2014–15 A Group

The 2014–15 A Group was the 91st season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, and 67th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid.

A Group
Season2014–15
Dates19 July 2014 – 31 May 2015
ChampionsLudogorets Razgrad
(4th title)
RelegatedMarek
Haskovo
CSKA Sofia (administratively)
Lokomotiv Sofia (administratively)
Champions LeagueLudogorets Razgrad
Matches played132
Goals scored336 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer Añete (14 goals)
Biggest home winLevski Sofia 8–0 Haskovo
(27 February 2015)
Biggest away winHaskovo 0–5 Levski Sofia
(4 May 2015)
Highest scoringLevski 8-0 Haskovo
(27 February 2015)
Longest winning run5 games
CSKA Sofia
Longest unbeaten run14 games
CSKA Sofia
Longest winless run15 games
Haskovo
Longest losing run11 games
Haskovo

The competition was divided in two phases - Regular season, with every team playing against every other team twice, and Playoffs, with teams divided into Championship group (top six) and Relegation group (bottom six) to determine the champions and the relegated teams, respectively.

Ludogorets Razgrad entered the season as three-time defending champions, and succeeded to retain the title for a 4th consecutive and overall time 2 rounds before the end of the season, after their home win over Lokomotiv Sofia.

Beroe Stara Zagora finished second, while Lokomotiv Sofia claimed the third place.

Marek Dupnitsa and Haskovo survived only one season in A Group and were relegated. This season was controversial, because both CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia were relegated to the third tier of Bulgarian football, due to financial problems, which prevented them from obtaining a professional license for the next season. This was the first time that CSKA was relegated from the top flight since 1948, which meant rivals Levski remained the only club to have never been relegated. Lokomotiv on the other hand, was relegated for the first time since 1971.

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