2021–22 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2021–22 First Professional Football League, also known as efbet League for sponsorship reasons,[3] was the 98th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 74th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 6th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions for the 10th consecutive time. They clinched their 11th title with four games to spare on 17 April 2022, following a 4–1 home win over Slavia Sofia.[4]

First Professional Football League
Season2021–22
Dates24 July 2021 – 30 May 2022
ChampionsLudogorets Razgrad (11th title)
RelegatedTsarsko Selo
Champions LeagueLudogorets Razgrad
Europa Conference LeagueBotev Plovdiv
CSKA Sofia
Levski Sofia
Matches played221
Goals scored540 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerPieros Sotiriou (17 goals)
Best goalkeeperNikolay Mihaylov
(15 clean sheets)
Biggest home winLudogorets 5–0 Lokomotiv Sofia
(20 August 2021)
Cherno More 5–0 Botev Vratsa
(4 April 2022)
Ludogorets 5–0 CSKA Sofia
(30 April 2022)
Biggest away winArda 0–4 Ludogorets
(13 February 2022)
Botev Vratsa 0–4 CSKA 1948
(19 February 2022)
Highest scoringArda 3–6 CSKA 1948
(22 April 2022)
Longest winning run7 games
Ludogorets
Longest unbeaten run12 games
CSKA Sofia
Longest winless run14 games
Botev Vratsa
Longest losing run6 games
Tsarsko Selo
Botev Vratsa
Highest attendance19,000
Levski Sofia 0–0 CSKA Sofia
(6 March 2022)[1]
Lowest attendance110
Tsarsko Selo 1–1 Ludogorets
(19 March 2022)[2]
All statistics correct as of 20:30, 22 May 2022 (UTC).

Summary

This was the last season featuring 14 teams; from next season, the league will expand from 14 to 16 teams, with the 14th placed team from this season being automatically relegated to the Second League, while the first three-placed teams were automatically promoted from the Second League and the 13th placed team from the First League qualified for the relegation play-off, facing the 4th placed team from the second league.

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, the top two teams from the Second League, and the winner of the promotion/relegation play-off between the third-placed team from the 2020–21 Second League and the 12th placed team from the 2020–21 First League.

The first team to earn promotion was Pirin Blagoevgrad, who were promoted after winning 2–0 against Litex Lovech on 23 April 2021.[5] Pirin returned to the top tier after a 3-year absence, having last competed in the highest level during the 2017–18 season. The second team to earn promotion was Lokomotiv Sofia, who were promoted after winning 4–1 against Septemvri Simitli on 13 May 2021.[6] Lokomotiv returned to the top tier after a 6-year absence, having last competed in the highest level during the 2014–15 season.

Botev Vratsa won the promotion/relegation play-off 1–0 against Septemvri Sofia on 28 May 2021, thus remaining in the First League.[7]

