1973–74 A Group

{{Short description|30th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = A Group

| season = 1973–74

| winners = Levski Sofia
(12th title)

| relegated = {{ubl|Beroe|Spartak Varna}}

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Levski

| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = {{ubl|Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Etar}}

| league topscorer = Petko Petkov
(20 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest losses =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| matches = 240

| total goals = 632

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1972–73

| nextseason = 1974–75

}}

The 1973–74 A Group was the 26th 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 Levski Sofia won the championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.temasport.com/news/view/+%D0%A6%D0%A1%D0%9A%D0%90+%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0+%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0,++%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8F+%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5+%D0%BE%D1%82+%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B0/news:20707|publisher=temasport.com|title=ЦСКА детронира еврошампиона, Левски сваля червените от върха|date=2 February 2013|language=Bulgarian}}

League standings

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

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|winpoints=2

|team1=LEV|name_LEV=Levski Sofia

|team2=CSK|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia

|team3=LPL|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|team4=ETA|name_ETA=Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|team5=LSO|name_LSO=Lokomotiv Sofia

|team6=AKA|name_AKA=Akademik Sofia

|team7=VRA|name_VRA=Botev Vratsa

|team8=SLA|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|team9=CHM|name_CHM=Cherno More Varna

|team10=BOT|name_BOT=Botev Plovdiv

|team11=PIR|name_PIR=Pirin Blagoevgrad

|team12=YAN|name_YAN=Yantra Gabrovo

|team13=MIN|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik

|team14=PLE|name_PLE=Spartak Pleven

|team15=BER|name_BER=Beroe Stara Zagora

|team16=SPA|name_SPA=Spartak Varna

|win_LEV=21|draw_LEV=5|loss_LEV=4|gf_LEV=58|ga_LEV=30|status_LEV=C

|win_CSK=19|draw_CSK=8|loss_CSK=3|gf_CSK=54|ga_CSK=27

|win_LPL=13|draw_LPL=8|loss_LPL=9|gf_LPL=49|ga_LPL=36

|win_ETA=13|draw_ETA=7|loss_ETA=10|gf_ETA=38|ga_ETA=30

|win_LSO=12|draw_LSO=9|loss_LSO=9|gf_LSO=35|ga_LSO=32

|win_AKA=11|draw_AKA=10|loss_AKA=9|gf_AKA=37|ga_AKA=38

|win_VRA=12|draw_VRA=6|loss_VRA=12|gf_VRA=42|ga_VRA=48

|win_SLA=10|draw_SLA=8|loss_SLA=12|gf_SLA=36|ga_SLA=33

|win_CHM=11|draw_CHM=6|loss_CHM=13|gf_CHM=42|ga_CHM=42

|win_BOT=7|draw_BOT=13|loss_BOT=10|gf_BOT=36|ga_BOT=42

|win_PIR=11|draw_PIR=5|loss_PIR=14|gf_PIR=29|ga_PIR=43

|win_YAN=10|draw_YAN=5|loss_YAN=15|gf_YAN=40|ga_YAN=49

|win_MIN=7|draw_MIN=11|loss_MIN=12|gf_MIN=28|ga_MIN=45

|win_PLE=7|draw_PLE=10|loss_PLE=13|gf_PLE=32|ga_PLE=43

|win_BER=7|draw_BER=7|loss_BER=16|gf_BER=50|ga_BER=46|status_BER=R

|win_SPA=7|draw_SPA=6|loss_SPA=17|gf_SPA=26|ga_SPA=48|status_SPA=R

|col_EC1=green1|text_EC1=Qualification for European Cup first round

|result1=EC1

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

|result2=CWC1

|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification for UEFA Cup first round

|result3=UC1|result4=UC1

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 1974–75 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=AKD|team2=BSZ|team3=BPD|team4=BVR|team5=CHM

