1990–91 A Group

A Group
Season1990–91
Dates11 August 1990 – 8 June 1991
ChampionsEtar Veliko Tarnovo
(1st title)
Relegated
European CupEtar
UEFA Cup
Matches played240
Goals scored647 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerIvaylo Yordanov
(21 goals)

The 1990–91 A Group was the 43rd 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 Etar Veliko Tarnovo won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Etar Veliko Tarnovo (C) 30 18 8 4 49 21 +28 44 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 CSKA Sofia 30 14 9 7 51 28 +23 37 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Slavia Sofia 30 14 9 7 48 29 +19 37
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 13 10 7 50 36 +14 36
5 Botev Plovdiv 30 13 10 7 49 41 +8 36
6 Levski Sofia 30 12 9 9 51 38 +13 33 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Chernomorets Burgas 30 11 8 11 41 50 −9 30
8 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 30 13 3 14 42 39 +3 29
9 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 10 7 13 38 41 −3 27
10 Minyor Pernik 30 10 7 13 36 44 −8 27
11 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 9 9 12 34 42 −8 27
12 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 11 4 15 38 40 −2 26
13 Sliven 30 9 8 13 39 49 −10 26
14 Yantra Gabrovo 30 9 8 13 31 44 −13 26
15 Dunav Ruse (R) 30 8 6 16 23 42 −19 22 Relegation to 1991–92 B Group
16 Haskovo (R) 30 7 3 20 27 63 −36 17
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BSZ BOT CHB CSK DUN ETA HAS LEV LGO LPL LSO MIN PIR SLA SLI YAN
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 5–0 1–3 0–1 1–1
Botev Plovdiv 0–0 5–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 4–3 4–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 4–0
Chernomorets Burgas 2–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0
CSKA Sofia 3–0 7–1 2–3 5–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–0
Dunav Ruse 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–0 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–1
Haskovo 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–2 2–4 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2
Levski Sofia 1–1 2–3 5–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–4 4–0 1–0
Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 2–3 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–0 1–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 5–2 3–1 0–1 3–0 4–0
Minyor Pernik 3–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 5–2 3–0
Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 6–0 0–3 1–2 3–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
Slavia Sofia 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 5–1 0–0 3–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 5–2 3–3 1–0
Sliven 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 5–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 5–1
Yantra Gabrovo 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Nikolay Donev 26 0(0)
Bulgaria Kaloyan Chakarov 05 0(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Angel Chervenkov 27 0(3)
Bulgaria Tsanko Tsvetanov 29 0(0)
Bulgaria Tsvetomir Parvanov 29 0(1)
Bulgaria Plamen Prodanov 28 0(3)
Bulgaria Petar Georgiev 00 0(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Iliyan Kiryakov 30 0(8)
Bulgaria Gencho Genchev 16 0(1)
Bulgaria Andriyan Gaydarski 22 0(1)
Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov* 11 0(3)
Bulgaria Georgi Popivanov 26 0(3)
Bulgaria Aleksandar Dimov 30 0(1)
Bulgaria Sasho Hristov 15 0(1)
Bulgaria Aleksandar Aleksandrov 16 0(1)
Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev 03 0(0)
Forwards
Bulgaria Miroslav Baychev 18 0(3)
Soviet Union Igor Kislov 21 0(4)
Bulgaria Petyo Rashev 07 0(1)
Bulgaria Boncho Genchev 27 (15)
Bulgaria Miroslav Mironov 00 0(0)
Bulgaria Mariyan Metlarov 03 0(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Georgi Vasilev
  • Balakov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Ivaylo Yordanov Lokomotiv GO 21
2 Bulgaria Petar Mihtarski Levski Sofia 18
Bulgaria Yordan Lechkov Sliven
4 Bulgaria Vladimir Stoyanov Chernomorets Burgas 17
5 Bulgaria Boncho Genchev Etar 15
6 Bulgaria Todor Pramatarov Lokomotiv Sofia 14
Bulgaria Stefan Draganov Lokomotiv Plovdiv
8 Bulgaria Vercho Mitov Minyor Pernik 13
9 Bulgaria Yasen Petrov Botev Plovdiv 11
Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov Levski Sofia

References