1996–97 A Group
49th completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
Football league season
A Group
Season1996–97
Dates9 August 1996 – 1 June 1997
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(28th title)
Relegated
Champions LeagueCSKA
UEFA CupNeftochimic
Matches240
Goals705 (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]

Team information

Stadia and locations

The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1996–97 (listed in alphabetical order):

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Location of teams in 1996–97 A Group
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Sofia 1996–97 A Group football clubs
Team City Stadium Capacity
Botev Plovdiv Hristo Botev 18,000
CSKA Sofia Bulgarian Army 22,995
Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba 12,500
Etar Veliko Tarnovo Ivaylo 18,000
Levski Kyustendil Osogovo 10,000
Levski Sofia Georgi Asparuhov 29,986
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv 24,000
Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 22,000
Maritsa Plovdiv Maritsa 5,000
Minyor Pernik Minyor 18,000
Montana Montana Ogosta 8,000
Neftochimic Burgas Lazur 18,037
Rakovski Ruse Gradski 20,000
Slavia Sofia Ovcha Kupel 18,000
Spartak Pleven Slavi Aleksiev 21,940
Spartak Varna Spartak 8,000

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)
Bulgaria Iliyan Vasilev 0 (0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Adalbert Zafirov 28 (2)
Bulgaria Filip Filipov 21 (1)
Bulgaria Stefan Lulchev 14 (0)
Bulgaria Zdravko Radev 3 (0)
Bulgaria Dobromir Mitov 25 (3)
Bulgaria Galin Ivanov 20 (0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Anatoli Nankov 27 (2)
North Macedonia Risto Milosavov 24 (3)
Bulgaria Iliya Voynov 20 (4)
Bulgaria Ivo Slavchev 20 (2)
Bulgaria Nikolay Nikolov 5 (1)
Bulgaria Georgi Slavchev 6 (0)
Bulgaria Kostadin Vidolov* 15 (1)
Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov 5 (0)
Bulgaria Ivan Tanchovski 1 (0)
Bulgaria Metodi Deyanov 14 (3)
Bulgaria Milen Petkov 26 (3)
Bulgaria Georgi Yordanov 12 (1)
Forwards
Bulgaria Ivaylo Andonov 25 (18)
Cape Verde Jair 6 (3)
Bulgaria Petar Zhabov 22 (9)
Bulgaria Martin Petrov 3 (1)
Bulgaria Dimitar Ivanov 24 (4)
Bulgaria Kancho Yordanov 11 (2)
Bulgaria Rumen Hristov* 4 (1)
Bulgaria Bozhidar Yankov 4 (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 Levski Kyustendil (9)
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
  • Source:1996–97 Top Goalscorers

References

  1. ^ "Порточанов вади пистолет, после Гочето прави кълбета" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 27 July 2013.
  • Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)
  • 1996–97 Statistics of A Group at a-pfg.com
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