1976–77 A Group

The 1976–77 A Group was the 29th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

A Group
Season1976–77
ChampionsLevski Sofia
(13th title)
Relegated
European CupLevski
UEFA Cup
Matches played240
Goals scored609 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerPavel Panov
(20 goals)

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.[1]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levski Sofia (C) 30 17 9 4 73 34 +39 43 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 CSKA Sofia 30 14 11 5 45 27 +18 39 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Marek Dupnitsa 30 15 8 7 43 28 +15 38
4 Slavia Sofia 30 14 9 7 52 36 +16 37
5 Botev Vratsa 30 12 7 11 31 35 −4 31
6 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 11 9 10 26 30 −4 31
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 9 12 9 42 40 +2 30 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 10 10 10 32 31 +1 30
9 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 10 9 11 38 51 −13 29
10 Sliven 30 10 8 12 41 46 −5 28
11 Botev Plovdiv 30 7 13 10 36 40 −4 27
12 Akademik Sofia 30 7 12 11 25 30 −5 26
13 Akademik Svishtov 30 9 8 13 32 45 −13 26
14 Spartak Varna 30 7 10 13 37 42 −5 24
15 Minyor Pernik (R) 30 7 9 14 34 43 −9 23 Relegation to 1977–78 B Group
16 Dunav Ruse (R) 30 5 8 17 22 51 −29 18
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ASF ASV BSZ BPD BVR CSK DUN LEV LPL LSO MAR MIN PIR SLA SLI SPV
Akademik Sofia 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 5–0 1–0
Akademik Svishtov 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–2 1–0 5–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 2–1
Botev Plovdiv 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–0
Botev Vratsa 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1
CSKA Sofia 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–3 5–1 2–2 1–3 3–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 2–1
Dunav Ruse 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Levski Sofia 5–1 5–2 0–0 4–2 4–0 3–2 7–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 3–3 5–1 4–2
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1
Lokomotiv Sofia 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–1
Marek Dupnitsa 0–0 3–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 5–1
Minyor Pernik 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–3 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0
Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Slavia Sofia 2–1 3–2 4–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 4–2
Sliven 3–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–1
Spartak Varna 0–0 2–0 6–0 0–1 0–0 2–4 3–1 1–4 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–1
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions
Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Stefan Staykov240(0)
Bulgaria Nikolay Iliev060(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Nikolay Grancharov200(0)
Bulgaria Kiril Ivkov290(2)
Bulgaria Vladimir Nikolchev030(0)
Bulgaria Valentin Chaushev030(0)
Bulgaria Stefan Aladzhov250(0)
Bulgaria Ivan Tishanski240(1)
Bulgaria Milko Gaydarski030(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Stefan Pavlov250(1)
Bulgaria Todor Barzov290(3)
Bulgaria Voyn Voynov300(7)
Bulgaria Blagoy Krastanov190(3)
Bulgaria Ivan Stoyanov010(0)
Bulgaria Krasimir Borisov250(7)
Bulgaria Emil Spasov220(4)
Forwards
Bulgaria Pavel Panov25(20)
Bulgaria Georgi Tsvetkov180(2)
Bulgaria Kiril Milanov220(8)
Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov26(12)
Manager
Bulgaria Vasil Spasov

Top scorers
Pavel Panov – top scorer of the season
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Pavel Panov Levski Sofia 20
2 Bulgaria Yordan Hristov Sliven 17
3 Bulgaria Ivan Petrov Marek Dupnitsa 16
4 Bulgaria Bozhidar Grigorov Slavia Sofia 15
Bulgaria Chavdar Tsvetkov Slavia Sofia
6 Bulgaria Radoslav Zdravkov Lokomotiv Sofia 13
7 Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov Levski Sofia 12
Bulgaria Dimitar Tsekov Botev Vratsa
9 Bulgaria Petko Petkov Beroe Stara Zagora 11
10 Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov Beroe Stara Zagora 10

References
  1. "Пиле от Станкето преподава уроци на елитни петли" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 23 February 2013.
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