1968–69 A Group
25th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
Football league season
- Lokomotiv Plovdiv
- Slavia
(36 goals)
← 1967–68
1969–70 →
The 1968–69 A Group was the 21st season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Overview
It was contested by 16 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) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 47 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 40 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 39 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Cherno More Varna | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 38 | |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 37 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 6 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 28 | |
| 8 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 27 | |
| 9 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 27 | |
| 10 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 27 | |
| 11 | Akademik Sofia | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 26 | |
| 12 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 26 | |
| 13 | Dunav Ruse | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 25 | |
| 14 | Marek Dupnitsa | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 25 | |
| 15 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 24 | Relegation to 1969–70 B Group |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Sofia (R) | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 16 | Merged with Slavia Sofia[a] |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Slavia Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia were merged into ZhSK-Slavia Sofia that took over Slavia's points total. No team replaced Lokomotiv, so they were awarded 0–3 losses during the second half of the season.
Results
| Home \ Away | AKD | BSZ | BPD | BVR | CHM | CHB | CSK | DOB | DUN | LEV | LPL | LSO | MAR | MIN | SLA | SPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademik Sofia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0[a] | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0[a] | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0[a] | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Cherno More | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 3–3 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Dobrudzha Dobrich | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Dunav Ruse | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0[a] | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | 2–2 | 0–3[a] | 1–0 | 0–3[a] | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | |
| Marek Dupnitsa | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0[a] | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Minyor Pernik | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Match awarded
Champions
- CSKA Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Stoyan Yordanov | 20 | 0(0) | |
| Yordan Filipov | 14 | 0(0) | |
| Stancho Bonchev | 02 | 0(0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiril Stankov | 28 | 0(0) | |
| Dimitar Penev | 28 | 0(3) | |
| Ivan Zafirov | 19 | 0(0) | |
| Hristo Marinchev | 16 | 0(0) | |
| Boris Gaganelov | 24 | 0(0) | |
| Vasil Nedelchev | 05 | 0(0) | |
| Rusi Penchev | 14 | 0(0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Stankov | 13 | 0(0) | |
| Asparuh Nikodimov | 28 | 0(4) | |
| Petar Patsev | 02 | 0(1) | |
| Peyu Nikolov | 10 | 0(1) | |
| Tsvetan Atanasov | 25 | 0(4) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Petar Zhekov | 29 | (36) | |
| Dimitar Marashliev | 28 | 0(4) | |
| Nikola Tsanev | 24 | 0(5) | |
| Emil Simov | 01 | 0(1) | |
| Dimitar Yakimov | 24 | (12) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Stoyan Ormandzhiev | |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petar Zhekov | CSKA Sofia | 36 |
| 2 | Georgi Asparuhov | Levski Sofia | 22 |
| 3 | Dinko Dermendzhiev | Botev Plovdiv | 21 |
| Totko Dremsizov | Chernomorets Burgas | ||
| 5 | Bozhidar Grigorov | Slavia Sofia | 17 |
| Georgi Kamenov | Botev Vratsa | ||
| 7 | Hristo Bonev | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 16 |
| Stefan Bogomilov | Cherno More Varna | ||
| 9 | Mihail Mishev | Spartak Pleven | 14 |
| 10 | Stoyan Marinov | Dunav Ruse | 13 |
References
- ^ "Обувка става национална кауза, а Левски слага пагони" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 28 December 2012.
External links
- Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)
- 1968–69 Statistics of A Group at a-pfg.com
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