A Grupa 2001/02

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A Grupa 2001/02
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master Levski Sofia (26th title)
Champions League Levski Sofia
Uefa cup CSKA Sofia
Litex Lovech
UI cup Marek Dupnitsa
Cup winners Levski Sofia
Relegated FK Spartak Pleven
Belasiza Petritsch
Beroe Stara Sagora
Teams 14th
Games 268  (including 1 criminally verified)
Gates 678  (ø 2.54 per game)
(excluding penalty-verified games)
Top scorer Vladimir Mantschew , ( CSKA Sofia )
← A Grupa 2000/01

The A Grupa 2001/02 was the 78th season of the highest Bulgarian football league . The season started on August 3, 2001 and ended on May 30, 2002.

Champion was defending champion Levski Sofia .

mode

In contrast to previous seasons, the season was carried out in a two-stage format. In the regular season each of the 14 teams competed against each other twice; once at home and once away. At the end of this phase, the six best teams qualified for the championship round, the bottom eight played off three relegated teams in the relegation round.

Attendees

  • Lokomotive Plovdiv merged with Welbaschd Kjustendil and took over his league place.
  • Belasiza Petritsch merged with Hebar Pazardschik and took over his league place.
A Grupa venues 2001/02
society city Stadion capacity
Levski Sofia Sofia Georgi Asparukhov Stadium 29,200
Sofia locomotive Sofia Lokomotiv Stadium 22,000
Slavia Sofia Sofia Ovcha-Kupel Stadium 25,556
CSKA Sofia Sofia Balgarska Armija Stadium 22,015
FC Chernomorets Burgas Burgas Lasur Stadium 18,037
PFC Naftex Burgas Burgas Lasur Stadium 18,037
Belasiza Petritsch Petritsch Tsar Samuil Stadium 15,000
Locomotive Plovdiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Stadium 13,000
Litex Lovech Lovech Gradski stadium 08,100
FK Spartak Pleven Pleven Pleven Stadium 25,100
Marek Dupnitsa Dupnitsa Bonchuk 16,050
Beroe Stara Sagora Stara Sagora Beroe Stadium 12,128
Spartak Varna Varna Spartak Stadium 12,000
Cherno More Varna Varna Titscha Stadium 12,000

Preliminary round

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Levski Sofia (M)  26th  20th  5  1 058:210 +37 65
 2. Litex Lovetch (P)  26th  16  7th  3 050:270 +23 55
 3. Locomotive Plovdiv  26th  16  5  5 042:230 +19 53
 4th CSKA Sofia  26th  15th  7th  4th 048:170 +31 52
 5. PFC Naftex Burgas  26th  12  6th  8th 035:250 +10 42
 6th Slavia Sofia  26th  10  7th  9 030:320  −2 37
 7th FK Spartak Pleven (N)  26th  10  3  13 040:440  −4 33
 8th. Sofia locomotive  26th  7th  8th  11 033:320  +1 29
 9. Spartak Varna  26th  5  11  10 029:390 −10 26th
10. FC Chernomorets Burgas  26th  7th  5  14th 024:540 −30 26th
11. Marek Dupniza (N)  26th  6th  6th  14th 022:420 −20 24
12. Cherno More Varna  26th  6th  6th  14th 028:360  −8 24
13. Belasiza Petritsch  26th  6th  5  15th 021:350 −14 23
14th Beroe Stara Sagora  26th  3  5  18th 013:460 −33 14th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

  • Participation in the championship round
  • Participation in the relegation round
    • (M) reigning Bulgarian champion
    (P) reigning cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    2001/02 Levski Sofia Litex Lovech Locomotive Plovdiv CSKA Sofia PFC Naftex Burgas Slavia Sofia SPN Sofia locomotive Spartak Varna FC Chernomorets Burgas Marek Dupnitsa Cherno More Varna Belasiza Petritsch Beroe Stara Sagora
    1. Levski Sofia 2: 1 2-0 2-0 3: 1 4: 1 4: 1 3: 2 6-0 4-0 1-0 4: 1 3: 2 1-0
    2. Litex Lovech 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 4: 1 1-0 2-0 5: 3 1: 1 4: 1 3: 2 6: 2 1-0 3: 1
    3. Locomotive Plovdiv 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1 5-0 3-0 2: 1 4-0 5: 1 6-0 1-0 3: 2 1-0 3-0
    4th CSKA Sofia 0: 1 0-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 1 3: 1 1: 1 3: 2 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 5-0
    5. PFC Naftex Burgas 0-0 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 2: 2 2-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 3: 2 1-0 3: 2
    6th Slavia Sofia 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 1-0 3: 1 2-0 4: 1 4: 1 1-0 0: 1 1-0 2-0
    7th FK Spartak Pleven 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1-0 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 2-0 2-0 3: 5 2: 2 1-0
    8th. Sofia locomotive 1: 2 3: 1 1-0 0: 1 1-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 6: 1 1: 2 3-0 0-0 1: 1
    9. Spartak Varna 1: 2 2: 4 1: 2 1: 1 1: 2 0-0 4: 1 0-0 3-0 0-0 2: 1 4: 1 3: 1
    10. FC Chernomorets Burgas 1: 2 0: 2 0-0 2: 2 0-0 3: 2 1-0 0-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-0
    11. Marek Dupnitsa 1: 2 4-0 0: 1 1: 3 0: 1 0: 3 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2: 2 2: 1 2-0
    12. Cherno More Varna 2: 4 0-0 0-0 1-0 1: 2 0: 2 0: 1 2-0 2-0 4-0 3: 1 3: 2 2: 1
    13. Belasiza Petritsch 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 0: 2 2: 1 2: 1 0: 1 2: 1 0-0 3-0 1: 1 2: 1 1-0
    14th Beroe Stara Sagora 0-0 0: 2 0: 3 1 1: 2 0: 4 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0 0-0 3: 1 0: 2 1-0
    1 The match between Beroe Stara Sagora and CSKA Sofia was not played and was rated 0: 3. The referee was assaulted before the match.

