2009–10 B Group

Bulgarian B Group
Season	2009–10
Champions	Vidima-Rakovski (West); Kaliakra (East)
Promoted	Vidima-Rakovski; Kaliakra; Akademik Sofia
Relegated	Balkan; Marek; Rilski Sportist; Bdin Vidin; Belite Orli Pleven; Spartak Varna; Panayot Volov; Svilengrad; Minyor Radnevo; Rodopa
Matches played	450
Goals scored	1,119 (2.49 per match)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 B Group was the 54th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The season started on 8 August 2009 and finished on 23 May 2010 with the A Group promotion play-off between the runners-up from both divisions.

East B Group

Teams

Team¹	City	Stadium	Capacity	Notes
AKB Minyor Radnevo	Radnevo	Minyor Stadium	3,455	10th in 2008-09
Brestnik 1948	Brestnik	Brestnik Stadium	7,000	Promoted from Third Division - South East
Chernomorets Balchik	Balchik	Balchik Stadium	2,500	13th in 2008-09
Chernomorets Pomorie	Pomorie	Pomorie Stadium	3,000	2nd in 2008-09
Dobrudzha Dobrich	Dobrich	Druzhba Stadium	12,500	Promoted from Third Division - North East
Dunav Rousse	Rousse	Gradski Stadium	22,000	5th in 2008-09
Kaliakra Kavarna	Kavarna	Kavarna Stadium	5,000	3rd in 2008-09
Lyubimetz 2007	Lyubimets	Lyubimetz Stadium	5,000	7th in 2008-09
Nesebar	Nesebar	Nesebar Stadium	10,000	6th in 2008-09
PFC Panayot Volov	Shumen	Panayot Volov Stadium	24,390	14th in 2008-09
PFC Svetkavitsa	Targovishte	Svetkavitsa Stadium	7,000	8th in 2008-09
Rodopa	Smolyan	Septemvri Stadium	6,100	12th in 2008-09
Spartak Varna	Varna	Spartak Stadium	12,000	Relegated from First Division
Spartak Plovdiv	Plovdiv	Todor Diev Stadium	3,548	4th in 2008-09
Svilengrad 1921	Svilengrad	Kolodruma Stadium	6,536	9th in 2008-09

¹Only 15 teams will compete in the East B PFG this season due to no team from the Bulgarian North-East V AFG being promoted. Both the champions FC Orlovets Pobeda and runners-up FC Benkovski Bjala refused to participate in the Second Division and chose instead to continue to compete in the Third Division.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kaliakra Kavarna (P)	28	17	6	5	44	20	24	57	Promotion to 2010–11 A Group
2	Nesebar	28	17	6	5	56	24	32	57	Qualification for Promotion play-off
3	Dunav Ruse	28	16	6	6	48	29	19	54
4	Spartak Plovdiv	28	13	8	7	36	24	12	47
5	Lyubimets 2007	28	12	9	7	39	24	15	45
6	Brestnik	28	13	6	9	42	29	13	45
7	Chernomorets Pomorie	28	13	4	11	45	36	9	43
8	Chernomorets Balchik	28	12	6	10	37	30	7	42
9	Spartak Varna (R)	28	11	4	13	33	41	−8	37^[a]	Relegation to 2010–11 V Group
10	PFC Panayot Volov (R)	28	9	6	13	37	39	−2	33^[a]	Relegation to 2010–11 V Group
11	PFC Svetkavitsa	28	8	8	12	28	31	−3	32
12	Svilengrad 1921 (R)	28	10	1	17	36	58	−22	31^[a]	Relegation to 2010–11 V Group
13	Dobrudzha Dobrich	28	8	6	14	27	39	−12	30
14	AKB Minyor Radnevo (R)	28	8	6	14	34	46	−12	30^[a]	Relegation to 2010–11 V Group
–	Rodopa Smolyan (R)	28	1	2	25	6	78	−72	5^[b]	Relegation to 2010–11 V Group

Source: BFU
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The team did not receive a license for professional football for the next season.
^ Rodopa were excluded from the league during the winter break, all remaining fixtures are awarded 0-3 against them.

