2009–10 A Group

The 2009–10 A Group was the 86th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 62nd of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. It began on 7 August 2009 with the game between Beroe and Lokomotiv Sofia. The last round took place on 16 May 2010. Levski Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to defend it and Litex Lovech won the title, which was their third overall.

A Group
Season2009–10
Dates7 August 2009 – 16 May 2010
ChampionsLitex Lovech
(3rd title)
RelegatedBotev Plovdiv
Sportist Svoge
Loko Mezdra
Champions LeagueLitex Lovech
Europa LeagueCSKA Sofia
Levski Sofia
Beroe (via domestic cup)
Matches played191
Goals scored462 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer Wilfried Niflore
(19 goals)
Biggest home winLevski 5–0 Botev
Litex 5–0 Loko P.
Levski 5–0 Sportist
Biggest away winLoko M. 0–5 Litex
Loko P. 0–5 CSKA
Loko M. 0–5 Ch'morets
Highest scoringMinyor 4–2 Sliven
Ch. More 4–2 Loko S.
Loko P. 3–3 Minyor
Sportist 1–5 Loko S.
Sliven 2–4 CSKA
Loko P. 2–4 Montana
CSKA 5–1 Loko S.
Sportist 2–4 Litex

Promotion and relegation from 2008–09

Belasitsa, Spartak Varna and Vihren were directly relegated for finishing in the bottom three places. Belasitsa ended a six-year stint in the Bulgarian top flight, while Spartak Varna were relegated for a record ninth time since the introduction of the A PFG, after three years. Vihren ended their four-year tenure in the A PFG, the club's first ever in the top division.

The relegated teams were replaced by Montana, champions of the West B PFG 2008-2009, and Beroe, champions of the East B PFG 2008-2009. Montana returned to the A PFG after twelve years, while Beroe won promotion for the ninth time in its history. The club did this for the ninth time, therefore equaling the record previously set by Minyor Pernik.

A further place in the league was decided through a one-legged play-off. Sportist Svoge as runner-up in West B PFG had to face Naftex Burgas, who came second in East B PFG. Sportist Svoge won the game 4–2 after a penalty shootout, following a regular time score of 2–2. This was Sportist's first participation in the Bulgarian top flight.

Team overview
Location of teams in 2009–10 A Group
Sofia 2009–10 A Group football clubs
Club Location Manager Stadium Capacity Team captain
Beroe Stara Zagora Ilian Iliev Beroe 17,800[1] Slavi Zhekov
BotevPlovdiv Enrico Piccioni Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) 21,000[2] Vasil Vasilev
Cherno MoreVarna Velizar Popov Ticha 8,250 Georgi Iliev
ChernomoretsBurgas Krasimir Balakov Lazur 18,037[3] Cvetomir Conkov
CSKASofia Pavel Dochev Bulgarian Army 22,015[4] Todor Yanchev
LevskiSofia Georgi Ivanov Georgi Asparuhov 29,200[5] Georgi Petkov
LitexLovech Angel Chervenkov Gradski Stadion 7,050[6] Ivelin Popov
Lokomotiv MezdraMezdra Voyn Voynov Lokomotiv (Mezdra) 5,000 Strati Iliev
Lokomotiv PlovdivPlovdiv Hristo Bonev Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) 13,800 Georgi Mechedzhiev
Lokomotiv SofiaSofia Dimitar Vasev Lokomotiv (Sofia) 22,000[7] Georgi Markov
MinyorPernik Anton Velkov Minyor 12,000[8] Ivaylo Ivanov
MontanaMontana Atanas Dzhambazki Ogosta 8,000 Ventsislav Ivanov
Sliven 2000Sliven Dragoljub Simonović Hadzhi Dimitar 10,000 Miroslav Mindev
PirinBlagoevgrad Stefan Grozdanov Hristo Botev (Bgd) 7,500 Georgi Georgiev
SlaviaSofia Velislav Vutsov Ovcha Kupel 18,000[2] Yordan Petkov
SportistSvoge Stoycho Stoev Chavdar Cvetkov 3,500[9] Todor Kyuchukov

