1986–87 A Group

The 1986–87 A Group was the 39th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

A Group
Season1986–87
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(24th title)
RelegatedAkademik Svishtov, Dimitrovgrad
European CupCSKA Sofia
UEFA Cup
Matches played240
Goals scored786 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerNasko Sirakov
(36 goals)

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.

Teams

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 1986–87 Bulgarian A Group teams
Sofia 1986–87 A Group football clubs
Team City Stadium Capacity
AkademikSvishtovAkademik13,500
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe17,000
ChernomoretsBurgasDeveti Septemvri18,000
CSKASofiaNarodna Armia26,000
DimitrovgradDimitrovgradRakovski12,000
EtarVeliko TarnovoIvaylo16,000
LevskiSofiaLevski
Rakovski		40,000
18,000
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv
Deveti Septemvri		13,000
50,000
LokomotivSofiaVasil Levski National Stadium60,000
PirinBlagoevgradHristo Botev (Blagoevgrad)15,000
SlaviaSofiaSlavia25,000
SlivenSlivenHadzhi Dimitar15,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak12,000
TrakiaPlovdivHristo Botev (Plovdiv)30,000
VratsaVratsaHristo Botev (Vratsa)25,000

Personnel
Team Manager Captain
Akademik Bulgaria Petko Petkov Bulgaria Nikola Moskov
Beroe Bulgaria Evgeni Yanchovski Bulgaria Tenyo Minchev
Chernomorets Bulgaria Lyubomir Borisov Bulgaria Valentin Deliminkov
CSKA Bulgaria Dimitar Penev Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev
Dimitrovgrad Bulgaria Grigor Petkov Bulgaria Ivan Iliev
Etar Bulgaria Georgi Vasilev Bulgaria Stefan Lahchiev
Levski Bulgaria Pavel Panov Bulgaria Rusi Gochev
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Hristo Bonev Bulgaria Ayan Sadakov
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria Apostol Chachevski Bulgaria Nako Doychev
Pirin Bulgaria Boris Nikolov Bulgaria Yordan Murlev
Slavia Bulgaria Atanas Parzhelov Bulgaria Ivan Haydarliev
Sliven Bulgaria Lyudmil Goranov Bulgaria Tenko Dobrev
Spartak Pleven Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov Bulgaria Plamen Getov
Spartak Varna Bulgaria Ivan Filipov Bulgaria Zhivko Gospodinov
Trakia Bulgaria Ivan Gluhchev Bulgaria Kostadin Kostadinov
Vratsa Bulgaria Iliya Panev Bulgaria Tsvetan Danov

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D 0–0 L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CSKA Sofia (C) 30 21 5 0 4 73 30 +43 47 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Levski Sofia 30 19 6 0 5 75 35 +40 44 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Trakia Plovdiv 30 16 7 0 7 57 30 +27 39 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 14 7 1 8 67 45 +22 35
5 Slavia Sofia 30 15 5 0 10 59 46 +13 35
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 11 8 1 10 58 44 +14 30
7 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 30 12 6 0 12 40 42 −2 30
8 Vratsa 30 11 6 0 13 42 56 −14 28
9 Sliven 30 11 5 0 14 52 52 0 27
10 Spartak Varna 30 10 5 0 15 44 62 −18 25
11 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 8 8 2 12 35 47 −12 24
12 Chernomorets Burgas 30 10 4 0 16 48 76 −28 24
13 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 8 5 0 17 44 54 −10 21
14 Spartak Pleven 30 7 7 2 14 31 50 −19 21
15 Akademik Svishtov (R) 30 7 7 1 15 29 51 −22 21 Relegation to 1987–88 B Group
16 Dimitrovgrad (R) 30 8 5 1 16 32 66 −34 21
Source: 1986-87 Football retro-football.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Levski Sofia qualified for Cup Winners' Cup as a finalists in the 1986–87 Bulgarian Cup.

Results
Home \ Away ASV BSZ CHB CSK DIM ETA LEV LPL LSO PIR SLA SLI SPL SPV TRA VRA
Akademik Svishtov 1–1 2–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–3 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 5–0
Chernomorets Burgas 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 4–1 2–4 3–2 7–1 1–0 3–2 2–1
CSKA Sofia 1–0 3–2 10–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–3 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 4–0 4–2 7–2
Dimitrovgrad 0–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 4–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0
Levski Sofia 3–0 3–2 8–1 0–1 4–1 3–0 4–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 4–2 3–1 7–3 1–1 7–1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 7–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 7–1 1–2 2–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 4–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 5–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 5–1
Pirin Blagoevgrad 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–3
Slavia Sofia 4–0 5–0 4–3 2–3 4–1 2–1 0–2 4–3 2–2 3–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 2–0
Sliven 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 2–3 2–2 4–2 5–2 1–3 3–0
Spartak Pleven 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0
Spartak Varna 6–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 5–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–2
Trakia Plovdiv 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 5–1 1–1
Vratsa 2–0 3–0 7–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions
CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Georgi Velinov300(0)
Bulgaria Krasimir Dosev030(0)
Bulgaria Yordan Filipov010(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Nedyalko Mladenov260(0)
Bulgaria Angel Chervenkov180(1)
Bulgaria Krasimir Bezinski300(2)
Bulgaria Aleksandar Aleksandrov240(1)
Bulgaria Kiril Kachamanov010(0)
Bulgaria Iliya Dyakov050(0)
Bulgaria Sasho Borisov300(0)
Bulgaria Valeri Damyanov040(0)
Bulgaria Aydan Ilyazov200(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Stoil Stefanov010(0)
Bulgaria Kostadin Yanchev220(0)
Bulgaria Ivaylo Kirov260(6)
Bulgaria Lyubomir Zhelev040(0)
Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev29(28)
Bulgaria Lyubomir Lyubenov020(0)
Forwards
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov250(6)
Bulgaria Emil Kostadinov260(3)
Bulgaria Ivaylo Kotev010(1)
Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev27(19)
Bulgaria Yordan Dimitrov170(6)
Bulgaria Rumen Stoyanov030(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Dimitar Penev

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Nasko Sirakov Levski Sofia 36
2 Bulgaria Petar Aleksandrov Slavia Sofia 33
3 Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev CSKA Sofia 28
4 Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev CSKA Sofia 19
5 Bulgaria Stoycho Stoev Lokomotiv Sofia 18
6 Bulgaria Hristo Kolev Lokomotiv Plovdiv 16
7 Bulgaria Petar Mihtarski Pirin Blagoevgrad 15
8 Bulgaria Nikolay Rusev Chernomorets Burgas 13
Bulgaria Iliya Voynov Vratsa
Bulgaria Mitko Argirov Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Bulgaria Aleksandar Bonchev Lokomotiv Sofia

Awards

Team of the Season
Team of the Season (by newspaper Naroden Sport)[1]
Goalkeeper Bulgaria Georgi Velinov (CSKA)
Defence Bulgaria Yancho Bogomilov (Spartak Varna) Bulgaria Nikolay Iliev (Levski) Bulgaria Stefan Lahchiev (Etar) Bulgaria Krasimir Bezinski (CSKA)
Midfield Bulgaria Nasko Sirakov (Levski) Bulgaria Nikolay Rusev (Chernomorets) Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov (CSKA)
Attack Bulgaria Lachezar Tanev (CSKA) Bulgaria Petar Aleksandrov (Slavia) Bulgaria Iliya Voynov (Vratsa)

References
  1. "Football'87" (PDF). retro-football.bg (in Bulgarian).
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