1956 A Group
12th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
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The 1956 A Group was the eighth season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
| Season | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Champions | CSKA Sofia (6th title) |
| European Cup | CSKA Sofia |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 330 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pavel Vladimirov (16 goals) |
← 1955 1957 → | |
Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and CSKA Sofia, who were the defending champions, won the championship.[1]
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Sofia (C) | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 31 | Qualification for European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 26 | |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 25 | |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 23 | |
| 5 | Minyor Pernik | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 22 | |
| 6 | Spartak Plovdiv | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 21 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Spartak Pleven | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 | |
| 9 | Spartak Sofia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 19 | |
| 10 | Spartak Varna | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | |
| 11 | Zavod 12 Sofia (R) | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 19 | Relegation to 1957 B Group |
| 12 | Dunav Ruse (R) | 22 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 17 |
Results
Champions
- CSKA Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgi Naydenov | 13 | (0) | |
| Hristo Andonov | 9 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgi Tsvetkov | 11 | (1) | |
| Kiril Rakarov | 18 | (0) | |
| Georgi Enisheynov | 22 | (0) | |
| Manol Manolov | 14 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavril Stoyanov | 18 | (0) | |
| Stefan Bozhkov | 19 | (7) | |
| Petar Aleksiev | 9 | (0) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Krum Yanev | 17 | (6) | |
| Dimitar Milanov | 18 | (11) | |
| Konstantin Sotirov | 1 | (1) | |
| Georgi Dimitrov | 17 | (2) | |
| Ivan Kolev | 16 | (5) | |
| Stefan Stefanov | 13 | (3) | |
| Petar Mihaylov | 12 | (4) | |
| Panayot Panayotov | 15 | (6) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Krum Milev | |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Vladimirov |
Minyor Pernik | 16 |
| 2 | Dobromir Tashkov |
Slavia Sofia | 13 |
| 3 | Dimitar Milanov |
CSKA Sofia | 11 |
| 4 | Dimitar Andonov |
Spartak Sofia | 9 |
| Mihail Kozhuharov |
Slavia Sofia | ||