1963–64 A Group

{{Short description|20th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = A Group

| season = 1963–64

| winners = Lokomotiv Sofia
(3rd title)

| relegated = {{ubl|Spartak Varna|Lokomotiv GO}}

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Lokomotiv Sofia

| continentalcup2 = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Lokomotiv Plovdiv

| league topscorer = Nikola Tsanev
(26 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest losses =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| matches = 240

| total goals = 612

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1962–63

| nextseason = 1964–65

}}

The 1963–64 A Group was the 16th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.

Overview

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

League standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=LSO|name_LSO=Lokomotiv Sofia

|team2=LEV|name_LEV=Levski Sofia

|team3=SLA|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|team4=PLO|name_PLO=Spartak Plovdiv

|team5=DUN|name_DUN=Dunav Ruse

|team6=CHM|name_CHM=Cherno More Varna

|team7=BOT|name_BOT=Botev Plovdiv

|team8=LPL|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|team9=MAR|name_MAR=Marek Dupnitsa

|team10=PLE|name_PLE=Spartak Pleven

|team11=CSK|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia

|team12=SOF|name_SOF=Spartak Sofia

|team13=SLI|name_SLI=Sliven

|team14=BER|name_BER=Beroe Stara Zagora

|team15=SPA|name_SPA=Spartak Varna

|team16=LGO|name_LGO=Lokomotiv GO

|win_LSO=18|draw_LSO=8|loss_LSO=4|gf_LSO=53|ga_LSO=28|status_LSO=C

|win_LEV=16|draw_LEV=9|loss_LEV=5|gf_LEV=53|ga_LEV=32

|win_SLA=13|draw_SLA=9|loss_SLA=8|gf_SLA=46|ga_SLA=36

|win_PLO=13|draw_PLO=8|loss_PLO=9|gf_PLO=42|ga_PLO=34

|win_DUN=12|draw_DUN=8|loss_DUN=10|gf_DUN=31|ga_DUN=35

|win_CHM=11|draw_CHM=9|loss_CHM=10|gf_CHM=35|ga_CHM=30

|win_BOT=13|draw_BOT=4|loss_BOT=13|gf_BOT=43|ga_BOT=54

|win_LPL=10|draw_LPL=9|loss_LPL=11|gf_LPL=33|ga_LPL=38

|win_MAR=11|draw_MAR=6|loss_MAR=13|gf_MAR=39|ga_MAR=32

|win_PLE=9|draw_PLE=10|loss_PLE=11|gf_PLE=31|ga_PLE=33

|win_CSK=12|draw_CSK=3|loss_CSK=15|gf_CSK=58|ga_CSK=40

|win_SOF=8|draw_SOF=9|loss_SOF=13|gf_SOF=28|ga_SOF=40

|win_SLI=8|draw_SLI=9|loss_SLI=13|gf_SLI=29|ga_SLI=41

|win_BER=8|draw_BER=8|loss_BER=14|gf_BER=28|ga_BER=38

|win_SPA=9|draw_SPA=6|loss_SPA=15|gf_SPA=34|ga_SPA=52|status_SPA=R

|win_LGO=9|draw_LGO=5|loss_LGO=16|gf_LGO=29|ga_LGO=49|status_LGO=R

|col_ECPR=green1|text_ECPR=Qualification for European Cup preliminary round

|result1=ECPR

|col_CWC1=yellow1|text_CWC1=Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round

|result3=CWC1

|col_ICF1=blue1|text_ICF1=Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round

|result8=ICF1

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 1964–65 B Group

|result15=R|result16=R

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulghist.html rsssf.com]

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=BSZ|team2=BPD|team3=CHM|team4=CSK|team5=DUN

