1988–89 B Group

The 1988–89 B Group was the thirty-third season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 20 teams contested the league.[1]

Bulgarian B Group
Season1988–89
ChampionsHebar
PromotedHebar
Chernomorets
RelegatedAkademik Sofia
Spartak Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Ruse
Arda
Matches played380
Goals scored962 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerBulgaria Vladimir Stoyanov
(24 goals)

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 1988–89 Bulgarian B Group teams
Team City Stadium Capacity
AkademikSofiaAkademik (Sofia)15,000
AkademikSvishtovAkademik (Svishtov)13,500
ArdaKardzhaliDruzhba (Kardzhali)12,000
BdinVidinGeorgi Benkovski12,000
ChernomoretsBurgasDeveti Septemvri18,000
Cherveno ZnamePavlikeniGradski8,000
DobrudzhaDobrichDruzhba (Dobrich)16,000
HaskovoHaskovoDimitar Kanev14,000
HebarPazardzhikLyuben Shkodrov8,000
LokomotivRuseLokomotiv (Ruse)8,000
LokomotivStara ZagoraLokomotiv (St. Zagora)10,000
LudogoretsRazgradDyanko Stefanov8,000
OsamLovechHristo Karpachev12,000
RilaDupnitsaBonchuk22,000
ShumenShumenPanayot Volov28,000
SpartakPlevenSpartak (Pleven)15,000
SpartakPlovdivSpartak (Plovdiv)10,000
TundzhaYambolNikola Laskov12,000
VihrenSandanskiVihren8,000
YantraGabrovoHristo Botev12,000

Personnel
Team Manager Captain
Akademik Sofia Bulgaria Milen Goranov Bulgaria Biser Velkov
Akademik Svishtov Bulgaria Asen Milushev Bulgaria Todor Borisov
Arda Bulgaria Vasil Ankov Bulgaria Hristo Topalov
Bdin Bulgaria Ivan Tsvetkov Bulgaria Toshko Borisov
Chernomorets Bulgaria Evgeni Yanchovski Bulgaria Lyubomir Sheytanov
Cherveno Zname Bulgaria Kiril Furnigov Bulgaria Angel Stefanov
Dobrudzha Bulgaria Kurti Nedev Bulgaria Ivan Georgiev
Haskovo Bulgaria Pavel Panov Bulgaria Yuliyan Minchev
Hebar Bulgaria Kiril Vaglarov Bulgaria Lazar Dimitrov
Lokomotiv Ruse Bulgaria Nikola Hristov Bulgaria Iliya Yankov
Lokomotiv Stara Zagora Bulgaria Ivan Tanev Bulgaria Tanko Tanev
Ludogorets Bulgaria Grigor Petkov Bulgaria Ruzhin Ananiev
Osam Bulgaria Kiril Ivkov Bulgaria Petar Hubchev
Rila Bulgaria Sasho Pargov Bulgaria Vasil Gizdov
Shumen Bulgaria Todor Todorov Bulgaria Stoyan Cheshmedzhiev
Spartak Pleven Bulgaria Stefan Velichkov Bulgaria Ventsislav Gochev
Spartak Plovdiv Bulgaria Atanas Marinov Bulgaria Ivan Marinov
Tundzha Bulgaria Petko Nikolov Bulgaria Ivan Penchev
Vihren Bulgaria Todor Nikolov Bulgaria Todor Mechev
Yantra Bulgaria Todor Todorov Bulgaria Vesko Ganchev

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hebar Pazardzhik (P) 38 23 6 9 66 38 +28 52 Promotion to 1989–90 A Group
2 Chernomorets Burgas (P) 38 20 10 8 63 32 +31 50
3 Osam Lovech 38 21 5 12 50 27 +23 47
4 Dobrudzha Dobrich 38 18 10 10 46 31 +15 46
5 Akademik Svishtov 38 16 12 10 45 30 +15 44
6 Shumen 38 16 9 13 49 37 +12 41
7 Haskovo 38 14 12 12 59 41 +18 40
8 Yantra Gabrovo 38 18 4 16 47 52 −5 40
9 Vihren Sandanski 38 15 9 14 43 47 −4 39
10 Lokomotiv Stara Zagora 38 17 4 17 56 61 −5 38
11 Spartak Pleven 38 16 5 17 61 48 +13 37
12 Tundzha Yambol 38 14 9 15 43 46 −3 37
13 Bdin Vidin 38 13 11 14 41 50 −9 37
14 Ludogorets Razgrad 38 15 4 19 51 62 −11 34
15 Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni 38 13 7 18 45 62 −17 33
16 Rila Dupnitsa 38 15 3 20 39 59 −20 33
17 Akademik Sofia (R) 38 9 14 15 38 48 −10 32 Relegation to 1989–90 V Group
18 Spartak Plovdiv (R) 38 11 8 19 43 60 −17 30
19 Lokomotiv Ruse (R) 38 12 2 24 39 56 −17 26
20 Arda Kardzhali (R) 38 8 8 22 38 75 −37 24
Source: 1989 Football retro-football.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Vladimir Stoyanov Chernomorets Burgas 24
2 Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov Haskovo 23
3 Bulgaria Blagovest Petkov Spartak Pleven 18
4 Bulgaria Plamen Linkov Osam Lovech 16
Bulgaria Kostadin Avramov Shumen / Lokomotiv Ruse
Bulgaria Simeon Chilibonov Chernomorets Burgas
7 Bulgaria Yuliyan Minchev Haskovo 14
Bulgaria Georgi Tsvetanov Spartak Pleven
Bulgaria Valentin Ignatov Akademik Svishtov
Bulgaria Rafi Rafiev Ludogorets
Bulgaria Demir Demirev Ludogorets

References
  1. ""Б" група сезон 1988/89" (in Bulgarian). lokomotiv1930.com.
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