2018–19 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The 2018–19 First Professional Football League was the 95th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 70th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid and also the 3rd season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season began on 20 July 2018 and finished on 30 May 2019. Ludogorets Razgrad became champions for the 8th consecutive time, on the final matchday of the season, with a 4-1 home win over Cherno More Varna.
Teams
Fourteen teams are competing in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and one team promoted from the Second League.Botev Vratsa were promoted as champions of the 2017–18 Second League. The promoted club replaced Pirin Blagoevgrad, who were relegated after elimination in the relegation play-offs by Vitosha Bistritsa. Botev Vratsa return to the top tier after a 5-year absence, while Pirin Blagoevgrad ended a 3-year stay in the top flight.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,128 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Botev 1912 Football Complex | 4,000 |
| Botev | Vratsa | Hristo Botev | 12,000 |
| Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya | 18,495 |
| Dunav | Ruse | Gradski | 12,400 |
| Etar | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 18,000 |
| Levski | Sofia | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov | 25,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 13,000 |
| Ludogorets | Razgrad | Ludogorets Arena | 10,422 |
| Septemvri | Sofia | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 43,230 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Slavia Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,556 43,230 |
| Vereya | Stara Zagora | Trace Arena | 3,500 |
| Vitosha | Bistritsa | Stadion Nikolay Stanislavov | 2,500 |
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.| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Additional |
| Beroe |  Aleksandar Tomash | Martin Kamburov |  Uhlsport | — | Refan, Ajax Group |
| Botev Plovdiv | Nikolay Kirov | Lachezar Baltanov | Uhlsport | WinBet | — |
| Botev Vratsa | Sasho Angelov | Ivaylo Mihaylov |  Joma | WinBet | Kozloduy NPP |
| CSKA Sofia | Dobromir Mitov | Nikolay Bodurov | adidas | A1 Bulgaria | WinBet, Baristo |
| Cherno More | Ilian Iliev | Georgi Iliev | Uhlsport | Armeets | — |
| Dunav | Lyudmil Kirov | Martin Kovachev | Joma | WinBet | SanSi |
| Etar | Krasimir Balakov | Ivan Stoyanov | Joma | WinBet | — |
| Levski Sofia | Georgi Todorov | Zhivko Milanov |  Nike | Efbet | Strabag |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv |  Bruno Akrapović | Bircent Karagaren | Uhlsport | Efbet | General Broker |
| Ludogorets | Stoycho Stoev | Svetoslav Dyakov |  Umbro | Efbet | Vivacom, Spetema |
| Septemvri Sofia | Hristo Arangelov | Boris Galchev | Uhlsport | Efbet | — |
| Slavia Sofia | Zlatomir Zagorčić | Georgi Petkov | Joma | bet365 | — |
| Vereya | Ivan Vutov | Ivo Ivanov | Uhlsport | Efbet | Spetema |
| Vitosha Bistritsa | Rosen Kirilov | Georgi Amzin | Jumper | Efbet | — |
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
1.No license for First League.Regular season
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by round
Championship round
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.Relegation round
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.Group A
Group B
European play-offs
Bracket
European play-off quarter-finals
----European play-off semi-finals
European play-off final
Relegation play-offs
Bracket
Winners of matches 3, 5 and 6 will play in the top division next seasonFirst round
----Second round
----Vereya are relegated to the Second League.
Third round
Septemvri Sofia are relegated to the Second League.Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Stanislav Kostov | Levski Sofia | 24 |
| 2 |  Claudiu Keșerü | Ludogorets | 20 |
| 3 | Martin Kamburov | Beroe | 16 |
| 4 | Todor Nedelev | Botev Plovdiv | 14 |
| 5 |  Ali Sowe | CSKA Sofia | 11 |
| 5 | Daniel Mladenov | Etar | 11 |
| 5 |  Davide Mariani | Levski Sofia | 11 |
| 5 |  Jakub Świerczok | Ludogorets | 11 |
| 5 | Tsvetelin Chunchukov | Slavia Sofia | 11 |
| 5 | Georgi Iliev | Cherno More | 11 |
| 5 | Valeri Bojinov | Levski Sofia | 11 |
| 12 |  Maurides | CSKA Sofia | 9 |
| 12 | Dimitar Iliev | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 9 |
| 14 | Valeri Domovchiyski | Botev Vratsa | 8 |
| 14 | Kiril Despodov | CSKA Sofia | 8 |
| 14 |  Tiago Rodrigues | CSKA Sofia | 8 |
| 14 | Ahmed Ahmedov | Dunav Ruse | 8 |
| 14 |  Jerson Cabral | Levski Sofia | 8 |
| 14 | Marcelinho | Ludogorets | 8 |
| 20 | Borislav Tsonev | Beroe | 7 |
| 20 | Petar Atanasov | Botev Vratsa | 7 |
| 20 | Ismail Isa | Dunav Ruse | 7 |
| 20 |  Veljko Batrović | Etar | 7 |
| 20 |  Alen Ožbolt | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 7 |
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 |  Vytautas Černiauskas | CSKA Sofia | 20 |
| 2 | Hristo Ivanov | Etar | 16 |
| 3 |  Dušan Perniš | Beroe | 14 |
| 4 | Daniel Kajzer | Botev Plovdiv | 13 |
| 5 | Krasimir Kostov | Botev Vratsa | 10 |
| 5 | Renan | Ludogorets | 10 |
| 7 | Blagoy Makendzhiev | Dunav Ruse | 8 |
| 8 | Martin Lukov | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 7 |
| 8 | Plamen Iliev | Ludogorets | 7 |
| 8 | Yanko Georgiev | Septemvri Sofia | 7 |
| 8 | Georgi Petkov | Slavia Sofia | 7 |
| 8 | Nikolay Georgiev | Vitosha Bistritsa | 7 |
| 13 | Martin Polaček | Levski Sofia | 6 |
| 14 | Ivan Dyulgerov | Cherno More | 5 |
| 14 | Georgi Kitanov | Cherno More | 5 |
| 14 | Nikolay Mihaylov | Levski Sofia | 5 |
| 14 | Hristiyan Vasilev | Vitosha Bistritsa | 5 |