Season | 2008β09 |
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Dates | 9 August 2008 β 13 June 2009 |
Champions | Levski Sofia (26th title) |
Relegated | Vihren Spartak Belasitsa |
Champions League | Levski |
Europa League | CSKA Cherno More Litex (via domestic cup) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 619 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Martin Kamburov (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Cherno More 6β0 Belasitsa Levski 6β0 Botev |
Biggest away win | Belasitsa 1β7 Levski |
Highest scoring | Vihren 3β5 Chernomorets Belasitsa 1β7 Levski |
β 2007β08 2009β10 β |
The 2008β09 A Group was the: 85th season of theββBulgarian national top football division, and the 61st of A Group as the "top tier football league in the country." It began on 9 August 2008. And ended on 13 June 2009. CSKA Sofia were the defending champions. But they were unableββto retain it and Levski Sofia won the title, "which was their 26th overall."
Promotion and relegationβ»
Three teams were promoted from the 2007β08 B Group. These include the champions of the East and "West B Groups," as well as the promotion playoff winner, "decided through a one match between the runners-up of the two B Groups." The promoted teams were Lokomotiv Mezdra, Sliven, and Minyor Pernik. Lokomotiv Mezdra made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football, Sliven return after a fifteen-year absence, while Minyor Pernik returnββto the top tier after a seven-year absence. The promoted teams replaced Marek Dupnitsa, Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo and Beroe Stara Zagora, who were relegated after respective top flight spells of seven, one, and four years in the A Group.
Teams promoted from B PFG after the 2007β08 season
- West group champions: Lokomotiv Mezdra
- East group champions: OFC Sliven
- Play-offs: Minyor Pernik
Teams relegated to B PFG after the 2007β08 season
Team overviewβ»
League tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
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1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 69 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 68 | Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round |
3 | Cherno More | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
4 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 58 | Qualification for Europa League play-off round |
5 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 54 | |
6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 43 | |
7 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 43 | |
8 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 37 | |
9 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 37 | |
10 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 35 | |
11 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 35 | |
12 | Sliven | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 32 | |
13 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 30 | |
14 | Vihren (R) | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 26 | Relegation to 2009β10 B Group |
15 | Spartak Varna (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 25 | |
16 | Belasitsa Petrich (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 71 | −47 | 17 |
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 goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Litex Lovech won the 2008β09 Bulgarian Cup and qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Lokomotiv Plovdiv ahead of Chernomorets Burgas on head-to-head record; Chernomorets BurgasβLokomotiv Plovdiv 1β3, Lokomotiv PlovdivβChernomorets Burgas 1β1.
- ^ Lokomotiv Mezdra ahead of Slavia Sofia on head-to-head record; Slavia SofiaβLokomotiv Mezdra 0β0, Lokomotiv MezdraβSlavia Sofia 1β0.
- ^ Montana ahead of Slavia Sofia on head-to-head record; Minyor PernikβPirin Blagoevgrad 0β0, Pirin BlagoevgradβMinyor Pernik 1β0.
