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.

Bulgarian B Group
Season2009–10
ChampionsVidima-Rakovski (West)
Kaliakra (East)
PromotedVidima-Rakovski
Kaliakra
Akademik Sofia
RelegatedBalkan
Marek
Rilski Sportist
Bdin Vidin
Belite Orli Pleven
Spartak Varna
Panayot Volov
Svilengrad
Minyor Radnevo
Rodopa
Matches played450
Goals scored1,119 (2.49 per match)

East B Group

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Teams

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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

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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]
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]
Source: BFU
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d The team did not receive a license for professional football for the next season.
  2. ^ Rodopa were excluded from the league during the winter break, all remaining fixtures are awarded 0-3 against them.

Top goalscorers

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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
  Ivan Petkov Kaliakra Kavarna 7
7   Emil Petkov Lyubimetz 6

West B Group

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Teams

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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

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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]
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:
  1. ^ a b c The team did not receive a license for professional football for the next season.
  2. ^ 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
  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
  Valentin Valentinov Marek 8
9   Daniel Genov Kom-Minyor 7
  Angel Toshev Pirin GD 7

Promotion play-off

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Nesebar1–2Akademik Sofia
Ivanov   24' Report Bozhov   20', 26' (pen.)

References

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