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29th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
Football league season
A Group Season 1972–73 Champions CSKA Sofia (17th title)Relegated European Cup CSKA UEFA Cup Matches played 304 Goals scored 848 (2.79 per match) Top goalscorer Petar Zhekov (29 goals)
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1972–1973 season.
Overview [ ]
It was contested by 18 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]
League standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
CSKA Sofia (C)
34
22
7
5
80
40
+40
51
Qualification for European Cup first round
2
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
34
18
7
9
62
38
+24
43
Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3
Slavia Sofia
33
16
11
6
55
33
+22
43
4
Levski Sofia
34
15
10
9
62
37
+25
40
5
Akademik Sofia
34
15
8
11
61
43
+18
38
6
Dunav Ruse [a] (R)
34
14
9
11
42
41
+1
37
Relegation to 1973–74 B Group
7
Lokomotiv Sofia
34
14
9
11
44
44
0
37
8
Botev Vratsa
34
13
7
14
48
55
−7
33
9
Botev Plovdiv
34
12
8
14
44
44
0
32
10
Cherno More Varna
34
12
8
14
51
54
−3
32
11
Spartak Pleven
33
13
5
15
46
51
−5
31
12
Chernomorets Burgas [a] (R)
34
12
7
15
35
44
−9
31
Relegation to 1973–74 B Group
13
Beroe Stara Zagora
34
12
6
16
50
47
+3
30
Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
14
Minyor Pernik
34
8
14
12
35
54
−19
30
15
Spartak Varna
33
10
9
14
34
49
−15
29
16
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
34
7
14
13
37
49
−12
28
17
Tundzha Yambol (R)
33
9
7
17
37
55
−18
25
Relegation to 1973–74 B Group
18
Volov Shumen (R)
34
6
6
22
25
70
−45
18
Source:
rsssf.com (C) Champion;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b Following the end of the season, after allegations of match fixing and allocation of funds for briberies, Dunav and Chernomorets were relegated from the group, while the matches Slavia - Spartak Varna and Spartak Pleven - Tundzha were annulled.
Results [ ]
Source:
A PFG (in Bulgarian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
^ a b The matches Slavia Sofia – Spartak Varna and Spartak Pleven – Tundzha Yambol were annulled. The games were rated with a goalless defeat.
Champions [ ]
CSKA Sofia
Top scorers [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups UEFA competitions Non-UEFA competitions
Categories :
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) seasons 1972–73 in European association football leagues 1972–73 in Bulgarian football Hidden categories:
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