2022–23 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2022–23 First Professional Football League, also known as efbet League for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 99th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 75th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 7th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season began on 8 July 2022. Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the last round before the league's winter break was held on 11–12 November. The league resumed on 11 February 2023.

First Professional Football League
Season2022–23
Dates8 July 2022 – 11 June 2023
ChampionsLudogorets Razgrad (12th title)
RelegatedSpartak Varna
Septemvri Sofia
Champions LeagueLudogorets Razgrad
Europa Conference LeagueCSKA Sofia
CSKA 1948 Sofia
Levski Sofia
Matches played284
Goals scored670 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerIvaylo Chochev (21 goals)
Best goalkeeperPlamen Andreev (22 clean sheets)
Biggest home winLudogorets 8–1 Botev Vratsa
(8 April 2023)
Biggest away winLokomotiv Sofia 0–6 CSKA 1948
(3 March 2023)
Highest scoringLudogorets 8–1 Botev Vratsa
(8 April 2023)
Longest winning run9 games
Ludogorets
Longest unbeaten run16 games
CSKA Sofia
Longest winless run11 games
Levski Sofia
Longest losing run7 games
Spartak Varna
Septemvri Sofia
All statistics correct as of 22:31, 11 June 2023 (UTC).

Ludogorets Razgrad were the 11-time defending champions. On 7 June 2023, they won their 12th straight title in a dramatic final matchday, winning 1–0 away at Cherno More and finishing one point above second-placed CSKA Sofia.[2]

Teams

edit

From this season, the league was expanded from 14 to 16 teams, with 12 teams returning from last season, three teams promoted from the 2021–22 Second League, as well as the winner of the promotion/relegation playoff.

The first team to earn promotion from the Second League was Spartak Varna, who mathematically secured a top three finish after winning their game against Sozopol on May 5, coupled with Etar losing to CSKA 1948 II.[3] Spartak return to the top level after a 13-year absence.

The second team to earn promotion from the Second League was Septemvri Sofia, who mathematically secured a top three finish after drawing with Sportist Svoge on May 9. Septemvri Sofia return to the top level after a 3-year absence.[4]

The third team to earn promotion from the Second League was Hebar, who secured a top three finish in the very last round of the Second League, on May 21. Hebar return to the top level of Bulgarian football after a 21-year absence.[5]

Additionally, Botev Vratsa managed to defeat Etar with a score of 3–2 in the promotion/relegation playoff, thus maintaining its place in the First League.[6]

Stadia and locations

edit
Arda Beroe Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa
Arena Arda Beroe Hristo Botev Hristo Botev
Capacity: 11,114 Capacity: 12,128 Capacity: 18,777 Capacity: 6,417
       
Cherno More CSKA 1948 CSKA Sofia Hebar
Ticha Bistritsa Balgarska Armia Georgi Benkovski
Capacity: 6,250 Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 22,995 Capacity: 13,128
       
Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Lokomotiv
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 8,610
 
Lokomotiv Sofia Ludogorets
Lokomotiv Huvepharma Arena
Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 10,422
 
Pirin Blagoevgrad Septemvri Sofia Slavia Sofia Spartak Varna
Hristo Botev Vasil Levski National Stadium Aleksandar Shalamanov Spartak
Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 43,230 Capacity: 25,556 Capacity: 7,500
       

