1976–77 A Group

A Group
Season1976–77
ChampionsLevski Sofia
(13th title)
Relegated
European CupLevski
UEFA Cup
Matches played240
Goals scored609 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerPavel Panov
(20 goals)

The 1976–77 A Group was the 29th 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 17 9 4 73 34 +39 43 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 CSKA Sofia 30 14 11 5 45 27 +18 39 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Marek Dupnitsa 30 15 8 7 43 28 +15 38
4 Slavia Sofia 30 14 9 7 52 36 +16 37
5 Botev Vratsa 30 12 7 11 31 35 −4 31
6 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 11 9 10 26 30 −4 31
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 9 12 9 42 40 +2 30 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 10 10 10 32 31 +1 30
9 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 10 9 11 38 51 −13 29
10 Sliven 30 10 8 12 41 46 −5 28
11 Botev Plovdiv 30 7 13 10 36 40 −4 27
12 Akademik Sofia 30 7 12 11 25 30 −5 26
13 Akademik Svishtov 30 9 8 13 32 45 −13 26
14 Spartak Varna 30 7 10 13 37 42 −5 24
15 Minyor Pernik (R) 30 7 9 14 34 43 −9 23 Relegation to 1977–78 B Group
16 Dunav Ruse (R) 30 5 8 17 22 51 −29 18
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ASF ASV BSZ BPD BVR CSK DUN LEV LPL LSO MAR MIN PIR SLA SLI SPV
Akademik Sofia 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 5–0 1–0
Akademik Svishtov 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–2 1–0 5–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 2–1
Botev Plovdiv 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–0
Botev Vratsa 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1
CSKA Sofia 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–3 5–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 2–1
Dunav Ruse 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Levski Sofia 5–1 5–2 0–0 4–2 4–0 3–2 7–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 3–3 5–1 4–2
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1
Lokomotiv Sofia 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–1
Marek Dupnitsa 0–0 3–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 5–1
Minyor Pernik 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–3 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0
Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Slavia Sofia 2–1 3–2 4–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 4–2
Sliven 3–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–1
Spartak Varna 0–0 2–0 6–0 0–1 0–0 2–4 3–1 1–4 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–1
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Stefan Staykov 24 0(0)
Bulgaria Nikolay Iliev 06 0(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Nikolay Grancharov 20 0(0)
Bulgaria Kiril Ivkov 29 0(2)
Bulgaria Vladimir Nikolchev 03 0(0)
Bulgaria Valentin Chaushev 03 0(0)
Bulgaria Stefan Aladzhov 25 0(0)
Bulgaria Ivan Tishanski 24 0(1)
Bulgaria Milko Gaydarski 03 0(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Stefan Pavlov 25 0(1)
Bulgaria Todor Barzov 29 0(3)
Bulgaria Voyn Voynov 30 0(7)
Bulgaria Blagoy Krastanov 19 0(3)
Bulgaria Ivan Stoyanov 01 0(0)
Bulgaria Krasimir Borisov 25 0(7)
Bulgaria Emil Spasov 22 0(4)
Forwards
Bulgaria Pavel Panov 25 (20)
Bulgaria Georgi Tsvetkov 18 0(2)
Bulgaria Kiril Milanov 22 0(8)
Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov 26 (12)
Manager
Bulgaria Vasil Spasov

Top scorers

Pavel Panov – top scorer of the season
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Pavel Panov Levski Sofia 20
2 Bulgaria Yordan Hristov Sliven 17
3 Bulgaria Ivan Petrov Marek Dupnitsa 16
4 Bulgaria Bozhidar Grigorov Slavia Sofia 15
Bulgaria Chavdar Tsvetkov Slavia Sofia
6 Bulgaria Radoslav Zdravkov Lokomotiv Sofia 13
7 Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov Levski Sofia 12
Bulgaria Dimitar Tsekov Botev Vratsa
9 Bulgaria Petko Petkov Beroe Stara Zagora 11
10 Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov Beroe Stara Zagora 10

References

  1. ^ "Пиле от Станкето преподава уроци на елитни петли" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 23 February 2013.