2022–23 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) Explained

Competition:Second Professional Football League
Season:2022–23
Dates:[1]
Winners:CSKA 1948 Sofia II
Promoted:Etar
Krumovgrad
Relegated:Botev Plovdiv II
Minyor Pernik
Sozopol
Vitosha Bistritsa
League Topscorer:15 goals
Yordan Dimitrov (Dunav Ruse)
Valentin Yoskov (CSKA 1948 II)
Biggest Home Win:Dunav Ruse 5–0 Botev Plovdiv II (10 September 2022)
Biggest Away Win:Sozopol 0–5 CSKA 1948 II
(11 November 2022)
Highest Scoring:Dobrudzha 6–2 Sportist Svoge (13 November 2022)
Longest Wins:5 games
Krumovgrad
Longest Unbeaten:9 games
CSKA 1948 II
Etar
Longest Winless:10 games
Spartak Pleven
Strumska Slava
Longest Losses:6 games
Belasitsa
Matches:306
Total Goals:690
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24
Updated:4 June 2023

The 2022–23 Second League is the 67th season of the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system, and the 7th season under this name and current league structure.

For this season, the league was reduced from 20 to 18 teams, with four teams relegated to Third League, five teams promoted from Third League and three teams promoted to First League.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season.

To Second League

Promoted from Third League

Relegated from First League

From Second League

Relegated to Third League

Promoted to First League

Stadium and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
align=center 12,000
align=center 3,500
align=center 2,500
align=center 12,500
align=center 13,000
align=center 18,000
Krumovgrad 1,500
align=center 8,100
Eagles' Nest 2,000
Maritsa 5,000
8,000
6,000
align=center 3,500
align=center 22,000
align=center 3,500
Gradski align=center 3,500
align=center 2,500
align=center 14,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorKit sponsor
Belasitsa Ventsislav Ivanov Martin TaushanovJakoefbet
Botev Plovdiv II Daniel Cohen Dimitar BalinovUhlsportWinBet
CSKA 1948 II Atanas Ribarski Georgi MariyanovAdidasefbetBachkovo
Dobrudzha Sasho Angelov Dimitar IlievJako8888.bg
Dunav Lyudmil Kirov Diyan DimovUhlsportWinBet
Etar Emanuel Lukanov Zdravko IlievJomaWinBet
Krumovgrad Nemanja Milanovic Krasimir IlievUhlsport
Litex Andrey Andreev Iliyan KapitanovGivovaWinBet
Ludogorets II Todor Zhivondov Tsvetoslav PetrovNikeEfbetVivacom, Spetema
Maritsa Nikolay Dimitrov Valeri DomovchiyskiUhlsport
Minyor Krasimir Petrov Andreas VasevJomaefbet
Montana Angel Stoykov Ivan MihovJomaefbet
Sоzopol Margarit Dimov Diyan MoldovanovHummelefbet
Spartak Tsvetomir Mladenov Ivo VarbanovJakoefbet
Sportist Petar Kolev Borislav StoychevZeusPetar Electric
Strumska Slava Anatoli Nankov Borislav NikolovJakoefbet
Vitosha Nikolay Hristozov Emil GargorovJumperefbet
Yantra Zhivko Zhelev Petar KazakovJumperefbet

