2014–15 A Group

91st season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria A Group 2014–15 19 July 2014 – 31 May 2015 Ludogorets Razgrad(4th title) Marek Haskovo CSKA Sofia (administratively) Lokomotiv Sofia (administratively) Champions League Ludogorets Razgrad Europa League BeroeLitex LovechCherno More (via Bulgarian Cup) ESP Añete (14 goals) Levski Sofia 8–0 Haskovo(27 February 2015)Levski Sofia vs. Haskovo - 27 February 2015 - Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/27/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfc-levski-sofia/pfk-haskovo/1703361/ 21 May 2015 Haskovo 0–5 Levski Sofia(4 May 2015)Marek vs. Ludogorets - 31 October 2014 - Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/04/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfk-haskovo/pfc-levski-sofia/2021882/?ICID=PL_MS_10 21 May 2015 Levski 8-0 Haskovo(27 February 2015)Levski Sofia vs. Haskovo - 27 February 2015 - Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/27/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfc-levski-sofia/pfk-haskovo/1703361/ 21 May 2015 5 gamesCSKA Sofia 11 gamesHaskovo 14 gamesCSKA Sofia 15 gamesHaskovo 132 336 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 A Group was the 91st season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, and 67th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid. The competition was divided in two phases - Regular season, with every team playing against every other team twice, and Playoffs, with teams divided into Championship group (top six) and Relegation group (bottom six) to determine the champions and the relegated teams, respectively. Ludogorets Razgrad entered the season as three-time defending champions, and succeeded to retain the title for a 4th consecutive and overall time 2 rounds before the end of the season, after their home win over Lokomotiv Sofia.Четири за Лудогорец за четвъртата титла http://gong.bg/bg-football/a-grupa/chetiri-za-ludogorec-za-chetvyrtata-titla-328745 Gong 15 May 2015 bg Beroe Stara Zagora finished second,Берое спечели сребърните медали, въпреки съдията http://beroe.gong.bg/bg-football/a-grupa/multimedia/video/beroe-specheli-srebyrnite-medali-vypreki-sydiiata-330935 gong 31 May 2015 bg while Lokomotiv Sofia claimed the third place.Ботев дари медал на Локо Сф в Коматево http://lokosofia.gong.bg/bg-football/a-grupa/botev-dari-medal-na-loko-sf-v-komatevo-330928 gong 31 May 2015 bg Marek Dupnitsa and Haskovo survived only one season in A Group and were relegated. This season was controversial, because both CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia were relegated to the third tier of Bulgarian football, due to financial problems, which prevented them from obtaining a professional license for the next season. This was the first time that CSKA was relegated from the top flight since 1948, which meant rivals Levski remained the only club to have never been relegated. Lokomotiv on the other hand, was relegated for the first time since 1971. Competition format The championship is divided in two phases. In the first phase, the Regular season, every team must play two times against each of the other eleven teams on home-away basis for a subtotal of 22 matches. In the second phase, the Play-offs, the teams are divided in two groups - Championship group (first six) and Relegation group (bottom six). In those two parallel played groups every team has to play two times, again on home-away basis, only against the remaining five teams in the group for a subtotal of 10 matches. Thus, the season has a total of 32 fixtures. At the end of the season, the champion earns a place in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, while the next two or three clubs in the final standings in the league table (depending on the winner of the 2014–15 Bulgarian Cup) earn the right to play in 2015/16 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. The