1996–97 A Group

A Group
Season1996–97
Dates9 August 1996 – 1 June 1997
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(28th title)
Relegated
Champions LeagueCSKA
UEFA CupNeftochimic
Matches240
Goals705 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerTodor Pramatarov
(26 goals)

The 1996–97 A Group was the 49th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]

Team information

Stadia and locations

The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1996–97 (listed in alphabetical order):

Location of teams in 1996–97 A Group
Sofia 1996–97 A Group football clubs
Team City Stadium Capacity
Botev Plovdiv Hristo Botev 18,000
CSKA Sofia Bulgarian Army 22,995
Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba 12,500
Etar Veliko Tarnovo Ivaylo 18,000
Levski Kyustendil Osogovo 10,000
Levski Sofia Georgi Asparuhov 29,986
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv 24,000
Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 22,000
Maritsa Plovdiv Maritsa 5,000
Minyor Pernik Minyor 18,000
Montana Montana Ogosta 8,000
Neftochimic Burgas Lazur 18,037
Rakovski Ruse Gradski 20,000
Slavia Sofia Ovcha Kupel 18,000
Spartak Pleven Slavi Aleksiev 21,940
Spartak Varna Spartak 8,000

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CSKA Sofia (C) 30 22 5 3 65 19 +46 71 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Neftochimic Burgas 30 20 7 3 70 20 +50 67 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Slavia Sofia 30 17 6 7 61 23 +38 57
4 Levski Sofia 30 14 11 5 58 30 +28 53 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
5 Botev Plovdiv 30 14 3 13 41 41 0 45
6 Minyor Pernik 30 12 8 10 28 35 −7 44
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 13 4 13 59 47 +12 43
8 Levski Kyustendil 30 13 3 14 51 52 −1 42
9 Spartak Varna 30 13 3 14 40 41 −1 42 Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
10 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 12 5 13 38 41 −3 41
11 Dobrudzha Dobrich 30 11 6 13 44 48 −4 39
12 Spartak Pleven 30 12 3 15 35 46 −11 39
13 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 30 10 5 15 37 53 −16 35
14 Maritsa Plovdiv (R) 30 8 8 14 38 45 −7 32 Relegation to 1997–98 B Group
15 Montana (R) 30 8 4 18 32 54 −22 28
16 Rakovski Ruse (R) 30 0 1 29 8 110 −102 1
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BOT CSK DOB ETA LVK LEV LPL LSO MAR MIN MON NEF RAK SLA SPL SPV
Botev Plovdiv 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–3 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 4–3
CSKA Sofia 1–0 2–0 5–1 4–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 9–0 0–0 4–0 4–1
Dobrudzha Dobrich 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 3–2 3–0
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–0 0–1 4–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–4 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 3–2 1–0 1–0
Levski Kyustendil 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–3 5–1 3–1
Levski Sofia 0–1 0–2 5–0 6–0 6–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 4–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–5 5–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Lokomotiv Sofia 3–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 4–3 2–3 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 7–0 2–3 1–2 3–1
Maritsa Plovdiv 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 4–3 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–5 8–0 0–0 2–2 1–0
Minyor Pernik 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Montana 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–1
Neftochimic Burgas 2–0 2–1 5–0 5–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1
Rakovski Ruse 0–1 0–2 1–7 0–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–4 0–2 1–2 2–5 0–6 0–7 0–0 0–2
Slavia Sofia 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 5–0 0–1 6–0 1–2 1–0
Spartak Pleven 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–2
Spartak Varna 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–3 4–0 1–0 1–0
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Petko Petkov 30 (0)
Iliyan Vasilev 0 (0)
Defenders
Adalbert Zafirov 28 (2)
Filip Filipov 21 (1)
Stefan Lulchev 14 (0)
Zdravko Radev 3 (0)
Dobromir Mitov 25 (3)
Galin Ivanov 20 (0)
Midfielders
Anatoli Nankov 27 (2)
Risto Milosavov 24 (3)
Iliya Voynov 20 (4)
Ivo Slavchev 20 (2)
Nikolay Nikolov 5 (1)
Georgi Slavchev 6 (0)
Kostadin Vidolov* 15 (1)
Stiliyan Petrov 5 (0)
Ivan Tanchovski 1 (0)
Metodi Deyanov 14 (3)
Milen Petkov 26 (3)
Georgi Yordanov 12 (1)
Forwards
Ivaylo Andonov 25 (18)
Jair 6 (3)
Petar Zhabov 22 (9)
Martin Petrov 3 (1)
Dimitar Ivanov 24 (4)
Kancho Yordanov 11 (2)
Rumen Hristov* 4 (1)
Bozhidar Yankov 4 (0)
Manager
Georgi Vasilev
  • Vidolov and Hristov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Todor Pramatarov Slavia Sofia 26
2 Hristo Marashliev Levski Kyustendil (9)
Spartak Varna (11) 		20
3 Ivaylo Andonov CSKA Sofia 18
4 Geno Dobrevski Botev Plovdiv 13
5 Mihail Mihaylov Levski Kyustendil 12
6 Emil Mitsanski Dobrudzha 11
Todor Zaytsev Levski Sofia
8 Georgi Ivanov Lokomotiv Plovdiv 10
Iliya Gruev Neftochimic
10 Boris Hvoynev Botev Plovdiv 9
Petar Zhabov CSKA Sofia
Plamen Petrov Levski Kyustendil
Marian Hristov Levski Sofia
Aleksandar Aleksandrov Maritsa

References

  1. ^ "Порточанов вади пистолет, после Гочето прави кълбета" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 27 July 2013.
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