1986–87 A Group

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Trakia Plovdiv
  • Lokomotiv Sofia
    • Matches played240
    Goals scored786 (3.28 per match)
    Top goalscorerNasko Sirakov
    (36 goals)
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    The 1986–87 A Group was the 39th 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.

    Teams

    Stadiums and locations

    Sliven
    Pirin
    Etar
    Dimitrovgrad
    Chernomorets
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    Locations of the 1986–87 Bulgarian A Group teams
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    Sofia 1986–87 A Group football clubs
    Team City Stadium Capacity
    Akademik Svishtov Akademik 13,500
    Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe 17,000
    Chernomorets Burgas Deveti Septemvri 18,000
    CSKA Sofia Narodna Armia 26,000
    Dimitrovgrad Dimitrovgrad Rakovski 12,000
    Etar Veliko Tarnovo Ivaylo 16,000
    Levski Sofia
    Levski
    Rakovski
    		 40,000
    18,000
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv
    Deveti Septemvri    		 13,000
    50,000
    Lokomotiv Sofia Vasil Levski National Stadium 60,000
    Pirin Blagoevgrad Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad) 15,000
    Slavia Sofia
    Slavia
    		 25,000
    Sliven
    		 Sliven Hadzhi Dimitar 15,000
    Spartak Varna Spartak 12,000
    Trakia
    		 Plovdiv Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) 30,000
    Vratsa Vratsa Hristo Botev (Vratsa) 25,000

    Personnel

    Team Manager Captain
    Akademik Bulgaria Petko Petkov Bulgaria Nikola Moskov
    Beroe Bulgaria Evgeni Yanchovski Bulgaria Tenyo Minchev
    Chernomorets Bulgaria Lyubomir Borisov Bulgaria Valentin Deliminkov
    CSKA Bulgaria Dimitar Penev Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev
    Dimitrovgrad Bulgaria Grigor Petkov Bulgaria Ivan Iliev
    Etar Bulgaria Georgi Vasilev Bulgaria Stefan Lahchiev
    Levski Bulgaria Pavel Panov Bulgaria Rusi Gochev
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Hristo Bonev Bulgaria Ayan Sadakov
    Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria Apostol Chachevski Bulgaria Nako Doychev
    Pirin Bulgaria Boris Nikolov Bulgaria Yordan Murlev
    Slavia Bulgaria Atanas Parzhelov Bulgaria Ivan Haydarliev
    Sliven Bulgaria Lyudmil Goranov Bulgaria Tenko Dobrev
    Spartak Pleven Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov Bulgaria Plamen Getov
    Spartak Varna Bulgaria Ivan Filipov Bulgaria Zhivko Gospodinov
    Trakia Bulgaria Ivan Gluhchev Bulgaria Kostadin Kostadinov
    Vratsa Bulgaria Iliya Panev Bulgaria Tsvetan Danov

    League standings

    Pos Team Pld W D 0–0 L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 CSKA Sofia (C) 30 21 5 0 4 73 30 +43 47 Qualification for European Cup first round
    2 Levski Sofia 30 19 6 0 5 75 35 +40 44 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
    3
    Trakia Plovdiv
    		 30 16 7 0 7 57 30 +27 39 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
    4 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 14 7 1 8 67 45 +22 35
    5 Slavia Sofia 30 15 5 0 10 59 46 +13 35
    6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 11 8 1 10 58 44 +14 30
    7 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 30 12 6 0 12 40 42 −2 30
    8 Vratsa 30 11 6 0 13 42 56 −14 28
    9
    Sliven
    		 30 11 5 0 14 52 52 0 27
    10 Spartak Varna 30 10 5 0 15 44 62 −18 25
    11 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 8 8 2 12 35 47 −12 24
    12 Chernomorets Burgas 30 10 4 0 16 48 76 −28 24
    13 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 8 5 0 17 44 54 −10 21
    14 Spartak Pleven 30 7 7 2 14 31 50 −19 21
    15 Akademik Svishtov (R) 30 7 7 1 15 29 51 −22 21 Relegation to 1987–88 B Group
    16 Dimitrovgrad (R) 30 8 5 1 16 32 66 −34 21
    Source: 1986-87 Football retro-football.bg
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. ^ Levski Sofia qualified for Cup Winners' Cup as a finalists in the 1986–87 Bulgarian Cup.

