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1988–89 A Group
41st completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
41st completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Bulgarian A Group |
| season | 1988–89 |
| winners | CSKA Sofia |
| (25th title) | |
| relegated | |
| continentalcup1 | European Cup |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | CSKA Sofia |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Levski Sofia |
| league topscorer | Hristo Stoichkov |
| (23 goals) | |
| matches | 240 |
| total goals | 642 |
| prevseason | 1987–88 |
| nextseason | 1989–90 |
(25th title) (23 goals) NOTE: If dates are to be added, those must be cited
The 1988–89 A Group was the 41st season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The campaign was won by CSKA Sofia, ten points ahead of Levski Sofia. Spartak Varna and Minyor Pernik were relegated.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 18,000 |
| Cherno More | Varna | Yuri Gagarin | |
| Ticha | 35,000 | ||
| 8,000 | |||
| CSKA | Sofia | Narodna Armia | 26,000 |
| Dunav | Ruse | Gradski | |
| Dunav | 22,000 | ||
| 12,000 | |||
| Etar | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 15,000 |
| Levski | Sofia | Levski | |
| Rakovski | 40,000 | ||
| 18,000 | |||
| Lokomotiv | Gorna Oryahovitsa | Dimitar Dyulgerov | 14,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | |
| Deveti Septemvri | 13,000 | ||
| 50,000 | |||
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 |
| Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 16,000 |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad) | 15,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Slavia | 25,000 |
| Sliven | Sliven | Hadzhi Dimitar | 15,000 |
| Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 12,000 |
| Trakia | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) | 30,000 |
| Vratsa | Vratsa | Hristo Botev (Vratsa) | 25,000 |
Personnel
| Team | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Beroe | BUL Petko Petkov | BUL Petko Tenev |
| Cherno More | BUL Bozhil Kolev | BUL Todor Marev |
| CSKA | BUL Dimitar Penev | BUL Georgi Dimitrov |
| Dunav | BUL Simeon Simeonov | BUL Borislav Bogomilov |
| Etar | BUL Georgi Vasilev | BUL Emil Dimitrov |
| Levski | BUL Vasil Metodiev | BUL Petar Petrov |
| Lokomotiv GO | BUL Todor Velev | BUL Angel Minchev |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | BUL Stancho Bonchev | BUL Ayan Sadakov |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | BUL Atanas Mihaylov | BUL Stoycho Stoev |
| Minyor | BUL Evlogi Banchev | BUL Rumen Andonov |
| Pirin | BUL Boris Nikolov | BUL Petar Tsvetkov |
| Slavia | BUL Hristo Mladenov | BUL Antonio Ananiev |
| Sliven | BUL Lyudmil Goranov | BUL Tenko Dobrev |
| Spartak Varna | BUL Blagoy Kalfov | BUL Zhivko Gospodinov |
| Trakia | BUL Ivan Gluhchev | BUL Dimitar Mladenov |
| Vratsa | BUL Petar Kamenov | BUL Emil Marinov |
League standings
Qualification for Intertoto Cup
Results
Champions
;CSKA Sofia
| Goalkeepers |
|---|
| BUL Iliya Valov |
| BUL Rumen Apostolov |
| Defenders |
|---|
| BUL Nedyalko Mladenov |
| BUL Stefan Bachev |
| BUL Krasimir Bezinski |
| BUL Georgi Dimitrov |
| BUL Kiril Kachamanov |
| BUL Trifon Ivanov |
| Midfielders |
|---|
| BUL Georgi Georgiev |
| BUL Kostadin Yanchev |
| BUL Ivaylo Kirov |
| BUL Petar Vitanov |
| BUL Lachezar Tanev |
| Forwards |
|---|
| BUL Hristo Stoichkov |
| BUL Emil Kostadinov |
| BUL Doncho Donev |
| BUL Lyuboslav Penev |
| BUL Plamen Getov* |
| BUL Rumen Stoyanov |
| Manager |
|---|
- Getov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUL Hristo Stoichkov | CSKA Sofia | 23 |
| 2 | BUL Lyuboslav Penev | CSKA Sofia | 21 |
| 3 | BUL Vasil Dragolov | Levski Sofia | 18 |
| 4 | BUL Preslav Getov | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 14 |
| BUL Nikolay Petrunov | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| 6 | BUL Plamen Kazakov | Spartak Varna | 13 |
| 7 | BUL Emil Kostadinov | CSKA Sofia | 12 |
| BUL Petar Aleksandrov | Slavia Sofia | ||
| BUL Rosen Krumov | Levski Sofia | ||
| 10 | BUL Antim Pehlivanov | Botev Plovdiv | 11 |
| BUL Myumyun Kashmer | Beroe Stara Zagora |
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunav | 13,400 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 12,667 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 10,500 |
| 4 | Levski | 9,071 |
| 5 | Beroe | 9,000 |
| 6 | Trakia | 8,538 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv GO | 8,367 |
| 8 | Cherno More | 8,357 |
| 9 | Etar | 8,000 |
| 10 | Sliven | 7,857 |
| 11 | Pirin | 7,286 |
| 12 | Minyor | 6,633 |
| 13 | Botev | 6,600 |
| 14 | Varna | 5,867 |
| 15 | Slavia Sofia | 4,480 |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 4,287 |
Source:
References
References
- (7 June 2013). "Рекордни 4 купи за ЦСКА". bgfootball.com.
- "А група - Сезон 1988/89". a-pfg.com.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/bgr/avebgr89.htm
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