2012–13 A Group
Season | 2012–13 |
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Dates | 11 August 2012 – 25 May 2013 |
Champions | Ludogorets Razgrad (2nd title) |
Relegated | Botev Vratsa Minyor Pernik Etar 1924 Montana |
Champions League | Ludogorets Razgrad |
Europa League | Levski Sofia Botev Beroe |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 600 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Basile de Carvalho (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Levski 7–1 Etar 1924 |
Biggest away win | Pirin 0–5 CSKA Sofia |
Highest scoring | Levski 7–1 Etar 1924 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
The 2012–13 A Group was the 89th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 65th of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. The season began on 11 August 2012[1] and ended with the last games on 25 May 2013. Ludogorets Razgrad won the A Group title for a second consecutive season, after Levski were leading prior to the last round match, but made a draw with Slavia.[2][3][4][5]
Teams
Vidima-Rakovski, Kaliakra and Svetkavitsa were relegated after finishing in the bottom three places of the table at the end of season 2011/12.[6][7][8] Vidima and Kaliakra return to the second tier after two-year spells in the elite, while Svetkavitsa return after just one season in the top tier.
The relegated teams were replaced by Pirin (Gotse Delchev), champions of West B Group, Etar 1924 (Veliko Tarnovo), champions of East B Group and promotion play-off winners Botev (Plovdiv). Botev returned to A Group after three years of absence, while Pirin made their debut on the highest level of Bulgarian football. For Etar 1924 this is the first season in A Group since 1997–98.
Stadia and locations
As in the previous year, the league comprised the best thirteen teams of season 2011–12, the champions of the two B Groups and the winners of the promotion play-offs.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.[9]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,300 |
Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev | 18,000 |
Botev | Vratsa | Hristo Botev | 32,000 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
Chernomorets | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya | 22,015 |
Etar 1924 | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 18,000 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 19,200 |
Litex | Lovech | Lovech | 8,100 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 10,000 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
Ludogorets | Razgrad | Ludogorets Arena | 6,000 |
Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 8,000 |
Montana | Montana | Ogosta | 8,000 |
Pirin | Gotse Delchev | Gradski | 5,000 |
Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 15,992 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 72 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 71 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 63 | Excluded from European competitions[a] |
4 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
5 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 50 | |
6 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 47 | |
7 | Beroe | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 45 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[b] |
8 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 42 | |
9 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 39 | |
10 | Cherno More | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 35 | |
11 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 34 | |
12 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 31[c] | |
13 | Botev Vratsa (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 31[c] | Relegation to 2013–14 B Group |
14 | Minyor Pernik (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 20 | |
15 | Montana (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 16 | |
16 | Etar (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 75 | −55 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ PFC CSKA Sofia were excluded from European competitions due to debts.
- ^ Beroe Stara Zagora qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup.
- ^ a b Lokomotiv Sofia ahead of Botev Vratsa on head-to-head record; Lokomotiv Sofia–Botev Vratsa 3–0, Botev Vratsa–Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0.
Results
Champions
- Ludogorets Razgrad
Goalkeepers | |||
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1 | Uroš Golubović | 6 | (0) |
21 | Vladislav Stoyanov | 14 | (0) |
91 | Ivan Čvorović | 10 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
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4 | Tero Mäntylä | 5 | (0) |
5 | Alexandre Barthe | 14 | (3) |
20 | Guilherme Choco | 6 | (0) |
25 | Yordan Minev | 24 | (0) |
27 | Cosmin Moți | 21 | (1) |
33 | Ľubomír Guldan | 22 | (2) |
77 | Vitinha | 4 | (0) |
80 | Júnior Caiçara | 28 | (0) |
Midfielders | |||
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6 | Georgi Kostadinov | 6 | (0) |
7 | Mihail Aleksandrov | 15 | (5) |
8 | Stanislav Genchev | 28 | (3) |
10 | Sebastián Hernández | 9 | (0) |
14 | Mitchell Burgzorg | 12 | (2) |
15 | Nemanja Milisavljević | 6 | (0) |
18 | Svetoslav Dyakov | 28 | (3) |
19 | Dimo Bakalov | 15 | (4) |
22 | Miroslav Ivanov | 26 | (4) |
84 | Marcelinho | 25 | (6) |
99 | Franck Guela* | 13 | (1) |
Forwards | |||
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9 | Roman Bezjak | 14 | (5) |
11 | Juninho Quixadá | 17 | (3) |
23 | Emil Gargorov | 22 | (6) |
73 | Ivan Stoyanov | 28 | (9) |
Manager | |
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Ivaylo Petev |
- Guela left the club during a season.