2000–01 B Group

Bulgarian B Group
Season2000–01
ChampionsSpartak Pleven
PromotedSpartak Pleven, Marek
RelegatedSeptemvri, Metalurg, Haskovo, Bdin, Dorostol, Shumen
Matches played306
Goals scored752 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerBulgaria Todor Kolev
(45 goals)

The 2000–01 B Group was the 45th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.[1] A total of 18 teams contested the league,[2] but three of them stopped participating during the season due to financial reasons.

Team changes

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Locations of the 2000–01 Bulgarian B Group teams

The following teams had changed division after the 1999–2000 season.

To B Group

  Promoted from V Group     Relegated from A Group  

From B Group

  Promoted to A Group     Relegated to V Group  

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Spartak Pleven (P) 32 26 3 3 92 25 +67 81 Promotion to 2001–02 A Group
2 Marek Dupnitsa (P) 32 20 8 4 54 17 +37 68
3 Pirin Blagoevgrad 32 18 7 7 48 21 +27 61 Qualification for Promotion play-off
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 32 18 4 10 55 39 +16 58
5 Dobrudzha Dobrich 32 17 6 9 52 37 +15 57
6 Slanchev Bryag Nesebar 32 16 6 10 51 36 +15 54
7 Svetkavitsa Targovishte 32 17 3 12 47 36 +11 54
8 Vidima-Rakovski 32 15 7 10 53 36 +17 52
9 Botev Vratsa 32 15 1 16 56 57 −1 46
10 Belasitsa Petrich 32 12 8 12 37 31 +6 44
11 Dunav Ruse 32 12 5 15 35 38 −3 41
12 Akademik Svishtov 32 10 8 14 37 37 0 38
13 Septemvri Sofia (R) 32 9 10 13 39 47 −8 37 Relegation to 2001–02 V Group
14 Metalurg Pernik (R) 32 11 3 18 36 51 −15 36
15 Haskovo (R) 32 10 3 19 32 60 −28 33
16 Bdin Vidin[a] (D) 31 3 1 27 18 96 −78 10 Excluded from the league
17 Dorostol Silistra[b] (D) 31 0 1 30 10 88 −78 1
x Shumen[c] (D) 13 2 0 11 9 30 −21 6
Source: 2000–01 B Group futbolbg.dir.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bdin Vidin were excluded after first half of the season and demoted to their regional third level league (Northwestern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts. To the end of the season they lost their matches 3–0 w/o.
  2. ^ Dorostol Silistra were excluded after first half of the season and demoted to their regional third level league (Northeastern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts. To the end of the season they lost their matches 3–0 w/o.
  3. ^ Shumen were excluded after 13 matches and demoted to their regional third level league (Northeastern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts, their results were annulled.

Promotion play-off

Beroe Stara Zagora1–0Pirin Blagoevgrad
Zhelev 73'
Attendance: 2,000

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Todor Kolev Spartak Pleven 45
2 Bulgaria Rumen Rumenov Bdin / Svetkavitsa 15
Bulgaria Ivan Georgiev Slanchev Bryag
4 Bulgaria Ivaylo Andonov Pirin Blagoevgrad 14
Bulgaria Rumen Shankulov Vidima-Rakovski
6 Bulgaria Vladimir Kolev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 13
7 Bulgaria Georgi Varadev Metalurg / Loko Plovdiv 12
Bulgaria Martin Podvarzachov Spartak Pleven
9 Bulgaria Emil Todorov Spartak Pleven 11
10 Bulgaria Ivan Redovski Botev Vratsa 10
Bulgaria Genadi Simeonov Marek Dupnitsa

References

  1. ^ ""Б" група крайно класиране сезон 2000/01" (in Bulgarian). segabg.com. 28 May 2001.
  2. ^ ""Б" група сезон 2000/01" (in Bulgarian). futbolbg.dir.bg. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2019-12-11.