Personnel and kits

edit

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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Additional
Arda   Aleksandar Tunchev   Ivan Kokonov Uhlsport efbet IA Nataliya Ltd.
Beroe   Nikolay Kirov   Ivan Karadzhov Jako[7] efbet Chahov Ltd.
Botev Plovdiv   Bruno Baltazar   Viktor Genev Macron[8] WinBet
Botev Vratsa   Daniel Morales   Krasimir Kostov Zeus[9] WinBet Vratsa Municipality, SportRespect
Cherno More   Ilian Iliev   Daniel Dimov Uhlsport Armeets
CSKA 1948   Todor Yanchev   Daniel Naumov Adidas[10] efbet Bachkovo
CSKA Sofia   Saša Ilić   Jurgen Mattheij Macron[11] WinBet
Hebar   Lyuboslav Penev   Petar Debarliev Jako efbet Pazardzhik Municipality
Levski Sofia   Elin Topuzakov   Nikolay Mihaylov Joma[12] PalmsBet
Lokomotiv Plovdiv   Aleksandar Tomash   Dimitar Iliev Nike[13] WinBet General Broker, Money+
Lokomotiv Sofia   Stanislav Genchev   Krasimir Miloshev Joma Betano Casa Boyana, Malizia, Intesa, VIA 2000, Club 33
Ludogorets   Ivaylo Petev   Anton Nedyalkov Nike[14] efbet Vivacom, HUVESEPT
Pirin Blagoevgrad   Hristo Yanev   Krasimir Stanoev Adidas 8888.bg
Septemvri Sofia   Svetoslav Petrov   Asen Georgiev Uhlsport 8888.bg
Slavia Sofia   Zlatomir Zagorčić   Georgi Petkov Uhlsport bet365 Asset Insurance
Spartak Varna   Dimitar Dimitrov   Rumen Rumenov Jako efbet Intercom Group

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

edit
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Arda   Stamen Belchev End of contract 16 May 2022[15] Pre-season   Aleksandar Tunchev 19 May 2022[16]
Lokomotiv Sofia   Ivan Kolev 23 May 2022[17]   Stanislav Genchev 25 May 2022[18]
CSKA 1948   Nikolay Kirov Mutual consent 23 May 2022[19]   Lyuboslav Penev 28 May 2022[20]
CSKA Sofia   Alan Pardew 1 June 2022[21]   Saša Ilić 2 June 2022[22]
Botev Vratsa   Gennaro Iezzo Sacked 2 June 2022[23]   Rosen Kirilov 2 June 2022[24]
Hebar   Nikolay Mitov End of contract 8 June 2022[25]   Fulvio Pea 13 June 2022[26]
Pirin Blagoevgrad   Radoslav Mitrevski Resigned 20 June 2022[27]   Petar Mihtarski (interim) 21 June 2022
  Petar Mihtarski End of interim period 3 July 2022[28]   Krasimir Petrov 4 July 2022[29]
Botev Plovdiv   Azrudin Valentić Promoted to advisor 29 July 2022[30] 16th   Željko Kopić 3 August 2022[31]
Spartak Varna   Vasil Petrov Resigned 11 August 2022[32] 15th   Georgi Ivanov (interim) 11 August 2022[32]
  Georgi Ivanov End of interim period 22 August 2022 16th   Todor Kiselichkov 23 August 2022[33]
Botev Vratsa   Rosen Kirilov Resigned 6 September 2022[34] 12th   Vladislav Vutov (interim) 6 September 2022[34]
Beroe   Petar Hubchev Mutual consent 12 September 2022[35] 10th   Nikolay Kirov 14 September 2022[36]
Botev Vratsa   Vladislav Vutov End of interim period 14 September 2022[37] 14th   Daniel Morales 14 September 2022[37]
Hebar   Fulvio Pea Promoted to sports director 23 September 2022[38] 15th   Vladimir Manchev 23 September 2022[38]
Septemvri Sofia   Slavko Matić Mutual consent 9 October 2022[39]   Svetoslav Petrov 9 October 2022[40]
Pirin Blagoevgrad   Krasimir Petrov 18 October 2022[41]   Hristo Yanev 25 October 2022[42]
Spartak Varna   Todor Kiselichkov 28 November 2022 16th   Dimitar Dimitrov 28 November 2022[43]
CSKA 1948   Lyuboslav Penev Resigned 10 December 2022[44] 3rd   Todor Yanchev 13 December 2022[45]
Botev Plovdiv   Željko Kopić Sacked 7 December 2022[46] 10th   Bruno Baltazar 3 January 2023[47]
Ludogorets   Ante Šimundža 7 March 2023[48] 2nd   Ivaylo Petev 7 March 2023[49]
Hebar   Vladimir Manchev 20 March 2023[50] 15th   Lyuboslav Penev 21 March 2023[51]
Levski Sofia   Stanimir Stoilov Resigned 8 April 2023[52] 4th   Elin Topuzakov 12 April 2023[53]
Slavia Sofia   Zlatomir Zagorčić 4 May 2023[54] 7th   Angel Slavkov 4 May 2023[55]
Septemvri Sofia   Svetoslav Petrov 5 May 2023 13th   Krasimir Balakov 5 May 2023[56]
CSKA 1948   Todor Yanchev 25 May 2023[57] 3rd   Atanas Ribarski 25 May 2023[58]
Botev Plovdiv   Bruno Baltazar Sacked 25 May 2023[59] 10th   Stefan Stoyanov (interim) 25 May 2023[60]
Spartak Varna   Dimitar Dimitrov Resigned 6 June 2023[61] 16th   Valentin Iliev 6 June 2023[62]
Beroe   Nikolay Kirov Sacked 6 June 2023[63] 14th   Veselin Penev (interim) 6 June 2023
Lokomotiv Sofia   Stanislav Genchev Resigned 6 June 2023[64] 9th   Stoycho Stoev 8 June 2023[65]
Botev Plovdiv   Stefan Stoyanov End of interim period 8 June 2023[66] 10th   Stanislav Genchev 8 June 2023

