{{Short description|7th season of top-tier football league in Bulgaria}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = A Group | season = 1951 | winners = CSKA Sofia<br />(2nd title) | relegated = | continentalcup1 = | continentalcup1 qualifiers = | continentalcup2 = | continentalcup2 qualifiers = | league topscorer = Dimitar Milanov<br />(13 goals) <!-- NOTE: If dates are to be added, those must be cited --> | biggest home win = | biggest away win = | highest scoring = | longest wins = | longest losses = | longest unbeaten = | longest winless = | matches = 132 | total goals = 365 | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | average attendance = | prevseason = 1950 | nextseason = 1952 }}
The '''1951 A Group''' was the third season of the A Football Group, the top Bulgarian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948.
==Overview== It was contested by 12 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship for their second title.
==League standings== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |show_limit=5 |res_col_header=R |winpoints=2
|team1=CSK|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia |team2=SOF|name_SOF=Spartak Sofia |team3=LEV|name_LEV=Levski Sofia |team4=AKA|name_AKA=Akademik Sofia |team5=SPA|name_SPA=Spartak Varna |team6=CHZ|name_CHZ=Cerveno Zname Sofia |team7=LPL|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv |team8=STR|name_STR=Stroitel Sofia |team9=MIN|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik |team10=BOT|name_BOT=Botev Plovdiv |team11=PLE|name_PLE=Spartak Pleven |team12=DUN|name_DUN=Dunav Ruse |win_CSK=18|draw_CSK=1|loss_CSK=3|gf_CSK=62|ga_CSK=7|status_CSK=C |win_SOF=14|draw_SOF=8|loss_SOF=0|gf_SOF=27|ga_SOF=7 |win_LEV=9|draw_LEV=8|loss_LEV=5|gf_LEV=37|ga_LEV=16 |win_AKA=10|draw_AKA=6|loss_AKA=6|gf_AKA=40|ga_AKA=33 |win_SPA=10|draw_SPA=5|loss_SPA=7|gf_SPA=40|ga_SPA=27 |win_CHZ=6|draw_CHZ=11|loss_CHZ=5|gf_CHZ=26|ga_CHZ=21|status_CHZ=R |win_LPL=7|draw_LPL=9|loss_LPL=6|gf_LPL=21|ga_LPL=20 |win_STR=8|draw_STR=6|loss_STR=8|gf_STR=25|ga_STR=24|status_STR=R |win_MIN=9|draw_MIN=2|loss_MIN=11|gf_MIN=37|ga_MIN=36 |win_BOT=6|draw_BOT=5|loss_BOT=11|gf_BOT=26|ga_BOT=32 |win_PLE=1|draw_PLE=3|loss_PLE=18|gf_PLE=16|ga_PLE=59|status_PLE=R |win_DUN=0|draw_DUN=4|loss_DUN=18|gf_DUN=8|ga_DUN=83|status_DUN=R
|col_C=green1|text_C= |result1=C |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 1952 B Group |result6=R|result8=R|result11=R|result12=R |update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulghist.html rsssf.com] }}</onlyinclude>
== Results == {{#invoke:sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=AKD|team2=BPD|team3=CHZ|team4=CSK|team5=DUN |team6=LEV|team7=LPL|team8=MIN|team9=SPL|team10=SSF |team11=SPV|team12=STR
|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia |match_CSK_SSF=0–1 |match_CSK_LEV=2–1 |match_CSK_AKD=2–0 |match_CSK_SPV=1–0 |match_CSK_CHZ=5–0 |match_CSK_LPL=1–0 |match_CSK_STR=2–0 |match_CSK_MIN=3–0 |match_CSK_BPD=0–0 |match_CSK_SPL=5–5 |match_CSK_DUN=12–0
|name_SSF=Spartak Sofia |match_SSF_CSK=1–0 |match_SSF_LEV=0–0 |match_SSF_AKD=3–0 |match_SSF_SPV=1–0 |match_SSF_CHZ=1–0 |match_SSF_LPL=1–0 |match_SSF_STR=2–1 |match_SSF_MIN=3–1 |match_SSF_BPD=1–0 |match_SSF_SPL=2–0 |match_SSF_DUN=1–0
|name_LEV=Levski Sofia |match_LEV_CSK=2–0 |match_LEV_SSF=1–3 |match_LEV_AKD=1–1 |match_LEV_SPV=2–0 |match_LEV_CHZ=1–1 |match_LEV_LPL=1–1 |match_LEV_STR=1–1 |match_LEV_MIN=0–1 |match_LEV_BPD=4–0 |match_LEV_SPL=2–0 |match_LEV_DUN=6–0
|name_AKD=Akademik Sofia |match_AKD_CSK=1–3 |match_AKD_SSF=0–0 |match_AKD_LEV=3–3 |match_AKD_SPV=2–0 |match_AKD_CHZ=1–1 |match_AKD_LPL=0–0 |match_AKD_STR=3–1 |match_AKD_MIN=4–1 |match_AKD_BPD=5–2 |match_AKD_SPL=2–0 |match_AKD_DUN=4–1
|name_SPV=Spartak Varna |match_SPV_CSK=0–3 |match_SPV_SSF=1–1 |match_SPV_LEV=0–4 |match_SPV_AKD=7–2 |match_SPV_CHZ=1–1 |match_SPV_LPL=0–0 |match_SPV_STR=3–2 |match_SPV_MIN=4–0 |match_SPV_BPD=2–1 |match_SPV_SPL=3–0 |match_SPV_DUN=6–1
|name_CHZ=Cerveno Zname Sofia |match_CHZ_CSK=0–2 |match_CHZ_SSF=0–0 |match_CHZ_LEV=1–1 |match_CHZ_AKD=2–0 |match_CHZ_SPV=2–2 |match_CHZ_LPL=0–0 |match_CHZ_STR=2–0 |match_CHZ_MIN=0–0 |match_CHZ_BPD=1–1 |match_CHZ_SPL=7–1 |match_CHZ_DUN=3–0
|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv |match_LPL_CSK=0–5 |match_LPL_SSF=0–0 |match_LPL_LEV=1–0 |match_LPL_AKD=2–1 |match_LPL_SPV=2–1 |match_LPL_CHZ=0–0 |match_LPL_STR=1–1 |match_LPL_MIN=3–2 |match_LPL_BPD=1–2 |match_LPL_SPL=1–0 |match_LPL_DUN=3–0
|name_STR=Stroitel Sofia |match_STR_CSK=0–1 |match_STR_SSF=0–0 |match_STR_LEV=0–0 |match_STR_AKD=0–2 |match_STR_SPV=0–0 |match_STR_CHZ=1–0 |match_STR_LPL=1–0 |match_STR_MIN=1–3 |match_STR_BPD=1–0 |match_STR_SPL=1–0 |match_STR_DUN=6–0
