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26-503: The stadium was constructed and opened in the early 1960s under the name "Druzhba". At the time of its official inauguration it was among the most modern stadiums in the country. It is located in Recreation and Culture Park (better known as Prostor Park). The stadium had a football pitch sized 105 x 68 m, an Olympic track and field in accordance with all international requirements, a media booth, and 4 main entrances. Its first renovation

52-493: A Bulgarian sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria) The Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League ( Bulgarian : Трета аматьорска футболна лига , romanized :  Treta Amat'orska Futbolna Liga ), commonly known as Treta Liga or Bulgarian Third League (currently known as the ELITBET Third League for sponsorship reasons),

78-514: A play-off tournament is needed to fill the spot of the non-eligible club. The bottom one to two teams of each division are directly relegated to their respective regional group at the fourth level of the pyramid. Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) The Bulgarian Second Professional Football League ( Bulgarian : Втора професионална футболна лига , romanized :  Vtora Profesionalna Futbolna Liga ), also known as Second League ( Bulgarian : Втора Лига ) or Vtora liga ,

104-478: A win and 1 point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. For 2021–22 Season : The B group was established in 1950 when the league was divided in two groups - North and South , in each group participating 10 teams. The first champions of the B Republican Football Group are Torpedo (Ruse) (North) and Spartak (Sofia) (South). In season 1951 the group is only one - B Republican Football Group with 12 teams. The regulations are - in A Group are going

130-517: Is based on the geographical location of the clubs, where in each group are participating between 15 and 22 teams. In all groups, every team must play twice with each other club in the group during the season - one time as home team and one time as away team. A team receives three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. The matches of each fixture in Third League are played every Sunday. The four champions from

156-671: Is managed by a different administrative football zone center - Sofia for South-West , Plovdiv for South-East , Varna for North-East , and Veliko Tarnovo for North-West . There are two domestic cups, in which every club from the Third League is competing in - the Bulgarian Cup and the Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League . The Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League has four geographically specified divisions, running in parallel: North-West TAFL , South-West TAFL , North-East TAFL and South-East TAFL . The size of each group

182-612: Is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system , below First League and above the Third League . Sixteen teams take part in the league, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away. Most matches are played on Saturdays and Sundays. The league is administered by the Bulgarian Professional Football League . In 2016, the B Group's name was rebranded to Second Professional Football League. A team receives 3 points for

208-481: Is the third letter of the Cyrillic alphabet so the third level of the football pyramid is named after the third letter of the alphabet (and A Group and B Group are respectively the first and the second). While the first two levels in the football pyramid - ( A Group ) and ( B Group ) - are professional, the third level is of amateur status and does not require professional licensing for the team. The amateur status of

234-528: Is the third level of the Bulgarian football league system . Third League operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the second and the fourth tier of the Bulgarian football league pyramid – respectively being Second League and the A Oblast Groups . Currently Third League consists of four divisions that are formed by separating the country into four regions: North-West , South-West , North-East and South-East . The divisions run in parallel during

260-670: The Bulgarian Football Union changed the name of the division. The league is formed by 18 teams, not like previous seasons - 16 teams. To reduce the teams to 16 again in the next season the last six teams that finish in the final standings in the league were directly relegated. Before the start of season 2001/2002 the league was again renamed. The championship started with 13 teams, because Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) and Belasitsa (Petrich) united with two teams from A Group - Lokomotiv with PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil and Belasitsa with PFC Hebar Pazardzhik . That meant, that this

286-469: The east and west stands. Additionally a box for the away supporters was installed on the north stand. The administrative building which also hosts the changing rooms of both the home and away teams was completely overhauled. After these improvements, in the beginning of 2017 the stadium regained its license, and Arda returned to hosting its home games on Druzhba Stadium after nearly a five-year long hiatus. On July 3, 2017 Arda held its first training session on

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312-479: The four different groups of the Third League can be promoted to the higher division in Bulgarian football - Second League . Promotion is earned either directly by becoming a champion in the respective group, or through play-offs determining the teams to be promoted to Second League for the next season. The teams, which that finish at the last positions in their groups are relegated from the Third League, in

338-400: The groups were directly promoted to A Group and the two teams that finished in second place in their group played a play-off for winning the final third place for promotion in A Group . On May 19, 2008 the two groups were extended to 16 teams. For season 2010/2011 the two groups were reduced again with 12 teams in each. But just before the start of season 2011/2012 the number of teams in

