The 2008–09 season of A PFG was the eighty-fifth season of top-tier football in Bulgaria. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 June 2009. CSKA Sofia were the defending champions. [edit] Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from B PFG after the 2007–08 season Teams relegated to B PFG after the 2007–08 season [edit] Team overview Location of teams in A PFG 2008–09 | Club | Location | Manager | Venue | Capacity | | Belasitsa | Petrich |  Mitev, MiroslavMiroslav Mitev | Tsar Samuil Stadium | 15,000 | | Botev | Plovdiv | Angelov, KostadinKostadin Angelov | Hristo Botev Stadium, Plovdiv | 22,000 | | Cherno More | Varna | Spasov, NikolaNikola Spasov | Ticha Stadium | 12,500 | | Chernomorets | Burgas | Dimitrov, DimitarDimitar Dimitrov | Naftex Stadium | 18,037 | | CSKA | Sofia | Penev, LuboslavLuboslav Penev | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 22,015 | | Levski | Sofia | Velev, EmilEmil Velev | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 29,800 | | Litex | Lovech | Stoilov, StanimirStanimir Stoilov | Lovech Stadium | 7,000 | | Lokomotiv Mezdra | Mezdra | Bachev, GeorgiGeorgi Bachev | Lokomotiv Stadium, Mezdra | 5,000 | | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Plovdiv | Sadakov, AyanAyan Sadakov | Lokomotiv Stadium, Plovdiv | 18,800 | | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |  Okuka, DragomirDragomir Okuka | Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia | 22,000 | | Minyor | Pernik | Aleksiev, DimitarDimitar Aleksiev | Minyor Stadium | 16,500 | | OFC Sliven | Sliven | Dermendjiev, GeorgiGeorgi Dermendjiev | Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium | 15,000 | | Pirin | Blagoevgrad | Tsvetkov, PetarPetar Tsvetkov | Hristo Botev Stadium, Blagoevgrad | 16,000 | | Slavia | Sofia |  Kuzmanovski, StevicaStevica Kuzmanovski | Ovcha Kupel Stadium | 32,000 | | Spartak | Varna | Simonović, DragoljubDragoljub Simonović | Spartak Stadium | 12,000 | | Vihren | Sandanski | Filipov, FilipFilip Filipov | Sandanski Stadium | 6,000 | [edit] League table Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored.
1Litex Lovech won the Bulgarian Cup 2008–09 and qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] Results Source: soccerway.com
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Top goalscorers Sursa: bulgarian-football.com (Bulgarian) - 16 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
[edit] Annual awards [edit] Team of the season The team have been voted by selected media representatives (Note: First team members are denoted in bold).[1] 
A PFG Team of the season, first squad Petkov Manolev I. Ivanov Rabeh Minev Yanchev Tonev Alex Joãozinho Kamburov G. Ivanov | [edit] European competitions [edit] UEFA Champions League 2008–09  BATE – Levski Sofia L (1–0, 1–1) 2–1 on aggregate [edit] UEFA Cup 2008–09  UE Sant Julià – Cherno More Varna W (0–4, 0–5) 0–9 on aggregate  Maccabi Netanya – Cherno More Varna W (1–1, 0–2) 1–3 on aggregate- Borac Čačak – Lokomotiv Sofia L (1–0, 1–1) 2–1 on aggregate
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona – Litex Lovech W (0–0, 1–2) 1–2 on aggregate
 Stuttgart – Cherno More Varna L (2–1, 2–2) 4–3 on aggregate Aston Villa – Litex Lovech L (3–1, 1–1) 4–2 on aggregate Žilina – Levski Sofia L (1–1, 1–0) 2–1 on aggregate [edit] UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008  Gorica – Chernomorets Burgas W (1–1, 0–2) 1–3 on aggregate  Grasshopper Zürich – Chernomorets Burgas L (3–0, 1–0) 4–0 on aggregate [edit] See also [edit] References | | | | | 2008–09 in European Football (UEFA) | | | Domestic leagues | | | | Domestic cups | | | | League Cups | | | | UEFA competitions | | | |
