2002–03 A Group
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CSKA Sofia (29th title) |
| Relegated | Dobrudzha Rilski Sportist |
| Champions League | CSKA |
| UEFA Cup | Levski Litex |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 544 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Georgi Chilikov (22 goals) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 2002–03 season.
Overview
It was contested by 14 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 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 16 | 66 | 2003–04 Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 19 | 60 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Litex Lovech | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 22 | 55 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 30 | 51 | |
| 5 | Cherno More Varna | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 48 | |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 33 | 47 | |
| 7 | Spartak Varna | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 34 | |
| 8 | Naftex Burgas | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 33 | |
| 9 | Marek Dupnitsa | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 42 | 30 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 25 | |
| 11 | Chernomorets Burgas | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 56 | 24 | |
| 12 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 61 | 21 | |
| 13 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 73 | 14 | Relegation to B Group |
| 14 | Rilski Sportist Samokov | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 63 | 9 | Relegation to B Group |
Champions
- CSKA Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivaylo Ivanov |
1 | (0) |
| 12 | Stoyan Kolev |
24 | (0) |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Georgi Antonov |
17 | (0) |
| 3 |  Fábio Lima |
10 | (0) |
| 4 |  Marcos Charras |
5 | (1) |
| 6 | Aleksandar Tomash |
16 | (1) |
| 13 | Yordan Varbanov |
4 | (0) |
| 25 | João Carlos |
24 | (1) |
| 29 |  Ibrahima Gueye |
23 | (0) |
| 30 | Yordan Todorov |
10 | (1) |
| Galin Ivanov* |
1 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Todor Yanchev |
23 | (3) |
| 7 | Hristo Yanev |
16 | (1) |
| 10 | Metodi Deyanov* |
5 | (0) |
| 11 | Stoycho Mladenov, Jr. |
1 | (0) |
| 14 | Svetoslav Petrov |
24 | (3) |
| 15 |  Artim Šakiri |
20 | (5) |
| 17 | Borislav Karamatev |
1 | (0) |
| 20 |  João Paulo Brito |
23 | (8) |
| 23 | Emil Gargorov |
24 | (14) |
| 26 | Ivan Pavlov |
1 | (0) |
| 27 | Petar Zlatinov |
4 | (0) |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Velizar Dimitrov |
24 | (13) |
| 9 | Agnaldo |
18 | (5) |
| 18 | Gerasim Zakov |
4 | (0) |
| 21 |  MacDonald Mukansi |
23 | (8) |
| 24 | Petar Nikolov |
2 | (0) |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Stoycho Mladenov
| |
- Ivanov and Deyanov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgi Chilikov
|
Levski Sofia | 22 |
| 2 | Martin Kushev
|
Slavia Sofia | 17 |
| 3 | Emil Gargorov
|
CSKA Sofia | 14 |
| 4 | Velizar Dimitrov
|
CSKA Sofia | 13 |
| 5 | Desislav Rusev
|
Litex Lovech | 11 |
| Georgi Vladimirov
|
Slavia Sofia | ||
| 7 |  Velimir Ivanović
|
Slavia Sofia | 9 |
| Doncho Donev
|
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Boyko Velichkov
|
Lokomotiv Sofia | ||
| Borislav Dimitrov
|
Botev Plovdiv |
References
- ^ "Стойчо тропа с юмрук по масата: Няма да ни догоните" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 8 September 2013.