Bulgaria 1936/37


State Championship

Participants:

SO                    Team
Varnenska SO          Vladislav (Varna)
Shumenska SO          Panayot Volov (Shumen)
Rusenska SO           Levski (Ruse)
Tarnovska SO          Atanas Hadzhi Slavchev (Pavlikeni)
Plevenska SO          Belite orleta (Pleven)
Vrachanska SO         Tsar Krum (Byala Slatina)
Bdinska SO            Bdin (Vidin)
Sofiyska SO           Levski (Sofia)
Rilska SO             Levski (Dupnitsa)
Plovdivska SO         Botev (Plovdiv)
Haskovska SO          Bulgaria (Haskovo)
Starozagorska SO      ZhSK (Stara Zagora) [Zheleznicharski sporten klub]
Primorska SO          Chernomorets (Burgas)
Tundzhanska SO        Georgi Drazhev (Yambol)

Round 1
[Sep 5, 1937]
Levski (Sofia)              7-1 Levski (Dupnitsa)           
Hadzhi Slavchev (Pavlikeni) 3-1 ZhSK (Stara Zagora)         
Belite orleta (Pleven)      4-1 Tsar Krum (Byala Slatina)   
[Sep 12, 1937]
Georgi Drazhev (Yambol)     3-2 Chernomorets (Burgas)       
Levski (Ruse)               3-0 Bdin (Vidin)                
[Sep 15?, 1937]
Botev (Plovdiv)             6-0 Bulgaria (Haskovo)          
Vladislav (Varna)           awd Panayot Volov (Shumen)      [awarded 3-0, Panayot Volov dns]

Quarterfinals [Sep 19, 1937]
Levski (Ruse)               2-0 Belite orleta (Pleven)      
Botev (Plovdiv)             4-0 Atanas Hadzhi Slavchev (Pavlikeni)
Vladislav (Varna)           1-0 Georgi Drazhev (Yambol)     
Levski (Sofia)              bye       

Semifinals [Sep 26, 1937]
Levski (Sofia)              1-0 Botev (Plovdiv)             
Levski (Ruse)               1-1 Vladislav (Varna)           [aet]

Semifinal Replay [Sep 27, 1937]
Levski (Ruse)               awd Vladislav (Varna)           [awarded 3-0, Vladislav dns]

Final [Oct 3, 1937]
Levski (Sofia)              1-1 Levski (Ruse)               [no extra time played]

Final Replay [Oct 5, 1937]
Levski (Sofia)              3-0 Levski (Ruse)               


Sofiyska SO

NB: for additional data, see Todor Krastev's site

Final Table:

 1. Levski                   14   8  5  1  30- 9  21  [g.a.: 3.33]  Qualified, State Division
 2. FK 13                    14   8  5  1  25-11  21  [g.a.: 2.27]  State Division
 3. Shipka                   14   8  2  4  26-14  18                State Division
 4. Slavia                   14   8  2  4  26-20  18                State Division
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 5. AS 23                    14   5  6  3  38-21  16
 6. Sportklub                14   3  3  8  26-42   9
 7. Rakovski                 14   3  1 10  16-36   7
 8. Benkovski                14   0  2 12  16-50   2


Bdinska SO

Final Table:

 1. Levski Lom                8   5  1  2  14- 9  11
 2. Bdin Vidin                8            11- 8
 3. Viktoria Vidin            8            13-12
 4. Maria Luisa Lom           8            11-14 
 5. Sportist Vidin            8             8-14

NB: Bdin qualified for state championship


Varnenska SO

Final Table:

 1. Vladislav Varna          13  11  1  1  41- 6  23  Qualified, State Division
 2. Ticha Varna              13  10  1  2  44- 8  21  State Division
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 3. Pobeda Varna             13   8  1  4  21-12  17
 4. Levski Varna             13   6  3  4  23-20  15
 5. Shipchenski sokol Varna  13   6  2  5  23-23  14
 6. Radetski Varna           13   0  2 11   6-35   2
 7. Asparukh Varna           13   0  2 11   4-41   2
 -. FK Varna                  7   2  0  5   8-25   4

NB: FK Varna withdrew at halfway stage


Rusenska SO

Final Table:

 1. Levski Ruse              12  10  2  0  40- 8  22  Qualified, State Division
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 2. Lokomotiv Ruse           12   7  4  1  34-15  18
 3. Napredak Ruse            12   7  3  2  34-15  17
 4. Benkovski Ruse           12   5  2  5  32-31  12
 5. Rakovski Ruse            12   4  0  8  13-24   8
 6. Dobrudzha Ruse           12   2  2  8  11-37   6
 7. Angel Kanchev Ruse       12   0  1 11  11-45   1


Plovdivska SO

NB: for additional data, see Todor Krastev's site

Plovdiv Championship

Final Table:

 1. Botev Plovdiv            14  13  0  1  38-10  26  Qualified, State Division
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 2. Sportklub Plovdiv        14  10  3  1  47-25  23
 3. Shipka Plovdiv           14   7  4  3  40-19  18
 4. Levski Plovdiv           14   7  1  6  28-23  15
 5. Petar Parchevich Plovdiv 14   5  3  6  24-26  13
 6. Maritsa Plovdiv          14   3  1 10  20-39   7
 7. Sokol Plovdiv            14   3  0 11  18-35   6
 8. General Kolov Plovdiv    14   1  2 11  15-53   4

Playoff Plovdiv-Pazardzhik

First Leg [Jul 11, 1937]
Levski (Pazardzhik)         1-2 Botev (Plovdiv)             

Second Leg [Jul 18, 1937]
Botev (Plovdiv)             3-0 Levski (Pazardzhik)         

NB: series annulled after the Pazardzhik championship was awarded to Botev

First Leg [Sep 11, 1937]
Botev (Plovdiv)             3-1 Botev (Pazardzhik)          

Second Leg [Sep 12, 1937]
Botev (Pazardzhik)          2-0 Botev (Plovdiv)             

NB: series tied and therefore replayed

First Leg [Sep 14, 1937]
Botev (Plovdiv)             1-1 Botev (Pazardzhik)          

Second Leg [Sep 15?, 1937]
Botev (Pazardzhik)          1-4 Botev (Plovdiv)             

NB: Botev (Plovdiv) qualified for state championship


1935/36.

1937/38.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

all-time table.

list of cup finals.

list of name changes.


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Thanks to Todor Krastev and Iordan Tsirov

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Author: Adri van Veen
Last updated: 26 May 2023

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