1996–97 A Group
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CSKA Sofia (28th title) |
| Relegated | Maritsa Montana Rakovski |
| Champions League | CSKA |
| UEFA Cup | Neftochimic |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 705 (2.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Todor Pramatarov (26 goals) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1996–1997 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 71 | 1997–98 Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 20 | 67 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 23 | 57 | |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 30 | 53 | 1997–98 Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 45 | |
| 6 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 44 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 47 | 43 | |
| 8 | Levski Kyustendil | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 52 | 42 | |
| 9 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 41 | 42 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 41 | 41 | |
| 11 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 39 | |
| 12 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 39 | |
| 13 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 53 | 35 | |
| 14 | Maritsa Plovdiv | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 45 | 32 | Relegation to B Group |
| 15 | Montana | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 54 | 28 | Relegation to B Group |
| 16 | Rakovski Ruse | 30 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 110 | 1 | Relegation to B Group |
Champions
- CSKA Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Petko Petkov |
30 | (0) | |
| Iliyan Vasilev |
0 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adalbert Zafirov |
28 | (2) | |
| Filip Filipov |
21 | (1) | |
| Stefan Lulchev |
14 | (0) | |
| Zdravko Radev |
3 | (0) | |
| Dobromir Mitov |
25 | (3) | |
| Galin Ivanov |
20 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoli Nankov |
27 | (2) | |
 Risto Milosavov |
24 | (3) | |
| Iliya Voynov |
20 | (4) | |
| Ivo Slavchev |
20 | (2) | |
| Nikolay Nikolov |
5 | (1) | |
| Georgi Slavchev |
6 | (0) | |
| Kostadin Vidolov* |
15 | (1) | |
| Stiliyan Petrov |
5 | (0) | |
| Ivan Tanchovski |
1 | (0) | |
| Metodi Deyanov |
14 | (3) | |
| Milen Petkov |
26 | (3) | |
| Georgi Yordanov |
12 | (1) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivaylo Andonov |
25 | (18) | |
 Jair |
6 | (3) | |
| Petar Zhabov |
22 | (9) | |
| Martin Petrov |
3 | (1) | |
| Dimitar Ivanov |
24 | (4) | |
| Kancho Yordanov |
11 | (2) | |
| Rumen Hristov* |
4 | (1) | |
| Bozhidar Yankov |
4 | (0) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Georgi Vasilev
| |
- Vidolov and Hristov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todor Pramatarov
|
Slavia Sofia | 26 |
| 2 | Hristo Marashliev
|
Levski Kyustendil (9) Spartak Varna (11) |
20 |
| 3 | Ivaylo Andonov
|
CSKA Sofia | 18 |
| 4 | Geno Dobrevski
|
Botev Plovdiv | 13 |
| 5 | Mihail Mihaylov
|
Levski Kyustendil | 12 |
| 6 | Emil Mitsanski
|
Dobrudzha | 11 |
| Todor Zaytsev
|
Levski Sofia | ||
| 8 | Georgi Ivanov
|
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 10 |
| Iliya Gruev
|
Neftochimic | ||
| 10 | Boris Hvoynev
|
Botev Plovdiv | 9 |
| Petar Zhabov
|
CSKA Sofia | ||
| Plamen Petrov
|
Levski Kyustendil | ||
| Marian Hristov
|
Levski Sofia | ||
| Aleksandar Aleksandrov
|
Maritsa | ||
| 15 | Milen Georgiev
|
Neftochimic | 8 |
| Ivo Pargov
|
Minyor |
- Source:1996–97 Top Goalscorers
References
- ^ "Порточанов вади пистолет, после Гочето прави кълбета" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 27 July 2013.