Bulgarian First League 2025/26
Season archive · 18 Jul 25 to 25 May 26 · 292 games
Levski Sofia won the Bulgarian First League 2025/26 with 81 points from 36 games. CSKA 1948 finished second on 67, 14 points behind.
Beroe, Dobrudzha and Montana were relegated.
Mamadou Diallo and Everton Bala scored the most goals in the 291 of 292 games with player data on file, 18.
The 292 games produced 673 goals, 2.30 per game. 42% were home wins, 28% draws and 30% away wins.
Final table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Levski Sofia Champions |
36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 81 |
| 2 |  CSKA 1948 |
36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 67 |
| 3 |  Ludogorets |
36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 67 |
| 4 |  CSKA Sofia |
36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 63 |
| 5 |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 55 |
| 6 |  Arda |
36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 54 |
| 7 |  Cherno More |
36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Botev Plovdiv |
36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 46 |
| 9 |  Botev Vratsa |
37 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 53 |
| 10 |  Lokomotiv Sofia |
37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 47 |
| 11 |  Slavia Sofia |
37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 44 | -2 | 46 |
| 12 |  Spartak Varna |
37 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 57 | -22 | 37 |
| 13 |  Septemvri Sofia |
37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 64 | -32 | 36 |
| 14 |  Beroe Relegated |
37 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 34 |
| 15 |  Dobrudzha Relegated |
37 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 31 |
| 16 |  Montana Relegated |
37 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 55 | -34 | 23 |
After 30 games each the league split into groups of 4, 4 and 8: 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
2.30
673 goals in 292 games
Home wins
42%
Draws
28%
Away wins
30%
Both teams scored
43%
Over 2.5 goals
43%
Top scorers
| # | Player | Goals | Club | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamadou Diallo | 18 | CSKA 1948 |
35 |
| 1 | Everton Bala | 18 | Levski Sofia |
35 |
| 3 | Ivajlo Chochev | 17 | Ludogorets |
36 |
| 4 | Leandro Godoy | 13 | CSKA Sofia |
31 |
| 4 | Bertrand Fourrier | 13 | Septemvri Sofia |
35 |
| 6 | Alberto Salido | 10 | Beroe |
30 |
| 7 | Mustapha Sangaré | 9 | Levski Sofia |
23 |
| 7 | Juan Perea | 9 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
30 |
| 7 | Franklin Mascote | 9 | Botev Plovdiv |
29 |
| 7 | Birsent Karagaren | 9 | Arda |
35 |
Own goals are not counted for the scorer.
Player data is on file for 291 of 292 games, so a total can be short by a goal or two.
Season records
All results
Every game of the 2025/26 season, by month.
July 202518 Jul 25 to 28 Jul 25 · 16 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 25 | CSKA 1948 |
1–0 | Arda |
| 18 Jul 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
1–1 | Cherno More |
| 19 Jul 25 | Ludogorets |
5–0 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 19 Jul 25 | Botev Plovdiv |
1–1 | CSKA Sofia |
| 20 Jul 25 | Slavia Sofia |
2–2 | Botev Vratsa |
| 20 Jul 25 | Levski Sofia |
5–0 | Montana |
| 21 Jul 25 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
1–0 | Dobrudzha |
| 21 Jul 25 | Spartak Varna |
0–0 | Beroe |
| 25 Jul 25 | Botev Vratsa |
0–1 | Ludogorets |
| 26 Jul 25 | Beroe |
1–1 | CSKA 1948 |
| 26 Jul 25 | CSKA Sofia |
1–1 | Spartak Varna |
| 27 Jul 25 | Cherno More |
2–1 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 27 Jul 25 | Septemvri Sofia |
1–2 | Levski Sofia |
| 27 Jul 25 | Arda |
1–1 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 28 Jul 25 | Dobrudzha |
2–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 28 Jul 25 | Montana |
1–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
August 202501 Aug 25 to 31 Aug 25 · 37 games
September 202512 Sep 25 to 30 Sep 25 · 26 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 25 | Beroe |
2–0 | Botev Vratsa |
| 12 Sep 25 | Botev Plovdiv |
0–1 | Montana |
| 13 Sep 25 | Spartak Varna |
3–0 | Arda |
