Bulgarian Republic Football Championship

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Bulgarian Republic Football Championship
Bulgarian Republican Champ Trophy.png
Bulgarian Republic Football Championship trophy
Sport Football
Founded1945
Ceased1948
No. of teams16–24
Country Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Most titles Levski Sofia
(2 titles)
Related
competitions
State Championship
Bulgarian A Football Group

The Republic Football Championship was a national football competition in Bulgaria, successor of the State Championship. It was organised for only four years between 1945 and 1948. After 1948 it was reorganised as a Republic Football Group. [1]

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Format

The championship was a knockout tournament featuring clubs that had finished at the top of six regional divisions. These divisions were round-robin tournaments that included football clubs from different geographic areas.

SeasonChampions (titles)Runner-up
1945 Lokomotiv Sofia (2) Sportist Sofia
1946 Levski Sofia (4) Lokomotiv Sofia
1947 Levski Sofia (5) Lokomotiv Sofia
1948 Septemvri pri CDV (1) Levski Sofia

Notes:

Performances

Performances by club

ClubWinnersRunners-up
Levski Sofia
2
1
Lokomotiv Sofia
1
2
Septemvri pri CDV
1
Sportist Sofia
1

Notes:

Performances by city

CityWinnersRunners-up
BG Sofia coa.svg Sofia
4
4

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References

  1. "Bulgaria - List of Champions".