Regular season

edit

League table

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 30 23 5 2 72 21 +51 74 Qualification for the Championship group
2 CSKA Sofia 30 23 4 3 57 14 +43 73
3 CSKA 1948 30 17 8 5 49 22 +27 59
4 Levski Sofia 30 15 9 6 38 14 +24 54
5 Cherno More 30 15 8 7 36 27 +9 53
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 14 8 8 33 28 +5 50
7 Slavia Sofia 30 15 4 11 31 27 +4 49 Qualification for the Europa Conference League group
8 Arda 30 11 9 10 33 32 +1 42
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 10 8 12 32 38 −6 38
10 Botev Plovdiv 30 9 5 16 38 40 −2 32
11 Botev Vratsa 30 7 7 16 23 55 −32 28 Qualification for the Relegation group
12 Beroe 30 7 6 17 26 47 −21 27
13 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 5 9 16 21 39 −18 24
14 Hebar 30 6 5 19 19 51 −32 23
15 Septemvri Sofia 30 5 7 18 25 45 −20 22
16 Spartak Varna 30 3 8 19 27 60 −33 17
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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.[67]

Results

edit
Home \ Away ARD BSZ BPD BVR CHM CSK CSS HEB LEV LPD LSO LUD PIR SEP SLA SPV
Arda 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–3 5–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0
Beroe 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–1
Botev Plovdiv 0–2 1–0 6–0 3–4 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–1
Botev Vratsa 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 0–4 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Cherno More 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–2
CSKA 1948 1–0 4–0 2–1 5–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0
CSKA Sofia 3–0 5–1 3–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0
Hebar 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–3 0–0 1–3 0–3 0–0
Levski Sofia 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 5–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1
Lokomotiv Sofia 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–6 1–1 1–4 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2
Ludogorets 1–1 2–1 1–0 8–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 6–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 5–0
Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–1 0–0 2–4 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–4 1–4 1–2 3–1
Septemvri Sofia 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–1
Slavia Sofia 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–2
Spartak Varna 1–3 0–4 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–3 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1
Source: Bulgarian Football
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

