2019-2020 Bulgarian
Treta Liga – North-West (Severozapadna)
Group
Season
|
2019-2020
|
Dates
|
11
August 2019 – 10 November 2019
|
Champions
|
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo
|
Promoted
|
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo
|
Relegated
|
-
|
Matches played
|
91
|
Goals scored
|
313
(3.44 goals/match on average)
|
Top goalscorer
|
|
Biggest home win
|
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – Bdin Vidin 8-0 (8 September 2019, round 5)
|
Biggest away win
|
P.
Kozloduy – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo 0-3 (1 September 2019, round 4)
Lokomotiv
Mezdra – FK Sevlievo 0-3 (17 September 2019, round 5)
Bdin
Vidin – Partizan Cherv. Bryag 0-3 (29 September 2019, round 8)
Bdin
Vidin – FK Sevlievo 0-3 (31 October 2019, round 13)
|
Highest scoring
|
Ak.
Svishtov – Juventus Malchika 7-2 (28 September 2019, round 8)
|
Longest winning
run
|
FK
Sevlievo (6 matches, rounds 2-7)
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo (6 matches, rounds 3-8)
|
Longest unbeaten
run
|
Vihar
Slavyanovo (12 matches, rounds 2-13)
|
Longest winless
run
|
Juventus
95 Malchika (13 matches; rounds 1-13)
|
Longest losing
run
|
Juventus
95 Malchika (6 matches; rounds 1-6)
|
Total attendance
|
|
Highest attendance
|
|
Lowest
attendance
|
|
Average
attendance
|
Competition
details and format
The Bulgarian Treta Liga (also known as
the Third Amateur Football League and formerly as V AFG) represents the third
tier in the football system of Bulgaria and the highest level of amateur
football in Bulgaria. In 2019-2020 there was the 70th season since the
creation of the third level division in Bulgaria in 1950 and the fourth season
under the name Treta Liga since the reorganization of the football leagues in
Bulgaria in 2016.
There are 63 teams which compete in the Treta
Liga in 2019-2020 and, just like in previous years, they are divided geographically
into 4 groups: North-East (Severoiztochna, 14 teams), North-West (Severozapadna, 14 teams), South-West
(Yugozapadna, 17 teams) and South-East (Yugoiztochna, 18 teams). Just like before, the competition format
was established as a double (home and away) round-robin championship, each team
playing all other teams twice, once at home and once away, a total of 34 rounds
for the South-West and South-East groups and 26 rounds for the North-West Group
and the North-East Group.
The first half of the season (rounds 1 to
13, 15 or 17) was played in summer and autumn, in the North-West Group from 11 August
2019 to 10 November 2019, while the second half of the season (rounds 14 or 16
to 26 or 18 to 34) was scheduled to be played in spring, from the end of
February or March 2020 to the beginning of June 2020. Between the two halves of
the season, there was a large winter break when transfers were allowed. Due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, only one or two rounds were played in some of the groups
at the end of February and the beginning of March. In the North-West Group, no
matches were played in the second half of the season. The Bulgarian Football
Union suspended all football matches on the 9th of March 2020. As
the state of emergency continued, on the 21st of April 2020 it was decided
to finish the season in all amateur football competitions in Bulgaria. The final
tables were considered those at the moment of suspension (on the 9th
of March), which for the North-West Group meant that the final table was the
one at half-season. The first classified in each group of the Third League
(Treta Liga) gained promotion to the Second League (Vtora Liga), with the
exception of the South-West Group, where a play-off would be played between the
top two teams to determine the one which promotes. No teams were relegated from
the Third League to the regional (oblast) leagues. Promotion from the
regional leagues to the Third League will probably be decided in summer. Initially,
the worse classified teams would have been relegated to the regional (oblast) leagues at the end of the season,
their number (usually two) depending on the group and circumstances.
The games in each group are organized by
the four regional administrative football zone centres, belonging to the Bulgarian
Football Union (BFU), based in Varna (North-East), Veliko Tarnovo (North-West),
Sofia (South-West) and Plovdiv (South-East). Most of the matches were scheduled
on Sunday afternoon. Very few games were played on Sunday morning, on Saturdays,
Fridays and exceptionally on Mondays. There were a few mid-week rounds, when
matches were played either Wednesday or Thursday.
