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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">50th completed season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league season</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and 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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">2 August 1997 – 10 May 1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Litex_Lovech" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Litex Lovech">Litex Lovech</a><br />(1st title)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relegated</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Olimpik</li><li><a href="/wiki/PFC_Spartak_Pleven" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Spartak Pleven">Spartak Pleven</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/F.C._Etar" class="mw-redirect" title="F.C. Etar">Etar</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_UEFA_Champions_League" title="1998–99 UEFA Champions League">Champions League</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Litex_Lovech" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Litex Lovech">Litex</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_UEFA_Cup" title="1998–99 UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/PFC_CSKA_Sofia" title="PFC CSKA Sofia">CSKA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Matches played</th><td class="infobox-data">240</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Goals scored</th><td class="infobox-data">696 (2.9 per match)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top goalscorer</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boncho_Genchev" title="Boncho Genchev">Boncho Genchev</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Anton_Spasov" title="Anton Spasov">Anton Spasov</a></li></ul></div> (17 goals each)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_A_Group" title="1996–97 A Group">1996–97</a> </div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_A_Group" title="1998–99 A Group">1998–99</a> → </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1997–98 A Group</b> was the 50th season of the <a href="/wiki/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">A Football Group</a>, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_A_Group&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was contested by 16 teams, and <a href="/wiki/PFC_Litex_Lovech" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Litex Lovech">Litex Lovech</a> won the championship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_standings">League standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_A_Group&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: League standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011077906">.mw-parser-output .sports-table-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Position">Pos</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="190">Team </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Played">Pld</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Won">W</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Drawn">D</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Lost">L</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals for">GF</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goals against">GA</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Goal difference">GD</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><abbr title="Points">Pts</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Qualification or relegation </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">1 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Litex_Lovech" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Litex Lovech">Litex Lovech</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(C)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">73 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">25 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;">+48 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3BB;">69 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3BB;" rowspan="1">Qualification for <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_UEFA_Champions_League#First_qualifying_round" title="1998–99 UEFA Champions League">Champions League first qualifying round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;">2 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Levski_Sofia" title="PFC Levski Sofia">Levski Sofia</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;">19 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;">73 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;">27 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;">+46 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#FFFFBB;">64 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFFFBB;" rowspan="1">Qualification for <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup#Qualifying_round" title="1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup">Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">3 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_CSKA_Sofia" title="PFC CSKA Sofia">CSKA Sofia</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">18 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">71 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">29 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;">+42 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#BBF3FF;">61 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#BBF3FF;" rowspan="1">Qualification for <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_UEFA_Cup#First_qualifying_round" title="1998–99 UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup first qualifying round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Naftex_Burgas" title="PFC Naftex Burgas">Neftochimic Burgas</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">59 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">31 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+28 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Slavia_Sofia" title="PFC Slavia Sofia">Slavia Sofia</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">51 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+21 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">54 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Velbazhd_Kyustendil" title="Velbazhd Kyustendil">Levski Kyustendil</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">1 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">14 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">45 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+5 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">46 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;">7 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;"><a href="/wiki/FC_Spartak_Varna" title="FC Spartak Varna">Spartak Varna</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;">36 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;">+6 