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Litex Lovech (C) 30 22 4 4 59 17 +42 70 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 30 16 10 4 51 25 +26 58 Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round
3 Levski Sofia 30 17 6 7 57 26 +31 57 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 15 7 8 47 33 +14 52
5 Chernomorets Burgas 30 15 6 9 44 29 +15 51
6 Slavia Sofia 30 14 8 8 34 28 +6 50
7 Cherno More 30 13 9 8 40 28 +12 48
8 Minyor Pernik 30 13 6 11 38 26 +12 45
9 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 11 10 9 34 32 +2 43
10 Beroe 30 10 8 12 30 36 −6 38 Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
11 Montana 30 9 9 12 30 37 −7 36
12 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 9 6 15 36 52 −16 33
13 OFC Sliven 30 9 5 16 29 40 −11 32
14 Lokomotiv Mezdra (R) 30 7 6 17 30 48 −18 27 Relegation to 2010–11 B Group
15 Sportist Svoge (R) 30 5 4 21 23 59 −36 19
16 Botev Plovdiv[lower-alpha 2] (R) 30 1 4 25 12 78 −66 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Beroe won the 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
  2. Botev Plovdiv were expelled from the league during the winter break because they were unable to meet the criteria required to continue the season, and deducted six points for administrative irregularities. All of their remaining matches have been scratched and will be counted as a 3–0 win for their opponents.[10][11]

Results
Home \ Away BSZ BOT CHM CHB CSK LEV LIT LME LPL LSO MIN MON OFC PIR SLA SPO
Beroe 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
Botev Plovdiv 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 2–3 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 0–1 1–1
Cherno More 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–0
Chernomorets Burgas 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–0
CSKA Sofia 3–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–2 5–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–1
Levski Sofia 0–1 5–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 5–0
Litex Lovech 3–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0
Lokomotiv Mezdra 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–5 4–0[lower-alpha 2] 1–1 0–5 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 2–1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–3 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 2–1 0–5 2–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 3–3 2–4 1–2 2–0 0–2 3–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–2
Minyor Pernik 3–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–1 0–1 1–2
Montana 2–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–0 1–0
OFC Sliven 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–4 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 4–0 1–2 1–0
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2–2 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
Slavia Sofia 3–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Sportist Svoge 1–2 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–4 0–4 2–1 1–5 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Matches awarded after Botev's expulsion during the winter break.
  2. This match was abandoned after 66 minutes, with Lokomotiv Mezdra leading 1–0, due to a pitch invasion by CSKA supporters. The match was awarded a 4–0 win in favour of Lokomotiv Mezdra; CSKA Sofia were fined $10,370 and their stadium was suspended for three games.[12]

Champions
Litex Lovech
Goalkeepers
01 Uroš Golubović190(0)
12 Todor Todorov000(0)
30 Evgeni Aleksandrov000(0)
31 Rodrigo Galatto120(0)
Defenders
02 Alexandre Barthe270(2)
03 Petar Zanev190(0)
05 Mihail Venkov100(1)
06 Ivaylo Petkov150(1)
14 Tsvetomir Panov010(0)
18 Iliya Milanov010(0)
22 Plamen Nikolov270(1)
25 Radostin Kishishev200(0)
33 Nikolay Bodurov180(2)
Midfielders
07 Hristo Yanev260(6)
08 Tom180(2)
10 Sandrinho250(1)
13 Maksim Stoykov010(0)
15 Doka Madureira260(6)
17 Georgi Milanov270(2)
21 Aleksandar Tsvetkov010(0)
23 Nebojša Jelenković240(1)
24 Adriano Miranda*010(0)
27 Momchil Tsvetanov040(1)
28 Diego Ferraresso090(0)
Forwards
09 Svetoslav Todorov120(1)
19 Wilfried Niflore27(19)
71 Ivelin Popov180(7)
99 Dormushali Saidhodzha*110(1)
Manager
Angel Chervenkov
  • Saidhodzha and Miranda left the club during a season.

Statistics

Transfers

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Accessed on 9 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Accessed on 1 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
  3. Accessed on 1 August 2009 (English).
  4. Accessed on 1 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
  5. Accessed on 1 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
  6. Accessed on 7 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
  7. Accessed on 9 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
  8. The capacity of the stadium was reduced to 8,000 spectators Accessed on 13 August 2009
  9. The capacity of the stadium was expanded to 3,500 spectators Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 7 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
  10. БФС: Ботев не изпълни нито едно условие, сами се досещате накъде отиват нещата (in Bulgarian)
  11. Изхвърлиха официално Ботев Пловдив от "А" група (in Bulgarian)
  12. "CSKA Sofia handed 4-0 loss for pitch invasion". Reuters. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
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