Matches in the North-West (Severozapadna) Group were organized by
the regional administrative football zone centre based in Veliko Tarnovo,
belonging to the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU). This group consisted of teams
located in the north-western part of Bulgaria, in the provinces of Vidin,
Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo.
In the absence of any team relegated from
Vtora Liga, the main contenders for promotion were Yantra 2019 Gabrovo, a team created in the summer of 2019 by a
merger of Yantra Gabrovo, who finished second last season, and Yantra 1919
Gabrovo, winners of Gabrovo regional (oblast) league. This merger was meant to
create a single strong team in Gabrovo to follow the traditions of the former Yantra
Gabrovo which went bankrupt in 2012. Considering the last year results, FK Sevlievo¸ Vihar Slavyanovo and OFK Pavlikeni were also considered to
have chances for promotion. In the first half of the season, Yantra 2019 Gabrovo fulfilled the
expectations and classified on top of the table. However, they had only a few
points ahead of FK Sevlievo and Vihar Slavyanovo, the teams which
proved to be their stronger opponents for promotion. Partizan Cherven Bryag and OFK
Pavlikeni also had a good first half of the season and classified in the
upper part of the table. Due to the pandemic and the suspension of the football
competitions in spring, Yantra 2019 Gabrovo promoted to the Second
League (Vtora Liga), as the half-season table became final.
In the lower part of the table, the teams
expected to be involved in the fight against relegation were Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo and OFK Tryavna, which just escaped last
season, as well as the newly-promoted FK
Drenovets and Juventus 95 Malchika.
In the first half of the season, Juventus
95 Malchika became the main candidates for relegation as they were unable
to win a single match and were last in the table throughout the season.
Surprisingly, Bdin 1923 Vidin
finished second to last after the first half and were strong candidates for
relegation given their very weak results, especially after round 6. OFK Tryavna, Parva Atomna Kozloduy and Kom
Berkovitsa were also involved in the lower part of the table, just above
the relegation line. No teams were eventually relegated, due to the COVID-19
pandemic and the suspension of the competition before the start of the second
half of the season. Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo
and FK Drenovets outperformed
and classified in the middle, neutral part of the table.
Team
changes from 2018-2019
To
the Treta Liga – North-West Group
Promoted
from the regional leagues
FK Drenovets (2nd place in Vidin
regional league)
Juventus 95 Malchika (2nd place
in Pleven regional league)
Merger
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo – resulted from the
merger of Yantra Gabrovo (2nd place last year) and Yantra 1919
Gabrovo (winners of Gabrovo regional league). It replaces Yantra Gabrovo.
From
the Treta Liga – North-West Group
Promoted
to the 2. Liga
Spartak Pleven
Relegated
to the 4. Liga
OFK Levski 2007
FK Yantra Polski Trambesh
Withdrawn
Botev Lukovit – 10th last
season – withdrew before the start of the season for financial reasons
Teams
Team
|
Home town
|
Stadium
|
Capacity
|
2018-2019
|
Yantra
2019
|
Gabrovo
|
Hristo
Botev
|
14000
|
2nd
in Treta Liga - NW[1]
|
FK
Sevlievo
|
Sevlievo
|
Rakovski
|
8816
|
3rd
in Treta Liga - NW
|
Vihar
|
Slavyanovo
|
Gradski
|
1000
|
4th
in Treta Liga - NW
|
OFK
Pavlikeni
|
Pavlikeni
|
Gancho
Panov
|
10000
|
5th
in Treta Liga - NW
|
OFK
Akademik
|
Svishtov
|
Akademik
|
13500
|
6th
in Treta Liga - NW
|
Bdin
1923
|
Vidin
|
Georgi
Benkovski
|
15000
|
7th
in Treta Liga - NW
|
FK
Partizan
|
Cherven
Bryag
|
Gradski
|
1500
|
8th
in Treta Liga - NW
|
Parva
Atomna
|
Kozloduy
|
Hristo
Botev
|
3000
|
9th
in Treta Liga - NW
|
OFK
Kom
|
Berkovitsa
|
Mramor
|
6000
|
11th
in Treta Liga-NW
|
OFK
Lokomotiv
|
Mezdra
|
Lokomotiv
|
5000
|
12th
in Treta Liga-NW
|
OFK
Tryavna
|
Tryavna
|
Angel
Kanchev
|
3000
|
13th
in Treta Liga-NW
|
Lokomotiv
1927
|
Dryanovo
|
Lokomotiv
|
3500
|
14th
in Treta Liga-NW
|
FK
Drenovets
|
Drenovets
|
Drenovets
|
2000
|
2nd
in Vidin League (promoted)
|
Juventus
95
|
Malchika
|
Georgi
Karchev
|
1000
|
2nd
in Pleven League (promoted)
|
Geographical
distribution of teams
Teams in Treta Liga – North-West Group are
located in the north-western part of Bulgaria, in the provinces of Vidin,
Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo.
