1999–2000 A Group Explained

Competition:A Group
Season:1999–2000
Dates:6 August 1999 – 9 June 2000
Winners:Levski Sofia
(21st title)
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Levski
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:CSKA
League Topscorer:Mihail Mihaylov
(20 goals)
Matches:240
Total Goals:663
Prevseason:1998–99
Nextseason:2000–01

The 1999–2000 A Group was the 52nd 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 Levski Sofia won the championship.[1]

Team information

Stadia and locations

The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1999–00 (listed in alphabetical order):

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
BelasitsaPetrichTsar Samuil9,500
BotevPlovdivHristo Botev18,000
ChernomoretsBurgasChernomorets22,000
CSKASofiaBulgarian Army22,995
DobrudzhaDobrichDruzhba12,500
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov29,986
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv22,000
LovechLovechLovech7,050
MinyorPernikMinyor18,000
NeftochimicBurgasLazur18,037
Olimpik-BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe16,000
PirinBlagoevgradHristo Botev15,000
ShumenShumenPanayot Volov24,000
SlaviaSofiaOvcha Kupel18,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak8,000
VelbazhdKyustendilOsogovo10,000

League standings

Relegation play-off

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Champions

Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers
127 (5)
123 (0)
Defenders
214 (0)
325 (3)
512 (2)
617 (0)
1123 (3)
137 (0)
166 (0)
2129 (1)
239 (0)
2423 (1)
Midfielders
426 (4)
728 (6)
1012 (1)
1421 (0)
1521 (4)
2012 (1)
2217 (4)
251 (0)
266 (0)
Forwards
825 (13)
923 (12)
1714 (3)
187 (3)
193 (0)

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Mihail Mihaylov20
2 Svetoslav Todorov19
3 Plamen Timnev16
4 Dimitar Ivanov14
Dimitar Berbatov
Anton Evtimov
7 Serge Yoffou13
8 Georgi Ivanov12
9 Anastas PetrovBotev Plovdiv10
Stefan YurukovSpartak Varna
Litex Lovech

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Новият век идва с милионите на Чорни и кървав гол. temasport.com. 17 August 2013. Bulgarian.