2009–10 A Group


The 2009–10 A Group was the 86th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 62nd of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. It began on 7 August 2009 with the game between Beroe and Lokomotiv Sofia. The last round took place on 16 May 2010. Levski Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to defend it and Litex Lovech won the title, which was their third overall.

Promotion and relegation from 2008–09

, Spartak Varna and Vihren were directly relegated for finishing in the bottom three places. Belasitsa ended a six-year stint in the Bulgarian top flight, while Spartak Varna were relegated for a record ninth time since the introduction of the A PFG, after three years. Vihren ended their four-year tenure in the A PFG, the club's first ever in the top division.
The relegated teams were replaced by Montana, champions of the West B PFG 2008-2009, and Beroe, champions of the East B PFG 2008-2009. Montana returned to the A PFG after twelve years, while Beroe won promotion for the ninth time in its history. The club did this for the ninth time, therefore equaling the record previously set by Minyor Pernik.
A further place in the league was decided through a one-legged play-off. Sportist Svoge as runner-up in West B PFG had to face Naftex Burgas, who came second in East B PFG. Sportist Svoge won the game 4–2 after a penalty shootout, following a regular time score of 2–2. This was Sportist's first participation in the Bulgarian top flight.

Team overview

ClubLocationManagerStadiumCapacityTeam captain
BeroeStara Zagora Beroe17,800 Slavi Zhekov
BotevPlovdiv Hristo Botev 21,000 Vasil Vasilev
Cherno MoreVarna Ticha8,250 Georgi Iliev
ChernomoretsBurgas Lazur18,037 Cvetomir Conkov
CSKASofia Bulgarian Army22,015 Todor Yanchev
LevskiSofia Georgi Asparuhov29,200 Georgi Petkov
LitexLovech Gradski Stadion7,050 Ivelin Popov
Lokomotiv MezdraMezdra Lokomotiv 5,000 Strati Iliev
Lokomotiv PlovdivPlovdiv Lokomotiv 13,800 Georgi Mechedzhiev
Lokomotiv SofiaSofia Lokomotiv 22,000 Georgi Markov
MinyorPernik Minyor12,000 Ivaylo Ivanov
MontanaMontana Ogosta8,000 Ventsislav Ivanov
Sliven 2000Sliven Hadzhi Dimitar10,000 Miroslav Mindev
PirinBlagoevgrad Hristo Botev 7,500 Georgi Georgiev
SlaviaSofia Ovcha Kupel18,000 Yordan Petkov
SportistSvoge Chavdar Cvetkov3,500 Todor Kyuchukov

League table

Results

Champions

;Litex Lovech

Top goalscorers

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;8 goals
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;9 assists
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;6 assists
;5 assists
;4 assists