2019–20 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)


The 2019–20 Third Amateur Football League season was the 70th season of the Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League. The group is equivalent to the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid with four divisions existing in it. The divisions themselves are geographically separated into North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West, covering the football clubs of their respective zones. This is the second season after the reorganization of the Bulgarian football system, which saw the emergence of new competition formats, such as First and Second Professional Football Leagues.
The matches were suspended on 13 March 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On 21 April 2020, the Bulgarian Football Union decided that the league will not be completed and the standings prior to the suspension of the fixtures were considered final. The one exception was to constitute the South-West zone where initially a separate playoff was to be held between Minyor Pernik and Septemvri Simitli to determine the group winner, but on 15 May the Bulgarian Football Union decided to promote the team from Pernik directly. No teams were relegated from the Third Amateur Football League, with the exception of teams that were expelled from the league for financial problems.

Team changes

To Third League

Promoted from Regional Divisions
Relegated from Second League
The champions of three Third League divisions gained promotion to the 2020–21 Second League: Dobrudzha Dobrich from North-East, Yantra Dabrova from North-West, Minyor Pernik from South-West, Sozopol from South-East group.

Club movements between Third League and the Regional Groups

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
BenkovskiByalaGeorgi Benkosvki3,000
BotevNovi PazarGradski8,000
Chernolomets PopovoPopovoStamo Kostov Stadium5,000
DobrudzhaDobrichDruzhba12,500
HitrinoHitrinoHitrino600
KaliakraKavarnaKavarna5,000
KubratKubratGradski6,000
LokomotivRuseDunav19,960
SeptemvriTervelSeptemvri700
ShumenShumenPanayot Volov Stadium24,390
SuvorovoSuvorovoSuvorovo1,000
SvetkavitsaTargovishteDimitar Burkov5,000
TopoliTopoliTopoli Stadium1,000
UstremDonchevoDonchevo Stadium1,000

League table

Southeast group

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
AtletikKuklenAtletik1,000
BorislavParvomayGradski8,000
ChernomoretsBurgasChernomorets Stadium22,000
DimitrovgradDimitrovgradMinyor10,000
GigantSaedinenieSaedinenie5,000
HaskovoHaskovoStadium Dimitar Kanev20,000
KarnobatKarnobatGradski3,000
LevskiKarlovoVasil Levski3,000
Maritsa PlovdivPlovdivSporten Kompleks Botev 19124,000
MinyorRadnevoMinyor2,000
NesebarNesebarGradski6,800
RodopaSmolyanSeptemvri Stadium6,100
Rozova DolinaKazanlakSevtopolis15,000
SokolMarkovoSokol2,500
SozopolSozopolGradski3,500
SvilengradSvilengradKolodruma1,750
FC YambolYambolTundzha18,000
ZagoretsNova ZagoraZagorets5,900

League table

Northwest group

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
AkademikSvishtovAkademik13,500
BdinVidinGeorgi Benkovski15,000
BotevLukovitGradski3,000
KarianaErdenKariana Sport Complex1,000
LevskiLevskiLevski6,000
MiziyaKnezhaGradski1,000
PartizanCherven BryagGradski700
Parva AtomnaKozloduyHristo Botev3,000
PavlikeniPavlikeniGancho Panov10,000
SevlievoSevlievoRakovski5,000
SpartakPlevenPleven22,000
TryavnaTryavnaGradski3,000
ViharSlavyanovoGradski1,000
Yantra 1919 GabrovoGabrovoHristo Botev14,000
Yantra GabrovoGabrovoHristo Botev14,000
Yantra Polski TrambeshPolski TrambeshGradski800

League table

Southwest group

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
BalkanBotevgradHristo Botev8,000
BanskoBanskoSaint Peter3,000
BelasitsaPetrichKolarovo, Kolarovo500
BotevIhtimanHristo Botev5,000
ChavdarEtropoleChavdar5,600
NadezhdaDovroslavtsiDobroslavtsi
Perun KresnaKresnaGradski
KyustendilKyustendilOsogovo10,000
OborishtePanagyurishteOrcho Voyvoda3,000
MarekDupnitsaBonchuk8,050
MinyorPernikMinyor8,000
Pirin RazlogRazlogGradski6,500
Rilski SportistSamokovIskar7,000
SeptemvriSimitliStruma8,000
Slivnishki GeroySlivnitsaSlivnishki Geroy7,000
Sportist SvogeSvogeChavdar Tsvetkov3,500
VihrenSandanskiSandanski6,000

League table