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | BEL | BOT | CHM | CHB | CSK | LEV | LIT | LME | LPL | LSO | MIN | OFC | PIR | SLA | SPV | VIH |
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Belasitsa Petrich | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β1 | 0β3 | 1β7 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β4 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 1β4 | 2β5 | 0β0 | 1β2 | |
Botev Plovdiv | 5β0 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 3β1 | |
Cherno More | 6β0 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | |
Chernomorets Burgas | 2β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | |
CSKA Sofia | 1β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 4β1 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | |
Levski Sofia | 2β0 | 6β0 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 5β0 | 3β2 | |
Litex Lovech | 4β1 | 5β1 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | |
Lokomotiv Mezdra | 3β1 | 0β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 0β1 | |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β1 | |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | |
Minyor Pernik | 0β3 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | |
OFC Sliven | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 2β0 | |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2β0 | 0β3 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 0β4 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 0β0 | 2β1 | |
Slavia Sofia | 3β0 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 0β3 | 0β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β2 | 2β0 | |
Spartak Varna | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 0β1 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | |
Vihren | 4β1 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 3β5 | 1β4 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 2β0 |
Championsβ»
- Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
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01 | ![]() |
17 | 0(0) |
12 | ![]() |
07 | 0(0) |
29 | ![]() |
03 | 0(0) |
31 | ![]() |
03 | 0(0) |
Defenders | |||
---|---|---|---|
02 | ![]() |
14 | 0(0) |
03 | ![]() |
23 | 0(2) |
05 | ![]() |
22 | 0(0) |
14 | ![]() |
18 | 0(0) |
15 | ![]() |
03 | 0(0) |
20 | ![]() |
19 | 0(2) |
25 | ![]() |
16 | 0(0) |
26 | ![]() |
01 | 0(0) |
33 | ![]() |
01 | 0(0) |
34 | ![]() |
01 | 0(0) |
37 | ![]() |
01 | 0(0) |
55 | ![]() |
04 | 0(0) |
Midfielders | |||
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04 | ![]() |
02 | 0(0) |
06 | ![]() |
14 | 0(3) |
08 | ![]() |
21 | 0(2) |
16 | ![]() |
01 | 0(0) |
17 | ![]() |
01 | 0(1) |
18 | ![]() |
20 | 0(0) |
20 | ![]() |
19 | 0(4) |
21 | ![]() |
25 | 0(3) |
22 | ![]() |
23 | 0(6) |
24 | ![]() |
17 | 0(1) |
30 | ![]() |
15 | 0(0) |
45 | ![]() |
23 | 0(1) |
70 | ![]() |
08 | 0(0) |
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02 | 0(0) |
Forwards | |||
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07 | ![]() |
04 | 0(1) |
09 | ![]() |
23 | (12) |
10 | ![]() |
11 | 0(4) |
11 | ![]() |
25 | (11) |
19 | ![]() |
09 | 0(4) |
27 | ![]() |
03 | 0(0) |
32 | ![]() |
01 | 0(0) |
Manager | |
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Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
CSKA Sofia | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Levski Sofia | 12 |
4 | ![]() |
Cherno More Varna | 11 |
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Levski Sofia | ||
6 | ![]() |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 10 |
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Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
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Chernomorets Burgas | ||
9 | ![]() |
Litex Lovech | 9 |
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Chernomorets Burgas | ||
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Cherno More Varna | ||
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Lokomotiv Mezdra | ||
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Sliven | ||
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CSKA Sofia |
Annual awardsβ»
Team of the seasonβ»
The team have been voted by, selected media representatives (Note: First team members are denoted in bold).
Position | Name | Club |
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Goalkeepers | Kiril Akalski | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Georgi Petkov | Levski | |
Defenders | Tanko Dyakov | Cherno More |
Ivan Ivanov | CSKA | |
Stanislav Manolev | Litex | |
Zhivko Milanov | Levski | |
Veselin Minev | Levski | |
Youssef Rabeh | Levski | |
Midfielders | Alex | Cherno More |
JoΓ£ozinho | Levski | |
Dani Kiki | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |
Aleksandar Tonev | CSKA | |
Todor Yanchev | CSKA | |
Kosta Yanev | Sliven | |
Forwards | Spas Delev | Pirin |
Georgi Ivanov | Levski | |
Martin Kamburov | Lokomotiv Sofia | |
Ivelin Popov | Litex | |
Head coach | Emil Velev | Levski |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "ΠΠΈΠΆΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π°Π»Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΎΡΠ±ΠΎΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΎΠ½Π° Π² "Π" Π³ΡΡΠΏΠ° - ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΎΡ ΠΠ΅Π²ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΎΡ Π¦Π‘ΠΠ" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 14 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
External linksβ»
- 2008β09 Statistics of A Group at a-pfg.com