2025–26 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

Second Professional Football League
Season2025–26
DatesJuly 2025 – June 2026[1]
Matches194
Goals459 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorerLeo Pimenta
Mark-Emilio Papazov
(11 goals)
Best goalkeeperGeorgi Kitanov
(15 clean sheets)
Longest winning run7 games
Fratria
Longest unbeaten run21 games
Dunav Ruse
Longest winless run12 games
Belasitsa
Longest losing run6 games
Sevlievo
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 15:55, 15 March 2026 (UTC).

The 2025–26 Second Professional Football League, also known as MrBit Second League for sponsorship reasons,[2] will be the 70th season of the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system, and the 10th season under this name and current league structure.

This season, the league was reduced to 18 teams, including two teams relegated from First League and three teams promoted from Third League.

On 2 July 2025, the league was further reduced to 17 teams, after it was announced that Krumovgrad officially withdraws from participation due to lack of a proper venue in accordance with Bulgarian Football Union′s regulations.[3][4]

Teams

The following teams have changed divisions since the 2024–25 season.

To Second League

Promoted from Third League

Relegated from First League

From Second League

Relegated to Third League

Promoted to First League

Not returning

Declined promotion

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2025–26 Second League
Team City Stadium Capacity
Belasitsa Petrich Tsar Samuil 12,000
Chernomorets Burgas Lazur 18,037
CSKA II Sofia Dragalevtsi 2,500
Dunav Ruse Gradski 13,000
Etar Veliko Tarnovo Ivaylo 18,000
Fratria Varna Albena 1 1,500
Hebar Pazardzhik Georgi Benkovski 13,128
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv 10,500
Ludogorets II Razgrad Eagles' Nest 2,000
Marek Dupnitsa Bonchuk 16,000
Minyor Pernik Minyor 8,000
Pirin Blagoevgrad Hristo Botev 7,500
Sevlievo Sevlievo Rakovski 5,000
Spartak Pleven Pleven 22,000
Sportist Svoge Chavdar Tsvetkov 3,500
Vihren Sandanski Sandanski 6,000
Yantra Gabrovo Hristo Botev 14,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunav Ruse 21 18 3 0 44 7 +37 57 Promotion to the First League
2 Fratria Varna 23 14 5 4 42 20 +22 47 Qualification for the promotion play-off
3 Vihren 23 13 5 5 44 26 +18 44
4 Yantra 23 12 7 4 31 18 +13 43
5 CSKA Sofia II 22 10 6 6 39 23 +16 36 Ineligible for promotion
6 Chernomorets Burgas 22 7 10 5 26 22 +4 31
7 Etar 22 7 8 7 25 29 −4 29
8 Hebar 22 8 3 11 30 38 −8 27
9 Pirin Blagoevgrad 22 7 7 8 29 28 +1 28
10 Minyor Pernik 23 6 9 8 24 27 −3 27
11 Ludogorets Razgrad II 23 7 5 11 27 33 −6 26 Ineligible for promotion
12 Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 23 6 8 9 25 31 −6 26
13 Sevlievo 22 6 5 11 19 28 −9 23
14 Sportist Svoge 22 5 6 11 20 36 −16 21
15 Marek 22 4 8 10 17 32 −15 20 Relegation to the 2026–27 Third League
16 Spartak Pleven 22 4 5 13 20 36 −16 17
17 Belasitsa 21 2 6 13 12 40 −28 12
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: bulgarian-football.com
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.[5]


