1988–89 A Group
41st completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
Football league season
- Spartak Varna
- Minyor
(23 goals)
← 1987–88
1989–90 →
The 1988–89 A Group was the 41st season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.[1] The campaign was won by CSKA Sofia, ten points ahead of Levski Sofia.[2] Spartak Varna and Minyor Pernik were relegated.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 18,000 |
Cherno More | Varna | Yuri Gagarin Ticha | 35,000 8,000 |
CSKA | Sofia | Narodna Armia | 26,000 |
Dunav | Ruse | Gradski Dunav | 22,000 12,000 |
Etar | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 15,000 |
Levski | Sofia | Levski Rakovski | 40,000 18,000 |
Lokomotiv | Gorna Oryahovitsa | Dimitar Dyulgerov | 14,000 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Deveti Septemvri | 13,000 50,000 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 |
Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 16,000 |
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
Team | Manager | Captain |
---|---|---|
Beroe | Petko Petkov | Petko Tenev |
Cherno More | Bozhil Kolev | Todor Marev |
CSKA | Dimitar Penev | Georgi Dimitrov |
Dunav | Simeon Simeonov | Borislav Bogomilov |
Etar | Georgi Vasilev | Emil Dimitrov |
Levski | Vasil Metodiev | Petar Petrov |
Lokomotiv GO | Todor Velev | Angel Minchev |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Stancho Bonchev | Ayan Sadakov |
Lokomotiv Sofia | Atanas Mihaylov | Stoycho Stoev |
Minyor | Evlogi Banchev | Rumen Andonov |
Pirin | Boris Nikolov | Petar Tsvetkov |
Slavia | Hristo Mladenov | Antonio Ananiev |
Sliven | Lyudmil Goranov | Tenko Dobrev |
Spartak Varna | Blagoy Kalfov | Zhivko Gospodinov |
Trakia | Ivan Gluhchev | Dimitar Mladenov |
Vratsa | Petar Kamenov | Emil Marinov |
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CSKA Sofia[a] (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 86 | 24 | +62 | 49 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 34 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup |
4 | Trakia Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 33 | |
5 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 33 | |
6 | Dunav Ruse | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 31 | |
7 | Cherno More Varna | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 30 | |
8 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 28 | |
9 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 27 | |
10 | Sliven | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 27 | |
11 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 26 | |
12 | Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 26 | |
13 | Vratsa | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 26 | |
14 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 26 | |
15 | Spartak Varna (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 23 | Relegation to 1989–90 B Group and Qualification for Intertoto Cup |
16 | Minyor Pernik (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 22 | Relegation to 1989–90 B Group |
Source: RSSSF - Bulgaria Championship History 1924-2009
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored; 7th head-to-head away goals scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored; 7th head-to-head away goals scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The champion CSKA Sofia also won the Bulgarian Cup and the losing finalists of B Group side Chernomorets Burgas were handed the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round spot.
Results
Home \ Away | BSZ | CHM | CSK | DUN | ETA | LEV | LGO | LPL | LSO | MIN | PIR | SLA | SLI | SPV | TRA | VRA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beroe Stara Zagora | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
Cherno More | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
CSKA Sofia | 4–2 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
Dunav Ruse | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
Levski Sofia | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
Minyor Pernik | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
Slavia Sofia | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
Sliven | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
Spartak Varna | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
Trakia Plovdiv | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
Vratsa | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
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
- CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
---|---|---|---|
Iliya Valov | 23 | 0(0) | |
Rumen Apostolov | 10 | 0(0) |
Defenders | |||
---|---|---|---|
Nedyalko Mladenov | 22 | 0(0) | |
Stefan Bachev | 28 | 0(1) | |
Krasimir Bezinski | 25 | 0(0) | |
Georgi Dimitrov | 22 | 0(2) | |
Kiril Kachamanov | 12 | 0(0) | |
Trifon Ivanov | 29 | 0(3) |
Midfielders | |||
---|---|---|---|
Georgi Georgiev | 24 | 0(4) | |
Kostadin Yanchev | 21 | 0(1) | |
Ivaylo Kirov | 26 | 0(4) | |
Petar Vitanov | 24 | 0(3) | |
Lachezar Tanev | 14 | 0(3) |
Forwards | |||
---|---|---|---|
Hristo Stoichkov | 26 | (23) | |
Emil Kostadinov | 29 | (12) | |
Doncho Donev | 12 | 0(1) | |
Lyuboslav Penev | 22 | (21) | |
Plamen Getov* | 11 | 0(8) | |
Rumen Stoyanov | 03 | 0(0) |
Manager | |
---|---|
Dimitar Penev |
- Getov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hristo Stoichkov | CSKA Sofia | 23 |
2 | Lyuboslav Penev | CSKA Sofia | 21 |
3 | Vasil Dragolov | Levski Sofia | 18 |
4 | Preslav Getov | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 14 |
Nikolay Petrunov | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
6 | Plamen Kazakov | Spartak Varna | 13 |
7 | Emil Kostadinov | CSKA Sofia | 12 |
Petar Aleksandrov | Slavia Sofia | ||
Rosen Krumov | Levski Sofia | ||
10 | Antim Pehlivanov | Botev Plovdiv | 11 |
Myumyun Kashmer | Beroe Stara Zagora |
References
External links
- Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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