2012–13 B Group

April 2014 Bulgarian B Group 2012–13 NeftochimicLyubimets Vidima-RakovskiShumen 2010Septemvri SimitliSliven Blagoy Nakov (17 goals) 182 456 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 B Group was the 57th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. It started on 19 August 2012 and finished in May 2013. On 15 JuneJanuary 2023 the executive committee of Bulgarian Football Union decided to reduce further the number of teams due licensing problems in most of the clubs and reuniting the teams into one league. The new format will consist of 14 teams, playing twice against each other, once home and once away. A group of 16 teams was intended at first, but two teams decided to drop off the competition before the start of the season. In contrast to the previous season, there was no 'promotion play-off', a decision made by the BFU to reduce the number of teams at A PFG. Instead, there were just two teams, promoting to A PFG, and 4 teams relegating from to the top league. Team changes from 2011–12 Movement between A PFG and B PFG The champions of the two groups of B PFG were promoted to the A PFG. These were Pirin (Gotse Delchev) (West B PFG champions) and Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) (East B PFG champions) . The third promoted team is Botev (Plovdiv), which won the promotion play-off against Sportist (Svoge). Vidima-Rakovski, Kaliakra and Svetkavitsa were relegated after finishing in the bottom three places of the table at the end of season 2011/12. Movement between B PFG and V AFG During the winter break Dorostol (Silistra) and Chavdar (Byala Slatina) decided to cancel their participation on the East B PFG and West B PFG and relegated. Additionally the teams of Dobrudzha (Dobrich) and Nesebar (from East B PFG) and Slivnishki Geroi and Malesh (Mikrevo) (from West B PFG) relegated after finishing on 9th and 10th place. Additionally the teams of Chernomorets (Pomorie) and Akademik (Sofia) did not receive a professional license from the BFU and were relegated to V AFG. On the place of those six teams came the V AFG champions Rakovski 2011 (South-East), Shumen 2010 (North-East), Pirin (Razlog) (South-West) and Spartak 1919 (Pleven) (North-West). On 20 July 2012 Bdin (Vidin) canceled their participation from B PFG because of unpaid debts and unsatisfactory financial planning, which would not allow the club to survive throughout the season. This left the league with 15 teams only.Новата "Б" група остана с отбор по-малко Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 20 July 2012 20 July 2012 http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=376141 24 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024021233/http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=376141 dead Five days later Sportist Svoge also filed an application for exclusion from B Grupa."Б" група остана с 14 отбора Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 25 July 2012 25 July 2012 http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=376983 27 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121027232916/http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=376983 dead On 2 August the BFU confirmed that 14 teams will start the new season, with Bdin and Sportist excluded. The first games took place on 19 August.Изтеглиха отново жребия за "Б" група Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 2 August 2012 2 August 2012 http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=378590 27 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130927213809/http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=378590 dead Winter break On 15 February the owners of Spartak Pleven announced they were going to cancel the club's participation in the championship within the next three days due to financial difficulties. All remaining fixtures were to be awarded 0–3 against them.Спартак (Плевен) напуска "Б" група след три дни Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 15 February 2013 15 February 2013 http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=411804 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217195655/http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=349904 17 February 2012 live dmy On 21 February a new sponsor began talks to take over the club, as representatives paid the players and staff their outstanding salaries. The decision to suspend the team's participation in the 2012/13 season was overturned until the deal is finalized.Парите потекоха в Спартак (Пл), новият шеф иска промоция Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 21 February 2013 26 February 2013 http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=412813 20 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220152304/http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=412813 dead On the next day a group of around 20 fans held a protest in front of the local municipality, demanding that the city takes action to help their team.