2001–02 A Group


The 2001–02 A Group was the 54th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Defending champions Levski Sofia won their third consecutive title, and 23rd title overall.

Overview

The format of the league was changed from last season, with the intention of making the league more competitive. This resulted in the league being divided into two groups after the regular season. The top 6 teams from the regular season would continue in the championship round, while the bottom 8 teams would play in the relegation round. It was contested by 14 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league. The promoted teams from the 2000–01 B Group were Spartak Pleven and Marek Dupnitsa. The league also included Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Belasitsa Petrich after mergers with Velbazhd Kyustendil and Hebar Pazardzhik respectively.
These teams replace Botev Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik, who were relegated at the end of the last season.

Stadiums and Locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BelasitsaPetrichTsar Samuil9,500
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe22,500
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha8,250
ChernomoretsBurgasChernomorets22,000
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armia22,015
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov29,200
LitexLovechGradski7,050
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv24,000
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv22,000
MarekDupnitsaBonchuk16,050
NaftexBurgasLazur18,037
SlaviaSofiaSlavia32,000
SpartakPlevenSlavi Aleksiev21,940
SpartakVarnaSpartak7,500

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

First stage

League standings

Results

Championship group

Standings

Results

Relegation group

Standings

Results

Champions

;Levski Sofia
  • Markov, Terziev, Nikolov, Batista, Barkanichkov, Gaucho and Kolev left the club during a season.

    Top scorers

Attendances

#ClubAverageHighest
1Neftochimik8,75018,000
2Lokomotiv Plovdiv7,65020,000
3Levski7,25018,000
4Marek4,15015,000
5CSKA Sofia4,11118,000
6Pleven3,59018,000
7Beroe3,5479,000
8Chernomorets3,5058,000
9Lovech3,0946,000
10Cherno More3,0288,500
11Belasitsa2,82510,000
12Lokomotiv Sofia2,0309,000
13Slavia Sofia1,8508,000
14Spartak Varna1,5657,000

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