1982–83 A Group

The 1982–83 A Group was the 35th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

A Group
Season1982–83
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(23rd title)
Relegated
European CupCSKA Sofia
UEFA CupLevski Sofia
Matches played240
Goals scored640 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerAntim Pehlivanov
(20 goals)

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 CSKA Sofia (C) 30 18 9 3 52 26 +26 45 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Levski Sofia 30 18 6 6 50 21 +29 42 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Trakia Plovdiv 30 16 6 8 62 40 +22 38
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 12 8 10 39 40 −1 32
5 Spartak Pleven (R) 30 13 5 12 46 40 +6 31 Relegation to 1983–84 B Group[lower-alpha 2]
6 Sliven 30 13 4 13 46 45 +1 30
7 Spartak Varna 30 12 5 13 36 38 −2 29 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 3]
8 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 30 13 3 14 38 41 −3 29
9 Cherno More Varna 30 9 11 10 24 28 −4 29
10 Belasitsa Petrich 30 12 5 13 43 54 −11 29
11 Botev Vratsa 30 13 4 13 38 35 +3 28[lower-alpha 4]
12 Slavia Sofia 30 11 6 13 35 37 −2 28
13 Chernomorets Burgas 30 12 4 14 41 47 −6 28
14 Haskovo 30 9 4 17 34 41 −7 22
15 Rozova Dolina Kazanlak (R) 30 7 5 18 30 53 −23 19 Relegation to 1983–84 B Group
16 Pirin Blagoevgrad (R) 30 7 5 18 26 54 −28 19
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Lokomotiv Plovdiv, which participated in the B Group, won the 1982–83 Cup of the Soviet Army and thus qualified for the 1983–84 UEFA Cup first round.
  2. Spartak Pleven was relegated after the end of the season due to allegations of match fixing and bribery
  3. Spartak Varna qualified for Cup Winners' Cup as a finalists in the 1982–83 Bulgarian Cup
  4. 2 points deducted due to the performance of their second team in its level three group.

Results
Home \ Away BEL BVR CHM CHB CSK ETA HAS LEV LSO PIR ROZ SLA SLI SPL SPV TRA
Belasitsa Petrich 4–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 6–4 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1
Botev Vratsa 4–0 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–0
Cherno More 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0
Chernomorets Burgas 3–0 0–4 0–1 1–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 5–2 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–0
CSKA Sofia 4–2 1–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–3 3–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 4–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–3
Haskovo 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 4–3 2–1 1–0 0–1
Levski Sofia 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 6–2 1–0 1–0 2–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 4–2
Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–4 2–0 2–0
Rozova Dolina 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–3
Slavia Sofia 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–0 6–2 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0
Sliven 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 5–0 3–2
Spartak Pleven 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 4–3
Spartak Varna 4–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1
Trakia Plovdiv 5–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 6–2 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 5–2
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions
CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Georgi Velinov300(0)
Bulgaria Krasimir Dosev020(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Georgi Dimitrov170(2)
Bulgaria Georgi Iliev170(1)
Bulgaria Krasimir Bezinski250(0)
Bulgaria Aleksandar Aleksandrov160(0)
Bulgaria Yancho Bogomilov160(0)
Bulgaria Dinko Dimitrov230(0)
Bulgaria Nedyalko Mladenov090(0)
Bulgaria Vasil Tinchev290(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Plamen Markov270(2)
Bulgaria Radoslav Zdravkov29(14)
Bulgaria Valeri Kulinov090(0)
Bulgaria Tsvetan Yonchev290(8)
Bulgaria Ruzhin Kerimov190(2)
Forwards
Bulgaria Spas Dzhevizov220(7)
Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov270(9)
Bulgaria Georgi Slavkov260(7)
Manager
Bulgaria Boris Stankov

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Antim Pehlivanov Trakia Plovdiv 20
2 Bulgaria Kostadin Kabranov Belasitsa Petrich 17
3 Bulgaria Mihail Valchev Levski Sofia 16
4 Bulgaria Plamen Getov Spartak Pleven 15
5 Bulgaria Radoslav Zdravkov CSKA Sofia 14
6 Bulgaria Emil Marinov Botev Vratsa 13
7 Bulgaria Krasimir Kovachev Etar Veliko Tarnovo 11
Bulgaria Stefan Naydenov Spartak Varna
9 Bulgaria Ivan Pritargov Chernomorets Burgas 10
Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev Spartak Pleven
Bulgaria Tsvetan Danov Botev Vratsa
Bulgaria Boris Iliev Lokomotiv Sofia

References
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