Last updated: 28.06.2001
"B" Repulikanska Futbolna Grupa
1948-1949:
Inter-zone tournament for promotion to "A" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Septemvri (Pleven) 37:17 21
2. Septemvri (Sofia) 27:16 13
3. Botev (Plovdiv) 23:17 13
4. Rosstroi (Pavlikeni) 27:22 13
5. Sportist (Sofia) 19:23 10
6. Rilski sportist (SAMOKOV) 13:33 7
7. Shipka (Stara Zagora) 10:28 7
1949-1950:
Note: All football competitions in Bulgaria are stopped and anulled shortly after
their start due to reorganization of the physical culture movement in Bulgaria. In the
fall of 1949 qualification tournaments for determination of the "A" RFG participants are
set up.
Teams, qualified through the tournaments:
Sofia tournament: Levski (Sofia), Lokomotiv (Sofia), Cherveno zname (Sofia), Slavia
(Sofia) and Akademik (Sofia).
The rest of the tournaments: Spartak (Varna), Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Torpedo (Pleven),
Marek (Dupnitsa) and DNA (Plovdiv).
Note: As a result of the reorganization as from the 1950 season are created two
"B" RFGs - Northern and Southern.
1950:
Northern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Torpedo (Ruse) 36:15 24 Promoted
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2. Dinamo (Pleven) 36:17 24
3. Dinamo (Varna) 34:17 24
4. Stroitel (Shumen) 28:22 20
5. Benkovski (Vidin) 26:24 19 Relegated
6. Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) 36:38 18 Relegated
7. Stroitel (Svishtov) 25:28 16 Relegated
8. Dinamo (Vratsa) 19:29 15 Relegated
9. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 18:35 13
10. Cherveno zname (Silistra) 11:44 8 Relegated
Southern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Spartak (Sofia) 63:7 32 Promoted
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2. Rilski sportist (SAMOKOV) 35:25 27
3. Lokomotiv (Stara Zagora) 43:27 25
4. Torpedo (Dimitrovgrad) 44:24 22 Relegated
5. Stroitel (Burgas) 28:30 17 Relegated
6. Dinamo (Pazardzhik) 25:33 17 Relegated
7. Dinamo (Plovdiv) 28:23 16
8. Dinamo (Yambol) 23:44 12 Relegated
9. Torpedo (Haskovo) 18:57 8 Relegated
10. Botev (Blagoevgrad) 21:58 4 Relegated
Promoted to "A" RFG: Torpedo (Ruse) and Spartak (Sofia). For some unknown reason
Minyor (Pernik) and Botev (Plovdiv) are promoted to "A" RFG too, despite not even
participating in the "B" RFGs.
Relegated from "B" RFG: Benkovski (Vidin), Lokomotiv (G.Oryahovitsa), Stroitel
(Svishtov), Dinamo (Vratsa), Cherveno zname (Silistra), Torpedo (Dimitrovgrad),
Stroitel (Burgas), Dinamo (Pazardzhik), Dinamo (Yambol), Torpedo (Haskovo), Botev
(Blagoevgrad). It's unclear why Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) and Dinamo (Plovdiv) are
not relegated.
Relegated from "A" RFG: Marek (Dupnitsa) and Lokomotiv (Sofia).
Promoted to "B" RFG: Cherno more (Varna) and Torpedo (Sofia).
Notes: - Slavia (Sofia) ("A" RFG) was split in two at the end of the season
and one of the emerged clubs - Udarnik will play in the "B" RFG for the 1951 season.
- From next season "B" RFG is united and will be composed of 12 teams.
1951:
Changes before the season:
- Udarnik (Sofia) changes name to Slavia.
- Dinamo (Pleven) changes name to Spartak.
- Stroitel (Shumen) changes name to Udarnik.
United (Edinna) "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Slavia (Sofia) 51:20 36 Promoted
2. Lokomotiv (Sofia) 46:20 33 Playoff
3. Cherno more (Varna) 38:18 29 Promoted
4. Spartak (Pleven) 29:27 24 Promoted
5. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 34:32 23
6. Marek (Dupnitsa) 28:32 23
7. Torpedo (Sofia) 34:33 19
8. Lokomotiv (Stara Zagora) 34:35 19 Relegated
9. Rilski sportist (SAMOKOV) 18:41 17 Relegated
10. Udarnik (Shumen) 26:47 16
11. Dinamo (Plovdiv) 25:45 15 Relegated
12. Dinamo (Varna) 31:44 10 Relegated
Promoted to "A" RFG: Slavia (Sofia) (as highest placed team from Sofia), Cherno
more (Varna) and Spartak (Pleven) (as highest placed teams from outside Sofia).
