| Competition: | A Group |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Dates: | 9 August 2008 – 13 June 2009 |
| Winners: | Levski Sofia (26th title) |
| Relegated: | Vihren Spartak Belasitsa |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Levski |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | CSKA Cherno More Litex (via domestic cup) |
| League Topscorer: | Martin Kamburov (17 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Cherno More 6–0 Belasitsa Levski 6–0 Botev |
| Biggest Away Win: | Belasitsa 1–7 Levski |
| Highest Scoring: | Vihren 3–5 Chernomorets Belasitsa 1–7 Levski |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 619 |
| Prevseason: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 A Group was the 85th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 61st of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 June 2009. CSKA Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to retain it and Levski Sofia won the title, which was their 26th overall.
Three teams were promoted from the 2007–08 B Group. These include the champions of the East and West B Groups, as well as the promotion playoff winner, decided through a one match between the runners-up of the two B Groups. The promoted teams were Lokomotiv Mezdra, Sliven, and Minyor Pernik. Lokomotiv Mezdra made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football, Sliven return after a fifteen-year absence, while Minyor Pernik return to the top tier after a seven-year absence. The promoted teams replaced Marek Dupnitsa, Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo and Beroe Stara Zagora, who were relegated after respective top flight spells of seven, one, and four years in the A Group.
Teams promoted from B PFG after the 2007–08 season
Teams relegated to B PFG after the 2007–08 season
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | (0) | |
| 12 | 7 | (0) | |
| 29 | 3 | (0) | |
| 31 | 3 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 14 | (0) | |
| 3 | 23 | (2) | |
| 5 | 22 | (0) | |
| 14 | 18 | (0) | |
| 15 | 3 | (0) | |
| 20 | 19 | (2) | |
| 25 | 16 | (0) | |
| 26 | 1 | (0) | |
| 33 | 1 | (0) | |
| 34 | Dimitar Dimitrov | 1 | (0) |
| 37 | 1 | (0) | |
| 55 | 4 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | (0) | |
| 6 | 14 | (3) | |
| 8 | 21 | (2) | |
| 16 | 1 | (0) | |
| 17 | 1 | (1) | |
| 18 | 20 | (0) | |
| 20 | 19 | (4) | |
| 21 | 25 | (3) | |
| 22 | 23 | (6) | |
| 24 | 17 | (1) | |
| 30 | 15 | (0) | |
| 45 | 23 | (1) | |
| 70 | 8 | (0) | |
| Boyan Iliev* | 2 | (0) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Jean Carlos* | 4 | (1) |
| 9 | 23 | (12) | |
| 10 | 11 | (4) | |
| 11 | 25 | (11) | |
| 19 | 9 | (4) | |
| 27 | 3 | (0) | |
| 32 | 1 | (0) | |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kamburov | Lokomotiv Sofia | 17 |
| 2 |  Dormushali Saidhodzha | CSKA Sofia1 | 14 |
| 3 | Georgi Ivanov | Levski Sofia | 12 |
| 4 | Yordan Yurukov | Cherno More Varna | 11 |
| Georgi Hristov | Levski Sofia | ||
| 6 | Zoran Baldovaliev | Lokomotiv Sofia | 10 |
 Pavle Delibašić | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Michel Platini | Chernomorets Burgas | ||
| 9 | Krum Bibishkov | Litex Lovech | 9 |
 Adrián Fernández | Chernomorets Burgas2 | ||
| Miroslav Manolov | Cherno More Varna | ||
| Saša Simonović | Lokomotiv Mezdra | ||
| Ivan Stoyanov | Sliven | ||
| Yordan Todorov | CSKA Sofia |
1. Saidhodzha scored 7 goals for Botev Plovdiv and 7 for CSKA Sofia (he was transferred during the winter break)
2. Fernández scored 4 goals for Cherno More Varna and 5 for Chernomorets Burgas (he was transferred during the winter break)
The team have been voted by selected media representatives (Note: First team members are denoted in bold).[1]
| Position | Name | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Kiril Akalski | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |
| Georgi Petkov | Levski | ||
| Defenders | Tanko Dyakov | Cherno More | |
| Ivan Ivanov | CSKA | ||
| Stanislav Manolev | Litex | ||
| Zhivko Milanov | Levski | ||
| Veselin Minev | Levski | ||
| Youssef Rabeh | Levski | ||
| Midfielders | Alex | Cherno More | |
| Joãozinho | Levski | ||
| Dani Kiki | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Aleksandar Tonev | CSKA | ||
| Todor Yanchev | CSKA | ||
| Kosta Yanev | Sliven | ||
| Forwards | Spas Delev | Pirin | |
| Georgi Ivanov | Levski | ||
| Martin Kamburov | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Ivelin Popov | Litex | ||
| Head coach | Emil Velev | Levski |