| 13 Sep 25 | CSKA Sofia |
3–1 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 14 Sep 25 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
1–1 | Ludogorets |
| 14 Sep 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
1–2 | Levski Sofia |
| 15 Sep 25 | CSKA 1948 |
3–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 15 Sep 25 | Cherno More |
2–0 | Dobrudzha |
| 18 Sep 25 | Arda |
1–0 | CSKA Sofia |
| 19 Sep 25 | Montana |
1–2 | Spartak Varna |
| 19 Sep 25 | Levski Sofia |
0–0 | Ludogorets |
| 20 Sep 25 | Dobrudzha |
2–2 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 20 Sep 25 | CSKA 1948 |
4–0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 21 Sep 25 | Septemvri Sofia |
1–3 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 21 Sep 25 | Slavia Sofia |
0–0 | Beroe |
| 22 Sep 25 | Arda |
0–1 | Cherno More |
| 22 Sep 25 | Botev Vratsa |
1–1 | CSKA Sofia |
| 25 Sep 25 | Botev Plovdiv |
1–2 | CSKA 1948 |
| 26 Sep 25 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
1–0 | Levski Sofia |
| 27 Sep 25 | Cherno More |
1–1 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 27 Sep 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
1–1 | CSKA Sofia |
| 28 Sep 25 | Spartak Varna |
1–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 28 Sep 25 | Arda |
0–2 | Botev Vratsa |
| 28 Sep 25 | Ludogorets |
3–0 | Montana |
| 29 Sep 25 | Beroe |
1–0 | Dobrudzha |
| 30 Sep 25 | Botev Plovdiv |
0–1 | Levski Sofia |
October 202503 Oct 25 to 27 Oct 25 · 24 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct 25 | Septemvri Sofia |
2–2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 03 Oct 25 | Slavia Sofia |
2–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 04 Oct 25 | CSKA 1948 |
1–1 | Spartak Varna |
| 04 Oct 25 | Montana |
1–3 | Cherno More |
| 04 Oct 25 | Levski Sofia |
3–1 | Beroe |
| 05 Oct 25 | Dobrudzha |
0–2 | Arda |
| 05 Oct 25 | Botev Vratsa |
1–2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 05 Oct 25 | CSKA Sofia |
0–0 | Ludogorets |
| 17 Oct 25 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
3–0 | Botev Vratsa |
| 18 Oct 25 | Botev Plovdiv |
1–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 18 Oct 25 | Ludogorets |
1–1 | Spartak Varna |
| 19 Oct 25 | Dobrudzha |
0–1 | CSKA Sofia |
| 19 Oct 25 | Cherno More |
1–3 | Levski Sofia |
| 19 Oct 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
0–1 | CSKA 1948 |
| 20 Oct 25 | Arda |
0–1 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 20 Oct 25 | Beroe |
1–1 | Montana |
| 24 Oct 25 | Montana |
1–1 | Arda |
| 24 Oct 25 | Spartak Varna |
3–2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 24 Oct 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
2–2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 25 Oct 25 | Botev Vratsa |
2–1 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 25 Oct 25 | Slavia Sofia |
0–0 | Cherno More |
| 25 Oct 25 | Levski Sofia |
3–0 | Dobrudzha |
| 26 Oct 25 | CSKA Sofia |
5–1 | Beroe |
| 27 Oct 25 | CSKA 1948 |
5–4 | Ludogorets |
November 202501 Nov 25 to 30 Nov 25 · 32 games
December 202502 Dec 25 to 19 Dec 25 · 17 games
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Dec 25 | Montana |
1–2 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 02 Dec 25 | Arda |
0–0 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 03 Dec 25 | Septemvri Sofia |
1–4 | CSKA 1948 |
| 03 Dec 25 | Beroe |
1–2 | Cherno More |
| 03 Dec 25 | CSKA Sofia |
2–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 04 Dec 25 | Dobrudzha |
0–2 | Ludogorets |
| 04 Dec 25 | Botev Vratsa |
2–0 | Spartak Varna |
| 04 Dec 25 | Slavia Sofia |
2–0 | Levski Sofia |
| 06 Dec 25 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
3–2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 06 Dec 25 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
0–2 | Arda |
| 06 Dec 25 | Cherno More |
2–0 | CSKA Sofia |
| 07 Dec 25 | Beroe |
0–0 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 07 Dec 25 | Spartak Varna |
1–3 | Levski Sofia |
| 08 Dec 25 | CSKA 1948 |
0–0 | Dobrudzha |
| 08 Dec 25 | Ludogorets |
1–1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 09 Dec 25 | Botev Vratsa |
0–0 | Montana |
| 19 Dec 25 | Beroe |
0–4 | Ludogorets |