2014–15 B Group

Bulgarian B Group 2014–15 Montana Pirin Blagoevgrad Botev Vratsa Chernomorets Rakovski Spartak Varna Yanaki Smirnov (22 goals) 239 586 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 B Group was the 59th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. Team changes from 2013–14 Movement between A PFG and B PFG At the end of last season the first two teams of the second division of Bulgarian football were promoted to the top division - A PFG. These were Marek Dupnitsa and Haskovo 2009. Because of the changes made in the number of teams in A PFG for this season the bottom four teams in A Group at the end of the last one were relegated to B Group for season 2014–2015. These were Chernomorets Burgas, Neftochimic Burgas, Pirin Gotse Delchev and Lyubimets 2007. Movement between B PFG and V AFG The four V AFG champions - Sozopol (South-East), Benkovski Byala (North-East), Pirin Blagoevgrad (South-West) and Lokomotiv Mezdra (North-West) - were promoted to B PFG because of their standings in their respective groups the previous season. Further pre-season changes On June 16 Benkovski Byala sent an official letter to the Bulgarian Football Union and declined to participate in the 2014–15 B PFG, citing financial problems.Бенковски се отказа от участие в Б група Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 16 June 2014 17 February 2015 http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=493442 On the next day media reports suggested that three additional clubs had not met the license criteria in the initial investigation by the BFU - Lyubimets, Neftochimic and Pirin Gotse Delchev. All three clubs were in danger of being refused a spot in the group, while the 2nd placed teams in the 2013/14 V AFG were preparing themselves to make bids to replace them.Б група може да стартира с намален състав Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 17 June 2014 17 February 2015 http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=493617 On June 19 the BFU confirmed Benkovski's withdrawal and officially invited FC Master Burgas to take their spot as the 2nd placed team in the Southeast V AFG.Мастер Бс ще играе в Б група Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 20 June 2014 17 February 2015 http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=494170 On June 22, the club announced it had accepted the invitation, and in addition would change its name to FC Burgas and switch colours from red and white to blue and white.Мастер Бургас си смени името Bulgarian www.gong.bg 22 June 2014 17 February 2015 http://gong.bg/bg-football/b-grupa/master-burgas-si-smeni-imeto-284473 On June 30, the BFU announced the final list of participants for the 2014–15 season after a six-hour session. Lyubimets, Neftochimic and Pirin Gotse Delchev were all denied a professional license for the following season due to outstanding debts and would have to compete in the V AFG or fold. The group was kept at 16 teams with the addition of Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (2nd place in Northwest V AFG), Septemvri Simitli (2nd place in Southwest V AFG) and Vereya Stara Zagora (3rd place in Southeast V AFG). Vereya was chosen ahead of Oborishte Panagyurishte (3rd placed in Southwest V AFG) because of its higher coefficient and better infrastructure.Окончателно: Три отбора от "Б" група без лиценз Bulgarian www.sportal.bg 30 June 2014 17 February 2015 http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=495923 Stadia and locations Bulgaria right 400 Location of teams in B PFG 2014–15 Bulgaria 41.833333 23.5 Bansko bottom Bulgaria 42.15 25.85 Botev G. bottom Bulgaria 43.216667 23.59333 Botev Vr. left Bulgaria 43.566667 27.833333 Dobrudzha left Bulgaria 43.133333 25.7 Loko GO right Bulgaria 43.15 23.7 Loko 2012 right Bulgaria 42.5125 27.450278 FC BurgasChernomorets left Bulgaria 42.016667 23.1 Pirin B. left Bulgaria 41.883333 23.466667 Pirin R. right Bulgaria 42.3 24.966667 Rakovski left Bulgaria 43.416667 23.233333 Montana Bulgaria 41.883333 23.116667 Septemvri left Bulgaria 42.416667 27.7 Sozopol right Bulgaria 43.2176 27.914 Spartak bottom Bulgaria 42.433333 25.65 Vereya left Team City Stadium Capacity Bansko Bansko Saint Peter 3,000 Botev Galabovo Energetik 3,000 Botev Vratsa Hristo Botev 32,000 Burgas Burgas Balgarovo 3,000 Chernomorets Burgas Lazur 18,037 Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba 12,500 Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv 12,000 Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra Lokomotiv 5,000 Montana Montana Ogosta 8,000 Pirin Blagoevgrad Hristo Botev 11,000 Pirin Razlog Pirin 2,000 Rakovski Rakovski Legia 3,000 Septemvri Simitli Struma 8,000 Sozopol Sozopol Arena Sozopol 3,000 Spartak Varna Spartak 8,000 Vereya Stara Zagora Trace Arena 1,000 League table main WDL 5 PR MON Montana PIR Pirin Blagoevgrad LGO Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa