2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2020–21 First Professional Football League, also known as efbet League for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 97th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 73rd since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 5th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions for the ninth consecutive time.

First Professional Football League
Season2020–21
Dates7 August 2020 – 30 May 2021
ChampionsLudogorets (10th title)
RelegatedEtar
Montana
Europa Conference LeagueCSKA Sofia
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Arda
Matches played223
Goals scored536 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerClaudiu Keșerü (18 goals)[1]
Best goalkeeperDaniel Naumov (12 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBeroe 6–0 Botev Vratsa
(28 August 2020)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6–0 Botev Plovdiv
(28 November 2020)
Ludogorets 6–0 Etar
(15 February 2021)
CSKA Sofia 6–0 Montana
(21 April 2021)
Biggest away winEtar 0–4 Cherno More
(16 August 2020)
Montana 0–4 Levski Sofia
(29 August 2020)
Highest scoringMontana 3–4 Tsarsko Selo
(7 December 2020)
Longest winning run8 matches
CSKA Sofia
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Ludogorets
Longest winless run13 matches
Etar
Longest losing run8 matches
Botev Vratsa

The season was initially set to start on 24 July 2020,[3] but began on 7 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation in Bulgaria.[4][5]

On 4 May 2021, Ludogorets Razgrad became champions for a record-breaking 10th consecutive time after winning 3–1 against Beroe.[6]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Measures pertaining to fan attendance

All matches were at first envisioned to be held without spectators, at the minimum until 31 August,[7] but this was reversed in early August (allowing for matches to be held at 50% stadium capacity and up to 1000 people per stand),[8] reportedly under pressure from fan groups, with the government's inconsistency on the matter in turn criticized in certain circles.[9] On 27 October 2020, Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov issued a decree valid from 29 October until 12 November, stipulating that all matches are to be held behind closed doors.[10][11] Minister of Youth and Sports Krasen Kralev claimed that some of the fans of certain teams had not been observing the pandemic control protocols, such as social distancing and mask-wearing.[12] On 12 November 2020, the ban on the presence of spectators was extended at least until 30 November.[13] In late November 2020 Kralev stated that the return of fans will not be under consideration until March 2021.[14] Spectators were once again allowed from 24 April 2021 onwards, at 30% stadium capacity, with a maximum of 1000 people per block.[15] The capacity was expanded to 50% from 19 May 2021.[16]

A sign at the Vasil Levski National Stadium urging fans to be mindful of the need for social distancing

Footballers testing positive for the virus, schedule changes and vaccinations

Two Ludogorets Razgrad players tested positive for coronavirus just prior to the beginning of the championship.[17] In September 2020, the whole Etar team was initially quarantined by the regional health authorities in Veliko Tarnovo after 5 footballers' and 2 staff members' PCR tests indicated that they were infected,[18] but the match against Lokomotiv eventually went ahead without the date being changed.[19] The fixture between Arda and Ludogorets Razgrad that was to be held on 4 October 2020 was postponed after more than 10 footballers' tests from the Kardzhali team (as well as a trainer) returned positive results.[20] In late October 2020, Slavia also saw multiple footballers testing positive for COVID-19.[21] In early November 2020, four Levski Sofia players were reported to have the infection.[22] Prior to the start of the November international window, 12 Ludogorets footballers from both the first and the second teams[23] as well as additional Levski Sofia players from the senior and junior rosters were diagnosed with the virus,[24] bringing the total number of infected at the latter club to 16.[25][26] This caused some of the players to miss out on national team call-ups and led to the postponement of Ludogorets' Bulgarian Cup match against Sportist Svoge and Levski Sofia's league game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Beroe also saw cases of coronavirus among its players.[27] After initially given the green light to be held on the planned date,[28] The Eternal Derby match originally scheduled for 21 November was eventually postponed as well,[29] taking place on 18 December. After reporting a number of COVID-19 cases in July 2020, shortly before the beginning of the championship,[30] CSKA 1948 saw a boom in infections in May 2021, with 11 footballers testing positive, resulting in the postponement of their first game from the championship group against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[31] CSKA 1948 requested that their match against CSKA Sofia (scheduled to be held on 7 May) is moved to a later date as well, but this was not granted by the Football Union. After CSKA 1948 did not show up for the game, on 10 May CSKA Sofia were awarded a 3:0 technical win by the Sports and Technical Commission.[32] However, on 13 May 2021, the same technical body decided to honour CSKA 1948's appeal, also taking into account the dissatisfaction voiced by Lokomotiv Plovdiv due to competing with CSKA Sofia for the second place in the league standings, and rescheduled the game for 22 May 2021.[33] Vaccinations among footballers and staff began in March 2021.[34]

