| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CSKA Sofia (10th title) |
| Relegated | Spartak Pleven |
| European Cup | CSKA Sofia |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 338 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (12 goals each) |
1960–61 → | |
The1959–60 A Group was the 12th season of theA Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
It was contested by 12 teams, andCSKA Sofia won the championship, giving them the title for the sixth time in a row.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Sofia(C) | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 32 | Qualification forEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 28 | |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 23 | |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 23 | |
| 5 | Septemvri Sofia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 22 | |
| 6 | Minyor Pernik | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Botev Plovdiv | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 21 | |
| 8 | Dunav Ruse | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 20 | |
| 9 | Spartak Plovdiv | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 20 | |
| 10 | Spartak Varna | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 20 | |
| 11 | Spartak Sofia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 19 | |
| 12 | Spartak Pleven(R) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 14 | Relegation to1960–61 B Group |
| Home \ Away | BPD | CSK | DUN | LEV | LSO | MIN | SEP | SLA | SPL | SPD | SSF | SPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | |
| Dunav Ruse | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Levski Sofia | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Minyor Pernik | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Septemvri Sofia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–8 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Spartak Plovdiv | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Spartak Sofia | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Spartak Varna | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia | 12 | |
| Spartak Varna | |||
| 3 | Septemvri Sofia | 11 | |
| Septemvri Sofia | |||
| 5 | Dunav Ruse | 10 |