2005–06 A Group Explained

Competition:A Group
Season:2005–06
Dates:6 August 2005 – 31 May 2006
Winners:Levski Sofia
(24th title)
Relegated:Pirin 1922
Naftex
Pirin
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Levski
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:CSKA
Litex
Lokomotiv Sofia
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Lokomotiv Plovdiv
League Topscorer: Milivoje Novakovič
José Furtado
(16 goals each)
Biggest Home Win:CSKA 7–0 Rodopa
Biggest Away Win:Belasitsa 1–5 CSKA
Vihren 1–5 Litex
Beroe 0–4 Cherno More
Highest Scoring:Beroe 4–4 Levski Sofia (8 goals)
Matches:210
Total Goals:556
Prevseason:2004–05
Nextseason:2006–07

The 2005–06 A Group was the 58th season of the top Bulgarian national football league (commonly referred to as A Group) and the 82nd edition of a Bulgarian national championship tournament.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo, Nesebar, and Spartak Varna were relegated to the B PFG at the end of the last season. The relegated teams were replaced by Vihren Sandanski, Pirin 1922 Blagoevgrad, and Botev Plovdiv. [1] Vihren made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football, while both Pirin 1922 and Botev return after a one-year absence.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BelasitsaTsar Samuil12,000
BeroeBeroe12,500
BotevPlovdiv22,000
Cherno MoreTicha8,250
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armia22,015
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov29,200
LitexLovech7,050
LokomotivPlovdiv20,000
LokomotivSofia17,500
MarekBonchuk12,500
NaftexLazur18,037
PirinBlagoevgrad15,000
RodopaSmolyanSeptemvri6,000
SlaviaSofiaSlavia32,000
VihrenSandanskiSandanski6,000

League table

Champions

Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers
123 (0)
886 (0)
Defenders
21 (0)
319 (1)
423 (1)
5 Anton Vergilov* 1 (0)
810 (0)
1123 (1)
151 (0)
2022 (2)
221 (0)
2523 (0)
Midfielders
626 (0)
722 (9)
1313 (0)
141 (0)
163 (0)
1819 (1)
2126 (11)
246 (2)
261 (0)
2720 (7)
301 (0)
7721 (4)
Forwards
911 (5)
1019 (4)
1724 (11)
19 Georgi Chilikov* 1 (0)
233 (5)
2821 (6)
291 (1)

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Milivoje Novaković16
José FurtadoCSKA (6) / Vihren (10)
3 Martin Kamburov13
Saša AntunovićLokomotiv Sofia
5 Valeri Domovchiyski11
Tsvetan Genkov
Dimitar TelkiyskiLevski Sofia
Emil GargorovCSKA Sofia
9 Stoyko SakalievCSKA Sofia10
Guillaume Dah Zadi

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Сезон 2005-06 - Йешич продуцира драмата „7 точки разлика”. temasport.com. 28 September 2013. Bulgarian.