| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 August 2007 – 17 May 2008 |
| Champions | CSKA Sofia (31st title) |
| Relegated | Beroe Vidima-Rakovski Marek |
| Champions League | Levski Sofia |
| UEFA Cup | Lokomotiv Sofia Litex Cherno More |
| Intertoto Cup | Chernomorets |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 558 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Georgi Hristov (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Cherno More 7–0Vidima-Rakovski |
| Biggest away win | Belasitsa 1–6Chernomorets |
| Highest scoring | Levski 6–2Botev (8 goals) |
2008–09 → | |
The2007–08 A Group was the 60th season of theBulgarian A Football Group since its establishment in 1948 and the 84th of aBulgarian national top football division. The season began on 11 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008.CSKA Sofia won their 31st record league title.[1] Last time they scooped the title was in2004–05 season. CSKA won the league without a single defeat, 16 points ahead of their archrivalLevski Sofia.
Despite the convincing results during the season, CSKA failed to get a UEFA license to participate in theChampions League due to unpaid debts. The guilt for the disaster in the club was taken by their chairman Aleksandar Tomov.[2][3]
At the end of the last season,Conegliano German,Rodopa Smolyan, andRilski Sportist Samokov were relegated after finishing in the bottom three places of the 2006–07 season. Conegliano and Rilski Sportist survived only one season in the elite, while Rodopa ended a four-year stint in the A Group.
The relegated teams were replaced by three teams from the2006–07 B Group, including the winners of the East and West B Groups, as well as the playoff winner decided between the runner-ups of the two B Groups.Chernomorets Burgas andPirin Blagoevgrad were promoted directly, whileVidima-Rakovski Sevlievo defeatedNaftex Burgas to gain the last promotion spot. Chernomorets made its debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football, Pirin return after a one-year absence, while Vidima-Rakovski return after a two-year absence.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil Stadium | 9,500 |
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe Stadium | 13,512 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev Stadium | 22,000 |
| Cherno More | Varna | Ticha Stadium | 8,250 |
| Chernomorets | Burgas | Lazur Stadium | 18,037 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 22,015 |
| Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 29,200 |
| Litex | Lovech | Lovech Stadium | 7,050 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 13,800 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv Sofia | 22,000 |
| Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk Stadium | 16,050 |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev Stadium1 | 11,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel Stadium | 18,000 |
| Spartak | Varna | Spartak Stadium | 7,500 |
| Vidima-Rakovski | Sevlievo | Rakovski Stadium | 8,816 |
| Vihren | Sandanski | Sandanski Stadium | 6,000 |
1^. Stadiums of Botev Plovdiv and Pirin Blagoevgrad have the same names, but they are placed in different cities.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Sofia(C) | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 11 | +42 | 78 | Did not obtain a license for European competitions[a] |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 62 | Qualification forChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 57 | Qualification forUEFA Cup second qualifying round[b] |
| 4 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 56 | |
| 5 | Cherno More | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 48 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 6 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 47 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup second round |
| 7 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 47 | |
| 8 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 43 | |
| 10 | Vihren | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 33 | |
| 11 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 31 | |
| 12 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 30 | |
| 13 | Belasitsa Petrich | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 26 | |
| 14 | Beroe(R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 26 | Relegation to2008–09 B Group |
| 15 | Vidima-Rakovski(R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 18 | |
| 16 | Marek(R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 66 | −50 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | BEL | BSZ | BOT | CHM | CHB | CSK | LEV | LIT | LPL | LSO | MAR | PIR | SLA | SPV | VRA | VIH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belasitsa Petrich | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Beroe | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| Cherno More | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Litex Lovech | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Marek | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Spartak Varna | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Vidima-Rakovski | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Vihren | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | (0) | |
| 12 | 28 | (0) | |
| 22 | 2 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | (0) | |
| 3 | 26 | (3) | |
| 6 | 18 | (0) | |
| 13 | 24 | (1) | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) | |
| 15 | 0 | (0) | |
| 27 | 8 | (0) | |
| 30 | 26 | (1) | |
| 84 | 15 | (2) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 28 | (2) | |
| 10 | 16 | (1) | |
| 11 | 13 | (0) | |
| 16 | 1 | (0) | |
| 17 | 13 | (0) | |
| 18 | 24 | (11) | |
| 20 | 8 | (1) | |
| 21 | 23 | (1) | |
| 23 | 8 | (0) | |
| 24 | 2 | (0) | |
| 28 | 25 | (1) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 24 | (4) | |
| 9 | 14 | (3) | |
| 19 | 8 | (1) | |
| 99 | 29 | (14) | |
| 10 | (2) | ||
| 12 | (3) | ||
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botev Plovdiv | 19 | |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 14 | |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 13 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | |||
| 5 | Cherno More Varna | 12 | |
| 6 | Chernomorets Burgas | 11 | |
| CSKA Sofia | |||
| Litex Lovech | |||
| 9 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 10 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 9 | |
| Cherno More Varna | |||
| Spartak Varna |