BAN Bansko DOB Dobrudzha Dobrich SOZ Sozopol BUR Burgas GAL Botev Galabovo LM12 Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra PRZ Pirin Razlog VER Vereya SIM Septemvri Simitli BVR Botev Vratsa CHB Chernomorets Burgas RAK Rakovski 2011 SPV Spartak Varna 25 3 2 72 16 C,P 17 10 3 52 15 P 18 5 7 60 34 14 11 5 38 18 13 7 10 41 28 12 10 8 39 25 11 10 9 34 30 11 9 10 35 40 12 5 13 43 41 10 10 10 33 38 9 10 11 25 24 11 3 16 30 47 8 5 17 26 43 R 7 7 16 25 40 R 6 1 22 25 71 -3 R 2 0 27 9 77 R Rakovski 2011 decided to cancel their participation in the championship during the winter break due to financial difficulties. They were unable to register four professional players for their matches against Burgas and Botev Galabovo. All remaining fixtures are awarded 0−3 against them.Б група остава с един отбор по-малко Bulgarian www.gong.bg 17 February 2015 17 February 2015 http://gong.bg/bg-football/b-grupa/b-grupa-ostava-s-edin-otbor-po-malko-316883 The decision was confirmed by the Bulgarian Football Union on 27 February 2015.Официално: Мачът ПФК Бургас - Раковски няма да се играе Bulgarian www.gong.bg 27 February 2015 28 February 2015 http://gong.bg/bg-football/b-grupa/oficialno-machyt-pfk-burgas-rakovski-niama-da-se-igrae-318314 On 5 March 2015 the Union deducted 3 points due to the non-attendance of their game against PFC Burgas.БФС изхвърли Спартак Вн от Б група Bulgarian www.gong.bg 5 March 2015 5 March 2015 http://gong.bg/bg-football/b-grupa/bfs-izhvyrli-spartak-vn-ot-b-grupa-319188 Spartal Varna decided to cancel their participation in the championship during the winter break due to financial difficulties. They were unable to register four professional players for their match against Bansko, which was the second time a match had to be cancelled due to a fault of Spartak Varna. All remaining fixtures are awarded 0−3 against them.Мач Спартак Варна - Банско няма да има Bulgarian www.gong.bg 27 February 2015 28 February 2015 http://gong.bg/bg-football/b-grupa/mach-spartak-varna-bansko-niama-da-ima-318399 The decision was confirmed by the Bulgarian Football Union on 5 March 2015. green1 Promotion to 2015–16 A Group P P red1 Relegation to 2015–16 V Group 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 bulgarian-football.com Results main FBR grey BAN GAL BVR BUR CHB DOB LGO LM12 MON PIR PRZ RAK SIM SOZ SPV VER Bansko 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 Botev Galabovo 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 Botev Vratsa 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–4 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 5–0 0–0 Burgas 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 Chernomorets Burgas 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 Dobrudzha Dobrich 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 3–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 2–2 4–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 4–3 3–0 0–0 Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra 1–0 0–4 4–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 4–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 4–1 Montana 3–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 3–3 6–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 Pirin Razlog 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 Rakovski 2011 2–0 0–3 3–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–6 2–0 – 0–3 Septemvri Simitli 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 3–2 1–4 0–3 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 Sozopol 1–0 6–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 2–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 Spartak Varna 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 Vereya 2–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 Match awarded BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK BAN_RAK The game between Rakovski 2011 and Spartak Varna is not conducted due to the exclusion of both clubs from B Group complete bulgarian-football.com Season statistics Top scorers RankScorerClubGoalshttp://www.sportal.bg/statistics_players_stats.php?champ=26&season=126&team=0&order=score Голмайсторите в "Б" Група sportal.bg Bulgarian 2015-05-11 2015-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150426152752/http://www.sportal.bg/statistics_players_stats.php?champ=26&season=126&team=0&order=score dead 1BUL Yanaki SmirnovLokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 222BUL Miroslav AntonovMontana 183BUL Atanas IlievDobrudzha Dobrich174BUL Petar AtanasovRakovski135BUL Georgi KirilovBotev Galabovo126BUL Nikolay TsvetkovLokomotiv 2012 Mezdra117BUL Antoniy BalakovLokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa108BUL Deyan HristovChernomorets Burgas9BUL Sergey GeorgievMontana9BUL Martin ToshevPirin Blagoevgrad911BUL Vladimir KaptievPirin Razlog8 Updated on 24 May 2015 References 2014-15 Bul 2