Top goalscorers

Source:[1]

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Borislav Ivanov	Nesebar	12
2	Emil Todorov	Chernomorets Balchik	8
	Martin Stefanov	Nesebar	8
	Todor Hristov	Nesebar	8
5	Aleksandar Stoychev	Brestnik 1948	7
5	Ivan Petkov	Kaliakra Kavarna	7
7	Emil Petkov	Lyubimetz	6

West B Group

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Notes
Akademik Sofia	Sofia	Stadium "Akademik"	18,000	8th in 2008-09
Balkan Botevgrad	Botevgrad	Hirsto Botev Stadium	8,000	5th in 2008-09
Bansko	Bansko	St. Petar Stadium	3,000	3rd in 2008-09
Belite Orli Pleven	Pleven	Belite Orli Stadium	15,000	5th in 2008-09
Botev Krivodol	Krivodol	Hristo Botev Stadium	3,000	10th in 2008-09
Botev Vratsa	Vratsa	Hristo Botev Stadium	32,000	Promoted from Third Division - North West
Chavdar Etropole	Etropole	Chavdar Stadium	5,000	4th in 2008-09
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	Tarnovo	Ivaylo Stadium	18,000	13th in 2008-09
FC Bdin Vidin	Vidin	Georgi Benkovski Stadium	15,000	Promoted from Third Division - North West
Kom-Minyor	Berkovitza	Gradski Stadium	6,000	11th in 2008-09
Marek Dupnitsa	Dupnitsa	Bonchuk Stadium	16,050	14th in 2008-09
Pirin Gotse Delchev	Gotse Delchev	Gradski Stadium	8,000	9th in 2008-09
Rilski Sportist Samokov	Samokov	Iskar Stadium	5,000	6th in 2008-09
Septemvri Simitli	Simitli	Struma Stadium	8,000	Promoted from Third Division - South West
Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo	Sevlievo	Rakovski Stadium	8,816	7th in 2008-09
Vihren Sandanski	Sandanski	Sandanski Stadium	6,000	Relegated from First Division

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Vidima-Rakovski (P)	30	19	3	8	53	32	21	60	Promotion to 2010–11 A Group
2	Akademik Sofia (P)	30	18	5	7	49	37	12	59	Qualification for Promotion play-off
3	Bansko	30	17	8	5	50	22	28	59
4	Vihren Sandanski	30	16	8	6	45	24	21	56
5	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	30	13	8	9	47	38	9	47
6	Botev Vratsa	30	11	12	7	39	26	13	45
7	Septemvri Simitli	30	13	4	13	40	34	6	43
8	Chavdar Etropole	30	12	7	11	34	32	2	43
9	Balkan Botevgrad (R)	30	9	14	7	35	28	7	41^[a]	Relegation to 2010–11 V Group
10	Marek Dupnitsa (R)	30	12	5	13	35	36	−1	41^[a]	Relegation to 2010–11 V Group
11	Pirin Gotse Delchev	30	11	7	12	35	38	−3	40
12	Kom-Minyor	30	10	8	12	36	43	−7	38
13	Botev Krivodol	30	8	7	15	21	40	−19	31
14	Rilski Sportist Samokov (R)	30	8	6	16	32	49	−17	30^[a]	Relegation to 2010–11 V Group
15	FC Bdin Vidin (R)	30	4	8	18	24	47	−23	20
–	Belite Orli Pleven (R)	30	2	4	24	20	69	−49	10^[b]

Source: BFU
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c The team did not receive a license for professional football for the next season.
^ Belite Orli Pleven were excluded from the league during the winter break, all remaining fixtures are awarded 0-3 against them.

Top goalscorers

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Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Veselin Stoykov	Bansko	15
1	Rumen Rangelov	Botev Vratsa	15
3	Angel Rusev	Vidima	10
4	Ivan Redovski	Balkan	9
	Todorov	Bdin	9
	Vladislav Zlatinov	Bansko	9
7	Asparuh Vasilev	Akademik Sofia	8
7	Valentin Valentinov	Marek	8
9	Daniel Genov	Kom-Minyor	7
9	Angel Toshev	Pirin GD	7

Promotion play-off

23 May 2010

Nesebar	1–2	Akademik Sofia
Ivanov 24'	Report	Bozhov 20', 26' (pen.)

Beroe Stadium, Stara Zagora

Attendance: 300

Referee: Stefan Spasov, Pernik

References

^ http://www.sportal.bg/statistics_players_stats.php?champ=7 , sportal.bg

External links

[table_hth_SPA0.23966930817797-1] The team did not receive a license for professional football for the next season.

[table_hth_ROD0.23966930817797-2] Rodopa were excluded from the league during the winter break, all remaining fixtures are awarded 0-3 against them.

[table_hth_BBO0.25348994333925-3] The team did not receive a license for professional football for the next season.

[table_hth_BOP0.25348994333925-4] Belite Orli Pleven were excluded from the league during the winter break, all remaining fixtures are awarded 0-3 against them.

[5] ttp://www.sportal.bg/statistics_players_stats.php?champ=7 , sportal.bg

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v t e 2009–10 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	A Group B Group V Group
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup (Final) Bulgarian Supercup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 8) Stanimir Stoilov
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