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#ccccff;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#ccccff;" rowspan="1">Qualification for <a href="/wiki/1998_UEFA_Intertoto_Cup#First_round" title="1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup">Intertoto Cup first round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">8 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FC_Minyor_Pernik" title="FC Minyor Pernik">Minyor Pernik</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">5 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">32 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">35 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−3 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">41 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;" rowspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">9 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FC_Lokomotiv_1929_Sofia" title="FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia">Lokomotiv Sofia</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">6 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">42 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">40 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">+2 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">39 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">10 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FC_Metalurg_Pernik" title="FC Metalurg Pernik">Metalurg Pernik</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">15 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">28 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−8 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">37 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Botev_Plovdiv" title="Botev Plovdiv">Botev Plovdiv</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">35 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">48 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−13 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">12 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FC_Dobrudzha_Dobrich" title="FC Dobrudzha Dobrich">Dobrudzha Dobrich</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">33 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">55 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−22 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">13 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Lokomotiv_Plovdiv" title="PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv">Lokomotiv Plovdiv</a> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">3 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">16 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">31 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">58 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">−27 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:transparent; color: inherit;">36 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">14 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;"><a href="/wiki/Galata,_Lovech_Province" title="Galata, Lovech Province">Olimpik Galata</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(R)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">11 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">17 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">26 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">47 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">−21 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#FFBBBB;">35 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;" rowspan="3">Relegation to <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_B_Group" title="1998–99 B Group">1998–99 B Group</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">15 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;"><a href="/wiki/OFC_Spartak_Pleven" title="OFC Spartak Pleven">Spartak Pleven</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(R)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">7 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">0 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">23 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">32 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">75 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">−43 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#FFBBBB;">21 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">16 </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align: left; white-space:nowrap;font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;"><a href="/wiki/F.C._Etar" class="mw-redirect" title="F.C. Etar">Etar Veliko Tarnovo</a> <span style="font-weight:bold">(R)</span> </th> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">30 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">4 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">2 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">24 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">21 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">82 </td> <td style="font-weight: normal;background-color:#FFBBBB;">−61 </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;background-color:#FFBBBB;">14 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="sports-table-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulg98.html">rsssf.com</a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">(C)</span> Champions; <span style="font-weight:bold">(R)</span> Relegated</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_A_Group&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:hidden"><div class="noresize overflowbugx" style="overflow:auto"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Home \ Away </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Botev_Plovdiv" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Botev Plovdiv">BOT</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_CSKA_Sofia" title="PFC CSKA Sofia">CSK</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Dobrudzha_Dobrich" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Dobrudzha Dobrich">DOB</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/F.C._Etar" class="mw-redirect" title="F.C. Etar">ETA</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Velbazhd_Kyustendil" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil">LVK</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Levski_Sofia" title="PFC Levski Sofia">LEV</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Litex_Lovech" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Litex Lovech">LIT</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Lokomotiv_Plovdiv" title="PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv">LPL</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Lokomotiv_Sofia" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Lokomotiv Sofia">LSO</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/FC_Metalurg_Pernik" title="FC Metalurg Pernik">MET</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Minyor_Pernik" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Minyor