2000–01 A Group


The 2000–01 A Group was the 53rd season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
The league was contested by the top 12 teams from the 1999–2000 season as well as Cherno More Varna and Hebar Pazardzhik, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 1999–2000 B Group.
Defending champions Levski Sofia won their 22nd Bulgarian league title overall. Botev Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik were relegated at the end of the season by finishing in the last two places.

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the B Group. The promoted teams were Cherno More Varna and Hebar Pazardzhik. They replaced Dobrudzha Dobrich, Belasitsa Petrich, Pirin Blagoevgrad and Shumen.

Stadiums and Locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe22,500
BotevPlovdivHristo Botev22,000
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha8,250
ChernomoretsBurgasChernomorets22,000
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armia22,015
HebarPazardzhikGeorgi Benkovski13,128
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov29,200
LovechLovechGradski7,050
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv22,000
MinyorPernikMinyor20,000
NeftochimicBurgasLazur18,037
SlaviaSofiaSlavia32,000
SpartakVarnaSpartak7,500
VelbazhdKyustendilOsogovo13,000

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League standings

Results

Relegation play-off

Champions

;Levski Sofia
  • Pažin, Koval, Aleksandrov, Tsykhmeystruk, Kaynov and Georgiev left the club during a season.

    Top scorers

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    Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1Levski13,184
2Neftochimic9,658
3Beroe7,572
4Chernomorets6,341
5CSKA Sofia6,019
6Botev4,972
7Cherno More4,901
8Hebar4,623
9Velbazhd4,041
10Spartak Varna3,708
11Lovech3,351
12Lokomotiv Sofia2,988
13Slavia Sofia1,884
14Minyor1,811

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