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.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BeroeStara ZagoraBeroe12,300
BotevPlovdivHristo Botev18,000
BotevVratsaHristo Botev32,000
Cherno MoreVarnaTicha8,250
ChernomoretsBurgasLazur18,037
CSKASofiaBalgarska Armiya22,015
Etar 1924Veliko TarnovoIvaylo18,000
LevskiSofiaGeorgi Asparuhov19,200
LitexLovechLovech8,100
LokomotivPlovdivLokomotiv10,000
LokomotivSofiaLokomotiv22,000
LudogoretsRazgradLudogorets Arena6,000
MinyorPernikMinyor8,000
MontanaMontanaOgosta8,000
PirinGotse DelchevGradski5,000
SlaviaSofiaOvcha Kupel15,992

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.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Beroe Stara Zagora Petar Hubchev Doncho AtanasovUhlsportBulsatcom
Botev Plovdiv Stanimir Stoilov Asen KaraslavovadidasKTB AD
Botev Vratsa Antoni Zdravkov Iliya IlievZeus
Cherno More Varna Georgi Ivanov Georgi IlievMishoArmeets
Chernomorets Burgas Dimitar Dimitrov Trayan DyankovLegea
CSKA Sofia Milen Radukanov Ivan BandalovskiLegeaGLOBUL
Etar Serdar Dayat Dormushali SaidhodzhaJumperCBA
Levski Sofia Nikolay Mitov Stanislav AngelovPumaVTB Bank, M-tel
Litex Lovech Hristo Stoichkov Nebojša Jelenkovićadidasb-connect
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Stefan Genov Zdravko LazarovUhlsport
Lokomotiv Sofia Emil Velev Kristian DobrevJomaMALIZIA, Casa Boyana
Ludogorets Razgrad Ivaylo Petev Emil GargorovadidasNavibulgar
Minyor Pernik Nikolay Todorov Ivaylo TsvetkovJumperMunicipal Insurance Company
Montana Stoycho Stoev Georgi MechedzhievJakoOgosta Icecream
Pirin Tencho Tenev Petar LazarovTinger
Slavia Sofia Velislav Vutsov Bogomil DyakovJoma

League table

Results

Champions

;Ludogorets Razgrad

Top scorers

Awards

Weekly awards

Player of the Round

Transfers