|team6=CSK|team7=ETA|team8=LEV|team9=LPL|team10=LSO

|team11=MIN|team12=PIR|team13=SLA|team14=SPL|team15=SPV

|team16=YAN

|name_LEV=Levski Sofia

|match_LEV_CSK=1–1

|match_LEV_LPL=2–1

|match_LEV_ETA=2–0

|match_LEV_LSO=1–0

|match_LEV_AKD=1–2

|match_LEV_BVR=1–0

|match_LEV_SLA=1–0

|match_LEV_CHM=1–0

|match_LEV_BPD=2–0

|match_LEV_PIR=4–0

|match_LEV_YAN=6–1

|match_LEV_MIN=1–0

|match_LEV_SPL=1–0

|match_LEV_BSZ=3–2

|match_LEV_SPV=3–2

|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia

|match_CSK_LEV=0–1

|match_CSK_LPL=3–2

|match_CSK_ETA=2–0

|match_CSK_LSO=0–1

|match_CSK_AKD=0–0

|match_CSK_BVR=1–0

|match_CSK_SLA=2–1

|match_CSK_CHM=4–3

|match_CSK_BPD=4–2

|match_CSK_PIR=4–0

|match_CSK_YAN=2–0

|match_CSK_MIN=5–1

|match_CSK_SPL=2–2

|match_CSK_BSZ=1–0

|match_CSK_SPV=4–3

|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|match_LPL_LEV=1–3

|match_LPL_CSK=0–1

|match_LPL_ETA=5–1

|match_LPL_LSO=1–0

|match_LPL_AKD=4–0

|match_LPL_BVR=1–1

|match_LPL_SLA=1–0

|match_LPL_CHM=0–0

|match_LPL_BPD=2–1

|match_LPL_PIR=2–0

|match_LPL_YAN=7–5

|match_LPL_MIN=3–1

|match_LPL_SPL=2–1

|match_LPL_BSZ=2–1

|match_LPL_SPV=0–0

|name_ETA=Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|match_ETA_LEV=1–2