364-550: The location of a previously existing dirt court located nearby will also be built. The highest attendance of a football match, estimated 30,000 spectators, was recorded in 1984 during the Cup of Bulgaria final held between Levski Sofia and Botev Plovdiv . The stadium is located about 1.2 kilometers north of the intercity Bus Station, and about 1.9 kilometers northwest from the Train Station. The stadium has limited parking facilities for supporters. This article about

390-541: The next season compete in their respective regional group . As of season 2022–23, the four champions of the four Third League divisions are directly promoted to Second League for the next season given that they acquire a professional licence needed to participate at the higher level. If a club does not acquire a licence, typically, the Executive Committee of the Bulgarian Football Union would decide what other team may be eligible for promotion and whether

416-402: The renovated stadium, and on August 5 the first match against Dimitrovgrad took place. In the end of September of the same year the plastic seats in the covered central section of "Sector A" were replaced with higher-class leather seats, thereby establishing a VIP lounge. During the second phase of the renovation which was carried out in 2018 the remaining plastic seats were installed bringing

442-593: The requirements of the BFU for hosting football matches. A complete overhaul financed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports with BGN 1 786 888 commenced in January 2015. The repair works were carried out in several stages. During the first stage the football pitch was equipped with a new drainage and automatic irrigation system. The concrete base of the stands was completely replaced and new 5500 plastic seats were installed on

468-425: The right to participate in the Bulgarian Cup tournament, but since 1995 the clubs in the group can participate in the Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League competition. The Third League was created in 1950 as the third level of the Bulgarian football league system , along with the second tier in the same pyramid - Second League . The name then - "V group", is derived from the fact that "V" ( Bulgarian : "В" )

494-422: The season, but since the number of teams in each division may vary, the number of rounds in each of them may vary. Each team must play at least two times against every other team on a home-away basis. The Third League was created in 1950, along with the second level . It is administered by the Bulgarian Football Union , and the clubs in it have an amateur status. Nowadays, only the top teams of each division have

520-477: The summer of 2011 some repair works were carried out on "Sector A" and the football pitch. However, they were inadequate to meet the standards required to hosting games even in the third-level football league and consequently the stadium's license was withdrawn. That forced Arda Kardzhali to host their football matches in Ardino and Perperek . In 2014 negotiations began to repair the stadium and bring it up to

546-452: The third tier has resulted in the level being officially named V Amateur Football Group (or similar) on several occasions throughout the years, so V Group is commonly abbreviated "V AFG" . From 2016 the league is renamed "Third Amateur Football League" The Third League has historically been divided into four different groups running in simultaneously ( North-West TAFL , South-West TAFL , North-East TAFL and South-East TAFL ). Each group

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572-407: The top team in the final standings from Sofia and the top two teams from the province (teams that aren't from Sofia). In the next season 1952 the group is formed by 14 teams and from season 1953 the league is divided into five groups - Sofia B Group , North-West B Group , South-West B Group , North-East B Group and South-East B Group . In the next seasons the league had many changes. In 2000

598-427: The total stadium capacity to 15,000. The track resurfacing was also completed. During the third phase of the renovation a brand new LED floodlights system and a 9 x 6 meters full-colour digital LED scoreboard were installed. The irrigation system, drainage, and grass surface of the pitch have also been renewed. In the months ahead a canopy for the east stands and a new training ground with artificial grass surface at

624-445: The two groups was again reduced - 10 teams in both West B Group and East B Group , with the winners of the groups directly promoting to A Group . The two teams that finished in second place in their group enter in a play-off for winning a place at the final play-off for promotion/relegation with the team that finished 14th in A Group . Further changes were made before the start of season 2012/2013 . The former format of B Group with

650-498: Was carried out in the early 1980s when it became among the first stadiums in Bulgaria equipped with individual plastic seats. However this reduced its capacity to about 15,000. During Bulgaria's economic downturn in the 1990s the overall condition of the stadium began to deteriorate due to lack of adequate funding and maintenance. By 2010 it had fallen into despair and no longer met the basic requirements for hosting football games. In

676-596: Was the end of professional football in the towns of Kyustendil and Pazardzhik . Returning to the traditions of the B Republican Football Group was the creating of the B Professional Football Group . 16 teams participated in the league, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away, with no play-offs. Before the start of season 2005/2006 the Bulgarian Football Union decided to divide B Group in two groups - West B Group and East B Group with 14 teams in each group. Every team plays 13 matches as home team and 13 matches as away team. The two champions of

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