1996–97 A Group

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Montana
  • Rakovski
    • Champions LeagueCSKA
    UEFA CupNeftochimic
    Matches played240
    Goals scored705 (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]

    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
    Bulgaria Petko Petkov 30 0(0)
    Bulgaria Iliyan Vasilev 00 0(0)
    Defenders
    Bulgaria Adalbert Zafirov 28 0(2)
    Filip Filipov
    		 21 0(1)
    Bulgaria Stefan Lulchev 14 0(0)
    Bulgaria Zdravko Radev 03 0(0)
    Bulgaria Dobromir Mitov 25 0(3)
    Bulgaria Galin Ivanov 20 0(0)
    Midfielders
    Bulgaria Anatoli Nankov 27 0(2)
    North Macedonia Risto Milosavov 24 0(3)
    Bulgaria Iliya Voynov 20 0(4)
    Bulgaria Ivo Slavchev 20 0(2)
    Bulgaria Nikolay Nikolov 05 0(1)
    Bulgaria Georgi Slavchev 06 0(0)
    Bulgaria Kostadin Vidolov* 15 0(1)
    Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov 05 0(0)
    Bulgaria Ivan Tanchovski 01 0(0)
    Bulgaria Metodi Deyanov 14 0(3)
    Bulgaria Milen Petkov 26 0(3)
    Bulgaria Georgi Yordanov 12 0(1)
    Forwards
    Bulgaria Ivaylo Andonov 25 (18)
    Cape Verde Jair 06 0(3)
    Bulgaria Petar Zhabov 22 0(9)
    Bulgaria Martin Petrov 03 0(1)
    Bulgaria Dimitar Ivanov 24 0(4)
    Bulgaria Kancho Yordanov 11 0(2)
    Bulgaria Rumen Hristov* 04 0(1)
    Bulgaria Bozhidar Yankov 04 0(0)
    Manager
    Bulgaria Georgi Vasilev
    • Vidolov and Hristov left the club during a season.

    Top scorers

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

    References

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

    External links

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1996–97_A_Group&oldid=1201762612"