The 2019–20 Third Amateur Football League season was the 70th season of the Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League. The group is equivalent to the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid with four divisions existing in it. The divisions themselves are geographically separated into North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West, covering the football clubs of their respective zones. This is the second season after the reorganization of the Bulgarian football system, which saw the emergence of new competition formats, such as First and Second Professional Football Leagues.
The matches were suspended on 13 March 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On 21 April 2020, the Bulgarian Football Union decided that the league will not be completed and the standings prior to the suspension of the fixtures were considered final. The one exception was to constitute the South-West zone where initially a separate playoff was to be held between Minyor Pernik and Septemvri Simitli to determine the group winner, but on 15 May the Bulgarian Football Union decided to promote the team from Pernik directly. No teams were relegated from the Third Amateur Football League, with the exception of teams that were expelled from the league for financial problems.
Team changes
To Third League Promoted from Regional Divisions Chernolomets Popovo Shumen Drenovets Juventus Malchika Yambol Rodopa Smolyan Kyustendil Perun
Relegated from Second League Nesebar Dobrudzha Dobrich
Club movements between Third League and Second League The champions of three Third League divisions gained promotion to the 2020–21 Second League: Dobrudzha Dobrich from North-East, Yantra Dabrova from North-West, Minyor Pernik from South-West, Sozopol from South-East group.
Club movements between Third League and the Regional Groups North-East: Volov Shumen was relegated last season to regional divisions. North-West: Yantra Polski Trambesh and Levski were relegated to regional amateur football groups. South-East: Sadovo and Asenovets Asenovgrad were relegated to regional amateur football groups. South-West: Sapareva Banya and Kyustendil were relegated to regional amateur football groups.
Northeast group Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity Benkovski Byala Georgi Benkosvki 3,000 Botev Novi Pazar Gradski 8,000 Chernolomets Popovo Popovo Stamo Kostov Stadium(Popovo) 5,000 Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba 12,500 Hitrino Hitrino Hitrino 600 Kaliakra Kavarna Kavarna 5,000 Kubrat Kubrat Gradski 6,000 Lokomotiv Ruse Dunav 19,960 Septemvri Tervel Septemvri 700 Shumen Shumen Panayot Volov Stadium 24,390 Suvorovo Suvorovo Suvorovo 1,000 Svetkavitsa Targovishte Dimitar Burkov 5,000 Topoli Topoli Topoli Stadium 1,000 Ustrem Donchevo Donchevo Stadium 1,000
League table
Southeast group Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity Atletik Kuklen Atletik 1,000 Borislav Parvomay Gradski 8,000 Chernomorets Burgas Chernomorets Stadium 22,000 Dimitrovgrad Dimitrovgrad Minyor 10,000 Gigant Saedinenie Saedinenie 5,000 Haskovo Haskovo Stadium Dimitar Kanev 20,000 Karnobat Karnobat Gradski 3,000 Levski Karlovo Vasil Levski 3,000 Maritsa Plovdiv Plovdiv Sporten Kompleks Botev 1912 4,000 Minyor Radnevo Minyor 2,000 Nesebar Nesebar Gradski 6,800 Rodopa Smolyan Septemvri Stadium 6,100 Rozova Dolina Kazanlak Sevtopolis 15,000 Sokol Markovo Sokol 2,500 Sozopol Sozopol Gradski 3,500 Svilengrad Svilengrad Kolodruma 1,750 FC Yambol Yambol Tundzha 18,000 Zagorets Nova Zagora Zagorets 5,900
League table
Northwest group Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity Akademik Svishtov Akademik 13,500 Bdin Vidin Georgi Benkovski 15,000 Botev Lukovit Gradski 3,000 Kariana Erden Kariana Sport Complex 1,000 Levski Levski Levski 6,000 Miziya Knezha Gradski 1,000 Partizan Cherven Bryag Gradski 700 Parva Atomna Kozloduy Hristo Botev 3,000 Pavlikeni Pavlikeni Gancho Panov 10,000 Sevlievo Sevlievo Rakovski 5,000 Spartak Pleven Pleven 22,000 Tryavna Tryavna Gradski 3,000 Vihar Slavyanovo Gradski 1,000 Yantra 1919 Gabrovo Gabrovo Hristo Botev 14,000 Yantra Gabrovo Gabrovo Hristo Botev 14,000 Yantra Polski Trambesh Polski Trambesh Gradski 800
League table
Southwest group Stadia and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity Balkan Botevgrad Hristo Botev 8,000 Bansko Bansko Saint Peter 3,000 Belasitsa Petrich Kolarovo, Kolarovo 500 Botev Ihtiman Hristo Botev 5,000 Chavdar Etropole Chavdar 5,600 Nadezhda Dovroslavtsi Dobroslavtsi Perun Kresna Kresna Gradski Kyustendil Kyustendil Osogovo 10,000 Oborishte Panagyurishte Orcho Voyvoda 3,000 Marek Dupnitsa Bonchuk 8,050 Minyor Pernik Minyor 8,000 Pirin Razlog Razlog Gradski 6,500 Rilski Sportist Samokov Iskar 7,000 Septemvri Simitli Struma 8,000 Slivnishki Geroy Slivnitsa Slivnishki Geroy 7,000 Sportist Svoge Svoge Chavdar Tsvetkov 3,500 Vihren Sandanski Sandanski 6,000
League table
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