Stadia 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
2021–22 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) (Bulgaria)
Location of Sofia teams.
 CSKA Sofia
Ticha Balgarska Armia
Capacity: 8,250 Capacity: 22,995
CSKA 1948 Levski Sofia
Bistritsa Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Capacity: 2,500 Capacity: 25,000
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia
Lokomotiv Lokomotiv
Capacity: 13,220 Capacity: 22,000
Ludogorets Pirin Blagoevgrad Slavia Sofia Tsarsko Selo
Huvepharma Arena Hristo Botev Aleksandar Shalamanov Arena Tsarsko Selo
Capacity: 10,422 Capacity: 7,500 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 Stamen Belchev Bulgaria Ivan Kokonov Nike efbet —
    Beroe Bulgaria Petar Hubchev Bulgaria Georgi Dinkov Uhlsport[8] efbet Refan, Ajax Group
    Botev Plovdiv Bosnia and Herzegovina Azrudin Valentić Bulgaria Todor Nedelev Uhlsport[9] WinBet —
    Botev Vratsa Italy Gennaro Iezzo Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov Erreà WinBet Kozloduy NPP[10]
    Cherno More Bulgaria Ilian Iliev Bulgaria Daniel Dimov Uhlsport Armeets —
    CSKA 1948 Bulgaria Nikolay Kirov Bulgaria Daniel Naumov Adidas efbet Bachkovo
    CSKA Sofia England Alan Pardew Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij Adidas WinBet A1, Baristo
    Levski Sofia Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov Joma Levski e Vechen[lower-alpha 1] PalmsBet
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomash Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Nike[11] WinBet General Broker, Money+
    Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria Ivan Kolev Bulgaria Krasimir Miloshev Joma Betano Casa Boyana, Malizia, Intesa, VIA 2000, Club 33
    Ludogorets Slovenia Ante Šimundža Bulgaria Anton Nedyalkov Nike efbet Vivacom
    Pirin Blagoevgrad Bulgaria Radoslav Mitrevski Bulgaria Nikolay Bodurov Adidas[12] 8888.bg Belogour Properties, AMFEX
    Slavia Sofia Bulgaria Zlatomir Zagorčić Bulgaria Georgi Petkov Uhlsport bet365 Asset Insurance
    Tsarsko Selo Italy Stefano Maccoppi Bulgaria Martin Kavdanski 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
    Botev Vratsa Bulgaria Veselin Velikov Resigned 8 June 2021[13] Pre-season Brazil Daniel Morales 9 June 2021[14]
    CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev Resigned 25 July 2021 1st Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov 26 July 2021[15]
    CSKA 1948 Bulgaria Todor Kiselichkov Mutual consent 26 July 2021 14th Bulgaria Miroslav Mindev 27 July 2021[16]
    Levski Sofia Bulgaria Zhivko Milanov Resigned 20 August 2021 12th Bulgaria Todor Simov (interim) 23 August 2021[17]
    CSKA 1948 Bulgaria Miroslav Mindev Mutual consent 30 August 2021 14th Bulgaria Nikolay Kirov 3 September 2021[18]
    Arda Bulgaria Nikolay Kirov Mutual consent 2 September 2021 11th Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov 6 September 2021[19]
    Levski Sofia Bulgaria Todor Simov (interim) End of interim period 2 September 2021 12th Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov 2 September 2021[20]
    Arda Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov Mutual consent 8 September 2021 11th Bulgaria Georgi Chilikov 8 September 2021[21]
    Ludogorets Lithuania Valdas Dambrauskas Sacked 3 October 2021 3rd Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev (interim) 3 October 2021[22]
    Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov Mutual consent 8 October 2021 13th Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev 13 October 2021[23]
    Arda Bulgaria Georgi Chilikov Mutual consent 9 November 2021 7th Serbia Slavko Matić 12 November 2021[24]
    Pirin Blagoevgrad Northern Ireland Warren Feeney Mutual consent 3 December 2021 13th Bulgaria Radoslav Mitrevski 3 December 2021[25][26]
    Arda Serbia Slavko Matić Sacked 16 December 2021 9th Bulgaria Stamen Belchev 23 December 2021[27]
    Ludogorets Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev (interim) End of interim period 3 January 2022 1st Slovenia Ante Šimundža 3 January 2022[28]
    Tsarsko Selo Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev Mutual consent 8 January 2022 14th Italy Andrea Sassarini 28 January 2022[29][30]
    Beroe Bulgaria Petar Kolev Mutual consent 19 January 2022 7th Bulgaria Petar Hubchev 19 January 2022[31]
    Tsarsko Selo Italy Andrea Sassarini Sacked 5 March 2022[32] 14th Italy Stefano Maccoppi 6 March 2022[33]
    Botev Vratsa Brazil Daniel Morales Mutual consent 22 March 2022[34] 13th Bulgaria Ivaylo Dimitrov 23 March 2022[35]
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Aleksandar Tunchev Resigned 7 April 2022[36] 8th Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomash 11 April 2022[37]
    CSKA Sofia Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov Resigned 14 April 2022[38] 2nd England Alan Pardew 14 April 2022[39]
    Botev Vratsa Bulgaria Ivaylo Dimitrov Mutual consent 26 April 2022 13th Italy Gennaro Iezzo 27 April 2022

    Regular season

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 21 1 4 64 23 +41 64 Qualification for the Championship group
    2 CSKA Sofia 26 15 7 4 39 25 +14 52
    3 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 7 6 34 28 +6 46
    4 Cherno More 26 12 9 5 35 18 +17 45
    5 Levski Sofia 26 12 6 8 33 25 +8 42
    6 Slavia Sofia 26 9 9 8 30 26 +4 36
    7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 9 7 10 30 35 −5 34 Qualification for the Europa Conference League group
    8 Beroe 26 9 5 12 23 27 −4 32
    9 CSKA 1948 26 8 6 12 36 37 −1 30
    10 Arda 26 7 8 11 27 34 −7 29
    11 Pirin Blagoevgrad 26 7 6 13 34 41 −7 27 Qualification for the Relegation group
    12 Lokomotiv Sofia 26 6 7 13 22 42 −20 25
    13 Botev Vratsa 26 5 7 14 23 48 −25 22
    14 Tsarsko Selo 26 3 7 16 15 36 −21 16
    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.[40]

