2005–06 A Group
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Season | 2005–06 |
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Dates | 6 August 2005 – 31 May 2006 |
Champions | Levski Sofia (24th title) |
Relegated | Pirin 1922 Naftex Pirin |
Champions League | Levski |
UEFA Cup | CSKA Litex Lokomotiv Sofia |
Intertoto Cup | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Matches played | 210 |
Goals scored | 556 (2.65 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 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) |
← 2004–05 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
[edit]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
[edit]Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 12,000 |
Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,500 |
Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) | 22,000 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armia | 22,015 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,200 |
Litex | Lovech | Gradski (Lovech) | 7,050 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) | 20,000 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv (Sofia) | 17,500 |
Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 12,500 |
Naftex | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad) | 15,000 |
Rodopa | Smolyan | Septemvri | 6,000 |
Slavia | Sofia | Slavia | 32,000 |
Vihren | Sandanski | Sandanski | 6,000 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 23 | +48 | 68 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 65 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Litex Lovech | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 60 | |
4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 54 | |
5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round |
6 | Belasitsa Petrich | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 39 | |
7 | Slavia Sofia | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 39 | |
8 | Cherno More | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 37 | |
9 | Vihren | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 32 | |
10 | Beroe | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 32 | |
11 | Marek | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 31 | |
12 | Rodopa Smolyan | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 25 | |
13 | Botev Plovdiv | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 24 | |
14 | Pirin 1922 Blagoevgrad (R) | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to 2006–07 B Group |
15 | Naftex Burgas (R) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 18 | |
x | FC Pirin Blagoevgrad[a] (D) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Excluded from the league |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
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; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ FC Pirin Blagoevgrad were excluded after two matches and demoted to their regional third level league (Southwestern V AFG) for failing to arrange their debts, their results were annulled.
Results
[edit]Champions
[edit]- Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
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1 | Georgi Petkov | 23 | (0) |
88 | Nikolay Mihaylov | 6 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
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2 | Ivan Todorov | 1 | (0) |
3 | Zhivko Milanov | 19 | (1) |
4 | Igor Tomašić | 23 | (1) |
5 | Anton Vergilov* | 1 | (0) |
8 | Bogomil Dyakov | 10 | (0) |
11 | Elin Topuzakov | 23 | (1) |
15 | Borislav Stoychev | 1 | (0) |
20 | Stanislav Angelov | 22 | (2) |
22 | Todor Stoev | 1 | (0) |
25 | Lúcio Wagner | 23 | (0) |
Midfielders | |||
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6 | Richard Eromoigbe | 26 | (0) |
7 | Daniel Borimirov | 22 | (9) |
13 | Asen Bukarev | 13 | (0) |
14 | Chetin Sadula | 1 | (0) |
16 | Mariyan Ognyanov | 3 | (0) |
18 | Miroslav Ivanov | 19 | (1) |
21 | Dimitar Telkiyski | 26 | (11) |
24 | Nikolay Dimitrov | 6 | (2) |
26 | Galin Ivanov | 1 | (0) |
27 | Cédric Bardon | 20 | (7) |
30 | Lachezar Baltanov | 1 | (0) |
77 | Milan Koprivarov | 21 | (4) |
Forwards | |||
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9 | Georgi Ivanov | 11 | (5) |
10 | Hristo Yovov | 19 | (4) |
17 | Valeri Domovchiyski | 24 | (11) |
19 | Georgi Chilikov* | 1 | (0) |
23 | Ekundayo Jayeoba | 3 | (5) |
28 | Emil Angelov | 21 | (6) |
29 | Antonio Pavlov | 1 | (1) |
Manager | |
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Stanimir Stoilov |
- Vergilov and Chilikov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Milivoje Novaković | Litex Lovech | 16 |
José Furtado | CSKA (6) / Vihren (10) | ||
3 | Martin Kamburov | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 13 |
Saša Antunović | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
5 | Valeri Domovchiyski | Levski Sofia | 11 |
Tsvetan Genkov | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
Dimitar Telkiyski | Levski Sofia | ||
Emil Gargorov | CSKA Sofia | ||
9 | Stoyko Sakaliev | CSKA Sofia | 10 |
Guillaume Dah Zadi | CSKA Sofia |
References
[edit]- ^ "Сезон 2005-06 - Йешич продуцира драмата „7 точки разлика"" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 28 September 2013.