2002–03 A Group

A Group
Season	2002–03
Champions	CSKA Sofia; (29th title)
Relegated	Dobrudzha; Rilski Sportist
Champions League	CSKA
UEFA Cup	Levski; Litex
Matches played	182
Goals scored	544 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer	Georgi Chilikov; (22 goals)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 2002–03 season.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.^[1]

League standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Sofia (C)	26	21	3	2	67	16	+51	66	2003–04 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Levski Sofia	26	19	3	4	61	19	+42	60	2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
3	Litex Lovech	26	17	4	5	49	22	+27	55	2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round
4	Slavia Sofia	26	16	3	7	57	30	+27	51
5	Cherno More	26	14	6	6	42	21	+21	48
6	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	26	16	2	8	56	33	+23	50
7	Spartak Varna	26	10	4	12	25	34	−9	34
8	Naftex Burgas	26	10	3	13	31	36	−5	33
9	Marek	26	8	6	12	35	42	−7	30	2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
10	Lokomotiv Sofia	26	7	4	15	23	37	−14	25
11	Chernomorets Burgas	26	7	3	16	32	56	−24	24
12	Botev Plovdiv	26	6	3	17	26	61	−35	21
13	Dobrudzha Dobrich (R)	26	4	2	20	19	73	−54	14	Relegation to B PFG
14	Rilski Sportist (R)	26	1	6	19	20	63	−43	9	Relegation to B PFG

Updated to games played on 10 April 2017.
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Champions

CSKA Sofia

Goalkeepers
01	Ivaylo Ivanov	01	0(0)
12	Stoyan Kolev	24	0(0)

Defenders
02	Georgi Antonov	17	0(0)
03	Fábio Lima	10	0(0)
04	Marcos Charras	05	0(1)
06	Aleksandar Tomash	16	0(1)
13	Yordan Varbanov	04	0(0)
25	João Carlos	24	0(1)
29	Ibrahima Gueye	23	0(0)
30	Yordan Todorov	10	0(1)
	Galin Ivanov*	01	0(0)

Midfielders
05	Todor Yanchev	23	0(3)
07	Hristo Yanev	16	0(1)
10	Metodi Deyanov*	05	0(0)
11	Stoycho Mladenov, Jr.	01	0(0)
14	Svetoslav Petrov	24	0(3)
15	Artim Šakiri	20	0(5)
17	Borislav Karamatev	01	0(0)
20	João Paulo Brito	23	0(8)
23	Emil Gargorov	24	(14)
26	Ivan Pavlov	01	0(0)
27	Petar Zlatinov	04	0(0)

Forwards
08	Velizar Dimitrov	24	(13)
09	Agnaldo	18	0(5)
18	Gerasim Zakov	04	0(0)
21	MacDonald Mukansi	23	0(8)
24	Petar Nikolov	02	0(0)

Manager
	Stoycho Mladenov

Ivanov and Deyanov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Georgi Chilikov	Levski Sofia	22
2	Martin Kushev	Slavia Sofia	17
3	Emil Gargorov	CSKA Sofia	14
4	Velizar Dimitrov	CSKA Sofia	13
5	Desislav Rusev	Litex Lovech	11
5	Georgi Vladimirov	Slavia Sofia	11
7	Velimir Ivanović	Slavia Sofia	9
	Doncho Donev	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
	Boyko Velichkov	Lokomotiv Sofia
	Borislav Dimitrov	Botev Plovdiv

References

↑ "Стойчо тропа с юмрук по масата: Няма да ни догоните" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 8 September 2013.

External links

Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)
2002–03 Statistics of A Group at a-pfg.com

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[1] "Стойчо тропа с юмрук по масата: Няма да ни догоните" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 8 September 2013.

Bulgarian football championship seasons
State Championship (National Football Division)	1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1941 1942 1943 1944
Republic Championship	1945 1946 1947 1948
A Group	1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
First League	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

2002–03 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '02 '03 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '02 '03 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '02 '03 Faroe Islands '02 '03 Finland '02 '03 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '02 '03 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '02 '03 Latvia '02 '03 Lithuania '02 '03 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '02 '03 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '02 '03 San Marino Scotland Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '02 '03 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '02 '03 Finland '02 '03 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '02 '03 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '02 '03 Latvia '02 '03 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '02 '03 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '02 '03 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '02 '03 France Germany Iceland '02 '03 Israel Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League (Qualifying phase, Group stage, 2nd Group stage, knockout stage, Final) UEFA Cup (Qualifying round, First round, Second round, Final phase, Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup