The 1977–78 A Group was the 30th 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 Lokomotiv Sofia won the championship which became [1] the team’s fourth title overall.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Sofia (C) | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 42 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 41 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 38 | |
| 4 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 32 | |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 30 | |
| 6 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 29 | |
| 8 | Akademik Sofia | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Cherno More Varna | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 28 | |
| 10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 27 | |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sliven | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 27 | |
| 13 | Botev Vratsa | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 27 | |
| 14 | Marek Dupnitsa | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 26 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 15 | Spartak Varna (R) | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 25 | Relegation to 1978–79 B Group |
| 16 | Akademik Svishtov (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 24 |
Results
Champions
- Lokomotiv Sofia
| Goalkeepers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rumyancho Goranov |
24 | (0) | |
| Nikolay Donev |
7 | (0) | |
| Vasil Elenkov |
1 | (0) | |
| Defenders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boko Dimitrov |
29 | (0) | |
| Sasho Kostov |
14 | (0) | |
| Nasko Zhelev |
1 | (0) | |
| Georgi Bonev |
29 | (0) | |
| Yordan Stoykov |
29 | (1) | |
| Georgi Stefanov |
29 | (0) | |
| Midfielders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Kolev |
28 | (8) | |
| Valentin Svilenov |
10 | (0) | |
| Radoslav Zdravkov |
22 | (2) | |
| Ventsislav Arsov |
30 | (4) | |
| Lyuben Traykov |
24 | (3) | |
| Traycho Sokolov |
26 | (5) | |
| Forwards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boycho Velichkov |
22 | (5) | |
| Nikola Spasov |
13 | (0) | |
| Atanas Mihaylov |
27 | (11) | |
| Rumen Manolov |
6 | (0) | |
| Manager | |
|---|---|
| Vasil Metodiev
| |
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoycho Mladenov
|
Beroe Stara Zagora | 21 |
| 2 | Andrey Zhelyazkov
|
Slavia Sofia | 18 |
| 3 | Georgi Minchev
|
Slavia Sofia | 16 |
| 4 | Anton Milkov
|
Botev Plovdiv | 14 |
| 5 | Ivan Petrov
|
Marek Dupnitsa | 13 |
| 6 | Spas Dzhevizov
|
CSKA Sofia | 12 |
| 7 | Atanas Mihaylov
|
Lokomotiv Sofia | 11 |
| Krasimir Manolov
|
Akademik Sofia | ||
| Georgi Todorov
|
Levski Sofia | ||
| 10 | Yordan Yordanov
|
Levski Sofia | 10 |
| Sasho Angelov
|
Botev Vratsa | ||
| Yordan Hristov
|
Sliven | ||
| Sasho Momchilov
|
Akademik Svishtov |
References
- ^ "Армията на генерал Шпайдел – отзад катеначо, отпред Бате Начо" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 2 March 2013.