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Bulgarian football calendar: how the season fits together
First League in 2026–27: the league programme, season stages and how to read fixture dates alongside cup and European commitments.
The league programme
The Bulgarian federation, professional league and clubs agreed an opening weekend of 18–19 July 2026 and a spring restart on 13–14 February 2027. These are the framework dates from the league’s January announcement, not a guarantee that every fixture in a round is played on Saturday or Sunday.
Sources: Bulgarian Professional Football League: agreed 2026–27 start and restart
How the season is divided
The 2026–27 regulations use fourteen clubs and 26 regular-season rounds. The table then separates into championship, European-place and survival groups. The top two groups add six matches per club; the survival group adds five. Clubs in different groups consequently do not have identical season totals.
Sources: Bulgarian Professional Football League: agreed 2026–27 start and restart · BFU: 2026–27 competition regulations, Articles 1–2
What to check before following a fixture
The league’s announcement explains that reducing the number of clubs helps reduce midweek rounds and frees a weekend for the Bulgarian Cup. Cup dates and league rounds must still be read as different competitions. Use BFU’s current calendar for revisions and individual appointments.
Sources: Bulgarian Professional Football League: agreed 2026–27 start and restart
Follow the season from here
Our match centre separates recorded results from forthcoming fixtures and shows when its data was updated. Open the individual match for the available detail. A date without a confirmed kick-off should be treated as provisional, particularly when planning travel across time zones.