1996–97 A Group

A Group
Season	1996–97
Champions	CSKA Sofia (28th title)
Relegated	Maritsa Montana Rakovski
Champions League	CSKA
UEFA Cup	Neftochimic
Matches played	240
Goals scored	705 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer	Todor Pramatarov (26 goals)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1996–1997 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.^[1]

League standings

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Sofia	30	22	5	3	65	19	71	1997–98 Champions League first qualifying round
2	Neftochimic Burgas	30	20	7	3	70	20	67	1997–98 UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Slavia Sofia	30	17	6	7	61	23	57
4	Levski Sofia	30	14	11	5	58	30	53	1997–98 Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
5	Botev Plovdiv	30	14	3	13	41	41	45
6	Minyor Pernik	30	12	8	10	28	35	44
7	Lokomotiv Sofia	30	13	4	13	59	47	43
8	Levski Kyustendil	30	13	3	14	51	52	42
9	Spartak Varna	30	13	3	14	40	41	42
10	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	30	12	5	13	38	41	41
11	Dobrudzha Dobrich	30	11	6	13	44	48	39
12	Spartak Pleven	30	12	3	15	35	46	39
13	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	30	10	5	15	37	53	35
14	Maritsa Plovdiv	30	8	8	14	38	45	32	Relegation to B Group
15	Montana	30	8	4	18	32	54	28	Relegation to B Group
16	Rakovski Ruse	30	0	1	29	8	110	1	Relegation to B Group

Champions

CSKA Sofia

Goalkeepers
Petko Petkov	30	0(0)
Iliyan Vasilev	00	0(0)

Defenders
Adalbert Zafirov	28	0(2)
Filip Filipov	21	0(1)
Stefan Lulchev	14	0(0)
Zdravko Radev	03	0(0)
Dobromir Mitov	25	0(3)
Galin Ivanov	20	0(0)

Midfielders
Anatoli Nankov	27	0(2)
Risto Milosavov	24	0(3)
Iliya Voynov	20	0(4)
Ivo Slavchev	20	0(2)
Nikolay Nikolov	05	0(1)
Georgi Slavchev	06	0(0)
Kostadin Vidolov*	15	0(1)
Stiliyan Petrov	05	0(0)
Ivan Tanchovski	01	0(0)
Metodi Deyanov	14	0(3)
Milen Petkov	26	0(3)
Georgi Yordanov	12	0(1)

Forwards
Ivaylo Andonov	25	(18)
Jair	06	0(3)
Petar Zhabov	22	0(9)
Martin Petrov	03	0(1)
Dimitar Ivanov	24	0(4)
Kancho Yordanov	11	0(2)
Rumen Hristov*	04	0(1)
Bozhidar Yankov	04	0(0)

Manager
	Georgi Vasilev

Vidolov and Hristov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Todor Pramatarov	Slavia Sofia	26
2	Hristo Marashliev	Levski Kyustendil (9) Spartak Varna (11)	20
3	Ivaylo Andonov	CSKA Sofia	18
4	Geno Dobrevski	Botev Plovdiv	13

References

↑ "Порточанов вади пистолет, после Гочето прави кълбета" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 27 July 2013.

External links

Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)
1996–97 Statistics of A Group at a-pfg.com

Bulgarian football championship seasons

State Championship (National Football Division)	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1941 1942 1943 1944

Republic Championship	1945 1946 1947 1948

A Group	1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

1996–97 in European football (UEFA)

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Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '96 '97 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '96 '97 Finland '96 '97 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '96 '97 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '96 '97 Latvia '96 '97 Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '96 '97 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '96 '97 San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '96 '97 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales FR Yugoslavia

Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '96 '97 Finland '96 '97 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '96 '97 Israel Italy Latvia '96 '97 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '96 '97 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Yugoslavia

League cups	England Finland '96 '97 France Germany Iceland '96 '97 Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Wales

UEFA competitions	Champions League (Qualifying, Group stage, knockout stage, Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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