The 2001–02 B Group was the 46th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 13 teams contested the league.
Team changes The following teams had changed division after the 2000–01 season.
To B Group Promoted from V Group Relegated from A Group Rilski Sportist Belite Orli Pleven Svilengrad Devnya Botev Plovdiv Minyor Pernik
From B Group Promoted to A Group Relegated to V Group Spartak Pleven Marek Dupnitsa Lokomotiv Plovdiv(after merger with Velbazhd) Belasitsa Petrich(after merger with Hebar) Septemvri Sofia Metalurg Pernik Haskovo Bdin Vidin Dorostol Silistra Shumen
Teams Stadiums and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity Akademik Svishtov Akademik 13,500 Belite Orli Pleven Belite Orli 15,000 Botev Plovdiv Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) 20,000 Botev Vratsa Hristo Botev (Vratsa) 32,000 Devnya Devnya Povelyanovo 3,000 Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba 16,000 Dunav Ruse Dunav 12,000 Minyor Pernik Minyor 20,000 Pirin Blagoevgrad Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad) 15,000 Rilski Sportist Samokov Iskar 7,000 Svetkavitsa Targovishte Dimitar Burkov 8,000 Svilengrad Svilengrad Kolodruma 1,750 Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo Rakovski 8,816
Personnel Team Manager CaptainAkademik Svishtov Stoycho Stoev Belite Orli Botev Plovdiv Tencho Tenev Botev Vratsa Devnya Dobrudzha Eduard Eranosyan Dunav Ignat Mladenov Dragomir GrigorovMinyor Pirin Rilski Sportist Ivan Marinov Svetkavitsa Miroslav Mironov Svilengrad Vidima-Rakovski Dimitar Todorov
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment Botev Plovdiv Petar Kurdov Sacked September 2001 Krasimir Manolov September 2001 Vidima-Rakovski Plamen Markov Signed by Bulgaria December 2001 Dimitar Todorov December 2001 Botev Plovdiv Krasimir Manolov Sacked February 2002 Tencho Tenev February 2002 Dunav Ruse Nikola Hristov Mutual consent March 2002 Ignat Mladenov March 2002
League table
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Rumen ShankulovVidima-Rakovski 142 Borislav DimitrovBotev Plovdiv133 Vasil KirovRilski Sportist 124 Georgi KichukovBotev Vratsa 115 Desislav RusevAkademik Svishtov9 Spas UrumovAkademik Svishtov7 Nikolay FilipovDobrudzha7 Stanislav RumenovSvetkavitsa9 Emil AngelovSvilengrad 6 Todor PramatarovPirin Georgi ZdravkovDobrudzha Milen KunchevBotev Plovdiv Valentin IgnatovVidima-Rakovski
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