Bulgarian A Professional Football Group

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Bulgarian A Professional Football Group

Sport	Football
Founded	1924
No. of teams	16
Country	Bulgaria
Current champions	Levski Sofia

The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group ("А" Професионална футболна група) or A PFG ("А" ПФГ) is the top division of Bulgarian football. It determines the champion of Bulgaria. 16 teams take part in the division, each playing twice against every other, once home and once away. The Championship of Bulgaria exists under various names since 1924 and is administered by the Bulgarian Professional Football League.

The champion of Bulgaria has the right to take part in the UEFA Champions League from the stage allowed by the league's coefficient. The teams that finished second and third take part in the UEFA Cup together with the Bulgarian Cup winner.

1 Seasons
- 1.1 Season 2006/2007
- 1.2 Season 2005/2006
2 Champions
- 2.1 Performance by club
3 Records
- 3.1 Teams
- 3.2 Players
4 Topscorers
5 See also

[edit] Seasons

[edit] Season 2006/2007

Current rankings for the 2006/2007 season.

position	team	pld	points
1.	Levski Sofia	21	54 pts
2.	Lokomotiv Sofia	21	51 pts
3.	CSKA Sofia	21	48 pts
4.	Litex Lovech	21	43 pts
5.	Slavia Sofia	21	36 pts
6.	Cherno More Varna	21	31 pts
7.	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	21	28 pts
8.	Botev Plovdiv	21	28 pts
9.	Vihren Sandanski	21	27 pts
10.	Belasitsa Petrich	21	25 pts
11.	Beroe Stara Zagora	21	23 pts
12.	Marek Dupnitsa	21	23 pts
13.	Spartak Varna	21	23 pts
14.	Rilski Sportist Samokov	21	21 pts
15.	Rodopa Smolyan	21	15 pts
16.	Chernomorets Burgas Sofia	21	−2 pts^[1]

leader; Champions League zone UEFA Cup zone UEFA Cup zone if the Bulgarian Cup winner is first, second, or third relegation zone

^ The team of Chernomorets Burgas Sofia was given a −3 points penalty for failing to appear in their first two games.

[edit] Season 2005/2006

Final rankings for the 2005/2006 season.^[2]

position	team	pld	points
1.	Levski Sofia	28	68 pts
2.	CSKA Sofia	28	65 pts
3.	Litex Lovech	28	60 pts
4.	Lokomotiv Sofia	28	54 pts
5.	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	28	40 pts
6.	Belasitsa Petrich	28	39 pts
7.	Slavia Sofia	28	39 pts
8.	Cherno More Varna	28	37 pts
9.	Vihren Sandanski	28	32 pts
10.	Beroe Stara Zagora	28	32 pts
11.	Marek Dupnitsa	28	31 pts
12.	Rodopa Smolyan	28	25 pts
13.	Botev Plovdiv	28	24 pts
14.	Pirin 1922 Blagoevgrad	28	23 pts
15.	Naftex Burgas	28	18 pts

leader; Champions League zone UEFA Cup zone relegation zone ^ The team of PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (as distinct from Pirin 1922) disbanded shortly after the start of the season due to financial problems, reducing the number of teams for the 2005/06 season to 15. Due to this, only two teams instead of three will be relegated in 2005/2006 and one team rests every round. Games with PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad were not counted for the standings.

[edit] Champions

1924 — championship not finished
1925 — Vladislav Varna
1926 — Vladislav Varna
1927 — championship interrupted
1928 — Slavia Sofia
1929 — Botev Plovdiv
1930 — Slavia Sofia
1931 — AS-23
1932 — Shipchenski Sokol
1933 — Levski Sofia
1934 — Vladislav Varna
1935 — Sportklub Sofia
1936 — Slavia Sofia
1937 — Levski Sofia
1938 — Ticha Varna
1939 — Slavia Sofia
1940 — ZHSK Sofia
1941 — Slavia Sofia
1942 — Levski Sofia
1943 — Slavia Sofia
1944 — championship not finished
1945 — Lokomotiv Sofia
1946 — Levski Sofia
1947 — Levski Sofia
1948 — Septemvri pri CDV
1949 — Levski Sofia
1950 — Levski Sofia
1951 — C.D.N.V.

