▁from ▁South - West . ▁Mar its a ▁P lov div ▁joined ▁the ▁promoted ▁teams ▁as ▁run ners - up ▁of ▁the ▁South - E ast ▁group ▁because ▁champions ▁Zag or ets ▁refused ▁to ▁particip ate ▁for ▁financial ▁reasons . ▁In ▁return , ▁four ▁teams ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁League : ▁C SK A ▁Sof ia ▁II , ▁Spart ak ▁Ple ven , ▁B ans ko ▁and ▁Lev ski ▁Kar lo vo . ▁C SK A ▁Sof ia ▁II ▁was ▁dissol ved ; ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Sv ob oda ▁P esh tera ▁( 1 6 th ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁South - West ▁Third ▁League ) ▁was ▁sp ared ▁from ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁regional ▁divisions . ▁ ▁Club ▁movements ▁between ▁Third ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁Regional ▁Gr oups ▁ ▁North - E ast : ▁Spart ak ▁V arna ▁and ▁Inter ▁Dob rich ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁last ▁season ▁to ▁regional ▁divisions . ▁The ▁new ▁teams , ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁regional ▁divisions , ▁are ▁Ben kov ski ▁By ala ▁( ch amp ions ▁of ▁R F G ▁R use ) ▁and ▁Spart ak ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁( run ners - up ▁of ▁A 2 ▁R F G ▁V arna ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Spart ak ▁V arna ▁merged ▁with ▁Spart ak ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁North - West : ▁Kom ▁Ber kov its a ▁and ▁Ju vent us ▁Mal ch ika