2008–09 B Group Explained

Season:	2008–09
Winners:	Montana (West) Beroe (East)
Matches:	450
Total Goals:	1119
Nextseason:	2009–10

The 2008–09 B Group was the 53rd season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.^[1] The season started on 16 August 2008 and finished on 17 June 2009 with the A Group promotion play-off between the runners-up from both divisions.

Stadia, Locations and Results

West B Group

Teams Competing

• Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo
• Spartak Pleven
• PFC Chavdar Byala Slatina
• Akademik Sofia
• Pirin Gotse Delchev
• Montana
• Belite orli Pleven
• Rilski Sportist Samokov
• Sportist Svoge
• Chavdar Etropole
• Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo (relegated from A Group)
• Marek Dupnitsa (relegated from A Group)
• Botev Krivodol (winners of North-Western V group)
• Kom-Minyor (runners-up of North-Western V group)
• Balkan Botevgrad (runners-up of South-Western V group)
• Bansko¹

¹FC Bansko replaced FC Pirin Blagoevgrad, last season's winners of the South-West group, when it merged with another club from Blagoevgrad, which is playing the A PFG.

Table

East B Group

Teams Competing

• Naftex Burgas
• Maritsa Plovdiv
• Spartak Plovdiv
• Dunav Ruse
• Shumen
• Kaliakra Kavarna
• Svetkavitsa
• Minyor Radnevo
• Nesebar
• Rodopa Smolyan
• Svilengrad
• Beroe Stara Zagora (relegated from A Group)
• Chernomorets Balchik (runners-up of North-Eastern V group)
• Lyubimets 2007 (winners of South-Eastern V group)
• Lokomotiv Stara Zagora (runners-up of South-Eastern V group)

¹No second team from North-Eastern V group was promoted because the winners, Dobrudzha Dobrich, and Ariston Ruse, team that should have replaced it, refused to participate and will play in this season's V Group.

Table

External links

• Soccerway
• RSSSF

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Б" група сезон 2008/09 . futbolbg.dir.bg . Bulgarian.