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1979–80 A Group

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A Group
Season1979–80
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(20th title)
Relegated
European CupCSKA
UEFA Cup
Matches played240
Goals scored632 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerSpas Dzhevizov
(21 goals)

The 1979–80 A Group was the 32nd season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

Overview

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It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 CSKA Sofia (C) 30 18 10 2 60 30 +30 46 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Slavia Sofia 30 21 3 6 66 27 +39 45 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Levski Sofia 30 15 7 8 45 38 +7 37 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 Beroe Stara Zagora 30 13 8 9 49 37 +12 34
5 Trakia Plovdiv 30 14 5 11 39 38 +1 33
6 Marek Dupnitsa 30 11 9 10 51 42 +9 31
7 Cherno More Varna 30 9 13 8 36 33 +3 31
8 Minyor Pernik 30 11 6 13 31 46 −15 28
9 Chernomorets Burgas 30 12 3 15 39 42 −3 27
10 Botev Vratsa 30 10 6 14 35 43 −8 26
11 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 7 12 11 32 43 −11 26
12 Pirin Blagoevgrad 30 9 7 14 27 34 −7 25
13 Sliven 30 8 9 13 32 43 −11 25
14 Spartak Pleven 30 7 10 13 26 39 −13 24
15 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (R) 30 6 10 14 33 52 −19 22 Relegation to 1980–81 B Group
16 Etar Veliko Tarnovo (R) 30 7 6 17 31 45 −14 20
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BSZ BVR CHM CHB CSK ETA LEV LPL LSO MAR MIN PIR SLA SLI SPL TRA
Beroe Stara Zagora 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 4–3 2–2 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 4–2
Botev Vratsa 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 3–2
Cherno More 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–2
Chernomorets Burgas 1–2 3–0 2–3 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
CSKA Sofia 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 7–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1
Levski Sofia 1–0 4–2 2–2 1–0 2–3 2–0 3–0 5–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 5–3 3–0 0–4 0–0 1–0 0–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 1–1 4–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2
Marek Dupnitsa 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 3–3 2–1 7–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 6–0 1–1 5–1
Minyor Pernik 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–0
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2–4 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0
Slavia Sofia 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 4–3 2–0 3–2 5–1 4–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 4–0
Sliven 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 3–3 0–0
Spartak Pleven 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0
Trakia Plovdiv 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

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CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Georgi Velinov 21 0(0)
Bulgaria Yordan Filipov 09 0(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Georgi Dimitrov 23 0(1)
Bulgaria Tsonyo Vasilev 21 0(0)
Bulgaria Angel Rangelov 30 0(0)
Bulgaria Vasil Tinchev 09 0(0)
Bulgaria Ivan Zafirov 26 0(0)
Bulgaria Dinko Dimitrov 03 0(0)
Bulgaria Angel Kalburov 18 0(0)
Bulgaria Hristo Topalov 12 0(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Plamen Markov 30 0(5)
Bulgaria Krasimir Goranov 24 0(0)
Bulgaria Vasil Simov 09 0(0)
Bulgaria Dimitar Aleksiev 03 0(0)
Bulgaria Tsvetan Yonchev 27 0(4)
Bulgaria Metodi Tomanov 05 0(0)
Bulgaria Ivan Metodiev 24 0(5)
Forwards
Bulgaria Spas Dzhevizov 28 (21)
Bulgaria Mario Valkov 22 0(6)
Bulgaria Tsvetan Danov 02 0(0)
Bulgaria Nikola Hristov 26 (13)
Bulgaria Georgi Slavkov 09 0(5)
Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov 04 0(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Asparuh Nikodimov

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Spas Dzhevizov CSKA Sofia 21
2 Bulgaria Andrey Zhelyazkov Slavia Sofia 19
3 Bulgaria Chavdar Tsvetkov Slavia Sofia 18
4 Bulgaria Ivan Petrov Marek Dupnitsa 14
5 Bulgaria Nikola Hristov CSKA Sofia 13
6 Bulgaria Petko Petkov Beroe Stara Zagora 12
Bulgaria Tsonko Simeonov Sliven
8 Bulgaria Krasimir Manolov Trakia Plovdiv 11
Bulgaria Rafi Rafiev Cherno More
Bulgaria Blagoy Krastanov Spartak Pleven

Awards

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Team of the Season

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Team of the Season (by newspaper Naroden Sport)[2]
Goalkeeper Bulgaria Hristo Hristov (Pirin)
Defence Bulgaria Ivan Ilchev (Chernomorets) Bulgaria Bozhil Kolev (Cherno More) Bulgaria Boko Dimitrov (Lokomotiv Sofia) Bulgaria Evlogi Banchev (Minyor)
Midfield Bulgaria Venelin Toshkov (Botev Vratsa) Bulgaria Andrey Zhelyazkov (Slavia) Bulgaria Valentin Maldzhanski (Botev Vratsa)
Attack Bulgaria Georgi Iliev (Chernomorets) Bulgaria Petko Petkov (Beroe) Bulgaria Chavdar Tsvetkov (Slavia)

References

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  1. ^ "Жужо и Чаво губят дуела с полковник" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 16 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Football'81" (PDF). retro-football.bg (in Bulgarian).
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