1997–98 A Group

It was contested by 16 teams, and Litex Lovech won the championship.

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|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=LIT|name_LIT=Litex Lovech

|team2=LEV|name_LEV=Levski Sofia

|team3=CSK|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia

|team4=NAF|name_NAF=Neftochimic Burgas

|team5=SLA|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|team6=LVK|name_LVK=Levski Kyustendil

|team7=SPA|name_SPA=Spartak Varna

|team8=MIN|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik

|team9=LSO|name_LSO=Lokomotiv Sofia

|team10=MET|name_MET=Metalurg Pernik

|team11=BOT|name_BOT=Botev Plovdiv

|team12=DOB|name_DOB=Dobrudzha Dobrich

|team13=LPL|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|team14=OLI|name_OLI=Olimpik Galata

|team15=SPL|name_SPL=Spartak Pleven

|team16=ETA|name_ETA=Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|win_LIT=21|draw_LIT=6|loss_LIT=3|gf_LIT=73|ga_LIT=25|status_LIT=C

|win_LEV=19|draw_LEV=7|loss_LEV=4|gf_LEV=73|ga_LEV=27

|win_CSK=18|draw_CSK=7|loss_CSK=5|gf_CSK=71|ga_CSK=29

|win_NAF=17|draw_NAF=4|loss_NAF=9|gf_NAF=59|ga_NAF=31

|win_SLA=15|draw_SLA=9|loss_SLA=6|gf_SLA=51|ga_SLA=30

|win_LVK=15|draw_LVK=1|loss_LVK=14|gf_LVK=45|ga_LVK=40

|win_SPA=12|draw_SPA=6|loss_SPA=12|gf_SPA=42|ga_SPA=36

|win_MIN=12|draw_MIN=5|loss_MIN=13|gf_MIN=32|ga_MIN=35

|win_LSO=11|draw_LSO=6|loss_LSO=13|gf_LSO=42|ga_LSO=40

|win_MET=11|draw_MET=4|loss_MET=15|gf_MET=28|ga_MET=36

|win_BOT=11|draw_BOT=3|loss_BOT=16|gf_BOT=35|ga_BOT=48

|win_DOB=11|draw_DOB=3|loss_DOB=16|gf_DOB=33|ga_DOB=55

|win_LPL=11|draw_LPL=3|loss_LPL=16|gf_LPL=31|ga_LPL=58

|win_OLI=11|draw_OLI=2|loss_OLI=17|gf_OLI=26|ga_OLI=47|status_OLI=R

|win_SPL=7|draw_SPL=0|loss_SPL=23|gf_SPL=32|ga_SPL=75|status_SPL=R

|win_ETA=4|draw_ETA=2|loss_ETA=24|gf_ETA=21|ga_ETA=82|status_ETA=R

|col_CL1=green1|text_CL1=Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round

|result1=CL1

|col_CWCQ=yellow1|text_CWCQ=Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round

|result2=CWCQ

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

|result3=UC1

|col_IC1=#ccccff|text_IC1=Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round

|result7=IC1

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 1998–99 B Group

|result14=R|result15=R|result16=R

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulg98.html rsssf.com]

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=BOT|team2=CSK|team3=DOB|team4=ETA|team5=LVK

