The 2014–15 A Group will be 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.
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
The competition is 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 will enter the season as defending champions.
Competition format
The championship is divided in two phases.
- In the first phase, the Regular season, every team must play two times against each of the other eleven teams on home-away basis for a subtotal of 22 matches.
- In the second phase, the Play-offs, the teams are divided in two groups - Championship group (first six) and Relegation group (bottom six). In those two parallel played groups every team has to play two times, again on home-away basis, only against the remaining five teams in the group for a subtotal of 10 matches.
Thus, the season has a total of 32 fixtures.
At the end of the season, the champion earns a place in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, while the next two or three clubs in the final standings in the league table (depending on the winner of the 2014–15 Bulgarian Cup) earns the right to play in 2015/16 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. The last two teams in the table (from 11th to 12th place) are directly relegated to B Group for the next season while two clubs from the lower division are promoted.
Teams
A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, including the best 10 sides from the previous season, plus two promoted clubs from the lower division B Group.
As finishing in the bottom four places of the table at the end of season 2013–14, Chernomorets, Neftochimic, Pirin (Gotse Delchev) and Lyubimets 2007 were relegated to B Group and only two teams were promoted from B Group with the object of decreasing the number of teams from 14 to 12 for the current season.
The relegated teams were replaced by Marek (Dupnitsa), the 2013–14 B Group champions and Haskovo, the 2013–14 B Group runner-up. While Marek returns to the top division after six years, Haskovo reaches again the highest class after 21 years.
Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity (seating) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe | Stara Zagora | Beroe | 12,128 |
| Botev | Plovdiv | Komatevo | 4,000 |
| Cherno More | Varna | Ticha | 8,250 |
| CSKA | Sofia | Balgarska Armiya | 22,015 |
| Haskovo | Haskovo | Haskovo | 12,500 |
| Levski | Sofia | Georgi Asparuhov | 19,000 |
| Litex | Lovech | Lovech | 8,100 |
| Lokomotiv | Plovdiv | Lokomotiv | 10,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Sofia | Lokomotiv Sofia | 22,000 |
| Ludogorets | Razgrad | Ludogorets Arena | 6,000 |
| Marek | Dupnitsa | Bonchuk | 16,050 |
| Slavia | Sofia | Ovcha Kupel | 15,992 |
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.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroe Stara Zagora |  Petar Hubchev
|
Georgi Andonov
|
Joma | BEROE |
| Botev Plovdiv | Lyuboslav Penev
|
Ivan Tsvetkov
|
Uhlsport | KTB AD |
| Cherno More Varna | Aleksandar Stankov
|
Kiril Kotev
|
Tommy | Armeets |
| CSKA Sofia | Stoycho Mladenov
|
Valentin Iliev
|
Legea | — |
| Haskovo | Dimcho Nenov
|
Nedyalko Hubenov
|
Flair | — |
| Levski Sofia |  Pepe Murcia
|
Vacant
|
Joma | M-tel |
| Litex Lovech | Krasimir Balakov
|
Vacant
|
adidas | Prima |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Emil Velev
|
Zdravko Lazarov
|
Uhlsport | — |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | Dimitar Vasev
|
Vacant
|
Jako | Casa Boyana |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | Stoycho Stoev
|
Svetoslav Dyakov
|
adidas | Navibulgar |
| Marek Dupnitsa | Anton Velkov
|
Milen Lahchev
|
Legea | Actavis |
| Slavia Sofia | Milen Radukanov
|
Georgi Petkov
|
Joma | — |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherno More | Georgi Ivanov | Resignation | 18 May 2014 | Pre-season | Aleksandar Stankov | 2 June 2014 |
| Levski Sofia | Elin Topuzakov | 18 May 2014 | Pepe Murcia | 5 June 2014 | ||
| Marek Dupnitsa | Ivaylo Pargov | 18 May 2014 | Anton Velkov | 5 June 2014 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Aleksandar Stankov | Mutual consent | 19 May 2014 | Emil Velev | 12 June 2014 | |
| Litex Lovech | Miodrag Ješić | End of contract | 19 May 2014 | Krasimir Balakov | 27 May 2014 | |
| Botev Plovdiv | Stanimir Stoilov | Mutual consent | 4 June 2014 | Lyuboslav Penev | 6 June 2014 |
First phase
The first 22 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the Regular season. In the first phase, every team plays each other team twice on a home-away basis till all the teams have played two matches against each other. The table standings at the end of the Regular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs.
League table
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Results
Each team played against every other team for a total of 22 matches.
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Awards
Weekly awards
Player of the Round
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| Round 10 | ||
| Round 11 | ||
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| Round 13 | ||
| Round 14 | ||
| Round 15 | ||
| Round 16 | ||
| Round 17 | ||
| Round 18 | ||
| Round 19 | ||
| Round 20 | ||
| Round 21 | ||
| Round 22 | ||
| Round 23 | ||
| Round 24 | ||
| Round 25 | ||
| Round 26 | ||
| Round 27 | ||
| Round 28 | ||
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| Round 31 | ||
| Round 32 | ||