|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik |match_MIN_CSK=0–2 |match_MIN_SSF=1–3 |match_MIN_LEV=1–0 |match_MIN_AKD=1–3 |match_MIN_SPV=0–1 |match_MIN_CHZ=2–2 |match_MIN_LPL=3–2 |match_MIN_STR=1–2 |match_MIN_BPD=1–2 |match_MIN_SPL=1–0 |match_MIN_DUN=5–0
|name_BPD=Botev Plovdiv |match_BPD_CSK=0–2 |match_BPD_SSF=1–1 |match_BPD_LEV=0–1 |match_BPD_AKD=0–1 |match_BPD_SPV=0–1 |match_BPD_CHZ=1–0 |match_BPD_LPL=0–3 |match_BPD_STR=1–1 |match_BPD_MIN=1–4 |match_BPD_SPL=6–0 |match_BPD_DUN=4–1
|name_SPL=Spartak Pleven |match_SPL_CSK=0–5 |match_SPL_SSF=1–2 |match_SPL_LEV=0–1 |match_SPL_AKD=3–3 |match_SPL_SPV=2–3 |match_SPL_CHZ=0–1 |match_SPL_LPL=1–1 |match_SPL_STR=1–2 |match_SPL_MIN=0–6 |match_SPL_BPD=0–3 |match_SPL_DUN=5–1
|name_DUN=Dunav Ruse |match_DUN_CSK=0–6 |match_DUN_SSF=0–0 |match_DUN_LEV=0–5 |match_DUN_AKD=0–2 |match_DUN_SPV=0–5 |match_DUN_CHZ=1–2 |match_DUN_LPL=0–0 |match_DUN_STR=1–3 |match_DUN_MIN=0–3 |match_DUN_BPD=1–1 |match_DUN_SPL=1–1
|update=complete |source=[http://a-pfg.com/сезон/1951/ A PFG] {{in lang|bg}} }}
==Top scorers== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Scorer !Club !Goals |- |rowspan="1"|1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Dimitar Milanov |align="left"|CSKA Sofia |rowspan="1"|13 |- |rowspan="4"|2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Dimitar Andonov |align="left"|Spartak Sofia |rowspan="4"|8 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Mihail Yankov |align="left"|CSKA Sofia |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Arsen Dimitrov |align="left"|Levski Sofia |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Nikolay Milkov |align="left"|Lokomotiv Plovdiv |- |}
==Champions== ;CSKA Sofia {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" !colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#FF2020"| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Goalkeepers</span> |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Georgi Kekemanov || 14 || {{0}}(0) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Stefan Gerenski || {{0}}8 || {{0}}(0) |- |} {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" !colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#FF2020" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Defenders</span> |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Georgi Rusev || {{0}}9 || {{0}}(1) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Manol Manolov || 17 || {{0}}(0) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Georgi Enisheynov || {{0}}3 || {{0}}(0) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Georgi Tsvetkov || 20 || {{0}}(0) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Georgi Nasev || 19 || {{0}}(0) |- |} {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" !colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#FF2020" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Midfielders</span> |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Gavril Stoyanov || 11 || {{0}}(0) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Stefan Bozhkov || 17 || {{0}}(2) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Panayot Panayotov || 17 || {{0}}(1) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Atanas Tsanov || 12 || {{0}}(3) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Gancho Vasilev || 11 || {{0}}(2) |- |} {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" !colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#FF2020" | <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Forwards</span> |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Krum Yanev || 11 || {{0}}(2) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Dimitar Milanov || 22 || (13) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Stefan Stefanov || 20 || (13) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Mihail Yankov || 14 || {{0}}(8) |- |{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Angel Milanov || 14 || {{0}}(6) |- |} {| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;" !colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#FF2020"| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Manager</span> |- | ||{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Krum Milev |} {{clear}}
==References== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulghist.html Bulgaria - List of final tables (RSSSF)] *[http://en.bulgarian-football.com/season-1951/a-grupa.html Bulgarian Football Archive - bulgarian-football.com]
{{A PFG seasons}} {{1950–51 in European Football (UEFA)}} {{1951–52 in European Football (UEFA)}}
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