Bulgarian A Professional Football Group

Bulgarian A Professional Football Group

Countries	Bulgaria
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1948
Number of teams	16
Levels on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Bulgarian B PFG
Domestic cup(s)	Bulgarian Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League Europa League
Current champions	Litex Lovech (2009-2010)
Most championships	CSKA Sofia (31)
TV partners	PRO.BG, RING.BG
Website	Official Site
2010–11 A PFG

The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (Bulgarian: "А" Професионална футболна група) commonly known as A PFG (Bulgarian: А ПФГ) or, in terms of sponsorship, TBI A Football Group (Bulgarian: TBI "А" футболна група) since 2005, is the top division of Bulgarian football. It determines the champion of Bulgaria. Sixteen teams take part in the division, each playing twice against all the other, once home and once away. It is administered by the Bulgarian Professional Football League.

The champion of Bulgaria has the right to take part in the UEFA Champions League from the stage allowed by the league's coefficient. The teams that finish second and third in the final standings take part in the Europa League together with the Bulgarian Cup winner.

A PFG clubs

A PFG members for 2010–11

The following sixteen clubs will be competing in A PFG during the 2010–11 season.

• Location of the clubs on Google maps

Champions

Champion of Bulgaria trophy

The championship was not finished in 1924 and 1944; the championship was not held in 1927.

Performance by club

• CSKA Sofia: 31
  • 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2008

• Levski Sofia: 26
  • 1933, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009

• Slavia Sofia: 7
  • 1928, 1930, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1996

• Lokomotiv Sofia: 4
  • 1940, 1945, 1964, 1978

• Cherno More Varna: 4
  • 1925, 1926, 1934, 1938

• Litex Lovech: 3
  • 1998, 1999, 2010

• Botev Plovdiv: 2
  • 1929, 1967

• AS 23 Sofia: 1
  • 1931

• Spartak Varna: 1
  • 1932

• Sportklub Sofia: 1
  • 1935

• Spartak Plovdiv: 1
  • 1963

• Beroe Stara Zagora: 1
  • 1986

• Etar Veliko Tarnovo: 1
  • 1991

• Lokomotiv Plovdiv: 1
  • 2004

Cities

The following table lists the Bulgarian champions by cities.

City	Titles	Winning Clubs
Sofia	70	CSKA Sofia (31), Levski Sofia (26), Slavia Sofia (7), Lokomotiv Sofia (4), AS 23 Sofia (1), Sportclub Sofia (1)
Varna	5	Cherno More Varna (4), Spartak Varna (1)
Plovdiv	4	Botev Plovdiv (2), Lokomotiv Plovdiv (1), Spartak Plovdiv (1)
Lovech	3	Litex Lovech (3)
Stara Zagora	1	Beroe Stara Zagora (1)
Veliko Tarnovo	1	Etar Veliko Tarnovo (1)

Records

Teams

• Most times champion — CSKA Sofia — 31 times
• Most seasons played in the division — Slavia, who participated in all 85 seasons to date
• Fewest seasons played in the division — Benkovski Vidin, Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni, Rozova Dolina Kazanlak, Akademik Varna, Olimpik Teteven, PFC Nesebar and PFC Chernomorets Burgas Sofia each have played only a single season in the division
• Most wins in a single season — CSKA Sofia 31 of 32 games 2004/2005
• Fewest wins in a single season — Torpedo Ruse (out of 22 matches during 1951) and Rakovski Ruse (out of 30 matches during 1996/97) and Chernomorets Burgas Sofia (out of 30 matches during 2006/07) each did not win a game in a single season
• Most defeats in a single season — Rakovski Ruse (out of 30 matches during 1996/97) and Chernomorets Burgas Sofia — 29 (out of 30 matches during 2006/2007)
• Fewest defeats in a single season — Spartak Sofia (out of 22 matches during 1951), Levski Sofia (out of 18 matches during 1948/49), CSKA Sofia (then CDNA; out of 11 matches in 1958) and CSKA Sofia(out of 30 matches during 2007/2008) each did not lose a game in a single season
• Most goals scored in a single season — Levski Sofia — 96 goals in 30 matches during 2006/07
• Fewest goals scored in a single season — Rakovski Ruse (out of 30 matches during 1996/97), Chernomorets Burgas Sofia (out of 30 matches during 2006/07), Torpedo Ruse (out of 22 matches during 1951) and Cherno More Varna (out of 11 matches during 1968) each scored only 8 goals in a single season
• Most goals conceded in a single season — Chernomorets Burgas Sofia — 131 (out of 30 matches during 2006/07)
• Least goals conceded in a single season — CSKA Sofia (then CDNA; out of 22 matches during 1951) and Spartak Sofia (out of 22 matches during 1951) each conceded only 7 goals in a single season
• Biggest win — CSKA Sofia 12:0 Torpedo Ruse in 1951

Players

• Most times champion — Manol Manolov with CSKA Sofia — 12 times
• Most matches played in the division — Marin Bakalov — 454 matches for Botev Plovdiv, CSKA Sofia, Spartak Plovdiv, Maritsa Plovdiv and Olimpik Teteven
• Most goals in the division — Petar Zhekov — 253 goals; 8 for Dimitrovgrad, 101 for Beroe Stara Zagora and 144 for CSKA Sofia
• Most goals in a single season — Hristo Stoichkov — 38 goals for CSKA Sofia during 1989/90
• Most goals in a single match — Petar Mihaylov (for CSKA Sofia against Torpedo Ruse in 1951), Ivo Georgiev (for Spartak Varna against Spartak Plovdiv in 1995/96), Todor Pramatarov (for Slavia Sofia against Rakovski Ruse in 1996/97)) and Tsvetan Genkov (for Loko Sofia against Chernomorets Burgas Sofia in 2006/2007) each scored 6 goals in a single match

Topscorers

All-time top scorers

All-time top scorers in Bulgarian A Group

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Petar Zhekov	253
2	Nasko Sirakov	195
3	Dinko Dermendzhiev	194
4	Hristo Bonev	185
5	Plamen Getov	164
6	Nikola Kotkov	163
7	Stefan Bogomilov	162
8	Petar Mihtarski	158
9	Petko Petkov	152
10	Dimitar Yakimov	151
In bold Currently playing in A Group

All-time appearances

All-time appearances in Bulgarian A Group

Rank	Player	Appearances
1	Marin Bakalov	454
2	Dinko Dermendzhiev	447
3	Viden Apostolov	444
4	Todor Marev	422
5	Hristo Bonev	410
6	Zapryan Rakov	403
7	Malin Orachev	398
8	Dimitar Mladenov	388
9	Bozhil Kolev	373
10	Dobromir Zhechev	369
In bold Currently playing in A Group

Sponsors

The Bulgarian A PFG has the following sponsors:

• TBI Bulgaria - the league's general sponsor.
• Puma - provides the league's official ball.
• Eko Gas Stations - sponsorship partner.
• Zagorka - sponsorship partner.

See also

• Sports attendances

A PFG venues, 2010–11 Akademik · Bulgarian Army · Beroe · Georgi Asparuhov · Hadzhi Dimitar · Hristo Botev · Kavarna · Lazur · Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) · Lokomotiv (Sofia) · Lovech · Minyor · Ogosta · Ovcha Kupel · Rakovski · Ticha