It was delayed by two weeks due to the COVID-19 situation in Bulgaria,[1][2] which saw footballers from a number of the participating teams testing positive for COVID-19 in July 2020,[3] with Minyor Pernik especially affected.

On 28 September 2020, Vitosha Bistritsa was excluded from the league, after the club announced on the same day that they will withdraw from the competition due to financial problems.

The season started with spectators being allowed (albeit at a reduced stadium capacity), but on 27 October 2020, following a worsening of the epidemiological situation in Bulgaria, Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov issued a decree valid from 29 October until 12 November, stipulating that all matches are to be held behind closed doors.

[11] After the first half of the season ended in December, Kariana Erden announced that the team would withdraw from the league, for personal reasons related to its owners.

Clubs in the domestic league can have more than one sponsorship per jersey which can feature on the front of the shirt, incorporated with the main sponsor or in place of it; or on the back, either below the squad number or on the collar area.