2008–09 A Group
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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
Three teams were promoted from the 2007–08 B Group. These include the champions of the East and West B Groups, as well as the promotion playoff winner, decided through a one match between the runners-up of the two B Groups. The promoted teams were Lokomotiv Mezdra, Sliven, and Minyor Pernik. Lokomotiv Mezdra made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football, Sliven return after a fifteen-year absence, while Minyor Pernik return to the top tier after a seven-year absence. The promoted teams replaced Marek Dupnitsa, Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo and Beroe Stara Zagora, who were relegated after respective top flight spells of seven, one, and four years in the A Group.
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
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League table
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Results
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Champions
- Levski Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Georgi Petkov | 17 | (0) |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Bozhidar Mitrev | 7 | (0) |
| 29 | Template:Flagicon Daniel Kiss | 3 | (0) |
| 31 | Template:Flagicon Tsvetan Dimitrov | 3 | (0) |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Viktor Genev | 14 | (0) |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Zhivko Milanov | 23 | (2) |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Youssef Rabeh | 22 | (0) |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon Veselin Minev | 18 | (0) |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Chakib Benzoukane | 3 | (0) |
| 20 | Template:Flagicon David Bystroň | 19 | (2) |
| 25 | Template:Flagicon Lúcio Wagner | 16 | (0) |
| 26 | Template:Flagicon Martin Dimov | 1 | (0) |
| 33 | Template:Flagicon Stefan Stanchev | 1 | (0) |
| 34 | Template:Flagicon Dimitar Dimitrov | 1 | (0) |
| 37 | Template:Flagicon Simeon Ivanov | 1 | (0) |
| 55 | Template:Flagicon Yordan Miliev | 4 | (0) |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Georgi Chakarov | 2 | (0) |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Rachid Tiberkanine | 14 | (3) |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Georgi Sarmov | 21 | (2) |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Mariyan Ognyanov | 1 | (0) |
| 17 | Template:Flagicon Georgi Nedyalkov | 1 | (1) |
| 18 | Template:Flagicon Miroslav Ivanov | 20 | (0) |
| 20 | Template:Flagicon Joãozinho | 19 | (4) |
| 21 | Template:Flagicon Zé Soares | 25 | (3) |
| 22 | Template:Flagicon Darko Tasevski | 23 | (6) |
| 24 | Template:Flagicon Nikolay Dimitrov | 17 | (1) |
| 30 | Template:Flagicon Lachezar Baltanov | 15 | (0) |
| 45 | Template:Flagicon Vladimir Gadzhev | 23 | (1) |
| 70 | Template:Flagicon Filipe da Costa | 8 | (0) |
| Template:Flagicon Boyan Iliev* | 2 | (0) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Jean Carlos* | 4 | (1) |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Georgi Ivanov | 23 | (12) |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Hristo Yovov | 11 | (4) |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Georgi Hristov | 25 | (11) |
| 19 | Template:Flagicon Ivan Tsachev | 9 | (4) |
| 27 | Template:Flagicon Enyo Krastovchev | 3 | (0) |
| 32 | Template:Flagicon Boyan Tabakov | 1 | (0) |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Emil Velev | |
- Iliev and Jean Carlos left the club during a season.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Martin Kamburov | Lokomotiv Sofia | 17 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Dormushali Saidhodzha | CSKA Sofia1 | 14 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Georgi Ivanov | Levski Sofia | 12 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Yordan Yurukov | Cherno More Varna | 11 |
| Template:Flagicon Georgi Hristov | Levski Sofia | ||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Zoran Baldovaliev | Lokomotiv Sofia | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon Pavle Delibašić | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Template:Flagicon Michel Platini | Chernomorets Burgas | ||
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Krum Bibishkov | Litex Lovech | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon Adrián Fernández | Chernomorets Burgas2 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Miroslav Manolov | Cherno More Varna | ||
| Template:Flagicon Saša Simonović | Lokomotiv Mezdra | ||
| Template:Flagicon Ivan Stoyanov | Sliven | ||
| Template:Flagicon 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] Template:Football squad on pitch
| 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
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External links
- 2008–09 Statistics of A Group at a-pfg.com
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