# 1986–87 A Group

The 1986–87 A Group was the 39th 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.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Akademik | Svishtov | Akademik | 13,500 |
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 17,000 |
| Chernomorets | Burgas | Deveti Septemvri | 18,000 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Narodna Armia | 26,000 |
| Dimitrovgrad | Dimitrovgrad | Rakovski | 12,000 |
| Etar | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 16,000 |
| Levski | Sofia | Levski Rakovski | 40,000 18,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv Deveti Septemvri | 13,000 50,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev (Blagoevgrad) | 15,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Slavia | 25,000 |
| Sliven | Sliven | Hadzhi Dimitar | 15,000 |
| Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 12,000 |
| Trakia | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev (Plovdiv) | 30,000 |
| Vratsa | Vratsa | Hristo Botev (Vratsa) | 25,000 |

### Personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Akademik | Petko Petkov | Nikola Moskov |
| Beroe | Evgeni Yanchovski | Tenyo Minchev |
| Chernomorets | Lyubomir Borisov | Valentin Deliminkov |
| CSKA | Dimitar Penev | Lachezar Tanev |
| Dimitrovgrad | Grigor Petkov | Ivan Iliev |
| Etar | Georgi Vasilev | Stefan Lahchiev |
| Levski | Pavel Panov | Rusi Gochev |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Hristo Bonev | Ayan Sadakov |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Apostol Chachevski | Nako Doychev |
| Pirin | Boris Nikolov | Yordan Murlev |
| Slavia | Atanas Parzhelov | Ivan Haydarliev |
| Sliven | Lyudmil Goranov | Tenko Dobrev |
| Spartak Pleven | Ivan Vutsov | Plamen Getov |
| Spartak Varna | Ivan Filipov | Zhivko Gospodinov |
| Trakia | Ivan Gluhchev | Kostadin Kostadinov |
| Vratsa | Iliya Panev | Tsvetan Danov |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | 0–0 | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CSKA Sofia (C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 30 | +43 | 47 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 44 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Trakia Plovdiv | 30 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 35 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 35 | |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 30 | |
| 7 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Vratsa | 30 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 28 | |
| 9 | Sliven | 30 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 27 | |
| 10 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 25 | |
| 11 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 30 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 24 | |
| 12 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 24 | |
| 13 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 21 | |
| 14 | Spartak Pleven | 30 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 21 | |
| 15 | Akademik Svishtov (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 21 | Relegation to 1987–88 B Group |
| 16 | Dimitrovgrad (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 21 | Relegation to 1987–88 B Group |
* ↑ Levski Sofia qualified for Cup Winners' Cup as a finalists in the 1986–87 Bulgarian Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ASV | BSZ | CHB | CSK | DIM | ETA | LEV | LPL | LSO | PIR | SLA | SLI | SPL | SPV | TRA | VRA |
| Akademik Svishtov | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 10–1 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 7–2 |
| Dimitrovgrad | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Levski Sofia | 3–0 | 3–2 | 8–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 7–1 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Slavia Sofia | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Sliven | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| Spartak Pleven | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Spartak Varna | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Trakia Plovdiv | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | | 1–1 |
| Vratsa | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nasko Sirakov | Levski Sofia | 36 |
| 2 | Petar Aleksandrov | Slavia Sofia | 33 |
| 3 | Lachezar Tanev | CSKA Sofia | 28 |
| 4 | Lyuboslav Penev | CSKA Sofia | 19 |
| 5 | Stoycho Stoev | Lokomotiv Sofia | 18 |
| 6 | Hristo Kolev | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 16 |
| 7 | Petar Mihtarski | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 15 |
| 8 | Nikolay Rusev | Chernomorets Burgas | 13 |
| 8 | Iliya Voynov | Vratsa | 13 |
| 8 | Mitko Argirov | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 13 |
| 8 | Aleksandar Bonchev | Lokomotiv Sofia | 13 |

## Awards
### Team of the Season

Team of the Season (by newspaper Naroden Sport) :
| Goalkeeper | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) | Georgi Velinov (CSKA) |
| Defence | Yancho Bogomilov (Spartak Varna) | Yancho Bogomilov (Spartak Varna) | Yancho Bogomilov (Spartak Varna) | Nikolay Iliev (Levski) | Nikolay Iliev (Levski) | Nikolay Iliev (Levski) | Stefan Lahchiev (Etar) | Stefan Lahchiev (Etar) | Stefan Lahchiev (Etar) | Krasimir Bezinski (CSKA) | Krasimir Bezinski (CSKA) | Krasimir Bezinski (CSKA) |
| Midfield | Nasko Sirakov (Levski) | Nasko Sirakov (Levski) | Nasko Sirakov (Levski) | Nasko Sirakov (Levski) | Nikolay Rusev (Chernomorets) | Nikolay Rusev (Chernomorets) | Nikolay Rusev (Chernomorets) | Nikolay Rusev (Chernomorets) | Hristo Stoichkov (CSKA) | Hristo Stoichkov (CSKA) | Hristo Stoichkov (CSKA) | Hristo Stoichkov (CSKA) |
| Attack | Lachezar Tanev (CSKA) | Lachezar Tanev (CSKA) | Lachezar Tanev (CSKA) | Lachezar Tanev (CSKA) | Petar Aleksandrov (Slavia) | Petar Aleksandrov (Slavia) | Petar Aleksandrov (Slavia) | Petar Aleksandrov (Slavia) | Iliya Voynov (Vratsa) | Iliya Voynov (Vratsa) | Iliya Voynov (Vratsa) | Iliya Voynov (Vratsa) |