Results

Home \ Away BEL CHE CSS DUN ETV FRA HEB LGO LUD MAR MIN PIR SEV SPA SPO VIH YAN
Belasitsa — 4 Apr 2–6 1–2 17 Apr 0–1 3–3 21 Mar 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2
Chernomorets Burgas 0–0 — 3–0 29 Mar 0–2 1–1 0–0 16 Apr 3–0 1–1 9 Apr 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–1
CSKA Sofia II 2–0 1–1 — 25 Mar 4–1 1–0 ppd 1–1 0–0 5 Apr 0–1 2–1 17 Apr 4–0 6–0 2–0
Dunav Ruse 3–0 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 2–0 4 Apr 2–1 1–0 17 Apr 2–0 21 Mar 4–0 4–0 2–2
Etar 3–0 3–3 29 Mar 13 Apr — 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 3–3 0–1
Fratria Varna 5–0 2–1 2–0 — 3–2 9 Apr 5–0 1–1 28 Mar 1–4 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1
Hebar 9 Apr 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–3 — 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 28 Mar 3–2
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 — 0–1 21 Mar 3–1 1–2 4 Apr 3–1 1–0 1–2 17 Apr
Ludogorets Razgrad II 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 — 4–0 10 Apr 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 28 Mar
Marek 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 3–1 0–1 29 Mar 0–0 10 Apr 1–2
Minyor Pernik 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 0–0 21 Mar 0–0 3–1 3–2 3 Apr
Pirin Blagoevgrad 29 Mar 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 16 Apr 0–1 4 Apr 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2
Sevlievo 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–3 1–3 — 9 Apr 25 Mar 1–0
Spartak Pleven 25 Mar 1–2 2–1 0–2 21 Mar 16 Apr 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–5 0–1 — 4 Apr 2–3 1–2
Sportist Svoge 0–1 0–1 10 Apr 1–1 0–3 29 Mar 2–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–1
Vihren 3–1 21 Mar 0–0 0–0 4 Apr 3–2 6–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 5–1 1–0 16 Apr — 0–0
Yantra 0–0 0–3 0–1 4–0 23 Mar 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: bulgarian-football.com
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.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Belasitsa PetrichD-LDLLLDLDLLLWWLLD-DLLL
Chernomorets BurgasLDD-DWDWLDLLDDWWWLDD-DWW
CSKA Sofia IILLWLWLDDWDWWWWL-DWDDWWL
Dunav Ruse-WWWDWWWWWWDWWWWW-WWDWW
Etar Veliko TarnovoDDLLD-WDLDLWDDLWWLWDLW-W
Fratria VarnaWWWWWWWLW-DWLWLWDWWDDWLD
Hebar PazardzhikWLDD-LWDLLWWDLWLLLLWW-WL
Lokomotiv Gorna OryahovitsaLLWWDWLDWDDDW-LWDLLDLDLL
Ludogorets Razgrad IILWLLLLLDLWWW-WWLLWDDLDLD
Marek DupnitsaWDDLLL-DLDLDWWLWLLLLDLD-
Minyor PernikDLDDDWWWLLL-LDWWLDDDLLDW
Pirin BlagoevgradDW-LWWLLWLWLDLDWDDD-WDLL
SevlievoLDDDWLLL-DWLLLLLLWLWDWW
Spartak PlevenWLLDLLLDWDLLLD-LWLLLDLW
Sportist SvogeDDWDLLL-LDLWLLDLWWWDLLL
Vihren SandanskiWWLWDWWLWDWLWLDL-WWDWDWW
Yantra GabrovoDDDWWWWWWW-DWLDLWDDLWWWL
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: Bulgarian Football
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; - = Annulled

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Belasitsa61217161717171717171717171715151617171717171717
Chernomorets Burgas1514131514109799101111131110889910986
CSKA Sofia II1417121491110108875555555555555
Dunav Ruse1262222222111111111111111
Etar7915171615121012121412121213131111111112897
Fratria411111111322322222222222
Hebar177710128910109888791010131281068
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa13161165556555666666666771012
Ludogorets Razgrad II16581115161616161612991110121312879111111
Marek Dupnitsa54581113141415151516131012111214141414141515
Minyor Pernik813141212775778101099899101011121210
Pirin Blagoevgrad936966686667778777786679
Sevlievo1715161378131314131113141416161715151515151413
Spartak Pleven389101314151511111315161617171516161616161616
Sportist Svoge10104589111213141614151514141413121313131314
Vihren Sandanski223333344444444444433443
Yantra Gabrovo111110444433233233333344334
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: Bulgarian Football

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 15 March 2025 [6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mark-Emilio Papazov CSKA Sofia II 11
Léo Pimenta Vihren Sandanski
3 Preslav Yordanov Minyor Pernik 9
Denislav Angelov Yantra Gabrovo
5 Ibrahim Keita Dunav Ruse 8
Steven Stoyanchov Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Dimitar Kostadinov Chernomorets Burgas
8 Daniel Pehlivanov Vihren Sandanski 7
Miroslav Marinov Fratria
Preslav Antonov Sevlievo
10 Zapro Dinev Pirin Blagoevgrad 6
Mariyan Vangelov Pirin Blagoevgrad
Metodi Kostov Vihren Sandanski
Xavello Druiventak Fratria
Petar Kirev Ludogorets II
Preslav Bachev Dunav Ruse
Kristiyan Boychev Dunav Ruse
Steliyan Dobrev Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Martin Raynov Yantra Gabrovo

Clean sheets

As of 15 March 2026 [6]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Georgi Kitanov Dunav Ruse 15
2 Hristiyan Vasilev Yantra Gabrovo 12
3 Igor Mostovei Fratria 11
4 Stanislav Nistorov Vihren Sandanski 9
5 Nikola Videnov Etar Veliko Tarnovo 8
6 Krasimir Kostov Pirin Blagoevgrad 6
Ivan Goshev Minyor Pernik
7 Konstantin Kostadinov Marek 5

Notes

  1. ^ Krumovgrad officially withdrew from participation before the start of the season.

References

  1. ^ "Втора професионална лига 2025/26".
  2. ^ "Втора лига стартира с интересни мачове" [Second League starts with interesting games.]. dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  3. ^ "Доскорошен член на елита отказа участие във Втора лига". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ^ "БФС каза с колко отбора ще започне Втора лига след отказването на Крумовград". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Първенства и турнири - регламенти и техническа информация 2024/25". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Soccerway - Vtora Liga". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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