Bulgarian First League 2021/22
Season archive · 23 Jul 21 to 22 May 22 · 221 games
Ludogorets won the Bulgarian First League 2021/22 with 79 points from 31 games. CSKA Sofia finished second on 58, 21 points behind.
Tsarsko Selo was relegated.
Pieros Sotiriou was the top scorer with 17 goals for Ludogorets.
The 221 games produced 540 goals, 2.44 per game. 49% were home wins, 28% draws and 24% away wins.
Final table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ludogorets Champions |
31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 25 | +52 | 79 |
| 2 |  CSKA Sofia |
31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 58 |
| 3 |  Botev Plovdiv |
31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 53 |
| 4 |  Levski Sofia |
31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 52 |
| 5 |  Cherno More |
31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 47 |
| 6 |  Slavia Sofia |
31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 |  Beroe |
32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 |  CSKA 1948 |
32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 41 |
| 9 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 38 |
| 10 |  Arda |
32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 35 |
| 11 |  Lokomotiv Sofia |
32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 34 |
| 12 |  Pirin Blagoevgrad |
32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 |  Botev Vratsa |
32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 55 | -25 | 28 |
| 14 |  Tsarsko Selo Relegated |
32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 26 |
After 26 games each the league split into groups of 6, 4 and 4: they are ranked apart, so a club in a lower group cannot finish above one in a higher group, whatever its points.
The season in numbers
Goals per game
2.44
540 goals in 221 games
Home wins
49%
Draws
28%
Away wins
24%
Both teams scored
46%
Over 2.5 goals
43%
Top scorers
| # | Player | Goals | Club | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pieros Sotiriou | 17 | Ludogorets |
25 |
| 2 | Jordy Caicedo | 16 | CSKA Sofia |
28 |
| 3 | Dimitar Iliev | 13 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
31 |
| 3 | Ivajlo Chochev | 13 | CSKA 1948 |
30 |
| 5 | Yevhen Serdyuk | 12 | Cherno More |
21 |
| 6 | Bernard Tekpetey | 10 | Ludogorets |
24 |
| 6 | Dorian Babunski | 10 | Botev Vratsa |
18 |
| 6 | Georgi Minchev | 10 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
19 |
| 9 | Aleksandar Kolev | 9 | CSKA 1948 |
13 |
| 9 | Tonislav Yordanov | 9 | Arda |
32 |
Own goals are not counted for the scorer.
Season records
All results
Every game of the 2021/22 season, by month.
July 202123 Jul 21 to 31 Jul 21 · 10 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 21 | Tsarsko Selo |
0–0 | Cherno More |
| 23 Jul 21 | Beroe |
1–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 24 Jul 21 | Botev Plovdiv |
2–1 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 24 Jul 21 | Levski Sofia |
1–2 | Slavia Sofia |
| 25 Jul 21 | CSKA 1948 |
2–4 | CSKA Sofia |
| 25 Jul 21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
1–3 | Ludogorets |
| 26 Jul 21 | Botev Vratsa |
0–0 | Arda |
| 30 Jul 21 | Slavia Sofia |
0–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 31 Jul 21 | Botev Vratsa |
2–0 | Levski Sofia |
| 31 Jul 21 | Ludogorets |
3–0 | CSKA 1948 |
August 202101 Aug 21 to 29 Aug 21 · 27 games
September 202110 Sep 21 to 27 Sep 21 · 21 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 21 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
2–1 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 11 Sep 21 | Ludogorets |
2–0 | Cherno More |
| 11 Sep 21 | CSKA Sofia |
1–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 12 Sep 21 | CSKA 1948 |
5–1 | Botev Vratsa |
| 12 Sep 21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
2–2 | Levski Sofia |
| 13 Sep 21 | Beroe |
1–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 13 Sep 21 | Botev Plovdiv |
2–1 | Arda |
| 17 Sep 21 | Tsarsko Selo |
0–2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 17 Sep 21 | Arda |
3–0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 17 Sep 21 | Botev Plovdiv |
2–1 | Beroe |
