2008–09 A Group
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Levski Sofia (26th title) |
| Relegated | Vihren Spartak Belasitsa |
| Champions League | Levski |
| Europa League | CSKA Cherno More Litex (via domestic cup) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 619 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Martin Kamburov (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Cherno More 6–0 Belasitsa Levski 6–0 Botev |
| Biggest away win | Belasitsa 1–7 Levski |
| Highest scoring | Vihren 3–5 Chernomorets Belasitsa 1–7 Levski |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 A Group was the 85th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 61st of A Group as the top tier football league in the country.. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 June 2009. CSKA Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to retain it and Levski Sofia won the title, which was their 26th overall.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from B PFG after the 2007–08 season
- West group champions: Lokomotiv Mezdra
- East group champions: OFC Sliven
- Play-offs: Minyor Pernik
Teams relegated to B PFG after the 2007–08 season
Team overview
League table
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Champions
- Levski Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgi Petkov |
17 | (0) |
| 12 | Bozhidar Mitrev |
7 | (0) |
| 29 |  Daniel Kiss |
3 | (0) |
| 31 | Tsvetan Dimitrov |
3 | (0) |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Viktor Genev |
14 | (0) |
| 3 | Zhivko Milanov |
23 | (2) |
| 5 |  Youssef Rabeh |
22 | (0) |
| 14 | Veselin Minev |
18 | (0) |
| 15 | Chakib Benzoukane |
3 | (0) |
| 20 |  David Bystroň |
19 | (2) |
| 25 | Lúcio Wagner |
16 | (0) |
| 26 | Martin Dimov |
1 | (0) |
| 33 | Stefan Stanchev |
1 | (0) |
| 34 | Dimitar Dimitrov |
1 | (0) |
| 37 | Simeon Ivanov |
1 | (0) |
| 55 | Yordan Miliev |
4 | (0) |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Georgi Chakarov |
2 | (0) |
| 6 | Rachid Tiberkanine |
14 | (3) |
| 8 | Georgi Sarmov |
21 | (2) |
| 16 | Mariyan Ognyanov |
1 | (0) |
| 17 | Georgi Nedyalkov |
1 | (1) |
| 18 | Miroslav Ivanov |
20 | (0) |
| 20 |  Joãozinho |
19 | (4) |
| 21 | Zé Soares |
25 | (3) |
| 22 |  Darko Tasevski |
23 | (6) |
| 24 | Nikolay Dimitrov |
17 | (1) |
| 30 | Lachezar Baltanov |
15 | (0) |
| 45 | Vladimir Gadzhev |
23 | (1) |
| 70 |  Filipe da Costa |
8 | (0) |
| Boyan Iliev* |
2 | (0) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jean Carlos* |
4 | (1) |
| 9 | Georgi Ivanov |
23 | (12) |
| 10 | Hristo Yovov |
11 | (4) |
| 11 | Georgi Hristov |
25 | (11) |
| 19 | Ivan Tsachev |
9 | (4) |
| 27 | Enyo Krastovchev |
3 | (0) |
| 32 | Boyan Tabakov |
1 | (0) |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Emil Velev
| |
- Iliev and Jean Carlos left the club during a season.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kamburov
|
Lokomotiv Sofia | |
| 2 | Dormushali Saidhodzha
|
CSKA Sofia1 | |
| 3 | Georgi Ivanov
|
Levski Sofia | |
| 4 | Yordan Yurukov
|
Cherno More Varna | |
| Georgi Hristov
|
Levski Sofia | ||
| 6 | Zoran Baldovaliev
|
Lokomotiv Sofia | |
 Pavle Delibašić
|
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Michel Platini
|
Chernomorets Burgas | ||
| 9 | Krum Bibishkov
|
Litex Lovech | |
 Adrián Fernández
|
Chernomorets Burgas2 | ||
| Miroslav Manolov
|
Cherno More Varna | ||
| Saša Simonović
|
Lokomotiv Mezdra | ||
| Ivan Stoyanov
|
Sliven | ||
| Yordan Todorov
|
CSKA Sofia |
1. Saidhodzha scored 7 goals for Botev Plovdiv and 7 for CSKA Sofia (he was transferred during the winter break)
2. Fernández scored 4 goals for Cherno More Varna and 5 for Chernomorets Burgas (he was transferred during the winter break)
Annual awards
Team of the season
The team have been voted by selected media representatives (Note: First team members are denoted in bold).[1]
Petkov
Manolev
I. Ivanov
Rabeh
Minev
Yanchev
Tonev
Alex
Joãozinho
Kamburov
G. Ivanov
|
| Position | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Kiril Akalski | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Georgi Petkov | Levski | |
| Defenders | Tanko Dyakov | Cherno More |
| Ivan Ivanov | CSKA | |
| Stanislav Manolev | Litex | |
| Zhivko Milanov | Levski | |
| Veselin Minev | Levski | |
| Youssef Rabeh | Levski | |
| Midfielders | Alex | Cherno More |
| Joãozinho | Levski | |
| Dani Kiki | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |
| Aleksandar Tonev | CSKA | |
| Todor Yanchev | CSKA | |
| Kosta Yanev | Sliven | |
| Forwards | Spas Delev | Pirin |
| Georgi Ivanov | Levski | |
| Martin Kamburov | Lokomotiv Sofia | |
| Ivelin Popov | Litex | |
| Head coach | Emil Velev | Levski |
See also
References
- ^ "Вижте идеалния отбор на сезона в "А" група - петима от Левски срещу трима от ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.