Innovations

The VAR system was introduced at the start of the post-regular season phase, being first used on 3 May 2021 for the match between CSKA Sofia and Arda.[35]

Teams

Fourteen teams are competing in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, the team that finished in first place in the Second League, and the two winners of the promotion/relegation playoffs.[36]

CSKA 1948 were promoted as champions of the 2019–20 Second League and will make their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football. The second team to be promoted was Montana, who earned promotion after winning their play-off match against Dunav Ruse.[37] The club returns after three seasons in the second tier, following their relegation in the 2016–17 season, while Dunav ended their four-year stay in the First League. In the third playoff, Tsarsko Selo remained in the top division by winning against Septemvri Sofia.[38]

Stadiums and locations
Arda Beroe Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa
Arena Arda Beroe Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Hristo Botev
Capacity: 11,114 Capacity: 12,128 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 12,000
Cherno More
2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) (Bulgaria)
Location of Sofia teams.
 CSKA Sofia
Ticha Balgarska Armia
Capacity: 8,250 Capacity: 22,995
CSKA 1948 Etar
Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Ivaylo
Capacity: 44,000 Capacity: 15,000
Levski Lokomotiv
Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Lokomotiv
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 13,220
Ludogorets Montana Slavia Tsarsko Selo
Huvepharma Arena Ogosta Slavia Arena Tsarsko Selo
Capacity: 10,422 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 25,556 Capacity: 1,550

    Personnel and kits

    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
    Arda Bulgaria Nikolay Kirov Bulgaria Plamen Krumov United States Nike[39] efbet —
    Beroe Bulgaria Petar Kolev Bulgaria Aleksandar Tsvetkov Germany Uhlsport[40] — Refan, Ajax Group
    Botev Plovdiv Bosnia and Herzegovina Azrudin Valentić Bulgaria Todor Nedelev Germany Uhlsport[41] WinBet —
    Botev Vratsa Bulgaria Veselin Velikov Bulgaria Valeri Domovchiyski Italy Erreà[42] WinBet Kozloduy NPP[43]
    Cherno More Bulgaria Ilian Iliev Bulgaria Daniel Dimov Germany Uhlsport[44] Armeets —
    CSKA 1948 Bulgaria Todor Kiselichkov (interim) Bulgaria Galin Ivanov Germany Adidas[45] efbet Bachkovo
    CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev Bulgaria Petar Zanev Germany Adidas A1 WinBet, Baristo
    Etar Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomash Bulgaria Hristo Ivanov Spain Joma[46] WinBet —
    Levski Sofia Slovenia Slaviša Stojanovič Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov Spain Joma[47] Strabag PalmsBet, Belfry Group
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Aleksandar Tunchev Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Germany Uhlsport (until round 29)[48]
    United States Nike (since round 30)[49]    		 WinBet General Broker
    Ludogorets Lithuania Valdas Dambrauskas Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov United States Nike[50] efbet Vivacom
    Montana Bulgaria Svetlan Kondev Bulgaria Ivan Mihov Spain Joma efbet —
    Slavia Sofia Bulgaria Zlatomir Zagorčić Bulgaria Georgi Petkov Spain Joma bet365 Asset Insurance
    Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov Bulgaria Reyan Daskalov United States Nike WinBet —

