| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Levski Sofia (12th title) |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | Levski |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 632 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Petko Petkov (20 goals) |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
The 1973–74 A Group was the 26th 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]
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 47 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 46 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 34 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 33 | |
| 6 | Akademik Sofia | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 30 | |
| 8 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Cherno More Varna | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 28 | |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 27 | |
| 11 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 27 | |
| 12 | Yantra Gabrovo | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 25 | |
| 13 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 25 | |
| 14 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 24 | |
| 15 | Beroe Stara Zagora (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 21 | Relegation to 1974–75 B Group |
| 16 | Spartak Varna (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 20 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | AKD | BSZ | BPD | BVR | CHM | CSK | ETA | LEV | LPL | LSO | MIN | PIR | SLA | SPL | SPV | YAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademik Sofia | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2–2 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Cherno More | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Levski Sofia | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–5 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Minyor Pernik | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
| Spartak Varna | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Yantra Gabrovo | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Champions
- Levski Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Bulgaria_(1971%E2%80%931990).svg.png) Stefan Staykov |
27 | (0) | |
| Biser Mihaylov |
4 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgi Ganev |
2 | (0) | |
| Kiril Ivkov |
28 | (2) | |
| Georgi Todorov |
19 | (0) | |
| Dobromir Zhechev |
27 | (1) | |
| Stefan Aladzhov |
27 | (0) | |
| Toni Dzheferski |
4 | (0) | |
| Milko Gaydarski |
23 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Pavlov |
30 | (3) | |
| Georgi Dobrev |
15 | (0) | |
| Voyn Voynov |
29 | (8) | |
| Tsvetan Veselinov |
19 | (6) | |
| Ivan Stoyanov |
26 | (1) | |
| Vasil Mitkov |
21 | (5) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Spasov |
1 | (0) | |
| Pavel Panov |
28 | (11) | |
| Georgi Tsvetkov |
17 | (7) | |
| Kiril Milanov |
29 | (12) | |
| Chavdar Trifonov |
10 | (1) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Dimitar Doychinov
| |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petko Petkov
|
Beroe Stara Zagora | 20 |
| 2 | Stefan Bogomilov
|
Cherno More Varna | 19 |
| 3 | Dimitar Tsekov
|
Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 17 |
| 4 | Georgi Vasilev
|
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 15 |
| Krasen Marinov
|
Yantra Gabrovo | ||
| 6 | Hristo Bonev
|
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 14 |
| 7 | Georgi Kamenov
|
Botev Vratsa | 13 |
| Dinko Dermendzhiev
|
Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 9 | Kiril Milanov
|
Levski Sofia | 12 |
| Atanas Mihaylov
|
Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Georgi Minchev
|
Spartak Varna |
References
- ^ "ЦСКА детронира еврошампиона, Левски сваля червените от върха" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 2 February 2013.
External links
- Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)
- 1973–74 Statistics of A Group at a-pfg.com