Pernik">MIN</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Naftex_Burgas" title="PFC Naftex Burgas">NEF</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/w/index.php?title=FC_Olimpik_Galata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="FC Olimpik Galata (page does not exist)">OLI</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Slavia_Sofia" title="PFC Slavia Sofia">SLA</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Spartak_Pleven" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Spartak Pleven">SPL</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Spartak_1918" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Spartak 1918">SPV</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Botev_Plovdiv" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Botev Plovdiv">Botev Plovdiv</a> </th> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">2–4 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">2–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_CSKA_Sofia" title="PFC CSKA Sofia">CSKA Sofia</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Dobrudzha_Dobrich" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Dobrudzha Dobrich">Dobrudzha Dobrich</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–4 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–5<sup id="cite_ref-table_note_1_DOB_LSO0.90692549241098_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_note_1_DOB_LSO0.90692549241098-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/F.C._Etar" class="mw-redirect" title="F.C. Etar">Etar Veliko Tarnovo</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–2 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–4 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">3–4 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Velbazhd_Kyustendil" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil">Levski Kyustendil</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0<sup id="cite_ref-table_note_1_LVK_LIT0.90692549241098_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_note_1_LVK_LIT0.90692549241098-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Levski_Sofia" title="PFC Levski Sofia">Levski Sofia</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">3–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">7–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">2–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Litex_Lovech" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Litex Lovech">Litex Lovech</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–4<sup id="cite_ref-table_note_1_LIT_LEV0.90692549241098_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_note_1_LIT_LEV0.90692549241098-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">6–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Lokomotiv_Plovdiv" title="PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv">Lokomotiv Plovdiv</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–4 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Lokomotiv_Sofia" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Lokomotiv Sofia">Lokomotiv Sofia</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">2–3 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/FC_Metalurg_Pernik" title="FC Metalurg Pernik">Metalurg Pernik</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">2–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Minyor_Pernik" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Minyor Pernik">Minyor Pernik</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">2–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Naftex_Burgas" title="PFC Naftex Burgas">Neftochimic Burgas</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">7–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=FC_Olimpik_Galata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="FC Olimpik Galata (page does not exist)">Olimpik Galata</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">2–4 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Slavia_Sofia" title="PFC Slavia Sofia">Slavia Sofia</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">2–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">2–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">2–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Spartak_Pleven" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Spartak Pleven">Spartak Pleven</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">2–5 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–4 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">1–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">0–1 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Spartak_1918" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Spartak 1918">Spartak Varna</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">4–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">5–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">1–1 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">1–2 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">2–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">0–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">3–1 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;background:#bbb;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011076571">.mw-parser-output .sports-results-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style><div class="sports-results-notes">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://a-pfg.com/сезон/1997-1998/">A PFG</a> <span class="languageicon">(in Bulgarian)</span><br />Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.<br />Notes:</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-table_note_1_DOB_LSO0.90692549241098-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-table_note_1_DOB_LSO0.90692549241098_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Match awarded after was abandoned at 65th minute by the result 0–2.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-table_note_1_LVK_LIT0.90692549241098-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-table_note_1_LVK_LIT0.90692549241098_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Match awarded as Litex Lovech fielded ineligible player <a href="/wiki/Radostin_Kishishev" title="Radostin Kishishev">Radostin Kishishev</a> (originally finished 0–0).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-table_note_1_LIT_LEV0.90692549241098-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-table_note_1_LIT_LEV0.90692549241098_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Match awarded as Litex Lovech fielded ineligible player <a href="/wiki/Radostin_Kishishev" title="Radostin Kishishev">Radostin Kishishev</a> (originally finished 1–1).