2015–16 A Group
Season | 2015–16 |
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Relegated | Litex Lovech (Expelled) |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 266 (2.11 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Martin Kamburov (14) |
Biggest home win | Montana 6–0 Botev Plovdiv |
Biggest away win | Montana 0–4 Cherno More Varna |
Highest scoring | Beroe Stara Zagora 5–2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2016. |
The 2015–16 A Group is the 92nd season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, and 68th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid. The season has started on 17 July 2015 and is expected to end in May 2016. The league is contested by ten teams. Ludogorets Razgrad are the defending champions, having won their fourth consecutive title in 2014–15.
Competition format
The league is contested by ten teams and will be played in a quadruple round robin format, with each team playing every other team four times over 36 rounds.[1]
Teams
A total of 12 teams were set to contest the league, including the best 10 sides from the previous season, plus two promoted clubs from the lower division B Group.
On 22 June 2015, the BFU announced the final list of participants for the 2015–16 season. CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia were both denied a professional license for the following season due to outstanding debts and would have to compete in the V AFG or fold. The group was kept at 10 teams. Marek Dupnitsa and Haskovo, who finished in the bottom two places of the table at the end of previous season, also failed to receive professional license, and were relegated to V Group.[2]
The relegated teams were replaced by Montana, the 2014–15 B Group champions and Pirin Blagoevgrad, the 2014–15 B Group runner-up. While Montana returns to the top division after two years, Pirin reaches again the highest class after 4 years.
Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity (seating) |
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Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe Stadium | 12,128 |
Botev | Plovdiv | Stadion Komatevo | 4,000 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha Stadium | 8,250 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 19,000 |
Litex | Lovech | Lovech Stadium | 8,100 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Stadium | 10,000 |
Ludogorets | Razgrad | Ludogorets Arena | 7,500 |
Montana | Montana | Ogosta Stadium | 6,000 |
Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev Stadium | 7,000 |
Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel Stadium | 25,556 |
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.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Beroe Stara Zagora | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | BEROE, Refan |
Botev Plovdiv | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | Efbet |
Cherno More Varna | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | Armeets |
Levski Sofia | ![]() |
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Joma | Vivacom, Efbet, Strabag |
Litex Lovech | ![]() |
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adidas | Prima |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | Efbet |
Ludogorets Razgrad | ![]() |
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Macron | eCasino.bg , Vivacom |
Montana | ![]() |
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Jako | Obshtina Montana |
Pirin | ![]() |
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Joma | Lafka |
Slavia Sofia | ![]() |
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Joma | Asset Insurance, Efbet |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Pirin Blagoevgrad | ![]() |
End of caretaker tenure | 31 May 2015 | Pre-season | ![]() |
6 June 2015[3] |
Ludogorets Razgrad | ![]() |
Resigned | 31 May 2015 | ![]() |
17 June 2015[4] | |
Litex Lovech | ![]() |
11 July 2015 | ![]() |
12 July 2015 | ||
Botev Plovdiv | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 July 2015 | 9th | ![]() |
27 July 2015 |
Litex Lovech | ![]() |
Resigned | 5 August 2015 | 1st | ![]() |
5 August 2015 |
Ludogorets Razgrad | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 September 2015[5] | 1st | ![]() |
2 September 2015 |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | ![]() |
Resigned | 26 September 2015 | 10th | ![]() |
14 October 2015 |
Ludogorets Razgrad | ![]() |
6 November 2015 | 3rd | ![]() |
6 November 2015 | |
Montana | ![]() |
8 November 2015 | 9th | ![]() |
11 November 2015 | |
Botev Plovdiv | ![]() |
9 November 2015 | 8th | ![]() |
11 November 2015 | |
Slavia Sofia | ![]() |
30 November 2015 | 6th | ![]() |
30 November 2015 | |
Litex Lovech | ![]() |
Signed by ![]() |
3 December 2015 | 3rd | ![]() |
3 December 2015 |
Slavia Sofia | ![]() |
End of caretaker tenure | 18 December 2015 | 5th | ![]() |
18 December 2015 |
Litex Lovech | ![]() |
End of contract | 23 December 2015 | 10th | ![]() |
22 January 2016 |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 26 February 2016 | 7th | ![]() |
26 February 2016[6] |
Beroe Stara Zagora | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 April 2016[7] | 4th | ![]() |
8 April 2016 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (X) | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Levski Sofia (X) | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 53 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 44 | |
4 | Slavia Sofia | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 40 | |
5 | Cherno More Varna | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 35 | |
6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 34 | |
7 | Botev Plovdiv | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 30 | |
8 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 23 | |
9 | Montana | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
10 | Litex Lovech (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled and relegated to B Group, record expunged[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[12]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League, but may still qualify for Champions League.
Notes:
- ↑ On 16 December 2015, Litex Lovech were expelled from the league after their players left the field in protest over referee decisions in a match against Levski Sofia on 12 December 2015.[8][9] On 20 January 2016 it was announced that Litex Lovech would be relegated to B Group[10] Litex Lovech's record was expunged on 22 January 2016.[11]
Results
Updated to games played on 3 December 2015. |
Updated to games played on 6 May 2016. |
Positions by Round
Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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Beroe Stara Zagora | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
Botev Plovdiv | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||
Cherno More Varna | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||
Levski Sofia | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Litex Lovech | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Ludogorets Razgrad | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Montana | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||
Pirin Blagoevgrad | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
Slavia Sofia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Last updated: 30 April 2016
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