2010–11 B Group

The 2010–11 B Group was the 56th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The season started on 31 July 2010 and finished in May 2011 with the A Group promotion play-off.

B Group
Season2010–11
ChampionsBotev Vratsa (West)
Ludogorets (East)
PromotedLudogorets
Botev Vratsa
Svetkavitsa
RelegatedVihren
Botev Krivodol
Kom-Minyor
Spartak Plovdiv
Brestnik
Chernomorets Balchik
Dunav Ruse
Ravda

On 3 June the Executive Committee of Bulgarian Football Union decided to reduce the number of teams in both West and East B PFG due to the licensing problems that occurred in the last 5 years. The new format will consist 12 teams in each group playing three times during the season. The draw for the third matches will be conducted after Round 22 based in the Berger tables. The same principles were used in the first level football leagues in Macedonia and Montenegro.

There is also change regarding the A Group promotion play-off. Since this season it will be played in two stages. The first will be the match between the runners-up from the East and West B PFG. The final stage will be played between the 14th finished team from A Group and the winner from the first stage.[1]

Team changes from 2009–10

Movement between A Group and B Group

The champions of the two B Group 2009/10 divisions were promoted to the A Group 2010/11. These were Kaliakra Kavarna (East) and Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo (West).

Lokomotiv Mezdra, Sportist Svoge and Botev Plovdiv were relegated from A Group 2009/10 after finishing in the bottom three places. Botev and Lokomotiv did not even receive license for the B Group, so they will participate in 2010-11 V AFG

Movement between B Group and third-level leagues

Rodopa Smolyan and Belite Orli Pleven declared bankruptcy during the winter break and so relegated from respectively East B PFG and West B PFG. Bdin Vidin finished in 15th place in West B PFG and relegated to the Bulgarian North-West V AFG.

The relegated teams were replaced by teams from the third-level leagues of the Bulgarian league pyramid and allocated to one of the two divisions. Dorostol Silistra as winners of a North-East V AFG and Ravda as winners of South-East V AFG joined the Eastern division. Malesh Mikrevo as winners of South-West V AFG and Chavdar Byala Slatina as winners of North-West V AFG were included to the Western division.

On 20 July AKB Minyor Radnevo declared that their financial status would not be secured, so they were removed from East B PFG.[2] It is not clear what the future of AKB Minyor would be. On 27 July the Executive committee of Bulgarian Football Union decided that the new member of East B PFG will be FC Razgrad 2000.[3] At the same time FC Razgrad renamed themselves and from this season they will be PFC Ludogorets Razgrad.

Reducing the size of the divisions

Because of the reducing the size of the divisions, some teams from both East and West B Group lost their license. The teams of Spartak Varna, Volov Shumen, Svilengrad and Botev Plovdiv, which should play in East B PFG this season, did not receive professional license and so were relegated to the next division levels. The same is the case with the following teams from West B PFG - Marek Dupnitsa, Balkan Botevgrad, Rislki Sportist Samokov and Lokomotiv Mezdra.

East B PFG

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C, P) 24 12 8 4 38 16 +22 44 Promotion to 2011–12 A Group
2 Chernomorets Pomorie 24 9 9 6 23 19 +4 36 Qualification for Promotion Play-Off
3 Spartak Plovdiv (R) 24 10 6 8 26 17 +9 36 Relegation to 2011–12 V Group
4 Svetkavitsa Targovishte (P) 24 8 9 7 24 23 +1 33 Promotion to 2011–12 A Group
5 Nesebar 24 9 5 10 20 22 −2 32
6 Lyubimetz 24 7 9 8 22 26 −4 30
7 Dorostol Silistra 24 7 7 10 18 22 −4 28
8 Brestnik (R) 24 6 8 10 21 29 −8 26 Relegation to 2011–12 V Group
9 Dobrudzha Dobrich 24 7 5 12 14 30 −16 26
– Chernomorets Balchik[lower-alpha 1] (R) 14 5 6 3 11 7 +4 21 Relegation to 2011–12 V Group
– Dunav Ruse[lower-alpha 2] (R) 14 3 5 6 8 14 −6 14
– Ravda[lower-alpha 3] (R) 10 1 1 8 12 27 −15 4
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Chernomorets Balchik decided to cancel their participation in the championship during the winter break after the city municipality decided not to continue its financial support for the club. All its results are annulled and their opponents will rest if they should play against them.[4]
  2. Dunav Ruse decided to cancel their participation in the championship during the winter break due to financial difficulties. All its results are annulled and their opponents will rest if they should play against them.[5]
  3. Ravda decided to cancel their participation in the championship after Round 10 due "unacceptable results". All its results are annulled and their opponents will rest if they should play against them.[6]

