2025–26 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

First Professional Football League
Season2025–26
Dates18 July 2025 – 29 May 2026
Matches216
Goals507 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerEverton Bala
Ivaylo Chochev
(15 goals each)
Best goalkeeperAnatoli Gospodinov
(12 clean sheets)
Biggest home winLevski 7–0 Septemvri
(30 November 2025)
Biggest away winBotev Plovdiv 0–5 Arda
(4 August 2025)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–5 CSKA 1948
(5 March 2026)
Highest scoringCSKA 1948 5–4 Ludogorets
(27 October 2025)
Longest winning run7 games
CSKA Sofia
Longest unbeaten run12 games
Ludogorets
Longest winless run18 games
Montana
Longest losing run4 games
Dobrudzha
Septemvri
Slavia
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 06:58, 23 March 2026 (UTC).

The 2025–26 First Professional Football League, also known as efbet League for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 102nd season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 78th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 10th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season began on 18 July 2025 and will end on 29 May 2026.

Ludogorets Razgrad are the 14-time defending champions.

Overview

First League will be reduced from 16 to 14 teams in 2026–27, so that the teams placed 14th to 16th in the Relegation round will automatically be relegated to Second League, while the 13th place team will play a promotion/relegation playoff against the 2nd place team from Second League.

Teams

Location of Sofia teams in 2025–26 First League

As in the last season, 16 teams will compete in the league this year. Two teams were promoted from the 2024–25 Second League, and two places are for the winners of the promotion/relegation playoffs.

The first team to earn promotion from the Second League was Dobrudzha, who mathematically secured a top two finish after winning against Lovech on 11 May.[2] Dobrudzha return to the top level after a 22-year absence.

The second team to earn promotion from the Second League was Montana, who mathematically secured a top two finish after Pirin Blagoevgrad lost to Dobrudzha on 16 May.[3] Montana return to the top level after a 4-year absence.

Additionally, Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Botev Vratsa remained in the First League after winning against Marek and Pirin Blagoevgrad, respectively, in the promotion/relegation playoffs.[4][5]

Promoted from
2024–25 Second League
Relegated from
2024–25 First League
Dobrudzha
Montana
Hebar
Krumovgrad

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arda Kardzhali Arena Arda 11,114
Beroe Stara Zagora Stadion Beroe 12,128
Botev Plovdiv Plovdiv Stadion Hristo Botev 18,777
Botev Vratsa Vratsa Stadion Hristo Botev 8,935
Cherno More Varna Stadion Ticha 6,250
CSKA 1948 Bistritsa Stadion Bistritsa 3,000
CSKA Sofia Sofia Vasil Levski National Stadium 43,230
Dobrudzha Dobrich Stadion Druzhba 12,500
Levski Sofia Sofia Stadion Georgi Asparuhov 17,688
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Plovdiv Stadion Lokomotiv 10,000
Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia Stadion Lokomotiv 11,200
Ludogorets Razgrad Razgrad Huvepharma Arena 10,423
Montana Montana Stadion Ogosta 7,000
Septemvri Sofia Sofia Stadion Lokomotiv 11,200
Slavia Sofia Sofia Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov 25,000
Spartak Varna Varna Stadion Spartak 7,000

