1997–98 A Group

A Group
Season 1997–98
Champions Litex Lovech
(1st title)
Relegated Olimpik
Spartak Pleven
Etar
Champions League Litex
UEFA Cup CSKA
Matches played 240
Goals scored 696 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorer Boncho Genchev
Anton Spasov
(17 goals each)

Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1997–1998 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Litex Lovech won the championship.

League standings

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts Qualification or relegation
1Litex Lovech3021637325691998–99 Champions League first qualifying round
2Levski Sofia3019747327641998–99 Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
3CSKA Sofia3018757129611998–99 UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4Neftochimic Burgas301749593155
5Slavia Sofia301596513054
6Levski Kyustendil3015114454046
7Spartak Varna3012612423642
8Minyor Pernik3012513323541
9Lokomotiv Sofia3011613424039
10Metalurg Pernik3011415283637
11Botev Plovdiv3011316354836
12Dobrudzha Dobrich3011316335536
13Lokomotiv Plovdiv3011316315836
14Olimpik Teteven3011217264735Relegation to B Group
15Spartak Pleven307023327521Relegation to B Group
16Etar Veliko Tarnovo304224218214Relegation to B Group

Champions

Litex Lovech
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Vitomir Vutov 28 (0)
Bulgaria Stoyan Stavrev 2 (0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Petar Kushev 16 (2)
Bulgaria Stefan Kolev 21 (1)
Bulgaria Nikolay Dimitrov 24 (1)
Bulgaria Dimitar Karadaliev 1 (0)
Bulgaria Zlatomir Zagorčić 27 (0)
Bulgaria Ivaylo Petkov 27 (3)
Bulgaria Radostin Kishishev 5 (0)
Bulgaria Dimitar Balabanov 6 (0)
Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov 28 (0)
Bulgaria Koycho Ivanov 1 (0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Rosen Emilov 17 (1)
Bulgaria Mariyan Todorov 28 (6)
Bulgaria Stoycho Stoilov 30 (8)
Bulgaria Daniel Ostrovski 5 (0)
Serbia and Montenegro Dragoljub Simonović 22 (6)
Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev* 12 (2)
Bulgaria Veselin Sarbakov 16 (3)
Bulgaria Emil Tsanev* 2 (0)
Forwards
Bulgaria Stefan Yurukov* 14 (13)
Bulgaria Dimcho Belyakov* 14 (5)
Albania Alban Bushi 15 (4)
Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov 19 (9)
Brazil Luis Carlos Mota 5 (1)
Serbia and Montenegro Igor Bogdanović 15 (6)
Bulgaria Metodi Stoynev 8 (1)
Manager
Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Boncho Genchev CSKA Sofia 17
Bulgaria Anton Spasov Neftochimic Burgas
3 Bulgaria Stefan Yurukov Litex Lovech 13
Serbia and Montenegro Danilo Dončić Lokomotiv Sofia

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