Фенове на Спартак (Плевен) протестираха пред общината Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 22 February 2013 26 February 2013 http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=412962 On 26 February the BFU announced it was suspending OFC Sliven 2000 due to their inability to field at least 7 players in their senior team. Due to this, the club's first spring game on 2 March at home to FC Bansko was cancelled, and the rest of their season was placed under question.БФС спря Сливен от участие в "Б" група Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 26 February 2013 26 February 2013 http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=413768 8 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213649/http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=413768 dead The Football Union confirmed its decision in a statement released on 7 March, while also cancelling Sliven's second game against Spartak (Varna) and awarding them a 3–0 win. Four days later the BFU suspended OFC Sliven 2000 from the 2012–13 B PFG due to the club's failure to appear in two consecutive games.БФС пак не позволи на Сливен да играе в "Б" група Bulgarian www.football24.bg 7 February 2013 10 March 2013 http://football24.bg/novina/102696-bfs-pak-ne-pozvoli-na-sliven-da-igrae-v-b-grupa 12 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130312050957/http://football24.bg/novina/102696-bfs-pak-ne-pozvoli-na-sliven-da-igrae-v-b-grupa dead Stadia and locations Bulgaria right 400 Location of teams in B Group 2012–13 Bulgaria 41.833333 23.5 Bansko Bulgaria 42.833333 24 Chavdar Bulgaria 43.433333 28.333333 Kaliakra left Bulgaria 41.833333 26.083333 Lyubimets right Bulgaria 42.4725 27.470278 Neftochimic left Bulgaria 41.883333 23.466667 Pirin top Bulgaria 42.3 24.966667 Rakovski left Bulgaria 41.883333 23.12666 Septemvri left Bulgaria 43.283333 26.933333 Shumen bottom Bulgaria 42.679306 26.336667 Sliven left Bulgaria 43.416667 24.616667 Spartak 1919 bottom Bulgaria 43.2176 27.914 Spartak 1918 bottom Bulgaria 43.2676 26.564 Svetkavitsa left Bulgaria 43.025833 25.113611 Vidima-Rakovski Team City Stadium Capacity Bansko Bansko Saint Peter 3,000 Chavdar Etropole Chavdar 5,000 Kaliakra Kavarna Kavarna 5,000 Lyubimets Lyubimets Lyubimetz 5,000 Neftochimic Burgas Lazur 18,037 Pirin Razlog Pirin 2,000 Rakovski 2011 Rakovski Rakovski 3,000 Septemvri Simitli Struma 8,000 Shumen 2010 Shumen Panayot Volov 24,390 Spartak Pleven Pleven 22,000 Spartak Varna Spartak 13,000 Sliven 2000 Sliven Hadzhi Dimitar 10,000 Svetkavitsa Targovishte Dimitar Burkov 8,000 Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo Rakovski 8,816 League table main WDL PR NEF Neftochimic LYU Lyubimets RAK Rakovski 2011 SVE Svetkavitsa BAN Bansko SPL Spartak Pleven SPV Spartak Varna CET Chavdar Etropole KAV Kaliakra PRZ Pirin Razlog VRA Vidima-Rakovski SHU Shumen 2010 SIM Septemvri Simitli OFC OFC Sliven 16 6 4 49 22 P 16 3 7 44 28 P 13 9 4 38 28 13 8 5 34 20 13 7 6 48 26 11 9 6 33 25 10 8 8 26 19 11 4 11 31 32 9 7 10 33 31 8 9 9 33 28 8 5 13 33 31 R 8 5 13 32 52 R 4 3 19 18 39 R 0 1 25 4 75 -3 R Sliven were expelled from B PFG because they did not have a squad of minimum 7 players for the beginning of the spring games. All remaining fixtures are awarded 0–3 against them and they received a 3-point deduction."Б" група остава с 13 отбора Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=415112 green1 Promotion to 2013–14 A Group P P red1 Relegation to 2013–14 V Group R R R R R R 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 complete Soccerway Results main FBR grey BAN CET KAV LYU NEF PRZ RAK SIM SHU OFC SPL SPV SVE VRA Bansko 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 9–2 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 Chavdar Etropole 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 Kaliakra 0–1 3–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–1 0–0 0–0 5–2 1–0 Lyubimets 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 Neftochimic 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 Pirin Razlog 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–5 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–2 Rakovski 2011 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 Septemvri Simitli 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–0 Shumen 2010 1–5 0–3 2–0 1–2 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 OFC Sliven 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–6 Spartak Pleven 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 Spartak Varna 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 Svetkavitsa 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 Vidima-Rakovski 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 6–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 complete Soccerway Season statistics Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1Bulgaria Blagoy NakovBansko172Bulgaria Zhivko PetkovNeftochimic Burgas14Bulgaria Anton OgnyanovLyubimets 2007144Bulgaria Emanuil ManevNeftochimic Burgas9 References Category:Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) seasons 2 Bulgaria