</span> </li> </ol></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Champions">Champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_A_Group&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Litex Lovech</dt></dl> <table class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#ee6611"><span style="color:#000000;">Goalkeepers</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Vitomir_Vutov" title="Vitomir Vutov">Vitomir Vutov</a></td> <td>28</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stoyan_Stavrev" title="Stoyan Stavrev">Stoyan Stavrev</a></td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>2</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#ee6611"><span style="color:#000000;">Defenders</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Petar_Kushev" title="Petar Kushev">Petar Kushev</a></td> <td>16</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Kolev" title="Stefan Kolev">Stefan Kolev</a></td> <td>21</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nikolay_Dimitrov_(footballer,_born_1970)" title="Nikolay Dimitrov (footballer, born 1970)">Nikolay Dimitrov</a></td> <td>24</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dimitar_Karadaliev" title="Dimitar Karadaliev">Dimitar Karadaliev</a></td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>1</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Zlatomir_Zagor%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Zlatomir Zagorčić">Zlatomir Zagorčić</a></td> <td>27</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ivaylo_Petkov" title="Ivaylo Petkov">Ivaylo Petkov</a></td> <td>27</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(3) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Radostin_Kishishev" title="Radostin Kishishev">Radostin Kishishev</a></td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>5</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dimitar_Balabanov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dimitar Balabanov (page does not exist)">Dimitar Balabanov</a></td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>6</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rosen_Kirilov" title="Rosen Kirilov">Rosen Kirilov</a></td> <td>28</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Koycho_Ivanov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Koycho Ivanov (page does not exist)">Koycho Ivanov</a></td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>1</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#ee6611"><span style="color:#000000;">Midfielders</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rosen_Emilov" title="Rosen Emilov">Rosen Emilov</a></td> <td>17</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mariyan_Todorov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mariyan Todorov (page does not exist)">Mariyan Todorov</a></td> <td>28</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(6) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stoycho_Stoilov" title="Stoycho Stoilov">Stoycho Stoilov</a></td> <td>30</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(8) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Ostrovski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Ostrovski (page does not exist)">Daniel Ostrovski</a></td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>5</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro"><img alt="Serbia and Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dragoljub_Simonovi%C4%87" title="Dragoljub Simonović">Dragoljub Simonović</a></td> <td>22</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(6) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ivaylo_Petev" title="Ivaylo Petev">Ivaylo Petev</a>*</td> <td>12</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Veselin_Sarbakov" title="Veselin Sarbakov">Veselin Sarbakov</a></td> <td>16</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(3) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Emil_Tsanev&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emil Tsanev (page does not exist)">Emil Tsanev</a>*</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>2</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#ee6611"><span style="color:#000000;">Forwards</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Yurukov" title="Stefan Yurukov">Stefan Yurukov</a>*</td> <td>14</td> <td>(13) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dimcho_Belyakov" title="Dimcho Belyakov">Dimcho Belyakov</a>*</td> <td>14</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(5) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania"><img alt="Albania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/21px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/42px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alban_Bushi" title="Alban Bushi">Alban Bushi</a></td> <td>15</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(4) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Svetoslav_Todorov" title="Svetoslav Todorov">Svetoslav Todorov</a></td> <td>19</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(9) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Luis_Carlos_Mota&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luis Carlos Mota (page does not exist)">Luis Carlos Mota</a></td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>5</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro"><img alt="Serbia and Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Igor_Bogdanovi%C4%87" title="Igor Bogdanović">Igor Bogdanović</a></td> <td>15</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(6) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Metodi_Stoynev" title="Metodi Stoynev">Metodi Stoynev</a></td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>8</td> <td><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(1) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#ee6611"><span style="color:#000000;">Manager</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dimitar_Dimitrov_(football_manager)" title="Dimitar Dimitrov (football manager)">Dimitar Dimitrov</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <ul><li>Petev, Tsanev, Yurukov and Belyakov left the club during a season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_scorers">Top scorers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_A_Group&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Top scorers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Scorer </th> <th>Club </th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Anton_Spasov" title="Anton Spasov">Anton Spasov</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Naftex_Burgas" title="PFC Naftex Burgas">Neftochimic Burgas</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Boncho_Genchev" title="Boncho Genchev">Boncho Genchev</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/PFC_CSKA_Sofia" title="PFC CSKA Sofia">CSKA Sofia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">3 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Yurukov" title="Stefan Yurukov">Stefan Yurukov</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Litex_Lovech" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Litex Lovech">Litex Lovech</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Serbia and Montenegro"><img alt="Serbia and Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_%281992%E2%80%932006%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Danilo_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Danilo