2020–21 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2020–21 Third Amateur Football League season was the 71st of the Bulgarian Third Amateur League. The group is equivalent to the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid, comprising four divisions based on geographical areas. These divisions are the North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West. The number of teams in each division varies, similarly to previous seasons. The season started on 8 August 2020,[1] a delay of two weeks due to the COVID-19 situation in Bulgaria.[2]

Third Amateur Football League
Season2020–21
PromotedSpartak Varna
Levski Lom
Marek Dupnitsa
Maritsa Plovdiv

The first round match between Etar's second team and Levski 2007 (Levski), which was originally to be held on 9 August, was postponed after Hristo Markov from the Veliko Tarnovo team tested positive for the virus.[3] Two more matches (from the second round) will also be held at a later date than the on which they were set to be played - between Etar II and OFK Tryavna (even though all the other Etar team members' test results were negative)[4] as well as the Levski 2020 (Lom) versus Lokomotiv Mezdra encounter, the latter due to repair work pertaining to the building and the pitch of Lom's city stadium.[5] On 29 September 2020, FC Kyustendil (Kyustendil) were deducted three points due to withdrawing their junior youth team from the group in which it was competing.[6] On 10 October 2020, the match between Granit Vladaya and Velbazhd was abandoned during the second half with approximately 20 minutes remaining and the score tied at 0:0 after a verbal exchange between the Granit captain Georgi Gaydarov and a fan resulted in the former confronting the supporter, which led to a mass fight in the stands, with the match officials also being hurt in the melee.[7] Granit eventually received a six-match ban on hosting games[8] while Velbazhd were awarded a 3:0 win by default.[6]

Team changes

Relegated to Regional Leagues (Disqualified)

Relegated from Second League

Relegated from First League
  • Dunav Ruse (Relegated directly to Third League for financial problems)

North-East Group

Stadia and Locations
Locations of teams in the 2020-21 North-East Third League
North-East Third League
Season2020–21
2021–22 →
Team City Stadium Capacity
BenkovskiByalaGeorgi Benkosvki3,000
BotevNovi PazarGradski8,000
Chernolomets PopovoPopovoStamo Kostov Stadium5,000
Dorostol SilistraSilistraLouis Eyer Stadium12,000
Dunav RuseRousseGradski Stadion13,000
HitrinoHitrinoHitrino600
Inter DobrichDobrichDruzhba Stadium12,500
KubratKubratGradski6,000
Ludogorets IIIRazgradEagles' Nest2,000
SeptemvriTervelSeptemvri700
ShumenShumenPanayot Volov Stadium24,390
Spartak VarnaVarnaSpartak Stadium6,000
SuvorovoSuvorovoSuvorovo1,000
SvetkavitsaTargovishteDimitar Burkov5,000
TopoliTopoliTopoli Stadium1,000
UstremDonchevoDonchevo Stadium1,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Spartak Varna (P) 28 22 5 1 81 11 +70 71 Promotion to Second League
2 Chernomorets Balchik 28 19 3 6 72 28 +44 60
3 Septemvri Tervel 28 18 4 6 58 23 +35 58
4 Svetkavitsa Targovishte 28 18 1 9 67 25 +42 55
5 Dunav Ruse 28 16 5 7 60 33 +27 53
6 Ludogorets III 28 15 6 7 75 29 +46 51
7 Chernolomets Popovo 28 15 5 8 60 33 +27 50
8 Shumen 28 16 2 10 67 36 +31 50
9 Ustrem 28 14 2 12 62 48 +14 44
10 Dorostol Silistra 28 12 2 14 33 50 −17 38
11 Sportist GT 28 8 2 18 35 78 −43 26
12 Botev Novi Pazar 28 6 3 19 24 66 −42 21
13 Topoli 28 5 1 22 25 75 −50 16
14 Inter Dobrich 28 2 1 25 22 126 −104 7
15 Kubrat[lower-alpha 1] (R, D) 28 2 2 24 9 82 −73 8 Relegation to Regional Divisions
16 Benkovski Byala[lower-alpha 2] (R, D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: bulgarian-football.com, 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.[9]
(D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Kubrat declined further participation on 25 February 2021, and subsequently dropped down to the Ruse Regional group. The team's results until that point were kept, and all fixtures until the end of the season would result in a 3–0 awarded win for their opponents.
  2. Benkovski Byala declined further participation on 13 August 2020, and subsequently dropped down to the Ruse Regional group. All fixtures involving Benkovski were cancelled.

