1993–94 A Group
46th completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria
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The 1993–94 A Group was the 46th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
| Season | 1993–94 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 August 1993 – 8 May 1994 |
| Champions | Levski Sofia (19th title) |
| Relegated | |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches | 218 |
| Goals | 589 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nasko Sirakov (30 goals) |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → | |
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship with a record 17 points difference before the second.
Team information
Stadia and locations
The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1993–94 (listed in alphabetical order):
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 16,000 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev | 18,000 |
| Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
| Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets | 22,000 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Bulgarian Army | 22,995 |
| Dobrudzha | Dobrich | Druzhba | 12,500 |
| Etar | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 18,000 |
| Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,986 |
| Lokomotiv | Gorna Oryahovitsa | Dimitar Dyulgerov | 14,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 24,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev | 15,000 |
| Shumen | Shumen | Panayot Volov | 24,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 18,000 |
| Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 8,000 |
| Yantra | Gabrovo | Hristo Botev | 12,000 |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 17 | +61 | 71 | Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 54 | Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv[a] | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 50 | |
| 4 | Shumen[a] | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 40 | |
| 7 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 38 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 38 | |
| 9 | Slavia Sofia | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 36 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[b] |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Dobrudzha Dobrich | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Chernomorets Burgas (R) | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 30 | Relegation to 1994–95 B Group |
| 14 | Cherno More (R) | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 68 | −44 | 21 | |
| 15 | Spartak Varna (R) | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 16 | |
| – | Yantra Gabrovo[c] (R) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
- Botev Plovdiv is banned from European Competitions for one season. Its place in the UEFA Cup is taken by Shumen.
- Pirin Blagoevgrad qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as finalists in the 1993–94 Bulgarian Cup.
- Yantra Gabrovo was relegated from the group after round 8 for trying to bribe Beroe Stara Zagora in their round 8 match. All their results were annulled.
Results
Champions
- Levski Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Plamen Nikolov | 24 | (0) | |
 Oleg Morgun | 6 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Valentin Dartilov | 12 | (0) | |
| Gosho Ginchev | 23 | (1) | |
| Krasimir Koev | 3 | (0) | |
| Tsanko Tsvetanov | 25 | (0) | |
| Petar Hubchev* | 13 | (1) | |
| Stoil Georgiev | 2 | (0) | |
| Aleksandar Markov | 19 | (0) | |
| Emil Kremenliev | 25 | (1) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Borimirov | 23 | (15) | |
| Georgi Slavchev | 16 | (1) | |
 Magdy Tolba | 5 | (0) | |
| Ilian Iliev | 7 | (0) | |
| Zlatko Yankov | 24 | (5) | |
| Emil Mitsanski | 4 | (0) | |
| Nikolay Todorov | 27 | (7) | |
| Georgi Ivanov | 24 | (0) | |
| Nikolay Kostov | 2 | (0) | |
| Diyan Angelov | 13 | (1) | |
| Veselin Sarbakov | 1 | (0) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Petre Grigoraș | 10 | (4) | |
| Petar Aleksandrov | 12 | (10) | |
| Nikolay Nikolov | 2 | (0) | |
| Aleksandar Bonchev | 4 | (0) | |
| Dimitar Trendafilov | 12 | (1) | |
| Nasko Sirakov | 26 | (30) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Georgi Vasilev | |
- Hubchev left the club during a season.
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasko Sirakov |
Levski Sofia | 30 |
| 2 | Ivaylo Andonov |
CSKA Sofia | 25 |
| 3 | Plamen Getov |
Shumen | 18 |
| 4 | Daniel Borimirov |
Levski Sofia | 15 |
| 5 | Simeon Chilibonov |
Dobrudzha (9) Slavia Sofia (5) |
14 |
| 6 | Igor Kislov |
Etar | 12 |
| 7 | Boris Hvoynev |
Botev Plovdiv | 11 |
| 8 | Petar Aleksandrov |
Levski Sofia | 10 |
| Petre Grigoraș |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv (6) Levski Sofia (4) | ||
 Vojislav Budimirović |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| Blago Aleksandrov |
Slavia Sofia | ||
- Source:1993–94 Top Goalscorers
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski | 17,133 |
| 2 | Shumen | 12,154 |
| 3 | Botev | 10,500 |
| 4 | Dobrudzha | 9,600 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 9,033 |
| 6 | CSKA Sofia | 8,042 |
| 7 | Pirin | 7,231 |
| 8 | Chernomorets | 6,771 |
| 9 | Cherno More | 5,087 |
| 10 | Beroe | 4,912 |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 4,875 |
| 12 | Etar | 4,842 |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 4,832 |
| 14 | Spartak Varna | 3,767 |
| 15 | Lokomotiv GO | 3,271 |
| 16 | Yantra | 1,500 |
Source:[1]