The 1996–97 B Group was the 41st season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 18 teams contested the league.[1]

Bulgarian B Group
Season1996–97
ChampionsLitex
PromotedLitex
Olimpik
Metalurg
RelegatedLokomotiv Ruse
Parva Atomna
Spartak Plovdiv
Lokomotiv GO
Chirpan
Hebar
Matches played306
Goals scored776 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerBulgaria Dimcho Belyakov
(23 goals)

Litex Lovech, Olimpik Galata and Metalurg Pernik were promoted to Bulgarian A Group. Lokomotiv Ruse, Parva Atomna Kozloduy, Spartak Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Chirpan and Hebar Pazardzhik were relegated.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Litex Lovech (P) 34 26 3 5 74 21 +53 81 Promotion to 1997–98 A Group
2 Olimpik Galata (P) 34 20 5 9 74 44 +30 65
3 Metalurg Pernik (P) 34 20 3 11 55 33 +22 63
4 Pirin Blagoevgrad 34 19 5 10 62 34 +28 62
5 Haskovo 34 17 3 14 48 50 −2 54
6 Chardafon Gabrovo 34 17 2 15 40 38 +2 53
7 Chernomorets Burgas 34 16 4 14 51 39 +12 52
8 Cherno More Varna 34 15 7 12 39 35 +4 52
9 Akademik Sofia 34 14 7 13 40 37 +3 49
10 Avtotreid Aksakovo 34 13 10 11 36 39 −3 49
11 Shumen 34 14 7 13 45 63 −18 49
12 Septemvri Sofia 34 13 9 12 37 32 +5 48
13 Lokomotiv Ruse (R) 34 15 1 18 36 54 −18 46 Relegation to 1997–98 V Group
14 Parva Atomna Kozloduy (R) 34 9 9 16 29 40 −11 36
15 Spartak Plovdiv (R) 34 10 6 18 29 45 −16 36
16 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa (R) 34 10 6 18 31 56 −25 36
17 Chirpan (R) 34 7 3 24 27 60 −33 24
18 Hebar Pazardzhik (R) 34 4 4 26 23 60 −37 16
Source: 1996-97 B Group season futbolbg.dir.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Dimcho Belyakov Litex Lovech 23

References

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  1. ^ ""Б" група сезон 1996/97" (in Bulgarian). lokomotiv1930.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
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