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2000–01 A Group

53rd completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria

53rd completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria

FieldValue
competitionA Group
season2000–01
dates4 August 2000 – 27 May 2001
winnersLevski Sofia
(22nd title)
relegatedBotev Plovdiv, Minyor
continentalcup1Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiersLevski
continentalcup2UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiersCSKA
Litex Lovech
league topscorerGeorgi Ivanov
(21 goals)
matches182
total goals552
prevseason1999–00
nextseason2001–02

(22nd title) Litex Lovech (21 goals) NOTE: If dates are to be added, those must be cited

The 2000–01 A Group was the 53rd season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

The league was contested by the top 12 teams from the 1999–2000 season as well as Cherno More Varna and Hebar Pazardzhik, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 1999–2000 B Group.

Defending champions Levski Sofia won their 22nd Bulgarian league title overall. Botev Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik were relegated at the end of the season by finishing in the last two places.

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the B Group. The promoted teams were Cherno More Varna (returning to the top flight after a six-year absence) and Hebar Pazardzhik (returning after an eight-year absence). They replaced Dobrudzha Dobrich, Belasitsa Petrich, Pirin Blagoevgrad and Shumen.

Stadiums and Locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe22,500
BotevPlovdivHristo Botev22,000
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha8,250
ChernomoretsBurgasChernomorets22,000
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armia22,015
HebarPazardzhikGeorgi Benkovski13,128
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov29,200
LovechLovechGradski7,050
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv22,000
MinyorPernikMinyor20,000
NeftochimicBurgasLazur18,037
SlaviaSofiaSlavia32,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak7,500
VelbazhdKyustendilOsogovo13,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
BeroeBUL Tsvetomir ParvanovBULGER ErimaAKSA
Botev PlovdivBUL Georgi LazarovVitosha AD
Cherno MoreBUL Bozhil KolevBUL Ventsislav MarinovJPN AsicsVAI Holding
ChernomoretsBUL Nikolay RusevBUL Angel Stoykov
CSKA SofiaITA Enrico CatuzziITA Lotto
HebarBUL Voyn Voynov
Levski SofiaFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko PetrovićBUL Stanimir StoilovITA DiadoraMobiltel
Lokomotiv SofiaBUL Angel KolevGER AdidasDelta-G
LovechBUL Ferario SpasovBUL Vitomir VutovJPN AsicsLitex Commerce
MinyorBUL Ventsislav ArsovUSA Nike
NeftochimicBUL Dimitar StoychevBUL Veliyan ParushevGER PumaPetrol AD
Slavia SofiaBUL Kiril KachamanovBUL Veselin VachevGER AdidasSofiyski Imoti
Spartak VarnaBUL Stefan Grozdanov
VelbazhdBUL Dimitar DimitrovBUL Slavcho PavlovUSA NikeVIS-2

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Botev PlovdivBUL Dinko DermendzhievMutual consent1 June 2000Pre-seasonBUL Marin Bakalov26 June 2000
LovechFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Čedomir ĐoinčevićSacked10 June 2000Pre-seasonROM Mihai Stoichiță1 July 2000
Levski SofiaBUL Dimitar DimitrovSacked15 June 2000Pre-seasonRUS Vladimir Fedotov7 July 2000
CSKA SofiaBUL Aleksandar StankovEnd of caretaker tenure23 June 2000Pre-seasonITA Enrico Catuzzi24 June 2000
BeroeBUL Ventsislav KepovMutual consentJune 2000Pre-seasonBUL Nikola IvanovJune 2000
SlaviaBUL Miroslav MironovMutual consentJune 2000Pre-seasonFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko OlarevićJune 2000
Cherno MoreBUL Radoslav ZdravkovMutual consentJune 2000Pre-seasonBUL Bozhil KolevJune 2000
VelbazhdBUL Dimitar SokolovMutual consent26 June 2000Pre-seasonBUL Dimitar Dimitrov26 June 2000
NeftochimicBUL Dimitar StoychevMutual consent30 June 2000Pre-seasonITA Salvatore Polverino1 July 2000
NeftochimicITA Salvatore PolverinoSacked6 August 200013thBUL Dimitar Stoychev6 August 2000
BeroeBUL Nikola IvanovSacked14 August 200012thBUL Petko Petkov14 August 2000
Lokomotiv SofiaBUL Pavel PanovSacked29 August 20008thBUL Radoslav Zdravkov29 August 2000
Levski SofiaRUS Vladimir FedotovSacked30 August 20002ndBUL Nasko Sirakov (caretaker)30 August 2000
Levski SofiaBUL Nasko SirakovEnd of caretaker tenure2 October 20001stFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko Petrović2 October 2000
LovechROM Mihai StoichițăSacked21 October 20006thBUL Ferario Spasov21 October 2000
Slavia SofiaFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko OlarevićMutual consent27 November 200010thBUL Kiril Kachamanov27 November 2000
CSKA SofiaITA Enrico CatuzziMutual consent19 December 20002ndBUL Aleksandar Stankov20 December 2000
CSKA SofiaBUL Aleksandar StankovMutual consent3 March 20012ndITA Enrico Catuzzi4 March 2001
BeroeBUL Petko PetkovSacked20 March 2001?BUL Tsvetomir Parvanov20 March 2001
Lokomotiv SofiaBUL Radoslav ZdravkovSacked29 April 2001?BUL Angel Kolev29 April 2001

League standings

Results

Relegation play-off

Champions

;Levski Sofia

Goalkeepers
1
12
30
Defenders
2
3
5
6
11
14
15
22
23
Midfielders
4
10
16
17
19
20
21
25
26
28
Forwards
7
8
9
18
24
29
99
Manager
  • Pažin, Koval, Aleksandrov, Tsykhmeystruk, Kaynov and Georgiev left the club during a season.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1BUL Georgi IvanovLevski Sofia22
2BUL Hristo YovovLovech17
3BUL Stefan YurukovLovech14
4BUL Vladimir ManchevCSKA Sofia13
BUL Valentin StanchevSpartak Varna
FRY Zoran JankovićLovech
7BUL Hristo YanevCSKA Sofia12
8BUL Martin KushevSlavia Sofia11
BUL Boyko VelichkovVelbazhd Kyustendil
10BUL Ivan TonchevBeroe Stara Zagora9

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1Levski13,184
2Neftochimic9,658
3Beroe7,572
4Chernomorets6,341
5CSKA Sofia6,019
6Botev4,972
7Cherno More4,901
8Hebar4,623
9Velbazhd4,041
10Spartak Varna3,708
11Lovech3,351
12Lokomotiv Sofia2,988
13Slavia Sofia1,884
14Minyor1,811

Source:

References

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