A Group
Season 1956
Champions CSKA Sofia (6th title)Matches 132
Goals 330 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Pavel Vladimirov (16 goals)
← 1955 1957 →
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 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 CSKA Sofia (C)22 11 9 2 46 25 +21 31 Qualification for European Cup preliminary round 2 Levski Sofia 22 8 10 4 30 24 +6 26 3 Botev Plovdiv 22 9 7 6 27 20 +7 25 4 Slavia Sofia 22 8 7 7 37 31 +6 23 5 Minyor Pernik 22 8 6 8 40 34 +6 22 6 Spartak Plovdiv 22 7 7 8 28 29 −1 21 7 Lokomotiv Sofia 22 5 11 6 20 22 −2 21 8 Spartak Pleven 22 6 9 7 19 26 −7 21 9 Spartak Sofia 22 5 9 8 25 30 −5 19 10 Spartak Varna 22 5 9 8 22 28 −6 19 11 Zavod 12 Sofia (R) 22 5 9 8 20 29 −9 19 Relegation to 1957 B Group 12 Dunav Ruse (R)22 2 13 7 16 32 −16 17
Results Home \ Away BPD CSK DUN LEV LSO MIN SLA SPL SPD SSF SPV ZAV Botev Plovdiv 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 CSKA Sofia 2–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 6–0 Dunav Ruse 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 Levski Sofia 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 Lokomotiv Sofia 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 Minyor Pernik 1–1 3–6 5–0 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 Slavia Sofia 0–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 5–0 2–0 Spartak Pleven 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 Spartak Plovdiv 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 Spartak Sofia 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 Spartak Varna 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 Zavod 12 Sofia 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–1
Champions CSKA Sofia
Goalkeepers Bulgaria Georgi Naydenov 13 0(0) Bulgaria Hristo Andonov09 0(0)
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