A Group
Season1956
ChampionsCSKA Sofia
(6th title)
European CupCSKA Sofia
Matches played132
Goals scored330 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerPavel Vladimirov
(16 goals)
← 1955
1957 →

The 1956 A Group was the eighth 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 12 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) 22 11 9 2 46 25 +21 31 Qualification for European Cup preliminary round
2 Levski Sofia 22 8 10 4 30 24 +6 26
3 Botev Plovdiv 22 9 7 6 27 20 +7 25
4 Slavia Sofia 22 8 7 7 37 31 +6 23
5 Minyor Pernik 22 8 6 8 40 34 +6 22
6 Spartak Plovdiv 22 7 7 8 28 29 −1 21
7 Lokomotiv Sofia 22 5 11 6 20 22 −2 21
8 Spartak Pleven 22 6 9 7 19 26 −7 21
9 Spartak Sofia 22 5 9 8 25 30 −5 19
10 Spartak Varna 22 5 9 8 22 28 −6 19
11 Zavod 12 Sofia (R) 22 5 9 8 20 29 −9 19 Relegation to 1957 B Group
12 Dunav Ruse (R) 22 2 13 7 16 32 −16 17
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BPD CSK DUN LEV LSO MIN SLA SPL SPD SSF SPV ZAV
Botev Plovdiv 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1
CSKA Sofia 2–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 6–0
Dunav Ruse 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–0
Levski Sofia 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 3–2 2–0
Lokomotiv Sofia 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–0
Minyor Pernik 1–1 3–6 5–0 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–0
Slavia Sofia 0–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 5–0 2–0
Spartak Pleven 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1
Spartak Plovdiv 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
Spartak Sofia 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
Spartak Varna 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0
Zavod 12 Sofia 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–1
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Champions

CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Georgi Naydenov13(0)
Bulgaria Hristo Andonov9(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Georgi Tsvetkov11(1)
Bulgaria Kiril Rakarov18(0)
Bulgaria Georgi Enisheynov22(0)
Bulgaria Manol Manolov14(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Gavril Stoyanov18(0)
Bulgaria Stefan Bozhkov19(7)
Bulgaria Petar Aleksiev9(0)
Forwards
Bulgaria Krum Yanev17(6)
Bulgaria Dimitar Milanov18(11)
Bulgaria Konstantin Sotirov1(1)
Bulgaria Georgi Dimitrov17(2)
Bulgaria Ivan Kolev16(5)
Bulgaria Stefan Stefanov13(3)
Bulgaria Petar Mihaylov12(4)
Bulgaria Panayot Panayotov15(6)
Manager
Bulgaria Krum Milev

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Bulgaria Pavel Vladimirov Minyor Pernik 16
2 Bulgaria Dobromir Tashkov Slavia Sofia 13
3 Bulgaria Dimitar Milanov CSKA Sofia 11
4 Bulgaria Dimitar Andonov Spartak Sofia 9
Bulgaria Mihail Kozhuharov Slavia Sofia

References

  1. ↑ "Летците отлитат от А група, ВВС дава крила на Левски" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 29 September 2012.
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