last two teams in the table (from 11th to 12th place) are directly relegated to B Group for the next season while two clubs from the lower division are promoted. Teams A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, including the best 10 sides from the previous season, plus two promoted clubs from the lower division B Group. As finishing in the bottom four places of the table at the end of season 2013–14, Chernomorets Burgas, Neftochimic, Pirin (Gotse Delchev) and Lyubimets 2007 were relegated to B Group and only two teams were promoted from B Group with the objective of decreasing the number of teams from 14 to 12 for the current season. Chernomorets ended a seven year stint in the top tier, while the other three teams were relegated after a single season in the elite. The relegated teams were replaced by Marek Dupnitsa, the 2013–14 B Group champions and Haskovo, the 2013–14 B Group runner-up. While Marek returns to the top division after six years, Haskovo reaches again the highest class after 21 years. Stadia and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Bulgaria right 480 Location of teams in 2014–15 A Group Bulgaria 42.7 23.333333 Sofia Green pog.svg top Bulgaria 42.433333 25.65 Beroe right Bulgaria 43.2176 27.914 Cherno More bottom Bulgaria 41.933333 25.566667 Haskovo right Bulgaria 43.5376 26.514 Ludogorets left Bulgaria 43.142639 24.724861 Litex Bulgaria 42.136 24.7675 BotevLokomotiv bottom Bulgaria 42.266667 23.116667 Marek bottom Bulgaria Sofia Sofia 2014–15 A Group football clubs right 200 Bulgaria Sofia 42.684258 23.339769 CSKA right Bulgaria Sofia 42.705467 23.363197 Levski top Bulgaria Sofia 42.7325 23.298611 Lokomotiv left Bulgaria Sofia 42.675361 23.272028 Slavia left Team Location Stadium Capacity (seating)Beroe Stara Zagora Stara Zagora Stadion Beroe 12,128 Botev Plovdiv Plovdiv Botev 1912 Football Complex 4,000 Cherno More Varna Varna Stadion Ticha 8,250CSKA Sofia Sofia Stadion Balgarska Armia 22,015 Haskovo Haskovo Stadion Haskovo 12,500Levski Sofia Sofia Stadion Georgi Asparuhov 19,000Litex Lovech Lovech Stadion Lovech 8,100Lokomotiv Plovdiv Plovdiv Stadion Lokomotiv 10,000 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia Lokomotiv Stadium 22,000 Ludogorets Razgrad Ludogorets Arena 6,500Marek Dupnitsa Dupnitsa Stadion Bonchuk 16,050Slavia Sofia Sofia Stadion Slavia 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. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorBeroe Stara Zagora BGR Petar Hubchev BGR Ivo Ivanov Joma BEROEBotev Plovdiv BGR Petar Penchev BGR Ivan Tsvetkov Uhlsport VivacomCherno More Varna BGR Nikola Spasov BGR Kiril Kotev Tommy ArmeetsCSKA Sofia BGR Luboslav Penev BGR Valentin Iliev Legea EfbetHaskovo BGR Stamen Belchev BGR Ivan Skerlev Flair —Levski Sofia BGR Stoycho Stoev BGR Vladimir Gadzhev Joma EfbetLitex Lovech BGR Krasimir Balakov BGR Strahil Popov adidas Prima, EfbetLokomotiv Plovdiv BGR Hristo Kolev BGR Stanislav Malamov Joma ProfiLinkLokomotiv Sofia BGR Dimitar Vasev BGR Aleksandar Branekov Joma Casa Boyana, EfbetLudogorets Razgrad BGR Georgi Dermendzhiev BGR Svetoslav Dyakov Macron eCasino.bgMarek Dupnitsa BGR Tencho Tenev BGR Milen Lahchev Jumper ActavisSlavia Sofia BGR Ivan Kolev BGR Georgi Petkov Joma Asset Insurance, Efbet Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Cherno More BUL Georgi Ivanov Resignation 18 May 2014 Pre-season BUL Aleksandar Stankov 2 June 2014 Levski Sofia BUL Elin Topuzakov 18 May 2014 ESP Pepe Murcia 5 June 2014 Marek Dupnitsa BUL Ivaylo Pargov 18 May 2014 BUL Anton Velkov 5 June 2014 Lokomotiv Plovdiv BUL Aleksandar Stankov Mutual consent 19 May 2014 BUL Emil Velev 12 June 2014 Litex Lovech SRB Miodrag Ješić End of contract 19 May 2014 BUL Krasimir Balakov 27 May 2014 Botev Plovdiv BUL Stanimir Stoilov Mutual consent 4 June 2014 BUL Lyuboslav Penev 6 June 2014 Botev Plovdiv BUL Lyuboslav Penev Mutual consent 7 July 