1972–73 A Group

The 1972–73 A Group was the 25th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

A Group
Season1972–73
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(17th title)
Relegated
European CupCSKA
UEFA Cup
Matches played304
Goals scored848 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerPetar Zhekov
(29 goals)

Overview

It was contested by 18 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CSKA Sofia (C) 34 22 7 5 80 40 +40 51 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 34 18 7 9 62 38 +24 43 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Slavia Sofia 33 16 11 6 55 33 +22 43
4 Levski Sofia 34 15 10 9 62 37 +25 40
5 Akademik Sofia 34 15 8 11 61 43 +18 38
6 Dunav Ruse[lower-alpha 1] (R) 34 14 9 11 42 41 +1 37 Relegation to 1973–74 B Group
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 34 14 9 11 44 44 0 37
8 Botev Vratsa 34 13 7 14 48 55 −7 33
9 Botev Plovdiv 34 12 8 14 44 44 0 32
10 Cherno More Varna 34 12 8 14 51 54 −3 32
11 Spartak Pleven 33 13 5 15 46 51 −5 31
12 Chernomorets Burgas[lower-alpha 1] (R) 34 12 7 15 35 44 −9 31 Relegation to 1973–74 B Group
13 Beroe Stara Zagora 34 12 6 16 50 47 +3 30 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
14 Minyor Pernik 34 8 14 12 35 54 −19 30
15 Spartak Varna 33 10 9 14 34 49 −15 29
16 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 34 7 14 13 37 49 −12 28
17 Tundzha Yambol (R) 33 9 7 17 37 55 −18 25 Relegation to 1973–74 B Group
18 Volov Shumen (R) 34 6 6 22 25 70 −45 18
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Following the end of the season, after allegations of match fixing and allocation of funds for briberies, Dunav and Chernomorets were relegated from the group, while the matches Slavia - Spartak Varna and Spartak Pleven - Tundzha were annulled.

Results
Home \ Away AKD BSZ BPD BVR CHM CHB CSK DUN ETA LEV LPL LSO MIN SLA SPL SPV TUN VOL
Akademik Sofia 4–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 7–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 4–0 4–1 1–0
Beroe Stara Zagora 0–2 1–3 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0
Botev Plovdiv 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–4 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 3–0
Botev Vratsa 4–1 3–1 5–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1
Cherno More 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1
Chernomorets Burgas 3–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
CSKA Sofia 0–2 1–0 3–1 5–3 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 8–1 7–1
Dunav Ruse 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–0
Levski Sofia 1–2 4–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 3–1 1–2 4–1 5–2 2–1 5–0 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 5–1 3–1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–0 1–0 0–1 5–1 1–1 3–3 0–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 5–1 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 3–2 1–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 5–1 4–0 3–3 3–1 2–0
Minyor Pernik 3–3 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 4–1
Slavia Sofia 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 4–1 0–0 4–1 5–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 1–0 –[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 2–0
Spartak Pleven 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–3 1–4 6–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 –[lower-alpha 1] 2–0
Spartak Varna 1–0 0–4 1–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 6–1
Tundzha Yambol 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Volov Shumen 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–6 1–2 3–1 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–3
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The matches Slavia Sofia – Spartak Varna and Spartak Pleven – Tundzha Yambol were annulled. The games were rated with a goalless defeat.

Champions
CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Stoyan Yordanov220(0)
Bulgaria Yordan Filipov120(0)
Bulgaria Drazho Stoyanov040(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Kiril Stankov280(1)
Bulgaria Dimitar Penev240(3)
Bulgaria Ivan Zafirov310(1)
Bulgaria Todor Simov140(1)
Bulgaria Boris Gaganelov340(0)
Bulgaria Bozhil Kolev340(6)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Borislav Sredkov170(1)
Bulgaria Asparuh Nikodimov320(2)
Bulgaria Plamen Yankov270(4)
Bulgaria Georgi Denev33(12)
Bulgaria Tsvetan Atanasov210(3)
Bulgaria Stoil Trankov130(1)
Forwards
Bulgaria Petar Zhekov31(29)
Bulgaria Stefan Mihaylov250(9)
Bulgaria Dimitar Marashliev220(7)
Bulgaria Dimitar Yakimov010(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Manol Manolov
CSKA Sofia in 1973

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Petar Zhekov CSKA Sofia 29
2 Bulgaria Hristo Bonev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 28
3 Bulgaria Nikola Hristov Dunav Ruse 23
4 Bulgaria Atanas Mihaylov Lokomotiv Sofia 19
5 Bulgaria Georgi Kamenov Botev Vratsa 18
Bulgaria Petko Petkov Beroe
7 Bulgaria Bozhidar Grigorov Slavia Sofia 17
8 Bulgaria Georgi Tsvetkov Levski Sofia 16
Bulgaria Kiril Milanov Akademik Sofia
10 Bulgaria Mladen Vasilev Akademik Sofia 15

References
  1. "Размахват голямата тояга в А група заради черни каси" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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