| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 August 1999 – 9 June 2000 |
| Champions | Levski Sofia (21st title) |
| Relegated | |
| Champions League | Levski |
| UEFA Cup | CSKA |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 663 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mihail Mihaylov (20 goals) |
| ← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The 1999–2000 A Group was the 52nd 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.
Team information
Stadia and locations
The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1999–00 (listed in alphabetical order):
Sofia
BelasitsaOlimpik-BeroeChernomoretsNeftochimic
DobrudzhaLovechBotevMinyorPirinShumenSpartakVelbazhdclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in 1999–2000 A Group
CSKALevskiLokomotivSlaviaclass=notpageimage| Sofia 1999–2000 A Group football clubs
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 9,500 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev | 18,000 |
| Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets | 22,000 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Bulgarian Army | 22,995 |
| Dobrudzha | Dobrich | Druzhba | 12,500 |
| Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,986 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
| Lovech | Lovech | Lovech | 7,050 |
| Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 18,000 |
| Neftochimic | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
| Olimpik-Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 16,000 |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev | 15,000 |
| Shumen | Shumen | Panayot Volov | 24,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 18,000 |
| Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 8,000 |
| Velbazhd | Kyustendil | Osogovo | 10,000 |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 17 | +49 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Lovech | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 49 | |
| 6 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 45 | |
| 7 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 41 | |
| 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 39 | |
| 10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 37 | |
| 11 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 36 | |
| 12 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 13 | Olimpik-Beroe (O) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 34 | |
| 14 | Belasitsa Petrich (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 33 | Relegation to 2000–01 B Group |
| 15 | Pirin Blagoevgrad (R) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 33 | |
| 16 | Shumen (R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 68 | −55 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Neftochimic Burgas qualified for UEFA Cup as a finalists in the 1999–2000 Bulgarian Cup.
- ^ Belasitsa Petrich ahead of Pirin Blagoevgrad on head-to-head record; Belasitsa Petrich–Pirin Blagoevgrad 4–1, Pirin Blagoevgrad–Belasitsa Petrich 1–0.
Results
| Home \ Away | BEL | BOT | CHB | CSK | DOB | LEV | LSO | LOV | MIN | NEF | BSZ | PIR | SHU | SLA | SPV | VEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belasitsa Petrich | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Dobrudzha Dobrich | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Levski Sofia | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| Lovech | 8–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| Minyor Pernik | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Neftochimic Burgas | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Olimpik-Beroe | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Shumen | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Spartak Varna | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | |
| Velbazhd Kyustendil | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- Match awarded as Olimpik-Beroe did not play after the 0–1 in the second half.
- Match awarded as Slavia did not play the match.
Relegation play-off
| Dobrudzha Dobrich | 0–2 | Hebar Pazardzhik |
|---|---|---|
| Olimpik-Beroe | 1–0 | Spartak Pleven |
|---|---|---|
Champions
- Levski Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Dimitar Ivankov |
27 | 0(5) |
| 12 | Georgi Sheytanov |
03 | 0(0) |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Martin Stankov |
14 | 0(0) |
| 03 | Stanimir Stoilov |
25 | 0(3) |
| 05 |  Aleksey Dionisiev |
12 | 0(2) |
| 06 |  John Inglis |
17 | 0(0) |
| 11 | Elin Topuzakov |
23 | 0(3) |
| 13 | Yulian Petkov |
07 | 0(0) |
| 16 | Veselin Vachev |
06 | 0(0) |
| 21 | Zahari Sirakov |
29 | 0(1) |
| 23 |  Dalibor Dragić |
09 | 0(0) |
| 24 | Predrag Pažin |
23 | 0(1) |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Biser Ivanov |
26 | 0(4) |
| 07 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov |
28 | 0(6) |
| 10 | Asen Nikolov |
12 | 0(1) |
| 14 | Krasimir Dimitrov |
21 | 0(0) |
| 15 | Chavdar Atanasov |
21 | 0(4) |
| 20 |  Neško Milovanović |
12 | 0(1) |
| 22 | Dimitar Telkiyski |
17 | 0(4) |
| 25 | Stanislav Genchev |
01 | 0(0) |
| 26 | Viktorio Pavlov |
06 | 0(0) |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 |  Serge Yoffou |
25 | (13) |
| 09 | Georgi Ivanov |
23 | (12) |
| 17 | Georgi Georgiev |
14 | 0(3) |
| 18 | Georgi Bachev |
07 | 0(3) |
| 19 | Todor Kolev |
03 | 0(0) |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Dimitar Dimitrov
| |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihail Mihaylov
|
Velbazhd Kyustendil | 20 |
| 2 | Svetoslav Todorov
|
Litex Lovech | 19 |
| 3 | Plamen Timnev
|
Spartak Varna | 16 |
| 4 | Dimitar Ivanov
|
CSKA Sofia | 14 |
| Dimitar Berbatov
|
CSKA Sofia | ||
| Anton Evtimov
|
Minyor Pernik | ||
| 7 | Serge Yoffou
|
Levski Sofia | 13 |
| 8 | Georgi Ivanov
|
Levski Sofia | 12 |
| 9 | Anastas Petrov
|
Botev Plovdiv | 10 |
| Stefan Yurukov
|
Spartak Varna Litex Lovech |
- Source:1999–2000 Top Goalscorers
References
- "Новият век идва с милионите на Чорни и кървав гол" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 17 August 2013.
External links
- Bulgaria Championship History at rsssf.com
- 1999–2000 A Group Statistics at a-pfg.com
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