edit
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
ArdaLWWWLLWWLDDWDDDLLWWWLWLLDLWDDD
BeroeWLDLLDLWLWLLDLDLWWLDLLDLWLLWLL
Botev PlovdivLLLLLDLWLWLWLWLWWLDLWWLDLDDLWL
Botev VratsaLWDLLWLLLLWLDLLWLDDWLWLDLDLDWL
Cherno MoreWWLDWWWLDWLWDDDWLLWDWLLWWWWDDW
CSKA 1948WDDWWWWLWLWWDWDDWDWLWWLWWWWDDL
CSKA SofiaWDWWWWWWWWLWLWWWDWWWWDWWWDWLWW
HebarWLLLWLLDLLLLWLDLDLLDWLLLLDLWLW
Levski SofiaLWLDWDWWWLWWWDDDDLLDDWWWWDWWWL
Lokomotiv PlovdivWLWWWDLLWWWLWWDDLWDLWDDDWLLWDW
Lokomotiv SofiaLDDWWDLWLWWWLWDLLLDDLLWWLWLLLD
Ludogorets RazgradWWDWWDWWWWDLWWWWWDWWDLWWWWWWWW
Pirin BlagoevgradLDDLLLLDWDLLDLLDLWLDLWWDDLLLLW
Septemvri SofiaLWDLLLWLDLLDLDWLDDLDLWWLLLLLLL
Slavia SofiaWLWWLWWLWLWLWLDDWWWLLLWLLWDWDW
Spartak VarnaLLDLLLLLLLWDLLDDDLLDWLLLLDWLDL
Source: Bulgarian Football
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Championship round

edit

Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUD CSS CSK LEV LPD CHM
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 35 26 7 2 81 27 +54 85 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round 2–2 3–2 1–0
2 CSKA Sofia 35 26 6 3 65 17 +48 84 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round 1–1 1–0 2–0
3 CSKA 1948 35 17 13 5 55 28 +27 64 2–2 2–2 0–0
4 Levski Sofia (O) 35 17 10 8 47 22 +25 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off 0–2 2–1
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 15 9 11 35 34 +1 54[a] 0–3 2–1
6 Cherno More 35 15 9 11 39 35 +4 54[a] 0–1 1–1
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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.[68]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3, Cherno More 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Lokomotiv Plovdiv +2, Cherno More -2.

Europa Conference League round

edit

Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARD SLA LSO BPD
1 Arda 36 16 10 10 47 36 +11 58[a] Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off 3–2 3–0 2–1
2 Slavia Sofia 36 17 7 12 37 31 +6 58[a] 0–0 2–0 1–0
3 Lokomotiv Sofia 36 11 9 16 37 49 −12 42 1–3 1–1 1–2
4 Botev Plovdiv 36 10 6 20 41 49 −8 36 0–3 0–0 0–2
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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.[69]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Arda 7, Slavia Sofia 4.

Relegation round

edit

Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation PIR HEB BVR BSZ SEP SPV
1 Pirin Blagoevgrad 35 8 10 17 28 43 −15 34 2–1 2–0 2–0
2 Hebar 35 9 5 21 30 59 −29 32[a] 3–1 3–1
3 Botev Vratsa 35 8 8 19 29 64 −35 32[a] 2–3 2–0 1–1
4 Beroe (O) 35 8 8 19 31 54 −23 32[a] Qualification for the relegation play-off 1–1 2–0 1–1
5 Septemvri Sofia (R) 35 7 7 21 31 52 −21 28 Relegation to the Second League 2–0 3–1
6 Spartak Varna (R) 35 5 10 20 32 65 −33 25 2–1 1–0
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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.[70]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Hebar 11, Botev Vratsa 10, Beroe 4.

Europa Conference League play-off

edit
Levski Sofia2–0Arda
Welton   36', 58' Report
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)

Promotion/relegation play-off

edit
Beroe1–0Sportist Svoge
Report
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

Season statistics

edit

Top scorers

edit
As of 11 June 2023[71]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ivaylo Chochev CSKA 1948 21
2   Duckens Nazon CSKA Sofia 18
3   Igor Thiago Ludogorets 15
4   Antoine Baroan Botev Plovdiv 14
  Kiril Despodov Ludogorets
6   Matías Tissera Ludogorets 12
7   Aboubacar Toungara Beroe / Arda 10
  Maurício Garcez CSKA Sofia
9   Brayan Perea Botev Vratsa 9
  Brayan Moreno CSKA Sofia
  Ricardinho Levski Sofia

