2011–12 A Group

Akademik Sofia and Sliven were directly relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the table at the end of season 2010/11. Akademik were relegated after one year in the top league of Bulgarian football, while Sliven ended a three-year tenure in the top flight. Furthermore, Pirin (Blagoevgrad) were excluded from A Group due to financial difficulties and demoted to V Group.

The relegated teams were replaced by Botev Vratsa, champions of West B Group, Ludogorets Razgrad, champions of East B Group and promotion play-off winners Svetkavitsa. Botev Vratsa returned to A Group after twenty-two years, while Ludogorets Razgrad and Svetkavitsa both made their debut on the highest level of Bulgarian football.

There was some controversy regarding the relegation/promotion play-offs at the end of season 2010/11. In the original match-up, 14th-placed Vidima-Rakovski lost 3-0 against B Group play-off winners Chernomorets (Pomorie). However, Pomorie did not receive an A Group licence, so Vidima-Rakovski were spared from relegation. In order to fill the void, a second play-off match was scheduled between Svetkavitsa, 4th-placed team of East B Group, and Etar (Veliko Tarnovo), 3rd-placed team of West B Group. Svetkavitsa won this match by a score of 3-1.

As in the previous year, the league comprises the best thirteen teams of season 2010-11, the champions of the two B Groups and the winners of the promotion play-offs.

{{Location map+ |Bulgaria |float=right |width=480 |caption=Location of teams in 2011–12 A Group |places=

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.7 |long=23.333333 |label={{nowrap|Sofia}}|mark=Green pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.216667 |long=23.59333 |label=Botev }}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.433333 |long=25.65 |label=Beroe |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.2176 |long=27.914 |label=Cherno More|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.5376 |long=26.514 |label=Ludogorets|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.2676 |long=26.564 |label=Svetkavitsa|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.5125 |long=27.450278 |label=Chernomorets |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.433333 |long=28.333333 |label=Kaliakra |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.142639 |long=24.724861 |label=Litex }}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.136 |long=24.7675 |label=Lokomotiv Plovdiv |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=42.6 |long=23.033333 |label=Minyor |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.416667 |long=23.233333 |label=Montana }}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria |lat=43.025833 |long=25.113611 |label=Vidima-Rakovski }}

}}

{{Location map+ |Bulgaria Sofia

|caption=Sofia 2011–12 A Group football clubs

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|places =

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria Sofia |lat=42.684258 |long=23.339769 |label=CSKA |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria Sofia |lat=42.705467 |long=23.363197 |label=Levski |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria Sofia |lat=42.7325 |long=23.298611 |label=Lokomotiv|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Bulgaria Sofia |lat=42.675361 |long=23.272028 |label=Slavia |position=left}}

}}

;Notes

1. Lokomotiv Sofia play their home matches at Vasil Levski National Stadium as their own ground, Lokomotiv Stadium, had not received approval from the BFU license committee.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}

Note: Georgi Ivanov subsequently stepped down and was replaced by Yasen Petrov as caretaker manager at the helm of Levski, with Ilian Iliev set to take over prior to the 2012/2013 season.

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|result6=EL2b

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

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|update=complete

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|match_SVE_MON=1–2

|match_SVE_SLA=0–3

|match_SVE_VRA=0–0

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|match_VRA_MON=1–2

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|match_LSO_SLA_note=The match between Lokomotiv Sofia and Slavia Sofia was awarded to Slavia by a score of 3–0.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} The original fixture was not played after police security for the match could not be provided.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

|update=complete

|source=[https://a-pfg.com/%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD/2011-2012/ A PFG] {{in lang|bg}}

}}

;Ludogorets Razgrad

{{clear}}

• Mihaylov, Travner, Grabus, Remzi, Atanasov, Dyulgerov and Kolev left the club during a season.

Below is a list of the top goalscorers at the end of the competition.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/bulgaria/a-pfg/2011-2012/regular-season/players/|title=Bulgaria - A PFG Top goalscorers|publisher=Soccerway.com|access-date=23 May 2012}}

• First goal of the season: 19:08 – Georgi Bozhilov for Cherno More against Montana (6 August 2011){{cite web|url=http://www.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=217891|title=Честито! 53 минути за първия гол от новия сезон в А група|date=6 August 2011|publisher=gong.bg|language=bg}}
• Fastest goal of the season: 6 seconds – Miroslav Manolov (Cherno More) against Montana (22 March 2012){{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

• List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2011
• List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2011–12

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110416191833/http://www.pfl.bg/index.php?lang=en Official website]

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