Relegated from "B" RFG: Lokomotiv (St.Zagora), Rilski sportist (SAMOKOV), Dinamo
(Plovdiv) and Dinamo (Varna). It's unclear why Udarnik (Shumen) is not relegated.
Relegated from "A" RFG: Torpedo (Pleven), Torpedo (Ruse) and Stroitel (Sofia).
Promoted to "B" RFG: VVS (Sofia), Akademik (Varna), Spartak (Plovdiv), Benkovski
(Vidin), Stroitel (Burgas), Botev (Blagoevgrad) and Dimitrovgrad (Dimitrovgrad).
Playoff for "A" RFG between the second best "B" RFG team from Sofia (Lokomotiv)
and the second worst placed "A" RFG team (Cherveno zname (Sofia)):
Lokomotiv (Sofia) - Cherveno zname (Sofia) 2:0; 1:0
Note: From next season "B" RFG is increased to 14 teams.
1952:
Changes before the season:
- Udarnik (Shumen) changes name to DNA.
United (Edinna) "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. VVS (Sofia) 49:14 40 Promoted
2. Stroitel (Sofia) 47:22 35 Promoted
3. Marek (Dupnitsa) 48:26 35 Promoted
4. Akademik (Varna) 52:23 33 Promoted
5. Cherveno zname (Sofia) 39:20 33
6. Spartak (Plovdiv) 39:24 33 Promoted
7. DNA (Shumen) 44:32 31
8. Torpedo (Pleven) 25:45 27
9. Benkovski (Vidin) 26:27 26
10. Torpedo (Sofia) 36:43 22
11. Stroitel (Burgas) 25:45 19
12. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 39:56 18
13. Botev (Blagoevgrad) 26:63 12
14. Dimitrovgrad (Dimitrovgrad) 0:78 0*
* - Dimitrovgrad probably withdrew just before the start of the season so all their
games were awarded 0:3 against them.
Promoted to "A" RFG: VVS (Sofia), Stroitel (Sofia), Marek (Dupntisa), Akademik (Varna)
and Spartak (Plovdiv). It is unclear why Cherveno zname (Sofia) are not promoted.
Relegated from "A" RFG: Spartak (Varna) and Akademik (Sofia).
Note: From next season "B" RFG is divided into 5 groups.
1953:
Partial tables:
"B" RFG Sofia:
GD Pts
1. Zavod 12 (Sofia) 47:13 38 Promoted
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2. Akademik (Sofia) 46:19 35
3. VIF Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia) 33:21 26
... ...
Northeastern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Spartak (Varna) 76:11 40 Promoted
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2. Lokomotiv (Varna) 36:22 30
3. Udarnik (Shumen) 44:19 29
... ...
Northwestern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Torpedo (Pleven) 28:10 31 Promoted
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2. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 43:23 30
3. Spartak (Vratsa) 36:26 25
... ...
Southwestern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Levski (Kyustendil) 45:16 35 Promoted
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2. Stroitel (Petrich) 48:27 30
3. Stroitel (Blagoevgrad) 58:31 28
... ...
Southeastern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Beroe (Stara Zagora) 33:7 34 Promoted
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2. Sliven (Sliven) 34:12 32
3. Udarnik (Plovdiv) 35:14 32
... ...
Promoted to "A" RFG: Zavod 12 (Sofia), Spartak (Varna), Torpedo (Pleven), Levski
(Kyustendil) and Beroe (Stara Zagora).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Marek (Dupnitsa), VVS (Sofia), Stroitel (Sofia), Spartak
(Sofia), Botev (Plovdiv) and Akademik (Varna).
1954:
Partial tables:
Northeastern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Spartak (Ruse) 47:14 35
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2. Udarnik (Shumen) 39:21 29
3. DNA (Shumen) 29:21 26
... ...
Northwestern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 37:18 32
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2. Udarnik (Veliko Tarnovo) 26:14 30
3. Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) 46:29 26
... ...
