2024–25 Bulgarian Women's League Explained

Competition:Bulgarian Women's League
Season:2024–25
Dates:30 August 2024 – June 2025
Matches:66
Total Goals:297
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
League Topscorer:Monika Baliova
(18 goals)
Updated:24 November 2024

The 2024–25 Bulgarian Women's League is the 32nd season of the Bulgarian Women's League, the top-level women's football league in Bulgaria.

NSA Sofia are the defending champions, having claimed their 19th title last season.[1]

Teams

Twelve teams will contest the 2024–25 Women's League season.[2]

Team Location Ground Capacity data-sort-type=number2023–24 season
13,000
1,000
25,000
2,000
Stadion Letishte 3,000
Gnezdo na Orli Complex 2,000
NSA Stadium 1,000
Stadion selo Riltsi 1,000
Paldin Stadium 1,000
5,000
Stadion Vladaia 5,000
SportikaStadion selo Riltsi 1,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Dunav Ruse
EnkoKrasko
Etar VTJomaefbet
Lokomotiv
LP Super Sport
Ludogorets 1945JakoNavibulgar
NSA Sofia Jako
Pirin 22
Pladineat & go
Sevlievo Ladies
Sofia Ladies 2021
Sportika

League table

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Wins in all group matches;
  9. Away wins in all group matches;
  10. Disciplinary points (direct red card = 3 points; double yellow card = 3 points; single yellow card = 1 point);

Results

The fixtures for the first half of the league were published on 29 August 2024.[3]

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Monika BaliovaSportika18
2 Polina RasinaNSA Sofia17
3NSA Sofia13
4 Katerina RavnachkaLudogorets12
5 Nikol DimanovaPaldin9
6 Jessica CoatesNSA Sofia9
7 Mariela PetrovaLudogorets9
8 Vasilena StefanovaSportika9
9 Mirela MoevaEtar VT7
10 Silvia NaydenovaNSA Sofia7
11 Antoniya AngelovaFC Sevlievo 7
12 Preslava YordanovaNSA Sofia6
13Paldin6
14 Iv DeskovaLudogorets6

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
Sheets
1 Lora RusaninaLokomotiv4
2 Teodora TsarevaPirin 223
Milena KarakolevaSportika
Viktoria SimovaSevlievo ladies
5 Mayya StanevaLP Super Sport2
Anabel NikolovaNSA Sofia
Martina IlievaLudogorets
8 Viktoria DimovaNSA Sofia1
Tsveta EnchevaEtar VT
Ognyana BurgodzhievaPaldin
Darena RadevaPaldin
Aleksandra Hristova Lokomotiv

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Raya BonevaLokomotivSofia ladies8–0 (A)
Denitsa SemkovaPirinSofia ladies7–1 (A)
Ivelina PavlovaNSA SofiaSofia ladies23–1 (H)
Jessica CoatesNSA SofiaSofia ladies23–1 (H) (4)
Preslava YordanovaNSA SofiaSofia ladies23–1 (H)
Polina RasinaNSA SofiaSofia ladies23–1 (H) (4)
Polina DemirovaNSA SofiaPirin6–1 (A)
Katerina RavnachkaLudogoretsEtar VT7–1 (H)
Monika BaliovaSportikaLP Super Sport4–0 (A)
Sofia Ladies14–0 (A) (4)
Pirin4–1 (A)
Vasilena StefanovaSportikaSofia Ladies14–0 (A)
Maria RikevaSportikaSofia Ladies14–0 (A)
Mirela MoevaEtar VTSofia Ladies7–2 (A) (4)

Discipline

-Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.
Player Emili Damyanova (Pirin)4 Demet Ahmedova (Dunav Ruse)
Oleksandra Babiuk (Lokomotiv)
Kristiyana Dimitrova (Paldin)
Anna Valcheva (Sofia Ladies 2021)
Tsveta Dimitrova (Sofia Ladies 2021)
1
ClubSevlievo Ladies12Sofia Ladies 20212

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: НСА вкара 10 гола и завърши по шампионски. bg. NSA scored 10 goals and finished in a champion's style.. 8 June 2024. sportal.bg. 31 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Изтеглиха жребия за старта на женското футболно първенство. bg. The draw for the start of the Women's Football Championship has been conducted.. 17 August 2024. sportal.bg. 31 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Програма на държавното първенство по футбол за жени 2024/2025 г.. bg. Fixtures of the 2024/2025 Women's National Football Championship. 29 August 2024. bfunion.bg. Bulgarian Football Union. 31 August 2024.