1971–72 A Group

The 1971–72 A Group was the 24th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

A Group
Season1971–72
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(16th title)
Relegated
European CupCSKA
UEFA Cup
Matches played306
Goals scored868 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerPetar Zhekov
(27 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 26 6 2 95 28 +67 58 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Levski Sofia 34 22 6 6 68 26 +42 50 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Beroe Stara Zagora 34 18 6 10 61 46 +15 42
4 Slavia Sofia 34 15 9 10 50 43 +7 39 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Lokomotiv Sofia 34 13 12 9 47 34 +13 38
6 Botev Plovdiv 34 14 7 13 54 47 +7 35
7 Botev Vratsa 34 13 5 16 62 64 2 31
8 Cherno More Varna 34 13 5 16 53 60 7 31
9 Dunav Ruse 34 12 7 15 38 50 12 31
10 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 34 7 16 11 32 44 12 30
11 Akademik Sofia 34 11 7 16 37 45 8 29
12 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 34 11 7 16 39 54 15 29
13 Spartak Pleven 34 11 7 16 40 61 21 29
14 Chernomorets Burgas[lower-alpha 1] 34 11 8 15 47 49 2 28
15 Spartak Varna 34 10 8 16 45 50 5 28
16 Tundzha Yambol 34 11 6 17 35 50 15 28
17 Marek Dupnitsa (R) 34 10 6 18 31 65 34 26 Relegation to 1972–73 B Group
18 Yantra Gabrovo[lower-alpha 2] (R) 34 10 8 16 34 52 18 22
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 2 points deducted
  2. 6 points deducted

Results

Home \ Away AKD BSZ BPD BVR CHM CHB CSK DUN ETA LEV LPL LSO MAR SLA SPL SPV TUN YAN
Akademik Sofia 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–4 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 6–2 2–0 4–0 4–1 1–0 3–2
Botev Plovdiv 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 3–4 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1
Botev Vratsa 4–0 2–0 3–1 6–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 5–1 4–3 6–1 1–1
Cherno More 2–1 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–0
Chernomorets Burgas 2–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 5–2 1–2 4–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–4
CSKA Sofia 5–2 4–2 3–2 8–1 4–0 3–0 4–2 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 6–1 0–0 6–1 3–1 5–1 5–1
Dunav Ruse 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1–0 3–0 4–3 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–4 3–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–1
Levski Sofia 1–2 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0 2–4 0–0 6–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–2 3–1
Marek Dupnitsa 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1
Slavia Sofia 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 5–2 4–1 0–6 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–0
Spartak Pleven 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 0–0 5–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
Spartak Varna 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 5–2 0–3 2–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 1–3 4–0 0–0 6–0 2–0 1–0
Tundzha Yambol 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–1
Yantra Gabrovo 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Stoyan Yordanov180(0)
Bulgaria Yordan Filipov170(0)
Bulgaria Petar Topchev010(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Kiril Stankov320(0)
Bulgaria Dimitar Penev320(1)
Bulgaria Ivan Zafirov310(0)
Bulgaria Todor Simov050(1)
Bulgaria Boris Gaganelov340(0)
Bulgaria Bozhil Kolev29(10)
Bulgaria Iliya Chalev010(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Borislav Sredkov140(5)
Bulgaria Asparuh Nikodimov330(7)
Bulgaria Plamen Yankov200(1)
Bulgaria Georgi Denev29(15)
Bulgaria Tsvetan Atanasov280(7)
Bulgaria Stoil Trankov140(2)
Forwards
Bulgaria Petar Zhekov33(27)
Bulgaria Petar Radkov010(0)
Bulgaria Dimitar Marashliev30(12)
Bulgaria Totko Dremsizov170(5)
Bulgaria Dimitar Yakimov090(2)
Manager
Bulgaria Manol Manolov

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Petar Zhekov CSKA Sofia 27
2 Bulgaria Petko Petkov Beroe Stara Zagora 26
3 Bulgaria Stefan Bogomilov Cherno More Varna 24
4 Bulgaria Georgi Kamenov Botev Vratsa 23
5 Bulgaria Georgi Tsvetkov Levski Sofia 17
6 Bulgaria Dinko Dermendzhiev Botev Plovdiv 16
7 Bulgaria Georgi Denev CSKA Sofia 15
Bulgaria Vasil Mitkov Levski Sofia
Bulgaria Georgi Lukanov Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov Tundzha Yambol

References

  1. "Зума никога не става шампион заради любимката на Тато" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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