1987–88 A Group

{{Short description|40th completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Bulgarian A Group

| season = 1987–88

| winners = Levski Sofia
(17th title)

| relegated = {{ubl|Chernomorets|Spartak Pleven}}

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Levski Sofia

| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = {{ubl|Trakia Plovdiv|Slavia Sofia}}

| league topscorer = Nasko Sirakov
(28 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest losses =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| matches = 240

| total goals = 695

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1986–87

| nextseason = 1988–89

}}

The 1987–88 A Group was the 40th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.{{Cite web|url=http://www.temasport.com/news/view/+%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B8+%D1%85%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%82+%E2%80%9E%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F%E2%80%9C++%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2,+%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8+%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8/news:22466|publisher=temasport.com|title=Свои хулят "предателя" Сираков, Стоичков гони рефери|date=18 May 2013|language=Bulgarian}} The championship was won by Levski Sofia, two points ahead of CSKA Sofia.{{cite web | title = А група - Сезон 1987/88 | url = http://a-pfg.com/%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD/1987-1988/ | publisher = a-pfg.com | language = Bulgarian}} Chernomorets Burgas and Spartak Pleven were relegated.

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=BOT|name_BOT=Trakia Plovdiv

|team4=SLA|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|team5=LSO|name_LSO=Lokomotiv Sofia

|team6=BER|name_BER=Beroe Stara Zagora

|team7=LPL|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|team8=SLI|name_SLI=Sliven

|team9=ETA|name_ETA=Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|team10=VAR|name_VAR=Spartak Varna

|team11=MIN|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik

|team12=PIR|name_PIR=Pirin Blagoevgrad

|team13=LGO|name_LGO=Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa

|team14=VRA|name_VRA=Vratsa

|team15=CHB|name_CHB=Chernomorets Burgas

|team16=PLE|name_PLE=Spartak Pleven

|win_LEV=20|draw_LEV=8|loss_LEV=2|gf_LEV=67|ga_LEV=29|status_LEV=C

|win_CSK=20|draw_CSK=6|loss_CSK=4|gf_CSK=76|ga_CSK=32

|win_BOT=15|draw_BOT=9|loss_BOT=6|gf_BOT=52|ga_BOT=31

|win_SLA=14|draw_SLA=10|loss_SLA=6|gf_SLA=48|ga_SLA=30

|win_LSO=12|draw_LSO=8|loss_LSO=10|gf_LSO=47|ga_LSO=47

|win_BER=11|draw_BER=7|loss_BER=12|gf_BER=41|ga_BER=44

|win_LPL=12|draw_LPL=4|loss_LPL=14|gf_LPL=44|ga_LPL=59

|win_SLI=11|draw_SLI=5|loss_SLI=14|gf_SLI=35|ga_SLI=43

|win_ETA=10|draw_ETA=6|loss_ETA=14|gf_ETA=44|ga_ETA=41

|win_VAR=10|draw_VAR=6|loss_VAR=14|gf_VAR=36|ga_VAR=52

|win_MIN=10|draw_MIN=5|loss_MIN=15|gf_MIN=34|ga_MIN=36

|win_PIR=7|draw_PIR=11|loss_PIR=12|gf_PIR=32|ga_PIR=37

|win_LGO=11|draw_LGO=3|loss_LGO=16|gf_LGO=41|ga_LGO=57

|win_VRA=8|draw_VRA=8|loss_VRA=14|gf_VRA=34|ga_VRA=46

|win_CHB=9|draw_CHB=3|loss_CHB=18|gf_CHB=27|ga_CHB=50|status_CHB=R

|win_PLE=6|draw_PLE=9|loss_PLE=15|gf_PLE=37|ga_PLE=61|status_PLE=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 1988–89 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=CHB|team3=CSK|team4=ETA|team5=LEV