    Results

    Home \ Away ASV BSZ CHB CSK DIM ETA LEV LPL LSO PIR SLA
    SLI
    		 SPL SPV
    TRA
    		 VRA
    Akademik Svishtov 1–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
    Beroe Stara Zagora 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–3 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 5–0
    Chernomorets Burgas 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 4–1 2–4 3–2 7–1 1–0 3–2 2–1
    CSKA Sofia 1–0 3–2 10–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 4–0 4–2 7–2
    Dimitrovgrad 0–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1
    Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 4–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0
    Levski Sofia 3–0 3–2 8–1 0–1 4–1 3–0 4–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 4–2 3–1 7–3 1–1 7–1
    Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 7–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 7–1 1–2 2–0
    Lokomotiv Sofia 4–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 5–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 5–1
    Pirin Blagoevgrad 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–3
    Slavia Sofia 4–0 5–0 4–3 2–3 4–1 2–1 0–2 4–3 2–2 3–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 2–0
    Sliven
    		 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 2–3 2–2 4–2 5–2 1–3 3–0
    Spartak Pleven 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0
    Spartak Varna 6–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 5–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–2
    Trakia Plovdiv
    		 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 5–1 1–1
    Vratsa 2–0 3–0 7–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
    Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Champions

    CSKA Sofia
    Goalkeepers
    Bulgaria Georgi Velinov 30 0(0)
    Bulgaria Krasimir Dosev 03 0(0)
    Bulgaria Yordan Filipov 01 0(0)
    Defenders
    Bulgaria Nedyalko Mladenov 26 0(0)
    Bulgaria Angel Chervenkov 18 0(1)
    Bulgaria Krasimir Bezinski 30 0(2)
    Bulgaria Aleksandar Aleksandrov 24 0(1)
    Bulgaria Kiril Kachamanov 01 0(0)
    Bulgaria Iliya Dyakov 05 0(0)
    Bulgaria Sasho Borisov 30 0(0)
    Bulgaria Valeri Damyanov 04 0(0)
    Bulgaria Aydan Ilyazov 20 0(0)
    Midfielders
    Bulgaria Stoil Stefanov 01 0(0)
    Bulgaria Kostadin Yanchev 22 0(0)
    Bulgaria Ivaylo Kirov 26 0(6)
    Bulgaria Lyubomir Zhelev 04 0(0)
    Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev 29 (28)
    Bulgaria Lyubomir Lyubenov 02 0(0)
    Forwards
    Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov 25 0(6)
    Bulgaria Emil Kostadinov 26 0(3)
    Bulgaria Ivaylo Kotev 01 0(1)
    Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev 27 (19)
    Bulgaria Yordan Dimitrov 17 0(6)
    Bulgaria Rumen Stoyanov 03 0(0)
    Manager
    Bulgaria Dimitar Penev

    Top scorers

    Rank Scorer Club Goals
    1 Bulgaria Nasko Sirakov Levski Sofia 36
    2 Bulgaria Petar Aleksandrov Slavia Sofia 33
    3 Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev CSKA Sofia 28
    4 Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev CSKA Sofia 19
    5 Bulgaria Stoycho Stoev Lokomotiv Sofia 18
    6 Bulgaria Hristo Kolev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 16
    7 Bulgaria Petar Mihtarski Pirin Blagoevgrad 15
    8 Bulgaria Nikolay Rusev Chernomorets Burgas 13
    Bulgaria Iliya Voynov Vratsa
    Bulgaria Mitko Argirov Etar Veliko Tarnovo
    Bulgaria Aleksandar Bonchev Lokomotiv Sofia

    Awards

    Team of the Season

    Team of the Season (by newspaper Naroden Sport)[1]
    Goalkeeper Bulgaria Georgi Velinov (CSKA)
    Defence Bulgaria Yancho Bogomilov (Spartak Varna) Bulgaria Nikolay Iliev (Levski) Bulgaria Stefan Lahchiev (Etar) Bulgaria Krasimir Bezinski (CSKA)
    Midfield Bulgaria Nasko Sirakov (Levski) Bulgaria Nikolay Rusev (Chernomorets) Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov (CSKA)
    Attack Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev (CSKA) Bulgaria Petar Aleksandrov (Slavia) Bulgaria Iliya Voynov (Vratsa)

    References

    1. ^ "Football'87" (PDF). retro-football.bg (in Bulgarian).

    External links