2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July 2016 – 4 June 2017 |
| Champions | Ludogorets Razgrad 6th title |
| Relegated | Neftochimic Burgas Montana Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| Champions League | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Europa League | Botev Plovdiv Dunav Ruse Levski Sofia |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 616 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Claudiu Keșerü (22) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgarian: Първа професионална футболна лига 2016/17, Parva profesionalna futbolna liga 2016/17) was the 93rd season of top division football in Bulgaria. It was played from 29 July 2016 to 4 June 2017. Ludogorets Razgrad won the tournament. The top scorer was Claudiu Keșerü, with 22 goals.
Regular season
[change | change source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 67 | Championship round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 51 | |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 46 | |
| 4 | Cherno More Varna | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 43 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 39 | |
| 6 | Dunav Ruse | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 38 | |
| 7 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 35 | Relegation round |
| 8 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 35 | |
| 9 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 34 | |
| 10 | Vereya | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 30 | |
| 11 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 28 | |
| 12 | Neftochimic Burgas | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 26 | |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 22 | |
| 14 | Montana | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 12 |
Championship round
[change | change source]Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 87 | 28 | +59 | 83 | Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 67 | |
| 3 | Levski Sofia | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 63 | European play-off final |
| 4 | Dunav Ruse | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 55 | Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 52 | |
| 6 | Cherno More Varna | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 47 |
Relegation round
[change | change source]Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season.
Group A
[change | change source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vereya | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 45 | European play-off quarter-finals |
| 2 | Botev Plovdiv | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 44 | Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 37 | Relegation play-offs |
| 4 | Montana (R) | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 15 |
Group B
[change | change source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 44 | European play-off quarter-finals |
| 2 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 43 | |
| 3 | Neftochimic Burgas (R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 31 | Relegation play-offs |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (R) | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 30 |
Statistics
[change | change source]Top goalscorers
[change | change source]22 goals
Claudiu Keșerü (Ludogorets Razgrad)
17 goals
Martin Kamburov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
14 goals
- Marcelo Nascimento da Costa (Ludogorets Razgrad)
13 goals
João Paulo da Silva Araújo (Ludogorets Razgrad and Botev Plovdiv)- Wanderson Cristaldo Farias (Ludogorets Razgrad)
11 goals
- Todor Nedelev (Botev Plovdiv)
- Daniel Mladenov (Pirin Blagoevgrad)
Junior Mapuku (Beroe Stara Zagora)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Summary - First League - Bulgaria - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2017.