# 2020–21 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2020–21 Third Amateur Football League season was the 71st of the Bulgarian Third Amateur League. The group is equivalent to the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid, comprising four divisions based on geographical areas. These divisions are the North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West. The number of teams in each division varies, similarly to previous seasons. The season started on 8 August 2020, a delay of two weeks due to the COVID-19 situation in Bulgaria.
The first round match between Etar's second team and Levski 2007 (Levski), which was originally to be held on 9 August, was postponed after Hristo Markov from the Veliko Tarnovo team tested positive for the virus. Two more matches (from the second round) will also be held at a later date than the on which they were set to be played - between Etar II and OFK Tryavna (even though all the other Etar team members' test results were negative) as well as the Levski 2020 (Lom) versus Lokomotiv Mezdra encounter, the latter due to repair work pertaining to the building and the pitch of Lom's city stadium. On 29 September 2020, FC Kyustendil (Kyustendil) were deducted three points due to withdrawing their junior youth team from the group in which it was competing. On 10 October 2020, the match between Granit Vladaya and Velbazhd was abandoned during the second half with approximately 20 minutes remaining and the score tied at 0:0 after a verbal exchange between the Granit captain Georgi Gaydarov and a fan resulted in the former confronting the supporter, which led to a mass fight in the stands, with the match officials also being hurt in the melee. Granit eventually received a six-match ban on hosting games while Velbazhd were awarded a 3:0 win by default.

## Team changes
### Promoted to Second League

* Dobrudzha Dobrich
* Sozopol
* Yantra Gabrovo
* Minyor Pernik
* Sportist Svoge
* Septemvri Simitli

### Relegated to Regional Leagues (Disqualified)

* Kaliakra Kavarna
* Lokomotiv Ruse

### Promoted from Regional Leagues

* Spartak Plovdiv
* Sportist General Toshevo
* Pirin Gotse Delchev
* Velbazhd Kyustendil
* Inter Dobrich

### Relegated from Second League

* Spartak Varna
* Spartak Pleven
* Vereya
* Pomorie

### Relegated from First League

* Dunav Ruse (Relegated directly to Third League for financial problems)

## North-East Group
### Stadia and Locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Benkovski | Byala | Georgi Benkosvki | 3,000 |
| Botev | Novi Pazar | Gradski | 8,000 |
| Chernolomets Popovo | Popovo | Stamo Kostov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dorostol Silistra | Silistra | Louis Eyer Stadium | 12,000 |
| Dunav Ruse | Rousse | Gradski Stadion | 13,000 |
| Hitrino | Hitrino | Hitrino | 600 |
| Inter Dobrich | Dobrich | Druzhba Stadium | 12,500 |
| Kubrat | Kubrat | Gradski | 6,000 |
| Ludogorets III | Razgrad | Eagles' Nest | 2,000 |
| Septemvri | Tervel | Septemvri | 700 |
| Shumen | Shumen | Panayot Volov Stadium | 24,390 |
| Spartak Varna | Varna | Spartak Stadium | 6,000 |
| Suvorovo | Suvorovo | Suvorovo | 1,000 |
| Svetkavitsa | Targovishte | Dimitar Burkov | 5,000 |
| Topoli | Topoli | Topoli Stadium | 1,000 |
| Ustrem | Donchevo | Donchevo Stadium | 1,000 |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Spartak Varna (P) | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 11 | +70 | 71 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Chernomorets Balchik | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 60 | |
| 3 | Septemvri Tervel | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 58 | |
| 4 | Svetkavitsa Targovishte | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 55 | |
| 5 | Dunav Ruse | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 53 | |
| 6 | Ludogorets III | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 29 | +46 | 51 | |
| 7 | Chernolomets Popovo | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 50 | |
| 8 | Shumen | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 50 | |
| 9 | Ustrem | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 44 | |
| 10 | Dorostol Silistra | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 38 | |
| 11 | Sportist GT | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 26 | |
| 12 | Botev Novi Pazar | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 21 | |
| 13 | Topoli | 28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 25 | 75 | −50 | 16 | |
| 14 | Inter Dobrich | 28 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 126 | −104 | 7 | |
| 15 | Kubrat (R, D) | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 82 | −73 | 8 | Relegation to Regional Divisions |
| 16 | Benkovski Byala (R, D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Regional Divisions |
* ↑ Kubrat declined further participation on 25 February 2021, and subsequently dropped down to the Ruse Regional group. The team's results until that point were kept, and all fixtures until the end of the season would result in a 3–0 awarded win for their opponents.
* ↑ Benkovski Byala declined further participation on 13 August 2020, and subsequently dropped down to the Ruse Regional group. All fixtures involving Benkovski were cancelled.

