2025–26 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 2025 – June 2026[1] |
| Matches played | 306 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 14 June 2025. | |
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]
Teams
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2024–25 season.
From Second League
Relegated to Third League
Promoted to First League
Not returning
Declined promotion
Stadiums and locations
| 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 | Belasitsa Petrich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the First League |
| 2 | Chernomorets Burgas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the promotion play-off |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 4 | Dunav Ruse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Fratria Varna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Hebar Pazardzhik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 10 | Marek Dupnitsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Minyor Pernik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Sevlievo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Spartak Pleven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Sportist Svoge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Third League |
| 16 | Vihren Sandanski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Yantra Gabrovo | 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.[4]
Results
Results by round
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Positions by round
Season statistics
Top scorers
Clean sheets
Notes
- ^ Krumovgrad officially withdrew from participation before the start of the season.
References
- ^ "Втора професионална лига 2025/26".
- ^ "Втора лига стартира с интересни мачове" [Second League starts with interesting games.]. dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ "Доскорошен член на елита отказа участие във Втора лига". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Първенства и турнири - регламенти и техническа информация 2024/25". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.