2009–10 A Group

A Group
Season	2009–10
Champions	Litex Lovech (3rd title)
Relegated	Botev Plovdiv Sportist Svoge Loko Mezdra
Champions League	Litex Lovech
Europa League	CSKA Sofia Levski Sofia Beroe (via domestic cup)
Matches played	191
Goals scored	462 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Wilfried Niflore (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Levski 5–0 Botev Litex 5–0 Loko P. Levski 5–0 Sportist
Biggest away win	Loko M. 0–5 Litex Loko P. 0–5 CSKA Loko M. 0–5 Ch'morets
Highest scoring	Minyor 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
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

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 30 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.

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

CSKA
Levski
Loko Sofia
Slavia

Location of teams in A PFG 2009-10

Club	Location	Manager	Stadium	Capacity	Team captain
Beroe	Stara Zagora	Iliev, IlianIlian Iliev	Beroe	17,800^[1]	Slavi Zhekov
Botev	Plovdiv	Piccioni, EnricoEnrico Piccioni	Hristo Botev (Plovdiv)	21,000^[2]	Vasil Vasilev
Cherno More	Varna	Popov, VelizarVelizar Popov	Ticha	8,250	Georgi Iliev
Chernomorets	Burgas	Balakov, KrassimirKrassimir Balakov	Lazur	18,037^[3]	Cvetomir Conkov
CSKA	Sofia	Dochev, PavelPavel Dochev	Bulgarian Army	22,015^[4]	Todor Yanchev
Levski	Sofia	Ivanov, GeorgiGeorgi Ivanov	Georgi Asparuhov	29,200^[5]	Georgi Petkov
Litex	Lovech	Chervenkov, AngelAngel Chervenkov	Gradski Stadion	7,050^[6]	Ivelin Popov
Lokomotiv Mezdra	Mezdra	Voynov, VoynVoyn Voynov	Lokomotiv (Mezdra)	5,000	Strati Iliev
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Plovdiv	Bonev, HristoHristo Bonev	Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)	13,800	Georgi Mechedzhiev
Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia	Vasev, DimitarDimitar Vasev	Lokomotiv (Sofia)	22,000^[7]	Georgi Markov
Minyor	Pernik	Velkov, AntonAnton Velkov	Minyor	12,000^[8]	Ivaylo Ivanov
Montana	Montana	Dzhambazki, AtanasAtanas Dzhambazki	Ogosta	8,000	Ventsislav Ivanov
Sliven 2000	Sliven	Simonović, DragoljubDragoljub Simonović	Hadzhi Dimitar	10,000	Miroslav Mindev
Pirin	Blagoevgrad	Grozdanov, StefanStefan Grozdanov	Hristo Botev (Bgd)	7,500	Georgi Georgiev
Slavia	Sofia	Vutsov, VelislavVelislav Vutsov	Ovcha Kupel	18,000^[2]	Yordan Petkov
Sportist	Svoge	Stoev, StoychoStoycho 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 !Litex Lovech (C)	30	22	4	4	59	17	+42	70	2010–11 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	CSKA Sofia !CSKA Sofia	30	16	10	4	51	25	+26	58	2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
3	Levski Sofia !Levski Sofia	30	17	6	7	57	26	+31	57	2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
4	Lokomotiv Sofia !Lokomotiv Sofia	30	15	7	8	47	33	+14	52
5	Chernomorets Burgas !Chernomorets Burgas	30	15	6	9	44	29	+15	51
6	Slavia Sofia !Slavia Sofia	30	14	8	8	34	28	+6	50
7	Cherno More Varna !Cherno More Varna	30	13	9	8	40	28	+12	48
8	Minyor Pernik !Minyor Pernik	30	13	6	11	38	26	+12	45
9	Pirin Blagoevgrad !Pirin Blagoevgrad	30	11	10	9	34	32	+2	43
10	Beroe Stara Zagora !Beroe Stara Zagora	30	10	8	12	30	36	−6	38	2010–11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round ¹
11	Montana !Montana	30	9	9	12	30	37	−7	36
12	Lokomotiv Plovdiv !Lokomotiv Plovdiv	30	9	6	15	36	52	−16	33
13	OFC Sliven !OFC Sliven	30	9	5	16	29	40	−11	32
14	Lokomotiv Mezdra !Lokomotiv Mezdra (R)	30	7	6	17	30	48	−18	27	Relegation to 2010–11 B PFG
15	Sportist Svoge !Sportist Svoge (R)	30	5	4	21	23	59	−36	19
16	Botev Plovdiv !Botev Plovdiv (R)	30	1	4	25	12	78	−66	01²