|team6=LGO|team7=LPL|team8=LSO|team9=MIN|team10=PIR

|team11=SLA|team12=SLI|team13=SPL|team14=SPV|team15=TRA

|team16=VRA

|name_LEV=Levski Sofia

|match_LEV_CSK=2–2

|match_LEV_TRA=1–0

|match_LEV_SLA=0–0

|match_LEV_LSO=5–3

|match_LEV_BSZ=2–2

|match_LEV_LPL=5–1

|match_LEV_SLI=3–0

|match_LEV_ETA=1–0

|match_LEV_SPV=6–1

|match_LEV_MIN=2–0

|match_LEV_PIR=3–1

|match_LEV_LGO=3–0

|match_LEV_VRA=4–2

|match_LEV_CHB=2–0

|match_LEV_SPL=2–0

|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia

|match_CSK_LEV=2–3

|match_CSK_TRA=1–0

|match_CSK_SLA=2–2

|match_CSK_LSO=4–0

|match_CSK_BSZ=4–2

|match_CSK_LPL=7–0

|match_CSK_SLI=4–3

|match_CSK_ETA=1–0

|match_CSK_SPV=2–1

|match_CSK_MIN=1–0

|match_CSK_PIR=1–0

|match_CSK_LGO=4–0

|match_CSK_VRA=2–0

|match_CSK_CHB=8–0

|match_CSK_SPL=5–1

|name_TRA=Trakia Plovdiv

|match_TRA_LEV=0–1

|match_TRA_CSK=1–0

|match_TRA_SLA=1–1

|match_TRA_LSO=5–2

|match_TRA_BSZ=3–0

|match_TRA_LPL=0–0

|match_TRA_SLI=2–1

|match_TRA_ETA=3–0

|match_TRA_SPV=1–2

|match_TRA_MIN=1–0

|match_TRA_PIR=3–1

|match_TRA_LGO=3–1

|match_TRA_VRA=2–0

|match_TRA_CHB=2–1

|match_TRA_SPL=3–1

|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|match_SLA_LEV=2–2

|match_SLA_CSK=1–3

|match_SLA_TRA=2–2

|match_SLA_LSO=0–0

|match_SLA_BSZ=2–0

|match_SLA_LPL=2–0

|match_SLA_SLI=2–0

|match_SLA_ETA=2–0

|match_SLA_SPV=2–0

|match_SLA_MIN=3–1

|match_SLA_PIR=1–0

|match_SLA_LGO=5–2

|match_SLA_VRA=4–1

|match_SLA_CHB=4–0

|match_SLA_SPL=0–0

|name_LSO=Lokomotiv Sofia

|match_LSO_LEV=1–3

|match_LSO_CSK=2–2

|match_LSO_TRA=1–2

|match_LSO_SLA=1–0

|match_LSO_BSZ=1–1

|match_LSO_LPL=1–1

|match_LSO_SLI=1–1

|match_LSO_ETA=1–0

|match_LSO_SPV=3–2

|match_LSO_MIN=1–1

|match_LSO_PIR=3–1

|match_LSO_LGO=3–1

|match_LSO_VRA=2–0

|match_LSO_CHB=4–2

|match_LSO_SPL=2–0

|name_BSZ=Beroe Stara Zagora

|match_BSZ_LEV=0–1

|match_BSZ_CSK=2–3

|match_BSZ_TRA=1–1

|match_BSZ_SLA=0–1

|match_BSZ_LSO=2–0

|match_BSZ_LPL=1–1

|match_BSZ_SLI=3–0

|match_BSZ_ETA=2–1

|match_BSZ_SPV=4–1

|match_BSZ_MIN=3–1

|match_BSZ_PIR=1–1

|match_BSZ_LGO=1–0

|match_BSZ_VRA=1–4

|match_BSZ_CHB=1–0

|match_BSZ_SPL=3–3

|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|match_LPL_LEV=1–1

|match_LPL_CSK=3–0

|match_LPL_TRA=2–5

|match_LPL_SLA=2–4

|match_LPL_LSO=3–0

|match_LPL_BSZ=1–2

|match_LPL_SLI=1–0

|match_LPL_ETA=3–2

|match_LPL_SPV=5–2

|match_LPL_MIN=2–0

|match_LPL_PIR=2–1

|match_LPL_LGO=4–3

|match_LPL_VRA=4–0

|match_LPL_CHB=2–1

|match_LPL_SPL=3–2

|name_SLI=Sliven

|match_SLI_LEV=0–4

|match_SLI_CSK=2–1

|match_SLI_TRA=1–1

|match_SLI_SLA=2–1

|match_SLI_LSO=1–2

|match_SLI_BSZ=1–1

|match_SLI_LPL=3–0

|match_SLI_ETA=3–2

|match_SLI_SPV=4–1

|match_SLI_MIN=1–0

|match_SLI_PIR=2–0

|match_SLI_LGO=1–0

|match_SLI_VRA=0–0

|match_SLI_CHB=3–0

|match_SLI_SPL=4–3

|name_ETA=Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|match_ETA_LEV=3–1