    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 (exceptions are made for non-profit organisations). 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
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    CSKA 1948 Bulgaria Yordan Yurukov Mutual consent 4 June 2020 Pre-season Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov 4 June 2020[51]
    Slavia Sofia Bulgaria Zlatomir Zagorčić 1 September 2020[52] 13th Bulgaria Martin Kushev 7 September 2020
    Bulgaria Martin Kushev End of caretaker tenure 17 September 2020 Russia Aleksandr Tarkhanov 17 September 2020[53]
    Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Ferario Spasov Mutual consent 6 October 2020[54] 12th Bulgaria Petar Penchev 6 October 2020[55]
    Levski Sofia Bulgaria Georgi Todorov Resigned 25 October 2020[56] 11th Bulgaria Zhivko Milanov 25 October 2020
    CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Stamen Belchev Mutual consent 26 October 2020[57] 5th Brazil Daniel Morales 26 October 2020
    Ludogorets Czech Republic Pavel Vrba 26 October 2020[58] 2nd Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev
    Levski Sofia Bulgaria Zhivko Milanov End of caretaker tenure 10 November 2020 12th Slovenia Slaviša Stojanovič 10 November 2020[59]
    Etar Bulgaria Petko Petkov Mutual consent 10 November 2020[60] 14th Bulgaria Kaloyan Chakarov 11 November 2020
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović Signed by CSKA Sofia 11 November 2020 2nd Bulgaria Aleksandar Tunchev 11 November 2020[61]
    CSKA Sofia Brazil Daniel Morales End of caretaker tenure 5th Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović 11 November 2020[62]
    Etar Bulgaria Kaloyan Chakarov 19 November 2020 14th Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomash 19 November 2020[63]
    Montana Bulgaria Nikola Spasov Death 23 November 2020[64] 12th Bulgaria Atanas Atanasov 1 December 2020[65]
    Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Petar Penchev Demoted to youth team 7 December 2020 10th Bulgaria Stefan Stoyanov 7 December 2020[66]
    Ludogorets Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev Demoted to assistant 3 January 2021 1st Lithuania Valdas Dambrauskas 3 January 2021[67]
    Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Stefan Stoyanov End of caretaker tenure 8 January 2021 10th Bosnia and Herzegovina Azrudin Valentić 8 January 2021[68]
    Botev Vratsa Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov Resigned 13 March 2021[69] 12th Bulgaria Veselin Velikov 15 March 2021[70]
    CSKA 1948 Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov Demoted 21 March 2021[71] 6th Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov 23 March 2021[72]
    CSKA Sofia Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović Sacked 28 March 2021[73] 3rd Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev 28 March 2021[74]
    Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev Signed by CSKA Sofia 28 March 2021 9th Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov 29 March 2021[75]
    Slavia Sofia Russia Aleksandr Tarkhanov Mutual consent 11 April 2021 13th Bulgaria Zlatomir Zagorčić 11 April 2021[76]
    Beroe Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov Resigned 21 April 2021[77] 5th Bulgaria Petar Kolev 22 April 2021[78]
    CSKA 1948 Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov Mutual consent 24 April 2021[79] 6th Bulgaria Todor Kiselichkov 24 April 2021
    Montana Bulgaria Atanas Atanasov Mutual consent 15 May 2021[80] 14th Bulgaria Svetlan Kondev 15 May 2021

    Regular season

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 20 4 2 59 18 +41 64 Qualification for the Championship group
    2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 +22 52
    3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 39 20 +19 50
    4 Arda 26 12 9 5 36 29 +7 45
    5 CSKA 1948 26 10 8 8 34 30 +4 38
    6 Beroe 26 10 7 9 38 28 +10 37[lower-alpha 1]
    7 Cherno More 26 10 7 9 27 25 +2 37[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa Conference League group
    8 Tsarsko Selo 26 9 7 10 29 27 +2 34
    9 Levski Sofia 26 7 7 12 25 27 −2 28
    10 Botev Plovdiv 26 5 9 12 25 46 −21 24
    11 Slavia Sofia 26 6 5 15 19 40 −21 23 Qualification for the Relegation group
    12 Botev Vratsa 26 6 4 16 26 39 −13 22[lower-alpha 2]
    13 Etar 26 4 10 12 20 45 −25 22[lower-alpha 2]
    14 Montana 26 4 8 14 21 46 −25 20
    Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[81]
    Notes:
    1. Head-to-head points (GD): Beroe 3 (+3), Cherno More 3 (-3).
    2. Head-to-head points (GD): Botev Vratsa 4, Etar 1.

