1999–2000 A Group
# 1999–2000 A Group

The 1999–2000 A Group was the 52nd 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 Levski Sofia won the championship.

## Team information

### Stadia and locations

The following teams have ensured their participation in A Group for season 1999–00 (listed in alphabetical order):

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 9,500 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev | 18,000 |
| Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets | 22,000 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Bulgarian Army | 22,995 |
| Dobrudzha | Dobrich | Druzhba | 12,500 |
| Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,986 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
| Lovech | Lovech | Lovech | 7,050 |
| Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 18,000 |
| Neftochimic | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
| Olimpik-Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 16,000 |
| Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Hristo Botev | 15,000 |
| Shumen | Shumen | Panayot Volov | 24,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 18,000 |
| Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 8,000 |
| Velbazhd | Kyustendil | Osogovo | 10,000 |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 17 | +49 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Neftochimic Burgas | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Lovech | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 49 | |
| 6 | Slavia Sofia | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 45 | |
| 7 | Spartak Varna | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 41 | |
| 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 39 | |
| 10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 37 | |
| 11 | Minyor Pernik | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 36 | |
| 12 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 13 | Olimpik-Beroe (O) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 34 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 14 | Belasitsa Petrich (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 33 | Relegation to 2000–01 B Group |
| 15 | Pirin Blagoevgrad (R) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 33 | Relegation to 2000–01 B Group |
| 16 | Shumen (R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 68 | −55 | 11 | Relegation to 2000–01 B Group |

* ↑ Neftochimic Burgas qualified for UEFA Cup as a finalists in the 1999–2000 Bulgarian Cup.
* 1 2 Belasitsa Petrich ahead of Pirin Blagoevgrad on head-to-head record; Belasitsa Petrich–Pirin Blagoevgrad 4–1, Pirin Blagoevgrad–Belasitsa Petrich 1–0.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BEL | BOT | CHB | CSK | DOB | LEV | LSO | LOV | MIN | NEF | BSZ | PIR | SHU | SLA | SPV | VEL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Belasitsa Petrich | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| CSKA Sofia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Dobrudzha Dobrich | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Levski Sofia | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Lovech | 8–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 6–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Minyor Pernik | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Neftochimic Burgas | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Olimpik-Beroe | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Shumen | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Slavia Sofia | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Spartak Varna | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | | 5–3 |
| Velbazhd Kyustendil | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |

* ↑ Match awarded as Olimpik-Beroe did not play after the 0–1 in the second half.
* ↑ Match awarded as Slavia did not play the match.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mihail Mihaylov | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 20 |
| 2 | Svetoslav Todorov | Litex Lovech | 19 |
| 3 | Plamen Timnev | Spartak Varna | 16 |
| 4 | Dimitar Ivanov | CSKA Sofia | 14 |
| 4 | Dimitar Berbatov | CSKA Sofia | 14 |
| 4 | Anton Evtimov | Minyor Pernik | 14 |
| 7 | Serge Yoffou | Levski Sofia | 13 |
| 8 | Georgi Ivanov | Levski Sofia | 12 |
| 9 | Anastas Petrov | Botev Plovdiv | 10 |
| 9 | Stefan Yurukov | Spartak Varna Litex Lovech | 10 |

* Source:1999–2000 Top Goalscorers
