| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 1995 – 11 May 1996 |
| Champions | Slavia Sofia (7th title) |
| Relegated | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 592 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ivo Georgiev (21 goals) |
1996–97 → | |
The1995–96 A Group was the 48th 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, andSlavia Sofia won the championship.[1]Lovech, renamed fromLex Lovech in theprevious season, were relegated along withSpartak Plovdiv andShumen.
The following teams have ensured their participation inA Group for season 1995–96 (listed in alphabetical order):
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev | 18,000 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Bulgarian Army | 22,995 |
| Dobrudzha | Dobrich | Druzhba | 12,500 |
| Etar | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 18,000 |
| Levski | Kyustendil | Osogovo | 10,000 |
| Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,986 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 24,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
| Lovech | Lovech | Lovech | 7,050 |
| Montana | Montana | Ogosta | 8,000 |
| Neftochimic | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
| Rakovski | Ruse | Gradski | 20,000 |
| Shumen | Shumen | Panayot Volov | 24,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 18,000 |
| Spartak | Plovdiv | Todor Diev | 11,353 |
| Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 8,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slavia Sofia(C) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 67 | Qualification forUEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 62 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 58 | Qualification forUEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 57 | |
| 5 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 56 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup group stage |
| 6 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 39 | |
| 8 | Levski Kyustendil | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 37 | |
| 9 | Montana | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 36 | |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 35 | |
| 12 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 33 | |
| 13 | Rakovski Ruse | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 32 | |
| 14 | Shumen(R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 32 | Relegation to1996–97 B Group |
| 15 | Lovech(R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 30 | |
| 16 | Spartak Plovdiv(R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BOT | CSK | DOB | ETA | LVK | LEV | LPL | LSO | LOV | MON | NEF | RAK | SHU | SLA | SPP | SPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botev Plovdiv | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Dobrudzha Dobrich | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Levski Kyustendil | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| Lovech | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Montana | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Neftochimic Burgas | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | |
| Rakovski Ruse | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Shumen | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Spartak Plovdiv | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Spartak Varna | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 8–1 |
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | (0) | ||
| 0 | (0) | ||
| 2 | (0) | ||
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | (2) | ||
| 10 | (0) | ||
| 28 | (3) | ||
| 30 | (1) | ||
| 28 | (1) | ||
| 8 | (1) | ||
| 28 | (0) | ||
| 11 | (0) | ||
| 1 | (0) | ||
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | (4) | ||
| 7 | (0) | ||
| 4 | (0) | ||
| 13 | (1) | ||
| 13 | (0) | ||
| 3 | (0) | ||
| 13 | (1) | ||
| 10 | (1) | ||
| 13 | (9) | ||
| 24 | (1) | ||
| Forwards | |||
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| 6 | (0) | ||
| 28 | (7) | ||
| 15 | (1) | ||
| 3 | (0) | ||
| 3 | (0) | ||
| 20 | (16) | ||
| 6 | (0) | ||
| Manager | |
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