|match_ETA_CSK=3–3

|match_ETA_TRA=3–0

|match_ETA_SLA=1–1

|match_ETA_LSO=3–1

|match_ETA_BSZ=2–1

|match_ETA_LPL=3–1

|match_ETA_SLI=2–0

|match_ETA_SPV=3–0

|match_ETA_MIN=1–1

|match_ETA_PIR=1–1

|match_ETA_LGO=1–1

|match_ETA_VRA=3–2

|match_ETA_CHB=3–0

|match_ETA_SPL=5–1

|name_SPV=Spartak Varna

|match_SPV_LEV=1–1

|match_SPV_CSK=0–2

|match_SPV_TRA=0–0

|match_SPV_SLA=0–0

|match_SPV_LSO=0–3

|match_SPV_BSZ=2–0

|match_SPV_LPL=1–0

|match_SPV_SLI=2–0

|match_SPV_ETA=3–1

|match_SPV_MIN=1–1

|match_SPV_PIR=3–0

|match_SPV_LGO=2–0

|match_SPV_VRA=3–1

|match_SPV_CHB=1–0

|match_SPV_SPL=4–1

|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik

|match_MIN_LEV=0–1

|match_MIN_CSK=0–2

|match_MIN_TRA=1–1

|match_MIN_SLA=1–1

|match_MIN_LSO=0–2

|match_MIN_BSZ=1–0

|match_MIN_LPL=2–0

|match_MIN_SLI=2–0

|match_MIN_ETA=1–0

|match_MIN_SPV=3–0

|match_MIN_PIR=4–1

|match_MIN_LGO=3–1

|match_MIN_VRA=4–0

|match_MIN_CHB=3–0

|match_MIN_SPL=3–0

|name_PIR=Pirin Blagoevgrad

|match_PIR_LEV=2–2

|match_PIR_CSK=0–2

|match_PIR_TRA=1–1

|match_PIR_SLA=3–0

|match_PIR_LSO=1–1

|match_PIR_BSZ=0–1

|match_PIR_LPL=4–0

|match_PIR_SLI=0–0

|match_PIR_ETA=1–0

|match_PIR_SPV=2–0

|match_PIR_MIN=2–0

|match_PIR_LGO=2–1

|match_PIR_VRA=1–1

|match_PIR_CHB=1–2

|match_PIR_SPL=3–0

|name_LGO=Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa

|match_LGO_LEV=1–2

|match_LGO_CSK=2–5

|match_LGO_TRA=2–1

|match_LGO_SLA=2–1

|match_LGO_LSO=3–2

|match_LGO_BSZ=4–1

|match_LGO_LPL=2–0

|match_LGO_SLI=1–0

|match_LGO_ETA=1–0

|match_LGO_SPV=2–0

|match_LGO_MIN=2–0

|match_LGO_PIR=1–1

|match_LGO_VRA=2–0

|match_LGO_CHB=3–2

|match_LGO_SPL=1–3

|name_VRA=Vratsa

|match_VRA_LEV=1–2

|match_VRA_CSK=1–1

|match_VRA_TRA=1–2

|match_VRA_SLA=2–3

|match_VRA_LSO=1–1

|match_VRA_BSZ=1–0

|match_VRA_LPL=2–0

|match_VRA_SLI=2–0

|match_VRA_ETA=3–0

|match_VRA_SPV=3–1

|match_VRA_MIN=2–0

|match_VRA_PIR=1–1

|match_VRA_LGO=1–1

|match_VRA_CHB=0–1

|match_VRA_SPL=1–1

|name_CHB=Chernomorets Burgas

|match_CHB_LEV=2–1

|match_CHB_CSK=0–1

|match_CHB_TRA=0–3

|match_CHB_SLA=2–0

|match_CHB_LSO=0–2

|match_CHB_BSZ=0–1

|match_CHB_LPL=0–1

|match_CHB_SLI=2–1

|match_CHB_ETA=1–1

|match_CHB_SPV=0–0

|match_CHB_MIN=2–0

|match_CHB_PIR=0–0

|match_CHB_LGO=4–0

|match_CHB_VRA=0–1

|match_CHB_SPL=3–0

|name_SPL=Spartak Pleven

|match_SPL_LEV=1–1

|match_SPL_CSK=1–1

|match_SPL_TRA=3–3

|match_SPL_SLA=0–1

|match_SPL_LSO=2–1

|match_SPL_BSZ=2–4

|match_SPL_LPL=3–1

|match_SPL_SLI=0–1

|match_SPL_ETA=1–0

|match_SPL_SPV=2–2

|match_SPL_MIN=3–1

|match_SPL_PIR=0–0

|match_SPL_LGO=2–1

|match_SPL_VRA=0–0

|match_SPL_CHB=1–2

|update=complete

|source=[http://a-pfg.com/сезон/1987-1988/ 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}} Borislav Mihaylov24{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Vlado Delchev{{0}}6{{0}}(0)

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