1952 — C.D.N.V.
1953 — Levski Sofia
1954 — CDNA
1955 — CDNA
1956 — CDNA
1957 — CDNA
1958 — CDNA
1959 — CDNA
1960 — CDNA
1961 — CDNA
1962 — CDNA
1963 — Spartak Plovdiv
1964 — Lokomotiv Sofia
1965 — Levski Sofia
1966 — CSKA "Cherveno zname"
1967 — Botev Plovdiv
1968 — Levski Sofia
1969 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1970 — Levski-Spartak
1971 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1972 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1973 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1974 — Levski-Spartak
1975 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1976 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1977 — Levski-Spartak
1978 — Lokomotiv Sofia
1979 — Levski-Spartak

1980 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1981 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1982 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1983 — CSKA "Septemvriysko zname"
1984 — Levski-Spartak
1985 — Levski-Spartak
1986 — Beroe Stara Zagora
1987 — CFKA "Sredets"
1988 — Vitosha
1989 — CFKA "Sredets"
1990 — CSKA Sofia
1991 — Etar Veliko Tarnovo
1992 — CSKA Sofia
1993 — Levski Sofia
1994 — Levski Sofia
1995 — Levski Sofia
1996 — Slavia Sofia
1997 — CSKA Sofia
1998 — Litex Lovech
1999 — Litex Lovech
2000 — Levski Sofia
2001 — Levski Sofia
2002 — Levski Sofia
2003 — CSKA Sofia
2004 — Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2005 — CSKA Sofia
2006 — Levski Sofia

[edit] Performance by club

CSKA Sofia: 30
- 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2005
Levski Sofia: 24
- 1933, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
Slavia Sofia: 7
- 1928, 1930, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1996
Lokomotiv Sofia: 4
- 1940, 1945, 1964, 1978
Cherno More Varna: 4
- 1925, 1926, 1934, 1938
Botev Plovdiv: 2
- 1929, 1967
Litex Lovech: 2
- 1998, 1999
AS-23: 1
- 1931
Spartak Varna: 1
- 1932
Sportklub Sofia: 1
- 1935
Spartak Plovdiv: 1
- 1963
Beroe Stara Zagora: 1
- 1986
Etar Veliko Tarnovo: 1
- 1991
Lokomotiv Plovdiv: 1
- 2004

[edit] Records

[edit] Teams

Most times champion — CSKA Sofia — 30 times
Most seasons played in the division — Levski Sofia, who participated in all 83 seasons to date
Fewest seasons played in the division — Benkovski Vidin, Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni, Rozova Dolina Kazanlak, Akademik Varna, Olimpik Teteven and PFC Nesebar each have played only a single season in the division
Most wins in a single season — Levski Sofia — 26 out of 36 matches during 2001/02
Fewest wins in a single season — Torpedo Ruse (out of 22 matches during 1951) and Rakovski Ruse (out of 30 matches during 1996/97) each did not win a game in a single season
Most defeats in a single season — Rakovski Ruse — 29 (out of 30 matches during 1996/97)
Fewest defeats in a single season — Spartak Sofia (out of 22 matches during 1951), Levski Sofia (out of 18 matches during 1948/49) and CSKA Sofia (then CDNA; out of 11 matches in 1958) each did not lose a game in a single season
Most goals scored in a single season — CSKA Sofia (then CSKA "Septemvriysko zname") — 95 goals in 34 matches during 1971/72
Fewest goals scored in a single season — Rakovski Ruse (out of 30 matches during 1996/97), Torpedo Ruse (out of 22 matches during 1951) and Cherno More Varna (out of 11 matches during 1968) each scored only 8 goals in a single season
Most goals conceded in a single season — Rakovski Ruse — 110 (out of 30 matches during 1996/97)
Least goals conceded in a single season — CSKA Sofia (then CDNA; out of 22 matches during 1951) and Spartak Sofia (out of 22 matches during 1951) each conceded only 7 goals in a single season
Biggest win — CSKA Sofia 12:0 Torpedo Ruse in 1951

[edit] Players

Most times champion — Manol Manolov with CSKA Sofia — 12 times
Most matches played in the division — Marin Bakalov — 454 matches for Botev Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Spartak Plovdiv, Maritsa Plovdiv and Olimpik Teteven
Most goals in the division — Petar Zhekov — 253 goals; 8 for Dimitrovgrad, 101 for Beroe Stara Zagora and 144 for CSKA Sofia
Most goals in a single season — Hristo Stoichkov — 38 goals for CSKA Sofia during 1989/90
Most goals in a single match — Petar Mihaylov (for CSKA Sofia against Torpedo Ruse in 1951), Ivo Georgiev (for Spartak Varna against Spartak Plovdiv in 1995/96) and Todor Pramatarov (for Slavia Sofia against Rakovski Ruse in 1996/97) each scored 6 goals in a single match

