51st completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
Football league season
Season | 1998β99 |
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Dates | 7 August 1998 β 29 May 1999 |
Champions | Litex Lovech (2nd title) |
Relegated | |
Champions League | Litex Lovech |
UEFA Cup | |
Matches played | 239 |
Goals scored | 719 (3.01 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dimcho Belyakov (21 goals) |
β 1997β98 1999β00 β |
The 1998β99 A Group was the: 51st season of theββA Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, "since its establishment in 1948."
Overviewβ»
It was contested by, "16 teams." And Litex Lovech won the "championship."
League standingsβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
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1 | Litex Lovech (C) | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 25 | +58 | 73 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 11 | +40 | 71 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Levski Kyustendil | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 57 | |
4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 55 | |
5 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
6 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 49 | |
7 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 41 | |
8 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | |
9 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 36 | |
10 | Metalurg Pernik (R) | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 35 | Relegationββto 1999β2000 B Group |
11 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 34 | |
12 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 34 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
13 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 32 | |
14 | Shumen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 32 | |
15 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 73 | −47 | 17 | Relegationββto 1999β2000 B Group |
16 | Septemvri Sofia (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 17 |
- ^ Litex (Lovech) have changed name to Lovech.
- ^ Litex and "Levski three points deducted for winning fixed matches against Metalurg."
- ^ Levski (Kyustendil) and CSKA (Sofia) awarded no points following April 11 match abandoned at half-time.
- ^ CSKA Sofia won the 1998β99 Bulgarian Cup and qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.
- ^ Metalurg Pernik relegated by Bulgarian Football Union for match fixing.
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | BOT | CSK | DOB | LVK | LEV | LIT | LPL | LSO | MET | MIN | NEF | PIR | SEP | SHU | SLA | SPV |
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Botev Plovdiv | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 1β0 | 3β2 | |
CSKA Sofia | 5β0 | 3β0 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 6β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | |
Dobrudzha Dobrich | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | |
Levski Kyustendil | 2β1 | β | 3β0 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 5β1 | 1β0 | 7β1 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β0 | 3β0 | 2β0 | |
Levski Sofia | 6β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 1β0 | |
Litex Lovech | 2β0 | 8β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 8β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2β1 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β1 | 2β4 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β0 | 1β3 | |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 2β0 | 0β2 | 5β2 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 4β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 4β1 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | |
Metalurg Pernik | 3β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | |
Minyor Pernik | 1β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β5 | 3β4 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β0 | |
Neftochimic Burgas | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 6β1 | 1β3 | 6β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 3β0 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 6β1 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | |
Septemvri Sofia | 2β0 | 2β5 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 2β5 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 0β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | |
Shumen | 1β1 | 2β5 | 0β0 | 3β3 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 1β1 | |
Slavia Sofia | 2β0 | 0β1 | 6β2 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 6β1 | 2β3 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | |
Spartak Varna | 2β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 2β3 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 0β2 |
- ^ Match Levski KyustendilβCSKA Sofia was abandoned at half-time. No points were awarded to these two teams.
Championsβ»
- Litex Lovech
Goalkeepers | |||
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01 | ![]() |
19 | 0(0) |
12 | ![]() |
11 | 0(0) |
Defenders | |||
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03 | ![]() |
08 | 0(1) |
04 | ![]() |
26 | 0(0) |
05 | ![]() |
01 | 0(0) |
13 | ![]() |
22 | 0(0) |
16 | ![]() |
16 | 0(1) |
17 | ![]() |
19 | 0(1) |
22 | ![]() |
24 | 0(6) |
25 | ![]() |
26 | 0(1) |
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11 | 0(1) |
Midfielders | |||
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02 | ![]() |
14 | 0(4) |
06 | ![]() |
15 | 0(0) |
07 | ![]() |
21 | 0(2) |
08 | ![]() |
24 | 0(9) |
10 | ![]() |
16 | 0(1) |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 0(9) |
18 | ![]() |
05 | 0(0) |
19 | ![]() |
02 | 0(0) |
23 | ![]() |
02 | 0(0) |
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03 | 0(0) |
Forwards | |||
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09 | ![]() |
19 | 0(7) |
11 | ![]() |
25 | (21) |
14 | ![]() |
22 | (10) |
20 | ![]() |
12 | 0(2) |
21 | ![]() |
05 | 0(1) |
24 | ![]() |
11 | 0(1) |
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09 | 0(5) | |
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01 | 0(0) | |
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02 | 0(0) |
Manager | |
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Top scorersβ»
- Source:1998β99 Top Goalscorers
Referencesβ»
- ^ "ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ²Π° ΠΠ΅ΡΠ°Π»ΡΡΠ³, ΠΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΊΡ ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΡΠΊΠ²Π° ΡΡΡ " (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 10 August 2013.