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2012–13 A Group

2012–13 A Group

The 2012–13 A Group was the 89th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 65th of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. The season began on 11 August 2012[4] and ended with the last games on 25 May 2013. Ludogorets Razgrad won the A Group title for a second consecutive season, after Levski were leading prior to the last round match, but made a draw with Slavia.[5][6][7][8]

A Group
Season2012–13
ChampionsLudogorets Razgrad
(2nd title)
RelegatedBotev Vratsa
Minyor Pernik
Etar 1924
Montana
Champions LeagueLudogorets Razgrad
Europa LeagueLevski Sofia
Botev
Beroe
Matches played240
Goals scored600 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerGuinea-BissauBasile de Carvalho
(19 goals)
Biggest home winLevski 7–1 Etar 1924
Biggest away winPirin 0–5 CSKA Sofia
Highest scoringLevski 7–1 Etar 1924

Teams

Vidima-Rakovski, Kaliakra and Svetkavitsa were relegated after finishing in the bottom three places of the table at the end of season 2011/12.[9][10][11]

The relegated teams were replaced by Pirin (Gotse Delchev), champions of West B Group, Etar 1924 (Veliko Tarnovo), champions of East B Group and promotion play-off winners Botev (Plovdiv). Botev returned to A Group after three years of absence, while Pirin made their debut on the highest level of Bulgarian football. For Etar 1924 this is the first season in A Group since 1997–98.

Stadia and locations

As in the previous year, the league comprised the best thirteen teams of season 2011–12, the champions of the two B Groups and the winners of the promotion play-offs.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.[12]

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe12,300
BotevPlovdivHristo Botev18,000
BotevVratsaHristo Botev32,000
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha8,250
ChernomoretsBurgasLazur18,037
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armiya22,015
Etar 1924Veliko TarnovoIvaylo18,000
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov19,200
LitexLovechLovech8,100
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv10,000
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv22,000
LudogoretsRazgradLudogorets Arena6,000
MinyorPernikMinyor8,000
MontanaMontanaOgosta8,000
PirinGotse DelchevGradski5,000
SlaviaSofiaOvcha Kupel15,992

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Beroe Stara ZagoraBulgariaPetar HubchevBulgariaDoncho AtanasovUhlsportBulsatcom
Botev PlovdivBulgariaStanimir StoilovBulgariaAsen KaraslavovadidasKTB AD
Botev VratsaBulgariaAntoni ZdravkovBulgariaIliya IlievZeus—
Cherno More VarnaBulgariaGeorgi IvanovBulgariaGeorgi IlievMishoArmeets
Chernomorets BurgasBulgariaDimitar DimitrovBulgariaTrayan DyankovLegea—
CSKA SofiaBulgariaMilen RadukanovBulgariaIvan BandalovskiLegeaGLOBUL
EtarTurkeySerdar DayatBulgariaDormushali SaidhodzhaJumperCBA
Levski SofiaBulgariaNikolay MitovBulgariaStanislav AngelovPumaVTB Bank, M-tel
Litex LovechBulgariaHristo StoichkovSerbiaNebojša Jelenkovićadidasb-connect
Lokomotiv PlovdivBulgariaStefan GenovBulgariaZdravko LazarovUhlsport—
Lokomotiv SofiaBulgariaEmil VelevBulgariaKristian DobrevJomaMALIZIA, Casa Boyana
Ludogorets RazgradBulgariaIvaylo PetevBulgariaEmil GargorovadidasNavibulgar
Minyor PernikBulgariaNikolay TodorovBulgariaIvaylo TsvetkovJumperMunicipal Insurance Company
MontanaBulgariaStoycho StoevBulgariaGeorgi MechedzhievJakoOgosta Icecream
PirinBulgariaTencho TenevBulgariaPetar LazarovTinger—
Slavia SofiaBulgariaVelislav VutsovBulgariaBogomil DyakovJoma—

