1989–90 A Group

Bulgarian A Group
Season1989–90
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(26th title)
Relegated
European CupCSKA Sofia
UEFA CupSlavia Sofia
Matches played240
Goals scored662 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerHristo Stoichkov
(38 goals)

The 1989–90 A Group was the 42nd season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The campaign was won by CSKA Sofia, nine points ahead of Slavia Sofia. Hebar Pazardzhik, Cherno More Varna and Botev Vratsa were relegated.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 1989–90 Bulgarian A Group teams
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Sofia 1989–90 A Group football clubs
Team City Stadium Capacity
Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe 18,000
Cherno More Varna Yuri Gagarin
Ticha		 35,000
8,000
Chernomorets Burgas Deveti Septemvri 18,000
CSKA Sofia Narodna Armia 26,000
Dunav Ruse Gradski
Dunav		 22,000
12,000
Etar Veliko Tarnovo Ivaylo 15,000
Hebar Pazardzhik Lyuben Shkodrov 12,000
Levski Sofia Levski
Rakovski		 40,000
18,000
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Dimitar Dyulgerov 14,000
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv
Deveti Septemvri		 13,000
50,000
Lokomotiv Sofia Vasil Levski National Stadium 60,000
Pirin Blagoevgrad Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad) 15,000
Slavia Sofia Slavia 25,000
Sliven Sliven Hadzhi Dimitar 15,000
Trakia Plovdiv Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) 30,000
Vratsa Vratsa Hristo Botev (Vratsa) 25,000

Personnel

Team Manager Captain
Beroe Bulgaria Petko Petkov Bulgaria Petko Tenev
Cherno More Bulgaria Nikola Kovachev Bulgaria Todor Marev
Chernomorets Bulgaria Ivan Vutov Bulgaria Lyubomir Sheytanov
CSKA Bulgaria Dimitar Penev Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev
Dunav Bulgaria Simeon Simeonov Bulgaria Nikolay Boyanov
Etar Bulgaria Georgi Vasilev Bulgaria Nikolay Donev
Hebar Bulgaria Dimitar Milev Bulgaria Lazar Dimitrov
Levski Bulgaria Dobromir Zhechev Bulgaria Georgi Yordanov
Lokomotiv GO Bulgaria Kiril Rabchev Bulgaria Angel Minchev
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria Mihail Georgiev Bulgaria Stefan Draganov
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria Ventsislav Arsov Bulgaria Pavel Dochev
Pirin Bulgaria Boris Nikolov Bulgaria Valentin Dartilov
Slavia Bulgaria Ivan Vutsov Bulgaria Plamen Simeonov
Sliven Bulgaria Lyudmil Goranov Bulgaria Petar Ivanov
Trakia Bulgaria Dinko Dermendzhiev Bulgaria Petar Zehtinski
Vratsa Bulgaria Semko Goranov Bulgaria Ivan Radoslavov

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CSKA Sofia (C) 30 18 9 3 85 30 +55 45 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Slavia Sofia 30 13 10 7 37 29 +8 36 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 30 14 7 9 51 32 +19 35
4 Levski Sofia 30 12 11 7 57 39 +18 35
5 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 15 5 10 53 40 +13 35
6 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 13 8 9 46 32 +14 34
7 Trakia Plovdiv 30 15 3 12 43 39 +4 33
8 Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 30 11 8 11 28 32 −4 30
9 Sliven 30 12 5 13 41 44 −3 29 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
10 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 10 9 11 43 48 −5 29
11 Chernomorets Burgas 30 11 7 12 36 41 −5 29
12 Dunav Ruse 30 9 9 12 30 38 −8 27
13 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 9 9 12 30 47 −17 27
14 Hebar Pazardzhik (R) 30 10 5 15 29 43 −14 25 Relegation to 1990–91 B Group
15 Cherno More (R) 30 6 4 20 28 63 −35 16
16 Vratsa (R) 30 5 5 20 25 65 −40 15
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BSZ CHM CHB CSK DUN ETA HEB LEV LGO LPL LSO PIR SLA SLI TRA VRA
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–1 1–0 3–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 0–2 5–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 3–2
Cherno More 3–3 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–4 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–6 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–0
Chernomorets Burgas 1–3 4–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0
CSKA Sofia 4–0 6–1 3–0 4–1 5–2 3–1 5–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 6–1 6–0
Dunav Ruse 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–0
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1–0 1–0 6–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 4–1 3–0
Hebar Pazardzhik 1–2 5–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1
Levski Sofia 2–1 4–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 7–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 4–0
Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1
Lokomotiv Sofia 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 4–2 2–0 1–4 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 4–2
Pirin Blagoevgrad 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 4–0 1–0 6–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 5–1
Slavia Sofia 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Sliven 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0
Trakia Plovdiv 2–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 5–0
Vratsa 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–5 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 3–1
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Iliya Valov 23 0(0)
Bulgaria Rumen Apostolov 09 0(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Marius Urukov 28 0(1)
Bulgaria Stefan Bachev 18 0(0)
Bulgaria Emil Dimitrov 28 0(1)
Bulgaria Dimitar Mladenov 27 0(1)
Bulgaria Trifon Ivanov 28 0(3)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev 26 0(5)
Bulgaria Kostadin Yanchev 27 0(0)
Bulgaria Ivaylo Kirov 15 0(4)
Bulgaria Petar Vitanov 22 0(3)
Bulgaria Marin Bakalov 26 0(5)
Bulgaria Viktorio Pavlov 03 0(1)
Bulgaria Slavcho Iliev 07 0(0)
Forwards
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov 30 (38)
Bulgaria Emil Kostadinov 26 0(6)
Bulgaria Doncho Donev 16 0(4)
Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev* 06 (12)
Bulgaria Rumen Stoyanov 03 0(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Dimitar Penev
  • Penev left the club during a season.

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov CSKA Sofia 38
2 Bulgaria Petar Mihtarski Levski Sofia 24
3 Bulgaria Gosho Petkov Lokomotiv Sofia 17
4 Bulgaria Yordan Lechkov Sliven 16
5 Bulgaria Valentin Stanchev Vratsa 15
6 Bulgaria Antim Pehlivanov Trakia Plovdiv 13
Bulgaria Nikolay Petrunov Pirin Blagoevgrad
8 Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev CSKA Sofia 12
9 Bulgaria Boncho Genchev Etar Veliko Tarnovo 11
Bulgaria Georgi Dimitrov Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Bulgaria Yordan Bozdanski Pirin Blagoevgrad

References