Season | 2001–02 |
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Dates | 3 August 2001 – 30 May 2002 |
Champions |
Levski Sofia (23rd title) |
Relegated | |
Champions League | Levski |
UEFA Cup | |
Matches played | 268 |
Goals scored | 681 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Vladimir Manchev (21 goals) |
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2000–01
2002–03 → |
The 2001–02 A Group was the 54th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Defending champions Levski Sofia won their third consecutive title, and 23rd title overall.
The format of the league was changed from last season, with the intention of making the league more competitive. This resulted in the league being divided into two groups after the regular season. The top 6 teams from the regular season would continue in the championship round, while the bottom 8 teams would play in the relegation round. It was contested by 14 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship. [1]
Fourteen teams competed in the league. The promoted teams from the 2000–01 B Group were Spartak Pleven (returning to the top flight after a three-year absence) and Marek Dupnitsa (returning after a nineteen-year absence). The league also included Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Belasitsa Petrich after mergers with Velbazhd Kyustendil and Hebar Pazardzhik respectively.
These teams replace Botev Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik, who were relegated at the end of the last season.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 9,500 |
Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 22,500 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets | 22,000 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armia | 22,015 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,200 |
Litex | Lovech | Gradski | 7,050 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 24,000 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 16,050 |
Naftex | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
Slavia | Sofia | Slavia | 32,000 |
Spartak | Pleven | Slavi Aleksiev | 21,940 |
Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 7,500 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Belasitsa |
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Beroe |
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St. Elias |
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CSKA Sofia |
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Levski Sofia |
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Mobiltel |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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VAI Holding | |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Litex |
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Litex Commerce |
Marek |
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Naftex |
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Petrol AD |
Slavia Sofia |
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Sofiyski Imoti |
Spartak Pleven |
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VIS-2 |
Spartak Varna |
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Beroe |
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Mutual consent | 1 June 2001 | Pre-season |
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21 June 2001 [2] |
Chernomorets |
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Mutual consent | 1 June 2001 | Pre-season |
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22 June 2001 [3] |
Marek Dupnitsa |
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Mutual consent | 8 September 2001 | 12th |
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10 September 2001 [4] |
Chernomorets |
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Sacked | 9 September 2001 | 14th |
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12 September 2001 [5] |
Levski Sofia |
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Mutual consent | 10 September 2001 [6] | 1st |
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10 September 2001 |
Slavia Sofia |
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Sacked | 25 September 2001 | 10th |
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25 September 2001 |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Sacked | 28 October 2001 [7] | 9th |
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28 October 2001 |
CSKA Sofia |
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Sacked | 4 December 2001 | 3rd |
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10 December 2001 |
Marek Dupnitsa |
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Mutual consent | 2 January 2002 | 13th |
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2 January 2002 [8] |
Levski Sofia |
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End of caretaker tenure | 3 January 2002 | 1st |
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3 January 2002 |
Beroe |
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Mutual consent | 4 January 2002 | 14th |
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4 January 2002 |
Levski Sofia |
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Sacked | 11 March 2002 [9] | 1st |
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17 March 2002 [10] |
Beroe |
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Sacked | 12 March 2002 | 14th |
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17 March 2002 |
Spartak Pleven |
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Mutual consent | 12 March 2002 | 7th |
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18 March 2002 |
Belasitsa |
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Sacked | 12 May 2002 | 12th |
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13 May 2002 [11] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 65 | Qualification for championship group |
2 | Litex Lovech | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 55 | |
3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 53 | |
4 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 52 | |
5 | Naftex Burgas | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 42 | |
6 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 37 | |
7 | Spartak Pleven | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 33 | Qualification for relegation group |
8 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 29 | |
9 | Spartak Varna | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 26 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 26 | |
11 | Marek | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 24 | |
12 | Cherno More | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 24 | |
13 | Belasitsa Petrich | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 23 | |
14 | Beroe | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 46 | −33 | 14 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 56 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Litex Lovech | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 50 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 38 | |
4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 34 | |
5 | Slavia Sofia | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 32 | |
6 | Naftex Burgas | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 30 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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7 | Marek | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 38 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
8 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 37 | |
9 | Spartak Varna | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 36 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 35 | |
11 | Cherno More | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 35 | |
12 | Spartak Pleven (R) | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 33 | Relegation to 2002–03 B Group |
13 | Belasitsa Petrich (R) | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 32 | |
14 | Beroe (R) | 40 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 13 |
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Season | 2001–02 |
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Dates | 3 August 2001 – 30 May 2002 |
Champions |
Levski Sofia (23rd title) |
Relegated | |
Champions League | Levski |
UEFA Cup | |
Matches played | 268 |
Goals scored | 681 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Vladimir Manchev (21 goals) |
←
2000–01
2002–03 → |
The 2001–02 A Group was the 54th season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
Defending champions Levski Sofia won their third consecutive title, and 23rd title overall.