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ludogorets Razgrad(C)3022625813+45722013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2Levski Sofia3022535920+39712013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3CSKA Sofia3019655420+3463Excluded from European competitions[1]
4Botev Plovdiv3018665121+30602013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
5Litex Lovech30155105624+3250
6Chernomorets Burgas30145113228+447
7Beroe30136113638−2452013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round[2]
8Slavia Sofia30126123935+442
9Lokomotiv Plovdiv30109113734+339
10Cherno More3098133339−635
11Pirin Gotse Delchev30104162757−3034
12Lokomotiv Sofia30710132738−1131[3]
13Botev Vratsa(R)3087152351−2831[3]Relegation to 2013–14 B PFG
14Minyor Pernik(R)3055202049−2920
15Montana(R)3044222757−3016
16Etar(R)3044222075−5516

Results

Home \ AwayBSZBOTBVRCHMCHBCSKETALEVLITLPLLSOLUDMINMONPGDSLA
Beroe2–14–01–00–10–11–01–21–01–21–10–01–02–22–32–1
Botev Plovdiv1–25–03–12–01–13–02–01–00–02–00–12–03–15–03–0
Botev Vratsa0–00–01–00–23–42–11–30–41–00–01–10–03–11–21–0
Cherno More2–10–01–11–10–00–11–11–03–02–00–32–02–15–10–0
Chernomorets Burgas0–11–22–13–31–12–10–20–01–13–11–02–01–01–02–0
CSKA Sofia2–01–03–03–22–03–11–00–20–01–10–03–01–03–02–1
Etar0–21–21–00–10–30–40–30–41–12–21–50–32–10–11–1
Levski Sofia2–03–12–04–01–02–17–12–12–12–11–02–10–02–01–1
Litex Lovech1–20–15–14–11–01–06–11–22–21–20–20–02–05–05–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv1–22–20–11–02–00–23–00–11–12–02–55–14–01–01–0
Lokomotiv Sofia2–21–23–00–00–32–13–01–10–21–10–11–00–00–11–0
Ludogorets Razgrad3–12–04–12–03–01–04–02–10–01–02–13–03–01–12–1
Minyor Pernik3–00–20–10–20–11–41–00–41–21–10–01–22–12–02–4
Montana1–30–20–03–11–01–32–30–21–31–22–30–32–03–00–1
Pirin Gotse Delchev0–00–12–13–20–10–52–21–10–22–12–00–22–14–20–3
Slavia Sofia6–12–21–21–03–00–23–01–32–12–02–00–00–02–12–0

Champions

Ludogorets Razgrad
Goalkeepers
01SerbiaUroš Golubović060(0)
21BulgariaVladislav Stoyanov140(0)
91BulgariaIvan Čvorović100(0)
Defenders
04FinlandTero Mäntylä050(0)
05FranceAlexandre Barthe140(3)
20BrazilGuilherme Choco060(0)
25BulgariaYordan Minev240(0)
27RomaniaCosmin Moți210(1)
33SlovakiaĽubomír Guldan220(2)
77PortugalVitinha040(0)
80BrazilJúnior Caiçara280(0)
Midfielders
06BulgariaGeorgi Kostadinov060(0)
07BulgariaMihail Aleksandrov150(5)
08BulgariaStanislav Genchev280(3)
10ColombiaSebastián Hernández090(0)
14NetherlandsMitchell Burgzorg120(2)
15SerbiaNemanja Milisavljević060(0)
18BulgariaSvetoslav Dyakov280(3)
19BulgariaDimo Bakalov150(4)
22BulgariaMiroslav Ivanov260(4)
84BrazilMarcelinho250(6)
99Ivory CoastFranck Guela*130(1)
Forwards
09SloveniaRoman Bezjak140(5)
11BrazilJuninho Quixadá170(3)
23BulgariaEmil Gargorov220(6)
73BulgariaIvan Stoyanov280(9)
Manager
BulgariaIvaylo Petev

  • Guela left the club during a season.

Season statistics

References

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[2]
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