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
|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
class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7"| Goalkeepers | ||
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stefan Staykov | 27 | {{0}}(0) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Biser Mihaylov | {{0}}4 | {{0}}(0) |
class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7" | Defenders | ||
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Ganev | {{0}}2 | {{0}}(0) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Kiril Ivkov | 28 | {{0}}(2) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Todorov | 19 | {{0}}(0) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Dobromir Zhechev | 27 | {{0}}(1) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stefan Aladzhov | 27 | {{0}}(0) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Toni Dzheferski | {{0}}4 | {{0}}(0) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Milko Gaydarski | 23 | {{0}}(0) |
class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7" | Midfielders | ||
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stefan Pavlov | 30 | {{0}}(3) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Dobrev | 15 | {{0}}(0) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Voyn Voynov | 29 | {{0}}(8) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Tsvetan Veselinov | 19 | {{0}}(6) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Ivan Stoyanov | 26 | {{0}}(1) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Vasil Mitkov | 21 | {{0}}(5) |
class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
!colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7" | Forwards | ||
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Emil Spasov | {{0}}1 | {{0}}(0) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Pavel Panov | 28 | (11) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Tsvetkov | 17 | {{0}}(7) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Kiril Milanov | 29 | (12) |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Chavdar Trifonov | 10 | {{0}}(1) |
class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
!colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#2049B7"| Manager | |
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Dimitar Doychinov |
{{clear}}
Top scorers
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulghist.html Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
- [http://a-pfg.com/%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD/1973-1974/ 1973–74 Statistics of A Group] at a-pfg.com
{{A PFG seasons}}
{{1973–74 in Bulgarian football}}
{{1973–74 in European Football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1973-74 A PFG}}
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) seasons