1998–99 A Group

A Group
Season 1998–99
Champions Litex Lovech
(2nd title)
Relegated Metalurg
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Septemvri
Champions League Litex Lovech
UEFA Cup Levski Sofia
CSKA Sofia
Matches played 239
Goals scored 719 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorer Dimcho Belyakov
(21 goals)

Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1998–1999 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Litex Lovech won the championship.[1]

League standings

Key to colors in league table
Champion and Champions League place
Qualify for UEFA Cup
Qualify for Intertoto Cup
Relegated to B Group at the end of season
PosClubPWDLFAPtsGD
1Litex Lovech 302442832573+68
2Levski Sofia302352511171+40
3Levski Kyustendil301848572957+28
4Lokomotiv Sofia301749463055+16
5CSKA Sofia301569543950+17
6Neftochimic Burgas3015411523849+14
7Slavia Sofia3011811473641+11
8Minyor Pernik3011712444640-2
9Dobrudzha Dobrich3011316455536-10
10Metalurg Pernik3011217334635-13
11Pirin Blagoevgrad3010416355834-23
12Spartak Varna3010416395034-11
13Botev Plovdiv309516345532-21
14Shumen308814365632-20
15Lokomotiv Plovdiv304521267317-47
16Septemvri Sofia304521347317-39
  • Metalurg Pernik relegated by Bulgarian Football Union for match fixing
  • Litex and Levski three points deducted for winning fixed matches against Metalurg
  • Levski (Kyustendil) and CSKA (Sofia) awarded no points following April 11 match abandoned at half-time.
  • Litex (Lovech) have changed name to Lovech

Champions

Litex Lovech
Goalkeepers
1Bulgaria Vitomir Vutov19(0)
12Bulgaria Stoyan Stavrev11(0)
Defenders
3Bulgaria Zhivko Zhelev8(1)
4Bulgaria Stefan Kolev26(0)
5Bulgaria Dimitar Balabanov*1(0)
13Bulgaria Nikolay Dimitrov22(0)
16Bulgaria Dimitar Karadaliev16(1)
17Bulgaria Zlatomir Zagorčić19(1)
22Albania Altin Haxhi24(6)
25Bulgaria Radostin Kishishev26(1)
Bulgaria Rosen Kirilov*11(1)
Midfielders
2Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf14(4)
6Bulgaria Rosen Emilov15(0)
7Bulgaria Mariyan Todorov21(2)
8Bulgaria Stoycho Stoilov24(9)
10Bulgaria Vasil Kirov16(1)
15Serbia and Montenegro Dragoljub Simonović24(9)
18Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev5(0)
19Bulgaria Veselin Sarbakov*2(0)
23Bulgaria Svetlan Kondev2(0)
Bulgaria Georgi Bogdanov3(0)
Forwards
9Bulgaria Stefan Yurukov19(7)
11Bulgaria Dimcho Belyakov25(21)
14Albania Alban Bushi22(10)
20Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov12(2)
21Bulgaria Veselin Ignatov*5(1)
24Brazil Luis Carlos Mota11(1)
Serbia and Montenegro Igor Bogdanović*9(5)
Bulgaria Metodi Stoynev*1(0)
Bulgaria Ivan Gemedzhiev2(0)
Manager
Bulgaria Ferario Spasov
  • Ignatov, Kirilov, Balabanov, Sarbakov, Bogdanović and Stoynev left the club during a season.

Top goalscorers

21 goals
17 goals
16 goals

References

  1. "Касета убива Металург, Литекс се измъква сух" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 10 August 2013.
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