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2007–08 A Group

The 2007–08 A Group was the 60th season of the Bulgarian A Football Group since its establishment in 1948 and the 84th of a Bulgarian national top football division. The season began on 11 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. CSKA Sofia won their 31st record league title.[1] Last time they scooped the title was in 2004–05 season. CSKA won the league without a single defeat, 16 points ahead of their archrival Levski Sofia.

A Group
Season2007–08
Dates11 August 2007 – 17 May 2008
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(31st title)
RelegatedBeroe
Vidima-Rakovski
Marek
Champions LeagueLevski Sofia
UEFA CupLokomotiv Sofia
Litex
Cherno More
Intertoto CupChernomorets
Matches played240
Goals scored558 (2.33 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorgi Hristov
(19 goals)
Biggest home winCherno More 7–0 Vidima-Rakovski
Biggest away winBelasitsa 1–6 Chernomorets
Highest scoringLevski 6–2 Botev (8 goals)

Despite the convincing results during the season, CSKA failed to get a UEFA license to participate in the Champions League due to unpaid debts. The guilt for the disaster in the club was taken by their chairman Aleksandar Tomov.[2][3]

Teams

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Team changes

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At the end of the last season, Conegliano German, Rodopa Smolyan, and Rilski Sportist Samokov were relegated after finishing in the bottom three places of the 2006–07 season. Conegliano and Rilski Sportist survived only one season in the elite, while Rodopa ended a four-year stint in the A Group.

The relegated teams were replaced by three teams from the 2006–07 B Group, including the winners of the East and West B Groups, as well as the playoff winner decided between the runner-ups of the two B Groups. Chernomorets Burgas and Pirin Blagoevgrad were promoted directly, while Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo defeated Naftex Burgas to gain the last promotion spot. Chernomorets made its debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football, Pirin return after a one-year absence, while Vidima-Rakovski return after a two-year absence.

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2007–08 A Group
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Sofia 2007–08 A Group football clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BelasitsaPetrichTsar Samuil Stadium9,500
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe Stadium13,512
BotevPlovdivHristo Botev Stadium22,000
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha Stadium8,250
ChernomoretsBurgasLazur Stadium18,037
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armiya Stadium22,015
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov Stadium29,200
LitexLovechLovech Stadium7,050
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv13,800
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv Sofia22,000
MarekDupnitsaBonchuk Stadium16,050
PirinBlagoevgradHristo Botev Stadium111,000
SlaviaSofiaOvcha Kupel Stadium18,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak Stadium7,500
Vidima-RakovskiSevlievoRakovski Stadium8,816
VihrenSandanskiSandanski Stadium6,000

1^. Stadiums of Botev Plovdiv and Pirin Blagoevgrad have the same names, but they are placed in different cities.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1CSKA Sofia (C)3024605311+4278Did not obtain a license for European competitions[a]
2Levski Sofia3019565619+3762Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3Lokomotiv Sofia3016954728+1957Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[b]
4Litex Lovech3016865126+2556
5Cherno More3013983928+1148Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
6Chernomorets Burgas3013893932+747Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round
7Slavia Sofia3013893828+1047
8Pirin Blagoevgrad30137103329+446
9Lokomotiv Plovdiv30127113728+943
10Vihren3096152629−333
11Spartak Varna3087152134−1331
12Botev Plovdiv3086163654−1830
13Belasitsa Petrich3075182343−2026
14Beroe (R)3068162339−1626Relegation to 2008–09 B Group
15Vidima-Rakovski (R)3046201761−4418
16Marek (R)3053221666−5018
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ CSKA failed to get a license for the competition due to unpaid debts
  2. ^ Litex qualify via 2007–08 Bulgarian Cup

Results

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Home \ AwayBELBSZBOTCHMCHBCSKLEVLITLPLLSOMARPIRSLASPVVRAVIH
Belasitsa Petrich3–13–11–11–61–30–01–20–00–11–00–11–22–11–01–0
Beroe2–13–10–02–10–10–12–20–01–31–12–22–20–02–02–0
Botev Plovdiv2–01–01–10–01–30–31–21–22–24–00–03–02–05–01–0
Cherno More1–11–02–02–10–20–12–12–11–10–01–01–00–07–01–0
Chernomorets Burgas0–02–03–10–11–12–12–01–01–11–01–42–01–01–01–0
CSKA Sofia2–01–02–01–03–01–10–02–03–14–03–02–03–23–11–0
Levski Sofia4–01–06–24–02–10–10–13–10–14–24–02–13–03–01–0
Litex Lovech2–01–16–01–12–11–12–13–11–14–01–01–11–04–12–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv1–02–04–02–11–10–11–01–01–20–00–01–11–06–12–1
Lokomotiv Sofia1–03–02–24–34–00–00–01–22–12–00–31–21–02–03–2
Marek0–30–11–01–41–41–30–40–32–11–40–21–01–02–10–3
Pirin Blagoevgrad2–11–01–01–01–00–11–11–31–11–34–01–01–23–10–0
Slavia Sofia3–12–04–23–11–10–10–01–01–00–02–11–05–02–00–0
Spartak Varna1–01–02–20–11–10–21–20–02–10–12–02–02–10–00–1
Vidima-Rakovski1–03–10–10–31–10–01–33–20–30–01–00–10–21–10–1
Vihren2–02–02–01–11–21–20–12–10–21–03–11–11–10–11–1
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

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CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
01 Daniel Bekono000(0)
12 Ivaylo Petrov280(0)
22 Ilko Pirgov020(0)
Defenders
02 Nenad Nastić070(0)
03 Aleksandar Tunchev260(3)
06 Kiril Kotev180(0)
13 Nikola Vujadinović240(1)
14 Valentin Iliev*140(1)
15 Robert Petrov000(0)
27 Quido Lanzaat080(0)
30 Yordan Todorov260(1)
84 Filipe Machado150(2)
Midfielders
05 Todor Yanchev280(2)
10 Georgi Iliev160(1)
11 Emil Gargorov130(0)
16 Ivaylo Dimitrov010(0)
17 Zé Rui130(0)
18 Florentin Petre24(11)
20 Yordan Yurukov080(1)
21 Chigozie Udoji230(1)
23 Abderrahman Kabous*080(0)
24 Aleksandar Tonev020(0)
28 Marquinhos250(1)
Forwards
08 Velizar Dimitrov240(4)
09 José Luis Garcés140(3)
19 Evgeni Yordanov080(1)
99 Nei29(14)
Kevin Amuneke*100(2)
Georgi Chilikov*120(3)
Manager
Stoycho Mladenov
  • Iliev, Kabous, Amuneke and Chilikov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

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RankScorerClubGoals
1 Georgi HristovBotev Plovdiv
19
2 NeiCSKA Sofia
14
3 Marcho DafchevLokomotiv Sofia
13
Zoran BaldovalievLokomotiv Sofia
5 Aleksandar AleksandrovCherno More Varna
12
6 Plamen KrumovChernomorets Burgas
11
Florentin PetreCSKA Sofia
Ivelin PopovLitex Lovech
9 Germán PietrobonPirin Blagoevgrad
10
10 Anatoli TodorovLokomotiv Plovdiv
9
Miroslav ManolovCherno More Varna
Ivan NaydenovSpartak Varna

References

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  1. ^ "Сезон 2007-08 "Лицензгейт" пука розовите балони на Сашо Томов" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 12 October 2013.
  2. ^ CSKA without UEFA license, Tomov takes the guilt
  3. ^ "Part of Aleksandar Tomov's book: How they took the license of CSKA". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
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