2012–13 A Group
Season | 2012–13 |
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Dates | 11 August 2012 – 25 May 2013 |
Champions | Ludogorets Razgrad (2nd title) |
Relegated | Botev Vratsa Minyor Pernik Etar 1924 Montana |
Champions League | Ludogorets Razgrad |
Europa League | Levski Sofia Botev Beroe |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 600 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Basile de Carvalho (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Levski 7–1 Etar 1924 |
Biggest away win | Pirin 0–5 CSKA Sofia |
Highest scoring | Levski 7–1 Etar 1924 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
The 2012–13 A Group was the 89th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 65th of A Group as the top-tier football league in the country. The season began on 11 August 2012[1] and ended with the last games on 25 May 2013. Ludogorets Razgrad won the A Group title for a second consecutive season, after Levski were leading prior to the last round match, but made a draw with Slavia.[2][3][4][5]
Teams
Vidima-Rakovski, Kaliakra and Svetkavitsa were relegated after finishing in the bottom three places of the table at the end of season 2011–12.[6][7][8] Vidima and Kaliakra return to the second tier after two-year spells in the elite, while Svetkavitsa return after just one season in the top tier.
The relegated teams were replaced by Pirin (Gotse Delchev), champions of West B Group, Etar 1924 (Veliko Tarnovo), champions of East B Group and promotion play-off winners Botev (Plovdiv). Botev returned to A Group after three years of absence, Pirin made their debut on the highest level of Bulgarian football, while Etar 1924 return to the top level after a 14-year absence, making a top-flight appearance for the first time since 1997–98.
Stadia and locations
As in the previous year, the league comprised the best thirteen teams of season 2011–12, the champions of the two B Groups and the winners of the promotion play-offs.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.[9]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,300 |
Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev | 18,000 |
Botev | Vratsa | Hristo Botev | 32,000 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
Chernomorets | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya | 22,015 |
Etar 1924 | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 18,000 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 19,200 |
Litex | Lovech | Lovech | 8,100 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 10,000 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
Ludogorets | Razgrad | Ludogorets Arena | 6,000 |
Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 8,000 |
Montana | Montana | Ogosta | 8,000 |
Pirin | Gotse Delchev | Gradski | 5,000 |
Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 15,992 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 72 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 71 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 63 | Excluded from European competitions[a] |
4 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
5 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 50 | |
6 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 47 | |
7 | Beroe | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 45 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[b] |
8 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 42 | |
9 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 39 | |
10 | Cherno More | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 35 | |
11 | Pirin Gotse Delchev | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 34 | |
12 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 31[c] | |
13 | Botev Vratsa (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 31[c] | Relegation to 2013–14 B Group |
14 | Minyor Pernik (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 20 | |
15 | Montana (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 16 | |
16 | Etar (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 75 | −55 | 16 |
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 goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ PFC CSKA Sofia were excluded from European competitions due to debts.
- ^ Beroe Stara Zagora qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup.
- ^ a b Lokomotiv Sofia ahead of Botev Vratsa on head-to-head record; Lokomotiv Sofia–Botev Vratsa 3–0, Botev Vratsa–Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0.
Results
Champions
- Ludogorets Razgrad
Goalkeepers | |||
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1 | Uroš Golubović | 6 | (0) |
21 | Vladislav Stoyanov | 14 | (0) |
91 | Ivan Čvorović | 10 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
---|---|---|---|
4 | Tero Mäntylä | 5 | (0) |
5 | Alexandre Barthe | 14 | (3) |
20 | Guilherme Choco | 6 | (0) |
25 | Yordan Minev | 24 | (0) |
27 | Cosmin Moți | 21 | (1) |
33 | Ľubomír Guldan | 22 | (2) |
77 | Vitinha | 4 | (0) |
80 | Júnior Caiçara | 28 | (0) |
Midfielders | |||
---|---|---|---|
6 | Georgi Kostadinov | 6 | (0) |
7 | Mihail Aleksandrov | 15 | (5) |
8 | Stanislav Genchev | 28 | (3) |
10 | Sebastián Hernández | 9 | (0) |
14 | Mitchell Burgzorg | 12 | (2) |
15 | Nemanja Milisavljević | 6 | (0) |
18 | Svetoslav Dyakov | 28 | (3) |
19 | Dimo Bakalov | 15 | (4) |
22 | Miroslav Ivanov | 26 | (4) |
84 | Marcelinho | 25 | (6) |
99 | Franck Guela* | 13 | (1) |
Forwards | |||
---|---|---|---|
9 | Roman Bezjak | 14 | (5) |
11 | Juninho Quixadá | 17 | (3) |
23 | Emil Gargorov | 22 | (6) |
73 | Ivan Stoyanov | 28 | (9) |
Manager | |
