1977–78 A Group
34th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
Football league season
- Spartak Varna
- Akademik Svishtov
- CSKA
- Levski
- Botev Plovdiv
(21 goals)
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
The 1977–78 A Group was the 30th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Lokomotiv Sofia won the championship which became [1] the team’s fourth title overall.
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lokomotiv Sofia (C) | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 42 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 41 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 38 | |
4 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 32 | |
5 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 30 | |
6 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 29 | |
7 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 29 | |
8 | Akademik Sofia | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 28 | |
9 | Cherno More Varna | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 28 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 27 | |
11 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 27 | |
12 | Sliven | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 27 | |
13 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 27 | |
14 | Marek Dupnitsa | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 26 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
15 | Spartak Varna (R) | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 25 | Relegation to 1978–79 B Group |
16 | Akademik Svishtov (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 24 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Home \ Away | ASF | ASV | BSZ | BPD | BVR | CHM | CHB | CSK | LEV | LPL | LSO | MAR | PIR | SLA | SLI | SPV |
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Akademik Sofia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |
Akademik Svishtov | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
Beroe Stara Zagora | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Botev Vratsa | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Cherno More | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
Chernomorets Burgas | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
CSKA Sofia | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
Marek Dupnitsa | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Slavia Sofia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 8–1 | 3–1 | |
Sliven | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
Spartak Varna | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Champions
- Lokomotiv Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 24 | 0(0) | |
![]() | 07 | 0(0) | |
![]() | 01 | 0(0) |
Defenders | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 29 | 0(0) | |
![]() | 14 | 0(0) | |
![]() | 01 | 0(0) | |
![]() | 29 | 0(0) | |
![]() | 29 | 0(1) | |
![]() | 29 | 0(0) |
Midfielders | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 28 | 0(8) | |
![]() | 10 | 0(0) | |
![]() | 22 | 0(2) | |
![]() | 30 | 0(4) | |
![]() | 24 | 0(3) | |
![]() | 26 | 0(5) |
Forwards | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 22 | 0(5) | |
![]() | 13 | 0(0) | |
![]() | 27 | (11) | |
![]() | 06 | 0(0) |
Manager | |
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Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Beroe Stara Zagora | 21 |
2 | ![]() | Slavia Sofia | 18 |
3 | ![]() | Slavia Sofia | 16 |
4 | ![]() | Botev Plovdiv | 14 |
5 | ![]() | Marek Dupnitsa | 13 |
6 | ![]() | CSKA Sofia | 12 |
7 | ![]() | Lokomotiv Sofia | 11 |
![]() | Akademik Sofia | ||
![]() | Levski Sofia | ||
10 | ![]() | Levski Sofia | 10 |
![]() | Botev Vratsa | ||
![]() | Sliven | ||
![]() | Akademik Svishtov |
References
- ^ "Армията на генерал Шпайдел – отзад катеначо, отпред Бате Начо" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 2 March 2013.
External links
- Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)
- 1977–78 Statistics of A Group at a-pfg.com
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