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1996–97 A Group

49th completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria

Field	Value
competition	A Group
season	1996–97
dates	9 August 1996 – 1 June 1997
winners	CSKA Sofia
(28th title)
relegated
continentalcup1	Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers	CSKA
continentalcup2	UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Neftochimic
league topscorer	Todor Pramatarov
(26 goals)
matches	240
total goals	705
prevseason	1995–96
nextseason	1997–98

(28th title) (26 goals) NOTE: If dates are to be added, those must be cited

The 1996–97 A Group was the 49th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.

Team information

Stadia and locations

The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1996–97 (listed in alphabetical order):

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Botev	Plovdiv	Hristo Botev	18,000
CSKA	Sofia	Bulgarian Army	22,995
Dobrudzha	Dobrich	Druzhba	12,500
Etar	Veliko Tarnovo	Ivaylo	18,000
Levski	Kyustendil	Osogovo	10,000
Levski	Sofia	Georgi Asparuhov	29,986
Lokomotiv	Plovdiv	Lokomotiv	24,000
Lokomotiv	Sofia	Lokomotiv	22,000
Maritsa	Plovdiv	Maritsa	5,000
Minyor	Pernik	Minyor	18,000
Montana	Montana	Ogosta	8,000
Neftochimic	Burgas	Lazur	18,037
Rakovski	Ruse	Gradski	20,000
Slavia	Sofia	Ovcha Kupel	18,000
Spartak	Pleven	Slavi Aleksiev	21,940
Spartak	Varna	Spartak	8,000

League standings

Results

Champions

;CSKA Sofia

Goalkeepers
BUL Petko Petkov
BUL Iliyan Vasilev

Defenders
BUL Adalbert Zafirov
BUL Filip Filipov
BUL Stefan Lulchev
BUL Zdravko Radev
BUL Dobromir Mitov
BUL Galin Ivanov

Midfielders
BUL Anatoli Nankov
MKD Risto Milosavov
BUL Iliya Voynov
BUL Ivo Slavchev
BUL Nikolay Nikolov
BUL Georgi Slavchev
BUL Kostadin Vidolov*
BUL Stiliyan Petrov
BUL Ivan Tanchovski
BUL Metodi Deyanov
BUL Milen Petkov
BUL Georgi Yordanov

Forwards
BUL Ivaylo Andonov
CPV Jair
BUL Petar Zhabov
BUL Martin Petrov
BUL Dimitar Ivanov
BUL Kancho Yordanov
BUL Rumen Hristov*
BUL Bozhidar Yankov

Manager

Vidolov and Hristov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	BUL Todor Pramatarov	Slavia Sofia	26
2	BUL Hristo Marashliev	Levski Kyustendil (9)
Spartak Varna (11)	20
3	BUL Ivaylo Andonov	CSKA Sofia	18
4	BUL Geno Dobrevski	Botev Plovdiv	13
5	BUL Mihail Mihaylov	Levski Kyustendil	12
6	BUL Emil Mitsanski	Dobrudzha	11
BUL Todor Zaytsev	Levski Sofia
8	BUL Georgi Ivanov	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	10
BUL Iliya Gruev	Neftochimic
10	BUL Boris Hvoynev	Botev Plovdiv	9
BUL Petar Zhabov	CSKA Sofia
BUL Plamen Petrov	Levski Kyustendil
BUL Marian Hristov	Levski Sofia
BUL Aleksandar Aleksandrov	Maritsa

Source:1996–97 Top Goalscorers

References

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

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