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Ivaylo Petev |
- Guela left the club during a season.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[10] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Basile de Carvalho | Levski Sofia | 19 |
2 | Ivan Tsvetkov | Botev Plovdiv | 17 |
3 | Georgi Milanov | Litex Lovech | 16 |
4 | Georgi Andonov | Beroe Stara Zagora | 12 |
5 | Ismail Isa | Litex Lovech | 11 |
6 | Todor Nedelev | Botev Plovdiv | 9 |
Ivan Stoyanov | Ludogorets Razgrad | 9 | |
Armando Vajushi | Litex Lovech | 9 | |
9 | Rangel Abushev | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 8 |
Ventsislav Hristov | Beroe Stara Zagora / Chernomorets Burgas | 8 | |
Michel Platini | CSKA Sofia | 8 |
Awards
Weekly awards
Player of the Round
Round | Player of the Round | |
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Player | Club | |
Round 1[11] | Ivan Tsvetkov | Botev Plovdiv |
Round 2[12] | Simeon Raykov | Levski Sofia |
Round 3 | Marcelinho | Ludogorets Razgrad |
Round 4[13] | Basile de Carvalho | Levski Sofia |
Round 5[14] | Anicet Andrianantenaina | CSKA Sofia |
Round 6[15] | Marcelinho | Ludogorets Razgrad |
Round 7[16] | Emil Gargorov | Ludogorets Razgrad |
Round 8[17] | Todor Nedelev | Botev Plovdiv |
Round 9[18] | Serge Nyuiadzi | CSKA Sofia |
Round 10[19] | Georgi Milanov | Litex Lovech |
Round 11[20] | Ismail Isa | Litex Lovech |
Round 12 | Ivan Tsvetkov | Botev Plovdiv |
Round 13[21] | Stanislav Genchev | Ludogorets Razgrad |
Round 14[22] | Basile de Carvalho | Levski Sofia |
Round 15[23] | João Silva | Levski Sofia |
Round 16[24] | Armando Vajushi | Litex Lovech |
Round 17[25] | Serginho | CSKA Sofia |
Round 18[26] | Georgi Milanov | Litex Lovech |
Round 19[27] | Georgi Bozhilov | Cherno More |
Round 20[28] | Michel Platini Mesquita | Cska Sofia |
Round 21[29] | Georgi Milanov | Litex Lovech |
Round 22[30] | Zdravko Lazarov | Slavia Sofia |
Round 23[31] | Garry Rodrigues | Levski Sofia |
Round 24[32] | João Silva | Levski Sofia |
Round 25[33] | Marcinho | CSKA Sofia |
Round 26[34] | Yordan Gospodinov | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Round 27[35] | Ivan Tsvetkov | Botev Plovdiv |
Round 28[36] | Stanislav Angelov | Levski Sofia |
Round 29[37] | Iliya Iliev | Botev Vratsa |
Transfers
- List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2012
- List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2012–13
References
- ^ The new season begins
- ^ Ludogorets Razgrad completed a remarkable league-and-cup double by being crowned champions of Bulgaria
- ^ "Ludogorets wins the championship". Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ Ludogorets Razgrad - the new champion of Bulgaria
- ^ Ludogorets wins A PFG
- ^ Vidima was relegated from A PFG, after losing against Levski Sofia
- ^ Litex send Kaliakra into B PFG after –-0 win
- ^ Svetkavica is relegated from A PFG
- ^ "News, standings, rounds, seasons, teams, grounds, cities, matches at a-pfg.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Извеждане на голмайсторите в "А" Група". A PFG (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian A Professional Football Group. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Ivan Tsvetkov named for Bulgarian Player of the First Round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Simeon Raykov is the top player of the Second Round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Basile de Carvalho wins the award ahead of Anton Karachanakov and Stanko Yovchev (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Anicet wins the award after scoring twice against Botev Vratsa
- ^ "Marcelinho wins the award after scoring against CSKA". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ Emil Gargorov is picked for the best player of the round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Stars of Botev (Plovdiv) blew the competition in 'A' group away (in Bulgarian)
- ^ The hero of the derby scoops Player of the round award (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Georgi Milanov became player of the tenth round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Ismail Isa - number one player of the eleventh round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Stanislav Genchev number one of the round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Basile de Carvalho named Footballer of the round
- ^ Joao Silva with first individual trophy at Levski
- ^ Armando Vajushi named as footballer of the 16th round
- ^ "Serginho named as footballer of the 17th round". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Georgi Milanov became player of the 18th round (in Bulgarian)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ Joro Bozhilov became player of the 19 round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Michel Platini became player of the 20 round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Milanov won the again (in Bulgarian)". Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ Elektrichkata player of the 22nd round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Convincing Garry Rodrigues (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Convincing Garry Rodrigues (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Marcinho player of the round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Yordan Gospodinov number 1 of the round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Ivan Tsvetkov best player of the round (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Stanislav Angelov: Luck is part of life (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Iliya Iliev number 1 of the 29th round (in Bulgarian)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-05-23.