Dončić">Danilo Dončić</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/FC_Lokomotiv_1929_Sofia" title="FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia">Lokomotiv Sofia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">5 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stanimir_Stoilov" title="Stanimir Stoilov">Stanimir Stoilov</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Slavia_Sofia" title="PFC Slavia Sofia">Slavia Sofia</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Valentin_Stanchev" title="Valentin Stanchev">Valentin Stanchev</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/FC_Spartak_Varna" title="FC Spartak Varna">Spartak Varna</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Plamen_Petrov_(footballer,_born_1972)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Plamen Petrov (footballer, born 1972) (page does not exist)">Plamen Petrov</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Velbazhd_Kyustendil" class="mw-redirect" title="PFC Velbazhd Kyustendil">Levski Kyustendil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Georgi_Ivanov_(footballer,_born_1976)" title="Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1976)">Georgi Ivanov</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/PFC_Levski_Sofia" title="PFC Levski Sofia">Levski Sofia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Iliya_Voynov" title="Iliya Voynov">Iliya Voynov</a> </td> <td align="left"><a 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Bulgarian State Football Championship">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Bulgarian_State_Football_Championship" title="1933 Bulgarian State Football Championship">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Bulgarian_State_Football_Championship" title="1934 Bulgarian State Football Championship">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Bulgarian_State_Football_Championship" title="1935 Bulgarian State Football Championship">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Bulgarian_State_Football_Championship" title="1936 Bulgarian State Football Championship">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Bulgarian_State_Football_Championship" title="1937 Bulgarian State Football Championship">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_Bulgarian_National_Football_Division" title="1937–38 Bulgarian National Football Division">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_Bulgarian_National_Football_Division" title="1938–39 Bulgarian National Football Division">1938–39</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1945_Bulgarian_Republic_Football_Championship" title="1945 Bulgarian Republic Football Championship">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Bulgarian_Republic_Football_Championship" title="1946 Bulgarian Republic Football Championship">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Bulgarian_Republic_Football_Championship" title="1947 Bulgarian Republic Football Championship">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Bulgarian_Republic_Football_Championship" title="1948 Bulgarian Republic Football Championship">1948</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A Group</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_A_Group" title="1948–49 A Group">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_A_Group" title="1950 A Group">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_A_Group" title="1951 A Group">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_A_Group" title="1952 A Group">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_A_Group" title="1953 A Group">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_A_Group" title="1954 A Group">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_A_Group" title="1955 A Group">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_A_Group" title="1956 A Group">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_A_Group" title="1957 A Group">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_A_Group" title="1958 A Group">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_A_Group" title="1958–59 A Group">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_A_Group" title="1959–60 A Group">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_A_Group" title="1960–61 A Group">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_A_Group" title="1961–62 A Group">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_A_Group" title="1962–63 A Group">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_A_Group" title="1963–64 A Group">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_A_Group" title="1964–65 A Group">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_A_Group" title="1965–66 A Group">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_A_Group" title="1966–67 A Group">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_A_Group" title="1967–68 A Group">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_A_Group" title="1968–69 A Group">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_A_Group" title="1969–70 A Group">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_A_Group" title="1970–71 A Group">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_A_Group" title="1971–72 A Group">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_A_Group" title="1972–73 A Group">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_A_Group" title="1973–74 A Group">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_A_Group" title="1974–75 A Group">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_A_Group" title="1975–76 A Group">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_A_Group" title="1976–77 A Group">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_A_Group" title="1977–78 A Group">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_A_Group" title="1978–79 A Group">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_A_Group" title="1979–80 A Group">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_A_Group" title="1980–81 A Group">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_A_Group" title="1981–82 A Group">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_A_Group" title="1982–83 A Group">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_A_Group" title="1983–84 A Group">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_A_Group" title="1984–85 A Group">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_A_Group" title="1985–86 A Group">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_A_Group" title="1986–87 A Group">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_A_Group" title="1987–88 A Group">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_A_Group" title="1988–89 A Group">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_A_Group" title="1989–90 A Group">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_A_Group" title="1990–91 A Group">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_A_Group" title="1991–92 A Group">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_A_Group" title="1992–93 A