# 2000–01 B Group

The 2000–01 B Group was the 45th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 18 teams contested the league, but three of them stopped participating during the season due to financial reasons.

## Team changes

The following teams had changed division after the 1999–2000 season.

### To B Group

| Promoted from V Group | Relegated from A Group |
| Marek Dupnitsa Slanchev Bryag Nesebar Dorostol Silistra Akademik Svishtov | Dobrudzha Dobrich Belasitsa Petrich Pirin Blagoevgrad Shumen |

### From B Group

| Promoted to A Group | Relegated to V Group |
| Cherno More Varna Hebar Pazardzhik | Etar Veliko Tarnovo Antibiotik-Ludogorets Razgrad Maritsa Plovdiv Beroe 2000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Spartak Pleven (P) | 32 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 25 | +67 | 81 | Promotion to 2001–02 A Group |
| 2 | Marek Dupnitsa (P) | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 68 | Promotion to 2001–02 A Group |
| 3 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 61 | Qualification for Promotion play-off |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 58 | |
| 5 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 57 | |
| 6 | Slanchev Bryag Nesebar | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 54 | |
| 7 | Svetkavitsa Targovishte | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | |
| 8 | Vidima-Rakovski | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 52 | |
| 9 | Botev Vratsa | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 46 | |
| 10 | Belasitsa Petrich | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 44 | |
| 11 | Dunav Ruse | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 41 | |
| 12 | Akademik Svishtov | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 38 | |
| 13 | Septemvri Sofia (R) | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 37 | Relegation to 2001–02 V Group |
| 14 | Metalurg Pernik (R) | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 36 | Relegation to 2001–02 V Group |
| 15 | Haskovo (R) | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 33 | Relegation to 2001–02 V Group |
| 16 | Bdin Vidin (D) | 31 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 96 | −78 | 10 | Excluded from the league |
| 17 | Dorostol Silistra (D) | 31 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 88 | −78 | 1 | Excluded from the league |
| x | Shumen (D) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 6 | Excluded from the league |
* ↑ Bdin Vidin were excluded after first half of the season and demoted to their regional third level league (Northwestern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts. To the end of the season they lost their matches 3–0 w/o.
* ↑ Dorostol Silistra were excluded after first half of the season and demoted to their regional third level league (Northeastern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts. To the end of the season they lost their matches 3–0 w/o.
* ↑ Shumen were excluded after 13 matches and demoted to their regional third level league (Northeastern V Group) for failing to arrange their debts, their results were annulled.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Todor Kolev | Spartak Pleven | 45 |
| 2 | Rumen Rumenov | Bdin / Svetkavitsa | 15 |
| 2 | Ivan Georgiev | Slanchev Bryag | 15 |
| 4 | Ivaylo Andonov | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 14 |
| 4 | Rumen Shankulov | Vidima-Rakovski | 14 |
| 6 | Vladimir Kolev | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 13 |
| 7 | Georgi Varadev | Metalurg / Loko Plovdiv | 12 |
| 7 | Martin Podvarzachov | Spartak Pleven | 12 |
| 9 | Emil Todorov | Spartak Pleven | 11 |
| 10 | Ivan Redovski | Botev Vratsa | 10 |
| 10 | Genadi Simeonov | Marek Dupnitsa | 10 |