Jump to content

2022–23 PFC Levski Sofia season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Shika99bul (talk | contribs) at 00:20, 27 May 2023 (Disciplinary record). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Levski Sofia
2022–23 season
ChairmanNasko Sirakov
ManagerStanimir Stoilov (until 9 April 2023)
Elin Topuzakov (since 10 April 2023)
StadiumVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League4th
Bulgarian CupRound of 16
Bulgarian SupercupRunners-up
Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ricardinho (9)
All: Ricardinho (9)
Highest home attendance20,000 v. CSKA Sofia
(18 September 2022)
Lowest home attendance2,865 v. Septemvri Sofia
(4 May 2023)
Average home league attendance6,657
Biggest win5–0 v. Spartak Varna (H)
Biggest defeat2–3 v. Lokomotiv Sofia (A)

The 2022–23 season is Levski Sofia's 102nd season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the season.

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF France Jeremy Petris 24 EU Bulgaria Tsarsko Selo Free transfer Summer 2023 Free [1]
4 MF Curaçao Nathan Holder 20 EU Netherlands Groningen U21 Free transfer Summer 2025 Free [2]
9 FW Brazil Ricardinho 21 Non-EU Brazil Grêmio Free transfer Winter 2025 Free [3]
10 MF Bulgaria Ivelin Popov 34 EU Russia Sochi Free transfer Summer 2024 Free [4]
11 FW Spain Jawad El Jemili 20 EU Cyprus Akritas Chlorakas Transfer Winter 2026 Undisclosed [5]
12 MF Nigeria Shehu Abdullahi 29 Non-EU Cyprus Omonia Free transfer Summer 2023 Free [6]
18 FW Brazil Ronaldo 21 Non-EU Brazil Bahia Transfer Summer 2025 Undisclosed [7]
20 MF Bulgaria Asen Chandarov 23 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Transfer Winter 2024 Undisclosed [8]
21 DF Croatia Ante Blažević 26 EU Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar Free transfer Summer 2024 Free [9]
33 DF Panama José Córdoba 20 Non-EU Bulgaria Etar Transfer Summer 2025 Undisclosed [10]
50 DF Bulgaria Kristian Dimitrov 25 EU Croatia Hajduk Split Free transfer Winter 2024 Free [11]

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
4 DF Bulgaria Ivan Goranov 30 EU Belgium Charleroi Loan return Summer [12]
7 MF Bulgaria Georgi Milanov 30 EU United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Transfer Winter 150 000 € [13]
10 MF Bulgaria Radoslav Tsonev 27 EU Bulgaria Pirin Blagoevgrad End of contract Summer Free [14]
12 MF Nigeria Shehu Abdullahi 29 Non-EU Released Winter Free [15]
20 MF Bulgaria Dimitar Kostadinov 22 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Released Summer Free [16]
91 DF Switzerland Dragan Mihajlović 30 EU Switzerland Bellinzona End of contract Summer Free [17]

Loans out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
4 MF Curaçao Nathan Holder 20 EU Bulgaria Spartak Varna Winter [18]
11 MF Bulgaria Zdravko Dimitrov 23 EU Bulgaria Spartak Varna Summer [19]
11 MF Bulgaria Zdravko Dimitrov 24 EU Turkey Sakaryaspor Winter [20]

