1926 Bulgarian State Football Championship

Bulgarian State Football Championship 1926 Vladislav Varna 1925 1927 The 1926 Bulgarian State Football Championship was the third edition of the Bulgarian State Football Championship. It was contested by 11 teams, and Vladislav Varna won the championship. Qualified teams There was a change in the competition. The six regional sports federations were disbanded and several "okrazhni sportni oblasti" (bg окръжни спортни области regional sports district), covering lesser area than their predecessors, were created in their place. Again, the winners from each OSO qualified for the State championship. OSOTeamVarnenska OSOVladislav VarnaShumenska OSOSokol ShumenRusenska OSOLevski RuseTarnovska OSOEtar TarnovoThe contemporary name of Tarnovo is Veliko Tarnovo.Plevenska OSOno representativeVrachanska OSOOrel VratsaBdinska OSOno representativeSofiyska OSOSlavia SofiaRilska OSOLevski DupnitsaPlovdivska OSOBotev PazardzhikHaskovska OSOBorislav BorisovgradThe contemporary name of Borisovgrad is Parvomay.Starozagorska OSOBeroya Stara ZagoraPrimorska OSOChegan Burgas First round Sokol Shumen 6–0 Etar Tarnovo Slavia Sofia 9–1 Levski Dupnitsa Botev Pazardzhik 4–0 Beroya Stara Zagora Chegan Burgas 4–1 Borislav Borisovgrad Orel Vratsa bye Vladislav Varna bye Levski Ruse bye |} Quarter-finals Vladislav Varna 9–0 Chegan Burgas Levski Ruse 1–0 Sokol Shumen Botev Pazardzhik 5–1 Orel Vratsa Slavia Sofia bye |} Semi-finals Vladislav Varna 5–1 Levski Ruse Botev Pazardzhik 2–6 Slavia Sofia |} Final The final, played on 22 August 1926,As per regulations, the final was to be replayed again in Sofia the following day. The teams were present, but the appointed referee didn't show up. BNSF immediately found among the crowd and appointed a new referee. Vladislav on their turn chose their own referee, however he declined to be in charge of the game. Nevertheless Vladislav refused to play with the BNSF appointed substitute referee and left the field. Slavia were duly awarded the match and the title. Vladislav however challenged this decision in court, and their appeal won. Because of this BNSF had to comply and a new match was scheduled for 26 Dec 1926. Both teams agreed to this, but Sofiyska OSO forbid Slavia to play as they felt the decision to revoke the awarded title was unjust. New arguments ensued and yet another date for the replay was set - 7 Apr 1927. Slavia though again complied with the decision by SOSO and boycotted the game. Because of this, this time the championship title was finally awarded to Vladislav. with the replays on 23 Aug 1926, 26 Dec 1926 and 7 Apr 1927. First game 22 August 1926 Slavia Sofia 1–1 Vladislav Varna Grashev 20 Petrov 32 Levski Playing Field, Sofia 10,000 Georgi Grigorov Second game 7 April 1927 Slavia Sofia 0–3 (w/o) Vladislav Varna Levski Playing Field, Sofia Notes References Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Bulgarian State Football Championship seasons Bul 1