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

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Botev II Stefan StoyanovMutual consent24 May 2022[2] Pre-season Artur Hovhannisyan12 June 2022[3]
Etar Veselin VelikovResigned27 May 2022[4] Emanuel Lukanov8 June 2022[5]
CSKA 1948 II Vladimir DimitrovMutual consent28 May 2022[6] Valentin Iliev29 May 2022[7]
Krumovgrad Stefan GenovReassigned as a technical director3 June 2022[8] Akis Vavalis7 June 2022[9]
Belasitsa Nikolay NikolovMutual consent5 June 2022[10] Ivo Trenchev13 June 2022[11]
Litex Zhivko Zhelev22 June 2022[12] Andrey Andreev28 June 2022[13]
Botev II Artur HovhannisyanReassigned to Botev Plovdiv coaching staff22 August 2022[14] 18th Nemanja Milanovic22 August 2022[15]
Belasitsa Ivo TrenchevMutual consent21 August 2022[16] 5th Ventsislav Ivanov24 August 2022[17]
Dunav Martin Tsirkov31 August 2022[18] 13th Ivaylo Kirilov (interim)31 August 2022
Montana Antoni ZdravkovResigned8 September 2022[19] 8th Svetlan Kondev (interim)10 September 2022[20]
Dunav Ivaylo KirilovEnd of interim period12 September 2022[21] 12th Lyudmil Kirov12 September 2022
Montana Svetlan Kondev13 September 2022[22] 7th Ferario Spasov13 September 2022
Minyor Hristo YanevMutual consent14 September 2022[23] 13th Petar Anestiev (interim)14 September 2022
Yantra Sasho AngelovResigned26 September 2022[24] 13th Nikolay Vasilev (interim)26 September 2022
Minyor Petar AnestievEnd of interim period29 September 2022[25] 16th Emil Serafimov29 September 2022
Krumovgrad Akis VavalisResigned4 October 2022[26] 5th Velislav Vutsov4 October 2022
Yantra Nikolay VasilevEnd of interim period5 October 202216th Zhivko Zhelev5 October 2022[27]
Dobrudzha Atanas AtanasovResigned16 October 2022[28] 17th Sasho Angelov18 October 2022[29]
Sportist Borislav KyosevMutual consent23 November 2022[30] 5th Petar Kolev17 December 2022[31]
CSKA 1948 II Valentin Iliev14 December 2022[32] 1st Atanas Ribarski29 December 2022[33]
Botev II Nemanja Milanovic27 December 2022[34] 15th Daniel Cohen5 January 2023[35]
Krumovgrad Velislav Vutsov23 December 2022[36] 2nd Nemanja Milanovic8 January 2023[37]
Montana Ferario Spasov17 February 2023[38] 9th Angel Stoykov25 February 2023[39]
Strumska Slava Yuriy Vasev21 February 2023[40] 12th Anatoli Nankov28 February 2023[41]
Spartak Krasimir Bislimov1 March 2023[42] 6th Tsvetomir Mladenov1 March 2023
Minyor Emil SerafimovSacked2 March 2023[43] 16th Krasimir Petrov2 March 2023[44]