2014 BUL Velislav Vutsov 14 July 2014 Lokomotiv Plovdiv BUL Emil Velev Mutual consent 8 July 2014 BUL Nedelcho Matushev 9 July 2014 Ludogorets Razgrad BUL Stoycho Stoev Sacked 31 July 2014 10th BUL Georgi Dermendzhiev 1 August 2014 Levski Sofia ESP Pepe Murcia Sacked 4 August 2014 6th BUL Georgi Ivanov 4 August 2014 Cherno More BUL Aleksandar Stankov Sacked 18 August 2014 12th BUL Nikola Spasov 18 August 2014 Slavia Sofia BUL Milen Radukanov Resigned 31 August 2014 11th BUL Ivan Kolev 1 September 2014 Haskovo BUL Dimcho Nenov Resigned 20 September 2014 12th BUL Emil Velev 6 October 2014 Lokomotiv Plovdiv BUL Nedelcho Matushev Resigned 29 September 2014 11th BUL Hristo Kolev 1 October 2014 Marek Dupnitsa BUL Anton Velkov Resigned 5 October 2014 9th BUL Tencho Tenev 10 October 2014 Botev Plovdiv BUL Velislav Vutsov Sacked 3 December 2014 7th BUL Petar Penchev 4 December 2014 Levski Sofia BUL Georgi Ivanov Resigned 6 December 2014 6th BUL Stoycho Stoev 22 December 2014 Haskovo BUL Emil Velev Resigned 18 March 2015topsport.bg editorial board topsport.bg http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1448562337 Хасково с Левент и Бабангида на "Герена", приеха оставката на Емил Велев 18 March 2015 18 May 2015 bg 12th BUL Stamen Belchev 27 March 2015 CSKA Sofia BUL Stoycho Mladenov Resigned 20 March 2015Valchev, Vesko gong.bg http://gong.bg/bg-football/a-grupa/stojcho-mladenov-napusna-cska-321159 Стойчо Младенов напусна ЦСКА 20 March 2015 18 May 2015 bg 2nd BUL Galin Ivanov 24 March 2015 CSKA Sofia BUL Galin Ivanov Early end of caretaker spell (majority shareholders' decision) 27 April 2015 4th BUL Luboslav Penev 28 April 2015topsport.bg http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1249665597 От ЦСКА официално: Любо треньор до края на сезона, последно: днешната тренировка ще води Галин Иванов 28 April 2015 18 May 2015 bg First phase The first 22 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the Regular season. In the first phase, every team plays each other team twice on a home-away basis till all the teams have played two matches against each other. The table standings at the end of the Regular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs. League table main WDL First phase 5 Q LUD Ludogorets Razgrad CSK CSKA Sofia LSO Lokomotiv Sofia LIT Litex Lovech BSZ Beroe Stara Zagora BOT Botev Plovdiv LEV Levski Sofia CHM Cherno More Varna SLA Slavia Sofia LPL Lokomotiv Plovdiv MAR Marek Dupnitsa HAS Haskovo 14 5 3 46 14 13 5 4 39 15 12 3 7 29 24 12 3 7 37 24 11 5 6 34 21 11 3 8 32 26 10 4 8 36 25 9 4 9 26 24 6 5 11 24 30 5 5 12 13 36 3 5 14 8 45 2 1 19 12 52 green1 Qualification for championship group QCQ QCQ QCQ QCQ QCQ QCQ red1 Qualification for relegation group QRG QRG QRG QRG QRG QRG Lokomotiv Sofia ahead of Litex Lovech on head-to-head away goals scored; Lokomotiv Sofia–Litex Lovech 2–0, Litex Lovech–Lokomotiv Sofia 4–2. LSO Qualified for relegation group Qualified for championship group 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 bulgarian-football.com complete Results Each team played against every other team for a total of 22 matches. main FBR grey BSZ BOT CHM CSK HAS LEV LIT LPL LSO LUD MAR SLA Beroe 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–4 4–0 1–1 Botev Plovdiv 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–3 3–3 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 Cherno More 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 CSKA Sofia 0–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 5–0 0–0 Haskovo 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–4 1–4 1–4 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–5 Levski Sofia 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 8–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 4–0 2–0 Litex Lovech 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–4 1–0 1–1 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 5–1 