"B" RFG Sofia:
GD Pts
1. VVS (Sofia) 74:14 40
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2. Spartak (Sofia) 45:17 33
3. Septemvri (Sofia) 45:27 29
... ...
Southwestern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Cherveno zname (Radomir) 44:21 33
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2. Torpedo (Blagoevgrad) 46:31 27
3. Dinamo (Dupnitsa) 35:25 24
... ...
Southeastern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Botev (Plovdiv) 47:9 36
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2. Dinamo (Plovdiv) 49:14 32
3. Lokomotiv (Stara Zagora) 26:25 24
... ...
Qualification tournament for "A" RFG:
Note: Played in Plovdiv.
GP W D L GD Pts
1. Botev (Plovdiv) 4 4 0 0 9:2 8 Promoted
2. VVS (Sofia) 4 3 0 1 9:3 6 Promoted
3. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 4 2 0 2 6:6 4 Promoted
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4. Spartak (Ruse) 4 0 1 3 4:9 1
5. Cherveno zname (Radomir) 4 0 1 3 4:12 1
Known results:
Botev (Plovdiv) - Cherveno zname (Radomir) 2:1
Botev (Plovdiv) - Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 3:0
Botev (Plovdiv) - VVS (Sofia) 2:0
Botev (Plovdiv) - Spartak (Ruse) 2:1
Promoted to "A" RFG: Botev (Plovdiv), VVS (Sofia) and Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Beroe (Stara Zagora), Torpedo (Pleven) and Levski
(Kyustendil).
1955:
Winners of the five "B" RFGs:
Northeastern "B" RFG: Septemvri (Dobrich)
Northwestern "B" RFG: Benkovski (Vidin)
"B" RFG Sofia: Spartak (Sofia)
Southwestern "B" RFG: Dinamo (Dupnitsa)
Southeastern "B" RFG: Dinamo (Plovdiv)
Qualification tournament for "A" RFG:
GP W D L GD Pts
1. Spartak (Sofia) 5 5 0 0 15:0 10 Promoted
2. Dunav (Ruse) 5 3 0 2 9:2 6 Promoted
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3. Dinamo (Plovdiv) 5 2 1 2 5:7 5
4. Dinamo (Dupnitsa) 5 2 0 3 4:5 4
5. Benkovski (Vidin) 5 2 0 3 4:12 4
6. Septemvri (Dobrich) 5 0 1 4 4:15 1
Note: It is unclear how Dunav (Ruse) earned the right to play in the
qualification tournament.
Promoted to "A" RFG: Spartak (Sofia) and Dunav (Ruse).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni), Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Cherno more
(Varna) and VVS (Sofia).
Note: From next season "B" RFG gets divided into seven groups.
1956:
Winners of the seven "B" RFGs:
Northeastern "B" RFG: Cherno more (Varna)
Northern "B" RFG: SKNA (Ruse)
Northwestern "B" RFG: Lokomotiv (Lom)
"B" RFG Sofia: Septemvri (Sofia)
Southwestern "B" RFG: Marek (Dupnitsa)
Southern "B" RFG: Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)
Southeastern "B" RFG: Beroe (Stara Zagora)
Qualification tournament for "A" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Marek (Dupnitsa) 9:8 9 Promoted
2. Cherno more (Varna) 11:4 8 Promoted
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3. Septemvri (Sofia) 12:4 7
4. Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) 9:7 6
5. SKNA (Ruse) 4:4 5
6. Beroe (Stara Zagora) 4:13 5
7. Lokomotiv (Lom) 6:15 2
Promoted to "A" RFG: Marek (Dupnitsa) and Cherno more (Varna).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Dunav (Ruse) and Zavod 12 (Sofia).
Note: From next season "B" RFG will be composed of two groups.
