2023-2024 Gabrovo Regional League
|
Season |
2023-2024 |
|
Dates |
16 September 2023 – 16 June 2024 |
|
Champions |
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo |
|
Promoted |
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo |
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Relegated |
None |
|
Matches played |
110 (many of them were however awarded, not effectively played) |
|
Goals scored |
730 (6.64 goals/match on average, including awarded matches) |
|
Top goalscorer |
|
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Biggest home win |
Yantra Gabrovo II – Strela 2006 Shumata 17-0 (round 10, 17 March 2024) |
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Biggest away win |
Strela 2006 Shumata – Dan Kolov Sennik 1-17 (round 11, 24 March 2024) Strela 2006 Shumata – Chardafon Gabrovo 2-18 (round 15, 21 April 2024) |
|
Highest scoring |
Strela 2006 Shumata – Chardafon Gabrovo 2-18 (round 15, 21 April 2024) |
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Longest winning run |
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – 13 matches (rounds 8-21, in round 11 did not play) FK Tryavna 1922 – 13 matches (rounds 4-17, in round 14 they did not play) |
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Longest unbeaten run |
FK Tryavna 1922 – 15 matches (rounds 1-17, in rounds 3 and 14 they did not play) |
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Longest winless run |
Strela 2006 Shumata – 17 matches (rounds 1-19, in rounds 2 and 13 they did not play) |
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Longest losing run |
Strela 2006 Shumata – 17 matches (rounds 1-19, in rounds 2 and 13 they did not play) |
Competition details and format
The Gabrovo Regional League (also known as the Gabrovo Oblast Group) sits at the fourth tier in the football pyramid of Bulgaria, along with the other regional leagues which are organized at the level of each Bulgarian province (oblast). Unlike other regional leagues, it consists of only one division, ”A”, which is at the same time the highest and the lowest football level in Gabrovo Province. 2023-2024 was the tenth consecutive season when Gabrovo Regional League consisted of a single division (group). The competition was organised by the regional administrative football zone centre based in Veliko Tarnovo, belonging to the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU). FK Tryavna 1922 were the defending champions, since they choose not to promote to the Bulgarian Third League and remained in the Gabrovo Regional League for 2023-2024. They were unable to defend their title, as they lost 5-3 to Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo at home, in a decisive match. Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo became the 2023-2024 champions of the Gabrovo League.
There were 11 teams which competed in the 2023-2024 Gabrovo Regional League, nine from the 2022-2023 season, one relegated from the Bulgarian Third League (Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo), and one that newly enrolled (Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II), while Angel Kanchev Tryavna had withdrawn before the start of the competition. Sportist Petko Slaveykov withdrew after round 16 and were demoted to the bottom of the table. Their opponents were awarded 3-0 wins after round 16, but their previous results counted. The competition was organized as a double round robin championship, in which each team played each other team twice, once at home and once away, a total of 20 matches. However, there were 22 rounds, and because of the odd number of participants, one team received a bye in each round.
The competition started on 16 September 2023, and the first half of the season (rounds 1 to 11) was scheduled to end in December 2023. However, due to weather concerns and other reasons, the competition was stopped after the 8th round on 19 November 2023, and the remaining three rounds of the first half of the season, as well as other postponed matches from the first eight rounds, were played in March 2024. The second half of the season (rounds 12 to 22) started at the end of March 2024 and ended on 16 June 2024. Between November 2023 and February 2024, there was a large winter break when transfers were allowed. Most matches were usually played on Sunday afternoons, and some matches on Saturday afternoons.
The winners of the league may be promoted to the Bulgarian Third League – North-West Group (Severozapadna Treta Liga) if they meet the standards required for this competition and places are available. If the number of places is lower than the number of teams which apply for promotion, then a promotion play-off may be organized between the winners of the different regional leagues. In recent times, however, the number of places was usually high enough and no play-offs have been played. Moreover, some teams which did not even topped the regional league were invited to fill in the places left in the Bulgarian Third League – North-West Group, meaning that even lower classified teams may promote, once they meet the specific standards, involving the existence of junior teams enrolled in national or regional competitions, among others. The 2022-2023 winners of the Gabrovo Regional League, FK Tryavna 1922, initially applied for promotion, but later changed their mind and remained in the Gabrovo Regional League.