3–0 0–0 Marek 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–2 Slavia Sofia 0–2 3–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 4–1 complete bulgarian-football.com Round by round table b Round Beroe D/D/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/L/L/W/W/W/D Botev Plovdiv W/D/W/D/L/W/W/L/D/W/L/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/W Cherno More D/D/L/L/L/W/L/D/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/L/D/W/L/W/L/W CSKA Sofia W/W/D/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/D/D/W/W/L/L/L Haskovo W/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/L Levski Sofia D/L/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/D/L/W/L/W/D/L/L/W/L/W Litex Lovech L/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/W Lokomotiv Plovdiv D/D/W/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/W/D/W/W/L/W/D/L/L/L/L/L Lokomotiv Sofia L/W/L/W/D/D/W/W/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/D Ludogorets L/D/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/W Marek Dupnitsa L/W/L/W/D/L/L/L/D/L/D/L/W/L/L/L/D/L/L/L/D/L Slavia Sofia W/D/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/D/W/L/D/L/D/W/L/W/L/W/L green1 Win yellow1 Draw red1 Loss sportal.bg Second phase After the first 22 Rounds comprising the Regular season, the teams are divided into two groups of six determined by their standings in the table at the end of the Regular season. The second phase is also referred to as the Play-offs. The teams in each group of the Play-offs again play on a home-away basis but only with the teams in their respective group. Hence, the total number of games each team has to play in this phase is 10 (twice with each of the other five teams in the group). Championship group The top six teams at the end of the Regular season play in the Championship group to determine the champion for the season. Additionally, the teams in this group compete for the Bulgarian spots in UEFA's 2015–16 editions of Champions League and Europa League. At the end of the Play-offs, the team placed first in the group can compete in the qualifying rounds of 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. The second and the third placed teams earn the right to compete in the qualifying rounds of 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. If the winner of the 2014–15 Bulgarian Cup is one of those top three teams, the fourth placed team in the group also earns a right to participate in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League. main WDL Championship group QR LUD Ludogorets Razgrad BSZ Beroe LSO Lokomotiv Sofia LIT Litex Lovech CSK CSKA Sofia BOT Botev Plovdiv 18 9 5 63 24 C 15 10 7 46 30 16 7 9 39 31 R 16 6 10 49 36 14 10 8 45 27 DR 12 6 14 38 39 LSO Beroe ahead of Lokomotiv Sofia on head-to-head points; Beroe: 7 pts, Lokomotiv Sofia: 4 pts. green1 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round CL2Q blue2 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round EL1Q black1 Relegation to 2015–16 V Group R4 R3 Lokomotiv Sofia did not receive a license for European competitions and Litex Lovech took their place. EL1Q black1 Relegation to 2015–16 V Group R5 bulgarian-football.com complete 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 main Results FBR grey BSZ BOT CSK LIT LSO LUD Beroe 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–4 2–0 Botev Plovdiv 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 CSKA Sofia 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 Litex Lovech 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–1 4–1 complete A PFG Relegation group The bottom six teams at the end of the Regular season play in the Relegation group to determine which two teams are relegated to B PFG for next season. At the end of the Play-offs the bottom two teams of this group will be directly relegated. main WDL Relegation group QR 7 LEV Levski Sofia