    Results
    Home \ Away ARD BSZ BPD BVR CHM CSK CSS ETA LEV LPD LUD MON SLA TSS
    Arda — 1–0 3–2 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–0
    Beroe 0–1 — 3–0 6–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–1
    Botev Plovdiv 0–2 3–3 — 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0
    Botev Vratsa 0–0 1–2 1–2 — 0–1 0–0 1–2 5–1 1–3 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–3
    Cherno More 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–4 3–0 3–2 1–0
    CSKA 1948 0–2 1–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 — 2–2 5–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 5–1 2–1
    CSKA Sofia 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 — 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 6–0 1–0 1–0
    Etar 0–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–4 3–1 2–2 — 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0
    Levski Sofia 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–2 2–1 — 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 0–1
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–0 1–1 6–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 3–2 2–2 2–0 2–0
    Ludogorets 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 3–1 — 1–0 3–0 1–1
    Montana 3–3 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–3 — 2–1 3–4
    Slavia Sofia 3–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 — 1–0
    Tsarsko Selo 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 —
    Source: Bulgarian Football
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

    Positions by round
    Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
    Ludogorets118321212221111111111111111
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv136436521112222223333322222
    CSKA Sofia74213454455334332222233333
    Arda59565345576543444444444444
    CSKA 1948811111181097743456566666766665
    Beroe33742133334667655555555556
    Cherno More91910101212111068775777777677777
    Tsarsko Selo121547866899911889988899888
    Levski Sofia12121287669911121212101198899988999
    Botev Plovdiv458991111121291110109101212121212101010101010
    Slavia Sofia1013131313131313131313131313131313131113111213111211
    Botev Vratsa27101212978810788891010111310121314131112
    Etar1414141414141414141414141414141414141414141411121313
    Montana610671181010111210111112121111101011131112141414
    Source: Bulgarian Football

    Results by round
    Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
    ArdaDDWWDWLDDDWDWWWDWWLWLLDWWL
    BeroeWDDWWWLLDWLWDWLWWDLLDWLLLD
    Botev PlovdivWLDLDLWLDWDDLLLLLDDDWDWLLL
    Botev VratsaWLLLDWWDDLWLLLLLLLLWLLLDWL
    Cherno MoreDWLLDLWLWWLDWWLLDLWLWDDDWW
    CSKA 1948DDLDWLWWDWWLDLWDWLDLLWWDLW
    CSKA SofiaDWWWDDLDDDWWWWWWWWLDWLDLWW
    EtarLLLLLLLDDLLDDWWDLDDWLDWDLD
    Levski SofiaLDLWWWLDLLLWLLLDWDDDWWDLLL
    Lokomotiv PlovdivLWWWLWWWDWDLDWWWDWDDDWWWWL
    LudogoretsLWWWWDWDDWWWWWWWWLWWWDWWWW
    MontanaDDWLLWLWLLDLDLLDLWDLLDLLLD
    Slavia SofiaDLLLLLWLWLDWDLLLLDWLWLLWLD
    Tsarsko SeloWDWDDLLWDLLLLLWDLDWWLDLWWW
    Source: Bulgarian Football
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Championship round

    Championship round table

    Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUD LPD CSS ARD CSK BSZ
    1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 31 22 4 5 69 29 +40 70 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — 1–2 — 4–1 — 3–1
    2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 31 17 10 4 48 23 +25 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] — — 2–0 — 0–0 0–0
    3 CSKA Sofia 31 17 8 6 46 24 +22 59 4–1 — — 1–0 — 2–0
    4 Arda (O) 31 13 11 7 42 37 +5 50 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off — 3–3 — — 0–0 —
    5 CSKA 1948 31 12 11 8 41 34 +7 47 3–1 — 1–0 — — —
    6 Beroe 31 10 9 12 42 38 +4 39 — — — 0–2 3–3 —
    Source: Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[82]
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
    Notes:
    1. CSKA Sofia qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup.

    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.

    Team ╲ Round262728293031
    Ludogorets Razgrad111111
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv222222
    CSKA Sofia333333
    Arda444444
    CSKA 1948555555
    Beroe666666
    Source: Bulgarian Football

    Europa Conference League round

    Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.

    Europa Conference League round table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHM LEV TSS BPD
    1 Cherno More 32 12 9 11 37 34 +3 45 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off — 1–2 3–3 3–1
    2 Levski Sofia 32 11 8 13 34 32 +2 41 2–1 — 1–1 1–2
    3 Tsarsko Selo 32 9 10 13 33 39 −6 37 0–1 0–2 — 0–0
    4 Botev Plovdiv 32 7 11 14 34 52 −18 32 1–1 0–1 5–0 —
    Source: Bulgarian Football
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[83]

    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.