|team6=LEV|team7=LIT|team8=LPL|team9=LSO|team10=MET

|team11=MIN|team12=NEF|team13=OLI|team14=SLA|team15=SPL

|team16=SPV

|name_SPL=Spartak Pleven

|match_SPL_SLA=0–1

|match_SPL_CSK=0–3

|match_SPL_LIT=1–4

|match_SPL_SPV=1–3

|match_SPL_LPL=2–0

|match_SPL_MET=0–1

|match_SPL_NEF=1–3

|match_SPL_LVK=0–1

|match_SPL_LEV=2–5

|match_SPL_LSO=1–3

|match_SPL_OLI=1–0

|match_SPL_DOB=5–1

|match_SPL_BOT=4–2

|match_SPL_MIN=2–1

|match_SPL_ETA=4–1

|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|match_SLA_SPL=3–0

|match_SLA_CSK=2–3

|match_SLA_LIT=1–2

|match_SLA_SPV=0–1

|match_SLA_LPL=2–2

|match_SLA_MET=1–0

|match_SLA_NEF=2–0

|match_SLA_LVK=3–1

|match_SLA_LEV=2–2

|match_SLA_LSO=2–1

|match_SLA_OLI=4–0

|match_SLA_DOB=3–1

|match_SLA_BOT=5–3

|match_SLA_MIN=1–1

|match_SLA_ETA=4–0

|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia

|match_CSK_SPL=5–0

|match_CSK_SLA=1–1

|match_CSK_LIT=1–1

|match_CSK_SPV=2–1

|match_CSK_LPL=3–1

|match_CSK_MET=2–0

|match_CSK_NEF=3–0

|match_CSK_LVK=3–1

|match_CSK_LEV=0–1

|match_CSK_LSO=1–1

|match_CSK_OLI=5–0

|match_CSK_DOB=4–1

|match_CSK_BOT=3–0

|match_CSK_MIN=5–0

|match_CSK_ETA=5–1

|name_LIT=Litex Lovech

|match_LIT_SPL=4–0

|match_LIT_SLA=1–1

|match_LIT_CSK=2–0

|match_LIT_SPV=4–0

|match_LIT_LPL=6–0

|match_LIT_MET=4–0

|match_LIT_NEF=1–0

|match_LIT_LVK=3–0

|match_LIT_LEV=0–4

|match_LIT_LEV_note=Match awarded as Litex Lovech fielded ineligible player Radostin Kishishev (originally finished 1–1).

|match_LIT_LSO=3–1

|match_LIT_OLI=3–0

|match_LIT_DOB=3–0

|match_LIT_BOT=3–0

|match_LIT_MIN=2–0

|match_LIT_ETA=3–0

|name_SPV=Spartak Varna

|match_SPV_SPL=3–1

|match_SPV_SLA=0–0

|match_SPV_CSK=2–1

|match_SPV_LIT=1–1

|match_SPV_LPL=5–0

|match_SPV_MET=2–1

|match_SPV_NEF=1–2

|match_SPV_LVK=2–0

|match_SPV_LEV=1–3

|match_SPV_LSO=1–1

|match_SPV_OLI=2–0

|match_SPV_DOB=3–1

|match_SPV_BOT=4–0

|match_SPV_MIN=1–1

|match_SPV_ETA=3–1

|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|match_LPL_SPL=3–2

|match_LPL_SLA=1–1

|match_LPL_CSK=1–4

|match_LPL_LIT=1–3

|match_LPL_SPV=1–0

|match_LPL_MET=3–2

|match_LPL_NEF=2–1

|match_LPL_LVK=2–1

|match_LPL_LEV=1–1

|match_LPL_LSO=0–1

|match_LPL_OLI=1–0

|match_LPL_DOB=2–0

|match_LPL_BOT=1–0

|match_LPL_MIN=1–0

|match_LPL_ETA=4–1

|name_MET=Metalurg Pernik

|match_MET_SPL=3–0

|match_MET_SLA=0–1

|match_MET_CSK=1–0

|match_MET_LIT=1–1

|match_MET_SPV=1–0

|match_MET_LPL=2–0

|match_MET_NEF=1–0

|match_MET_LVK=3–1

|match_MET_LEV=0–0

|match_MET_LSO=2–1

|match_MET_OLI=2–0

|match_MET_DOB=3–0

|match_MET_BOT=2–0

|match_MET_MIN=2–3

|match_MET_ETA=1–1

|name_NEF=Neftochimic Burgas

|match_NEF_SPL=4–1

|match_NEF_SLA=0–1

|match_NEF_CSK=1–3

|match_NEF_LIT=3–2

|match_NEF_SPV=0–0

|match_NEF_LPL=4–0

|match_NEF_MET=1–0

|match_NEF_LVK=3–1

|match_NEF_LEV=3–0

|match_NEF_LSO=4–1

|match_NEF_OLI=5–0

|match_NEF_DOB=4–1

|match_NEF_BOT=2–0

|match_NEF_MIN=2–0

|match_NEF_ETA=7–0

|name_LVK=Levski Kyustendil

|match_LVK_SPL=3–1

|match_LVK_SLA=2–0

|match_LVK_CSK=1–2

|match_LVK_LIT=3–0

|match_LVK_LIT_note=Match awarded as Litex Lovech fielded ineligible player Radostin Kishishev (originally finished 0–0).

