| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beroe (1st title) |
| Relegated | Cherno More,Dunav |
| European Cup | Beroe |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 770 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Atanas Pashev (30 goals) |
1986–87 → | |
The1985–86 A Group was the 38th season of theA Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
It was contested by 16 teams, andBeroe Stara Zagora won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | 0–0 | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beroe Stara Zagora(C) | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 43 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Trakia Plovdiv | 30 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 82 | 38 | +44 | 41 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 36 | |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia[a] | 30 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 34 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 33 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Sliven | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 31 | |
| 8 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 30 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 29 | |
| 11 | Akademik Svishtov | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 26 | |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 25 | |
| 13 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 21 | |
| 14 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 21 | |
| 15 | Cherno More Varna(R) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 20 | Relegation to1986–87 B Group |
| 16 | Dunav Ruse(R) | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | ASV | BSZ | BVR | CHM | CSK | DUN | ETA | LEV | LPL | LSO | PIR | SLA | SLI | SPL | SPV | TRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademik Svishtov | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cherno More | 0–3 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 6–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Dunav Ruse | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Sliven | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Spartak Varna | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Trakia Plovdiv | 5–2 | 8–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 7–2 | 3–1 |
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | (0) | ||
| 1 | (0) | ||
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | (4) | ||
| 8 | (0) | ||
| 30 | (0) | ||
| 27 | (1) | ||
| 20 | (0) | ||
| 29 | (0) | ||
| 23 | (0) | ||
| 8 | (0) | ||
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | (7) | ||
| 17 | (0) | ||
| 21 | (2) | ||
| 19 | (2) | ||
| 27 | (7) | ||
| Forwards | |||
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| 29 | (23) | ||
| 10 | (1) | ||
| 4 | (1) | ||
| 22 | (7) | ||
| Manager | |
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