    Results
    Home \ Away ARD BSZ BPD BVR CHM CSK CSS LEV LPD LSO LUD PIR SLA TSS
    Arda — 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 5–1 1–1 0–4 3–0 1–1 2–0
    Beroe 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
    Botev Plovdiv 2–1 2–1 — 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1
    Botev Vratsa 0–0 1–0 1–1 — 0–0 0–4 2–4 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–0
    Cherno More 2–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 — 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1
    CSKA 1948 2–3 1–0 2–2 5–1 2–3 — 2–4 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
    CSKA Sofia 2–1 1–0 3–2 4–0 2–0 1–0 — 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
    Levski Sofia 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 2–4 3–0 1–2 3–1
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 — 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–0
    Lokomotiv Sofia 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 — 2–4 2–1 1–0 2–1
    Ludogorets Razgrad 4–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 — 3–5 3–1 4–0
    Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 2–3 0–1 3–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 1–3 — 0–0 2–1
    Slavia Sofia 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 — 0–0
    Tsarsko Selo 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–5 —
    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.

    Results by round
    Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
    ArdaDDWLLDLWDLDDWWLDLWLLLWLWLD
    BeroeWWLLWLWLDWLDLWDLWLDWDLLWLL
    Botev PlovdivWLWDWDWWDWLLDWLDWLWWDWDWLW
    Botev VratsaDWWDLDLLLDLDLLDDLWWLLLLLLW
    Cherno MoreDWWDWLLDDWDDWDWWDWLLWDWWWL
    CSKA 1948LLDLLLWDWLWLLLWDWLDWLWDLWD
    CSKA SofiaWDWDWWDWWWWDLWWLWDWWWDDLWL
    Levski SofiaLLLWLWDDLLWWLWDDWWDWWDLWWW
    Lokomotiv PlovdivLLWDLDDWDLDWWLWWDDLLWLWLLW
    Lokomotiv SofiaLWDDLDWDWDLLDLLDLLWLLLWLWL
    Ludogorets RazgradWWLWWWWLWWWWWWLWWWLWWWWDWW
    Pirin BlagoevgradLLLWLLLLDDWLWLDLLDWWWDDWLL
    Slavia SofiaWDLWWWDWLDDDWLWDLDDLLWDLWL
    Tsarsko SeloDDLLWDLLLLLWLDLDLLLLLLDDLW
    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 CSS BPD LEV CHM SLA
    1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 31 26 1 4 77 25 +52 79 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round — 5–0 — — 1–0 4–1
    2 CSKA Sofia 31 16 10 5 42 31 +11 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] — — 0–0 0–0 — 3–1
    3 Botev Plovdiv (O) 31 15 8 8 38 33 +5 53 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off 1–2 — — — 1–0 2–1
    4 Levski Sofia 31 15 7 9 38 27 +11 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] 0–1 — 2–0 — — —
    5 Cherno More 31 12 11 8 36 22 +14 47 — 0–0 — 0–1 — —
    6 Slavia Sofia 31 9 10 12 35 38 −3 37 — — — 1–2 1–1 —
    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.[41]
    (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
    Notes:
    1. Levski e Vechen (transl. "Levski is Eternal") is the slogan for the latest donations campaign for the club.
    2. Levski Sofia qualified for the Europa Conference League by winning the 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup.

    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 BSZ CSK LPD ARD
    1 Beroe 32 11 8 13 30 33 −3 41[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off — 1–0 1–0 2–2
    2 CSKA 1948 32 11 8 13 51 45 +6 41[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 — 1–0 5–1
    3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 32 9 11 12 36 43 −7 38 1–1 1–1 — 0–0
    4 Arda 32 8 11 13 38 51 −13 35 1–0 3–6 4–4 —
    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.[42]
    Notes:
    1. Head-to-head points: Beroe 7, CSKA 1948 4.

