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2002–03 A Group

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The 2002–03 A Group was the 55th season of the top Bulgarian national football league (commonly referred to as A Group) and the 79th edition of a Bulgarian national championship tournament.

A Group
Season2002–03
Dates9 August 2002 – 31 May 2003
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(29th title)
Relegated
Champions LeagueCSKA
UEFA Cup
Matches played182
Goals scored544 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorgi Chilikov
(22 goals)

Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]The Reds finished with 66 points in total, six points above archrivals Levski Sofia. CSKA Sofia qualified for the 2003-04 Champions League qualifying rounds, while Levski and third placed Litex Lovech qualified for the UEFA Cup for next season. Marek Dupnitsa qualified for the Intertoto Cup.

At the end of the season, Dobrudzha Dobrich and Rilski Sportist were relegated after just one season in the elite. Only two teams were relegated, because the league was expanded the following season from 14 to 16 teams.

Teams

Promotion and Relegation

Beroe, Belasitsa Petrich, and Spartak Pleven were relegated at the end of the last season. The relegated teams were replaced by three teams from B PFG. These teams were Botev Plovdiv, Dobrudzha Dobrich, and Rilski Sportist Samokov. Botev return after a one-year absence, Dobrudzha return after a two-year absence, while Rilski Sportist made their debut in the top tier of Bulgarian football.

Stadia and Locations

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Location of teams in 2002–03 A Group
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Sofia 2002–03 A Group football clubs
TeamCityStadiumCapacity
BotevPlovdivHristo Botev22,000
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha12,000
ChernomoretsBurgasChernomorets22,000
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armia22,015
DobrudzhaDobrichDruzhba12,500
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov29,986
LitexLovechLovech7,050
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv (Plovdiv)13,800
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv (Sofia)22,000
MarekDupnitsaBonchuk Stadium16,050
NaftexBurgasLazur18,037
Rilski SportistSamokovIskar7,000
SlaviaSofiaOvcha Kupel18,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak Stadium7,500

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1CSKA Sofia (C)2621326716+5166Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2Levski Sofia2619346119+4260Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3Litex Lovech2617454922+2755
4Slavia Sofia2616375730+2751
5Cherno More2614664221+2148
6Lokomotiv Plovdiv[a]2616285633+2347
7Spartak Varna26104122534−934
8Naftex Burgas26103133136−533
9Marek2686123542−730Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
10Lokomotiv Sofia2674152337−1425
11Chernomorets Burgas2673163256−2424
12Botev Plovdiv2663172661−3521
13Dobrudzha Dobrich (R)2642201973−5414Relegation to 2003–04 B Group
14Rilski Sportist (R)2616192063−439
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBOTCHBCHMCSKDOBLEVLITLPLLSOMARNAFRILSLASPV
Botev Plovdiv0–00–11–55–10–30–21–23–01–01–12–11–41–1
Chernomorets Burgas3–01–22–82–11–21–41–10–12–31–03–02–41–2
Cherno More4–02–20–12–10–00–01–03–02–03–14–04–02–1
CSKA Sofia2–04–11–23–03–01–01–02–05–25–22–03–13–1
Dobrudzha Dobrich3–00–21–10–50–50–21–21–00–12–10–01–21–3
Levski Sofia3–03–11–01–15–03–03–13–02–01–06–01–20–0
Litex Lovech4–12–10–21–03–03–01–14–00–04–15–22–11–0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv5–34–04–10–3[a]9–12–14–22–15–01–22–11–02–0
Lokomotiv Sofia1–03–00–00–25–00–11–24–12–00–21–10–02–1
Marek6–10–11–10–25–01–50–01–21–02–03–10–33–0
Naftex Burgas1–22–02–10–13–20–11–32–02–01–10–03–21–0
Rilski Sportist1–31–21–31–10–22–40–10–42–03–31–21–30–0
Slavia Sofia5–03–11–00–26–12–51–02–01–11–12–15–04–0
Spartak Varna2–03–02–11–11–00–20–20–12–12–11–02–10–3[b]
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Champions

CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
01 Ivaylo Ivanov010(0)
12 Stoyan Kolev240(0)
Defenders
02 Georgi Antonov170(0)
03 Fábio Lima100(0)
04 Marcos Charras050(1)
06 Aleksandar Tomash160(1)
13 Yordan Varbanov040(0)
25 João Carlos240(1)
29 Ibrahima Gueye230(0)
30 Yordan Todorov100(1)
Galin Ivanov*010(0)
Midfielders
05 Todor Yanchev230(3)
07 Hristo Yanev160(1)
10 Metodi Deyanov*050(0)
11 Stoycho Mladenov, Jr.010(0)
14 Svetoslav Petrov240(3)
15 Artim Šakiri200(5)
17 Borislav Karamatev010(0)
20 João Paulo Brito230(8)
23 Emil Gargorov24(14)
26 Ivan Pavlov010(0)
27 Petar Zlatinov040(0)
Forwards
08 Velizar Dimitrov24(13)
09 Agnaldo180(5)
18 Gerasim Zakov040(0)
21 MacDonald Mukansi230(8)
24 Petar Nikolov020(0)
Manager
Stoycho Mladenov
  • Ivanov and Deyanov left the club during a season.

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Georgi ChilikovLevski Sofia22
2 Martin KushevSlavia Sofia17
3 Emil GargorovCSKA Sofia14
4 Velizar DimitrovCSKA Sofia13
5 Desislav RusevLitex Lovech11
Georgi VladimirovSlavia Sofia
7 Velimir IvanovićSlavia Sofia9
Doncho DonevLokomotiv Plovdiv
Boyko VelichkovLokomotiv Sofia
Borislav DimitrovBotev Plovdiv

References

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