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2001–02 A Group

54th completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria

54th completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria

FieldValue
competitionA Group
season2001–02
dates3 August 2001 – 30 May 2002
winnersLevski Sofia
(23rd title)
relegated
continentalcup1Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiersLevski
continentalcup2UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers
league topscorerVladimir Manchev
(21 goals)
matches268
total goals681
prevseason2000–01
nextseason2002–03

(23rd title) (21 goals) The 2001–02 A Group was the 54th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

Defending champions Levski Sofia won their third consecutive title, and 23rd title overall.

Overview

The format of the league was changed from last season, with the intention of making the league more competitive. This resulted in the league being divided into two groups after the regular season. The top 6 teams from the regular season would continue in the championship round, while the bottom 8 teams would play in the relegation round. It was contested by 14 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league. The promoted teams from the 2000–01 B Group were Spartak Pleven (returning to the top flight after a three-year absence) and Marek Dupnitsa (returning after a nineteen-year absence). The league also included Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Belasitsa Petrich after mergers with Velbazhd Kyustendil and Hebar Pazardzhik respectively.

These teams replace Botev Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik, who were relegated at the end of the last season.

Stadiums and Locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BelasitsaPetrichTsar Samuil9,500
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe22,500
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha8,250
ChernomoretsBurgasChernomorets22,000
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armia22,015
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov29,200
LitexLovechGradski7,050
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv24,000
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv22,000
MarekDupnitsaBonchuk16,050
NaftexBurgasLazur18,037
SlaviaSofiaSlavia32,000
SpartakPlevenSlavi Aleksiev21,940
SpartakVarnaSpartak7,500

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
BelasitsaBUL Mihail ValchevVitosha AD
BeroeBUL Venelin SivrievBUL Vanyo ShishkovGER Erima
Cherno MoreBUL Aleksandar StankovBUL Ventsislav MarinovBUL BURGELOFSt. Elias
ChernomoretsBUL Ivan TsvetanovBUL Kostadin Dzhambazov
CSKA SofiaITA Luigi SimoniBUL Georgi AntonovITA Lotto—
Levski SofiaFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavoljub MuslinBUL Stanimir StoilovITA DiadoraMobiltel
Lokomotiv PlovdivBUL Dimitar DimitrovJPN AsicsVAI Holding
Lokomotiv SofiaBUL Emil DimitrovGER AdidasDelta-G
LitexBUL Ferario SpasovBUL Vitomir VutovJPN AsicsLitex Commerce
MarekBUL Dimitar AleksievBUL Velizar DimitrovUSA Nike
NaftexBUL Dimitar StoychevBUL Stanimir DimitrovGER PumaPetrol AD
Slavia SofiaFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko OlarevićBUL Veselin VachevGER AdidasSofiyski Imoti
Spartak PlevenBUL Angel StankovBUL Slavcho PavlovJPN AsicsVIS-2
Spartak VarnaBUL Stefan GrozdanovBUL Valentin Stanchev

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
BeroeBUL Tsvetomir ParvanovMutual consent1 June 2001Pre-seasonBUL Ivan Vutov21 June 2001
ChernomoretsBUL Nikolay RusevMutual consent1 June 2001Pre-seasonBUL Mihail Valchev22 June 2001
Marek DupnitsaBUL Petar ZehtinskiMutual consent8 September 200112thBUL Yanko Dinkov10 September 2001
ChernomoretsBUL Mihail ValchevSacked9 September 200114thBUL Ivan Tsvetanov12 September 2001
Levski SofiaFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko PetrovićMutual consent10 September 20011stBUL Georgi Todorov (caretaker)10 September 2001
Slavia SofiaBUL Kiril KachamanovSacked25 September 200110thFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko Olarević25 September 2001
Lokomotiv SofiaBUL Angel KolevSacked28 October 20019thBUL Emil Dimitrov28 October 2001
CSKA SofiaBUL Asparuh NikodimovSacked4 December 20013rdITA Luigi Simoni10 December 2001
Marek DupnitsaBUL Yanko DinkovMutual consent2 January 200213thBUL Dimitar Aleksiev2 January 2002
Levski SofiaBUL Georgi TodorovEnd of caretaker tenure3 January 20021stGER Rüdiger Abramczik3 January 2002
BeroeBUL Ivan VutovMutual consent4 January 200214thBUL Tsvetomir Parvanov4 January 2002
Levski SofiaGER Rüdiger AbramczikSacked11 March 20021stFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavoljub Muslin17 March 2002
BeroeBUL Tsvetomir ParvanovSacked12 March 200214thBUL Iliya Iliev17 March 2002
Spartak PlevenBUL Velislav VutsovMutual consent12 March 20027thBUL Angel Stankov18 March 2002
BelasitsaBUL Voyn VoynovSacked12 May 200212thBUL Mihail Valchev13 May 2002

First stage

League standings

Results

Championship group

Standings

Results

Relegation group

Standings

Results

Champions

;Levski Sofia

Goalkeepers
1
12
27
Defenders
2
3
5
11
13
14
20
22
23
26
28
Midfielders
4
6
7
15
17
18
21
25
30
Forwards
8
9
10
16
19
24
29
Manager
  • Markov, Terziev, Nikolov, Batista, Barkanichkov, Gaucho and Kolev left the club during a season.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1BUL Vladimir ManchevCSKA Sofia21
2BUL Todor KolevSpartak Pleven18
3BUL Stoyko SakalievNaftex Burgas17
4BUL Stefan YurukovLitex Lovech14
BUL Metodi StoynevLokomotiv Plovdiv
BUL Boyko VelichkovLokomotiv Sofia
BUL Velizar DimitrovMarek Dupnitsa
8BUL Georgi IvanovLevski Sofia13
BUL Zoran JankovićLitex Lovech
BUL Martin KushevSlavia Sofia
Levski Sofia

Attendances

#ClubAverageHighest
1Neftochimik8,75018,000
2Lokomotiv Plovdiv7,65020,000
3Levski7,25018,000
4Marek4,15015,000
5CSKA Sofia4,11118,000
6Pleven3,59018,000
7Beroe3,5479,000
8Chernomorets3,5058,000
9Lovech3,0946,000
10Cherno More3,0288,500
11Belasitsa2,82510,000
12Lokomotiv Sofia2,0309,000
13Slavia Sofia1,8508,000
14Spartak Varna1,5657,000

Source:

References

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