1986–87 A Group

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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.

A Group
Season1986–87
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(24th title)
RelegatedAkademik Svishtov, Dimitrovgrad
European CupCSKA Sofia
UEFA Cup
Matches played240
Goals scored786 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerNasko Sirakov
(36 goals)

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
AkademikSvishtovAkademik13,500
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe17,000
ChernomoretsBurgasDeveti Septemvri18,000
CSKASofiaNarodna Armia26,000
DimitrovgradDimitrovgradRakovski12,000
EtarVeliko TarnovoIvaylo16,000
LevskiSofiaLevski
Rakovski
40,000
18,000
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv
Deveti Septemvri
13,000
50,000
LokomotivSofiaVasil Levski National Stadium60,000
PirinBlagoevgradHristo Botev (Blagoevgrad)15,000
SlaviaSofiaSlavia25,000
SlivenSlivenHadzhi Dimitar15,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak12,000
TrakiaPlovdivHristo Botev (Plovdiv)30,000
VratsaVratsaHristo Botev (Vratsa)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

PosTeamPldWD0–0LGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1CSKA Sofia (C)30215047330+4347Qualification for European Cup first round
2Levski Sofia30196057535+4044Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3Trakia Plovdiv30167075730+2739Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4Lokomotiv Sofia30147186745+2235
5Slavia Sofia301550105946+1335
6Lokomotiv Plovdiv301181105844+1430
7Etar Veliko Tarnovo301260124042−230
8Vratsa301160134256−1428
9Sliven301150145252027
10Spartak Varna301050154462−1825
11Pirin Blagoevgrad30882123547−1224
12Chernomorets Burgas301040164876−2824
13Beroe Stara Zagora30850174454−1021
14Spartak Pleven30772143150−1921
15Akademik Svishtov (R)30771152951−2221Relegation to 1987–88 B Group
16Dimitrovgrad (R)30851163266−3421
Source: 1986-87 Football retro-football.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayASVBSZCHBCSKDIMETALEVLPLLSOPIRSLASLISPLSPVTRAVRA
Akademik Svishtov1–12–11–15–13–01–11–22–01–01–12–00–12–10–11–1
Beroe Stara Zagora1–14–02–11–04–22–31–12–33–11–20–11–14–13–05–0
Chernomorets Burgas2–02–10–24–11–10–22–21–34–12–43–27–11–03–22–1
CSKA Sofia1–03–210–13–02–01–01–03–33–01–32–13–14–04–27–2
Dimitrovgrad0–03–03–21–11–01–21–03–21–10–12–12–11–10–12–1
Etar Veliko Tarnovo2–14–02–10–21–10–14–31–02–21–03–13–11–02–03–0
Levski Sofia3–03–28–10–14–13–04–22–13–02–24–23–17–31–17–1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv1–12–11–22–17–03–22–02–11–12–04–01–17–11–22–0
Lokomotiv Sofia4–02–11–13–35–03–04–21–12–05–12–10–03–12–15–1
Pirin Blagoevgrad4–12–02–01–12–20–11–30–02–11–01–10–02–02–23–3
Slavia Sofia4–05–04–32–34–12–10–24–32–23–14–13–12–10–22–0
Sliven2–12–21–01–25–12–01–12–15–12–32–24–25–21–33–0
Spartak Pleven3–11–03–00–31–01–12–21–11–30–11–11–21–21–12–0
Spartak Varna6–02–01–11–23–12–11–15–22–11–02–11–11–00–22–2
Trakia Plovdiv4–02–04–01–04–11–10–12–21–15–12–01–04–05–11–1
Vratsa2–03–07–10–23–11–11–02–03–31–02–01–00–12–01–0
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Georgi Velinov300(0)
Krasimir Dosev030(0)
Yordan Filipov010(0)
Defenders
Nedyalko Mladenov260(0)
Angel Chervenkov180(1)
Krasimir Bezinski300(2)
Aleksandar Aleksandrov240(1)
Kiril Kachamanov010(0)
Iliya Dyakov050(0)
Sasho Borisov300(0)
Valeri Damyanov040(0)
Aydan Ilyazov200(0)
Midfielders
Stoil Stefanov010(0)
Kostadin Yanchev220(0)
Ivaylo Kirov260(6)
Lyubomir Zhelev040(0)
Lachezar Tanev29(28)
Lyubomir Lyubenov020(0)
Forwards
Hristo Stoichkov250(6)
Emil Kostadinov260(3)
Ivaylo Kotev010(1)
Lyuboslav Penev27(19)
Yordan Dimitrov170(6)
Rumen Stoyanov030(0)
Manager
Dimitar Penev

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Nasko SirakovLevski Sofia36
2 Petar AleksandrovSlavia Sofia33
3 Lachezar TanevCSKA Sofia28
4 Lyuboslav PenevCSKA Sofia19
5 Stoycho StoevLokomotiv Sofia18
6 Hristo KolevLokomotiv Plovdiv16
7 Petar MihtarskiPirin Blagoevgrad15
8 Nikolay RusevChernomorets Burgas13
Iliya VoynovVratsa
Mitko ArgirovEtar Veliko Tarnovo
Aleksandar BonchevLokomotiv Sofia

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)

References