2016–17 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)


The 2016–17 Second League was the 62nd season of the Bulgarian Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
A total of 16 teams contested the league in a similar format to the B Group: 7 of which returning from the 2015–16 season, 7 of which promoted from third division and the reserves teams of Ludogorets Razgrad and CSKA Sofia.

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
BanskoBanskoSaint Peter3,000
BotevGalabovoEnergitik3,000
BotevVratsaHristo Botev32,000
CSKA IISofiaBalgarska Armia22,995
EtarVeliko TarnovoIvaylo25,000
LevskiKarlovoVasil Levski6,000
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv22,000
Ludogorets IIRazgradEagles' Nest2,000
NesebarNesebarNesebar Stadium7,000
OborishtePanagyurishteOrcho Voyvoda3,000
PomoriePomoriePomorie Stadium3,000
SozopolSozopolArena Sozopol3,500
SpartakPlevenPleven Stadium22,000
SeptemvriSofiaDragalevtsi1,700
Tsarsko SeloSofiaTsarsko Selo2,000
VitoshaBistritsaBistritsa Stadium2,000

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
Bansko Petko Medvetski Ivan Topuzovadidas
Botev Galabovo Ivan Vutov Georgi KirilovKRASIKOGalabovo MunicipalityKnauf
Botev Vratsa Sasho Angelov Todor GochevJumperWinBet
CSKA Sofia II Svetoslav Todorov Petar VitanovadidasMtelWinBet
Etar Veliko Tarnovo Stanislav Genchev Kiril AkalskiJoma
Levski Karlovo Krasimir Manolov Yanko ValkanovSallerKarlovo Municipality
Lokomotiv Sofia Yavor Valchinov Daniel PeevJoma
Ludogorets Razgrad II Radoslav Zdravkov Preslav PetrovMacronbet365Vivacom, Spetema
Nesebar Nikolay Rusev Nikolay KostovJoma
Oborishte Panagyurishte Emil Velev Anatoli TodorovKRASIKOAsarel Medet
Pomorie Malin Orachev Georgi PetkovJomaPomorie MunicipalityEfbet
Sozopol Rumen Dimov Ivan YanchevKRASIKO
Spartak Pleven Momchil Chelestinov Tihomir Todorovadidas
Septemvri Sofia Hristo Arangelov Valentin GalevJoma
Tsarsko Selo Sofia Nikola Spasov Simeon GanchevJoma
Vitosha Bistritsa Kostadin Angelov Chetin SadulaJumperEfbet

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.
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

League table

Results

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Dimitar GeorgievLokomotiv Sofia18
2 Simeon GanchevTsarsko Selo13
3 Kostadin AdzhovSeptemvri Sofia12
3 Milcho AngelovCSKA Sofia II12
5 Georgi FikiynBansko11
5 Chris GadiSpartak Pleven11
7 Georgi KirilovBotev Galabovo10
7 Todor ChavorskiBotev Vratsa10
7 Ahmed AhmedovPomorie10
7 Pavel PetkovTsarsko Selo10
11 Stefan HristovVitosha Bistritsa9
11 Daniel PehlivanovSeptemvri Sofia9
13 Daniel PeevLokomotiv Sofia8
13 Ivan PetkovEtar8
13 Svetoslav DikovTsarsko Selo8
13 Vladimir AytovOborishte8
13 Eray KaradayiNesebar8

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