The 2001–02 A Group was the 54th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Season | 2001–02 |
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Dates | 3 August 2001 – 30 May 2002 |
Champions | Levski Sofia (23rd title) |
Relegated | |
Champions League | Levski |
UEFA Cup | |
Matches played | 268 |
Goals scored | 681 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vladimir Manchev (21 goals) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → |
Defending champions Levski Sofia won their third consecutive title, and 23rd title overall.
Overview
editThe format of the league was changed from last season, with the intention of making the league more competitive. This resulted in the league being divided into two groups after the regular season. The top 6 teams from the regular season would continue in the championship round, while the bottom 8 teams would play in the relegation round. It was contested by 14 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.[1]
Teams
editFourteen teams competed in the league. The promoted teams from the 2000–01 B Group were Spartak Pleven (returning to the top flight after a three-year absence) and Marek Dupnitsa (returning after a nineteen-year absence). The league also included Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Belasitsa Petrich after mergers with Velbazhd Kyustendil and Hebar Pazardzhik respectively.
These teams replace Botev Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik, who were relegated at the end of the last season.
Stadiums and Locations
editTeam | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 9,500 |
Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 22,500 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets | 22,000 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armia | 22,015 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,200 |
Litex | Lovech | Gradski | 7,050 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 24,000 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 16,050 |
Naftex | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
Slavia | Sofia | Slavia | 32,000 |
Spartak | Pleven | Slavi Aleksiev | 21,940 |
Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 7,500 |
Personnel and kits
editTeam | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Belasitsa | Vitosha AD | |||
Beroe | ||||
Cherno More | St. Elias | |||
Chernomorets | ||||
CSKA Sofia | — | |||
Levski Sofia | Mobiltel | |||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | VAI Holding | |||
Lokomotiv Sofia | Delta-G | |||
Litex | Litex Commerce | |||
Marek | ||||
Naftex | Petrol AD | |||
Slavia Sofia | Sofiyski Imoti | |||
Spartak Pleven | VIS-2 | |||
Spartak Varna |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beroe | Mutual consent | 1 June 2001 | Pre-season | 21 June 2001[2] | ||
Chernomorets | Mutual consent | 1 June 2001 | Pre-season | 22 June 2001[3] | ||
Marek Dupnitsa | Mutual consent | 8 September 2001 | 12th | 10 September 2001[4] | ||
Chernomorets | Sacked | 9 September 2001 | 14th | 12 September 2001[5] | ||
Levski Sofia | Mutual consent | 10 September 2001[6] | 1st | 10 September 2001 | ||
Slavia Sofia | Sacked | 25 September 2001 | 10th | 25 September 2001 | ||
Lokomotiv Sofia | Sacked | 28 October 2001[7] | 9th | 28 October 2001 | ||
CSKA Sofia | Sacked | 4 December 2001 | 3rd | 10 December 2001 | ||
Marek Dupnitsa | Mutual consent | 2 January 2002 | 13th | 2 January 2002[8] | ||
Levski Sofia | End of caretaker tenure | 3 January 2002 | 1st | 3 January 2002 | ||
Beroe | Mutual consent | 4 January 2002 | 14th | 4 January 2002 | ||
Levski Sofia | Sacked | 11 March 2002[9] | 1st | 17 March 2002[10] | ||
Beroe | Sacked | 12 March 2002 | 14th | 17 March 2002 | ||
Spartak Pleven | Mutual consent | 12 March 2002 | 7th | 18 March 2002 | ||
Belasitsa | Sacked | 12 May 2002 | 12th | 13 May 2002[11] |
First stage
editLeague standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 65 | Qualification for championship group |
2 | Litex Lovech | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 55 | |
3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 53 | |
4 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 52 | |
5 | Naftex Burgas | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 42 | |
6 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 37 | |
7 | Spartak Pleven | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 33 | Qualification for relegation group |
8 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 29 | |
9 | Spartak Varna | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 26 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 26 | |
11 | Marek | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 24 | |
12 | Cherno More | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 24 | |
13 | Belasitsa Petrich | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 23 | |
14 | Beroe | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 46 | −33 | 14 |
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.
Results
editChampionship group
editStandings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 56 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Litex Lovech | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 50 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 38 | |
4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 34 | |
5 | Slavia Sofia | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 32 | |
6 | Naftex Burgas | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 30 |
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) Champions
Results
editRelegation group
editStandings
edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Marek | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 38 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
8 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 37 | |
9 | Spartak Varna | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 36 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 35 | |
11 | Cherno More | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 35 | |
12 | Spartak Pleven (R) | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 33 | Relegation to 2002–03 B Group |
13 | Belasitsa Petrich (R) | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 32 | |
14 | Beroe (R) | 40 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 13 |
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.
(R) Relegated
Results
editChampions
edit- Levski Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
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1 | 27 | (0) | |
12 | 1 | (0) | |
27 | 9 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
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2 | 15 | (0) | |
3 | 30 | (0) | |
5 | 16 | (0) | |
11 | 26 | (5) | |
13 | 19 | (1) | |
14 | 11 | (0) | |
20 | 28 | (5) | |
22 | 25 | (0) | |
23 | 24 | (5) | |
26 | 6 | (0) | |
28 | 1 | (0) |
Midfielders | |||
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4 | 24 | (1) | |
6 | 21 | (3) | |
7 | 15 | (5) | |
15 | 6 | (3) | |
17 | 20 | (0) | |
18 | 11 | (0) | |
21 | 30 | (4) | |
25 | 4 | (0) | |
30 | 3 | (0) | |
3 | (0) | ||
1 | (0) | ||
2 | (0) |
Forwards | |||
---|---|---|---|
8 | 18 | (8) | |
9 | 19 | (13) | |
10 | 4 | (3) | |
16 | 15 | (6) | |
19 | 27 | (10) | |
24 | 29 | (4) | |
29 | 1 | (0) | |
8 | (0) | ||
2 | (0) |
Manager | |
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- Markov, Terziev, Nikolov, Batista, Barkanichkov, Gaucho and Kolev left the club during a season.
Top scorers
editReferences
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