1967–68 A Group

A Group
Season1967–78
ChampionsLevski Sofia
(10th title)
Relegated
European CupLevski
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Matches played240
Goals scored760 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorerPetar Zhekov
(31 goals)

The 1967–68 A Group was the 20th 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.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levski Sofia (C) 30 18 9 3 61 29 +32 45 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 CSKA Sofia 30 18 6 6 63 27 +36 42
3 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 18 4 8 65 40 +25 40
4 Spartak Sofia 30 16 6 8 49 38 +11 38
5 Slavia Sofia 30 13 8 9 49 41 +8 34 Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
6 Trakia Plovdiv 30 10 10 10 52 49 +3 30
7 Minyor Pernik 30 11 6 13 39 59 −20 28
8 Botev Vratsa 30 11 5 14 55 40 +15 27
9 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 11 5 14 47 42 +5 27
10 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 12 3 15 56 57 −1 27
11 Cherno More Varna 30 10 6 14 43 43 0 26
12 Dobrudzha Dobrich 30 8 9 13 36 50 −14 25
13 Spartak Pleven 30 9 7 14 43 61 −18 25
14 Chernomorets Burgas 30 9 7 14 35 53 −18 25
15 Sliven (R) 30 9 6 15 38 57 −19 24 Relegation to 1968–69 B Group
16 Maritsa Plovdiv (R) 30 6 5 19 29 74 −45 17
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BSZ BPD BVR CHM CHB CSK DOB LEV LPL LSO MPL MIN SLA SLI SPL SSF
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–2 3–1 3–2 4–1 4–3 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–0 6–2 6–1 1–0 3–0 6–4 0–0
Botev Plovdiv 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–3 5–1 1–1 5–0 1–2 3–3
Botev Vratsa 4–2 1–1 3–0 5–2 1–2 5–0 2–2 5–0 1–2 2–0 5–0 4–1 4–0 0–1 1–0
Cherno More 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–2 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 6–2 0–1
Chernomorets Burgas 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–4 3–0 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–0
CSKA Sofia 3–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 8–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–0
Dobrudzha Dobrich 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–1
Levski Sofia 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 5–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 2–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 6–0 1–2 0–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 4–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 5–2 3–1 2–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 2–1 3–1 3–3 3–2 6–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 7–0 0–1 5–1 3–1 1–2
Maritsa Plovdiv 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–8 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–4
Minyor Pernik 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–1
Slavia Sofia 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 1–2
Sliven 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 1–2
Spartak Pleven 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–5 3–3 1–1
Spartak Sofia 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–1
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Georgi Kamenski 6 (0)
Bulgaria Biser Mihaylov 26 (0)
Bulgaria Boris Aleksandrov 7 (0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Ivan Zdravkov 24 (2)
Bulgaria Kiril Ivkov 28 (0)
Bulgaria Georgi Stoyanov 3 (0)
Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov 30 (0)
Bulgaria Stefan Aladzhov 17 (1)
Bulgaria Stoichko Peshev 29 (3)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Stefan Pavlov 4 (1)
Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev 18 (0)
Bulgaria Yanko Kirilov 25 (6)
Bulgaria Tsvetan Veselinov 20 (11)
Bulgaria Aleksandar Manolov 16 (0)
Bulgaria Stefan Abadzhiev 3 (0)
Forwards
Bulgaria Georgi Sokolov 28 (9)
Bulgaria Hristo Iliev 19 (7)
Bulgaria Georgi Asparuhov 25 (14)
Bulgaria Hristo Dzhordzhilov 5 (0)
Bulgaria Aleksandar Kostov 26 (5)
Bulgaria Bogomil Manov 1 (0)
Bulgaria Metodi Bonchev 3 (1)
Manager
Bulgaria Krastyo Chakarov

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Petar Zhekov Beroe Stara Zagora 31
2 Bulgaria Nikola Kotkov Lokomotiv Sofia 28
3 Bulgaria Georgi Kamenov Botev Vratsa 21
4 Bulgaria Bozhidar Grigorov Slavia Sofia 19
5 Bulgaria Mihail Gyonin Spartak Sofia 16
Bulgaria Iliya Dragomirov Botev Vratsa
7 Bulgaria Dimitar Marashliev CSKA Sofia 15
8 Bulgaria Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia 14
Bulgaria Georgi Manolov Dobrudzha Dobrich
Bulgaria Dinko Dermendzhiev Trakia Plovdiv

References