This season, defending champions FK Tryavna 1922, Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo and Planinets Kravenik were the main favorites to win the Gabrovo Regional League and to promote to the Bulgarian Third League – North-West Group. Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo had a very good start of the season, winning six consecutive games, but then lost 2-1 to FK Tryavna 1922 at home. However, in spring 2024, Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo won 5-3 away at FK Tryavna 1922 in a decisive match. In round 21, on 9 June 2024, Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo won 8-1 at home over Dan Kolov Sennik and were mathematically promoted before the last round, when they did not play. FK Tryavna 1922 came second, only two points behind the leaders. Planinets Kravenik finished third, way behind the top two teams.
Relegation was not an issue, since there is no lower division or league.
Team changes from 2022-2023
To the Gabrovo Regional League
Relegated from the Bulgarian Third League – North-West Group
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo
Other admitted teams
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II
From the Gabrovo Regional League
Promoted to the Bulgarian Third League – North-West Group
None
Withdrawn
Angel Kanchev Tryavna
Teams
|
Team |
Home town |
Stadium |
2022-2023 |
|
Lokomotiv 1927 |
Dryanovo |
Lokomotiv |
Relegated from the Bulgarian Third League |
|
FK Tryavna 1922 |
Tryavna |
Angel Kanchev |
1st in Gabrovo League |
|
Balkan |
Plachkovtsi |
Plachkovtsi |
2nd in Gabrovo League |
|
Planinets |
Kravenik |
Kravenik |
3rd in Gabrovo League |
|
Dan Kolov |
Sennik |
Sennik |
4th in Gabrovo League |
|
Chardafon 1919 |
Gabrovo |
Hristo Botev |
5th in Gabrovo League |
|
Sportist |
Petko Slaveykov |
Petko Slaveykov |
7th in Gabrovo League |
|
Vidima |
Dushevo |
Sennik |
8th in Gabrovo League |
|
Yunak 2006 |
Kormyansko |
Sennik |
9th in Gabrovo League |
|
Strela 2006 |
Shumata |
Sevlievo |
10th in Gabrovo League |
|
Yantra 2019 II |
Gabrovo |
Aprilov |
New team |
Geographical distribution of teams
Teams in the Gabrovo Regional League are located in the three of the four municipalities included in Gabrovo Province: Gabrovo, Sevlievo and Tryavna.
|
Municipality |
No. of teams |
Name of teams |
|
Gabrovo |
2 |
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo, Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II |
|
Dryanovo |
1 |
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo |
|
Sevlievo |
6 |
Dan Kolov Sennik, Sportist Petko Slaveykov, Yunak 2006 Kormyansko, Vidima Dushevo, Strela 2006 Shumata, Planinets Kravenik |
|
Tryavna |
2 |
FK Tryavna 1922, Balkan Plachkovtsi |
The municipality of Sevlievo is by far the best represented with 6 teams, followed by Tryavna and Gabrovo municipalities with 2 teams. There is only one team from Dryanovo municipality.
