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2025–26 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

Second Professional Football League
Season2025–26
DatesJuly 2025 – June 2026[1]
Matches157
Goals385 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerLeo Pimenta
Mark-Emilio Papazov
(9 goals)
Best goalkeeperGeorgi Kitanov
(14 clean sheets)
Longest winning run7 games
Fratria
Longest unbeaten run18 games
Dunav Ruse
Longest winless run12 games
Belasitsa
Longest losing run6 games
Sevlievo
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 16:14, 15 February 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 18 16 2 0 39 4 +35 50 Promotion to the First League
2 Fratria Varna 18 13 2 3 35 13 +22 41 Qualification for the promotion play-off
3 Yantra 19 9 7 3 23 16 +7 34
4 Vihren 18 10 3 5 35 22 +13 33
5 CSKA Sofia II 18 8 5 5 31 17 +14 29 Ineligible for promotion
6 Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 19 6 7 6 22 25 −3 25
7 Pirin Blagoevgrad 18 6 6 6 25 23 +2 24
8 Chernomorets Burgas 19 5 9 5 21 21 0 24 Ineligible for promotion
9 Ludogorets Razgrad II 18 7 2 9 22 25 −3 23
10 Minyor Pernik 19 5 8 6 19 21 −2 23
11 Hebar 19 6 4 9 26 33 −7 22
12 Etar 18 5 7 6 19 23 −4 22
13 Sportist Svoge 18 5 5 8 18 25 −7 20
14 Marek 19 4 5 10 14 29 −15 17
15 Sevlievo 19 4 4 11 13 26 −13 16 Relegation to the 2026–27 Third League
16 Spartak Pleven 19 3 4 12 15 33 −18 13
17 Belasitsa 18 2 6 10 8 29 −21 12
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 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 — 2 Mar 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–2
Chernomorets Burgas 0–0 — 0–2 1–1 28 Feb 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–1
CSKA Sofia II 2–0 1–1 — 22 Feb 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 9 Mar 4–0 6–0 2–0
Dunav Ruse 3–0 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 2–0 2–1 7 Mar 2–0 4–0 4–0 1 Mar
Etar 3–0 3–3 — 17 Feb 4–1 28 Feb 0–0 0–0 0–3 3–3 0–1
Fratria Varna 5–0 2–1 2–0 — 3–2 5–0 22 Feb 8 Mar 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1
Hebar 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–3 — 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–2 0–3 3–2
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 7 Mar — 0–1 3–1 21 Feb 3–1 1–0 1–2
Ludogorets Razgrad II 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 — 4–0 2–1 28 Feb 16 Feb 0–1
Marek 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 1 Mar
Minyor Pernik 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 21 Feb 0–2 7 Mar — 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–2
Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 28 Feb 0–0 2–2
Sevlievo 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–3 1–3 — 21 Feb
Spartak Pleven 21 Feb 7 Mar 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–5 0–1 — 2–3 1–2
Sportist Svoge 0–1 0–1 1–1 28 Feb 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 0–1
Vihren 7 Mar 15 Feb 0–0 3–2 6–0 21 Feb 2–0 2–1 5–1 1–0 — 0–0
Yantra 0–0 0–3 0–1 24 Feb 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 7 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 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 ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920
Belasitsa PetrichD-LDLLLDLDLLLWWLLD-D
Chernomorets BurgasLDD-DWDWLDLLDDWWWLDD
CSKA Sofia IILLWLWLDDWDWWWWL-DWD
Dunav Ruse-WWWDWWWWWWDWWWWW-WW
Etar Veliko TarnovoDDLLD-WDLDLWDDLWWLW
Fratria VarnaWWWWWWWLW-DWLWLWDWW
Hebar PazardzhikWLDD-LWDLLWWDLWLLLLW
Lokomotiv Gorna OryahovitsaLLWWDWLDWDDDW-LWDLLD
Ludogorets Razgrad IILWLLLLLDLWWW-WWLLWD
Marek DupnitsaWDDLLL-DLDLDWWLWLLLL
Minyor PernikDLDDDWWWLLL-LDWWLDDD
Pirin BlagoevgradDW-LWWLLWLWLDLDWDDD
SevlievoLDDDWLLL-DWLLLLLLWLW
Spartak PlevenWLLDLLLDWDLLLD-LWLLL
Sportist SvogeDDWDLLL-LDLWLLDLWWW
Vihren SandanskiWWLWDWWLWDWLWLDL-WW
Yantra GabrovoDDDWWWWWWW-DWLDLWDDL
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2026. Source: Bulgarian Football
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; - = Annulled

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
Belasitsa6121716171717171717171717171515161717
Chernomorets Burgas1514131514109799101111131110889
CSKA Sofia II14171214911101088755555555
Dunav Ruse12622222221111111111
Etar791517161512101212141212121313111111
Fratria4111111113223222222
Hebar17771012891010988879101013
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa1316116555655566666666
Ludogorets Razgrad II165811151616161616129911101213128
Marek Dupnitsa5458111314141515151613101211121414
Minyor Pernik81314121277577810109989910
Pirin Blagoevgrad9369666866677787777
Sevlievo171516137813131413111314141616171515
Spartak Pleven38910131415151111131516161717151616
Sportist Svoge1010458911121314161415151414141312
Vihren Sandanski2233333444444444444
Yantra Gabrovo1111104444332332333333
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2025. Source: Bulgarian Football

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 15 December 2025 [6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov CSKA Sofia II 9
Brazil Léo Pimenta Vihren Sandanski
3 Bulgaria Preslav Yordanov Minyor Pernik 8
4 Bulgaria Steven Stoyanchov Etar Veliko Tarnovo 7
Bulgaria Daniel Pehlivanov Vihren Sandanski
6 Bulgaria Zapro Dinev Pirin Blagoevgrad 6
Bulgaria Dimitar Kostadinov Chernomorets Burgas
Bulgaria Denislav Angelov Yantra Gabrovo
Netherlands Xavello Druiventak Fratria
France Ibrahim Keita Dunav Ruse
Bulgaria Miroslav Marinov Fratria
Bulgaria Metodi Kostov Vihren Sandanski
Bulgaria Mariyan Vangelov Pirin Blagoevgrad

Clean sheets

As of 12 December 2025 [6]
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Bulgaria Georgi Kitanov Dunav Ruse 14
2 Bulgaria Hristiyan Vasilev Yantra Gabrovo 10
3 Moldova Igor Mostovei Fratria 8
4 Bulgaria Stanislav Nistorov Vihren Sandanski 6
Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov Pirin Blagoevgrad
Bulgaria Nikola Videnov Etar Veliko Tarnovo
7 Bulgaria Ivan Goshev Minyor Pernik 5
Bulgaria Konstantin Kostadinov Marek

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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