| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beroe (1st title) |
| Relegated | Cherno More, Dunav |
| European Cup | Beroe |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 770 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Atanas Pashev (30 goals) |
← 1984–85 1986–87 → | |
The 1985–86 A Group was the 38th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Beroe Stara Zagora won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | 0–0 | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beroe Stara Zagora (C) | 30 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 43 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Trakia Plovdiv | 30 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 82 | 38 | +44 | 41 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 36 | |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia[a] | 30 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 34 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 33 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Sliven | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 31 | |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 31 | |
| 8 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 30 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 29 | |
| 11 | Akademik Svishtov | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 26 | |
| 12 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 25 | |
| 13 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 21 | |
| 14 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 21 | |
| 15 | Cherno More Varna (R) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 20 | Relegation to 1986–87 B Group |
| 16 | Dunav Ruse (R) | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 18 |
Source: 1985-86 Football retro-football.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- CSKA won the 1985–86 Cup of the Soviet Army and thus qualified for the 1986–87 UEFA Cup first round.
Results
| Home \ Away | ASV | BSZ | BVR | CHM | CSK | DUN | ETA | LEV | LPL | LSO | PIR | SLA | SLI | SPL | SPV | TRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akademik Svishtov | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Botev Vratsa | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cherno More | 0–3 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| CSKA Sofia | 6–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Dunav Ruse | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Slavia Sofia | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Sliven | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Spartak Pleven | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Spartak Varna | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Trakia Plovdiv | 5–2 | 8–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 7–2 | 3–1 |
Champions
- Beroe Stara Zagora
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ivko Ganchev | 30 | 0(0) | |
| Valentin Grudev | 01 | 0(0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenyo Minchev | 26 | 0(4) | |
| Kolyo Ganev | 08 | 0(0) | |
| Iliya Iliev | 30 | 0(0) | |
| Venelin Sivriev | 27 | 0(1) | |
| Petko Tenev | 20 | 0(0) | |
| Kancho Kasherov | 29 | 0(0) | |
| Stoyko Stoykov | 23 | 0(0) | |
| Hristo Belchev | 08 | 0(0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yordan Mitev | 25 | 0(7) | |
| Plamen Lipenski | 17 | 0(0) | |
| Stefan Dinev | 21 | 0(2) | |
| Tanko Tanev | 19 | 0(2) | |
| Stoyan Bonchev | 27 | 0(7) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Myumyun Kashmer | 29 | (23) | |
| Petko Marokov | 10 | 0(1) | |
| Radko Kalaydzhiev | 04 | 0(1) | |
| Vasil Dragolov | 22 | 0(7) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Evgeni Yanchovski | |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atanas Pashev |
Trakia Plovdiv | 30 |
| 2 | Myumyun Kashmer |
Beroe Stara Zagora | 23 |
| 3 | Mitko Argirov |
Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 20 |
| 4 | Petar Aleksandrov |
Slavia Sofia | 18 |
| Plamen Getov |
Spartak Pleven | ||
| 6 | Mihail Valchev |
Levski Sofia | 16 |
| 7 | Stoycho Mladenov |
CSKA Sofia | 15 |
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beroe | 17,667 |
| 2 | Levski | 14,600 |
| 3 | Trakia | 12,800 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 12,267 |
| 5 | Sliven | 9,667 |
| 6 | Pleven | 9,167 |
| 7 | CSKA Sofia | 9,000 |
| 8 | Pirin | 8,533 |
| 9 | Slavia Sofia | 8,429 |
| 10 | Varna | 7,900 |
| 11 | Dunav | 7,846 |
| 12 | Svishtov | 7,400 |
| 13 | Etar | 6,200 |
| 14 | Botev | 5,380 |
| 15 | Cherno More | 5,313 |
| 16 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 5,200 |
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