Group">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_A_Group" title="1993–94 A Group">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_A_Group" title="1994–95 A Group">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_A_Group" title="1995–96 A Group">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_A_Group" title="1996–97 A Group">1996–97</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_A_Group" title="1998–99 A Group">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_A_Group" title="1999–2000 A Group">1999–00</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_A_Group" title="2000–01 A Group">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_A_Group" title="2001–02 A Group">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_A_Group" title="2002–03 A Group">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_A_Group" title="2003–04 A Group">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_A_Group" title="2004–05 A Group">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_A_Group" title="2005–06 A Group">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_A_Group" title="2006–07 A Group">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_A_Group" title="2007–08 A Group">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_A_Group" title="2008–09 A Group">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_A_Group" title="2009–10 A Group">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_A_Group" title="2010–11 A Group">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_A_Group" title="2011–12 A Group">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_A_Group" title="2012–13 A Group">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_A_Group" title="2013–14 A Group">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_A_Group" title="2014–15 A Group">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_A_Group" title="2015–16 A Group">2015–16</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">First League</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2016–17 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2018–19 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2019–20 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2021–22 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2022–23 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2023–24 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="2024–25 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1997–98_in_Bulgarian_football" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">A Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_B_Group" title="1997–98 B Group">B Group</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_V_AFG&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 V AFG (page does not exist)">V Group</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Domestic cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Bulgarian_Cup" title="1997–98 Bulgarian Cup">Bulgarian Cup</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Bulgarian_Cup_final" title="1998 Bulgarian Cup final">Final</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Champions_League" title="1997–98 UEFA Champions League">Champions League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Cup" title="1997–98 UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup" title="1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup">Cup Winners' Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_UEFA_Intertoto_Cup" title="1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup">Intertoto Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related to <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team" title="Bulgaria national football team">national team</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1998 FIFA World Cup">1998 FIFA World Cup</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA)" title="1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)">Qualification</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_UEFA_Group_5" title="1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5">Group 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_D" title="1998 FIFA World Cup Group D">Group D</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hristo_Bonev" title="Hristo Bonev">Hristo Bonev</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bulgarian_football_transfers_1997%E2%80%9398&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Bulgarian football transfers 1997–98 (page does not exist)">List of transfers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1997–98_in_European_football_(UEFA)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="1997–98_in_European_football_(UEFA)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/1997_in_association_football" title="1997 in association football">1997</a>–<a href="/wiki/1998_in_association_football" title="1998 in association football">98</a> in European football (<a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Domestic leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Albanian_National_Championship" title="1997–98 Albanian National Championship">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3" title="1997–98 Primera Divisió">Andorra</a></li> <li>Armenia <a href="/wiki/1997_Armenian_Premier_League" title="1997 Armenian Premier League">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Armenian_Premier_League" title="1998 Armenian Premier League">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Austrian_Football_Bundesliga" title="1997–98 Austrian Football Bundesliga">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Azerbaijan_Top_League" title="1997–98 Azerbaijan Top League">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li>Belarus <a href="/wiki/1997_Belarusian_Premier_League" title="1997 Belarusian Premier League">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Belarusian_Premier_League" title="1998 Belarusian Premier League">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Belgian_First_Division" title="1997–98 Belgian First Division">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_First_League_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="1997–98 First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> (<a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_First_League_of_Herzeg-Bosnia" class="mw-redirect" title="1997–98 First League of Herzeg-Bosnia">Herzeg-Bosnia</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_First_League_of_the_Republika_Srpska" title="1997–98 First League of the Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Croatian_First_Football_League" title="1997–98 Croatian First Football League">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Cypriot_First_Division" title="1997–98 Cypriot First Division">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Czech_First_League" title="1997–98 Czech First League">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Danish_Superliga" title="1997–98 Danish Superliga">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_FA_Premier_League" title="1997–98 