2019–20 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2019–20 First Professional Football League, also known as Efbet League for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 72nd since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 4th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions after winning their 8th consecutive title in the previous season. On 21 June 2020 the team from Razgrad clinched its 9th championship with four games to spare after a 2:1 win home win over Beroe. The season began in July 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020, but was completed in July 2020.

First Professional Football League
Season2019–20
Dates12 July 2019 – 11 July 2020
ChampionsLudogorets Razgrad (9th title)
RelegatedDunav Ruse
Vitosha Bistritsa
Champions LeagueLudogorets Razgrad
Europa LeagueLokomotiv Plovdiv
CSKA Sofia
Slavia Sofia
Matches played215
Goals scored539 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerMartin Kamburov (18 goals)
Best goalkeeperGustavo Busatto
(17 clean sheets)
Biggest home winLudogorets 6–0 Botev Vratsa
(15 February 2020)
Biggest away winEtar 0–5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
(5 October 2019)
Highest scoringVitosha Bistritsa 2–6 Etar
(2 March 2020)
Etar 5–3 Dunav Ruse
(11 June 2020)
Longest winning run10 games by Ludogorets
Longest unbeaten run30 games by Ludogorets
Longest winless run29 games by Vitosha Bistritsa
Longest losing run7 games by Vitosha Bistritsa
Highest attendance24,687
Levski Sofia 0–0 CSKA Sofia
(15 February 2020)
Lowest attendance60
Arda 2–0 Vitosha Bistritsa
(22 November 2019)
Tsarsko Selo 0–3 Botev Plovdiv
(30 November 2019)
All statistics correct as of 12 July 2020.
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