The 1956 A Group was the eighth 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 12 teams, and CSKA Sofia, who were the defending champions, won the championship.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1CSKA Sofia (C)2211924625+2131Qualification for European Cup preliminary round
2Levski Sofia2281043024+626
3Botev Plovdiv229762720+725
4Slavia Sofia228773731+623
5Minyor Pernik228684034+622
6Spartak Plovdiv227782829−121
7Lokomotiv Sofia2251162022−221
8Spartak Pleven226971926−721
9Spartak Sofia225982530−519
10Spartak Varna225982228−619
11Zavod 12 Sofia (R)225982029−919Relegation to 1957 B Group
12Dunav Ruse (R)2221371632−1617

Results

Home \ AwayBPDCSKDUNLEVLSOMINSLASPLSPDSSFSPVZAV
Botev Plovdiv1–21–11–10–02–01–25–01–01–02–02–1
CSKA Sofia2–24–13–10–01–03–22–04–13–12–16–0
Dunav Ruse2–11–10–00–00–12–21–20–30–02–21–0
Levski Sofia0–11–11–12–15–11–11–13–13–23–22–0
Lokomotiv Sofia1–02–21–02–31–03–20–10–02–30–01–0
Minyor Pernik1–13–65–04–11–14–13–21–11–12–33–0
Slavia Sofia0–23–00–00–02–23–23–13–03–15–02–0
Spartak Pleven2–00–01–10–11–10–01–11–03–01–01–1
Spartak Plovdiv0–11–12–21–11–12–14–13–02–12–12–2
Spartak Sofia1–11–14–00–01–02–41–01–11–01–10–0
Spartak Varna1–12–11–11–00–00–02–02–01–21–10–0
Zavod 12 Sofia3–01–10–00–03–11–31–10–02–03–22–1

Champions

CSKA Sofia

Goalkeepers
Bulgaria Georgi Naydenov130(0)
Bulgaria Hristo Andonov090(0)
Defenders
Bulgaria Georgi Tsvetkov110(1)
Bulgaria Kiril Rakarov180(0)
Bulgaria Georgi Enisheynov220(0)
Bulgaria Manol Manolov140(0)
Midfielders
Bulgaria Gavril Stoyanov180(0)
Bulgaria Stefan Bozhkov190(7)
Bulgaria Petar Aleksiev090(0)
Forwards
Bulgaria Krum Yanev170(6)
Bulgaria Dimitar Milanov18(11)
Bulgaria Konstantin Sotirov010(1)
Bulgaria Georgi Dimitrov170(2)
Bulgaria Ivan Kolev160(5)
Bulgaria Stefan Stefanov130(3)
Bulgaria Petar Mihaylov120(4)
Bulgaria Panayot Panayotov150(6)
Manager
Bulgaria Krum Milev

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1Bulgaria Pavel VladimirovMinyor Pernik16
2Bulgaria Dobromir TashkovSlavia Sofia13
3Bulgaria Dimitar MilanovCSKA Sofia11
4Bulgaria Dimitar AndonovSpartak Sofia9
Bulgaria Mihail KozhuharovSlavia Sofia

External links

  • at a-pfg.com