|match_LVK_SPV=2–0

|match_LVK_LPL=2–0

|match_LVK_MET=2–0

|match_LVK_NEF=2–1

|match_LVK_LEV=1–3

|match_LVK_LSO=2–0

|match_LVK_OLI=2–0

|match_LVK_DOB=1–0

|match_LVK_BOT=4–0

|match_LVK_MIN=3–0

|match_LVK_ETA=3–1

|name_LEV=Levski Sofia

|match_LEV_SPL=3–0

|match_LEV_SLA=1–1

|match_LEV_CSK=3–3

|match_LEV_LIT=1–1

|match_LEV_SPV=2–1

|match_LEV_LPL=5–0

|match_LEV_MET=7–0

|match_LEV_NEF=2–3

|match_LEV_LVK=4–0

|match_LEV_LSO=1–0

|match_LEV_OLI=3–0

|match_LEV_DOB=3–1

|match_LEV_BOT=1–0

|match_LEV_MIN=1–0

|match_LEV_ETA=5–0

|name_LSO=Lokomotiv Sofia

|match_LSO_SPL=2–0

|match_LSO_SLA=1–2

|match_LSO_CSK=1–2

|match_LSO_LIT=0–3

|match_LSO_SPV=1–1

|match_LSO_LPL=2–3

|match_LSO_MET=2–0

|match_LSO_NEF=1–1

|match_LSO_LVK=4–2

|match_LSO_LEV=0–0

|match_LSO_OLI=3–0

|match_LSO_DOB=4–2

|match_LSO_BOT=0–0

|match_LSO_MIN=1–0

|match_LSO_ETA=1–0

|name_OLI=Olimpik Galata

|match_OLI_SPL=2–1

|match_OLI_SLA=0–2

|match_OLI_CSK=0–0

|match_OLI_LIT=2–4

|match_OLI_SPV=2–0

|match_OLI_LPL=2–0

|match_OLI_MET=1–0

|match_OLI_NEF=3–1

|match_OLI_LVK=1–0

|match_OLI_LEV=2–1

|match_OLI_LSO=2–0

|match_OLI_DOB=1–0

|match_OLI_BOT=0–1

|match_OLI_MIN=2–1

|match_OLI_ETA=2–0

|name_DOB=Dobrudzha Dobrich

|match_DOB_SPL=4–0

|match_DOB_SLA=1–0

|match_DOB_CSK=1–1

|match_DOB_LIT=1–1

|match_DOB_SPV=2–0

|match_DOB_LPL=2–0

|match_DOB_MET=1–0

|match_DOB_NEF=0–0

|match_DOB_LVK=1–0

|match_DOB_LEV=1–4

|match_DOB_LSO=0–5

|match_DOB_LSO_note=Match awarded after was abandoned at 65th minute by the result 0–2.

|match_DOB_OLI=4–2

|match_DOB_BOT=1–0

|match_DOB_MIN=1–0

|match_DOB_ETA=3–0

|name_BOT=Botev Plovdiv

|match_BOT_SPL=4–0

|match_BOT_SLA=1–1

|match_BOT_CSK=3–1

|match_BOT_LIT=2–3

|match_BOT_SPV=2–0

|match_BOT_LPL=1–0

|match_BOT_MET=1–0

|match_BOT_NEF=0–3

|match_BOT_LVK=0–0

|match_BOT_LEV=2–4

|match_BOT_LSO=2–1

|match_BOT_OLI=2–1

|match_BOT_DOB=1–0

|match_BOT_MIN=3–0

|match_BOT_ETA=5–1

|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik

|match_MIN_SPL=3–0

|match_MIN_SLA=1–0

|match_MIN_CSK=2–2

|match_MIN_LIT=0–2

|match_MIN_SPV=2–1

|match_MIN_LPL=1–0

|match_MIN_MET=0–0

|match_MIN_NEF=1–1

|match_MIN_LVK=2–0

|match_MIN_LEV=2–1

|match_MIN_LSO=3–0

|match_MIN_OLI=1–0

|match_MIN_DOB=4–0

|match_MIN_BOT=2–0

|match_MIN_ETA=0–1

|name_ETA=Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|match_ETA_SPL=0–2

|match_ETA_SLA=3–4

|match_ETA_CSK=0–2

|match_ETA_LIT=1–3

|match_ETA_SPV=1–3

|match_ETA_LPL=2–1

|match_ETA_MET=1–0

|match_ETA_NEF=1–3

|match_ETA_LVK=1–4

|match_ETA_LEV=0–3

|match_ETA_LSO=0–3

|match_ETA_OLI=1–1

|match_ETA_DOB=1–2

|match_ETA_BOT=1–0

|match_ETA_MIN=0–1

|update=complete

|source=[http://a-pfg.com/сезон/1997-1998/ A PFG] {{in lang|bg}}

}}

;Litex Lovech

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• Petev, Tsanev, Yurukov and Belyakov left the club during a season.

• Source:[https://top15goalscorers.blogspot.com/2016/10/bulgaria-1997-98.html 1997–98 Top Goalscorers]

{{Reflist}}

• [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/1997-1998/ 1997–98 Statistics of A Group] at a-pfg.com

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