2024–25 Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 2024 – June 2025[1] |
| Matches played | 294 |
| Goals scored | 676 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Martin Toshev (18 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Vasil Simeonov (9 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Dunav 6–1 Nesebar (13 August 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Botev Plovdiv II 0–5 Dunav Ruse (30 September 2024) Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–5 CSKA 1948 II (6 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Dunav 6–1 Nesebar (13 August 2024) Spartak Pleven 2–5 Dunav (16 September 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Marek |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games Dobrudzha |
| Longest winless run | 19 games Nesebar |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Botev Plovdiv II |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 17:27, 6 April 2025 (UTC). | |
The 2024–25 Second League will be the 69th season of the Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system, and the 9th season under this name and current league structure.
This season, the league was expanded return to 20 teams for 2024–25 season including two teams relegated from First League, four teams promoted from Third League and four teams reserve from First League.
Teams
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2023–24 season.
| Team |
|---|
| Botev II |
| Belasitsa |
| Dobrudzha |
| Dunav |
| Etar |
| Lovech |
| Lokomotiv |
| Ludogorets II |
| Marek |
| Minyor |
| Montana |
| Nesebar |
| Pirin |
| Spartak |
| Sportist |
| Strumska Slava |
| Fratria |
| CSKA 1948 II |
| CSKA II |
| Yantra Gabrovo |
Stadium and locations
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dobrudzha | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 14 | +41 | 63 | Promotion to the First League |
| 2 | Montana | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 63 | |
| 3 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 59 | Qualification for the promotion play-off |
| 4 | Yantra | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 50 | |
| 5 | Dunav Ruse | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | |
| 6 | Marek Dupnitsa | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 48 | |
| 7 | Belasitsa Petrich | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 47 | |
| 8 | CSKA Sofia II | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 46 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 9 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 43 | |
| 10 | Etar | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 43 | |
| 11 | CSKA 1948 II | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 39 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 12 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 38 | |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 36 | |
| 14 | Fratria | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 33 | |
| 16 | Lovech | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 28 | |
| 17 | Sportist Svoge | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 24 | Relegation to the Third League |
| 18 | Botev Plovdiv II | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 22 | |
| 19 | Strumska Slava | 29 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 20 | |
| 20 | Nesebar | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 19 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2025. Source: bulgarian-football.com
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.[2]
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.[2]
Results
Results by round
Positions by round
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2025. Source: Bulgarian Football
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 17 March 2025[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Martin Toshev
|
Yantra Gabrovo/Sportist Svoge | 18 |
| 2 | Boris Dimitrov
|
CSKA 1948 II | 12 |
| 3 |  Philip Ejike
|
Montana | 11 |
 Aymen Souda
|
Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| Hyusein Kelyovluev
|
Ludogorets II | ||
| Iliya Dimitrov
|
Marek Dupnitsa | ||
| Ivan Kokonov
|
Etar | ||
| Yoan Bornosuzov
|
CSKA Sofia II | ||
| 9 | Denislav Angelov
|
Fratria | 10 |
| Rumen Rumenov
|
Dobrudzha | ||
 Jonathan N'Sondé
|
Dunav Ruse | ||
| 12 | Valentin Yoskov
|
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 8 |
| 13 |  Lucas Cardoso
|
Dobrudzha | 6 |
| Ibrahim Keita
|
Etar | ||
| Preslav Antonov
|
Spartak Pleven | ||
| Asparuh Smilkov
|
Belasitsa | ||
| Ivaylo Mihaylov
|
Dobrudzha | ||
| Borislav Nikolov
|
Strumska Slava | ||
| Mariyan Vangelov
|
Dunav Ruse/Botev Plovdiv II | ||
| Mark-Emilio Papazov
|
CSKA Sofia II |
Clean sheets
- As of 6 March 2025[3]
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasil Simeonov
|
Montana | 9 |
| 2 | Krasimir Kostov
|
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 6 |
| Boyan Dishkov
|
Spartak Pleven | ||
| 4 | Daniel Leontiev
|
Minyor Pernik | 4 |
| 4 | Georgi Kitanov
|
Fratria | 3 |
| Damyan Hristov
|
Ludogorets II | ||
| Georgi Argilashki
|
Dobrudzha | ||
| Konstantin Kostadinov
|
Marek Dupnitsa | ||
| Marin Orlinov
|
CSKA Sofia II | ||
| Daniel Nikolov
|
Dunav Ruse | ||
| Kiril Georgiev
|
Belasitsa Petrich | ||
| Stanislav Nistorov
|
Etar Veliko Tarnovo |
References
- ^ "Втора професионална лига 2023/24".
- ^ "Първенства и турнири - регламенти и техническа информация 2024/25". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Втора професионална лига 2024/25". bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