    Team ╲ Round26272829303132
    Cherno More7777777
    Levski Sofia9998888
    Tsarsko Selo8889999
    Botev Plovdiv10101010101010
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Bulgarian Football

    Relegation round

    Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.

    Relegation round table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation SLA BVR MON ETA
    1 Slavia Sofia 32 9 7 16 28 44 −16 34 — 2–0 1–1 0–2
    2 Botev Vratsa (O) 32 8 6 18 31 45 −14 30 Qualification for the relegation play-off 1–1 — 1–0 2–0
    3 Montana (R) 32 6 10 16 26 52 −26 28[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to the Second League 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
    4 Etar (R) 32 6 10 16 25 53 −28 28[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 2–0 1–2 —
    Source: Bulgarian Football
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[84]
    (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. Head-to-head points: Montana 10, Etar 1.

    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.

    Team ╲ Round26272829303132
    Slavia Sofia11121111111111
    Botev Vratsa12111212121212
    Montana14141313141313
    Etar13131414131414
    Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2021. Source: Bulgarian Football

    Europa Conference League play-off
    Arda1–0Cherno More
    Kokonov 18' Report
    Attendance: 3,500

    Promotion/relegation play-off
    Botev Vratsa1–0Septemvri Sofia
    Zlatinski 76' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 600
    Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

    Season statistics

    Top scorers
    As of 30 May 2021[1]
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Romania Claudiu Keșerü Ludogorets 18
    2 Bulgaria Atanas Iliev Botev Plovdiv 16
    3 Martinique Mathias Coureur Cherno More 15
    4 Bulgaria Martin Kamburov Beroe[lower-alpha 1] 14
    5 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 13
    6 Bulgaria Preslav Borukov Etar 12
    7 Senegal Alioune Fall Beroe 10
    8 Bulgaria Galin Ivanov CSKA 1948 9
    Bulgaria Georgi Minchev Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    Bulgaria Ivan Kokonov Arda
    11 The Gambia Ali Sowe CSKA Sofia 8
    Bulgaria Daniel Genov Botev Vratsa
    Bulgaria Spas Delev Arda
    Bulgaria Tonislav Yordanov Arda

    Most assists
    As of 26 May 2021[85]
    Rank Player Club Assists
    1 Bulgaria Kiril Despodov Ludogorets 9
    2 Tajikistan Parvizdzhon Umarbayev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 7
    Bulgaria Spas Delev Arda
    4 Ghana Bernard Tekpetey Ludogorets 6
    Romania Claudiu Keșerü Ludogorets
    Republic of Ireland Graham Carey CSKA Sofia
    Curaçao Nigel Robertha Levski Sofia
    8 Bulgaria Deyan Lozev Arda 5
    Bulgaria Dominik Yankov Ludogorets
    Argentina Federico Varela CSKA Sofia
    Bulgaria Ismail Isa Cherno More
    Bulgaria Ilian Iliev Jr. Cherno More
    Portugal Tiago Rodrigues CSKA Sofia
    14 Bulgaria Anton Nedyalkov Ludogorets 4
    Bulgaria Emil Martinov Arda
    Bulgaria Ivan Tilev Arda
    Brazil Lucas Salinas Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    Bulgaria Sasho Aleksandrov CSKA 1948
    Cape Verde Steve Furtado Beroe
    Bulgaria Todor Nedelev Botev Plovdiv

    Clean sheets
    As of 30 May 2021
    Rank Player Club Clean
    sheets
    1 Bulgaria Daniel Naumov CSKA 1948 12
    2 Bulgaria Ivan Karadzhov Arda 11
    3 Brazil Gustavo Busatto CSKA Sofia 10
    4 Bulgaria Ilko Pirgov Lokomotiv Plovdiv 8
    Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov Botev Vratsa
    Haiti Johny Placide Tsarsko Selo
    Bulgaria Martin Lukov Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    8 Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev Cherno More 6
    Bulgaria Hristo Ivanov Etar
    Croatia Zvonimir Mikulić Levski Sofia
    11 Bulgaria Hristiyan Vasilev Beroe 5
    Bulgaria Plamen Iliev Ludogorets

    Notes
    1. Includes 9 goals for CSKA 1948

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