second League and officially identified in recent usage as the Second Professional Football League, is Bulgaria’s national second-tier men’s football league. It sits below the First League in the Bulgarian football pyramid and above the regional Third League, providing a professional setting in which clubs compete for promotion while developing players and maintaining a pathway between national and regional football.
Identity and purpose
The competition is a league rather than a knockout tournament. Its central purpose is to determine which eligible clubs can progress to Bulgaria’s top flight, while giving established professional sides, ambitious smaller clubs and selected reserve teams a demanding national schedule. Participation requires a professional licence issued under Bulgarian Football Union regulations, covering sporting standards as well as financial, infrastructure and organisational requirements.
The Bulgarian Football Union establishes the principal competition and licensing framework, while the Bulgarian Professional Football League oversees the league’s day-to-day operation. The division is open to clubs that satisfy the applicable licensing conditions and qualify through the Bulgarian league system. Entrants may arrive after relegation from the First League or through promotion from one of the four Third League regional groups: North-West, North-East, South-West and South-East.
History and development
The competition traces its origins to 1950, when it was established as the B Republican Football Group. Its name and structure have changed several times as Bulgarian football has been reorganised. At different stages, the second tier was divided into geographical sections, including East and West groups, before returning to a national single-division format in 2012. The modern Second League identity reflects that longer history while retaining its enduring role as the country’s principal promotion division below the First League.
Xtra-Stats records competition coverage from the 2016 season through 2025, spanning 10 recorded seasons. That statistical period includes a competition whose field size and regulations have not always remained identical from one edition to the next, so historical tables and records should be read in the context of the relevant season.
Competition format
The Second League normally operates as one national division. Club numbers have varied because of licensing decisions and structural changes: the division has typically contained around 18 to 20 teams, while the latest supplied format for 2025–26 is described as having 17 to 18 participants. The basic schedule is a double round-robin. Each club meets every other club twice, once at home and once away, with the final standings determined by results accumulated across the league programme.
Matches use the standard football points system: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. When clubs finish level on points, the published order of comparison begins with points gained in head-to-head matches, followed by head-to-head goal difference and head-to-head goals scored. Overall goal difference is then used as a further ranking criterion. The precise regulations for a particular edition remain the reference where additional classification criteria are required.
The league is also notable for the presence of reserve sides from top-flight clubs, including teams such as Ludogorets II and CSKA Sofia II in relevant seasons. These teams can provide an important development environment for younger players, but a reserve side cannot be promoted to the First League when its parent club is already competing there. Squad regulations have also been used to encourage the development of Bulgarian players, including requirements concerning the participation of young domestic players. The exact obligation should be checked against the regulations for the relevant season.
Promotion, relegation and the season calendar
The principal sporting reward is promotion to the First League. The champion normally gains automatic promotion, while the allocation for the runner-up and other leading positions can depend on the regulations of the individual season. A high-finishing club outside the automatic places may enter a promotion or promotion-relegation play-off against a First League team, with the format and number of qualifying places subject to that edition’s structure. Such play-offs are separate from the regular double round-robin schedule and may use extra time or penalties where the applicable rules require a winner.
At the other end of the table, the lowest-ranked clubs are generally relegated to the Third League. The number of relegation places can vary, commonly involving three or four teams, because it is affected by the composition of the division, licensing outcomes and movement elsewhere in the Bulgarian league system.
The competition follows the European football calendar. A typical season begins in July and concludes in May, with fixtures arranged across the autumn and spring portions of the campaign. This schedule creates a long test of consistency rather than a short elimination race: clubs must manage home and away demands, squad depth, player development and the pressure of promotion or survival over an entire season. That combination makes the Second League a significant part of Bulgarian football, both as a route to the top flight and as a national proving ground for clubs and players.