First Professional Football League

First Professional Football League
Founded1924 (as BSFC)
Country Bulgaria
Level on pyramid1
Most championshipsCSKA Sofia (31 titles)
Websitewww.fpleague.bg

The First Professional Football League (Bulgarian: Първа професионална футболна лига), known in short as Parva Liga (Bulgarian: Първа лига), is the top-level league of men's association football in Bulgaria. The league was founded in 1924 as the Bulgarian State Football Championship, and was later known by several other names, most recently Bulgarian A Professional Football Group from 2003 to 2016. The current name was adopted for the 2016–17 season.

The current champions are Ludogorets Razgred, who have won every title since first entering the top flight in the 2011–12 season. Their streak stands at 14 after the 2024–25 season.

Results

Bulgarian State Football Championship

Season Winner Runner-up Third Place
1924Not finished
1925Vladislav Varna (1)Levski Sofia–
1926Vladislav Varna (2)Slavia Sofia–
1927Not held
1928 Slavia Sofia (1) Vladislav Varna –
1929 Botev Plovdiv (1) Levski Sofia –
1930 Slavia Sofia (2) Vladislav Varna –
1931 AS 23 Sofia (1) Spartak Varna –
1932 Spartak Varna (1) Slavia Sofia –
1933 Levski Sofia (1) Spartak Varna –
1934 Vladislav Varna (3) Slavia Sofia –
1935 Sportklub Sofia (1) Ticha Varna –
1936 Slavia Sofia (3) Ticha Varna –
1937 Levski Sofia (2) Levski Ruse –
1937–38 Ticha Varna (1) Vladislav Varna Shipka Sofia
1938–39 Slavia Sofia (4) Vladislav Varna Ticha Varna
1939–40 Lokomotiv Sofia (1) Levski Sofia Slavia Sofia
1941 Slavia Sofia (5) Lokomotiv Sofia –
1942 Levski Sofia (3) Makedonija GP –
1943 Slavia Sofia (6) Levski Sofia –
1944 Not finished

Bulgarian Republic Football Championship

Season Winner Runner-up Third Place
1945 Lokomotiv Sofia (2) Sportist Sofia –
1946 Levski Sofia (4) Lokomotiv Sofia –
1947 Levski Sofia (5) Lokomotiv Sofia –
1948 CSKA Sofia (1) Levski Sofia –