| 18 Sep 21 | Cherno More |
1–1 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 18 Sep 21 | Levski Sofia |
0–0 | CSKA 1948 |
| 19 Sep 21 | Botev Vratsa |
2–4 | CSKA Sofia |
| 19 Sep 21 | Slavia Sofia |
1–0 | Ludogorets |
| 24 Sep 21 | Beroe |
1–1 | Arda |
| 25 Sep 21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
1–1 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 25 Sep 21 | CSKA 1948 |
1–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 26 Sep 21 | CSKA Sofia |
2–1 | Levski Sofia |
| 26 Sep 21 | Ludogorets |
3–1 | Botev Vratsa |
| 27 Sep 21 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
2–2 | Cherno More |
| 27 Sep 21 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
1–0 | Slavia Sofia |
October 202101 Oct 21 to 31 Oct 21 · 28 games
November 202101 Nov 21 to 30 Nov 21 · 24 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov 21 | CSKA 1948 |
2–3 | Arda |
| 05 Nov 21 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
0–3 | Beroe |
| 06 Nov 21 | Cherno More |
1–1 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 06 Nov 21 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
0–1 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 06 Nov 21 | Slavia Sofia |
0–1 | Levski Sofia |
| 07 Nov 21 | Arda |
3–2 | Botev Vratsa |
| 07 Nov 21 | Ludogorets |
1–0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 08 Nov 21 | CSKA Sofia |
1–0 | CSKA 1948 |
| 19 Nov 21 | Beroe |
1–1 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 20 Nov 21 | Tsarsko Selo |
2–5 | Slavia Sofia |
| 20 Nov 21 | Botev Plovdiv |
0–2 | Cherno More |
| 20 Nov 21 | CSKA Sofia |
2–1 | Arda |
| 21 Nov 21 | CSKA 1948 |
2–0 | Ludogorets |
| 21 Nov 21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
2–1 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 22 Nov 21 | Levski Sofia |
0–0 | Botev Vratsa |
| 26 Nov 21 | Botev Vratsa |
0–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 26 Nov 21 | Slavia Sofia |
0–0 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 26 Nov 21 | Cherno More |
1–0 | Beroe |
| 27 Nov 21 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
2–3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 27 Nov 21 | Arda |
0–0 | Levski Sofia |
| 28 Nov 21 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
2–2 | CSKA 1948 |
| 29 Nov 21 | Ludogorets |
2–0 | CSKA Sofia |
| 30 Nov 21 | Botev Plovdiv |
2–1 | Botev Vratsa |
| 30 Nov 21 | Beroe |
2–1 | Slavia Sofia |
December 202101 Dec 21 to 20 Dec 21 · 21 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec 21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
1–1 | Cherno More |
| 01 Dec 21 | Tsarsko Selo |
0–1 | Levski Sofia |
| 02 Dec 21 | CSKA 1948 |
1–0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 02 Dec 21 | Ludogorets |
4–1 | Arda |
| 02 Dec 21 | CSKA Sofia |
2–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 04 Dec 21 | Botev Vratsa |
1–0 | Beroe |
| 04 Dec 21 | Levski Sofia |
2–0 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 05 Dec 21 | Slavia Sofia |
1–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 05 Dec 21 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
2–4 | Ludogorets |
| 05 Dec 21 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
1–1 | CSKA Sofia |
| 06 Dec 21 | Cherno More |
2–0 | CSKA 1948 |
| 06 Dec 21 | Arda |
2–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 10 Dec 21 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
2–4 | Botev Vratsa |
| 11 Dec 21 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
2–0 | Arda |
| 11 Dec 21 | CSKA 1948 |
1–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 11 Dec 21 | Botev Plovdiv |
2–1 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 12 Dec 21 | CSKA Sofia |
2–0 | Cherno More |
| 12 Dec 21 | Beroe |
1–1 | Levski Sofia |
| 13 Dec 21 | Ludogorets |
3–5 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 16 Dec 21 | Arda |
2–2 | CSKA Sofia |
| 20 Dec 21 | CSKA Sofia |
1–0 | Ludogorets |
February 202213 Feb 22 to 28 Feb 22 · 16 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 22 | Arda |
0–4 | Ludogorets |
| 13 Feb 22 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
1–1 | CSKA Sofia |
| 18 Feb 22 | Arda |
