1998–99 A Group
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Litex Lovech (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Metalurg Lokomotiv Plovdiv Septemvri |
| Champions League | Litex Lovech |
| UEFA Cup | Levski Sofia CSKA Sofia |
| Matches played | 239 |
| Goals scored | 719 (3.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dimcho Belyakov (21 goals) |
← 1997–98 1999–00 → | |
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1998–1999 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Litex Lovech won the championship.[1]
League standings
| Key to colors in league table |
| Champion and Champions League place |
| Qualify for UEFA Cup |
| Qualify for Intertoto Cup |
| Relegated to B Group at the end of season |
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 25 | 73 | +68 |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 71 | +40 |
| 3 | Levski Kyustendil | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 29 | 57 | +28 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 55 | +16 |
| 5 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 39 | 50 | +17 |
| 6 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 38 | 49 | +14 |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 36 | 41 | +11 |
| 8 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 40 | -2 |
| 9 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 45 | 55 | 36 | -10 |
| 10 | Metalurg Pernik | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 46 | 35 | -13 |
| 11 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 58 | 34 | -23 |
| 12 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 50 | 34 | -11 |
| 13 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 55 | 32 | -21 |
| 14 | Shumen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 56 | 32 | -20 |
| 15 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 73 | 17 | -47 |
| 16 | Septemvri Sofia | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 73 | 17 | -39 |
- Metalurg Pernik relegated by Bulgarian Football Union for match fixing
- Litex and Levski three points deducted for winning fixed matches against Metalurg
- Levski (Kyustendil) and CSKA (Sofia) awarded no points following April 11 match abandoned at half-time.
- Litex (Lovech) have changed name to Lovech
Champions
- Litex Lovech
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vitomir Vutov |
19 | (0) |
| 12 | Stoyan Stavrev |
11 | (0) |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Zhivko Zhelev |
8 | (1) |
| 4 | Stefan Kolev |
26 | (0) |
| 13 | Nikolay Dimitrov |
22 | (0) |
| 16 | Dimitar Karadaliev |
16 | (1) |
| 17 | Zlatomir Zagorčić |
19 | (1) |
| 22 |  Altin Haxhi |
24 | (6) |
| 25 | Radostin Kishishev |
26 | (1) |
| Dimitar Balabanov* |
1 | (0) | |
| Veselin Ignatov* |
5 | (1) | |
| Rosen Kirilov* |
11 | (1) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Laurențiu Reghecampf |
14 | (4) |
| 6 | Rosen Emilov |
15 | (0) |
| 7 | Mariyan Todorov |
21 | (2) |
| 8 | Stoycho Stoilov |
24 | (9) |
| 10 | Vasil Kirov |
16 | (1) |
| 15 |  Dragoljub Simonović |
24 | (9) |
| 18 | Ivaylo Petev |
5 | (0) |
| 19 | Veselin Sarbakov* |
2 | (0) |
| 23 | Svetlan Kondev |
2 | (0) |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Stefan Yurukov |
19 | (7) |
| 11 | Dimcho Belyakov |
25 | (21) |
| 14 | Alban Bushi |
22 | (10) |
| 20 | Svetoslav Todorov |
12 | (2) |
| 24 |  Luis Carlos Mota |
11 | (1) |
| Georgi Bogdanov |
3 | (0) | |
| Igor Bogdanović* |
9 | (5) | |
| Metodi Stoynev* |
1 | (0) | |
| Ivan Gemedzhiev |
2 | (0) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Ferario Spasov
| |
- Ignatov, Kirilov, Balabanov, Sarbakov, Bogdanović and Stoynev left the club during a season.
Top goalscorers
- 21 goals
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
References
- ^ "Касета убива Металург, Литекс се измъква сух" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 10 August 2013.