|match_ETA_CSK=1–1

|match_ETA_LPL=1–1

|match_ETA_LSO=1–0

|match_ETA_AKD=3–2

|match_ETA_BVR=3–0

|match_ETA_SLA=1–0

|match_ETA_CHM=2–0

|match_ETA_BPD=0–0

|match_ETA_PIR=1–1

|match_ETA_YAN=3–1

|match_ETA_MIN=2–0

|match_ETA_SPL=1–0

|match_ETA_BSZ=2–1

|match_ETA_SPV=1–0

|name_LSO=Lokomotiv Sofia

|match_LSO_LEV=4–2

|match_LSO_CSK=0–0

|match_LSO_LPL=1–0

|match_LSO_ETA=0–6

|match_LSO_AKD=1–1

|match_LSO_BVR=2–0

|match_LSO_SLA=1–1

|match_LSO_CHM=1–2

|match_LSO_BPD=4–0

|match_LSO_PIR=2–1

|match_LSO_YAN=1–0

|match_LSO_MIN=0–0

|match_LSO_SPL=2–1

|match_LSO_BSZ=6–1

|match_LSO_SPV=2–2

|name_AKD=Akademik Sofia

|match_AKD_LEV=0–2

|match_AKD_CSK=1–2

|match_AKD_LPL=2–2

|match_AKD_ETA=0–0

|match_AKD_LSO=1–0

|match_AKD_BVR=2–1

|match_AKD_SLA=1–0

|match_AKD_CHM=3–1

|match_AKD_BPD=4–2

|match_AKD_PIR=0–1

|match_AKD_YAN=2–1

|match_AKD_MIN=3–2

|match_AKD_SPL=1–1

|match_AKD_BSZ=0–2

|match_AKD_SPV=3–1

|name_BVR=Botev Vratsa

|match_BVR_LEV=1–3

|match_BVR_CSK=1–4

|match_BVR_LPL=1–1

|match_BVR_ETA=1–0

|match_BVR_LSO=3–1

|match_BVR_AKD=2–0

|match_BVR_SLA=3–1

|match_BVR_CHM=2–1

|match_BVR_BPD=2–1

|match_BVR_PIR=5–1

|match_BVR_YAN=2–1

|match_BVR_MIN=1–1

|match_BVR_SPL=0–0

|match_BVR_BSZ=2–0

|match_BVR_SPV=5–0

|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|match_SLA_LEV=2–2

|match_SLA_CSK=0–0

|match_SLA_LPL=2–2

|match_SLA_ETA=1–0

|match_SLA_LSO=3–1

|match_SLA_AKD=2–1

|match_SLA_BVR=4–1

|match_SLA_CHM=2–0

|match_SLA_BPD=0–0

|match_SLA_PIR=0–1

|match_SLA_YAN=0–1

|match_SLA_MIN=1–2

|match_SLA_SPL=3–0

|match_SLA_BSZ=1–1

|match_SLA_SPV=2–1

|name_CHM=Cherno More

|match_CHM_LEV=2–3

|match_CHM_CSK=0–1

|match_CHM_LPL=2–4

|match_CHM_ETA=1–0

|match_CHM_LSO=3–0

|match_CHM_AKD=2–2

|match_CHM_BVR=3–0

|match_CHM_SLA=2–1

|match_CHM_BPD=1–1

|match_CHM_PIR=2–0

|match_CHM_YAN=3–1

|match_CHM_MIN=2–0

|match_CHM_SPL=2–2

|match_CHM_BSZ=2–1

|match_CHM_SPV=2–0

|name_BPD=Botev Plovdiv

|match_BPD_LEV=3–2

|match_BPD_CSK=1–2

|match_BPD_LPL=0–1

|match_BPD_ETA=0–0

|match_BPD_LSO=0–0

|match_BPD_AKD=1–1

|match_BPD_BVR=3–1

|match_BPD_SLA=2–2

|match_BPD_CHM=1–1

|match_BPD_PIR=2–2

|match_BPD_YAN=2–2

|match_BPD_MIN=1–1

|match_BPD_SPL=2–1

|match_BPD_BSZ=2–0

|match_BPD_SPV=3–0

|name_PIR=Pirin Blagoevgrad

|match_PIR_LEV=2–3

|match_PIR_CSK=0–1

|match_PIR_LPL=2–1

|match_PIR_ETA=2–1

|match_PIR_LSO=1–2

|match_PIR_AKD=0–0

|match_PIR_BVR=0–0

|match_PIR_SLA=2–1

|match_PIR_CHM=2–0

|match_PIR_BPD=0–1

|match_PIR_YAN=3–1

|match_PIR_MIN=1–1

|match_PIR_SPL=2–0

|match_PIR_BSZ=1–0

|match_PIR_SPV=1–0

|name_YAN=Yantra Gabrovo

|match_YAN_LEV=0–1

|match_YAN_CSK=0–1

|match_YAN_LPL=2–1

|match_YAN_ETA=2–2

|match_YAN_LSO=0–0

|match_YAN_AKD=0–1

|match_YAN_BVR=1–1

|match_YAN_SLA=0–2

|match_YAN_CHM=1–0

|match_YAN_BPD=3–2

|match_YAN_PIR=2–0

|match_YAN_MIN=3–0

|match_YAN_SPL=3–0

|match_YAN_BSZ=2–0

|match_YAN_SPV=3–0

|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik

|match_MIN_LEV=2–2

|match_MIN_CSK=1–1

|match_MIN_LPL=1–0

|match_MIN_ETA=1–0

|match_MIN_LSO=0–1

|match_MIN_AKD=2–1

|match_MIN_BVR=3–1

|match_MIN_SLA=0–1

|match_MIN_CHM=1–2

|match_MIN_BPD=1–1

|match_MIN_PIR=3–0

|match_MIN_YAN=1–1

|match_MIN_SPL=1–0

|match_MIN_BSZ=1–1

|match_MIN_SPV=0–0

|name_SPL=Spartak Pleven

|match_SPL_LEV=1–1

|match_SPL_CSK=2–1

|match_SPL_LPL=0–0

|match_SPL_ETA=0–2

|match_SPL_LSO=0–0

|match_SPL_AKD=0–0

|match_SPL_BVR=0–1

|match_SPL_SLA=2–3

|match_SPL_CHM=2–1

|match_SPL_BPD=2–0

|match_SPL_PIR=2–1

|match_SPL_YAN=4–1

|match_SPL_MIN=1–1

|match_SPL_BSZ=0–0

|match_SPL_SPV=3–1

|name_BSZ=Beroe Stara Zagora

|match_BSZ_LEV=1–0

|match_BSZ_CSK=3–3

|match_BSZ_LPL=0–2

|match_BSZ_ETA=1–2

|match_BSZ_LSO=1–2

|match_BSZ_AKD=2–2

|match_BSZ_BVR=8–1

|match_BSZ_SLA=0–0

|match_BSZ_CHM=3–1

|match_BSZ_BPD=1–1

|match_BSZ_PIR=1–2

|match_BSZ_YAN=1–2

|match_BSZ_MIN=8–0

|match_BSZ_SPL=6–2

|match_BSZ_SPV=4–0

|name_SPV=Spartak Varna

|match_SPV_LEV=1–1

|match_SPV_CSK=0–1

|match_SPV_LPL=2–0

|match_SPV_ETA=3–1