    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 LSO PIR BVR TSS
    1 Lokomotiv Sofia 32 8 10 14 27 46 −19 34 — 1–0 1–0 0–0
    2 Pirin Blagoevgrad 32 9 6 17 40 53 −13 33 2–1 — 3–5 0–2
    3 Botev Vratsa (O) 32 6 10 16 30 55 −25 28 Qualification for the relegation play-off 1–1 0–1 — 0–0
    4 Tsarsko Selo 32 5 11 16 22 38 −16 26 Dissolved after the season 1–1 3–0 1–1 —
    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.[43]
    (O) Play-off winners

    Europa Conference League play-off
    Botev Plovdiv2–1Beroe
    • Brahimi 38'
    • Konate 48'
    		 Report
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

    Promotion/relegation play-off
    Botev Vratsa3–2Etar
    		 Report
    Attendance: 1,200
    Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

    Season statistics

    Top scorers
    As of 22 May 2022[44]
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou Ludogorets 17
    2 Ecuador Jordy Caicedo CSKA Sofia 16
    3 Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev CSKA 1948 13
    Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    5 Ukraine Yevheniy Serdyuk Cherno More 12
    6 North Macedonia Dorian Babunski Botev Vratsa 10
    Ghana Bernard Tekpetey Ludogorets
    8 Bulgaria Georgi Minchev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 9
    Brazil Octávio Lokomotiv Sofia
    Bulgaria Galin Ivanov CSKA 1948
    Bulgaria Tonislav Yordanov Arda
    Bulgaria Aleksandar Kolev CSKA 1948
    13 Bulgaria Georgi Yomov CSKA Sofia 8
    14 Bulgaria Stanislav Manolev Pirin Blagoevgrad 7

    Most assists
    As of 22 May 2022[45]
    Rank Player Club Assists
    1 Bulgaria Georgi Rusev CSKA 1948 14
    2 Bulgaria Kiril Despodov Ludogorets 11
    3 Republic of Ireland Graham Carey CSKA Sofia 9
    4 Bulgaria Radoslav Kirilov Slavia Sofia 7
    Bulgaria Todor Nedelev Botev Plovdiv
    Ghana Bernard Tekpetey Ludogorets
    Bulgaria Galin Ivanov CSKA 1948
    8 Republic of the Congo Mavis Tchibota Ludogorets 6
    Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    10 Bulgaria Georgi Yomov CSKA Sofia 5
    France Yohan Baï CSKA Sofia
    Cyprus Pieros Sotiriou Ludogorets

    Clean sheets
    As of 22 May 2022
    Rank Goalkeeper Club Clean
    sheets
    1 Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov Levski Sofia 15
    2 Bulgaria Ivan Dyulgerov Cherno More 12
    3 Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev Pirin Blagoevgrad[lower-alpha 1] 10
    4 Brazil Gustavo Busatto CSKA Sofia 9
    Bulgaria Svetoslav Vutsov Slavia Sofia
    Bulgaria Daniel Naumov CSKA 1948
    7 Bulgaria Georgi Argilashki Botev Plovdiv 8
    Netherlands Sergio Padt Ludogorets
    Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov Botev Vratsa
    Bulgaria Aleksandar Lyubenov Lokomotiv Sofia
    11 Bulgaria Ivan Karadzhov CSKA 1948[lower-alpha 2] 7
    Ukraine Hennadiy Hanyev Beroe

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDate
    Bulgaria Georgi MinchevLokomotiv PlovdivCSKA Sofia3–1 (A)[46]31 October 2021
    Bulgaria Georgi MinchevLokomotiv PlovdivPirin Blagoevgrad3–2 (A)[47]27 November 2021
    Bulgaria Galin IvanovCSKA 1948Arda6–3 (A)[48]22 April 2022
    Bulgaria Aleksandar KolevCSKA 1948Arda5–1 (H)[49]13 May 2022
    Bulgaria Yuliyan NenovBotev VratsaPirin Blagoevgrad5–3 (A)21 May 2022

