1999–2000 A Group
52nd completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
Football league season
- Dobrudzha
- Belasitsa
- Pirin
- Shumen
(20 goals)
← 1998–99
2000–01 →
The 1999–2000 A Group was the 52nd season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.[1]
Team information
Stadia and locations
The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1999–00 (listed in alphabetical order):
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 9,500 |
Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev | 18,000 |
Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets | 22,000 |
CSKA | Sofia | Bulgarian Army | 22,995 |
Dobrudzha | Dobrich | Druzhba | 12,500 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,986 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
Lovech | Lovech | Lovech | 7,050 |
Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 18,000 |
Neftochimic | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
Olimpik-Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 16,000 |
Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev | 15,000 |
Shumen | Shumen | Panayot Volov | 24,000 |
Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 18,000 |
Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 8,000 |
Velbazhd | Kyustendil | Osogovo | 10,000 |
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 17 | +49 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
5 | Lovech | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 49 | |
6 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 45 | |
7 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 41 | |
8 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 40 | |
9 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 39 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 37 | |
11 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 36 | |
12 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
13 | Olimpik-Beroe (O) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 34 | |
14 | Belasitsa Petrich (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 33[b] | Relegation to 2000–01 B Group |
15 | Pirin Blagoevgrad (R) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 33[b] | |
16 | Shumen (R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 68 | −55 | 11 |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian) and rsssf.com
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 season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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 season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Neftochimic Burgas qualified for UEFA Cup as a finalists in the 1999–2000 Bulgarian Cup.
- ^ a b Belasitsa Petrich ahead of Pirin Blagoevgrad on head-to-head record; Belasitsa Petrich–Pirin Blagoevgrad 4–1, Pirin Blagoevgrad–Belasitsa Petrich 1–0.
Results
Home \ Away | BEL | BOT | CHB | CSK | DOB | LEV | LSO | LOV | MIN | NEF | BSZ | PIR | SHU | SLA | SPV | VEL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belasitsa Petrich | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
Botev Plovdiv | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | |
Chernomorets Burgas | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
CSKA Sofia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
Dobrudzha Dobrich | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
Levski Sofia | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
Lovech | 8–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
Minyor Pernik | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
Neftochimic Burgas | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
Olimpik-Beroe | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4[a] | |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
Shumen | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3[b] | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
Slavia Sofia | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Spartak Varna | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | |
Velbazhd Kyustendil | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Relegation play-off
Champions
- Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
---|---|---|---|
01 | Dimitar Ivankov | 27 | 0(5) |
12 | Georgi Sheytanov | 03 | 0(0) |
Defenders | |||
---|---|---|---|
02 | Martin Stankov | 14 | 0(0) |
03 | Stanimir Stoilov | 25 | 0(3) |
05 | Aleksey Dionisiev | 12 | 0(2) |
06 | John Inglis | 17 | 0(0) |
11 | Elin Topuzakov | 23 | 0(3) |
13 | Yulian Petkov | 07 | 0(0) |
16 | Veselin Vachev | 06 | 0(0) |
21 | Zahari Sirakov | 29 | 0(1) |
23 | Dalibor Dragić | 09 | 0(0) |
24 | Predrag Pažin | 23 | 0(1) |
Midfielders | |||
---|---|---|---|
04 | Biser Ivanov | 26 | 0(4) |
07 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | 28 | 0(6) |
10 | Asen Nikolov | 12 | 0(1) |
14 | Krasimir Dimitrov | 21 | 0(0) |
15 | Chavdar Atanasov | 21 | 0(4) |
20 | Neško Milovanović | 12 | 0(1) |
22 | Dimitar Telkiyski | 17 | 0(4) |
25 | Stanislav Genchev | 01 | 0(0) |
26 | Viktorio Pavlov | 06 | 0(0) |
Forwards | |||
---|---|---|---|
08 | Serge Yoffou | 25 | (13) |
09 | Georgi Ivanov | 23 | (12) |
17 | Georgi Georgiev | 14 | 0(3) |
18 | Georgi Bachev | 07 | 0(3) |
19 | Todor Kolev | 03 | 0(0) |
Manager | |
---|---|
Dimitar Dimitrov |
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mihail Mihaylov | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 20 |
2 | Svetoslav Todorov | Litex Lovech | 19 |
3 | Plamen Timnev | Spartak Varna | 16 |
4 | Dimitar Ivanov | CSKA Sofia | 14 |
Dimitar Berbatov | CSKA Sofia | ||
Anton Evtimov | Minyor Pernik | ||
7 | Serge Yoffou | Levski Sofia | 13 |
8 | Georgi Ivanov | Levski Sofia | 12 |
9 | Anastas Petrov | Botev Plovdiv | 10 |
Stefan Yurukov | Spartak Varna Litex Lovech |
- Source:1999–2000 Top Goalscorers
References
- ^ "Новият век идва с милионите на Чорни и кървав гол" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 17 August 2013.
External links
- Bulgaria Championship History at rsssf.com
- 1999–2000 A Group Statistics at a-pfg.com
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