The format of the league was changed from last season, with the intention of making the league more competitive. This resulted in the league being divided into two groups after the regular season. The top 6 teams from the regular season would continue in the championship round, while the bottom 8 teams would play in the relegation round. It was contested by 14 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship. [1]
Fourteen teams competed in the league. The promoted teams from the 2000–01 B Group were Spartak Pleven (returning to the top flight after a three-year absence) and Marek Dupnitsa (returning after a nineteen-year absence). The league also included Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Belasitsa Petrich after mergers with Velbazhd Kyustendil and Hebar Pazardzhik respectively.
These teams replace Botev Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik, who were relegated at the end of the last season.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Belasitsa | Petrich | Tsar Samuil | 9,500 |
Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 22,500 |
Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
Chernomorets | Burgas | Chernomorets | 22,000 |
CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armia | 22,015 |
Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 29,200 |
Litex | Lovech | Gradski | 7,050 |
Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 24,000 |
Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv | 22,000 |
Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 16,050 |
Naftex | Burgas | Lazur | 18,037 |
Slavia | Sofia | Slavia | 32,000 |
Spartak | Pleven | Slavi Aleksiev | 21,940 |
Spartak | Varna | Spartak | 7,500 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Belasitsa |
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Vitosha AD | ||
Beroe |
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Cherno More |
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St. Elias |
Chernomorets |
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CSKA Sofia |
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Levski Sofia |
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Mobiltel |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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VAI Holding | |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Delta-G | |
Litex |
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Litex Commerce |
Marek |
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Naftex |
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Petrol AD |
Slavia Sofia |
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Sofiyski Imoti |
Spartak Pleven |
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VIS-2 |
Spartak Varna |
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Beroe |
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Mutual consent | 1 June 2001 | Pre-season |
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21 June 2001 [2] |
Chernomorets |
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Mutual consent | 1 June 2001 | Pre-season |
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22 June 2001 [3] |
Marek Dupnitsa |
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Mutual consent | 8 September 2001 | 12th |
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10 September 2001 [4] |
Chernomorets |
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Sacked | 9 September 2001 | 14th |
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12 September 2001 [5] |
Levski Sofia |
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Mutual consent | 10 September 2001 [6] | 1st |
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10 September 2001 |
Slavia Sofia |
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Sacked | 25 September 2001 | 10th |
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25 September 2001 |
Lokomotiv Sofia |
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Sacked | 28 October 2001 [7] | 9th |
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28 October 2001 |
CSKA Sofia |
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Sacked | 4 December 2001 | 3rd |
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10 December 2001 |
Marek Dupnitsa |
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Mutual consent | 2 January 2002 | 13th |
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2 January 2002 [8] |
Levski Sofia |
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End of caretaker tenure | 3 January 2002 | 1st |
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3 January 2002 |
Beroe |
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Mutual consent | 4 January 2002 | 14th |
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4 January 2002 |
Levski Sofia |
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Sacked | 11 March 2002 [9] | 1st |
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17 March 2002 [10] |
Beroe |
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Sacked | 12 March 2002 | 14th |
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17 March 2002 |
Spartak Pleven |
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Mutual consent | 12 March 2002 | 7th |
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18 March 2002 |
Belasitsa |
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Sacked | 12 May 2002 | 12th |
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13 May 2002 [11] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 65 | Qualification for championship group |
2 | Litex Lovech | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 55 | |
3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 53 | |
4 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 52 | |
5 | Naftex Burgas | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 42 | |
6 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 37 | |
7 | Spartak Pleven | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 33 | Qualification for relegation group |
8 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 29 | |
9 | Spartak Varna | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 26 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 26 | |
11 | Marek | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 24 | |
12 | Cherno More | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 24 | |
13 | Belasitsa Petrich | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 23 | |
14 | Beroe | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 46 | −33 | 14 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Levski Sofia (C) | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 56 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Litex Lovech | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 50 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 38 | |
4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 34 | |
5 | Slavia Sofia | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 32 | |
6 | Naftex Burgas | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 30 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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7 | Marek | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 38 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
8 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 37 | |
9 | Spartak Varna | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 36 | |
10 | Chernomorets Burgas | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 69 | −28 | 35 | |
11 | Cherno More | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 35 | |
12 | Spartak Pleven (R) | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 33 | Relegation to 2002–03 B Group |
13 | Belasitsa Petrich (R) | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 32 | |
14 | Beroe (R) | 40 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 70 | −51 | 13 |
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