|team6=LEV|team7=LGO|team8=LPL|team9=LSO|team10=MAR

|team11=SLA|team12=SLI|team13=SPL|team14=SPD|team15=SSF

|team16=SPV

|name_LSO=Lokomotiv Sofia

|match_LSO_LEV=1–3

|match_LSO_SLA=1–1

|match_LSO_SPD=3–1

|match_LSO_DUN=5–2

|match_LSO_CHM=4–2

|match_LSO_BPD=4–0

|match_LSO_LPL=1–1

|match_LSO_MAR=2–0

|match_LSO_SPL=2–0

|match_LSO_CSK=3–2

|match_LSO_SLI=5–3

|match_LSO_SSF=2–0

|match_LSO_BSZ=2–2

|match_LSO_SPV=5–1

|match_LSO_LGO=2–0

|name_LEV=Levski Sofia

|match_LEV_LSO=1–1

|match_LEV_SLA=4–3

|match_LEV_SPD=2–2

|match_LEV_DUN=3–2

|match_LEV_CHM=1–0

|match_LEV_BPD=3–1

|match_LEV_LPL=5–2

|match_LEV_MAR=3–0

|match_LEV_SPL=1–1

|match_LEV_CSK=2–1

|match_LEV_SLI=4–2

|match_LEV_SSF=0–0

|match_LEV_BSZ=4–2

|match_LEV_SPV=2–0

|match_LEV_LGO=0–0

|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|match_SLA_LSO=1–0

|match_SLA_LEV=2–2

|match_SLA_SPD=4–2

|match_SLA_DUN=0–1

|match_SLA_CHM=1–1

|match_SLA_BPD=0–1

|match_SLA_LPL=2–2

|match_SLA_MAR=0–0

|match_SLA_SPL=0–0

|match_SLA_CSK=3–1

|match_SLA_SLI=2–0

|match_SLA_SSF=4–2

|match_SLA_BSZ=2–1

|match_SLA_SPV=3–1

|match_SLA_LGO=4–1

|name_SPD=Spartak Plovdiv

|match_SPD_LSO=0–0

|match_SPD_LEV=1–0

|match_SPD_SLA=3–1

|match_SPD_DUN=4–1

|match_SPD_CHM=0–0

|match_SPD_BPD=2–1

|match_SPD_LPL=0–2

|match_SPD_MAR=1–0

|match_SPD_SPL=3–1

|match_SPD_CSK=0–1

|match_SPD_SLI=2–0

|match_SPD_SSF=2–2

|match_SPD_BSZ=4–1

|match_SPD_SPV=2–1

|match_SPD_LGO=2–1

|name_DUN=Dunav Ruse

|match_DUN_LSO=0–1

|match_DUN_LEV=0–0

|match_DUN_SLA=2–1

|match_DUN_SPD=1–0

|match_DUN_CHM=2–2

|match_DUN_BPD=3–2

|match_DUN_LPL=1–0

|match_DUN_MAR=2–0

|match_DUN_SPL=0–0

|match_DUN_CSK=1–0

|match_DUN_SLI=2–1

|match_DUN_SSF=2–0

|match_DUN_BSZ=0–0

|match_DUN_SPV=1–0

|match_DUN_LGO=3–1

|name_CHM=Cherno More

|match_CHM_LSO=0–1

|match_CHM_LEV=3–2

|match_CHM_SLA=0–1

|match_CHM_SPD=1–0

|match_CHM_DUN=0–2

|match_CHM_BPD=3–1

|match_CHM_LPL=1–1

|match_CHM_MAR=1–1

|match_CHM_SPL=2–1

|match_CHM_CSK=0–0

|match_CHM_SLI=1–0

|match_CHM_SSF=3–0

|match_CHM_BSZ=2–0

|match_CHM_SPV=2–0

|match_CHM_LGO=3–0

|name_BPD=Botev Plovdiv

|match_BPD_LSO=0–0

|match_BPD_LEV=1–0

|match_BPD_SLA=3–1

|match_BPD_SPD=2–2

|match_BPD_DUN=2–0

|match_BPD_CHM=1–0

|match_BPD_LPL=3–2

|match_BPD_MAR=3–1

|match_BPD_SPL=1–0

|match_BPD_CSK=2–0

|match_BPD_SLI=1–2

|match_BPD_SSF=5–1

|match_BPD_BSZ=0–0

|match_BPD_SPV=4–2

|match_BPD_LGO=2–1

|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|match_LPL_LSO=1–2

|match_LPL_LEV=1–2

|match_LPL_SLA=0–1

|match_LPL_SPD=2–2

|match_LPL_DUN=2–1

|match_LPL_CHM=1–0

|match_LPL_BPD=1–0

|match_LPL_MAR=1–0

|match_LPL_SPL=0–0

|match_LPL_CSK=3–1

|match_LPL_SLI=0–0

|match_LPL_SSF=2–1

|match_LPL_BSZ=0–0

|match_LPL_SPV=2–1

|match_LPL_LGO=2–1

|name_MAR=Marek Dupnitsa

|match_MAR_LSO=0–1

|match_MAR_LEV=1–1

|match_MAR_SLA=3–1

|match_MAR_SPD=0–1

|match_MAR_DUN=0–0

|match_MAR_CHM=2–1

|match_MAR_BPD=5–0

|match_MAR_LPL=1–0

|match_MAR_SPL=1–0

|match_MAR_CSK=1–0

|match_MAR_SLI=3–1

|match_MAR_SSF=4–2

|match_MAR_BSZ=0–1

|match_MAR_SPV=6–0

|match_MAR_LGO=5–1

|name_SPL=Spartak Pleven

|match_SPL_LSO=0–0

|match_SPL_LEV=0–0

|match_SPL_SLA=0–0

|match_SPL_SPD=1–0

|match_SPL_DUN=1–1

|match_SPL_CHM=3–1

|match_SPL_BPD=6–0

|match_SPL_LPL=1–0

|match_SPL_MAR=2–1

|match_SPL_CSK=1–0

|match_SPL_SLI=2–2

|match_SPL_SSF=0–1

|match_SPL_BSZ=2–0

|match_SPL_SPV=1–2

|match_SPL_LGO=2–1

|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia

|match_CSK_LSO=1–1

|match_CSK_LEV=1–2

|match_CSK_SLA=2–3

|match_CSK_SPD=1–0

|match_CSK_DUN=3–0

|match_CSK_CHM=2–0

|match_CSK_BPD=4–0

|match_CSK_LPL=3–1

|match_CSK_MAR=2–3

|match_CSK_SPL=4–0

|match_CSK_SLI=7–0

|match_CSK_SSF=4–1

|match_CSK_BSZ=4–0

|match_CSK_SPV=4–2

|match_CSK_LGO=4–0

|name_SLI=Sliven

|match_SLI_LSO=0–1

|match_SLI_LEV=0–0

|match_SLI_SLA=0–2

|match_SLI_SPD=1–1

|match_SLI_DUN=3–0

|match_SLI_CHM=0–0

|match_SLI_BPD=1–1

|match_SLI_LPL=0–0

|match_SLI_MAR=1–1

|match_SLI_SPL=2–0

|match_SLI_CSK=3–1

|match_SLI_SSF=3–1

|match_SLI_BSZ=2–1

|match_SLI_SPV=0–0

|match_SLI_LGO=2–0

|name_SSF=Spartak Sofia

|match_SSF_LSO=0–1

|match_SSF_LEV=1–2

|match_SSF_SLA=0–1

|match_SSF_SPD=3–2

|match_SSF_DUN=2–0

|match_SSF_CHM=1–3

|match_SSF_BPD=1–0