Province
|
No. of teams
|
Name of teams
|
Gabrovo
|
4
|
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo, FK Sevlievo, OFK Tryavna, Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo
|
Pleven
|
3
|
Partizan
Cherven Bryag, Vihar Slavyanovo, Juventus 95 Malchika
|
Veliko
Tarnovo
|
2
|
Akademik
Svishtov, OFK Pavlikeni
|
Vratsa
|
2
|
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy, OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra
|
Vidin
|
2
|
Bdin
1923 Vidin, FK Drenovets
|
Montana
|
1
|
Kom
Berkovitsa
|
The province of Gabrovo was best
represented with 4 teams, followed by Pleven with 3 teams.
The provinces of Veliko Tarnovo, Vratsa
and Vidin had two teams each while the province of Montana had only one team in
Treta Liga. Because Botev Lukovit withdrew, Lovech Province was no longer
represented.
Round 1 (11 August 2019)
Akademik
Svishtov – Kom Berkovitsa 5-0
FK Sevlievo
– OFK Tryavna 2-2
OFK
Pavlikeni – Bdin 1923 Vidin 5-1
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra – Parva Atomna Kozloduy 2-0
Lokomotiv
1927 Dryanovo – Partizan Cherven Bryag 2-1
FK
Drenovets – Vihar Slavyanovo 2-0
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – Juventus 95 Malchika 4-0
Round 2 (18 August 2019)
Kom
Berkovitsa – Juventus 95 Malchika 7-1
Vihar
Slavyanovo – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo 3-1
Partizan
Cherven Bryag – FK Drenovets 4-0
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 3-2
Bdin
1923 Vidin – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra 2-1
OFK
Tryavna – OFK Pavlikeni 0-0
Akademik
Svishtov – FK Sevlievo 0-2
Round 3 (25 August 2019)
FK
Sevlievo – Kom Berkovitsa 3-1
OFK
Pavlikeni – Akademik Svishtov 3-3
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra – OFK Tryavna 3-1
Lokomotiv
1927 Dryanovo – Bdin 1923 Vidin 3-0
FK Drenovets
– Parva Atomna Kozloduy 3-0
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – Partizan Cherven Bryag 1-0
Juventus
95 Malchika – Vihar Slavyanovo 1-3
Round 4 (1 September 2019)
Kom
Berkovitsa – Vihar Slavyanovo 0-0
Partizan
Cherven Bryag – Juventus 95 Malchika 6-0
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo 0-3
Bdin
1923 Vidin – FK Drenovets 0-1
OFK
Tryavna – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 1-1
Akademik
Svishtov – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra 1-3
FK
Sevlievo – OFK Pavlikeni 5-1
Round 5 (8 September 2019)
OFK
Pavlikeni – Kom Berkovitsa 0-0
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra – FK Sevlievo 0-3 – played on 17 September 2019
Lokomotiv
1927 Dryanovo – Akademik Svishtov 1-1
FK
Drenovets – OFK Tryavna 4-3
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – Bdin 1923 Vidin 8-0
Juventus
95 Malchika – Parva Atomna Kozloduy 2-4
Vihar
Slavyanovo – Partizan Cherven Bryag 3-3
Round 6 (15 September 2019)
Kom
Berkovitsa – Partizan Cherven Bryag 3-3
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy – Vihar Slavyanovo 0-1
Bdin
1923 Vidin – Juventus 95 Malchika 1-0
OFK
Tryavna – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo 1-3
Akademik
Svishtov – FK Drenovets 5-1
FK
Sevlievo – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 2-0
OFK
Pavlikeni – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra 0-0
Round 7 (22-23 September
2019)
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra – Kom Berkovitsa 2-1
Lokomotiv
1927 Dryanovo – OFK Pavlikeni 2-2
FK
Drenovets – FK Sevlievo 1-2
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – Akademik Svishtov 4-0
Juventus
95 Malchika – OFK Tryavna 0-0
Vihar
Slavyanovo – Bdin 1923 Vidin 3-2
Partizan