Round 1 (16-17 September 2023)
FK Tryavna 1922 – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 8-2
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Planinets Kravenik 1-3
Dan Kolov Sennik – Vidima Dushevo 5-4
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Strela 2006 Shumata 15-1
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 1-0
Balkan Plachkovtsi bye
Round 2 (23-24 September 2023)
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 0-4
Planinets Kravenik – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 5-2
Vidima Dushevo – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 1-8
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Dan Kolov Sennik 2-2
Balkan Plachkovtsi – FK Tryavna 1922 1-1
Strela 2006 Shumata bye
Round 3 (30 September – 1 October 2023)
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 3-0 (awarded for no show)
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 4-1
Strela 2006 Shumata – Vidima Dushevo 1-5
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Balkan Plachkovtsi 3-4
Dan Kolov Sennik – Planinets Kravenik 1-3
FK Tryavna 1922 bye
Round 4 (7-8 October 2023)
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 2-4
Planinets Kravenik – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 1-4
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Strela 2006 Shumata 5-1
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Dan Kolov Sennik 1-4
FK Tryavna 1922 – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 10-0 – postponed, played on 4 March 2024
Vidima Dushevo bye
Round 5 (14-15 October 2023)
Vidima Dushevo – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 2-3
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 3-0 (awarded for no show)
Strela 2006 Shumata – Planinets Kravenik 1-7
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – FK Tryavna 1922 0-2
Dan Kolov Sennik – Balkan Plachkovtsi 2-2
Sportist Petko Slaveykov bye
Round 6 (21-22 October 2023)
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 0-4
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Strela 2006 Shumata 6-1
Planinets Kravenik – Vidima Dushevo 5-1
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 1-5
FK Tryavna 1922 – Dan Kolov Sennik 3-0 (awarded) – initially postponed, then awarded in 2024
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo bye
Round 7 (12 November 2023)
Strela 2006 Shumata – Balkan Plachkovtsi 1-6
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – FK Tryavna 1922 1-2
Vidima Dushevo – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 3-2
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Planinets Kravenik 0-4
Dan Kolov Sennik – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 4-4
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II bye
Round 8 (18-19 November 2023)
FK Tryavna 1922 – Strela 2006 Shumata 3-0 (awarded)
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 0-4
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 1-4
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Vidima Dushevo 8-0
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Dan Kolov Sennik 4-1
Planinets Kravenik bye
Table at winter break
|
1 |
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
44-7 |
21 |
Promotion to the Third League |
|
2 |
Planinets Kravenik |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
28-10 |
18 |
|
|
3 |
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
18-10 |
15 |
|
|
4 |
FK Tryavna 1922 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
16-4 |
13 |
|
|
5 |
Balkan Plachkovtsi |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
24-16 |
11 |
|
|
6 |
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
15-15 |
10 |
|
|
7 |
Dan Kolov Sennik |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
19-20 |
9 |
|
|
8 |
Vidima Dushevo |
7 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
16-32 |
6 |
|
|
9 |
Sportist Petko Slaveykov |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
12-19 |
4 |
|
|
10 |
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
12-30 |
3 |
|
|
11 |
Strela 2006 Shumata |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6-47 |
0 |
|
In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the main ranking criteria are the results of the head-to-head matches.
Round 4 – postponed match (4 March 2024)
FK Tryavna 1922 – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 10-0
Round 9 (9-10 March 2024)
Strela 2006 Shumata – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 2-9
Planinets Kravenik – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 9-0
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 1-0
Vidima Dushevo – FK Tryavna 1922 0-11
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Balkan Plachkovtsi 4-1
Dan Kolov Sennik bye
Round 10 (17 March 2024)
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Planinets Kravenik 1-5
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Vidima Dushevo 6-1
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Strela 2006 Shumata 17-0
FK Tryavna 1922 – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 5-0
Dan Kolov Sennik – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 1-3
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko bye
Round 11 (24 March 2024)
Vidima Dushevo – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 0-9
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Balkan Plachkovtsi 1-7
Strela 2006 Shumata – Dan Kolov Sennik 1-17
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 2-2
Planinets Kravenik – FK Tryavna 1922 0-4
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo bye
Round 12 (30-31 March 2024)
