# 1988–89 B Group

The 1988–89 B Group was the 33rd season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 20 teams contested the league.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Akademik | Sofia | Akademik (Sofia) | 15,000 |
| Akademik | Svishtov | Akademik (Svishtov) | 13,500 |
| Arda | Kardzhali | Druzhba (Kardzhali) | 12,000 |
| Bdin | Vidin | Georgi Benkovski | 12,000 |
| Chernomorets | Burgas | Deveti Septemvri | 18,000 |
| Cherveno Zname | Pavlikeni | Gradski | 8,000 |
| Dobrudzha | Dobrich | Druzhba (Dobrich) | 16,000 |
| Haskovo | Haskovo | Dimitar Kanev | 14,000 |
| Hebar | Pazardzhik | Lyuben Shkodrov | 8,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Ruse | Lokomotiv (Ruse) | 8,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Stara Zagora | Lokomotiv (St. Zagora) | 10,000 |
| Ludogorets | Razgrad | Dyanko Stefanov | 8,000 |
| Osam | Lovech | Hristo Karpachev | 12,000 |
| Rila | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 22,000 |
| Shumen | Shumen | Panayot Volov | 28,000 |
| Spartak | Pleven | Spartak (Pleven) | 15,000 |
| Spartak | Plovdiv | Spartak (Plovdiv) | 10,000 |
| Tundzha | Yambol | Nikola Laskov | 12,000 |
| Vihren | Sandanski | Vihren | 8,000 |
| Yantra | Gabrovo | Hristo Botev | 12,000 |

### Personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Akademik Sofia | Milen Goranov | Biser Velkov |
| Akademik Svishtov | Asen Milushev | Todor Borisov |
| Arda | Vasil Ankov | Hristo Topalov |
| Bdin | Ivan Tsvetkov | Toshko Borisov |
| Chernomorets | Evgeni Yanchovski | Lyubomir Sheytanov |
| Cherveno Zname | Kiril Furnigov | Angel Stefanov |
| Dobrudzha | Kurti Nedev | Ivan Georgiev |
| Haskovo | Pavel Panov | Yuliyan Minchev |
| Hebar | Kiril Vaglarov | Lazar Dimitrov |
| Lokomotiv Ruse | Nikola Hristov | Iliya Yankov |
| Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | Ivan Tanev | Tanko Tanev |
| Ludogorets | Grigor Petkov | Ruzhin Ananiev |
| Osam | Kiril Ivkov | Petar Hubchev |
| Rila | Sasho Pargov | Vasil Gizdov |
| Shumen | Todor Todorov | Stoyan Cheshmedzhiev |
| Spartak Pleven | Stefan Velichkov | Ventsislav Gochev |
| Spartak Plovdiv | Atanas Marinov | Ivan Marinov |
| Tundzha | Petko Nikolov | Ivan Penchev |
| Vihren | Todor Nikolov | Todor Mechev |
| Yantra | Todor Todorov | Vesko Ganchev |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hebar Pazardzhik (P) | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 52 | Promotion to 1989–90 A Group |
| 2 | Chernomorets Burgas (P) | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 50 | Promotion to 1989–90 A Group |
| 3 | Osam Lovech | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 47 | |
| 4 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 46 | |
| 5 | Akademik Svishtov | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 44 | |
| 6 | Shumen | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 41 | |
| 7 | Haskovo | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 40 | |
| 8 | Yantra Gabrovo | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Vihren Sandanski | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Stara Zagora | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 38 | |
| 11 | Spartak Pleven | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 37 | |
| 12 | Tundzha Yambol | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 37 | |
| 13 | Bdin Vidin | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 37 | |
| 14 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 33 | |
| 16 | Rila Dupnitsa | 38 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 33 | |
| 17 | Akademik Sofia (R) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 32 | Relegation to 1989–90 V Group |
| 18 | Spartak Plovdiv (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 30 | Relegation to 1989–90 V Group |
| 19 | Lokomotiv Ruse (R) | 38 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to 1989–90 V Group |
| 20 | Arda Kardzhali (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 24 | Relegation to 1989–90 V Group |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Vladimir Stoyanov | Chernomorets Burgas | 24 |
| 2 | Stanimir Stoilov | Haskovo | 23 |
| 3 | Blagovest Petkov | Spartak Pleven | 18 |
| 4 | Plamen Linkov | Osam Lovech | 16 |
| 4 | Kostadin Avramov | Shumen / Lokomotiv Ruse | 16 |
| 4 | Simeon Chilibonov | Chernomorets Burgas | 16 |
| 7 | Yuliyan Minchev | Haskovo | 14 |
| 7 | Georgi Tsvetanov | Spartak Pleven | 14 |
| 7 | Valentin Ignatov | Akademik Svishtov | 14 |
| 7 | Rafi Rafiev | Ludogorets | 14 |
| 7 | Demir Demirev | Ludogorets | 14 |