Top goalscorers

As of 6 December 2011

Source: Soccerway

11 goals
9 goals
7 goals

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in East B PFG 2010-11
Team City Stadium Capacity Notes
Brestnik 1948BrestnikBerkut7,0006th in 2009/10
Chernomorets BalchikBalchikBalchik2,5008th in 2009/10
Chernomorets PomoriePomoriePomorie3,0007th in 2009/10
DobrudzhaDobrichDruzhba12,50013th in 2009/10
DorostolSilistraLouis Ayer12,000Promoted from Third Division (North East)
DunavRuseGradski Stadium22,0003rd in 2009/10
LudogoretsRazgradDyanko Stefanov12,000Promoted from Third Division (North East)
Lyubimetz 2007LyubimetsLyubimetz5,0005th in 2009/10
NesebarNesebarNesebar10,0002nd in 2009/10
RavdaRavdaNesebar10,000Promoted from Third Division (South East)
SvetkavitsaTargovishteSvetkavitsa7,00011th in 2009/10
Spartak PlovdivPlovdivTodor Diev3,5484th in 2009/10

West B PFG

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Botev Vratsa (C, P) 30 20 2 8 52 28 +24 62 Promotion to 2011–12 A PFG
2 Sportist Svoge 30 15 7 8 36 15 +21 52 Qualification for Promotion Play-Off
3 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 30 13 12 5 33 19 +14 51
4 Bansko 30 14 6 10 42 35 +7 48
5 Chavdar Etropole 30 13 5 12 37 34 +3 44
6 Septemvri Simitli 30 12 7 11 30 31 −1 43
7 Vihren Sandanski (R) 30 13 3 14 37 32 +5 42 Relegation to 2011–12 V Group
8 Pirin Gotse Delchev 30 10 6 14 27 38 −11 36
9 Chavdar Byala Slatina 30 9 7 14 27 36 −9 34
10 Malesh Mikrevo 30 8 8 14 22 37 −15 32
11 Botev Krivodol (R) 30 4 5 21 25 63 −38 17 Relegation to 2011–12 V Group
– Kom-Minyor[lower-alpha 1] (R) 16 1 8 7 5 15 −10 11
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Kom-Minyor decided to cancel their participation in the championship on 1 March 2011 due financial difficulties. All its results are annulled and their opponents will rest if they should play against them.[7]

Top goalscorers

As of 6 December 2011

Source: Soccerway

11 goals
9 goals

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in West B PFG 2010-11
Team City Stadium Capacity Notes
BanskoBanskoSaint Peter3,0003rd in 2009/10
Botev KrivodolKrivodolHristo Botev3,00010th in 2008-09
Botev VratsaVratsaHristo Botev32,0006th in 2009/10
Chavdar Byala SlatinaByala SlatinaChavdar3,000Promoted from Third Division (North West)
Chavdar EtropoleEtropoleChavdar5,0008th in 2009/10
EtarVeliko TarnovoIvaylo18,0005th in 2009/10
Kom-MinyorBerkovitsaGradski6,00012th in 2009/10
MaleshMikrevoMalesh1,500Promoted from Third Division (South West)
PirinGotse DelchevGradski8,00011th in 2009/10
SeptemvriSimitliStruma8,0007th in 2009/10
SportistSvogeChavdar Tsvetkov3,500Relegated from First Division
VihrenSandanskiSandanski6,0004th in 2009/10

Promotion play-off
Sportist Svoge1 – 2Chernomorets Pomorie
Mladenov  82' (Report) Koparanov  38'
Kostadinov  41'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Vidima-Rakovski0 – 3Chernomorets Pomorie
Report Atanasov  57'
Kaloyanov  60', 80'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Stanislav Todorov

References
  1. "Решения на Изпълнителния комитет на БФС" (in Bulgarian). BFU. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  2. "Източната "Б" група остана с отбор по-малко" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  3. "Разград 2000 ще играе в "Б" група, преименува се на Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). www.sportal.bg. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  4. "Официално: Черноморец (Балчик) и Ком-Миньор аут от "Б" Група" (in Bulgarian). www.sportal.bg. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  5. "БФС потвърди изваждането на Дунав и не уважи молба на Черноморец (Б)" (in Bulgarian). www.sportal.bg. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  6. "Циркът в БГ футбола е пълен - отбор от "Б" група се отказа с мотив "много ни бият"" (in Bulgarian). www.sportni.bg. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  7. "Продължава разпадането на "Б" група - още един клуб се отказа" (in Bulgarian). www.sportal.bg. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
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