2014–15 B Group


The 2014–15 B Group was the 60th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.

Team changes from 2013–14

Movement between A PFG and B PFG

At the end of last season the first two teams of the second division of Bulgarian football were promoted to the top division - A PFG. These were Marek Dupnitsa and Haskovo 2009.
Because of the changes made in the number of teams in A PFG for this season the bottom four teams in A Group at the end of the last one were relegated to B Group for season 2014-2015. These were Chernomorets Burgas, Neftochimic Burgas, Pirin Gotse Delchev and Lyubimets 2007.

Movement between B PFG and V AFG

The four V AFG champions - Sozopol, Benkovski Byala, Pirin Blagoevgrad and Lokomotiv Mezdra - were promoted to B PFG because of their standings in their respective groups the previous season.

Further pre-season changes

On June 16 Benkovski Byala sent an official letter to the Bulgarian Football Union and declined to participate in the 2014–15 B PFG, citing financial problems. On the next day media reports suggested that three additional clubs had not met the license criteria in the initial investigation by the BFU - Lyubimets, Neftochimic and Pirin Gotse Delchev. All three clubs were in danger of being refused a spot in the group, while the 2nd placed teams in the 2013/14 V AFG were preparing themselves to make bids to replace them.
On June 19 the BFU confirmed Benkovski's withdrawal and officially invited FC Master Burgas to take their spot as the 2nd placed team in the Southeast V AFG. On June 22, the club announced it had accepted the invitation, and in addition would change its name to FC Burgas and switch colours from red and white to blue and white. On June 30, the BFU announced the final list of participants for the 2014-15 season after a six-hour session. Lyubimets, Neftochimic and Pirin Gotse Delchev were all denied a professional license for the following season due to outstanding debts and would have to compete in the V AFG or fold. The group was kept at 16 teams with the addition of Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Septemvri Simitli and Vereya Stara Zagora. Vereya was chosen ahead of Oborishte Panagyurishte because of its higher coefficient and better infrastructure.

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
BanskoBanskoSaint Peter3,000
BotevGalabovoEnergetik3,000
BotevVratsaHristo Botev32,000
BurgasBurgasBalgarovo3,000
ChernomoretsBurgasLazur18,037
DobrudzhaDobrichDruzhba12,500
LokomotivGorna OryahovitsaLokomotiv12,000
Lokomotiv 2012MezdraLokomotiv5,000
MontanaMontanaOgosta8,000
PirinBlagoevgradHristo Botev11,000
PirinRazlogPirin2,000
RakovskiRakovskiLegia3,000
SeptemvriSimitliStruma8,000
SozopolSozopolArena Sozopol3,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak8,000
VereyaStara ZagoraTrace Arena1,000

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated on 24 May 2015