1999–2000 A Group
Champions League | Levski |
---|---|
UEFA Cup | CSKA |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 663 (2.76 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mihail Mihaylov (20 goals) |
← 1998–99 → |
The 1999–2000 A Group was the 52nd 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 Levski Sofia won the championship.[1]
Team information
Stadia and locations
The following teams have ensured their participation in
A Group
for season 1999–00 (listed in alphabetical order):
Velbazhd
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Belasitsa
|
Petrich | Tsar Samuil
|
9,500 |
Botev
|
Plovdiv | Hristo Botev
|
18,000 |
Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets
|
22,000 |
CSKA | Sofia | Bulgarian Army
|
22,995 |
Dobrudzha
|
Dobrich | Druzhba
|
12,500 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov
|
29,986 |
Lokomotiv
|
Sofia | Lokomotiv
|
22,000 |
Lovech | Lovech | Lovech
|
7,050 |
Minyor
|
Pernik | Minyor
|
18,000 |
Neftochimic | Burgas | Lazur
|
18,037 |
Olimpik-Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe
|
16,000 |
Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev
|
15,000 |
Shumen
|
Shumen | Panayot Volov
|
24,000 |
Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel
|
18,000 |
Spartak
|
Varna | Spartak
|
8,000 |
Velbazhd
|
Kyustendil | Osogovo | 10,000 |
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 17 | +49 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Velbazhd Kyustendil
|
30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
5 | Lovech | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 49 | |
6 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 45 | |
7 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 41 | |
8 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 40 | |
9 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 39 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 37 | |
11 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 36 | |
12 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
13 | Olimpik-Beroe (O) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 34 | |
14 | Belasitsa Petrich (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 33[b] | Relegation to 2000–01 B Group |
15 | Pirin Blagoevgrad (R) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 33[b] | |
16 | Shumen (R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 68 | −55 | 11 |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian) and rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Neftochimic Burgas qualified for UEFA Cup as a finalists in the 1999–2000 Bulgarian Cup.
- ^ a b Belasitsa Petrich ahead of Pirin Blagoevgrad on head-to-head record; Belasitsa Petrich–Pirin Blagoevgrad 4–1, Pirin Blagoevgrad–Belasitsa Petrich 1–0.
Results
Relegation play-off
Hebar Pazardzhik | ||
---|---|---|
Spartak Pleven | ||
---|---|---|
Champions
- Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dimitar Ivankov | 27 | (5) |
12 | Georgi Sheytanov | 3 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
---|---|---|---|
2 | Martin Stankov | 14 | (0) |
3 | Stanimir Stoilov | 25 | (3) |
5 | Aleksey Dionisiev | 12 | (2) |
6 | John Inglis | 17 | (0) |
11 | Elin Topuzakov | 23 | (3) |
13 | Yulian Petkov | 7 | (0) |
16 | Veselin Vachev | 6 | (0) |
21 | Zahari Sirakov | 29 | (1) |
23 | Dalibor Dragić | 9 | (0) |
24 | Predrag Pažin | 23 | (1) |
Midfielders | |||
---|---|---|---|
4 | Biser Ivanov | 26 | (4) |
7 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | 28 | (6) |
10 | Asen Nikolov | 12 | (1) |
14 | Krasimir Dimitrov | 21 | (0) |
15 | Chavdar Atanasov | 21 | (4) |
20 | Neško Milovanović | 12 | (1) |
22 | Dimitar Telkiyski | 17 | (4) |
25 | Stanislav Genchev | 1 | (0) |
26 | Viktorio Pavlov | 6 | (0) |
Forwards | |||
---|---|---|---|
8 | Serge Yoffou | 25 | (13) |
9 | Georgi Ivanov | 23 | (12) |
17 | Georgi Georgiev | 14 | (3) |
18 | Georgi Bachev | 7 | (3) |
19 | Todor Kolev | 3 | (0) |
Manager | |
---|---|
Dimitar Dimitrov |
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mihail Mihaylov | Velbazhd Kyustendil
|
20 |
2 | Svetoslav Todorov | Litex Lovech | 19 |
3 | Plamen Timnev | Spartak Varna
|
16 |
4 | Dimitar Ivanov | CSKA Sofia | 14 |
Dimitar Berbatov | CSKA Sofia | ||
Anton Evtimov | Minyor Pernik
| ||
7 | Serge Yoffou | Levski Sofia | 13 |
8 | Georgi Ivanov | Levski Sofia | 12 |
9 | Anastas Petrov | Botev Plovdiv
|
10 |
Stefan Yurukov | Spartak Varna
Litex Lovech |
- Source:1999–2000 Top Goalscorers
References
- ^ "Новият век идва с милионите на Чорни и кървав гол" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 17 August 2013.
External links
- Bulgaria Championship History at rsssf.com
- 1999–2000 A Group Statistics at a-pfg.com