2008–09 A Group


The 2008–09 A Group was the 85th season of the Bulgarian national top football division, and the 61st of A Group as the top tier football league in the country.. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 June 2009. CSKA Sofia were the defending champions, but they were unable to retain it and Levski Sofia won the title, which was their 26th overall.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from B PFG after the 2007–08 season
Teams relegated to B PFG after the 2007–08 season
ClubLocationManagerVenueCapacity
BelasitsaPetrich Tsar Samuil Stadium9,500
BotevPlovdiv Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv22,000
Cherno MoreVarna Ticha Stadium8,250
ChernomoretsBurgas Naftex Stadium18,037
CSKASofia Balgarska Armiya Stadium22,015
LevskiSofia Georgi Asparuhov Stadium29,800
LitexLovech Lovech Stadium7,000
Lokomotiv MezdraMezdra Lokomotiv Stadium, Mezdra5,000
Lokomotiv PlovdivPlovdiv Lokomotiv Stadium, Plovdiv13,800
Lokomotiv SofiaSofia Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia22,000
MinyorPernik Minyor Stadium16,500
OFC SlivenSliven Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium10,000
PirinBlagoevgrad Hristo Botev Stadium, Blagoevgrad7,500
SlaviaSofia Ovcha Kupel Stadium18,000
SpartakVarna Spartak Stadium8,000
VihrenSandanski Sandanski Stadium6,000

League table

Results

Champions

;Levski Sofia
1. Saidhodzha scored 7 goals for Botev Plovdiv and 7 for CSKA Sofia

2. Fernández scored 4 goals for Cherno More Varna and 5 for Chernomorets Burgas

Annual awards

Team of the season

The team have been voted by selected media representatives.
PositionNameClub
GoalkeepersKiril AkalskiLokomotiv Plovdiv
GoalkeepersGeorgi PetkovLevski
DefendersTanko DyakovCherno More
DefendersIvan IvanovCSKA
DefendersStanislav ManolevLitex
DefendersZhivko MilanovLevski
DefendersVeselin MinevLevski
DefendersYoussef RabehLevski
MidfieldersAlexCherno More
MidfieldersJoãozinhoLevski
MidfieldersDani KikiLokomotiv Plovdiv
MidfieldersAleksandar TonevCSKA
MidfieldersTodor YanchevCSKA
MidfieldersKosta YanevSliven
ForwardsSpas DelevPirin
ForwardsGeorgi IvanovLevski
ForwardsMartin KamburovLokomotiv Sofia
ForwardsIvelin PopovLitex
Head coachEmil VelevLevski