A Group

Season Winner Runner-up Third Place
1948–49Levski Sofia (6)CSKA SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
1950Levski Sofia (7)Slavia SofiaAkademik Sofia
1951CSKA Sofia (2)Spartak SofiaLevski Sofia
1952CSKA Sofia (3)Spartak SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
1953Levski Sofia (8)CSKA SofiaCherno More Varna
1954CSKA Sofia (4)Slavia SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
1955CSKA Sofia (5)Slavia SofiaSpartak Varna
1956CSKA Sofia (6)Levski SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1957CSKA Sofia (7)Lokomotiv SofiaLevski Sofia
1958CSKA Sofia (8)Levski SofiaSpartak Pleven
1958–59CSKA Sofia (9)Slavia SofiaLevski Sofia
1959–60CSKA Sofia (10)Levski SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
1960–61CSKA Sofia (11)Levski SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1961–62CSKA Sofia (12)Spartak PlovdivLevski Sofia
1962–63Spartak Plovdiv (1)Botev PlovdivCSKA Sofia
1963–64Lokomotiv Sofia (3)Levski SofiaSlavia Sofia
1964–65Levski Sofia (9)Lokomotiv SofiaSlavia Sofia
1965–66CSKA Sofia (13)Levski SofiaSlavia Sofia
1966–67Botev Plovdiv (2)Slavia SofiaLevski Sofia
1967–68Levski Sofia (10)CSKA SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
1968–69CSKA Sofia (14)Levski SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
1969–70Levski Sofia (11)CSKA SofiaSlavia Sofia
1970–71CSKA Sofia (15)Levski SofiaBotev Vratsa
1971–72CSKA Sofia (16)Levski SofiaBeroe Stara Zagora
1972–73CSKA Sofia (17)Lokomotiv PlovdivSlavia Sofia
1973–74Levski Sofia (12)CSKA SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
1974–75CSKA Sofia (18)Levski SofiaSlavia Sofia
1975–76CSKA Sofia (19)Levski SofiaAkademik Sofia
1976–77Levski Sofia (13)CSKA SofiaMarek Dupnitsa
1977–78Lokomotiv Sofia (4)CSKA SofiaLevski Sofia
1978–79Levski Sofia (14)CSKA SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
1979–80CSKA Sofia (20)Slavia SofiaLevski Sofia
1980–81CSKA Sofia (21)Levski SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1981–82CSKA Sofia (22)Levski SofiaSlavia Sofia
1982–83CSKA Sofia (23)Levski SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1983–84Levski Sofia (15)CSKA SofiaSpartak Varna
1984–85Levski Sofia (16)CSKA SofiaTrakia Plovdiv
1985–86Beroe Stara Zagora (1)Botev PlovdivSlavia Sofia
1986–87CSKA Sofia (24)Levski SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1987–88Levski Sofia (17)CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1988–89CSKA Sofia (25)Levski SofiaEtar Veliko Tarnovo
1989–90CSKA Sofia (26)Slavia SofiaEtar Veliko Tarnovo
1990–91Etar Veliko Tarnovo (1)CSKA SofiaSlavia Sofia
1991–92CSKA Sofia (27)Levski SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
1992–93Levski Sofia (18)CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1993–94Levski Sofia (19)CSKA SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1994–95Levski Sofia (20)Lokomotiv SofiaBotev Plovdiv
1995–96Slavia Sofia (7)Levski SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
1996–97CSKA Sofia (28)Neftochimic BurgasSlavia Sofia
1997–98Litex Lovech (1)Levski SofiaCSKA Sofia
1998–99Litex Lovech (2)Levski SofiaVelbazhd Kyustendil
1999–00Levski Sofia (21)CSKA SofiaVelbazhd Kyustendil
2000–01Levski Sofia (22)CSKA SofiaVelbazhd Kyustendil
2001–02Levski Sofia (23)Litex LovechCSKA Sofia
2002–03CSKA Sofia (29)Levski SofiaLitex Lovech
2003–04Lokomotiv Plovdiv (1)Levski SofiaCSKA Sofia
2004–05CSKA Sofia (30)Levski SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
2005–06Levski Sofia (24)CSKA SofiaLitex Lovech
2006–07Levski Sofia (25)CSKA SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
2007–08CSKA Sofia (31)Levski SofiaLokomotiv Sofia
2008–09Levski Sofia (26)CSKA SofiaCherno More Varna
2009–10Litex Lovech (3)CSKA SofiaLevski Sofia
2010–11Litex Lovech (4)Levski SofiaCSKA Sofia
2011–12Ludogorets Razgrad (1)CSKA SofiaLevski Sofia
2012–13Ludogorets Razgrad (2)Levski SofiaCSKA Sofia
2013–14Ludogorets Razgrad (3)CSKA SofiaLitex Lovech
2014–15Ludogorets Razgrad (4)Beroe Stara ZagoraLokomotiv Sofia
2015–16Ludogorets Razgrad (5)Levski SofiaBeroe Stara Zagora

First Professional Football League

Season Winner Runner-up Third Place
2016–17Ludogorets Razgrad (6)CSKA SofiaLevski Sofia
2017–18Ludogorets Razgrad (7)CSKA SofiaLevski Sofia

Result table

Club Titles Runners-up Winning Years(s)
CSKA Sofia 31 23 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2008
Levski Sofia 26 32 1933, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009
Ludogorets Razgrad 14 – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Slavia Sofia 7 10 1928, 1930, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1996
Lokomotiv Sofia 4 6 1940, 1945, 1964, 1978
Cherno More Varna 4 6 1925, 1926, 1934, 1938
Litex Lovech 4 1 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011
Botev Plovdiv 2 2 1929, 1967
Spartak Varna 1 2 1932
Spartak Plovdiv 1 1 1963
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 1 2004
Beroe Stara Zagora 1 1 1986
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1 – 1991
Sportklub Sofia 1 – 1935
Athletic Slava 1923 1 – 1931

References

  1. ↑ "14 отбора ще участват в новия елитен шампионат "Първа професионална лига"". Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Лудогорец с шеста поредна след класика в Пловдив" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 5 May 2017.

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