Season 2016–17 Goals scored 351 | Top goalscorer Simeon Ganchev (13) Matches played 136 | |
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Best goalkeeper Martin Temenliev
(13 clean sheets) Biggest home win Etar 6–0 Nesebar (30 November 2016)
Lokomotiv Sofia 6–0 Levski Karlovo (4 December 2016) Biggest away win Tsarsko Selo 1–5 Spartak Pleven (22 October 2016) Highest scoring Spartak Pleven 3–4 CSKA Sofia II (26 September 2016)
Bansko 4–3 Spartak Pleven (4 November 2016) | ||
The 2016–17 Second League is the 62nd season of the Bulgarian Second League, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
Contents
A total of 16 teams contested the league in similar format to the B Group: 7 of which returning from the 2015–16 season, 7 of which promoted from third division and the reserves teams of Ludogorets Razgrad and CSKA Sofia.
Personnel and sponsorship
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
League table
Updated to games played on 27 February 2017.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points; 8th Draw
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 27 February 2017.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.