1965–66 A Group

The 1965–66 A Group was the 18th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

A Group
Season1965–66
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(13th title)
Relegated
European CupCSKA Sofia
Inter-Cities Fairs CupSpartak Plovdiv
Matches played240
Goals scored611 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerTraycho Spasov
(21 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 17 8 5 53 30 +23 42 Qualification for European Cup preliminary round
2 Levski Sofia 30 15 11 4 59 31 +28 41
3 Slavia Sofia 30 16 7 7 38 25 +13 39 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Spartak Sofia 30 14 8 8 45 30 +15 36
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 12 7 11 36 33 +3 31
6 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 10 10 10 41 41 0 30
7 Dunav Ruse 30 12 6 12 29 40 −11 30
8 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 10 9 11 46 35 +11 29
9 Spartak Plovdiv 30 9 10 11 28 42 −14 28 Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round
10 Botev Plovdiv 30 9 9 12 41 39 +2 27
11 Cherno More Varna 30 8 11 11 30 35 −5 27
12 Marek Dupnitsa 30 9 9 12 39 51 −12 27
13 Botev Vratsa 30 9 7 14 30 41 −11 25
14 Chernomorets Burgas 30 8 9 13 34 48 −14 25
15 Spartak Varna (R) 30 6 10 14 32 48 −16 22 Relegation to 1966–67 B Group
16 Spartak Pleven (R) 30 6 9 15 30 42 −12 21
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away BSZ BPD BVR CHM CHB CSK DUN LEV LPL LSO MAR SLA SPL SPD SSF SPV
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–0 4–1 1–0 5–0 2–2 3–3 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Botev Plovdiv 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–3 9–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 2–1 0–1
Botev Vratsa 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0
Cherno More 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–0 2–2
Chernomorets Burgas 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–5 1–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1
CSKA Sofia 1–1 3–1 2–1 4–2 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 3–2 6–0 1–2 2–1
Dunav Ruse 1–0 3–1 6–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Levski Sofia 3–3 4–2 3–0 1–1 4–2 0–3 3–0 4–0 3–0 4–3 3–0 5–1 0–0 1–1 3–2
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1
Lokomotiv Sofia 6–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 6–0
Marek Dupnitsa 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 4–2 0–0
Slavia Sofia 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
Spartak Pleven 3–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 0–0
Spartak Plovdiv 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0
Spartak Sofia 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 5–1 3–0 0–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–0
Spartak Varna 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions
CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Stoyan Yordanov100(0)
Bulgaria Yordan Filipov240(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Nikola Kovachev070(0)
Bulgaria Dimitar Penev240(3)
Bulgaria Ivan Vasilev300(2)
Bulgaria Ivan Zafirov160(1)
Bulgaria Hristo Marinchev160(1)
Bulgaria Boris Gaganelov240(0)
Bulgaria Stefan Iliev040(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Boris Stankov270(2)
Bulgaria Asparuh Nikodimov270(5)
Bulgaria Stoichko Peshev030(0)
Bulgaria Vasil Romanov240(2)
Bulgaria Tsvetan Atanasov120(0)
Bulgaria Kiril Raykov080(1)
Bulgaria Yanko Kirilov120(6)
Forwards
Bulgaria Ivan Kolev240(3)
Bulgaria Evden Kamenov210(4)
Bulgaria Nikola Tsanev28(16)
Bulgaria Dimitar Yakimov170(5)
Bulgaria Stoyan Stoyanov020(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Stoyan Ormandzhiev

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Traycho Spasov Marek Dupnitsa 21
2 Bulgaria Petar Zhekov Beroe Stara Zagora 20
3 Bulgaria Nikola Kotkov Lokomotiv Sofia 17
4 Bulgaria Nikola Tsanev CSKA Sofia 16
Bulgaria Vasil Mitkov Spartak Sofia
6 Bulgaria Nikola Yordanov Dunav Ruse 14
Bulgaria Dobrin Nenov Botev Plovdiv
8 Bulgaria Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia 13
Bulgaria Hristo Dishkov Spartak Plovdiv

References
  1. "Левски води 28 кръга, но ЦСКА възкръсва с Пашата" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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