2012–13 A Group
The 2012–13 A Group was the 89th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 65th of A Group as the top tier football league in the country. The season began on 11 August 2012 and ended with the last games on 25 May 2013. Ludogorets Razgrad won the A Group title for a second consecutive season, after Levski were leading prior to the last round match, but made a draw with Slavia.
Teams
, Kaliakra and Svetkavitsa were relegated after finishing in the bottom three places of the table at the end of season 2011/12. Vidima and Kaliakra return to the second tier after two-year spells in the elite, while Svetkavitsa return after just one season in the top tier.The relegated teams were replaced by Pirin, champions of West B Group, Etar 1924, champions of East B Group and promotion play-off winners Botev. Botev returned to A Group after three years of absence, while Pirin made their debut on the highest level of Bulgarian football. For Etar 1924 this is the first season in A Group since 1997–98.
Stadia and locations
As in the previous year, the league comprised the best thirteen teams of season 2011–12, the champions of the two B Groups and the winners of the promotion play-offs.''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,300 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Hristo Botev | 18,000 |
| Botev | Vratsa | Hristo Botev | 32,000 |
| Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
| Chernomorets | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya | 22,015 |
| Etar 1924 | Veliko Tarnovo | Ivaylo | 18,000 |
| Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 19,200 |
| Litex | Lovech | Lovech | 8,100 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 10,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
| Ludogorets | Razgrad | Ludogorets Arena | 6,000 |
| Minyor | Pernik | Minyor | 8,000 |
| Montana | Montana | Ogosta | 8,000 |
| Pirin | Gotse Delchev | Gradski | 5,000 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 15,992 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Beroe Stara Zagora |  Petar Hubchev | Doncho Atanasov | Uhlsport | Bulsatcom |
| Botev Plovdiv | Stanimir Stoilov | Asen Karaslavov | adidas | KTB AD |
| Botev Vratsa | Antoni Zdravkov | Iliya Iliev | Zeus | — |
| Cherno More Varna | Georgi Ivanov | Georgi Iliev | Misho | Armeets |
| Chernomorets Burgas | Dimitar Dimitrov | Trayan Dyankov | Legea | — |
| CSKA Sofia | Milen Radukanov | Ivan Bandalovski | Legea | GLOBUL |
| Etar |  Serdar Dayat | Dormushali Saidhodzha | Jumper | CBA |
| Levski Sofia | Nikolay Mitov | Stanislav Angelov | Puma | VTB Bank, M-tel |
| Litex Lovech | Hristo Stoichkov |  Nebojša Jelenković | adidas | b-connect |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Stefan Genov | Zdravko Lazarov | Uhlsport | — |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Emil Velev | Kristian Dobrev | Joma | MALIZIA, Casa Boyana |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | Ivaylo Petev | Emil Gargorov | adidas | Navibulgar |
| Minyor Pernik | Nikolay Todorov | Ivaylo Tsvetkov | Jumper | Municipal Insurance Company |
| Montana | Stoycho Stoev | Georgi Mechedzhiev | Jako | Ogosta Icecream |
| Pirin | Tencho Tenev | Petar Lazarov | Tinger | — |
| Slavia Sofia | Velislav Vutsov | Bogomil Dyakov | Joma | — |
League table
Results
Champions
;Ludogorets Razgrad- Guela left the club during a season.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Awards
Weekly awards
Player of the Round
Transfers
- List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2012
- List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2012–13