1986–87 A Group

A Group
Season1986–87
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(24th title)
RelegatedAkademik Svishtov, Dimitrovgrad
European CupCSKA Sofia
UEFA Cup
Matches played240
Goals scored786 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerNasko Sirakov
(36 goals)

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

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

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Team of the Season

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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

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