2012–13 A Group

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]

A Group
Season2012–13
Dates11 August 2012 – 25 May 2013
ChampionsLudogorets Razgrad
(2nd title)
RelegatedBotev Vratsa
Minyor Pernik
Etar 1924
Montana
Champions LeagueLudogorets Razgrad
Europa LeagueLevski Sofia
Botev
Beroe
Matches played240
Goals scored600 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Basile de Carvalho
(19 goals)
Biggest home winLevski 7–1 Etar 1924
Biggest away winPirin 0–5 CSKA Sofia
Highest scoringLevski 7–1 Etar 1924

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]

Location of teams in 2012–13 A Group
Sofia 2012–13 A Group football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
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.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Beroe Stara Zagora Petar Hubchev Doncho Atanasov Uhlsport Bulsatcom
Botev Plovdiv Stanimir Stoilov Asen Karaslavov adidas KTB AD
Botev Vratsa Antoni Zdravkov Iliya Iliev Zeus —
Cherno More Varna Georgi Ivanov Georgi Iliev Misho Armeets
Chernomorets Burgas Dimitar Dimitrov Trayan Dyankov Legea —
CSKA Sofia Milen Radukanov Ivan Bandalovski Legea GLOBUL
Etar Serdar Dayat Dormushali Saidhodzha Jumper CBA
Levski Sofia Nikolay Mitov Stanislav Angelov Puma VTB Bank, M-tel
Litex Lovech Hristo Stoichkov Nebojša Jelenković adidas b-connect
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Stefan Genov Zdravko Lazarov Uhlsport —
Lokomotiv Sofia Emil Velev Kristian Dobrev Joma MALIZIA, Casa Boyana
Ludogorets Razgrad Ivaylo Petev Emil Gargorov adidas Navibulgar
Minyor Pernik Nikolay Todorov Ivaylo Tsvetkov Jumper Municipal Insurance Company
Montana Stoycho Stoev Georgi Mechedzhiev Jako Ogosta Icecream
Pirin Tencho Tenev Petar Lazarov Tinger —
Slavia Sofia Velislav Vutsov Bogomil Dyakov Joma —

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
13 Botev Vratsa (R) 30 8 7 15 23 51 −28 31[lower-alpha 3] 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
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 goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. PFC CSKA Sofia were excluded from European competitions due to debts.
  2. Beroe Stara Zagora qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup.
  3. Lokomotiv Sofia ahead of Botev Vratsa on head-to-head record; Lokomotiv Sofia–Botev Vratsa 3–0, Botev Vratsa–Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0.

Results
Home \ Away BSZ BOT BVR CHM CHB CSK ETA LEV LIT LPL LSO LUD MIN MON PGD SLA
Beroe 2–1 4–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 2–1
Botev Plovdiv 1–2 5–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 5–0 3–0
Botev Vratsa 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–4 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 1–0
Cherno More 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 5–1 0–0
Chernomorets Burgas 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
CSKA Sofia 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1
Etar 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–3 0–4 1–1 2–2 1–5 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–1
Levski Sofia 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 7–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1
Litex Lovech 1–2 0–1 5–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 6–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 5–0 5–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–5 5–1 4–0 1–0 1–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 2–2 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–1
Minyor Pernik 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–4
Montana 1–3 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–3 2–3 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–3 0–3 2–0 3–0 0–1
Pirin Gotse Delchev 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 0–5 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 4–2 0–3
Slavia Sofia 6–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
Source: A PFG
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions
Ludogorets Razgrad
Goalkeepers
01 Uroš Golubović060(0)
21 Vladislav Stoyanov140(0)
91 Ivan Čvorović100(0)
Defenders
04 Tero Mäntylä050(0)
05 Alexandre Barthe140(3)
20 Guilherme Choco060(0)
25 Yordan Minev240(0)
27 Cosmin Moți210(1)
33 Ľubomír Guldan220(2)
77 Vitinha040(0)
80 Júnior Caiçara280(0)
Midfielders
06 Georgi Kostadinov060(0)
07 Mihail Aleksandrov150(5)
08 Stanislav Genchev280(3)
10 Sebastián Hernández090(0)
14 Mitchell Burgzorg120(2)
15 Nemanja Milisavljević060(0)
18 Svetoslav Dyakov280(3)
19 Dimo Bakalov150(4)
22 Miroslav Ivanov260(4)
84 Marcelinho250(6)
99 Franck Guela*130(1)
Forwards
09 Roman Bezjak140(5)
11 Juninho Quixadá170(3)
23 Emil Gargorov220(6)
73 Ivan Stoyanov280(9)
Manager
Ivaylo Petev
  • Guela left the club during a season.

Season statistics
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