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Kiril Vangelov17{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Nikolay Iliev30{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Krasimir Koev30{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Plamen Nikolov11{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Dinko Gospodinov15{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stoil Georgiev27{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Stefan Kolev{{0}}6{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Petar Petrov23{{0}}(2)

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

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Emil Velev29{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Dimitar Markov{{0}}9{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Yordanov30(10)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Sasho Nachev11{{0}}(1)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Bozhidar Iskrenov27{{0}}(6)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Slavchev{{0}}5{{0}}(1)

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

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Emil Spasov18{{0}}(2)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Nasko Sirakov30(28)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Rosen Krumov16{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Georgi Donkov{{0}}1{{0}}(0)
{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Petar Kurdov22(13)

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

{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Vasil Metodiev

{{clear}}

Top scorers

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

!Scorer

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Nasko Sirakov

|align="left"|Levski Sofia

|rowspan="1"|28

rowspan="1"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Lyuboslav Penev

|align="left"|CSKA Sofia

|rowspan="1"|21

rowspan="1"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Ivelin Mladenov

|align="left"|Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|rowspan="1"|18

rowspan="1"|4

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

|align="left"|Trakia Plovdiv

|rowspan="1"|17

rowspan="1"|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Petar Aleksandrov

|align="left"|Slavia Sofia

|rowspan="1"|16

rowspan="1"|6

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

|align="left"|CSKA Sofia

|rowspan="1"|14

rowspan="3"|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Petar Kurdov

|align="left"|Levski Sofia

|rowspan="3"|13

align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Vasil Dragolov

|align="left"|Beroe

align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Emil Kostadinov

|align="left"|CSKA Sofia

rowspan="2"|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Yordan Lechkov

|align="left"|Sliven

|rowspan="2"|12

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

|align="left"|Lokomotiv Plovdiv

References

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