On 16 December 2015, نادي ليتكس لوفتش were expelled from the league after their players left the field in protest over referee decisions in a match against ليفسكي صوفيا on 12 December 2015.[4][5] On 20 January 2016 it was announced that Litex Lovech would be relegated to دوري الدرجة الثانية للمحترفين البلغاري[لغات أخرى][6] All results from played matches involving Litex Lovech were annulled on 22 January 2016.[7]