2006–07 A Group Explained

Competition:A Group
Season:2006–07
Dates:4 August 2006 – 27 May 2007
Winners:Levski Sofia
(25th title)
Relegated:Rilski Sportist
Rodopa
Chernomorets Burgas Sofia
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Levski
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:CSKA
Litex
Lokomotiv Sofia
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Cherno More
League Topscorer:Tsvetan Genkov
(27 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Litex Lovech 11–0 Chernomorets Bs Sf
Biggest Away Win:Chernomorets Bs Sf 0–9 Levski Sofia
Highest Scoring:Litex Lovech 11–0 Chernomorets Bs Sf (11 goals)
Matches:240
Total Goals:696
Prevseason:2005–06
Nextseason:2007–08

The 2006–07 A Group was the 59th season of the Bulgarian A Football Group since its establishment in 1948 and the 83rd of a Bulgarian national top football division.

The league was contested by 16 teams, thirteen returning from the 2005–06 season and three promoted from the B Group. Levski Sofia won the championship scoring a record 96 goals.[1]

Teams

Team changes

Three teams were relegated at the end of the 2005–06 season: Pirin 1922 Blagoevgrad, Naftex Burgas, and FC Pirin Blagoevgrad. The latter was disqualified for financial reasons after the first two rounds.

The relegated teams were replaced by Spartak Varna and Rilski Sportist, the two regional winners of B PFG. Spartak Varna make an immediate return to the top tier, while Rilski Sportist return after a three-year absence. A further place in the league was decided through a one match playoff, between Chernomorets Burgas Sofia and Maritsa Plovdiv, the two runners-up from the two B Groups. Chernomorets won the match 3-2 and promoted to the top tier for the very first time.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BelasitsaPetrichTsar Samuil Stadium9,500
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe Stadium13,512
BotevPlovdivHristo Botev Stadium22,000
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha Stadium8,250
Chernomorets BSSofiaVasil Levski National Stadium43,230
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armiya Stadium22,015
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov Stadium29,200
LitexLovechLovech Stadium7,050
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv13,800
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv Sofia22,000
MarekDupnitsaBonchuk Stadium16,050
Rilski SportistSamokovIskar Stadium7,000
RodopaSmolyanSeptemvri Stadium6,100
SlaviaSofiaOvcha Kupel Stadium18,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak Stadium7,500
VihrenSandanskiSandanski Stadium6,000

League table

Champions

Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers
117 (0)
127 (0)
885 (0)
Defenders
318 (1)
422 (0)
59 (2)
1123 (0)
1410 (0)
151 (0)
2026 (1)
2519 (1)
Midfielders
624 (1)
720 (4)
818 (2)
131 (0)
165 (0)
1823 (5)
194 (0)
2125 (8)
248 (3)
2724 (8)
302 (0)
7715 (5)
Forwards
9 Georgi Ivanov* 12 (9)
1024 (13)
1719 (15)
236 (4)
2819 (9)

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Tsvetan Genkov27
2 Todor Kolev25
3 Eugen Trică16
Enyo Krastovchev
5 Valeri Domovchiyski15
6 Hristo YovovLevski Sofia13
7 Krum BibishkovLitex Lovech12
MarquinhosBelasitsa Petrich

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Сезон 2006-07: След русенски фараон А група разсмива и бургаски фарфарон. temasport.com. 5 October 2013. Bulgarian.