Season | 2004–05 |
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Dates | 6 August 2004 – 28 May 2005 |
Champions | CSKA Sofia (30th title) |
Relegated | Vidima-Rakovski Nesebar Spartak Varna |
Champions League | CSKA Sofia |
UEFA Cup | Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Litex Lovech |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 638 (2.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Martin Kamburov (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Levski 8–1 Belasitsa |
Biggest away win | Spartak 0–7 Levski |
Highest scoring | Levski 8–1 Belasitsa (9 goals) |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → |
The 2004–05 A Group was the 57th season of the top Bulgarian national football league (commonly referred to as A Group) and the 81st edition of a Bulgarian national championship tournament.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]
Teams
Promotion and Relegation
The league was contested by 16 teams, 13 returning from the previous season, as well as three teams promoted from the B Group. The promoted teams are Beroe Stara Zagora, Pirin Blagoevgrad, and Nesebar. Beroe return after a two-year absence, Pirin return after a four-year absence, while Nesebar made their debut in the top level of Bulgarian football.
Stadiums and Locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 12,000 |
Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,500 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armia | 22,015 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,200 |
Litex | Lovech | Gradski (Lovech) | 7,050 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv (Plovdiv) | 20,000 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv (Sofia) | 17,500 |
Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 12,500 |
Naftex | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
Nesebar | Nesebar | Gradski (Nesebar) | 5,500 |
Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev | 15,000 |
Rodopa | Smolyan | Septemvri | 6,000 |
Slavia | Sofia | Slavia | 32,000 |
Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 7,500 |
Vidima-Rakovski | Sevlievo | Rakovski | 6,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | CSKA Sofia (C) | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 16 | +65 | 79 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 19 | +57 | 76 | Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 58 | |
4 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 52 | |
5 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 48 | |
6 | Lokomotiv Sofia[a] | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 46 | |
7 | Naftex Burgas | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 35[b] | |
8 | Cherno More | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 35[b] | |
9 | Marek | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 35[b] | |
10 | Beroe | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 35[b] | |
11 | Belasitsa Petrich | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 34 | |
12 | Rodopa Smolyan | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 33[c] | |
13 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 33[c] | |
14 | Vidima-Rakovski (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 32 | Relegation to 2005–06 B Group |
15 | Nesebar (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 20 | |
16 | Spartak Varna (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 73 | −55 | 18 |
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 goal difference; 7th goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Lokomotiv Sofia were docked three points for failure to pay salaries to a former player.
- ^ a b c d Naftex Burgas ahead of Cherno More, Marek and Beroe on head-to-head points; Naftex Burgas: 10 pts, Cherno More: 9 pts, Marek: 9 pts, Beroe: 7 pts.
- ^ a b Rodopa Smolyan ahead of Pirin Blagoevgrad on head-to-head away goals scored; Rodopa Smolyan–Pirin Blagoevgrad 2–0, Pirin Blagoevgrad–Rodopa Smolyan 4–2.
Results
Champions
- CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers | |||
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1 | Ivaylo Ivanov | 11 | (0) |
12 | Hristo Bahtarliev | 0 | (0) |
31 | Evgheni Hmaruc | 19 | (0) |
Defenders | |||
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2 | Radoslav Zabavník | 29 | (6) |
3 | Adalbert Zafirov | 13 | (0) |
4 | Marcos Charras* | 6 | (1) |
11 | Robert Caha | 8 | (0) |
13 | Yordan Varbanov | 11 | (0) |
14 | Valentin Iliev | 18 | (4) |
25 | Ivan Ivanov | 1 | (0) |
27 | Tiago Silva | 15 | (0) |
29 | Ibrahima Gueye | 23 | (1) |
30 | Yordan Todorov | 28 | (5) |
Midfielders | |||
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5 | Todor Yanchev | 26 | (1) |
7 | Hristo Yanev | 29 | (22) |
10 | Amiran Mujiri | 28 | (5) |
15 | Benoît Cauet | 15 | (0) |
17 | Joel Lindpere | 11 | (0) |
20 | Yordan Yurukov | 10 | (0) |
23 | Emil Gargorov | 22 | (9) |
26 | Petko Iliev | 2 | (0) |
Mansour Ayanda* | 8 | (0) |
Forwards | |||
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8 | Velizar Dimitrov | 10 | (4) |
9 | Ivan Ploshtakov | 3 | (0) |
18 | Gerasim Zakov | 10 | (1) |
19 | Evgeni Yordanov | 23 | (10) |
21 | Stoyko Sakaliev* | 13 | (5) |
31 | Miroslav Manolov* | 1 | (0) |
Manager | |
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Miodrag Ješić |
- Charras, Ayanda, Sakaliev and Manolov left the club during a season.
Top scorers
References
- ^ "(2004-2005) ЦСКА слага 3 звезди след шпагати на Топчо" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2016.