|match_SSF_LPL=0–0

|match_SSF_MAR=0–0

|match_SSF_SPL=2–0

|match_SSF_CSK=0–0

|match_SSF_SLI=1–0

|match_SSF_BSZ=0–0

|match_SSF_SPV=4–1

|match_SSF_LGO=2–0

|name_BSZ=Beroe Stara Zagora

|match_BSZ_LSO=4–0

|match_BSZ_LEV=1–0

|match_BSZ_SLA=0–0

|match_BSZ_SPD=0–1

|match_BSZ_DUN=0–0

|match_BSZ_CHM=0–1

|match_BSZ_BPD=1–2

|match_BSZ_LPL=1–2

|match_BSZ_MAR=2–0

|match_BSZ_SPL=2–3

|match_BSZ_CSK=5–4

|match_BSZ_SLI=0–1

|match_BSZ_SSF=1–0

|match_BSZ_SPV=0–1

|match_BSZ_LGO=1–0

|name_SPV=Spartak Varna

|match_SPV_LSO=0–1

|match_SPV_LEV=1–0

|match_SPV_SLA=1–1

|match_SPV_SPD=0–1

|match_SPV_DUN=2–1

|match_SPV_CHM=1–1

|match_SPV_BPD=3–2

|match_SPV_LPL=4–0

|match_SPV_MAR=1–0

|match_SPV_SPL=2–2

|match_SPV_CSK=2–1

|match_SPV_SLI=1–0

|match_SPV_SSF=1–1

|match_SPV_BSZ=1–1

|match_SPV_LGO=1–1

|name_LGO=Lokomotiv GO

|match_LGO_LSO=2–1

|match_LGO_LEV=1–2

|match_LGO_SLA=2–1

|match_LGO_SPD=1–1

|match_LGO_DUN=0–0

|match_LGO_CHM=1–1

|match_LGO_BPD=5–2

|match_LGO_LPL=3–2

|match_LGO_MAR=1–0

|match_LGO_SPL=2–1

|match_LGO_CSK=1–0

|match_LGO_SLI=1–0

|match_LGO_SSF=0–0

|match_LGO_BSZ=0–1

|match_LGO_SPV=1–0

|update=complete

|source=[http://a-pfg.com/сезон/1963-1964/ A PFG] {{in lang|bg}}

}}

Champions

;Lokomotiv Sofia

class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"

!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| Goalkeepers

{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Ivan Deyanov25{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Tsvetan Lalov{{0}}8{{0}}(0)

class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"

!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#000000" | Defenders

{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Todor Velev13{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Ivan Dimitrov28{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Vasil Metodiev28{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Dimitar Penev28{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Mladen Penev{{0}}8{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Apostol Chachevski25{{0}}(2)

class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"

!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#000000" | Midfielders

{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Ivan Kotsev28{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Dimitar Dragomirov{{0}}7{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Hristo Lazarov19{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Botyo Botev10{{0}}(2)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Viktor Andonov14{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Dimitar Milushev{{0}}1{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Georgi Panov{{0}}3{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Vasil Vasilev26{{0}}(7)

class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"

!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#000000" | Forwards

{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Spiro Debarski29(14)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Nikola Kotkov28(14)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Tsvetan Milev30{{0}}(9)
{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Georgi Manolov{{0}}4{{0}}(1)

class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"

!colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"| Manager

{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Georgi Berkov

{{clear}}

Top scorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Scorer

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Nikola Tsanev

|align="left"|CSKA Sofia

|rowspan="1"|26

rowspan="1"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Traycho Spasov

|align="left"|Marek Dupnitsa

|rowspan="1"|22

rowspan="1"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Aleksandar Vasilev

|align="left"|Slavia Sofia

|rowspan="1"|21

References

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulghist.html Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)]

{{A PFG seasons}}

{{1963–64 in Bulgarian football}}

{{1963–64 in European Football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1963-64 A PFG}}

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