    Finals

    Championship round

    The six best-placed clubs in the preliminary round reached the championship round, which was not only about the championship but also about the international places in the European Cup . The champions qualified for the Champions League and the two teams in second and third for the UEFA Cup .

    The results achieved against each other from the preliminary round were included. However, only half of the points (rounded up) were taken.

    Closing table
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Levski Sofia (M)  36  27  7th  2 077:270 +50 56
     2. Litex Lovetch (P)  36  23  8th  5 066:340 +32 50
     3. CSKA Sofia  36  19th  7th  10 060:290 +31 38
     4th Locomotive Plovdiv  36  18th  6th  12 048:410  +7 34
     5. Slavia Sofia  36  14th  8th  14th 042:480  −6 32
     6th PFC Naftex Burgas  36  14th  9  13 044:400  +4 30th
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored
  • Bulgarian champion and participation in the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup
    • (M) reigning Bulgarian champion
    (P) reigning cup winner
    Crosstab
    Championship round Levski Sofia Litex Lovech CSKA Sofia Locomotive Plovdiv Slavia Sofia PFC Naftex Burgas
    1. Levski Sofia 1-0 2-0 2-0 3: 1 3-0
    2. Litex Lovech 2: 2 1-0 3: 1 2-0 1-0
    3. CSKA Sofia 1-0 1: 2 4-0 0: 2 3: 2
    4th Locomotive Plovdiv 1: 3 0: 2 1-0 1: 2 2: 1
    5. Slavia Sofia 0: 2 2: 1 1: 3 1-0 1: 2
    6th PFC Naftex Burgas 1: 1 0: 2 1-0 0-0 2: 2

    Relegation round

    The teams in places 7 to 14 of the preliminary round reached the relegation round. After the end of the round, the last three placed were relegated to the second-class B Grupa .

    The results achieved against each other from the preliminary round were included. However, only half of the points (rounded up) were taken.

    Closing table
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     7th Marek Dupniza (N)  40  14th  8th  18th 046:570 −11 38
     8th. Sofia locomotive  40  14th  9  17th 049:480  +1 37
     9. Spartak Varna  40  12  13  15th 050:510  −1 36
    10. FC Chernomorets Burgas  40  13  9  18th 041:690 −28 35
    11. Cherno More Varna  40  12  11  17th 047:510  −4 35
    12. FK Spartak Pleven (N)  40  15th  4th  21st 058:660  −8 33
    13. Belasiza Petritsch  40  12  7th  21st 034:500 −16 32
    14th Beroe Stara Sagora  40  4th  8th  28 019:700 −51 13
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored
  • Participation in the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Relegation to the B group
    • (N) Newcomers
    Crosstab
    Relegation round Marek Dupnitsa Sofia locomotive Spartak Varna FC Chernomorets Burgas Cherno More Varna SPN Belasiza Petritsch Beroe Stara Sagora
    7th Marek Dupnitsa 3: 1 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2-0 3-0
    8th. Sofia locomotive 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 1: 2 3-0 1-0 1-0
    9. Spartak Varna 2: 1 3: 1 3-0 1: 2 2: 1 2-0 2-0
    10. FC Chernomorets Burgas 2: 4 2-0 1: 1 2-0 1-0 0-0 2-0
    11. Cherno More Varna 2-0 3: 2 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 1: 1 2: 1
    12. FK Spartak Pleven 3: 1 1: 2 1-0 3: 1 2: 1 2-0 1: 2
    13. Belasiza Petritsch 0: 2 0: 1 2: 1 2-0 1-0 3: 2 3: 1
    14th Beroe Stara Sagora 0: 1 0-0 0: 3 0: 3 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. BulgariaBulgaria Vladimir Mantschew CSKA Sofia 21st
    02. BulgariaBulgaria Todor Kolew FK Spartak Pleven 18th
    03. BulgariaBulgaria Stojko Sakaliev PFC Naftex Burgas 17th
    04th BulgariaBulgaria Stefan Jurukow Litex Lovech 14th
    BulgariaBulgaria Metodi Stoynev Locomotive Plovdiv
    BulgariaBulgaria Boyko Velichkov Sofia locomotive
    BulgariaBulgaria Welisar Dimitrov Marek Dupnitsa

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ 2001/02 season. In: a-pfg.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018 .
    2. ↑ a b Bulgaria 2001/02. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018 .