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
¹Via Bulgarian Cup 2009–10.
²Botev 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]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away	Beroe Stara Zagora !BSZ	Botev Plovdiv !BOT	Cherno More Varna !CHM	Chernomorets Burgas !CHB	CSKA Sofia !CSK	Levski Sofia !LEV	Litex Lovech !LIT	Lokomotiv Mezdra !LME	Lokomotiv Plovdiv !LPL	Lokomotiv Sofia !LSO	Minyor Pernik !MIN	Montana !MON	OFC Sliven !OFC	Pirin Blagoevgrad !PIR	Slavia Sofia !SLA	Sportist Svoge !SPO
Beroe Stara Zagora !Beroe Stara Zagora		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 !Botev Plovdiv	0–3²		0–3²	0–3²	0–1	0–3²	0–3²	0–3²	1–0	0–3²	0–3	2–3	0–3²	2–2	0–1	1–1
Cherno More Varna !Cherno More Varna	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 !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 !CSKA Sofia	3–0	3–0²	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 !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 !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 !Lokomotiv Mezdra	2–1	2–2	1–2	0–5	4–0³	1–1	0–5		0–0	1–2	0–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–0	2–1
Lokomotiv Plovdiv !Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1–3	3–0²	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 !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 !Minyor Pernik	3–0	3–0²	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 !Montana	2–1	3–0²	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 !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 !Pirin Blagoevgrad	2–2	3–0²	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 !Slavia Sofia	3–1	3–0²	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 !Sportist Svoge	1–2	3–0²	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
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
²Matches awarded after Botev's expulsion during the winter break.
³This 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]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

Litex Lovech

Goalkeepers
01	Uroš Golubović	19	0(0)
12	Todor Todorov	00	0(0)
30	Evgeni Aleksandrov	00	0(0)
31	Rodrigo Galatto	12	0(0)

Defenders
02	Alexandre Barthe	27	0(2)
03	Petar Zanev	19	0(0)
05	Mihail Venkov	10	0(1)
06	Ivaylo Petkov	15	0(1)
14	Tsvetomir Panov	01	0(0)
18	Iliya Milanov	01	0(0)
22	Plamen Nikolov	27	0(1)
25	Radostin Kishishev	20	0(0)
33	Nikolay Bodurov	18	0(2)

Midfielders
07	Hristo Yanev	26	0(6)
08	Tom	18	0(2)
10	Sandrinho	25	0(1)
13	Maksim Stoykov	01	0(0)
15	Doka Madureira	26	0(6)
17	Georgi Milanov	27	0(2)
21	Aleksandar Tsvetkov	01	0(0)
23	Nebojša Jelenković	24	0(1)
24	Adriano Miranda*	01	0(0)
27	Momchil Tsvetanov	04	0(1)
28	Diego Ferraresso	09	0(0)

Forwards
09	Svetoslav Todorov	12	0(1)
19	Wilfried Niflore	27	(19)
71	Ivelin Popov	18	0(7)
99	Dormushali Saidhodzha*	11	0(1)

Manager
	Angel Chervenkov

Saidhodzha and Miranda left the club during a season.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Source:Bulgarian PFL official site

19 goals

Wilfried Niflore (Litex Lovech)

16 goals

Martin Kamburov (Lokomotiv Sofia)

11 goals

10 goals

Deyan Hristov (Sliven)

9 goals

Miroslav Antonov (Sportist Svoge/Levski Sofia)
Goran Janković (Minyor Pernik)

8 goals

Ivan Stoyanov (CSKA Sofia)
Yordan Todorov (CSKA Sofia/Lokomotiv Plovdiv)

Top assistants

Source:Sportal

9 assists

Wilfried Niflore (Litex Lovech)

8 assists

Daniel Peev (Pirin/Slavia Sofia)