South-East Group

Stadia and Locations
Location of teams in 2020–21 South-East Third League
South-East Third League
Season2020-21
2021–22 →
Team City Stadium Capacity
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
NesebarNesebarStadion Nesebar6,800
RodopaSmolyanSeptemvri Stadium6,100
Rozova DolinaKazanlakSevtopolis15,000
SokolMarkovoSokol2,500
Spartak PlovdivPlovdivTodor Diev Stadium3,000
SvilengradSvilengradKolodruma1,750
FC YambolYambolTundzha18,000
ZagoretsNova ZagoraZagorets5,900

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Maritsa Plovdiv (P) 34 26 5 3 79 26 +53 83 Promotion to Second League
2 Zagorets 34 26 5 3 87 22 +65 83
3 Chernomorets Burgas 34 25 6 3 78 22 +56 81
4 Rozova Dolina 34 18 8 8 66 47 +19 62
5 Gigant Saedinenie 34 16 8 10 53 30 +23 56
6 Atletik Kuklen 34 16 4 14 41 35 +6 52
7 Dimitrovgrad 34 13 8 13 38 40 −2 47
8 Levski Karlovo 34 14 5 15 47 55 −8 47
9 Rodopa Smolyan 34 13 7 14 58 43 +15 46
10 Izvor Gorski Izvor 34 11 12 11 43 35 +8 45
11 Borislav Parvomay 34 12 7 15 50 45 +5 43
12 Haskovo 34 11 7 16 31 41 −10 40
13 Sokol Markovo 34 11 5 18 44 69 −25 38
14 Karnobat 34 10 7 17 35 58 −23 37
15 Yambol 34 8 9 17 29 52 −23 33
16 Nesebar 34 8 9 17 41 68 −27 33
17 Spartak Plovdiv (R) 34 8 6 20 35 58 −23 30 Relegation to Regional Divisions
18 Vereya (R) 34 1 0 33 22 131 −109 3
Source: bulgarian-football.com, 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.[10]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

North-West Group
North-West Third League
Season2020-21
2021–22 →

Stadia and locations
2020–21 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria) is located in Bulgaria
Akademik
Bdin
Partizan
Parva Atomna
Pavlikeni
Sevlievo
Tryavna
Tryavna
Vihar
Vihar
Yantra 1919 Gabrovo
Yantra 1919 Gabrovo
Drenovets
Drenovets
Lokomotiv Drynovo
Lokomotiv Mezdra
Kom
Kom
Juventus Malchika
Juventus Malchika
Location of teams in 2020–21 North-West Third League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Levski Lom (P) 34 28 6 0 86 11 +75 90 Promotion to Second League
2 Vihar Slavyanovo 34 22 6 6 67 29 +38 72
3 Yantra Polski Trambesh 34 20 6 8 67 38 +29 66
4 Sevlievo 34 18 7 9 55 30 +25 61
5 Spartak Pleven 34 19 3 12 76 34 +42 60
6 Botev Vratsa II 34 18 6 10 67 44 +23 60
7 Partizan Cherven Bryag 34 15 8 11 47 42 +5 53
8 Pavlikeni 34 14 8 12 41 35 +6 50
9 Lokomotiv Dryanovo 34 15 4 15 59 58 +1 49
10 Drenovets 34 13 10 11 55 55 0 49
11 Lokomotiv Mezdra 34 14 4 16 46 48 −2 46
12 Akademik Svishtov 34 10 5 19 41 60 −19 35
13 Levski 2007 34 8 10 16 36 45 −9 34
14 Parva Atomna 34 9 6 19 38 63 −25 33
15 Bdin Vidin 34 8 9 17 35 84 −49 33
16 Etar II 34 9 5 20 45 62 −17 32
17 Peshtera Galata 34 9 5 20 48 82 −34 32
18 Tryavna (R) 34 2 2 30 21 110 −89 8 Relegation to Regional Divisions
Source: bulgarian-football.com, 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.[11]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South-West Group
South-West Third League
Season2020-21
2021–22 →
Location of teams in 2020–21 South-West Third League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Marek Dupnitsa (P) 34 25 7 2 84 24 +60 82 Promotion to Second League
2 Kyustendil[lower-alpha 1] 34 26 4 4 63 14 +49 79
3 Belasitsa Petrich 34 23 9 2 68 27 +41 78
4 Vihren Sandanski 34 23 6 5 63 25 +38 75
5 Oborishte 34 18 6 10 55 41 +14 60
6 Balkan Botevgrad 34 16 10 8 62 34 +28 58
7 Chavdar Etropole 33 15 6 12 61 43 +18 51
8 Botev Ihtiman 34 13 7 14 53 41 +12 46
9 Pirin Gotse Delchev 34 13 6 15 37 32 +5 45
10 Pirin Razlog 34 11 8 15 40 59 −19 41
11 Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi 34 10 6 18 40 56 −16 36
12 Slivnishki Geroy 34 9 9 16 38 44 −6 36
13 Rilski Sportist 34 9 7 18 30 45 −15 34
14 Bansko 34 10 4 20 28 47 −19 34
15 Levski Chepintsi 34 10 4 20 34 72 −38 34
16 Granit Vladaya 34 9 5 20 34 65 −31 32
17 Perun Kresna (R) 34 6 4 24 25 77 −52 22 Relegation to Regional Divisions
18 Velbazhd Kyustendil (R) 34 4 4 26 16 83 −67 16
Source: bulgarian-football.com, 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.[12]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Kyustendil had a three points deduction because of a penalty imposed on its youth team.

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