1986–87 A Group Explained

Competition:A Group
Season:1986–87
Winners:CSKA Sofia
(24th title)
Relegated:Akademik Svishtov, Dimitrovgrad
Continentalcup1:European Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:CSKA Sofia
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
League Topscorer:Nasko Sirakov
(36 goals)
Matches:240
Total Goals:786
Prevseason:1985–86
Nextseason:1987–88

The 1986–87 A Group was the 39th 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.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
align=center 13,500
align=center 17,000
align=center 18,000
align=center 26,000
align=center 12,000
16,000
40,000
18,000
13,000
50,000
60,000
Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad)15,000
align=center 25,000
align=center 15,000
align=center 12,000
Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) 30,000
Hristo Botev (Vratsa)align=center 25,000

Personnel

TeamManagerCaptain
Akademik Petko Petkov Nikola Moskov
Beroe Evgeni Yanchovski Tenyo Minchev
Chernomorets Lyubomir Borisov Valentin Deliminkov
CSKA Dimitar Penev Lachezar Tanev
Dimitrovgrad Grigor Petkov Ivan Iliev
Etar Georgi Vasilev Stefan Lahchiev
Levski Pavel Panov Rusi Gochev
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Hristo Bonev Ayan Sadakov
Lokomotiv Sofia Apostol Chachevski Nako Doychev
Pirin Boris Nikolov Yordan Murlev
Slavia Atanas Parzhelov Ivan Haydarliev
Sliven Lyudmil Goranov Tenko Dobrev
Spartak Pleven Ivan Vutsov Plamen Getov
Spartak Varna Ivan Filipov Zhivko Gospodinov
Trakia Ivan Gluhchev Kostadin Kostadinov
Vratsa Iliya Panev Tsvetan Danov

League standings

Champions

CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
30 (0)
3 (0)
1 (0)
Defenders
26 (0)
18 (1)
30 (2)
24 (1)
1 (0)
5 (0)
30 (0)
4 (0)
20 (0)
Midfielders
1 (0)
22 (0)
26 (6)
4 (0)
29 (28)
2 (0)
Forwards
25 (6)
26 (3)
1 (1)
27 (19)
17 (6)
3 (0)

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Nasko Sirakov36
2 Petar Aleksandrov33
3 Lachezar Tanev28
4 Lyuboslav Penev19
5 Stoycho Stoev18
6 Hristo Kolev16
7 Petar Mihtarski15
8 Nikolay Rusev13
Iliya Voynov
Mitko Argirov
Aleksandar Bonchev

Awards

Team of the Season

Team of the Season (by newspaper Naroden Sport)[1]
Goalkeeper Georgi Velinov (CSKA)
Defence Yancho Bogomilov (Spartak Varna) Nikolay Iliev (Levski) Stefan Lahchiev (Etar) Krasimir Bezinski (CSKA)
Midfield Nasko Sirakov (Levski) Nikolay Rusev (Chernomorets) Hristo Stoichkov (CSKA)
Attack Lachezar Tanev (CSKA) Petar Aleksandrov (Slavia) Iliya Voynov (Vratsa)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football'87. retro-football.bg. Bulgarian.