1948–49 A Group
5th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
Football league season
- Bdin
- Chernomorets
- Nedko Nedev
- Dimitar Milanov
← 1948
1950 →
The 1948–49 A Group was the inaugural season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs.
Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship undefeated.[1]
Teams
Bdin
Sofia
Marek
Slavia Plovdiv
Chernomorets
Cherno more
Sofia teams
Levski
CSKA
Slavia
Lokomotiv
Spartak
Levski CSKA Slavia Lokomotiv Spartakclass=notpageimage|
Location of teams in the 1948-49 A Group
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 8 | +36 | 33 | |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 24 | |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 21 | |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 21 | |
| 5 | Spartak Sofia | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 21 | |
| 6 | Cherno More Varna | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Slavia Plovdiv | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Marek Dupnitsa | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 8 | |
| 9 | Bdin Vidin (R) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 8 | Relegation to 1950 B Group |
| 10 | Chernomorets Burgas (R) | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 7 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | BDI | CHM | CHB | CSK | LEV | LSO | MAR | SLA | SLP | SSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bdin Vidin | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Cherno More | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |
| Levski Sofia | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Marek Dupnitsa | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Slavia Plovdiv | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Spartak Sofia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Champions
- Levski Sofia
- Coach Rezső Somlai
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Spas Andreev | 12 | 0(0) | |
| Apostol Sokolov | 05 | 0(0) | |
| Stoyan Tashev | 01 | 0(0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Mihaylov | 02 | 0(0) | |
| Atanas Dinev | 11 | 0(0) | |
 Amedeo Kleva | 09 | 0(0) | |
| Ivan Dimchev | 15 | 0(0) | |
| Stefan Metodiev | 17 | 0(0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Petrov | 10 | 0(3) | |
| Atanas Tsanov | 06 | 0(0) | |
| Dimitar Doychinov | 07 | 0(1) | |
| Kostadin Blagoev | 07 | 0(0) | |
| Petar Moskov | 01 | 0(0) | |
| Dragan Georgiev | 10 | 0(1) | |
| Lyubomir Hranov | 08 | 0(5) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Borislav Tsvetkov | 18 | 0(6) | |
| Arsen Dimitrov | 07 | 0(7) | |
| Yordan Tomov | 16 | 0(2) | |
| Georgi Pachedzhiev | 13 | 0(1) | |
| Georgi Kardashev | 10 | 0(9) | |
| Vasil Spasov | 13 | 0(8) | |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nedko Nedev | Cherno More Varna | 11 |
| Dimitar Milanov | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 3 | Georgi Kardashev | Levski Sofia | 9 |
| 4 | Petar Argirov | Lokomotiv Sofia | 8 |
| Vasil Spasov | Levski Sofia | ||
| Georgi Stoychev | Slavia Sofia |
- Source:1948–49 Top Goalscorers
References
- ^ "Година I : Левски взе титлата и телефоните на Цола" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 11 August 2012.
External links
- Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)
- Bulgarian Football Archive - bulgarian-football.com
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