2000–01 B Group

The 2000–01 B Group was the 46th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.[1] A total of 18 teams contested the league,[2] but three of them stopped participating during the season due to financial reasons.

Bulgarian B Group
Season2000–01
ChampionsSpartak Pleven
PromotedSpartak Pleven, Marek
RelegatedSeptemvri, Metalurg, Haskovo, Bdin, Dorostol, Shumen
Matches played306
Goals scored752 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerBulgaria Todor Kolev
(45 goals)

Team changes
Locations of the 2000–01 Bulgarian B Group teams

The following teams had changed division after the 1999–2000 season.

To B Group
  Promoted from V Group    Relegated from A Group  

From B Group
  Promoted to A Group    Relegated to V Group  

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Spartak Pleven (P) 32 26 3 3 92 25 +67 81 Promotion to 2001–02 A Group
2 Marek Dupnitsa (P) 32 20 8 4 54 17 +37 68
3 Pirin Blagoevgrad 32 18 7 7 48 21 +27 61 Qualification for Promotion play-off
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 32 18 4 10 55 39 +16 58
5 Dobrudzha Dobrich 32 17 6 9 52 37 +15 57
6 Slanchev Bryag Nesebar 32 16 6 10 51 36 +15 54
7 Svetkavitsa Targovishte 32 17 3 12 47 36 +11 54
8 Vidima-Rakovski 32 15 7 10 53 36 +17 52
9 Botev Vratsa 32 15 1 16 56 57 −1 46
10 Belasitsa Petrich 32 12 8 12 37 31 +6 44
11 Dunav Ruse 32 12 5 15 35 38 −3 41
12 Akademik Svishtov 32 10 8 14 37 37 0 38
13 Septemvri Sofia (R) 32 9 10 13 39 47 −8 37 Relegation to 2001–02 V Group
14 Metalurg Pernik (R) 32 11 3 18 36 51 −15 36
15 Haskovo (R) 32 10 3 19 32 60 −28 33
16 Bdin Vidin[lower-alpha 1] (D) 31 3 1 27 18 96 −78 10 Excluded from the league
17 Dorostol Silistra[lower-alpha 2] (D) 31 0 1 30 10 88 −78 1
x Shumen[lower-alpha 3] (D) 13 2 0 11 9 30 −21 6
Source: 2000–01 B Group futbolbg.dir.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Bdin Vidin were excluded after first half of the season and demoted to their regional third level league (Northwestern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts. To the end of the season they lost their matches 3–0 w/o.
  2. Dorostol Silistra were excluded after first half of the season and demoted to their regional third level league (Northeastern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts. To the end of the season they lost their matches 3–0 w/o.
  3. Shumen were excluded after 13 matches and demoted to their regional third level league (Northeastern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts, their results were annulled.

Promotion play-off
Beroe Stara Zagora1–0Pirin Blagoevgrad
Zhelev 73'
Attendance: 2,000

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Todor Kolev Spartak Pleven 45
2 Bulgaria Rumen Rumenov Bdin / Svetkavitsa 15
Bulgaria Ivan Georgiev Slanchev Bryag
4 Bulgaria Ivaylo Andonov Pirin Blagoevgrad 14
Bulgaria Rumen Shankulov Vidima-Rakovski
6 Bulgaria Vladimir Kolev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 13
7 Bulgaria Georgi Varadev Metalurg / Loko Plovdiv 12
Bulgaria Martin Podvarzachov Spartak Pleven
9 Bulgaria Emil Todorov Spartak Pleven 11
10 Bulgaria Ivan Redovski Botev Vratsa 10
Bulgaria Genadi Simeonov Marek Dupnitsa

References
  1. ""Б" група крайно класиране сезон 2000/01" (in Bulgarian). segabg.com. 28 May 2001.
  2. ""Б" група сезон 2000/01" (in Bulgarian). futbolbg.dir.bg. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
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