| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 August 2005 – 31 May 2006 |
| Champions | Levski Sofia (24th title) |
| Relegated | Pirin 1922 Naftex Pirin |
| Champions League | Levski |
| UEFA Cup | CSKA Litex Lokomotiv Sofia |
| Intertoto Cup | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| Matches | 210 |
| Goals | 556 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (16 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | CSKA 7–0Rodopa |
| Biggest away win | Belasitsa 1–5CSKA Vihren 1–5Litex Beroe 0–4Cherno More |
| Highest scoring | Beroe 4–4Levski Sofia (8 goals) |
2006–07 → | |
The2005–06 A Group was the 58th season of the top Bulgarian national football league (commonly referred to asA Group) and the82nd edition of a Bulgarian national championship tournament.
It was contested by 16 teams, andLevski Sofia won the championship.PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo,Nesebar, andSpartak Varna were relegated to theB PFG at the end of the last season. The relegated teams were replaced byVihren Sandanski,Pirin 1922 Blagoevgrad, andBotev Plovdiv.[1] Vihren made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football, while both Pirin 1922 and Botev return after a one-year absence.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 12,000 |
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,500 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev(Plovdiv) | 22,000 |
| Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armia | 22,015 |
| Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,200 |
| Litex | Lovech | Gradski(Lovech) | 7,050 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv(Plovdiv) | 20,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv(Sofia) | 17,500 |
| Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 12,500 |
| Naftex | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev(Blagoevgrad) | 15,000 |
| Rodopa | Smolyan | Septemvri | 6,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Slavia | 32,000 |
| Vihren | Sandanski | Sandanski | 6,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia(C) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 23 | +48 | 68 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 65 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Litex Lovech | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 60 | |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 54 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 40 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Belasitsa Petrich | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 39 | |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 39 | |
| 8 | Cherno More | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Vihren | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 32 | |
| 10 | Beroe | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 32 | |
| 11 | Marek | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 31 | |
| 12 | Rodopa Smolyan | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 25 | |
| 13 | Botev Plovdiv | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 24 | |
| 14 | Pirin 1922 Blagoevgrad(R) | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to2006–07 B Group |
| 15 | Naftex Burgas(R) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 18 | |
| x | FC Pirin Blagoevgrad[a](D) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Excluded from the league |
| Home \ Away | BEL | BSZ | BOT | CHM | CSK | LEV | LIT | LPL | LSO | MAR | NAF | PIR | RDP | SLA | VIH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belasitsa Petrich | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Beroe | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Cherno More | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Litex Lovech | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Marek | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Naftex Burgas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Pirin 1922 Blagoevgrad | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Rodopa Smolyan | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Vihren | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | (0) | |
| 88 | 6 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | (0) | |
| 3 | 19 | (1) | |
| 4 | 23 | (1) | |
| 5 | 1 | (0) | |
| 8 | 10 | (0) | |
| 11 | 23 | (1) | |
| 15 | 1 | (0) | |
| 20 | 22 | (2) | |
| 22 | 1 | (0) | |
| 25 | 23 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 26 | (0) | |
| 7 | 22 | (9) | |
| 13 | 13 | (0) | |
| 14 | 1 | (0) | |
| 16 | 3 | (0) | |
| 18 | 19 | (1) | |
| 21 | 26 | (11) | |
| 24 | 6 | (2) | |
| 26 | 1 | (0) | |
| 27 | 20 | (7) | |
| 30 | 1 | (0) | |
| 77 | 21 | (4) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 11 | (5) | |
| 10 | 19 | (4) | |
| 17 | 24 | (11) | |
| 19 | 1 | (0) | |
| 23 | 3 | (5) | |
| 28 | 21 | (6) | |
| 29 | 1 | (1) | |
| Manager | |
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