1957:
Northern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Dunav (Ruse) 51:15 45 Promoted
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2. Volov (Shumen) 38:28 37
3. Chavdar (Byala Slatina) 43:27 35
4. Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) 46:47 34
5. Zavod 12 (Sofia) 27:31 32 Relegated
6. Chardafon-Orlovets (Gabrovo) 33:28 31
7. Benkovski (Vidin) 35:32 31
8. Botev (Vratsa) 38:33 29
9. Cherno more II (Varna) 40:36 29
10. Lokomotiv (Dryanovo) 28:33 28
11. N.Petrov (Gorna Oryahovitsa) 35:39 27
12. Akademik (Svishtov) 38:36 26
13. Dobrudzha (Dobrich) 29:33 25
14. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 29:43 24
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15. Partizanin (Ruse) 24:41 24 Relegated
16. Levski (Lom) 31:65 18 Relegated
Promoted to "A" RFG: Dunav (Ruse).
Relegated from"B" RFG: Paritzanin (Ruse), Levski (Lom) and Zavod 12 (Sofia).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Spartak (Sofia).
Promoted to "B" RFG: Svetkavitsa (Targovishte), Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) and
Skobelev (Pleven).
Note: Zavod 12 (Sofia) probably dissolved at the end of the season.
Southern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Beroe (Stara Zagora) 58:26 43 Promoted
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2. Akademik (Sofia) 50:27 39
3. Septemvri (Sofia) 39:29 36
4. Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) 48:32 35
5. Sliven (Sliven) 39:33 33
6. Yavorov (Chirpan) 39:39 32
7. Marek II (Dupnitsa) 37:56 31 Relegated
8. Levski (Burgas) 42:50 30
9. Arda (Kardzhali) 39:30 29
10. Metalodobiven zavod (Pernik) 37:36 29 Relegated
11. Lokomotiv (Stara Zagora) 29:37 29
12. Rilski sportist (SAMOKOV) 37:49 29
13. Rakovski (Dimitrovgrad) 26:28 27
14. Cherveno zname (Radomir) 30:38 22
15. Botev (Blagoevgrad) 38:58 21
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16. Maritsa (Plovdiv) 20:40 19 Relegated
Promoted to "A" RFG: Beroe (Stara Zagora).
Relegated from "B" RFG: Marek II (Dupnitsa), Metalodobiven zavod (Pernik) and
Maritsa (Plovdiv).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Marek (Dupnitsa).
Pormoted to "B" RFG: Botev (Pazardzhik), D.Kanev (Haskovo) and Minyor (Brezhani).
Note: - Marek II relegated because it can't be in one group with Marek (which
got relegated from "A" RFG).
- It is unclear why Metalodobiven zavod (Pernik) is relegated. Probably the
team dissolved at the end of the sesason.
1958:
Note: This is a transitional season so there was only spring period (the teams
played each other only once). Due to this no promotion or relegation takes place.
Northern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Spartak (Sofia) 25:5 25
2. Lokomotiv (Dryanovo) 24:18 20
3. Chavdar (Byala Slatina) 20:14 17
4. Akademik (Svishtov) 13:16 17
5. Benkovski (Vidin) 17:14 16
6. Svetkavitsa (Targovishte) 22:21 16
7. Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) 17:15 16
8. N.Petrov (Gorna Oryahovitsa) 26:25 15
9. Botev (Vratsa) 13:12 13
10. Volov (Shumen) 21:22 13
11. Chardafon-Orlovets (Gabrovo) 16:19 13
12. Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) 17:21 13
13. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 13:19 13
14. Skobelev (Pleven) 18:24 12
15. Dobrudzha (Dobrich) 11:18 11
16. Cherno more II (Varna) 15:25 10
Southern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Marek (Dupnitsa) 34:7 24
2. Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) 26:11 22
3. Botev (Blagoevgrad) 22:11 21
4. Septemvri (Sofia) 15:9 18
5. Sliven (Sliven) 21:18 16
6. Rakovski (Dimitrovgrad) 17:21 16
7. Lokomotiv (Stara Zagora) 31:25 15
8. Cherveno zname (Radomir) 11:11 15
9. Botev (Pazardzhik) 21:21 15
10. Levski (Burgas) 17:18 14
11. Akademik (Sofia) 15:20 14
12. Yavorov (Chirpan) 21:21 13
13. Arda (Kardzhali) 10:16 13
14. D.Kanev (Haskovo) 16:26 10
15. Rilski sportist (SAMOKOV) 14:22 8
16. Minyor (Brezhani) 10:44 6
1958-1959:
Changes before the season:
- Skobelev (Pleven) (Northern "B" RFG) changes name to Septemvri.
- Levski (Burgas) (Southern "B" RFG) changes name to Botev.
