2022–23 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
99th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2022–23 First Professional Football League, also known as efbet League for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 99th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 75th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 7th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season began on 8 July 2022. Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the last round before the league's winter break was held on 11–12 November. The league resumed on 11 February 2023.
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 8 July 2022 – 11 June 2023 |
Champions | Ludogorets Razgrad (12th title) |
Relegated | Spartak Varna Septemvri Sofia |
Champions League | Ludogorets Razgrad |
Europa Conference League | CSKA Sofia CSKA 1948 Sofia Levski Sofia |
Matches played | 284 |
Goals scored | 670 (2.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ivaylo Chochev (21 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Plamen Andreev (22 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Ludogorets 8–1 Botev Vratsa (8 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Lokomotiv Sofia 0–6 CSKA 1948 (3 March 2023) |
Highest scoring | Ludogorets 8–1 Botev Vratsa (8 April 2023) |
Longest winning run | 9 games Ludogorets |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 games CSKA Sofia |
Longest winless run | 11 games Levski Sofia |
Longest losing run | 7 games Spartak Varna Septemvri Sofia |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 22:31, 11 June 2023 (UTC). |
Ludogorets Razgrad were the 11-time defending champions. On 7 June 2023, they won their 12th straight title in a dramatic final matchday, winning 1–0 away at Cherno More and finishing one point above second-placed CSKA Sofia.[2]