|match_SPV_LSO=0–0

|match_SPV_AKD=0–1

|match_SPV_BVR=1–3

|match_SPV_SLA=2–0

|match_SPV_CHM=1–1

|match_SPV_BPD=0–1

|match_SPV_PIR=1–0

|match_SPV_YAN=1–0

|match_SPV_MIN=1–0

|match_SPV_SPL=2–3

|match_SPV_BSZ=1–0

|update=complete

|source=[http://a-pfg.com/сезон/1973-1974/ A PFG] {{in lang|bg}}

}}

Champions

;Levski Sofia

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!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7"| Goalkeepers

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stefan Staykov27{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Biser Mihaylov{{0}}4{{0}}(0)

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!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7" | Defenders

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Ganev{{0}}2{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Kiril Ivkov28{{0}}(2)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Todorov19{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Dobromir Zhechev27{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stefan Aladzhov27{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Toni Dzheferski{{0}}4{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Milko Gaydarski23{{0}}(0)

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!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7" | Midfielders

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stefan Pavlov30{{0}}(3)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Dobrev15{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Voyn Voynov29{{0}}(8)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Tsvetan Veselinov19{{0}}(6)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Ivan Stoyanov26{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Vasil Mitkov21{{0}}(5)

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!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7" | Forwards

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Emil Spasov{{0}}1{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Pavel Panov28(11)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Tsvetkov17{{0}}(7)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Kiril Milanov29(12)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Chavdar Trifonov10{{0}}(1)

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!colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7"| Manager

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Dimitar Doychinov

{{clear}}

Top scorers

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Rank

!Scorer

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Petko Petkov

|align="left"|Beroe Stara Zagora

|rowspan="1"|20

rowspan="1"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stefan Bogomilov

|align="left"|Cherno More Varna

|rowspan="1"|19

rowspan="1"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Dimitar Tsekov

|align="left"|Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|rowspan="1"|17

rowspan="2"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Vasilev

|align="left"|Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|rowspan="2"|15

align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Krasen Marinov

|align="left"|Yantra Gabrovo

rowspan="1"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Hristo Bonev

|align="left"|Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|rowspan="1"|14

rowspan="2"|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Kamenov

|align="left"|Botev Vratsa

|rowspan="2"|13

align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Dinko Dermendzhiev

|align="left"|Botev Plovdiv

rowspan="3"|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Kiril Milanov

|align="left"|Levski Sofia

|rowspan="3"|12

align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Atanas Mihaylov

|align="left"|Lokomotiv Sofia

align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Minchev

|align="left"|Spartak Varna

References

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