Northern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Spartak (Sofia) 49:22 41 Promoted
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2. Dobrudzha (Dobrich) 41:30 37
3. Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) 46:32 36
4. Volov (Shumen) 46:28 34
5. Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) 29:19 34
6. Chavdar (Byala Slatina) 40:36 33
7. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 34:41 32
8. Botev (Vratsa) 31:29 32
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9. Septemvri (Pleven) 37:24 31 Relegated
10. Lokomotiv (Dryanovo) 41:37 30 Relegated
11. Benkovski (Vidin) 34:40 30 Relegated
12. Chardafon-Orlovets (Gabrovo) 36:39 29 Relegated
13. Akademik (Svishtov) 28:29 28 Relegated
14. N.Petrov (Gorna Oryahovitsa) 30:56 21 Relegated
15. Svetkavitsa (Targovishte) 30:56 19 Relegated
16. Cherno more II (Varna) 12:65 11 Relegated
Promoted to "A" RFG: Spartak (Sofia).
Relegated from "B" RFG: Septemvri (Pleven), Lokomotiv (Dryanovo), Benkovski (Vidin),
Chardafon-Orlovets (Gabrovo), Akademik (Svishtov), N.Petrov (Gorna Oryahovitsa),
Svetkavitsa (Targovishte) and Cherno more II (Varna).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Cherno more (Varna).
Promoted to "B" RFG: no promotion this year.
Southern "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Septemvri (Sofia) 53:19 47 Promoted
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2. Marek (Dupnitsa) 72:33 42
3. Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) 61:25 39
4. Rakovski (Dimitrovgrad) 38:31 35
5. Botev (Blagoevgrad) 49:42 35
6. Akademik (Sofia) 41:37 34
7. Arda (Kardzhali) 38:28 34
8. Sliven (Sliven) 39:29 31
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9. Cherveno zname (Radomir) 43:38 31 Relegated
10. Botev (Burgas) 45:42 31 Relegated
11. Rilski sportist (SAMOKOV) 42:45 31 Relegated
12. Minyor (Brezhani) 28:57 24 Relegated
13. Yavorov (Chirpan) 34:44 22 Relegated
14. Botev (Pazardzhik) 32:47 22 Relegated
15. Lokomotiv (Stara Zagora) 29:65 16 Relegated
16. D.Kanev (Haskovo) 12:83 6 Relegated
Promoted to "A" RFG: Septemvri (Sofia).
Relegated from "B" RFG: Cherveno zname (Radomir), Botev (Burgas), Rilski sportist
(SAMOKOV), Minyor (Brezhani), Yavorov (Chirpan), Botev (Pazardzhik), Lokomotiv (Stara
Zagora) and D.Kanev (Haskovo).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Beroe (Stara Zagora).
Promoted to "B" RFG: no promotion this year.
Note: From next season there will be one United (Edinna) "B" RFG.
1959-1960:
United (Edinna) "B" RFG:
GD Pts
1. Beroe (Stara Zagora) 35:20 38 Promoted
2. Marek (Dupnitsa) 56:36 38 Promoted
3. Cherno more (Varna) 39:26 36 Promtoed
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4. Volov (Shumen) 41:34 36
5. Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) 37:31 35
6. Dobrudzha (Dobrich) 41:47 30
7. Arda (Kardzhali) 34:41 29
8. Akademik (Sofia) 32:29 28
9. Etar (Veliko Tarnovo) 45:47 28
10. Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) 36:35 27
11. Rakovski (Dimitrovgrad) 29:34 27
12. Chavdar (Byala Slatina) 26:36 27
13. Botev (Vratsa) 30:40 26
14. Sliven (Sliven) 38:35 25
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15. Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) 36:47 25 Relegated
16. Botev (Blagoevgrad) 32:49 25 Relegated
Promoted to "A" RFG: Beroe (Stara Zagora), Marek (Dupnitsa) and Cherno more (Varna).
Relegated from "B" RFG: Cherveno zname (Pavlikeni) and Botev (Blagoevgrad).
Relegated from "A" RFG: Spartak (Pleven).
Promoted to "B" RFG: Akademik (Svishtov), Chardafon-Orlovets (Gabrovo), Levski (Kyustendil)
and Minyor (Dimitrovgrad).
1960/61-1969/70
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