| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CSKA Sofia (16th title) |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | CSKA |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 868 (2.84 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Petar Zhekov (27 goals) |
1972–73 → | |
The1971–72 A Group was the 24th season of theA Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
It was contested by 18 teams, andCSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Sofia(C) | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 95 | 28 | +67 | 58 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 50 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 42 | |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 39 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 38 | |
| 6 | Botev Plovdiv | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Botev Vratsa | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 31 | |
| 8 | Cherno More Varna | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | Dunav Ruse | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 31 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 30 | |
| 11 | Akademik Sofia | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 29 | |
| 12 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 29 | |
| 13 | Spartak Pleven | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 29 | |
| 14 | Chernomorets Burgas[a] | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 28 | |
| 15 | Spartak Varna | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 28 | |
| 16 | Tundzha Yambol | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 28 | |
| 17 | Marek Dupnitsa(R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to1972–73 B Group |
| 18 | Yantra Gabrovo[b](R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | AKD | BSZ | BPD | BVR | CHM | CHB | CSK | DUN | ETA | LEV | LPL | LSO | MAR | SLA | SPL | SPV | TUN | YAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademik Sofia | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 1–1 | |
| Cherno More | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 8–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
| Dunav Ruse | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Levski Sofia | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Marek Dupnitsa | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Spartak Varna | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tundzha Yambol | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Yantra Gabrovo | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | (0) | ||
| 17 | (0) | ||
| 1 | (0) | ||
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | (0) | ||
| 32 | (1) | ||
| 31 | (0) | ||
| 5 | (1) | ||
| 34 | (0) | ||
| 29 | (10) | ||
| 1 | (0) | ||
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | (5) | ||
| 33 | (7) | ||
| 20 | (1) | ||
| 29 | (15) | ||
| 28 | (7) | ||
| 14 | (2) | ||
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | (27) | ||
| 1 | (0) | ||
| 30 | (12) | ||
| 17 | (5) | ||
| 9 | (2) | ||
| Manager | |
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