1988–89 A Group

Bulgarian A Group
Season1988–89
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(25th title)
Relegated
European CupCSKA Sofia
UEFA CupLevski Sofia
Matches played240
Goals scored642 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerHristo Stoichkov
(23 goals)

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

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Locations of the 1988–89 Bulgarian A Group teams
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Sofia 1988–89 A Group football clubs
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 Bulgaria Petko Petkov Bulgaria Petko Tenev
Cherno More Bulgaria Bozhil Kolev Bulgaria Todor Marev
CSKA Bulgaria Dimitar Penev Bulgaria Georgi Dimitrov
Dunav Bulgaria Simeon Simeonov Bulgaria Borislav Bogomilov
Etar Bulgaria Georgi Vasilev Bulgaria Emil Dimitrov
Levski Bulgaria Vasil Metodiev Bulgaria Petar Petrov
Lokomotiv GO Bulgaria Todor Velev Bulgaria Angel Minchev
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Stancho Bonchev Bulgaria Ayan Sadakov
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria Atanas Mihaylov Bulgaria Stoycho Stoev
Minyor Bulgaria Evlogi Banchev Bulgaria Rumen Andonov
Pirin Bulgaria Boris Nikolov Bulgaria Petar Tsvetkov
Slavia Bulgaria Hristo Mladenov Bulgaria Antonio Ananiev
Sliven Bulgaria Lyudmil Goranov Bulgaria Tenko Dobrev
Spartak Varna Bulgaria Blagoy Kalfov Bulgaria Zhivko Gospodinov
Trakia Bulgaria Ivan Gluhchev Bulgaria Dimitar Mladenov
Vratsa Bulgaria Petar Kamenov Bulgaria 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:
  1. ^ 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.

Champions

CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Iliya Valov 23 (0)
Bulgaria Rumen Apostolov 10 (0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Nedyalko Mladenov 22 (0)
Bulgaria Stefan Bachev 28 (1)
Bulgaria Krasimir Bezinski 25 (0)
Bulgaria Georgi Dimitrov 22 (2)
Bulgaria Kiril Kachamanov 12 (0)
Bulgaria Trifon Ivanov 29 (3)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev 24 (4)
Bulgaria Kostadin Yanchev 21 (1)
Bulgaria Ivaylo Kirov 26 (4)
Bulgaria Petar Vitanov 24 (3)
Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev 14 (3)
Forwards
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov 26 (23)
Bulgaria Emil Kostadinov 29 (12)
Bulgaria Doncho Donev 12 (1)
Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev 22 (21)
Bulgaria Plamen Getov* 11 (8)
Bulgaria Rumen Stoyanov 3 (0)
Manager
Bulgaria Dimitar Penev
  • Getov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov CSKA Sofia 23
2 Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev CSKA Sofia 21
3 Bulgaria Vasil Dragolov Levski Sofia 18
4 Bulgaria Preslav Getov Etar Veliko Tarnovo 14
Bulgaria Nikolay Petrunov Pirin Blagoevgrad
6 Bulgaria Plamen Kazakov Spartak Varna 13
7 Bulgaria Emil Kostadinov CSKA Sofia 12
Bulgaria Petar Aleksandrov Slavia Sofia
Bulgaria Rosen Krumov Levski Sofia
10 Bulgaria Antim Pehlivanov Botev Plovdiv 11
Bulgaria Myumyun Kashmer Beroe Stara Zagora

References

  1. ^ "Рекордни 4 купи за ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). bgfootball.com. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ "А група - Сезон 1988/89" (in Bulgarian). a-pfg.com.