1988–89 B Group

Bulgarian B Group
Season1988–89
ChampionsHebar
PromotedHebar
Chernomorets
RelegatedAkademik Sofia
Spartak Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Ruse
Arda
Matches played380
Goals scored962 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer Vladimir Stoyanov
(24 goals)

The 1988–89 B Group was the 33rd season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system. A total of 20 teams contested the league.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 1988–89 Bulgarian B Group teams
Team City Stadium Capacity
Akademik Sofia Akademik (Sofia) 15,000
Akademik Svishtov Akademik (Svishtov) 13,500
Arda Kardzhali Druzhba (Kardzhali) 12,000
Bdin Vidin Georgi Benkovski 12,000
Chernomorets Burgas Deveti Septemvri 18,000
Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni Gradski 8,000
Dobrudzha Dobrich Druzhba (Dobrich) 16,000
Haskovo Haskovo Dimitar Kanev 14,000
Hebar Pazardzhik Lyuben Shkodrov 8,000
Lokomotiv Ruse Lokomotiv (Ruse) 8,000
Lokomotiv Stara Zagora Lokomotiv (St. Zagora) 10,000
Ludogorets Razgrad Dyanko Stefanov 8,000
Osam Lovech Hristo Karpachev 12,000
Rila Dupnitsa Bonchuk 22,000
Shumen Shumen Panayot Volov 28,000
Spartak Pleven Spartak (Pleven) 15,000
Spartak Plovdiv Spartak (Plovdiv) 10,000
Tundzha Yambol Nikola Laskov 12,000
Vihren Sandanski Vihren 8,000
Yantra Gabrovo Hristo Botev 12,000

Personnel

Team Manager Captain
Akademik Sofia Milen Goranov Biser Velkov
Akademik Svishtov Asen Milushev Todor Borisov
Arda Vasil Ankov Hristo Topalov
Bdin Ivan Tsvetkov Toshko Borisov
Chernomorets Evgeni Yanchovski Lyubomir Sheytanov
Cherveno Zname Kiril Furnigov Angel Stefanov
Dobrudzha Kurti Nedev Ivan Georgiev
Haskovo Pavel Panov Yuliyan Minchev
Hebar Kiril Vaglarov Lazar Dimitrov
Lokomotiv Ruse Nikola Hristov Iliya Yankov
Lokomotiv Stara Zagora Ivan Tanev Tanko Tanev
Ludogorets Grigor Petkov Ruzhin Ananiev
Osam Kiril Ivkov Petar Hubchev
Rila Sasho Pargov Vasil Gizdov
Shumen Todor Todorov Stoyan Cheshmedzhiev
Spartak Pleven Stefan Velichkov Ventsislav Gochev
Spartak Plovdiv Atanas Marinov Ivan Marinov
Tundzha Petko Nikolov Ivan Penchev
Vihren Todor Nikolov Todor Mechev
Yantra Todor Todorov Vesko Ganchev

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hebar Pazardzhik (P) 38 23 6 9 66 38 +28 52 Promotion to 1989–90 A Group
2 Chernomorets Burgas (P) 38 20 10 8 63 32 +31 50
3 Osam Lovech 38 21 5 12 50 27 +23 47
4 Dobrudzha Dobrich 38 18 10 10 46 31 +15 46
5 Akademik Svishtov 38 16 12 10 45 30 +15 44
6 Shumen 38 16 9 13 49 37 +12 41
7 Haskovo 38 14 12 12 59 41 +18 40
8 Yantra Gabrovo 38 18 4 16 47 52 −5 40
9 Vihren Sandanski 38 15 9 14 43 47 −4 39
10 Lokomotiv Stara Zagora 38 17 4 17 56 61 −5 38
11 Spartak Pleven 38 16 5 17 61 48 +13 37
12 Tundzha Yambol 38 14 9 15 43 46 −3 37
13 Bdin Vidin 38 13 11 14 41 50 −9 37
14 Ludogorets Razgrad 38 15 4 19 51 62 −11 34
15 Cherveno Zname Pavlikeni 38 13 7 18 45 62 −17 33
16 Rila Dupnitsa 38 15 3 20 39 59 −20 33
17 Akademik Sofia (R) 38 9 14 15 38 48 −10 32 Relegation to 1989–90 V Group
18 Spartak Plovdiv (R) 38 11 8 19 43 60 −17 30
19 Lokomotiv Ruse (R) 38 12 2 24 39 56 −17 26
20 Arda Kardzhali (R) 38 8 8 22 38 75 −37 24
Source: 1989 Football retro-football.bg
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Vladimir Stoyanov Chernomorets Burgas 24
2 Stanimir Stoilov Haskovo 23
3 Blagovest Petkov Spartak Pleven 18
4 Plamen Linkov Osam Lovech 16
Kostadin Avramov Shumen / Lokomotiv Ruse
Simeon Chilibonov Chernomorets Burgas
7 Yuliyan Minchev Haskovo 14
Georgi Tsvetanov Spartak Pleven
Valentin Ignatov Akademik Svishtov
Rafi Rafiev Ludogorets
Demir Demirev Ludogorets

References

  1. ^ ""Б" група сезон 1988/89" (in Bulgarian). lokomotiv1930.com.[permanent dead link‍]