Personnel and kits

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 sponsors
Main Other(s)
Arda Aleksandar Tunchev Anatoli Gospodinov Uhlsport efbet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: IK Nataliya Ltd.
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Beroe Josu Uribe Juan Salomoni Nike 8888.bg
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Botev Plovdiv Lachezar Baltanov (caretaker) Todor Nedelev Macron WinBet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: DallBogg, PIMK
    • Sleeves: UG Market Trader
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Botev Vratsa Todor Simov Daniel Genov Erima WinBet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Cherno More Ilian Iliev Vasil Panayotov Macron Armeets
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: Planex
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
CSKA 1948 Aleksandar Aleksandrov Diego Medina Jako efbet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: Bachkovo
    • Sleeves: BET.bg
    • Shorts: efbet
    • Socks: BET.bg
CSKA Sofia Hristo Yanev Ivan Turitsov Macron WinBet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: A1 Bulgaria
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Dobrudzha Yasen Petrov Ventsislav Kerchev Adidas Bethub
List
Levski Sofia Julio Velázquez Georgi Kostadinov Adidas PalmsBet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: Palms Sport
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Dušan Kosič Parvizdzhon Umarbayev Joma WinBet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: General Broker Club
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Lokomotiv Sofia Stanislav Genchev Krasimir Stanoev Macron 8888.bg
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: VIA 2000
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Ludogorets Razgrad Per-Mathias Høgmo Anton Nedyalkov Jako efbet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: Vivacom, Huvepharma
    • Sleeves: Navibulgar
    • Shorts: MaxAmaze
    • Socks: None
Montana Atanas Atanasov Vasil Simeonov Jako efbet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: efbet
    • Socks: None
Septemvri Sofia Hristo Arangelov Galin Ivanov Uhlsport 8888.bg
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Slavia Sofia Ratko Dostanić Ivan Minchev Joma bet365
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: Asset Insurance
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
    • Socks: None
Spartak Varna Gjoko Hadžievski Deyan Lozev Nike efbet
List
    • Side: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: 100 Tona Fitness Center
    • Shorts: PRIMEGEAR
    • Socks: None

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
Botev Plovdiv Dušan Kerkez Resigned 26 May 2025[6] Pre-season Nikolay Kirov 28 June 2025[7]
Lokomotiv Sofia Ratko Dostanić Mutual agreement 29 May 2025[8] Stanislav Genchev 30 May 2025[9]
CSKA Sofia Aleksandar Tomash End of contract 31 May 2025[10] Dušan Kerkez 4 June 2025[11]
Spartak Varna Nikolay Kirov 31 May 2025[12] Gjoko Hadžievski 9 July 2025[13]
Septemvri Sofia Nikolay Mitov Resigned 1 June 2025[14] Stamen Belchev 5 June 2025[15]
Ludogorets Razgrad Igor Jovićević Mutual agreement 9 June 2025[16] Rui Mota 13 June 2025[17]
Beroe Plamen Lipenski End of interim spell 6 July 2025 Víctor Basadre 6 July 2025[18]
Montana Tancho Kalpakov Resigned 9 August 2025[19] 13th Anatoli Nankov 11 August 2025[20]
Beroe Víctor Basadre Mutual agreement 3 September 2025 9th Alejandro Sageras 3 September 2025[21]
CSKA Sofia Dušan Kerkez Sacked 20 September 2025 12th Valentin Iliev (caretaker) 20 September 2025[22]
Botev Vratsa Hristo Yanev Mutual agreement 24 September 2025 7th Todor Simov 24 September 2025[23]
CSKA Sofia Valentin Iliev (caretaker) End of interim spell 24 September 2025 12th Hristo Yanev 24 September 2025[24]
Botev Plovdiv Nikolay Kirov Resigned 25 September 2025 14th Ivan Tsvetanov (caretaker) 25 September 2025[25]
Slavia Sofia Zlatomir Zagorčić 11 October 2025 13th Ratko Dostanić 11 October 2025[26]
Septemvri Sofia Stamen Belchev 28 October 2025[27] 15th Mladen Stoev (caretaker) 28 October 2025
Ludogorets Razgrad Rui Mota Sacked 29 October 2025[28] 4th Todor Zhivondov (caretaker) 29 October 2025
Septemvri Sofia Mladen Stoev (caretaker) End of interim spell 30 October 2025 15th Slavko Matić 30 October 2025[29]
Botev Plovdiv Ivan Tsvetanov (caretaker) 17 November 2025 9th Dimitar Dimitrov 17 November 2025[30]
Ludogorets Razgrad Todor Zhivondov (caretaker) 21 November 2025 5th Per-Mathias Høgmo 21 November 2025[31]
Beroe Alejandro Sageras Sacked 24 November 2025 13th Plamen Lipenski (caretaker) 24 November 2025[32]
Plamen Lipenski (caretaker) End of interim spell 27 November 2025 13th Josu Uribe 27 November 2025[33]
Montana Anatoli Nankov Sacked 20 December 2025[34] 14th Akis Vavalis 29 December 2025[35]
Dobrudzha Atanas Atanasov Mutual agreement 31 December 2025[36] 16th Yasen Petrov 4 January 2026[37]
Septemvri Sofia Slavko Matić 11 February 2026[38] 16th Hristo Arangelov 12 February 2026[39]
CSKA 1948 Ivan Stoyanov Resigned 12 February 2026[40] 2nd Aleksandar Aleksandrov 12 February 2026[40]
Botev Plovdiv Dimitar Dimitrov Mutual agreement 16 February 2026[41] 11th Lachezar Baltanov (caretaker) 19 February 2026[42]
Montana Akis Vavalis Resigned 10 March 2026[43] 16th Atanas Atanasov 17 March 2026[44]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Levski Sofia (Q) 27 21 2 4 60 19 +41 65 Qualification for the Championship group
2 Ludogorets Razgrad (Q) 27 16 8 3 54 19 +35 56
3 CSKA 1948 (Q) 27 16 5 6 45 28 +17 53
4 CSKA Sofia 27 14 7 6 38 22 +16 49
5 Cherno More 27 11 10 6 32 19 +13 43 Qualification for the Conference League group
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 27 10 11 6 28 32 −4 41
7 Arda 27 10 8 9 30 25 +5 38
8 Slavia Sofia 27 9 8 10 32 30 +2 35
9 Botev Vratsa 27 8 10 9 21 23 −2 34 Qualification for the Relegation group
10 Lokomotiv Sofia 27 8 10 9 36 34 +2 34
11 Botev Plovdiv 27 9 6 12 31 36 −5 33
12 Dobrudzha (Q) 27 7 4 16 21 37 −16 25
13 Spartak Varna (Q) 27 4 11 12 24 45 −21 23
14 Beroe (Q) 27 4 10 13 18 39 −21 22
15 Septemvri Sofia (Q) 27 6 3 18 23 57 −34 21
16 Montana (Q) 27 3 7 17 14 42 −28 16
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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[45]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Positions by round