0–2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 19 Feb 22 | Levski Sofia |
2–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 19 Feb 22 | Botev Vratsa |
0–4 | CSKA 1948 |
| 20 Feb 22 | Tsarsko Selo |
1–2 | Beroe |
| 20 Feb 22 | Cherno More |
1–2 | Ludogorets |
| 20 Feb 22 | Slavia Sofia |
2–3 | CSKA Sofia |
| 21 Feb 22 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
2–1 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 25 Feb 22 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
1–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 25 Feb 22 | CSKA Sofia |
4–0 | Botev Vratsa |
| 26 Feb 22 | Beroe |
1–1 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 26 Feb 22 | CSKA 1948 |
0–2 | Levski Sofia |
| 26 Feb 22 | Ludogorets |
3–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 27 Feb 22 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
0–3 | Cherno More |
| 28 Feb 22 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
1–0 | Arda |
March 202204 Mar 22 to 20 Mar 22 · 21 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar 22 | Tsarsko Selo |
0–2 | CSKA 1948 |
| 05 Mar 22 | Cherno More |
1–1 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 05 Mar 22 | Botev Plovdiv |
2–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 06 Mar 22 | Levski Sofia |
0–0 | CSKA Sofia |
| 07 Mar 22 | Arda |
1–0 | Beroe |
| 07 Mar 22 | Botev Vratsa |
1–2 | Ludogorets |
| 07 Mar 22 | Slavia Sofia |
3–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 11 Mar 22 | CSKA 1948 |
2–2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 12 Mar 22 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
1–0 | Botev Vratsa |
| 12 Mar 22 | Cherno More |
2–0 | Arda |
| 12 Mar 22 | CSKA Sofia |
0–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 13 Mar 22 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
2–0 | Beroe |
| 13 Mar 22 | Ludogorets |
2–1 | Levski Sofia |
| 14 Mar 22 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
0–0 | Slavia Sofia |
| 18 Mar 22 | Arda |
5–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 19 Mar 22 | Beroe |
1–0 | CSKA 1948 |
| 19 Mar 22 | Tsarsko Selo |
1–1 | Ludogorets |
| 19 Mar 22 | Levski Sofia |
1–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 20 Mar 22 | Botev Vratsa |
0–3 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 20 Mar 22 | Botev Plovdiv |
2–0 | CSKA Sofia |
| 20 Mar 22 | Slavia Sofia |
0–1 | Cherno More |
April 202202 Apr 22 to 30 Apr 22 · 29 games
May 202201 May 22 to 22 May 22 · 24 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May 22 | Slavia Sofia |
1–1 | Cherno More |
| 02 May 22 | Botev Vratsa |
0–1 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 02 May 22 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
0–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 06 May 22 | Botev Plovdiv |
1–2 | Ludogorets |
| 06 May 22 | Cherno More |
0–1 | Levski Sofia |
| 06 May 22 | CSKA Sofia |
3–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 07 May 22 | Arda |
4–4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 07 May 22 | CSKA 1948 |
2–2 | Beroe |
| 08 May 22 | Botev Vratsa |
1–1 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 08 May 22 | Tsarsko Selo |
3–0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 13 May 22 | CSKA 1948 |
5–1 | Arda |
| 13 May 22 | Beroe |
1–0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 14 May 22 | Ludogorets |
1–0 | Cherno More |
| 16 May 22 | Botev Vratsa |
0–0 | Tsarsko Selo |
| 16 May 22 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
1–0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
| 19 May 22 | CSKA Sofia |
0–0 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 19 May 22 | Slavia Sofia |
1–2 | Levski Sofia |
| 20 May 22 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
1–1 | CSKA 1948 |
| 20 May 22 | Arda |
1–0 | Beroe |
| 21 May 22 | Tsarsko Selo |
1–1 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 21 May 22 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
3–5 | Botev Vratsa |
| 22 May 22 | Cherno More |
0–0 | CSKA Sofia |
| 22 May 22 | Botev Plovdiv |
2–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 22 May 22 | Levski Sofia |
0–1 | Ludogorets |