Clean sheets

edit
As of 11 June 2023[72]
Rank Goalkeeper Club Clean
sheets
1   Plamen Andreev Levski Sofia 22
2   Gustavo Busatto CSKA Sofia 20
3   Daniel Naumov CSKA 1948 14
4   Sergio Padt Ludogorets 13
5   Ivan Dyulgerov Cherno More 12
6   Krasimir Kostov Botev Vratsa 11
  Anatoli Gospodinov Arda
8   Dinko Horkaš Lokomotiv Plovdiv 10
9   Svetoslav Vutsov Slavia Sofia 9
10   Aleksandar Lyubenov Lokomotiv Sofia 8

Hat-tricks

edit
As of 11 June 2023
Player For Against Result Date
  Maurício Garcez CSKA Sofia Arda 3–0 (H)[73] 10 July 2022
  Ivaylo Chochev4 CSKA 1948 Botev Vratsa 5–2 (H)[74] 6 August 2022
  Elvis Manu Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa 6–0 (H)[75] 5 November 2022
  Kiril Despodov Ludogorets Cherno More 3–2 (H)[76] 12 March 2023
  Igor Thiago Ludogorets Botev Vratsa 8–1 (H)[77] 8 April 2023
  Tonislav Yordanov Beroe Spartak Varna 4–0 (A)[78] 9 April 2023
  Antoine Baroan Botev Plovdiv Pirin Blagoevgrad 4–2 (A)[79] 4 May 2023
  Duckens Nazon CSKA Sofia Botev Vratsa 5–1 (H)[80] 8 May 2023
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

