Bulgaria - List of Champions

On July 31, 1921, the Sofia football league was founded, which first organised a championship in 1921/22, won by Slavia (those of 1922/23 and 1923/24 were claimed by Levski); soon afterwards, leagues were founded in Pleven (North Bulgarian football league, first won by Ticha), Plovdiv, Kyustendil (South East Bulgarian football league) and Ruse.
On December 16, 1923, the Bulgarian National Sports Federation (BNSF) was founded, which initiated the State Championship between the regional champions, first held (but not finished) in 1924.

1923/24   championship not finished
1924/25 Vladislav (Varna)
1925/26 Vladislav (Varna)
1926/27   championship not held
1927/28 Slavia (Sofia)
1928/29 Botev (Plovdiv)
1929/30 Slavia (Sofia)
1930/31 AC 23 (Sofia)
1931/32 Shipchenski sokol (Varna)
1932/33 Levski (Sofia)
1933/34 Vladislav (Varna)
1934/35 Sportklub (Sofia)
1935/36 Slavia (Sofia)
1936/37 Levski (Sofia)
1937/38 Ticha (Varna)
1938/39 Slavia (Sofia)
1939/40 ZhSK (Sofia)
1940/41 Slavia (Sofia)
1941/42 Levski (Sofia)
1942/43 Slavia (Sofia)
1943/44   championship not finished
1944/45 Lokomotiv (Sofia)
1945/46 Levski (Sofia)
1946/47 Levski (Sofia)
1947/48 Septemvri pri CDNV (Sofia)
1948/49 Levski (Sofia)
1949/50   championship abandoned
1950    Levski (Sofia)
1951    CDNA (Sofia)
1952    CDNA (Sofia)
1953    Levski (Sofia)
1954    CDNA (Sofia)
1955    CDNA (Sofia)
1956    CDNA (Sofia)
1957    CDNA (Sofia)
1958    CDNA (Sofia)
1958/59 CDNA (Sofia)
1959/60 CDNA (Sofia)
1960/61 CDNA (Sofia)
1961/62 CDNA (Sofia)
1962/63 Spartak (Plovdiv)
1963/64 Lokomotiv (Sofia)
1964/65 Levski (Sofia)
1965/66 CSKA Cherveno zname (Sofia)
1966/67 Botev (Plovdiv)
1967/68 Levski (Sofia)
1968/69 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1969/70 Levski-Spartak (Sofia)
1970/71 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1971/72 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1972/73 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1973/74 Levski-Spartak (Sofia)
1974/75 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1975/76 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1976/77 Levski-Spartak (Sofia)
1977/78 Lokomotiv (Sofia)
1978/79 Levski-Spartak (Sofia)
1979/80 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1980/81 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1981/82 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1982/83 CSKA Septemvrijsko zname (Sofia)
1983/84 Levski-Spartak (Sofia)
1984/85 Levski-Spartak (Sofia) [*]
1985/86 Beroe (Stara Zagora)
1986/87 CFKA Sredets (Sofia)
1987/88 FC Vitosha (Sofia)
1988/89 CSKA (Sofia)
1989/90 CSKA (Sofia)
1990/91 Etar (Veliko Tarnovo)
1991/92 CSKA (Sofia)
1992/93 Levski (Sofia)
1993/94 Levski (Sofia)
1994/95 Levski (Sofia)
1995/96 Slavia (Sofia)
1996/97 CSKA (Sofia)
1997/98 Litex (Lovetch)
1998/99 Litex (Lovetch)
1999/00 Levski (Sofia)
2000/01 Levski (Sofia)
2001/02 Levski (Sofia)
2002/03 CSKA (Sofia)
2003/04 Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)
2004/05 CSKA (Sofia)
2005/06 Levski (Sofia)
2006/07 Levski (Sofia)
2007/08 CSKA (Sofia)
2008/09 Levski (Sofia)
2009/10 Litex (Lovetch)
2010/11 Litex (Lovetch)
2011/12 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2012/13 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2013/14 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2014/15 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2015/16 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2016/17 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2017/18 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2018/19 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2019/20 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2020/21 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2021/22 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2022/23 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2023/24 Ludogorets (Razgrad)
2024/25 

[*] Levski-Spartak (Sofia) had won the league; however, the title was awarded
    to Trakija (Plovdiv) (who had finished third behind Levski-Spartak and
    CSKA) "due to behaviour incompatible with the socialist morals" during
    the Cup Final between CSKA and Levski-Spartak.  Both CSKA and Levski-Spartak
    were dissolved (but re-emerged the next season as Sredets (later renamed
    CFKA Sredets) and Vitosha, respectively.  In 1990 Levski-Spartak (Sofia)
    were reinstated as champions (though meanwhile called Levski again).

Number of Titles (98)

31 CSKA (Sofia) [includes Septemvri pre CDNV, CDNA, CFKA-Sredets]

26 Levski (Sofia) [includes Levski-Spartak, Vitosha, and 1984/85 title]

13 Ludogorets (Razgrad)

 7 Slavia (Sofia)

 4 Litex (Lovetch)
   Lokomotiv (Sofia) [includes ZhSK (Sofia)]

 3 Vladislav (Varna)

 2 Botev (Plovdiv) [without Trakija's 1984/85 title]

 1 AC 23 (Sofia)
   Beroe (Stara Zagora)
   Etar (Veliko Tarnovo)
   Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)
   Shipchenski sokol (Varna)
   Spartak (Plovdiv)
   Sportklub (Sofia)
   Ticha (Varna)

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Sources included [DHL 06]

Prepared and maintained by Julian Dontchev for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Julian Dontchev (julian_dontchev@yahoo.com)
Last updated: 29 Oct 2024