2002–03 A Group

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

A Group
Season2002–03
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(29th title)
Relegated
  • Dobrudzha
  • Rilski Sportist
Champions LeagueCSKA
UEFA Cup
Matches played182
Goals scored544 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorgi Chilikov
(22 goals)

Changes from last season

Beroe Stara Zagora, Belasitsa Petrich, and Spartak Pleven were relegated at the end of the last season. The relegated teams were replaced by three teams from B PFG. These teams were Botev Plovdiv, FC Dobrudzha Dobrich, and Rilski Sportist Samokov.

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1] The Reds finished with 66 points in total, six points above archrivals Levski Sofia. CSKA Sofia qualified for the 2003-04 Champions League qualifying rounds, while Levski and third placed Litex Lovech qualified for the UEFA Cup for next season. Marek Dupnitsa qualified for the Intertoto Cup.

At the end of the season, Dobrudzha Dobrich and Rilski Sportist were relegated after just one season in the elite. Only two teams were relegated, because the league was expanded the following season from 14 to 16 teams.

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 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Levski Sofia 26 19 3 4 61 19 +42 60 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Litex Lovech 26 17 4 5 49 22 +27 55
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[lower-alpha 1] 26 16 2 8 56 33 +23 47
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 Qualification for 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 2003–04 B Group
14 Rilski Sportist (R) 26 1 6 19 20 63 −43 9
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.
Notes:
  1. Lokomotiv Plovdiv were docked three points for failure to show in the round 17 match.

Champions
CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
01 Ivaylo Ivanov010(0)
12 Stoyan Kolev240(0)
Defenders
02 Georgi Antonov170(0)
03 Fábio Lima100(0)
04 Marcos Charras050(1)
06 Aleksandar Tomash160(1)
13 Yordan Varbanov040(0)
25 João Carlos240(1)
29 Ibrahima Gueye230(0)
30 Yordan Todorov100(1)
Galin Ivanov*010(0)
Midfielders
05 Todor Yanchev230(3)
07 Hristo Yanev160(1)
10 Metodi Deyanov*050(0)
11 Stoycho Mladenov, Jr.010(0)
14 Svetoslav Petrov240(3)
15 Artim Šakiri200(5)
17 Borislav Karamatev010(0)
20 João Paulo Brito230(8)
23 Emil Gargorov24(14)
26 Ivan Pavlov010(0)
27 Petar Zlatinov040(0)
Forwards
08 Velizar Dimitrov24(13)
09 Agnaldo180(5)
18 Gerasim Zakov040(0)
21 MacDonald Mukansi230(8)
24 Petar Nikolov020(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
Georgi Vladimirov Slavia Sofia
7 Velimir Ivanović Slavia Sofia 9
Doncho Donev Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Boyko Velichkov Lokomotiv Sofia
Borislav Dimitrov Botev Plovdiv

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