1996–97 A Group

The 1996–97 A Group was the 49th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

A Group
Season1996–97
Dates9 August 1996 – 1 June 1997
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(28th title)
Relegated
Champions LeagueCSKA
UEFA CupNeftochimic
Matches played240
Goals scored705 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerTodor Pramatarov
(26 goals)

Overview

It was contested by 16 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) 30 22 5 3 65 19 +46 71 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Neftochimic Burgas 30 20 7 3 70 20 +50 67 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Slavia Sofia 30 17 6 7 61 23 +38 57
4 Levski Sofia 30 14 11 5 58 30 +28 53 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
5 Botev Plovdiv 30 14 3 13 41 41 0 45
6 Minyor Pernik 30 12 8 10 28 35 −7 44
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 13 4 13 59 47 +12 43
8 Levski Kyustendil 30 13 3 14 51 52 −1 42
9 Spartak Varna 30 13 3 14 40 41 −1 42 Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage
10 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 12 5 13 38 41 −3 41
11 Dobrudzha Dobrich 30 11 6 13 44 48 −4 39
12 Spartak Pleven 30 12 3 15 35 46 −11 39
13 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 30 10 5 15 37 53 −16 35
14 Maritsa Plovdiv (R) 30 8 8 14 38 45 −7 32 Relegation to 1997–98 B Group
15 Montana (R) 30 8 4 18 32 54 −22 28
16 Rakovski Ruse (R) 30 0 1 29 8 110 −102 1
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away BOT CSK DOB ETA LVK LEV LPL LSO MAR MIN MON NEF RAK SLA SPL SPV
Botev Plovdiv 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–3 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 4–3
CSKA Sofia 1–0 2–0 5–1 4–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 9–0 0–0 4–0 4–1
Dobrudzha Dobrich 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 3–2 3–0
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–0 0–1 4–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–4 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 3–2 1–0 1–0
Levski Kyustendil 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–3 5–1 3–1
Levski Sofia 0–1 0–2 5–0 6–0 6–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 4–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–5 5–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Lokomotiv Sofia 3–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 4–3 2–3 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 7–0 2–3 1–2 3–1
Maritsa Plovdiv 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 4–3 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–5 8–0 0–0 2–2 1–0
Minyor Pernik 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Montana 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–1
Neftochimic Burgas 2–0 2–1 5–0 5–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1
Rakovski Ruse 0–1 0–2 1–7 0–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–4 0–2 1–2 2–5 0–6 0–7 0–0 0–2
Slavia Sofia 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 5–0 0–1 6–0 1–2 1–0
Spartak Pleven 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–2
Spartak Varna 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–3 4–0 1–0 1–0
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions
CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Petko Petkov300(0)
Bulgaria Iliyan Vasilev000(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Adalbert Zafirov280(2)
Bulgaria Filip Filipov210(1)
Bulgaria Stefan Lulchev140(0)
Bulgaria Zdravko Radev030(0)
Bulgaria Dobromir Mitov250(3)
Bulgaria Galin Ivanov200(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Anatoli Nankov270(2)
North Macedonia Risto Milosavov240(3)
Bulgaria Iliya Voynov200(4)
Bulgaria Ivo Slavchev200(2)
Bulgaria Nikolay Nikolov050(1)
Bulgaria Georgi Slavchev060(0)
Bulgaria Kostadin Vidolov*150(1)
Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov050(0)
Bulgaria Ivan Tanchovski010(0)
Bulgaria Metodi Deyanov140(3)
Bulgaria Milen Petkov260(3)
Bulgaria Georgi Yordanov120(1)
Forwards
Bulgaria Ivaylo Andonov25(18)
Cape Verde Jair060(3)
Bulgaria Petar Zhabov220(9)
Bulgaria Martin Petrov030(1)
Bulgaria Dimitar Ivanov240(4)
Bulgaria Kancho Yordanov110(2)
Bulgaria Rumen Hristov*040(1)
Bulgaria Bozhidar Yankov040(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Georgi Vasilev
  • Vidolov and Hristov left the club during a season.

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Todor Pramatarov Slavia Sofia 26
2 Bulgaria Hristo Marashliev Levski Kyustendil (9)
Spartak Varna (11)		 20
3 Bulgaria Ivaylo Andonov CSKA Sofia 18
4 Bulgaria Geno Dobrevski Botev Plovdiv 13
5 Bulgaria Mihail Mihaylov Levski Kyustendil 12
6 Bulgaria Emil Mitsanski Dobrudzha 11
Bulgaria Todor Zaytsev Levski Sofia
8 Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov Lokomotiv Plovdiv 10
Bulgaria Iliya Gruev Neftochimic
10 Bulgaria Boris Hvoynev Botev Plovdiv 9
Bulgaria Petar Zhabov CSKA Sofia
Bulgaria Plamen Petrov Levski Kyustendil
Bulgaria Marian Hristov Levski Sofia
Bulgaria Aleksandar Aleksandrov Maritsa

References
  1. "Порточанов вади пистолет, после Гочето прави кълбета" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 27 July 2013.
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