2008–09 A Group
Season | 2008–09 |
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Dates | 9 August 2008 – 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 6–0 Belasitsa Levski 6–0 Botev |
Biggest away win | Belasitsa 1–7 Levski |
Highest scoring | Vihren 3–5 Chernomorets Belasitsa 1–7 Levski |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 A Group was the 85th season of the Bulgarian 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 unable to retain it and Levski Sofia won the title, which was their 26th overall.
Promotion and relegation[]
Three teams were promoted from the 2007–08 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 return to the top tier after a seven-year absence.
Teams promoted from B PFG after the 2007–08 season
- West group champions: Lokomotiv Mezdra
- East group champions: OFC Sliven
- Play-offs: Minyor Pernik
Teams relegated to B PFG after the 2007–08 season
- Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo
- Marek Dupnitsa
- Beroe Stara Zagora
Team overview[]
![2008–09 A Group is located in Sofia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Sofia_Full_City_Map.png/200px-Sofia_Full_City_Map.png)
![CSKA CSKA](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Levski Levski](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Lokomotiv Lokomotiv](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Slavia Slavia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Club | Location | Manager | Venue | Capacity |
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Belasitsa | Petrich | ![]() |
Tsar Samuil Stadium | 9,500 |
Botev | Plovdiv | ![]() |
Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv | 22,000 |
Cherno More | Varna | ![]() |
Ticha Stadium | 8,250 |
Chernomorets | Burgas | ![]() |
Naftex Stadium | 18,037 |
CSKA | Sofia | ![]() |
Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 22,015 |
Levski | Sofia | ![]() |
Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 29,800 |
Litex | Lovech | ![]() |
Lovech Stadium | 7,000 |
Lokomotiv Mezdra | Mezdra | ![]() |
Lokomotiv Stadium, Mezdra | 5,000 |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Plovdiv | ![]() |
Lokomotiv Stadium, Plovdiv | 13,800 |
Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia | ![]() |
Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia | 22,000 |
Minyor | Pernik | ![]() |
Minyor Stadium | 16,500 |
OFC Sliven | Sliven | ![]() |
Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium | 10,000 |
Pirin | Blagoevgrad | ![]() |
Hristo Botev Stadium, Blagoevgrad | 7,500 |
Slavia | Sofia | ![]() |
Ovcha Kupel Stadium | 18,000 |
Spartak | Varna | ![]() |
Spartak Stadium | 8,000 |
Vihren | Sandanski | ![]() |
Sandanski Stadium | 6,000 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or 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[a] |
5 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 54 | |
6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 43[b] | |
7 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 43[b] | |
8 | Lokomotiv Mezdra | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 37[c] | |
9 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 37[c] | |
10 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 35[d] | |
11 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 35[d] | |
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 2009–10 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) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Litex Lovech won the 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup and qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b Lokomotiv Plovdiv ahead of Chernomorets Burgas on head-to-head record; Chernomorets Burgas–Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–3, Lokomotiv Plovdiv–Chernomorets Burgas 1–1.
- ^ a b Lokomotiv Mezdra ahead of Slavia Sofia on head-to-head record; Slavia Sofia–Lokomotiv Mezdra 0–0, Lokomotiv Mezdra–Slavia Sofia 1–0.
- ^ a b Montana ahead of Slavia Sofia on head-to-head record; Minyor Pernik–Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–0, Pirin Blagoevgrad–Minyor Pernik 1–0.
Results[]
Champions[]
- Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
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1 | ![]() |
17 | (0) |
12 | ![]() |
7 | (0) |
29 | ![]() |
3 | (0) |
31 | ![]() |
3 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
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2 | ![]() |
14 | (0) |
3 | ![]() |
23 | (2) |
5 | ![]() |
22 | (0) |
14 | ![]() |
18 | (0) |
15 | ![]() |
3 | (0) |
20 | ![]() |
19 | (2) |
25 | ![]() |
16 | (0) |
26 | ![]() |
1 | (0) |
33 | ![]() |
1 | (0) |
34 | ![]() |
1 | (0) |
37 | ![]() |
1 | (0) |
55 | ![]() |
4 | (0) |
Midfielders | |||
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4 | ![]() |
2 | (0) |
6 | ![]() |
14 | (3) |
8 | ![]() |
21 | (2) |
16 | ![]() |
1 | (0) |
17 | ![]() |
1 | (1) |
18 | ![]() |
20 | (0) |
20 | ![]() |
19 | (4) |
21 | ![]() |
25 | (3) |
22 | ![]() |
23 | (6) |
24 | ![]() |
17 | (1) |
30 | ![]() |
15 | (0) |
45 | ![]() |
23 | (1) |
70 | ![]() |
8 | (0) |
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2 | (0) |
Forwards | |||
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7 | ![]() |
4 | (1) |
9 | ![]() |
23 | (12) |
10 | ![]() |
11 | (4) |
11 | ![]() |
25 | (11) |
19 | ![]() |
9 | (4) |
27 | ![]() |
3 | (0) |
32 | ![]() |
1 | (0) |
Manager | |
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- Iliev and Jean Carlos left the club during a season.
Top scorers[]
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
CSKA Sofia1 | 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 Burgas2 | ||
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Cherno More Varna | ||
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Lokomotiv Mezdra | ||
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Sliven | ||
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CSKA Sofia |
1. Saidhodzha scored 7 goals for Botev Plovdiv and 7 for CSKA Sofia (he was transferred during the winter break)
2. Fernández scored 4 goals for Cherno More Varna and 5 for Chernomorets Burgas (he was transferred during the winter break)
Annual awards[]
Team of the season[]
The team have been voted by selected media representatives (Note: First team members are denoted in bold).[1]
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 |
Joãozinho | 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 also[]
References[]
- ^ "Вижте идеалния отбор на сезона в "А" група - петима от Левски срещу трима от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 14 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) seasons
- 2008–09 in Bulgarian football
- 2008–09 in European association football leagues