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 1-0
Vidima Dushevo – Dan Kolov Sennik 1-4
Planinets Kravenik – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 3-1
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – FK Tryavna 1922 0-3 (awarded)
Strela 2006 Shumata – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 2-17
Balkan Plachkovtsi bye
Round 13 (6-7 April 2024)
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Vidima Dushevo 10-0
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Planinets Kravenik 2-0
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 5-0
Dan Kolov Sennik – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 4-2
FK Tryavna 1922 – Balkan Plachkovtsi 8-0
Strela 2006 Shumata bye
Round 14 (14 April 2024)
Vidima Dushevo – Strela 2006 Shumata 7-1
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 4-2
Planinets Kravenik – Dan Kolov Sennik 0-6
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 0-3 (initially postponed, then awarded)
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 0-9
FK Tryavna 1922 bye
Round 15 (19-21 April 2024)
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Balkan Plachkovtsi 4-0
Strela 2006 Shumata – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 2-18
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – FK Tryavna 1922 2-5
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Planinets Kravenik 3-0 (initially postponed, then awarded)
Dan Kolov Sennik – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 4-0
Vidima Dushevo bye
Round 16 (28 April 2024)
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Dan Kolov Sennik 1-2
Planinets Kravenik – Strela 2006 Shumata 11-6
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Vidima Dushevo 17-1
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 0-3 (awarded)
FK Tryavna 1922 – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 2-0
Sportist Petko Slaveykov bye
Round 17 (12 May 2024)
Strela 2006 Shumata – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 3-6
Vidima Dushevo – Planinets Kravenik 4-7
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Balkan Plachkovtsi 6-1
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 3-0 (awarded)
Dan Kolov Sennik – FK Tryavna 1922 0-5
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo bye
Round 18 (18-19 May 2024)
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Strela 2006 Shumata 14-2
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Vidima Dushevo 0-6
FK Tryavna 1922 – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 3-5
Planinets Kravenik – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 4-1
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Dan Kolov Sennik 0-3 (awarded)
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II bye
Round 19 (26 May 2024)
Strela 2006 Shumata – FK Tryavna 1922 1-15
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 3-0 (awarded)
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 10-4
Vidima Dushevo – Balkan Plachkovtsi 1-7
Dan Kolov Sennik – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 3-0
Planinets Kravenik bye
Round 20 (2 June 2024)
FK Tryavna 1922 – Vidima Dushevo 7-1
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko – Planinets Kravenik 1-8
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Strela 2006 Shumata 0-3 (awarded)
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 4-2
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 0-1
Dan Kolov Sennik bye
Round 21 (9-15 June 2024)
Vidima Dushevo – Sportist Petko Slaveykov 3-0 (awarded)
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo – Dan Kolov Sennik 8-1
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo – FK Tryavna 1922 0-5
Strela 2006 Shumata – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II 4-8
Planinets Kravenik – Balkan Plachkovtsi 3-0
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko bye
Round 22 (16 June 2024)
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II – Vidima Dushevo 5-1
FK Tryavna 1922 – Planinets Kravenik 4-0
Balkan Plachkovtsi – Yunak 2006 Kormyansko 9-1
Dan Kolov Sennik – Strela 2006 Shumata 12-1
Sportist Petko Slaveykov – Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo 0-3 (awarded)
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo bye
Final table
|
1 |
Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo |
20 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
113-15 |
57 |
Promoted to Third League |
|
2 |
FK Tryavna 1922 |
20 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
106-13 |
55 |
|
|
3 |
Planinets Kravenik |
20 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
78-43 |
42 |
|
|
4 |
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo II |
20 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
69-23 |
39 |
|
|
5 |
Dan Kolov Sennik |
20 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
76-45 |
36 |
|
|
6 |
Chardafon 1919 Gabrovo |
20 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
75-56 |
29 |
|
|
7 |
Balkan Plachkovtsi |
20 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
73-57 |
29 |
|
|
8 |
Vidima Dushevo |
20 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
42-116 |
15 |
|
|
9 |
Yunak 2006 Kormyansko |
20 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
25-100 |
6 |
|
|
10 |
Strela 2006 Shumata |
20 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
34-198 |
3 |
|
|
11 |
Sportist Petko Slaveykov |
20 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
39-64 |
14 |
In case that two or more teams are equal on points, the main ranking criteria are the results of the head-to-head matches.
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