7 assists

Strati Iliev (Lokomotiv Mezdra)
Ivelin Popov (Litex Lovech)

6 assists

Galin Ivanov (Slavia Sofia)

5 assists

Roberto Carboni (Chernomorets Burgas)
Tom (Litex Lovech)

4 assists

Hristo Yanev (Litex Lovech)
Georgi Iliev (Cherno More)
Slavi Zhekov (Beroe)
Todor Kolev (Slavia Sofia)
Velimir Ivanovic (Minyor Pernik)
Adrián Fernández (Chernomorets Burgas)

Transfers

References

↑ Accessed on 9 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
1 2 Accessed on 1 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
↑ Accessed on 1 August 2009 (English).
↑ Accessed on 1 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
↑ Accessed on 1 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
↑ Accessed on 7 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
↑ Accessed on 9 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
↑ The capacity of the stadium was reduced to 8,000 spectators Accessed on 13 August 2009
↑ The capacity of the stadium was expanded to 3,500 spectators Accessed on 7 August 2009 (Bulgarian).
↑ БФС: Ботев не изпълни нито едно условие, сами се досещате накъде отиват нещата (Bulgarian)
↑ Изхвърлиха официално Ботев Пловдив от "А" група (Bulgarian)
↑ "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.

First Professional Football League

2016–17 clubs	Beroe Stara Zagora Botev Plovdiv Cherno More Varna CSKA Sofia Dunav Ruse Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv Plovdiv Ludogorets Razgrad Montana Neftochimic Burgas Pirin Blagoevgrad Slavia Sofia Vereya

Stadiums	Beroe Hristo Botev Ticha Georgi Asparuhov Gradski Stadium Balgarska Armia Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) Ludogorets Arena Ogosta Lazur Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad) Ovcha Kupel Trace Arena

Former clubs*	Akademik Sofia (18) Akademik Svishtov (4) Belasitsa (12) Botev Vratsa (28) FC Chernomorets (29) PSFC Chernomorets (7) Chernomorets Burgas Sofia (1) Dimitrovgrad (1) Dobrudzha (14) Etar (24) Etar 1924 (1) Kaliakra (2) Litex (21) Lokomotiv Mezdra (2) Lokomotiv Sofia (67) Lyubimets 2007 (1) Maritsa (4) Metalurg (2) Minyor (38) Naftex (13) Nesebar (1) Pirin 1922 (6) Pirin GD (2) Rilski Sportist (2) Rodopa (4) Rozova Dolina (1) Septemvri (3) Shumen (7) Sliven (25) Spartak Pleven (35) Spartak Plovdiv (17) Spartak Sofia (15) Spartak Varna (43) Sportist (1) Svetkavitsa (1) Velbazhd (7) Vidima-Rakovski (5) Vihren (4) Yantra (7)

Former clubs (from Macedonia & Thrace)	Belomorets Kavala Bitola Gotse Delchev Prilep Makedonija Bitola Makedonija Skopje Vardar Skopje ZhSK Skopje

Competition	Champions Players (foreign)

Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

Seasons	1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

* In the brackets is the number of seasons in the league.

Bulgarian football championship seasons

State Championship (National Football Division)	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1941 1942 1943 1944

Republic Championship	1945 1946 1947 1948

A Group	1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

First League	2016–17

Football in Bulgaria

League competitions	First League Second League Third League (4 divisions) Regional Groups Bulgarian women's football championship

Cup competitions	Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Cup of AFL Bulgarian Women's Cup

Defunct competitions	State Championship (1924–1936, 1941–1945) Tsar's Cup (1924–44) National Football Division (1937–1940) Republic Championship (1945–1948) Cup of the Soviet Army (1983–90) BFU's Cup (1990–91) PFL's Cup (1994–97) Doubles Group (2008–2010) A Group (1948-2016)

National teams	Men Women Olympic team (U-23) Under-21 Under-19 Under-17

Lists	Clubs Stadiums Foreign players National team results

Awards	Footballers' Footballer of the Year

BFU PFL

2009–10 in European football (UEFA)

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League cups	England Finland '09 '10 France Hungary Iceland '09 '10 Israel Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '09 '10 Scotland Wales

UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup

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