2001–02 B Group
Forty-six season of the Bulgarian B Football Group,
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The 2001–02 B Group was the 46th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 13 teams contested the league.[1]
Season2001–02
ChampionsRilski Sportist
PromotedRilski Sportist, Dobrudzha, Botev Plovdiv
RelegatedSvilengrad, Minyor, Devnya
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rilski Sportist |
| Promoted | Rilski Sportist, Dobrudzha, Botev Plovdiv |
| Relegated | Svilengrad, Minyor, Devnya |
| Matches | 156 |
| Goals | 394 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Rumen Shankulov(14 goals) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
Team changes
The following teams had changed division after the 2000–01 season.
To B Group
| Promoted from V Group | Relegated from A Group |
|---|---|
From B Group
| Promoted to A Group | Relegated to V Group |
|---|---|
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Teams
Stadiums and locations
Devnya
Locations of the 2001–02 Bulgarian B Group teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akademik | Svishtov | Akademik | 13,500 |
| Belite Orli | Pleven | Belite Orli | 15,000 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) | 20,000 |
| Botev | Vratsa | Hristo Botev (Vratsa) | 32,000 |
| Devnya | Devnya | Povelyanovo | 3,000 |
| Dobrudzha | Dobrich | Druzhba | 16,000 |
| Dunav | Ruse | Dunav | 12,000 |
| Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 20,000 |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad) | 15,000 |
| Rilski Sportist | Samokov | Iskar | 7,000 |
| Svetkavitsa | Targovishte | Dimitar Burkov | 8,000 |
| Svilengrad | Svilengrad | Kolodruma | 1,750 |
| Vidima-Rakovski | Sevlievo | Rakovski | 8,816 |
Personnel
| Team | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Akademik Svishtov | Stoycho Stoev |
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| Belite Orli | |
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| Botev Plovdiv | Tencho Tenev |
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| Botev Vratsa | |
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| Devnya | |
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| Dobrudzha | Eduard Eranosyan |
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| Dunav | Ignat Mladenov |
Dragomir Grigorov |
| Minyor | |
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| Pirin | |
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| Rilski Sportist | Ivan Marinov |
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| Svetkavitsa | Miroslav Mironov |
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| Svilengrad | |
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| Vidima-Rakovski | Dimitar Todorov |
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botev Plovdiv | Petar Kurdov |
Sacked | September 2001 | Krasimir Manolov |
September 2001 |
| Vidima-Rakovski | Plamen Markov |
Signed by Bulgaria | December 2001 | Dimitar Todorov |
December 2001 |
| Botev Plovdiv | Krasimir Manolov |
Sacked | February 2002 | Tencho Tenev |
February 2002 |
| Dunav Ruse | Nikola Hristov |
Mutual consent | March 2002 | Ignat Mladenov |
March 2002[2] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rilski Sportist (P) | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 51 | Promotion to 2002–03 A Group |
| 2 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (P) | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 48 | |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv (P) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 46 | |
| 4 | Svetkavitsa Targovishte | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Vidima-Rakovski | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 40 | |
| 6 | Akademik Svishtov | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 33 | |
| 8 | Botev Vratsa | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | |
| 9 | Belite Orli Pleven | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 27 | |
| 10 | Dunav Ruse | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 26 | |
| 11 | Svilengrad (R) | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 20 | Relegation to 2002–03 V Group |
| 12 | Minyor Pernik (R) | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 47 | −37 | 16 | |
| 13 | Devnya (R) | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 11 |
Source: 2001–02 B Group futbolbg.dir.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rumen Shankulov |
Vidima-Rakovski | 14 |
| 2 | Borislav Dimitrov |
Botev Plovdiv | 13 |
| 3 | Vasil Kirov |
Rilski Sportist | 12 |
| 4 | Georgi Kichukov |
Botev Vratsa | 11 |
| 5 | Desislav Rusev |
Akademik Svishtov | 9 |
| Spas Urumov |
Akademik Svishtov | ||
| 7 | Nikolay Filipov |
Dobrudzha | 7 |
| Stanislav Rumenov |
Svetkavitsa | ||
| 9 | Emil Angelov |
Svilengrad | 6 |
| Todor Pramatarov |
Pirin | ||
| Georgi Zdravkov |
Dobrudzha | ||
| Milen Kunchev |
Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Valentin Ignatov |
Vidima-Rakovski | ||