2006–07 A Group
Season | 2006–07 |
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Dates | 4 August 2006 – 27 May 2007 |
Champions | Levski Sofia (25th title) |
Relegated | Rilski Sportist Rodopa Chernomorets Burgas Sofia |
Champions League | Levski |
UEFA Cup | CSKA Litex Lokomotiv Sofia |
Intertoto Cup | Cherno More |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 696 (2.9 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tsvetan Genkov (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Litex Lovech 11–0 Chernomorets Bs Sf |
Biggest away win | Chernomorets Bs Sf 0–9 Levski Sofia |
Highest scoring | Litex Lovech 11–0 Chernomorets Bs Sf (11 goals) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
The 2006–07 A Group was the 59th season of the Bulgarian A Football Group since its establishment in 1948 and the 83rd of a Bulgarian national top football division. The league was contested by 16 teams, thirteen returning from the 2005–06 season and three promoted from the B Group. Levski Sofia won the championship scoring a record 96 goals.[1]
Teams
Team changes
Three teams were relegated at the end of the 2005–06 season: Pirin 1922 Blagoevgrad, Naftex Burgas, and FC Pirin Blagoevgrad. The latter was disqualified for financial reasons after the first two rounds. The relegated teams were replaced by Spartak Varna and Rilski Sportist, the two regional winners of B PFG. Spartak Varna make an immediate return to the top tier, while Rilski Sportist return after a three-year absence. A further place in the league was decided through a one match playoff, between Chernomorets Burgas Sofia and Maritsa Plovdiv, the two runners-up from the two B Groups. Chernomorets won the match 3-2 and promoted to the top tier for the very first time.
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil Stadium | 9,500 |
Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe Stadium | 13,512 |
Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev Stadium | 22,000 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha Stadium | 8,250 |
Chernomorets BS | Sofia | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 43,230 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 22,015 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 29,200 |
Litex | Lovech | Lovech Stadium | 7,050 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 13,800 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv Sofia | 22,000 |
Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk Stadium | 16,050 |
Rilski Sportist | Samokov | Iskar Stadium | 7,000 |
Rodopa | Smolyan | Septemvri Stadium | 6,100 |
Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel Stadium | 18,000 |
Spartak | Varna | Spartak Stadium | 7,500 |
Vihren | Sandanski | Sandanski Stadium | 6,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 13 | +83 | 77 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 13 | +55 | 72[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
3 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 72[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 62 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
5 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 75 | −28 | 49 | |
6 | Cherno More | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 47 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round |
7 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 43 | |
8 | Belasitsa Petrich | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 38 | |
9 | Vihren | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 37[lower-alpha 2] | |
10 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 37[lower-alpha 2] | |
11 | Beroe | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 36 | |
12 | Marek | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 34 | |
13 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 33 | |
14 | Rilski Sportist (R) | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 30 | Relegation to 2007–08 B Group |
15 | Rodopa Smolyan (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 19 | |
16 | Chernomorets Burgas Sofia[lower-alpha 3] (R) | 30 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 127 | −119 | −2 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CSKA Sofia ahead of Lokomotiv Sofia on head-to-head record; Lokomotiv Sofia–CSKA Sofia 1–1, CSKA Sofia–Lokomotiv Sofia 4–1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vihren ahead of Botev Plovdiv on head-to-head record; Vihren–Botev Plovdiv 1–0, Botev Plovdiv–Vihren 1–2.
- ↑ Chernomorets Burgas Sofia were docked three points for failing to register enough youth players.
Results
Champions
- Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
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1 | Bulgaria Georgi Petkov | 17 | (0) |
12 | Bulgaria Bozhidar Mitrev | 7 | (0) |
88 | Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov | 5 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
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3 | Bulgaria Zhivko Milanov | 18 | (1) |
4 | Bulgaria Igor Tomašić | 22 | (0) |
5 | Bulgaria Borislav Stoychev | 9 | (2) |
11 | Bulgaria Elin Topuzakov | 23 | (0) |
14 | Bulgaria Veselin Minev | 10 | (0) |
15 | Bulgaria Simeon Ivanov | 1 | (0) |
20 | Bulgaria Stanislav Angelov | 26 | (1) |
25 | Bulgaria Lúcio Wagner | 19 | (1) |
Midfielders | |||
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6 | Nigeria Richard Eromoigbe | 24 | (1) |
7 | Bulgaria Daniel Borimirov | 20 | (4) |
8 | Bulgaria Georgi Sarmov | 18 | (2) |
13 | Israel Eli Zizov | 1 | (0) |
16 | Bulgaria Mariyan Ognyanov | 5 | (0) |
18 | Bulgaria Miroslav Ivanov | 23 | (5) |
19 | Bulgaria Atanas Bornosuzov | 4 | (0) |
21 | Bulgaria Dimitar Telkiyski | 25 | (8) |
24 | Bulgaria Nikolay Dimitrov | 8 | (3) |
27 | France Cédric Bardon | 24 | (8) |
30 | Bulgaria Lachezar Baltanov | 2 | (0) |
77 | Bulgaria Milan Koprivarov | 15 | (5) |
Forwards | |||
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9 | Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov* | 12 | (9) |
10 | Bulgaria Hristo Yovov | 24 | (13) |
17 | Bulgaria Valeri Domovchiyski | 19 | (15) |
23 | Nigeria Ekundayo Jayeoba | 6 | (4) |
28 | Bulgaria Emil Angelov | 19 | (9) |
Manager | |
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Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov |
- Georgi Ivanov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Bulgaria Tsvetan Genkov | Lokomotiv Sofia | 27 |
2 | Bulgaria Todor Kolev | Slavia Sofia | 25 |
3 | Romania Eugen Trică | CSKA Sofia | 16 |
Bulgaria Enyo Krastovchev | Marek Dupnitsa | ||
5 | Bulgaria Valeri Domovchiyski | Levski Sofia | 15 |
6 | Bulgaria Hristo Yovov | Levski Sofia | 13 |
7 | Bulgaria Krum Bibishkov | Litex Lovech | 12 |
Brazil Marquinhos | Belasitsa Petrich |
References
- ↑ "Сезон 2006-07: След русенски фараон А група разсмива и бургаски фарфарон" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 5 October 2013.
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