1999–2000 A Group

The 1999–2000 A Group was the 52nd season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

A Group
Season1999–2000
Dates6 August 1999 – 9 June 2000
ChampionsLevski Sofia
(21st title)
Relegated
Champions LeagueLevski
UEFA CupCSKA
Matches played240
Goals scored663 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerMihail Mihaylov
(20 goals)

Overview

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

Team information

Stadia and locations

The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1999–00 (listed in alphabetical order):

Location of teams in 1999–2000 A Group
Sofia 1999–2000 A Group football clubs
Team City Stadium Capacity
Belasitsa Petrich Tsar Samuil 9,500
Botev Plovdiv Hristo Botev 18,000
Chernomorets Burgas Chernomorets 22,000
CSKA Sofia Bulgarian Army 22,995
Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba 12,500
Levski Sofia Georgi Asparuhov 29,986
Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv 22,000
Lovech Lovech Lovech 7,050
Minyor Pernik Minyor 18,000
Neftochimic Burgas Lazur 18,037
Olimpik-Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe 16,000
Pirin Blagoevgrad Hristo Botev 15,000
Shumen Shumen Panayot Volov 24,000
Slavia Sofia Ovcha Kupel 18,000
Spartak Varna Spartak 8,000
Velbazhd Kyustendil Osogovo 10,000

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levski Sofia (C) 30 23 5 2 66 17 +49 74 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 30 20 4 6 60 26 +34 64 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Velbazhd Kyustendil 30 17 4 9 52 32 +20 55 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4 Neftochimic Burgas 30 14 11 5 42 21 +21 53 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lovech 30 15 4 11 61 34 +27 49
6 Slavia Sofia 30 13 6 11 38 40 −2 45
7 Spartak Varna 30 12 5 13 42 51 −9 41
8 Botev Plovdiv 30 12 4 14 43 42 +1 40
9 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 10 9 11 54 37 +17 39
10 Chernomorets Burgas 30 10 7 13 31 40 −9 37
11 Minyor Pernik 30 11 3 16 44 58 −14 36
12 Dobrudzha Dobrich (R) 30 10 5 15 30 43 −13 35 Qualification for relegation play-off
13 Olimpik-Beroe (O) 30 10 4 16 28 47 −19 34
14 Belasitsa Petrich (R) 30 9 6 15 28 57 −29 33[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to 2000–01 B Group
15 Pirin Blagoevgrad (R) 30 10 3 17 31 50 −19 33[lower-alpha 2]
16 Shumen (R) 30 3 2 25 13 68 −55 11
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian) and rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Neftochimic Burgas qualified for UEFA Cup as a finalists in the 1999–2000 Bulgarian Cup.
  2. Belasitsa Petrich ahead of Pirin Blagoevgrad on head-to-head record; Belasitsa Petrich–Pirin Blagoevgrad 4–1, Pirin Blagoevgrad–Belasitsa Petrich 1–0.

Results
Home \ Away BEL BOT CHB CSK DOB LEV LSO LOV MIN NEF BSZ PIR SHU SLA SPV VEL
Belasitsa Petrich 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2
Botev Plovdiv 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 4–0 6–0 6–2 1–0
Chernomorets Burgas 3–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1
CSKA Sofia 3–0 4–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 6–1 1–4 3–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–1
Dobrudzha Dobrich 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–1 4–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–1
Levski Sofia 6–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–1 5–0 3–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 4–1 5–1 2–0 6–0 5–0 1–1
Lovech 8–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–1 3–2 6–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 6–0 0–1 4–1 3–1
Minyor Pernik 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 3–2 0–1 4–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2
Neftochimic Burgas 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–0
Olimpik-Beroe 1–0 5–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–4[lower-alpha 1]
Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 3–1 2–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–0
Shumen 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 0–3 1–2
Slavia Sofia 5–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2
Spartak Varna 3–1 2–1 4–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 5–3
Velbazhd Kyustendil 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 6–0 1–0 2–0
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match awarded as Olimpik-Beroe did not play after the 0–1 in the second half.
  2. Match awarded as Slavia did not play the match.

Relegation play-off
Dobrudzha Dobrich0–2Hebar Pazardzhik
Olimpik-Beroe1–0Spartak Pleven

Champions
Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers
01Bulgaria Dimitar Ivankov270(5)
12Bulgaria Georgi Sheytanov030(0)
Defenders
02Bulgaria Martin Stankov140(0)
03Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov250(3)
05Uzbekistan Aleksey Dionisiev120(2)
06Scotland John Inglis170(0)
11Bulgaria Elin Topuzakov230(3)
13Bulgaria Yulian Petkov070(0)
16Bulgaria Veselin Vachev060(0)
21Bulgaria Zahari Sirakov290(1)
23Bosnia and Herzegovina Dalibor Dragić090(0)
24Bulgaria Predrag Pažin230(1)
Midfielders
04Bulgaria Biser Ivanov260(4)
07Bulgaria Aleksandar Aleksandrov280(6)
10Bulgaria Asen Nikolov120(1)
14Bulgaria Krasimir Dimitrov210(0)
15Bulgaria Chavdar Atanasov210(4)
20Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Neško Milovanović120(1)
22Bulgaria Dimitar Telkiyski170(4)
25Bulgaria Stanislav Genchev010(0)
26Bulgaria Viktorio Pavlov060(0)
Forwards
08Ivory Coast Serge Yoffou25(13)
09Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov23(12)
17Uzbekistan Georgi Georgiev140(3)
18Bulgaria Georgi Bachev070(3)
19Bulgaria Todor Kolev030(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Mihail Mihaylov Velbazhd Kyustendil 20
2 Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov Litex Lovech 19
3 Bulgaria Plamen Timnev Spartak Varna 16
4 Bulgaria Dimitar Ivanov CSKA Sofia 14
Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov CSKA Sofia
Bulgaria Anton Evtimov Minyor Pernik
7 Ivory Coast Serge Yoffou Levski Sofia 13
8 Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov Levski Sofia 12
9 Bulgaria Anastas Petrov Botev Plovdiv 10
Bulgaria Stefan Yurukov Spartak Varna
Litex Lovech

References
  1. "Новият век идва с милионите на Чорни и кървав гол" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 17 August 2013.
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