Number = One less match played per underline.

  = Qualification for the Championship group;   = Qualification for the Conference League group;   = Qualification for the Relegation group
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Levski111222211111111111111111111
Ludogorets222111123333445433332222222
CSKA 1948454653432222222222223433333
CSKA Sofia981112121514121212129866654554344444
Cherno More1033335554545554565445555555
Lokomotiv Plovdiv345544345454333346666666666
Arda131478891110111110111113121091010109877887
Slavia6111314161313151516131413108777777788778
Botev Vratsa512101110778766767788899109911999
Lokomotiv Sofia8106466676891010811910988810109101010
Botev Plovdiv7131415111416161313141314119121111111111111110111111
Dobrudzha1469778121414141616161616161616161515131213121212
Spartak Varna1278101312151199887910111212121212121412131313
Beroe119129910991077691213131313131314141515151514
Septemvri161616161416101316151515151514141515151613151314141415
Montana151515131511868101112121415151414141416161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2026. Source: Bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian)

Results

Home \ Away ARD BER BPD BVR CHM CSK CSS DOB LEV LPD LSO LUD MON SEP SLA SPV
Arda 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 15 Apr 4 Apr 0–1 2–1 1–0
Beroe 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 4 Apr 1–0 0–1 13 Apr 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–0 0–3 0–0
Botev Plovdiv 0–5 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 8 Apr 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 4 Apr
Botev Vratsa 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 14 Apr 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–0
Cherno More 0–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 15 Apr 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 5 Apr 0–0
CSKA 1948 1–0 2–1 0–0 10 Apr 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–3 4–0 3–2 5–4 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1
CSKA Sofia 3–1 5–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 13 Apr 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–1
Dobrudzha 0–2 1–0 14 Apr 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 5 Apr 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0
Levski 9 Apr 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 4–3 0–0 5–0 7–0 2–0 2–1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–2 1–0 0–4[47] 3–0 1–1 0–5 1–0 1–0 1–0 3 Apr 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0 9 Apr 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–0
Ludogorets 2–3 2–1 2–1 2–0 9 Apr 5 Apr 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 5–0 1–1 1–1
Montana 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 8 Apr 1–0 1–5 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–0 16 Apr 1–2
Septemvri 1–4 2–3 1–3 6 Apr 0–3 1–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 16 Apr
Slavia 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–1 10 Apr 4–0
Spartak Varna 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–4 10 Apr 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–5 1–0 1–4 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: Bulgarian Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Rescheduled matches

