2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

The 2020–21 First Professional Football League, also known as efbet League for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 73rd since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid, and also the 5th season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions for the ninth consecutive time.

First Professional Football League
Season2020–21
Dates7 August 2020 – 30 May 2021
ChampionsLudogorets (10th title)
RelegatedEtar
Montana
Europa Conference LeagueCSKA Sofia
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Arda
Matches played223
Goals scored536 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerClaudiu Keșerü (18 goals)
Best goalkeeperDaniel Naumov (12 clean sheets)
Biggest home winBeroe 6–0 Botev Vratsa
(28 August 2020)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6–0 Botev Plovdiv
(28 November 2020)
Ludogorets 6–0 Etar
(15 February 2021)
CSKA Sofia 6–0 Montana
(21 April 2021)
Biggest away winEtar 0–4 Cherno More
(16 August 2020)
Montana 0–4 Levski Sofia
(29 August 2020)
Highest scoringMontana 3–4 Tsarsko Selo
(7 December 2020)
Longest winning run8 matches
CSKA Sofia
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Ludogorets
Longest winless run13 matches
Etar
Longest losing run8 matches
Botev Vratsa

The season was initially set to start on 24 July 2020, but began on 7 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation in Bulgaria.

On 4 May 2021, Ludogorets Razgrad became champions for a record-breaking 10th consecutive time after winning 3–1 against Beroe.

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