First Professional Football League

The First Professional Football League (), known in short as Parva Liga (), is the top-level league of men's association football in Bulgaria. The league was founded in 1924 as the Bulgarian State Football Championship, and was later known by several other names, most recently Bulgarian A Professional Football Group from 2003 to 2016. The current name was adopted for the 2016–17 season.

The current champions are Ludogorets Razgred, who have won every title since first entering the top flight in the 2011–12 season. Their streak stands at 14 after the 2024–25 season.

 Results 

 Bulgarian State Football Championship 

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird Place 1924  Not finished 1925  Vladislav Varna   Levski Sofia  –  1926  Vladislav Varna   Slavia Sofia  –  1927  Not held1928Slavia Sofia Vladislav Varna– 1929Botev Plovdiv Levski Sofia– 1930Slavia Sofia Vladislav Varna– 1931AS 23 Sofia Spartak Varna– 1932Spartak Varna Slavia Sofia– 1933Levski Sofia Spartak Varna– 1934Vladislav Varna Slavia Sofia– 1935Sportklub Sofia Ticha Varna– 1936Slavia Sofia Ticha Varna– 1937Levski Sofia Levski Ruse– 1937–38Ticha Varna Vladislav VarnaShipka Sofia1938–39Slavia Sofia Vladislav VarnaTicha Varna1939–40Lokomotiv Sofia Levski SofiaSlavia Sofia1941Slavia Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia– 1942Levski Sofia Makedonija GP– 1943Slavia Sofia Levski Sofia– 1944Not finished

 Bulgarian Republic Football Championship 

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird Place1945Lokomotiv Sofia Sportist Sofia– 1946Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia– 1947Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia– 1948CSKA Sofia Levski Sofia– 

 A Group 

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird Place 1948–49  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Lokomotiv Sofia  1950  Levski Sofia   Slavia Sofia  Akademik Sofia  1951  CSKA Sofia   Spartak Sofia  Levski Sofia  1952  CSKA Sofia   Spartak Sofia  Lokomotiv Sofia  1953  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Cherno More Varna  1954  CSKA Sofia   Slavia Sofia  Lokomotiv Sofia  1955  CSKA Sofia   Slavia Sofia  Spartak Varna  1956  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Botev Plovdiv  1957  CSKA Sofia   Lokomotiv Sofia  Levski Sofia 1958  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Spartak Pleven 1958–59  CSKA Sofia   Slavia Sofia  Levski Sofia 1959–60  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Lokomotiv Sofia 1960–61  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Botev Plovdiv  1961–62  CSKA Sofia   Spartak Plovdiv  Levski Sofia 1962–63  Spartak Plovdiv   Botev Plovdiv   CSKA Sofia 1963–64  Lokomotiv Sofia   Levski Sofia   Slavia Sofia 1964–65  Levski Sofia   Lokomotiv Sofia   Slavia Sofia 1965–66  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia   Slavia Sofia 1966–67  Botev Plovdiv   Slavia Sofia   Levski Sofia 1967–68  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia   Lokomotiv Sofia 1968–69  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1969–70  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Slavia Sofia 1970–71  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Botev Vratsa 1971–72  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Beroe Stara Zagora 1972–73  CSKA Sofia   Lokomotiv Plovdiv  Slavia Sofia 1973–74  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1974–75  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Slavia Sofia 1975–76  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Akademik Sofia 1976–77  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Marek Dupnitsa 1977–78  Lokomotiv Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Levski Sofia 1978–79  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Lokomotiv Sofia 1979–80  CSKA Sofia   Slavia Sofia  Levski Sofia 1980–81  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Botev Plovdiv 1981–82  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Slavia Sofia 1982–83  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Botev Plovdiv 1983–84  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Spartak Varna 1984–85  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Trakia Plovdiv 1985–86  Beroe Stara Zagora   Botev Plovdiv  Slavia Sofia 1986–87  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Botev Plovdiv 1987–88  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Botev Plovdiv 1988–89  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1989–90  CSKA Sofia   Slavia Sofia  Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1990–91  Etar Veliko Tarnovo   CSKA Sofia  Slavia Sofia 1991–92  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1992–93  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Botev Plovdiv 1993–94  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Botev Plovdiv 1994–95  Levski Sofia   Lokomotiv Sofia  Botev Plovdiv 1995–96  Slavia Sofia   Levski Sofia  Lokomotiv Sofia 1996–97  CSKA Sofia   Neftochimic Burgas  Slavia Sofia 1997–98  Litex Lovech   Levski Sofia  CSKA Sofia 1998–99  Litex Lovech   Levski Sofia  Velbazhd Kyustendil 1999–00  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Velbazhd Kyustendil 2000–01  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Velbazhd Kyustendil 2001–02  Levski Sofia   Litex Lovech  CSKA Sofia 2002–03  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Litex Lovech 2003–04  Lokomotiv Plovdiv   Levski Sofia  CSKA Sofia 2004–05  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2005–06  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Litex Lovech 2006–07  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Lokomotiv Sofia 2007–08  CSKA Sofia   Levski Sofia  Lokomotiv Sofia 2008–09  Levski Sofia   CSKA Sofia  Cherno More Varna 2009–10  Litex Lovech   CSKA Sofia  Levski Sofia 2010–11  Litex Lovech   Levski Sofia  CSKA Sofia 2011–12  Ludogorets Razgrad   CSKA Sofia  Levski Sofia 2012–13  Ludogorets Razgrad   Levski Sofia  CSKA Sofia 2013–14  Ludogorets Razgrad   CSKA Sofia  Litex Lovech 2014–15  Ludogorets Razgrad   Beroe Stara Zagora  Lokomotiv Sofia 2015–16  Ludogorets Razgrad   Levski Sofia  Beroe Stara Zagora

 First Professional Football League 

SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird Place 2016–17  Ludogorets Razgrad   CSKA Sofia  Levski Sofia 2017–18  Ludogorets Razgrad   CSKA Sofia  Levski Sofia

 Result table 

ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning Years(s)CSKA Sofia 31 23 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2008Levski Sofia 26 32 1933, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009Ludogorets Razgrad 14 – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025Slavia Sofia 7 10 1928, 1930, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1996Lokomotiv Sofia4 6 1940, 1945, 1964, 1978Cherno More Varna4 6 1925, 1926, 1934, 1938Litex Lovech4 1 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011Botev Plovdiv 2 2 1929, 1967 Spartak Varna1 2 1932Spartak Plovdiv1 1 1963Lokomotiv Plovdiv1 1 2004Beroe Stara Zagora1 1 1986Etar Veliko Tarnovo1 – 1991Sportklub Sofia1 – 1935Athletic Slava 19231– 1931

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website 
 League at UEFA
 Bulgaria – List of Champions, RSSSF.com

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Category:1920s establishments in Bulgaria
Category:Football leagues in Europe
Category:Football in Bulgaria
Category:Sports organizations of Bulgaria