| Season | 1965–66 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | CSKA Sofia (13th title) | 
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | CSKA Sofia | 
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Spartak Plovdiv | 
| Matches played | 240 | 
| Goals scored | 611 (2.55 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Traycho Spasov (21 goals) | 
| ← 1964–65  1966–67 →  | |
The 1965–66 A Group was the 18th 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 CSKA Sofia won the championship.[1]
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Sofia (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 42 | Qualification for European Cup preliminary round | 
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 41 | |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 39 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round | 
| 4 | Spartak Sofia | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 36 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 31 | |
| 6 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Dunav Ruse | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 30 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 29 | |
| 9 | Spartak Plovdiv | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 28 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round | 
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Cherno More Varna | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 27 | |
| 12 | Marek Dupnitsa | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 27 | |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 25 | |
| 14 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 25 | |
| 15 | Spartak Varna (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to 1966–67 B Group | 
| 16 | Spartak Pleven (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 21 | 
Results
Champions
- CSKA Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  Stoyan Yordanov | 10 | (0) | |
|  Yordan Filipov | 24 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  Nikola Kovachev | 7 | (0) | |
|  Dimitar Penev | 24 | (3) | |
|  Ivan Vasilev | 30 | (2) | |
|  Ivan Zafirov | 16 | (1) | |
|  Hristo Marinchev | 16 | (1) | |
|  Boris Gaganelov | 24 | (0) | |
|  Stefan Iliev | 4 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  Boris Stankov | 27 | (2) | |
|  Asparuh Nikodimov | 27 | (5) | |
|  Stoichko Peshev | 3 | (0) | |
|  Vasil Romanov | 24 | (2) | |
|  Tsvetan Atanasov | 12 | (0) | |
|  Kiril Raykov | 8 | (1) | |
|  Yanko Kirilov | 12 | (6) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  Ivan Kolev | 24 | (3) | |
|  Evden Kamenov | 21 | (4) | |
|  Nikola Tsanev | 28 | (16) | |
|  Dimitar Yakimov | 17 | (5) | |
|  Stoyan Stoyanov | 2 | (0) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
|  Stoyan Ormandzhiev | |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Traycho Spasov | Marek Dupnitsa | 21 | 
| 2 |  Petar Zhekov | Beroe Stara Zagora | 20 | 
| 3 |  Nikola Kotkov | Lokomotiv Sofia | 17 | 
| 4 |  Nikola Tsanev | CSKA Sofia | 16 | 
|  Vasil Mitkov | Spartak Sofia | ||
| 6 |  Nikola Yordanov | Dunav Ruse | 14 | 
|  Dobrin Nenov | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 8 |  Georgi Asparuhov | Levski Sofia | 13 | 
|  Hristo Dishkov | Spartak Plovdiv | ||
References
- ↑ "Левски води 28 кръга, но ЦСКА възкръсва с Пашата" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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