1996–97 A Group
Season | 1996–97 |
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Dates | 9 August 1996 – 1 June 1997 |
Champions | CSKA Sofia (28th title) |
Relegated | |
Champions League | CSKA |
UEFA Cup | Neftochimic |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 705 (2.94 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Todor Pramatarov (26 goals) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
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
[edit]It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Results
[edit]Champions
[edit]- CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
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Petko Petkov | 30 | (0) | |
Iliyan Vasilev | 0 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |
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Georgi Vasilev |
- Vidolov and Hristov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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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 |
- Source:1996–97 Top Goalscorers
References
[edit]- ^ "Порточанов вади пистолет, после Гочето прави кълбета" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 27 July 2013.