League table

Results

Positions by round

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Втора професионална лига 2022/23 .
  2. Web site: Ботев Пловдив се раздели със Стефан Стоянов . dsport.bg . 15 July 2022. bg.
  3. Web site: Вторият отбор на Ботев започна подготовка, Балтанов тренира с тима . bgderby.com . 15 July 2022. bg.
  4. Web site: Веселин Великов обяви, че напуска "Етър" . sport-vt.com . 15 July 2022. bg.
  5. Web site: Емануел Луканов е новият старши треньор на "Етър" . sport-vt.com . 15 July 2022. bg.
  6. Web site: Владимир Димитров вече няма да води дубъла на ЦСКА 1948 . dsport.bg . 15 July 2022. bg.
  7. Web site: Официално: Валентин Илиев се завърна в ЦСКА 1948 . gong.bg . 15 July 2022. bg.
  8. Web site: Стефан Генов вече не е треньор на новак във Втора лига . sportal.bg . 15 July 2022. bg.
  9. Web site: Грък с опит в България поема ФК Крумовград . sportal.bg . 15 July 2022. bg.
  10. Web site: Ден след титлата: Беласица остана без треньор . topsport.bg . 5 June 2022 . 15 July 2022. bg.
  11. Web site: Иво Тренчев е новият старши треньор на Беласица . topsport.bg . 13 June 2022 . 15 July 2022. bg.
  12. Web site: Литекс се раздели с Живко Желев . sportal.bg . 15 July 2022. bg.
  13. Web site: Андрей Андреев е новият треньор на Литекс . novsport.com . 15 July 2022. bg.
  14. Web site: Поредна треньорска смяна! Този специалист е отдавна в Ботев, но едва сега го представиха! . plovdiv24.bg . 22 August 2022 . 24 August 2022. bg.
  15. Web site: Ботев (Пд) приема Струмска слава с нов наставник . sportal.bg . 24 August 2022. bg.
  16. Web site: Треньорът на Беласица напусна след победата в Своге . sportal.bg . 22 August 2022. bg.
  17. Web site: Беласица представи новия треньор . sportal.bg . 24 August 2022. bg.
  18. Web site: Дунав се раздели със старши треньора Мартин Цирков . fcdunav.bg . 5 September 2022. bg.
  19. Web site: Монтана се раздели с Антони Здравков . sportal.bg . 9 September 2022. bg.
  20. Web site: Личев аут за Ловеч, Кондев води временно Монтана . sportal.bg . 13 September 2022. bg.
  21. Web site: Люси Киров се завърна в Дунав . sportal.bg . 13 September 2022. bg.
  22. Web site: Феро пое Монтана . sportal.bg . 13 September 2022. bg.
  23. Web site: Миньор (Перник) се раздели с Христо Янев и назначи нов треньор, обяви причините . sportal.bg . 14 September 2022. bg.
  24. Web site: Сашо Ангелов напусна Янтра (Габрово) . sportal.bg . 26 September 2022. bg.
  25. Web site: Миньор (Перник) обяви името на новия старши треньор . sportal.bg . 30 September 2022. bg.
  26. Web site: Вили Вуцов пое водещ тим от Втора лига . sportal.bg . 4 October 2022. bg.
  27. Web site: Треньор от "Армията" пое Янтра . sportal.bg . 6 October 2022. bg.
  28. Web site: Орела "отлита" от Добрич . sportal.bg . 18 October 2022. bg.
  29. Web site: Сашо Ангелов е новият треньор на Добруджа . sportal.bg . 18 October 2022. bg.
  30. Web site: Отбор от Втора лига остана без треньор . sportal.bg . 26 October 2022. bg.
  31. Web site: Спортист (Своге) обяви новия си старши треньор . sportal.bg . 17 December 2022. bg.
  32. Web site: Официално: И Вальо Илиев напусна ЦСКА 1948 . sportal.bg . 29 December 2022. bg.
  33. Web site: ЦСКА 1948 обяви новия треньор на дубъла . sportal.bg . 29 December 2022. bg.
  34. Web site: Треньорът на Ботев (Пд) II сменя Вили Вуцов в Крумовград . sportal.bg . 5 January 2023. bg.
  35. Web site: Израелец е новият треньор на дубъла на Ботев (Пловдив) . sportal.bg . 5 January 2023. bg.
  36. Web site: Вили Вуцов напусна Крумовград . sportal.bg . 25 December 2022. bg.
  37. Web site: Крумовград започна подготовка за новия сезон . sportal.bg . 5 January 2023. bg.
  38. Web site: Един от фаворитите за промоция в efbet Лига остана без треньор . sportal.bg . 28 February 2023. bg.
  39. Web site: Монтана има нов старши треньор . sportal.bg . 28 February 2023. bg.
  40. Web site: Юри Васев напусна Струмска слава . sportal.bg . 28 February 2023. bg.
  41. Web site: Анатоли Нанков пое Струмска слава . 7sport.net . 28 February 2023 . 28 February 2023. bg.
  42. Web site: Спартак (Плевен) с нов старши треньор . sportal.bg . 1 March 2023. bg.
  43. Web site: Директор на Локомотив (Пловдив) поема Миньор . sportal.bg . 3 March 2023. bg.
  44. Web site: Миньор (Перник) представи новия треньор . sportal.bg . 3 March 2023. bg.