## South-East Group
### Stadia and Locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atletik | Kuklen | Atletik | 1,000 |
| Borislav | Parvomay | Gradski | 8,000 |
| Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets Stadium | 22,000 |
| Dimitrovgrad | Dimitrovgrad | Minyor | 10,000 |
| Gigant | Saedinenie | Saedinenie | 5,000 |
| Haskovo | Haskovo | Stadium Dimitar Kanev | 20,000 |
| Karnobat | Karnobat | Gradski | 3,000 |
| Levski | Karlovo | Vasil Levski | 3,000 |
| Maritsa Plovdiv | Plovdiv | Sporten Kompleks Botev 1912 | 4,000 |
| Minyor | Radnevo | Minyor | 2,000 |
| Nesebar | Nesebar | Stadion Nesebar | 6,800 |
| Rodopa | Smolyan | Septemvri Stadium | 6,100 |
| Rozova Dolina | Kazanlak | Sevtopolis | 15,000 |
| Sokol | Markovo | Sokol | 2,500 |
| Spartak Plovdiv | Plovdiv | Todor Diev Stadium | 3,000 |
| Svilengrad | Svilengrad | Kolodruma | 1,750 |
| FC Yambol | Yambol | Tundzha | 18,000 |
| Zagorets | Nova Zagora | Zagorets | 5,900 |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Maritsa Plovdiv (P) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 79 | 26 | +53 | 83 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Zagorets | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 22 | +65 | 83 | |
| 3 | Chernomorets Burgas | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 81 | |
| 4 | Rozova Dolina | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 62 | |
| 5 | Gigant Saedinenie | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56 | |
| 6 | Atletik Kuklen | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Dimitrovgrad | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 47 | |
| 8 | Levski Karlovo | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 47 | |
| 9 | Rodopa Smolyan | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 46 | |
| 10 | Izvor Gorski Izvor | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 45 | |
| 11 | Borislav Parvomay | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 43 | |
| 12 | Haskovo | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 40 | |
| 13 | Sokol Markovo | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 38 | |
| 14 | Karnobat | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 37 | |
| 15 | Yambol | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 33 | |
| 16 | Nesebar | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 33 | |
| 17 | Spartak Plovdiv (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 30 | Relegation to Regional Divisions |
| 18 | Vereya (R) | 34 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 131 | −109 | 3 | Relegation to Regional Divisions |

## North-West Group
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Levski Lom (P) | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 11 | +75 | 90 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Vihar Slavyanovo | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 72 | |
| 3 | Yantra Polski Trambesh | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 66 | |
| 4 | Sevlievo | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 61 | |
| 5 | Spartak Pleven | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 60 | |
| 6 | Botev Vratsa II | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 60 | |
| 7 | Partizan Cherven Bryag | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 53 | |
| 8 | Pavlikeni | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 50 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Dryanovo | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 49 | |
| 10 | Drenovets | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 49 | |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | |
| 12 | Akademik Svishtov | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 35 | |
| 13 | Levski 2007 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 34 | |
| 14 | Parva Atomna | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 33 | |
| 15 | Bdin Vidin | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 84 | −49 | 33 | |
| 16 | Etar II | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 32 | |
| 17 | Peshtera Galata | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 82 | −34 | 32 | |
| 18 | Tryavna (R) | 34 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 110 | −89 | 8 | Relegation to Regional Divisions |

## South-West Group
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Marek Dupnitsa (P) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 84 | 24 | +60 | 82 | Promotion to Second League |
| 2 | Kyustendil | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 14 | +49 | 79 | |
| 3 | Belasitsa Petrich | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 78 | |
| 4 | Vihren Sandanski | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 75 | |
| 5 | Oborishte | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 60 | |
| 6 | Balkan Botevgrad | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 58 | |
| 7 | Chavdar Etropole | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 51 | |
| 8 | Botev Ihtiman | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 46 | |
| 9 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 45 | |
| 10 | Pirin Razlog | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 41 | |
| 11 | Nadezhda Dobroslavtsi | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 36 | |
| 12 | Slivnishki Geroy | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 36 | |
| 13 | Rilski Sportist | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34 | |
| 14 | Bansko | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 34 | |
| 15 | Levski Chepintsi | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 72 | −38 | 34 | |
| 16 | Granit Vladaya | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 32 | |
| 17 | Perun Kresna (R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 77 | −52 | 22 | Relegation to Regional Divisions |
| 18 | Velbazhd Kyustendil (R) | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 83 | −67 | 16 | Relegation to Regional Divisions |
* ↑ Kyustendil had a three points deduction because of a penalty imposed on its youth team.