1988–89 A Group

A Group

Season	1988–89
Champions	CSKA Sofia (25th title)
Relegated	Spartak Varna, Minyor
European Cup	CSKA Sofia
UEFA Cup	Levski Sofia
Matches played	240
Goals scored	642 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hristo Stoichkov (23 goals each)
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1988–1989 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Sofia	30	20	9	1	86	24	+62	49	European Cup 1989–90 First round
2	Levski Sofia	30	17	5	8	63	38	+25	39	UEFA Cup 1989–90 First round
3	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	30	13	8	9	48	30	+18	34	Intertoto Cup 1989
4	Botev Plovdiv	30	12	9	9	49	36	+13	33
5	Beroe Stara Zagora	30	13	7	10	41	46	-5	33
6	Dunav Ruse	30	12	7	11	29	32	-3	31
7	Cherno More Varna	30	10	10	10	33	43	-10	30
8	Lokomotiv Sofia	30	12	4	14	36	34	+2	28
9	Pirin Blagoevgrad	30	12	3	15	34	33	+1	27
10	Sliven	30	11	5	14	38	39	-1	27
11	Slavia Sofia	30	8	10	12	32	36	-4	26
12	Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa	30	11	4	15	26	45	-19	26
13	Vratsa	30	9	8	13	32	53	-21	26
14	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	30	10	6	14	31	55	-24	26
15	Spartak Varna	30	7	9	14	37	54	-17	23	Relegation to B Group and Intertoto Cup 1989
16	Minyor Pernik	30	8	6	16	27	44	-17	22	Relegation to B Group

Updated to games played on 16 August 2009.
Source: RSSSF - Bulgaria Championship History 1924-2009
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored; 7th head-to-head away goals scored;
¹The champion CSKA Sofia also won the Bulgarian Cup and the losing finalists of B PFG side Chernomorets Burgas were handed the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary round spot.
(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
Iliya Valov	23	0(0)
Rumen Apostolov	10	0(0)

Defenders
Nedyalko Mladenov	22	0(0)
Stefan Bachev	28	0(1)
Krasimir Bezinski	25	0(0)
Georgi Dimitrov	22	0(2)
Kiril Kachamanov	12	0(0)
Trifon Ivanov	29	0(3)

Midfielders
Georgi Georgiev	24	0(4)
Kostadin Yanchev	21	0(1)
Ivaylo Kirov	26	0(4)
Petar Vitanov	24	0(3)
Lachezar Tanev	14	0(3)

Forwards
Hristo Stoichkov	26	(23)
Emil Kostadinov	29	(12)
Doncho Donev	12	0(1)
Lyuboslav Penev	22	(21)
Plamen Getov*	11	0(8)
Rumen Stoyanov	03	0(0)

Manager
	Dimitar Penev

• Getov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Hristo Stoichkov	CSKA Sofia	23
2	Lyuboslav Penev	CSKA Sofia	21
3	Vasil Dragolov	Levski Sofia	18

References

• Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)