References

edit
  1. ^ "Обявиха официално новото име и лого на Първа лига" [Officially announced the new name and logo of First League.]. Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ "Инфарктно, но Лудогорец продължава доминацията с 12-а поредна титла" [In a dramatic fashion, Ludogorets continue their domination with a 12th consecutive title]. dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Дългото чакане приключи! Спартак (Варна) се завръща в елита" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 5 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Септември (София) взе нужното от Спортист (Своге) и се завърна в efbet Лига!" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Хебър се завърна във футболния елит на България след 21 години чакане!" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Ботев (Враца) се спаси, но замалко да изживее кошмар" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 27 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Днес "Берое" стартира сезона с нов екип" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 11 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Ботев представи два от екипите за новия сезон" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 20 June 2022.
  9. ^ Новите екипи са тук!
  10. ^ "ФК ЦСКА 1948 представи новите си екипи" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 31 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Официалната фланелка на ЦСКА за сезон 2022/23 г. вече е в продажба" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 4 June 2022.
  12. ^ Ти си част от отбора!
  13. ^ "Новите екипи за сезон 2022/2023" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 2 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Лудогорец показва новите екипи в шампионското шоу срещу Черно море" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 12 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Арда и Стамен Белчев официално се разделиха" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  16. ^ "АРДА избра новия треньор" (in Bulgarian). fcarda.bg. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Официално: Локомотив (София) се раздели с Иван Колев" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Официално: Локомотив София обяви Станислав Генчев" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Николай Киров официално напусна ЦСКА 1948" (in Bulgarian). bta.bg. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Любослав Пенев е начело на ЦСКА!" (in Bulgarian). cska1948.bg. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  21. ^ "До армейците" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Саша Илич е новият наставник на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Клуб от Първа лига изненадващо смени треньора си" (in Bulgarian). segabg.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Росен Кирилов е новият наставник на Ботев /Враца/" (in Bulgarian). bnr.bg. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Николай Митов се разделя с Хебър" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Фулвио Пеа е новият старши треньор на Хебър (Пазарджик)" (in Bulgarian). fakti.bg. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Изненада: Радослав Митревски вече не е треньор на Пирин" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Петър Михтарски се раздели с Пирин" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  29. ^ "Красимир Петров е новият старши треньор на Пирин (Благоевград)" (in Bulgarian). trud.bg. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Официално: Валентич напуска поста старши треньор на Ботев (Пловдив), но остава в клуба". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  31. ^ "Сериозно име застана начело на Ботев (Пловдив)". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  32. ^ a b "ОФИЦИАЛНО: Спартак (Варна) остана без треньор". novsport.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Спартак Вн представи Тодор Киселичков". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  34. ^ a b "Росен Кирилов напуска Ботев Враца, Владислав Вутов e новият треньор". 7dnisport.bg (in Bulgarian). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  35. ^ "Берое се раздели с Хубчев, специалистът напуска по лични причини". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  36. ^ "Официално: Николай Киров е новият старши треньор на Берое". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  37. ^ a b "Дани Моралес ще търси агресивна игра от Ботев (Враца)". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  38. ^ a b "Владо Манчев стана старши треньор в efbet Лига". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  39. ^ "Официално: Славко Матич вече не е треньор на Септември". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  40. ^ "Септември представи Светослав Петров". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  41. ^ "След декларация на феновете: "падна главата" на треньор от efbet Лига". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  42. ^ "Пирин официално обяви Христо Янев, представя го в сряда". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  43. ^ "Официално: Спартак Варна обяви дългоочаквания си нов треньор Димитър Димитров-Херо". sportlive.bg (in Bulgarian). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  44. ^ "Любослав Пенев официално напусна поста старши треньор на ЦСКА". cska1948.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  45. ^ "Тодор Янчев официално е новият старши треньор на ЦСКА". cska1948.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  46. ^ "Желко Копич напуска Ботев Пловдив". botevplovdiv.bg (in Bulgarian). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  47. ^ "Официално: Португалец е новият треньор на Ботев (Пловдив)". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  48. ^ "Лудогорец освободи Анте Шимунджа". ludogorets.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  49. ^ "Легендарен треньор се завръща в Лудогорец". ludogorets.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  50. ^ "Официално: Хебър освободи Владо Манчев". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  51. ^ "Хебър представи Любо Пенев". gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  52. ^ "Официално: Станимир Стоилов обяви: Няма да продължа да работя в Левски". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  53. ^ "Левски официално потвърди назначението на Елин Топузаков за старши треньор". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  54. ^ ""Славия" остана без треньор, Златомир Загорчич напусна". 24chasa.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  55. ^ ""Славия" обяви кой ще води отбора, още един треньор си тръгна". 24chasa.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  56. ^ "Краси Балъков се завърна в efbet Лига - ето кой отбор пое". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  57. ^ "От ЦСКА 1948 потвърдиха за раздялата с Тодор Янчев". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  58. ^ "Тодор Янчев вече не е треньор на ЦСКА 1948". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  59. ^ "Ботев обяви раздялата си с Бруно Балтазар". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  60. ^ "Стефан Стоянов ще води Ботев (Пловдив) до края на сезона". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  61. ^ "Официално: Димитър Димитров вече не е треньор на Спартак (Варна)". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  62. ^ "Спартак (Варна) обяви името на новия треньор". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  63. ^ "Берое освободи Киров преди най-важния мач от сезона, трио застана начело на "заралии"". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  64. ^ "Станислав Генчев си тръгва от Локо (София), разкри за какво най-много съжалява през сезона". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  65. ^ "Стойчо Стоев застава начело на Локо (Сф)". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  66. ^ "Официално: Станислав Генчев е новият старши треньор на Ботев (Пд)". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  67. ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  68. ^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2019/2020 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  69. ^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2022/2023 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  70. ^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2022/2023 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  71. ^ "Players: Topscorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  72. ^ "Първа професионална лига 2022/23". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  73. ^ "CSKA Sofia 3–0 Arda" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 10 July 2022.
  74. ^ "CSKA 1948 5–2 Botev Vratsa" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 6 August 2022.
  75. ^ "Botev Plovdiv 6–0 Botev Vratsa" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 5 November 2022.
  76. ^ "Ludogorets 3–2 Cherno More" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 12 March 2023.
  77. ^ "Ludogorets 8–1 Botev Vratsa" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com. 8 April 2023.
  78. ^ "Spartak (Vn) 0–4 Beroe". bulgarian-football.com. 9 April 2023.
  79. ^ "Pirin (Bl) 2–4 Botev (Pd)". bulgarian-football.com. 4 May 2023.
  80. ^ "CSKA 5–1 Botev (Vr)". bulgarian-football.com. 8 May 2023.