    Goal of the week
    Week Player Club Goal
    1 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev Lokomotiv Plovdiv v. Ludogorets
    2 Ghana Bernard Tekpetey Ludogorets v. CSKA 1948
    3 Bulgaria Spas Delev Arda v. Levski Sofia
    4 Bulgaria Krasimir Stanoev Pirin Blagoevgrad v. CSKA 1948
    5 Portugal Josué Sá Ludogorets v. Lokomotiv Sofia
    6 Bulgaria Borislav Tsonev Levski Sofia v. Beroe
    7 Bulgaria Georgi Milanov Levski Sofia v. Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    8 Bulgaria Valentin Nikolov Lokomotiv Sofia v. Cherno More
    9 Bulgaria Georgi Milanov Levski Sofia v. CSKA Sofia
    10 No winner
    11 Morocco Bilal Bari Levski Sofia v. Lokomotiv Sofia
    12 Brazil Alex Santana Ludogorets v. Botev Plovdiv
    13 Bulgaria Spas Delev Arda v. CSKA 1948
    14 Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij CSKA Sofia v. CSKA 1948
    15 Spain Pablo Álvarez Cherno More v. Botev Plovdiv
    16 Portugal Leandro Andrade Cherno More v. Beroe
    17 Ghana Emmanuel Toku Botev Plovdiv v. Botev Vratsa
    18 Brazil Octávio Lokomotiv Sofia v. Ludogorets
    19 Bulgaria Yuliyan Nenov Botev Vratsa v. Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    20 Bulgaria Filip Krastev Levski Sofia v. Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    21 Bulgaria Radoslav Kirilov Slavia Sofia v. Ludogorets
    22 Sweden Jack Lahne Botev Plovdiv v. Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    23 Martinique Mathias Coureur Cherno More v. Arda
    24 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev Botev Plovdiv v. CSKA Sofia
    25 Brazil Welton Felipe Levski Sofia v. Pirin Blagoevgrad
    26 Bulgaria Viktor Vasilev Botev Vratsa v. Slavia Sofia
    27 Ghana Bernard Tekpetey Ludogorets v. Slavia Sofia
    28 Colombia Brayan Perea Botev Vratsa v. Tsarsko Selo
    29 The Gambia Noah Sonko Sundberg Levski Sofia v. Botev Plovdiv
    30 Brazil Wenderson Tsunami Levski Sofia v. Cherno More
    31 Bulgaria Filip Krastev Levski Sofia v. Slavia Sofia
    32 Sweden Jack Lahne Botev Plovdiv v. Slavia Sofia

    Note: The top 3 goals of the week are selected for voting and the winner will be placed here.

    Save of the week
    Week Goalkeeper Club Save
    1 Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev Cherno More v. Tsarsko Selo
    2 Bulgaria Aleksandar Lyubenov Lokomotiv Sofia v. Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    3 Bulgaria Aleksandar Lyubenov Lokomotiv Sofia v. CSKA 1948
    4 Bulgaria Ilko Pirgov Lokomotiv Plovdiv v. Cherno More
    5 Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev Tsarsko Selo v. Arda
    6 No winner
    7 Brazil Gustavo Busatto
    Bulgaria Svetoslav Vutsov    		 CSKA Sofia
    Slavia Sofia    		 v. Slavia Sofia
    v. CSKA Sofia
    8 Bulgaria Daniel Naumov CSKA 1948 v. Levski Sofia
    9 Bulgaria Svetoslav Vutsov Slavia Sofia v. Lokomotiv Sofia
    10 Croatia Kristijan Kahlina Ludogorets v. Levski Sofia
    11 No winner
    12 Croatia Kristijan Kahlina Ludogorets v. Botev Plovdiv
    13 Bulgaria Ivan Dyulgerov Cherno More v. Levski Sofia
    14 Bulgaria Georgi Argilashki Botev Plovdiv v. Pirin Blagoevgrad
    15 Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov Botev Vratsa v. Levski Sofia
    16 Ukraine Hennadiy Hanyev Beroe v. Cherno More
    17 Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov
    Bulgaria Ivan Dyulgerov    		 Botev Vratsa
    Cherno More    		 v. Botev Plovdiv
    v. Lokomotiv Plovdiv
    18 Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov Botev Vratsa v. Beroe
    19 Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov Levski Sofia v. Beroe
    20 Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev Pirin Blagoevgrad v. Lokomotiv Sofia
    21 Bulgaria Ivan Dyulgerov Cherno More v. Lokomotiv Sofia
    22 Ukraine Hennadiy Hanyev
    Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov    		 Beroe
    Levski Sofia    		 v. Arda
    v. CSKA Sofia
    23 Netherlands Sergio Padt Ludogorets v. Levski Sofia
    24 Bulgaria Krasimir Kostov Botev Vratsa v. Pirin Blagoevgrad
    25 Bulgaria Ivan Dyulgerov Cherno More v. Botev Vratsa
    26 Bulgaria Martin Lukov Arda v. CSKA 1948
    27 Bulgaria Daniel Naumov CSKA 1948 v. Beroe
    28 Bulgaria Yanko Georgiev Pirin Blagoevgrad v. Lokomotiv Sofia
    29 Ukraine Hennadiy Hanyev Beroe v. CSKA 1948
    30 Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov Levski Sofia v. Slavia Sofia

    Note: The top 3 goalkeeper saves of the week are selected for voting by Yordan Gospodinov and the winner will be placed here.

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    Notes
    1. Includes 7 clean sheets for Tsarsko Selo
    2. Includes 5 clean sheets for Arda
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