| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Levski Sofia (17th title) |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | Levski Sofia |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 695 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nasko Sirakov (28 goals) |
1988–89 → | |
The1987–88 A Group was the 40th season of theA Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.[1] The championship was won byLevski Sofia, two points ahead ofCSKA Sofia.[2]Chernomorets Burgas andSpartak Pleven were relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia(C) | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 48 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 32 | +44 | 46 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Trakia Plovdiv | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 39 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 38 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sliven | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 26 | |
| 10 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 26 | |
| 11 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 25 | |
| 12 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 25 | |
| 13 | Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 25 | |
| 14 | Vratsa | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 24 | |
| 15 | Chernomorets Burgas(R) | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 21 | Relegation to1988–89 B Group |
| 16 | Spartak Pleven(R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | BSZ | CHB | CSK | ETA | LEV | LGO | LPL | LSO | MIN | PIR | SLA | SLI | SPL | SPV | TRA | VRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 4–2 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Minyor Pernik | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Sliven | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | |
| Spartak Varna | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Trakia Plovdiv | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Vratsa | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | (0) | ||
| 6 | (0) | ||
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | (0) | ||
| 30 | (1) | ||
| 30 | (1) | ||
| 11 | (0) | ||
| 15 | (0) | ||
| 27 | (0) | ||
| 6 | (0) | ||
| 23 | (2) | ||
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | (1) | ||
| 9 | (0) | ||
| 30 | (10) | ||
| 11 | (1) | ||
| 27 | (6) | ||
| 5 | (1) | ||
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | (2) | ||
| 30 | (28) | ||
| 16 | (0) | ||
| 1 | (0) | ||
| 22 | (13) | ||
| Manager | |
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