FA Premier League">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Meistriliiga" title="1997–98 Meistriliiga">Estonia</a></li> <li>Faroe Islands <a href="/wiki/1997_1._deild" title="1997 1. deild">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_1._deild" title="1998 1. deild">'98</a></li> <li>Finland <a href="/wiki/1997_Veikkausliiga" title="1997 Veikkausliiga">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Veikkausliiga" title="1998 Veikkausliiga">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_French_Division_1" title="1997–98 French Division 1">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Umaglesi_Liga" title="1997–98 Umaglesi Liga">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Bundesliga" title="1997–98 Bundesliga">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Alpha_Ethniki" title="1997–98 Alpha Ethniki">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I" title="1997–98 Nemzeti Bajnokság I">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland <a href="/wiki/1997_%C3%9Arvalsdeild" title="1997 Úrvalsdeild">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_%C3%9Arvalsdeild" title="1998 Úrvalsdeild">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Liga_Leumit" title="1997–98 Liga Leumit">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Serie_A" title="1997–98 Serie A">Italy</a></li> <li>Kazakhstan <a href="/wiki/1997_Kazakhstan_Premier_League" title="1997 Kazakhstan Premier League">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Kazakhstan_Premier_League" title="1998 Kazakhstan Premier League">'98</a></li> <li>Latvia <a href="/wiki/1997_Latvian_Higher_League" title="1997 Latvian Higher League">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Latvian_Higher_League" title="1998 Latvian Higher League">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_A_Lyga" title="1997–98 A Lyga">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Luxembourg_National_Division" title="1997–98 Luxembourg National Division">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Macedonian_First_Football_League" title="1997–98 Macedonian First Football League">Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Maltese_Premier_League" title="1997–98 Maltese Premier League">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Moldovan_National_Division" title="1997–98 Moldovan National Division">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Eredivisie" title="1997–98 Eredivisie">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Irish_League" title="1997–98 Irish League">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li>Norway <a href="/wiki/1997_Tippeligaen" title="1997 Tippeligaen">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Tippeligaen" title="1998 Tippeligaen">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Ekstraklasa" title="1997–98 Ekstraklasa">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Primeira_Divis%C3%A3o" title="1997–98 Primeira Divisão">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_League_of_Ireland_Premier_Division" title="1997–98 League of Ireland Premier Division">Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Divizia_A" title="1997–98 Divizia A">Romania</a></li> <li>Russia <a href="/wiki/1997_Russian_Top_League" title="1997 Russian Top League">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Russian_Top_Division" title="1998 Russian Top Division">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Campionato_Sammarinese_di_Calcio" title="1997–98 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Scottish_Premier_Division" title="1997–98 Scottish Premier Division">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Slovak_Superliga" title="1997–98 Slovak Superliga">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Slovenian_PrvaLiga" title="1997–98 Slovenian PrvaLiga">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_La_Liga" title="1997–98 La Liga">Spain</a></li> <li>Sweden <a href="/wiki/1997_Allsvenskan" title="1997 Allsvenskan">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Allsvenskan" title="1998 Allsvenskan">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Nationalliga_A" title="1997–98 Nationalliga A">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_1.Lig" title="1997–98 1.Lig">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Vyshcha_Liha" title="1997–98 Vyshcha Liha">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_League_of_Wales" title="1997–98 League of Wales">Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_First_League_of_FR_Yugoslavia" title="1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia">FR Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Domestic cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Albanian_Cup" title="1997–98 Albanian Cup">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Copa_Constituci%C3%B3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Copa Constitució (page does not exist)">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Armenian_Cup" title="1998 Armenian Cup">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Austrian_Cup" title="1997–98 Austrian Cup">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Azerbaijan_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Azerbaijan Cup (page does not exist)">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Belarusian_Cup" title="1997–98 Belarusian Cup">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Belgian_Cup" title="1997–98 Belgian Cup">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Football_Cup" title="1997–98 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Bulgarian_Cup" title="1997–98 Bulgarian Cup">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Croatian_Football_Cup" title="1997–98 Croatian Football Cup">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Cypriot_Cup" title="1997–98 Cypriot Cup">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Czech_Cup" title="1997–98 Czech Cup">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Danish_Cup" title="1997–98 Danish Cup">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_FA_Cup" title="1997–98 FA Cup">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Estonian_Cup" title="1997–98 Estonian Cup">Estonia</a></li> <li>Faroe Islands <a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Faroe_Islands_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Faroe Islands Cup (page does not exist)">'97</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Faroe_Islands_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Faroe Islands Cup (page does not exist)">'98</a></li> <li>Finland <a href="/wiki/1997_Finnish_Cup" title="1997 Finnish Cup">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Finnish_Cup" title="1998 Finnish Cup">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Coupe_de_France" title="1997–98 Coupe de France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Georgian_Cup" title="1997–98 Georgian Cup">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_DFB-Pokal" title="1997–98 