The 2014–15 B Group was the 59th season of the
Bulgarian B Football Group
The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League (), also known as Second League () or Vtora liga, is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below First League and above the Third League. Twenty teams take part in the league ...
, the second tier of the
Bulgarian football league system
The Bulgarian football league system or the Bulgarian football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Bulgaria. The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and ...
.
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
FC Marek () is a Bulgarian football club based in Dupnitsa, currently playing in the Second League, the second level of the Bulgarian football league system. It was founded in 1947 following the unification of four local clubs. Home matches take ...
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
FC Lyubimets () is a Bulgarian football club based in Lyubimets. The team was founded in 1921 and re-founded in 2007. The team currently competes in the fourth tier of Bulgarian football, the A RFG Haskovo.
The club's biggest achievement came ...
.
Movement between B PFG and V AFG
The four
V AFG
The Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League (), commonly known as Treta Liga or Bulgarian Third League (currently known as the ELITBET Third League for sponsorship reasons), is the third level of the Bulgarian football league system. Third Leagu ...
champions -
Sozopol
Sozopol ( ; ) List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, is an ancient seaside town located 35 km south of Burgas on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. One of the major seaside resorts in the country, it is known for the ''Apollonia'' art and film ...
(''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
The Bulgarian Football Union ( BFS) is the governing body of association football in Bulgaria, and a member of UEFA since 1954. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and fields its Bulgaria national football team in UEFA and F ...
and declined to participate in the 2014–15 B PFG, citing financial problems. 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.
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. 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. 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
Lokomotiv () is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which currently competes in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.
Established in 1932 as a sports association of the railway workers in the t ...
(2nd place in Northwest V AFG),
Septemvri Simitli
FC Septemvri () is a Bulgarian football club based in Simitli, which currently plays in the Third League, the third tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
History
The club was founded in 1942. From 1961 to 1975, it was called "Pirin miner ...
(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.
Stadia and locations
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Updated on 24 May 2015
References
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