CHM Cherno More SLA Slavia Sofia LPL Lokomotiv Plovdiv MAR Marek HAS Haskovo 17 5 10 66 33 15 5 12 42 36 12 7 13 40 38 9 5 18 28 52 5 5 22 14 71 R 4 3 25 18 71 R blue1 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round Cherno More Varna qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 Bulgarian Cup. EL1Q red1 Relegation to 2015-16 V Group R5 R5 bulgarian-football.com, UEFA.com en complete 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 main Results FBR grey CHM HAS LEV LPL MAR SLA Cherno More 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 Haskovo 1–3 0–5 2–0 1–0 0–1 Levski Sofia 5–2 1–1 5–0 6–0 2–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–1 4–0 0–1 4–0 1–2 Marek 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–4 1–0 Slavia Sofia 1–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 complete A PFG Season statistics Top scorers RankScorerClubGoalshttp://a-pfg.com/players.php?module=top-scorers Извеждане на голмайсторите в "А" Група A PFG Bulgarian A Professional Football Group 11 March 2013 bg https://web.archive.org/web/20130530180652/http://www.a-pfg.com/players.php?module=top-scorers 2013-05-30 dead 1Spain AñeteLevski Sofia 142Bulgaria Martin KamburovLokomotiv Plovdiv133Colombia Danilo AsprillaLitex Lovech10Romania Sergiu BușCSKA Sofia10Bulgaria Radoslav VasilevSlavia Sofia10Bulgaria Valeri DomovchiyskiLevski Sofia10Brazil Juninho QuixadáLudogorets Razgrad10Netherlands Virgil MisidjanLudogorets Razgrad109Colombia Wilmar JordánLitex Lovech9Tunisia Lamjed ChehoudiLokomotiv Sofia9 Updated on 26 May 2015 Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateBUL Ventsislav Hristov Beroe Stara Zagora Marek Dupnitsa 4–0 dmy 2014 09 13FRA Jérémy Manzorro Slavia Sofia Levski Sofia 3–1 dmy 2014 12 13 ESP Añete Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5–0 dmy 2015 4 17 BUL Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Plovdiv Marek Dupnitsa 4–1 dmy 2015 05 17USA Bjørn Johnsen Litex Lovech Ludogorets Razgrad 4–2 dmy 2015 05 23BUL Bozhidar Kraev Levski Sofia Marek Dupnitsa 6–0 dmy 2015 05 26 Updated on 26 May 2015 Awards Weekly awards Player of the Round RoundPlayer of the RoundPlayerClubRound 1 BGR Doncho Atanasov FC HaskovoRound 2 BGR Anton Karachanakov CSKA SofiaRound 3 BRA Michel Platini Slavia SofiaRound 4 DRC Junior Mapuku Beroe Stara ZagoraRound 5 BGR Vladimir Gadzhev Levski SofiaRound 6 Round 7 ROU Sergiu Buș CSKA SofiaRound 8 BGR Ventsislav Hristov Beroe Stara ZagoraRound 9Round 10 ESP Miguel Bedoya Levski SofiaRound 11 POR Toni Silva CSKA SofiaRound 12 BGR Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv PlovdivRound 13 ROU Sergiu Buș CSKA SofiaRound 14 BRA Elias Beroe Stara ZagoraRound 15 BGR Anton Karachanakov CSKA SofiaRound 16 BGR Anton Karachanakov CSKA SofiaRound 17 BGR Radoslav Vasilev Slavia SofiaRound 18Round 19Round 20Round 21Round 22Round 23Round 24Round 25Round 26Round 27Round 28Round 29Round 30Round 31Round 32 Monthly awards Player of the Month MonthPlayer of the MonthPlayerClubJuly BGR Anton Karachanakov CSKA SofiaAugustSeptember ROU Sergiu Buș CSKA SofiaOctober ROU Sergiu Buș CSKA SofiaNovemberDecember JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril SPA Añete Levski SofiaMay Transfers List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2014 List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2014–15 Attendances # Club Average Highest 1 Beroe 4,069 8,700 2 CSKA Sofia 3,881 13,900 3 Ludogorets 3,422 6,500 4 Botev 2,169 3,500 5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1,988 5,600 6 Haskovo 1,819 6,000 7 Cherno More 1,711 4,700 8 Levski 1,628 8,900 9 Lovech 1,264 4,200 10 Marek 1,049 2,600 11 Lokomotiv Sofia 914 5,800 12 Slavia Sofia 496 3,600 Source:Attendances Bulgaria average https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/bgr/avebgr15.htm 2026-09-04 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk References 2014-15 Bul 1