Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
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| Country | Bulgaria |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1924 (as BSFC) 1948 (as A Group) 2016 (as Parva Liga) |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Second League |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup |
| International cup(s) |
Champions League Europa League |
| Current champions |
Ludogorets Razgrad (5th title) (2015–16) |
| Most championships | CSKA Sofia (31 titles) |
| TV partners | Nova Broadcasting Group |
| Website | www |
 2016–17 season
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The First Professional Football League (Bulgarian: Първа професионална футболна лига) is a Bulgarian professional league for men's association football clubs. Standing at the top of the Bulgarian football league system, it serves as the country's primary football competition. The league determines the champion of Bulgaria and is contested by fourteen teams. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the second tier of the Bulgarian football league pyramid, the Second League. Known by its previous name A Group, the Bulgarian top-tier was fully restructured during the summer of 2016, when new licensing criteria were introduced.
The Bulgarian football championship was inaugurated in 1924 as the Bulgarian State Football Championship and has been played in a league format since 1948, when the A Group was established. The champions of the First League have the right to participate in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League based on the league's European coefficient. Additionally, two UEFA Europa League spots are allocated to the second team in the final standings and the winner of the European playoffs. A further fourth spot may also be granted to the fourth placed team in the final league ranking, given that the Bulgarian Cup holder has finished among the top three teams at the end of the season.
A total of 67 clubs have competed in the Bulgarian top-tier since its establishment. In the last decade, many teams such as the current champions Ludogorets were introduced for the first time in the league. In 2016–17, Vereya Stara Zagora became the 67th club to participate in the competition. Since 1948, eleven different teams have been crowned champions of Bulgaria. The three most successful clubs are CSKA Sofia with 31 titles, Levski Sofia with 26 titles and Slavia Sofia with 7 titles respectively. The current champions Ludogorets Razgrad won their fifth consecutive title in their fifth First League season in 2015–16.
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