Cherven Bryag – Parva Atomna Kozloduy 1-0
Round 8 (28-29 September
2019)
Kom
Berkovitsa – Parva Atomna Kozloduy 4-1
Bdin
1923 Vidin – Partizan Cherven Bryag 0-3
OFK
Tryavna – Vihar Slavyanovo 1-2
Akademik
Svishtov – Juventus 95 Malchika 7-2
FK
Sevlievo – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo 1-2
OFK
Pavlikeni – FK Drenovets 1-0
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 0-0
Round 9 (6 October 2019)
Lokomotiv
1927 Dryanovo – Kom Berkovitsa 4-2
FK
Drenovets – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra 1-0
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – OFK Pavlikeni 0-1
Juventus
95 Malchika – FK Sevlievo 1-2
Vihar
Slavyanovo – Akademik Svishtov 3-1
Partizan
Cherven Bryag – OFK Tryavna 3-0
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy – Bdin 1923 Vidin 3-1
Round 10 (13 October 2019)
Kom
Berkovitsa – Bdin 1923 Vidin 1-1
OFK
Tryavna – Parva Atomna Kozloduy 1-1
Akademik
Svishtov – Partizan Cherven Bryag 0-0
FK
Sevlievo – Vihar Slavyanovo 1-1 – played in advance, on 10 October 2019
OFK
Pavlikeni – Juventus 95 Malchika 4-2
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo 0-1
Lokomotiv
1927 Dryanovo – FK Drenovets 1-1
Round 11 (20 October 2019)
FK
Drenovets – Kom Berkovitsa 2-1
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 1-0
Juventus
95 Malchika – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra 2-2
Vihar
Slavyanovo – OFK Pavlikeni 2-2
Partizan
Cherven Bryag – FK Sevlievo 4-2
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy – Akademik Svishtov 1-1
Bdin
1923 Vidin – OFK Tryavna 0-2
Round 12 (24 October 2019)
Kom
Berkovitsa – OFK Tryavna 4-2
Akademik
Svishtov – Bdin 1923 Vidin 4-1
FK
Sevlievo – Parva Atomna Kozloduy 5-0
OFK
Pavlikeni – Partizan Cherven Bryag 1-1
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra – Vihar Slavyanovo 1-3
FK
Drenovets – Yantra 2019 Gabrovo 1-3
Lokomotiv
1927 Dryanovo – Juventus 95 Malchika 7-1 – played on 10 November 2019
Round 13 (31 October 2019)
Yantra
2019 Gabrovo – Kom Berkovitsa 2-1
Juventus
95 Malchika – FK Drenovets 2-2
Vihar
Slavyanovo – Lokomotiv 1927 Dryanovo 4-0
Partizan
Cherven Bryag – OFK Lokomotiv Mezdra 5-1
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy – OFK Pavlikeni 0-2
Bdin
1923 Vidin – FK Sevlievo 0-3
OFK
Tryavna – Akademik Svishtov 2-1
Table at half-season and final table
1
|
Yantra 2019 Gabrovo
|
13
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
33-8
|
33
|
Promoted to Vtora
Liga
|
2
|
FK
Sevlievo
|
13
|
9
|
2
|
2
|
33-13
|
29
|
|
3
|
Vihar
Slavyanovo
|
13
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
28-15
|
28
|
|
4
|
Partizan
Cherven Bryag
|
13
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
34-13
|
25
|
|
5
|
OFK
Pavlikeni
|
13
|
5
|
7
|
1
|
22-16
|
22
|
|
6
|
FK
Drenovets
|
13
|
6
|
2
|
5
|
19-22
|
20
|
|
7
|
Lokomotiv
Dryanovo
|
13
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
23-19
|
17
|
|
8
|
Akademik
Svishtov
|
13
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
29-23
|
16
|
|
9
|
OFK
Lokomotiv Mezdra
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
15-20
|
15
|
|
10
|
Kom
Berkovitsa
|
13
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
25-26
|
13
|
|
11
|
Parva
Atomna Kozloduy
|
13
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
13-28
|
11
|
|
12
|
OFK
Tryavna
|
13
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
16-24
|
11
|
|
13
|
Bdin
1923 Vidin
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
9-37
|
7
|
|
14
|
Juventus
95 Malchika
|
13
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
14-49
|
3
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