[edit] Topscorers

Year	Topscorer(s)	Club(s)	Goals
1938	Krum Milev	Slavia Sofia	12
1939	Georgi Pachedzhiev	AS`23	14
1940	Yanko Stoyanov Dimitar Nikolaev	Levski Sofia FK`13	14
1949	Dimitar Milanov Nedko Nedev	CSKA Sofia Cherno More Varna	11
1950	Lyubomir Hranov	Levski Sofia	13
1951	Dimitar Milanov	CSKA Sofia	14
1952	Dimitar Isakov Dobromir Tashkov	Slavia Sofia Spartak Sofia	10
1953	Dimitar Minchev	Spartak Pleven; VVS Sofia	15
1954	Dobromir Tashkov	Slavia Sofia	25
1955	Todor Diev	Spartak Plovdiv	13
1956	Pavel Vladimirov	Minyor Pernik	16
1957	Hristo Iliev Dimitar Milanov	Levski Sofia CSKA Sofia	14
1958	Dobromir Tashkov Georgi Arnaudov	Slavia Sofia Spartak Varna	9
1959	Aleksandar Vasilev	Slavia Sofia	13
1960	Dimitar Yordanov Lyuben Kostov	Levski Sofia Spartak Varna	12
1961	Ivan Sotirov	Botev Plovdiv	20
1962	Nikola Yordanov Todor Diev	Dunav Ruse Spartak Plovdiv	23
1963	Todor Diev	Spartak Plovdiv	26
1964	Nikola Tsanev	CSKA Sofia	26
1965	Georgi Asparuhov	Levski Sofia	27
1966	Traycho Spasov	Marek Dupnitsa	21
1967	Petar Zhekov	Beroe Stara Zagora	21
1968	Petar Zhekov	Beroe Stara Zagora	31
1969	Petar Zhekov	CSKA Sofia	36
1970	Petar Zhekov	CSKA Sofia	31
1971	Dimitar Yakimov	CSKA	26
1972	Petar Zhekov	CSKA Sofia	27
1973	Petar Zhekov	CSKA Sofia	29
1974	Petko Petkov Kiril Milanov	Beroe Stara Zagora Levski Sofia	19
1975	Ivan Pritargov	Botev Plovdiv	20
1976	Petko Petkov Pavel Panov	Beroe Stara Zagora Levski Sofia	18
1977	Pavel Panov	Levski Sofia	20
1978	Stoycho Mladenov	Beroe Stara Zagora	21
1979	Rusi Gochev	Chernomorets Burgas and Levski Sofia	19
1980	Spas Dzhevizov	CSKA Sofia	23
1981	Georgi Slavkov	Botev Plovdiv	31
1982	Mihail Valchev	Levski Sofia	24
1983	Antim Pehlivanov	Botev	20
1984	Eduard Eranosyan Emil Spasov	Lokomotiv Plovdiv Levski Sofia	19
1985	Plamen Getov	Spartak Pleven	26
1986	Atanas Pashev	Botev Plovdiv	30
1987	Nasko Sirakov	Levski Sofia	36
1988	Nasko Sirakov	Levski Sofia	28
1989	Hristo Stoichkov	CSKA Sofia	23
1990	Hristo Stoichkov	CSKA Sofia	38
1991	Ivaylo Yordanov Petar Mihtarski	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Levski Sofia	20
1992	Nasko Sirakov	Levski Sofia	26
1993	Plamen Getov	Levski Sofia	26
1994	Nasko Sirakov	Levski Sofia	30
1995	Petar Mihtarski	CSKA Sofia	24
1996	Ivo Georgiev	Spartak Varna	21
1997	Todor Pramatarov	Slavia Sofia	26
1998	Anton Spasov Bontcho Guentchev	Naftex Burgas CSKA Sofia	17
1999	Dimcho Belyakov	Litex Lovech	21
2000	Mihail Mihailov	Velbazhd Kyustendil	20
2001	Georgi Ivanov Hristo Yovov	Levski Sofia Litex Lovech	19
2002	Vladimir Manchev	CSKA Sofia	21
2003	Georgi Chilikov	Levski Sofia	23
2004	Martin Kamburov	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	26
2005	Martin Kamburov	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	27
2006	Milivoje Novakovič Tsvetan Genkov	Litex Lovech Lokomotiv Sofia	16

[edit] See also

Sports attendances

Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, 2006-07
Belasitsa Petrich \| Beroe \| Botev Plovdiv \| Cherno More Varna \| Chernomorets Burgas Sofia \| CSKA Sofia \| Levski Sofia \| Litex Lovech \| Lokomotiv Plovdiv \| Lokomotiv Sofia \| Marek Dupnitsa \| Rilski Sportist \| Rodopa Smolyan \| Slavia Sofia \| Spartak Varna \| Vihren Sandanski edit