1996–97 B Group

The 1996–97 B Group was the forty-first season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 18 teams contested the league.[1]

Bulgarian B Group
Season1996–97
ChampionsLitex
PromotedLitex
Olimpik
Metalurg
RelegatedLokomotiv Ruse
Parva Atomna
Spartak Plovdiv
Lokomotiv GO
Chirpan
Hebar
Matches played306
Goals scored776 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer Dimcho Belyakov
(23 goals)
1997–98 →

Litex Lovech, Olimpik Galata and Metalurg Pernik were promoted to Bulgarian A Group. Lokomotiv Ruse, Parva Atomna Kozloduy, Spartak Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Chirpan and Hebar Pazardzhik were relegated.

League table
Locations of the 1996–97 Bulgarian B Group teams
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Litex Lovech (P) 34 26 3 5 74 21 +53 81 Promotion to 1997–98 A Group
2 Olimpik Galata (P) 34 20 5 9 74 44 +30 65
3 Metalurg Pernik (P) 34 20 3 11 55 33 +22 63
4 Pirin Blagoevgrad 34 19 5 10 62 34 +28 62
5 Haskovo 34 17 3 14 48 50 −2 54
6 Chardafon Gabrovo 34 17 2 15 40 38 +2 53
7 Chernomorets Burgas 34 16 4 14 51 39 +12 52
8 Cherno More Varna 34 15 7 12 39 35 +4 52
9 Akademik Sofia 34 14 7 13 40 37 +3 49
10 Avtotreid Aksakovo 34 13 10 11 36 39 −3 49
11 Shumen 34 14 7 13 45 63 −18 49
12 Septemvri Sofia 34 13 9 12 37 32 +5 48
13 Lokomotiv Ruse (R) 34 15 1 18 36 54 −18 46 Relegation to 1997–98 V Group
14 Parva Atomna Kozloduy (R) 34 9 9 16 29 40 −11 36
15 Spartak Plovdiv (R) 34 10 6 18 29 45 −16 36
16 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa (R) 34 10 6 18 31 56 −25 36
17 Chirpan (R) 34 7 3 24 27 60 −33 24
18 Hebar Pazardzhik (R) 34 4 4 26 23 60 −37 16
Source: 1996-97 B Group season futbolbg.dir.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Dimcho Belyakov Litex Lovech 23

References
  1. ""Б" група сезон 1996/97" (in Bulgarian). lokomotiv1930.com.
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