DFB-Pokal">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Greek_Football_Cup" title="1997–98 Greek Football Cup">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Magyar_Kupa" title="1997–98 Magyar Kupa">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland <a href="/wiki/1997_Icelandic_Cup" title="1997 Icelandic Cup">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Icelandic_Cup" title="1998 Icelandic Cup">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Israel_State_Cup" title="1997–98 Israel State Cup">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Coppa_Italia" title="1997–98 Coppa Italia">Italy</a></li> <li>Latvia <a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Latvian_Football_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Latvian Football Cup (page does not exist)">'97</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Latvian_Football_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Latvian Football Cup (page does not exist)">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Liechtenstein_Cup" title="1997–98 Liechtenstein Cup">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Lithuanian_Football_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Lithuanian Football Cup (page does not exist)">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Luxembourg_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Luxembourg Cup (page does not exist)">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Macedonian_Football_Cup" title="1997–98 Macedonian Football Cup">Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Maltese_FA_Trophy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Maltese FA Trophy (page does not exist)">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Moldovan_Cup" title="1997–98 Moldovan Cup">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_KNVB_Cup" title="1997–98 KNVB Cup">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Irish_Cup" title="1997–98 Irish Cup">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li>Norway <a href="/wiki/1997_Norwegian_Football_Cup" title="1997 Norwegian Football Cup">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Norwegian_Football_Cup" title="1998 Norwegian Football Cup">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Polish_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Polish Cup (page does not exist)">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Ta%C3%A7a_de_Portugal" title="1997–98 Taça de Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_FAI_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 FAI Cup (page does not exist)">Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Cupa_Rom%C3%A2niei" title="1997–98 Cupa României">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Russian_Cup" title="1997–98 Russian Cup">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Coppa_Titano&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Coppa Titano (page does not exist)">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Scottish_Cup" title="1997–98 Scottish Cup">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Slovak_Cup" title="1997–98 Slovak Cup">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Slovenian_Football_Cup" title="1997–98 Slovenian Football Cup">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Copa_del_Rey" title="1997–98 Copa del Rey">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Svenska_Cupen" title="1997–98 Svenska Cupen">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Swiss_Cup" title="1997–98 Swiss Cup">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Turkish_Cup" title="1997–98 Turkish Cup">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Ukrainian_Cup" title="1997–98 Ukrainian Cup">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Welsh_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Welsh Cup (page does not exist)">Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_FR_Yugoslavia_Cup" title="1997–98 FR Yugoslavia Cup">FR Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">League cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Football_League_Cup" title="1997–98 Football League Cup">England</a></li> <li>Finland <a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Finnish_League_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Finnish League Cup (page does not exist)">'97</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Finnish_League_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Finnish League Cup (page does not exist)">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Coupe_de_la_Ligue" title="1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_DFB-Ligapokal" title="1997 DFB-Ligapokal">Germany</a></li> <li>Iceland <a href="/wiki/1997_Deildabikar" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Deildabikar">'97</a> <a href="/wiki/1998_Deildabikar" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Deildabikar">'98</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Toto_Cup_Al&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Toto Cup Al (page does not exist)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Irish_League_Cup" title="1997–98 Irish League Cup">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_League_of_Ireland_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 League of Ireland Cup (page does not exist)">Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Scottish_League_Cup" title="1997–98 Scottish League Cup">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997%E2%80%9398_Welsh_League_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997–98 Welsh League Cup (page does not exist)">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">UEFA competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Champions_League" title="1997–98 UEFA Champions League">Champions League</a> (<a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Champions_League_qualifying_rounds" title="1997–98 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds">Qualifying rounds</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Champions_League_group_stage" title="1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage">Group stage</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Champions_League_knockout_stage" title="1997–98 UEFA Champions League knockout stage">knockout stage</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_UEFA_Champions_League_final" title="1998 UEFA Champions League final">Final</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup" title="1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup">Cup Winners' Cup</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_UEFA_Cup_Winners%27_Cup_final" title="1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final">Final</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_UEFA_Cup" title="1997–98 UEFA Cup">UEFA Cup</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_UEFA_Cup_final" title="1998 UEFA Cup final">Final</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_UEFA_Intertoto_Cup" title="1997 UEFA Intertoto 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