Round Home team Away team Original date New date Reason
5 Arda CSKA Sofia 18 August 2025 18 September 2025 Match was rescheduled after an official request by Arda due to their Conference League play-off match against Raków Częstochowa.
6 Botev Plovdiv Levski 25 August 2025 30 September 2025 Match was rescheduled after an official request by Levski Sofia due to their Conference League play-off match against AZ Alkmaar.
Beroe Ludogorets 25 August 2025 19 December 2025 Match was rescheduled after an official request by Ludogorets Razgrad due to their Europa League play-off matches against Shkëndija.
22 Lokomotiv Sofia Septemvri 22 February 2026 17 March 2026 Match was rescheduled due to significant snowfall and poor pitch condition.

Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season:
    Atanas Iliev (CSKA 1948) against Arda (18 July 2025)

Top goalscorers

As of 22 March 2026[48]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Everton Bala Levski 15
Ivaylo Chochev Ludogorets
3 Mamadou Diallo CSKA 1948 14
4 Santiago Godoy CSKA Sofia 12
5 Bertrand Fourrier Septemvri 11
6 Alberto Salido Beroe/Ludogorets 10
7 Mustapha Sangaré Levski 9
8 Georgi Lazarov Cherno More 8
Armstrong Oko-Flex Botev Plovdiv/Levski
10 Kwadwo Duah Ludogorets 7
Marin Petkov Levski
Ioannis Pittas CSKA Sofia
Petar Stanić Ludogorets

Hat-tricks

As of 22 March 2026
Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away Ref.
3 Nikolay Zlatev Cherno More 78', 89', 90'+6' (pen.) 4 August 2025 Cherno More 4–0 Beroe [49]
4 Alberto Salido Beroe 23', 27', 50' 11 August 2025 Septemvri 2–3 Beroe [50]

Assists

As of 22 March 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Petar Stanić Ludogorets 9
2 Spas Delev Lokomotiv Sofia 8
James Eto'o CSKA Sofia
4 Mazire Soula Levski 7
Parvizdzhon Umarbayev Lokomotiv Plovdiv
6 Kristiyan Balov Slavia 6
Ivaylo Chochev Ludogorets
Ivan Minchev Slavia
Nikolay Minkov Botev Plovdiv
Georgi Rusev CSKA 1948

Clean sheets

As of 22 March 2026[48][51]

Player

Rank Goalkeeper Club Clean
sheets
1 Anatoli Gospodinov Arda 12
2 Svetoslav Vutsov Levski 11
3 Hendrik Bonmann Ludogorets 10
4 Fyodor Lapoukhov CSKA Sofia 9
Bojan Milosavljević Lokomotiv Plovdiv
6 Lévi Ntumba Slavia 8
7 Dimitar Evtimov Botev Vratsa/CSKA Sofia 7
Daniel Naumov Botev Plovdiv
Kristian Tomov Cherno More
Martin Velichkov Lokomotiv Sofia

Team

  • Most clean sheets: 15
    • Ludogorets

Discipline

As of 19 March 2026[51]

Player

Team

  • Most yellow cards: 77
    • Lokomotiv Plovdiv
  • Fewest yellow cards: 46
    • Ludogorets
  • Most red cards: 8
    • Dobrudzha
  • Fewest red cards: 1
    • Cherno More
    • Levski
    • Ludogorets

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