Squad

Updated on 6 March 2023.[21]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Ends Signed from Transfer fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Plamen Andreev  Bulgaria GK 20 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
13 Nikolay Mihaylov  Bulgaria GK 36 EU 2024 Cyprus Omonia Free Originally from Youth system
99 Ivan Andonov  Bulgaria GK 20 EU Youth system W/S
Defenders
2 Jeremy Petris  France RB/RW 26 EU 2023 Bulgaria Tsarsko Selo Free
5 Kellian van der Kaap  Netherlands CB/DM 26 EU 2024 Denmark Viborg Free Second nationality: Cameroon
6 Wenderson Tsunami  Brazil LB 28 Non-EU 2024 Brazil Botafogo-PB Free
21 Ante Blažević  Croatia RB 28 EU 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar Free
22 Patrick-Gabriel Galchev  Bulgaria RB/LB/RW 23 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
23 Noah Sonko Sundberg  Gambia CB/RB 28 EU 2024 Sweden Östersund Free Second nationality: Sweden
33 José Córdoba  Panama CB/LB 23 Non-EU 2025 Bulgaria Etar Undisclosed
50 Kristian Dimitrov  Bulgaria CB 27 EU 2024 Croatia Hajduk Split Free
Midfielders
8 Andrian Kraev  Bulgaria DM 25 EU 2024 Bulgaria Hebar Free Originally from Youth system
10 Ivelin Popov  Bulgaria AM/CF/RW 37 EU 2024 Russia Sochi Free Originally from Youth system
14 Iliyan Stefanov  Bulgaria AM 26 EU 2024 Bulgaria Beroe Free Originally from Youth system
20 Asen Chandarov  Bulgaria AM/CM 26 EU 2024 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed Originally from Youth system
27 Asen Mitkov  Bulgaria AM/CM 19 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
30 Filip Krastev  Bulgaria AM/CM 23 EU 2023 Belgium Lommel Loan
71 Antoan Stoyanov  Bulgaria DM/CM 19 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
Forwards
9 Ricardinho  Brazil CF/LW/RW 23 Non-EU 2025 Brazil Grêmio Free
11 Jawad El Jemili  Spain LW/RW 22 EU 2026 Cyprus Akritas Chlorakas Undisclosed Second nationality: Morocco
17 Welton Felipe  Brazil LW/CF 27 Non-EU 2025 Brazil Botafogo-PB Undisclosed
18 Ronaldo  Brazil RW/CF 24 Non-EU 2025 Brazil Bahia Undisclosed
19 Bilal Bari  Morocco CF 26 EU 2024 Bulgaria Montana 50 000 € Second nationality: France
88 Marin Petkov  Bulgaria RW/CF/AM 21 EU 2024 Youth system W/S

Performance overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First League 9 July 2022 Matchday 1 33 17 10 6 45 17 +28 051.52
Bulgarian Cup 19 November 2022 4 December 2022 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Bulgarian Supercup 1 September 2022 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 July 2022 11 August 2022 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Total 40 20 12 8 57 25 +32 050.00

Source: Fixtures

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies

Summer

18 June 2022 Levski Sofia 1–1 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
11:30 UTC+3 Bari 37' Report Ilievski 26' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Note: The match was played in two halves of 25 and 35 minutes on the away team's request.[22]
22 June 2022 Levski Sofia 2–1 Pirin Blagoevgrad Samokov
18:00 UTC+3 Ronaldo 3', 6' Report Stanoev 39' Stadium: Iskar
Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov)
25 June 2022 Georgi Sokolov Cup Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–1 North Macedonia Akademija Pandev Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Ronaldo 6'
Bari 34', 70'
Report Pandev 82' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
29 June 2022 Levski Sofia 2–1 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Petkov 45+3'
Bari 84'
Report Miloshev 9' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
5 July 2022 Levski Sofia 5–0 Etar Sofia
19:00 UTC+3 Welton 58'
Ronaldo 64', 71'
Bari 82', 90+3'
Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Stoyan Arsov (Sofia)

Mid-season

25 September 2022 Levski Karlovo 0–4 Levski Sofia Karlovo
16:00 UTC+3 Report Popov 4', 42'
Kraev 30'
Strinski 80'
Stadium: Vasil Levski
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
27 September 2022 Levski Sofia 1–1 Sportist Svoge Sofia
16:00 UTC+3 Welton 17' Report Semerdzhiev 26' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Petar Grigorov (Sofia)
31 March 2023 Levski Sofia 2–0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
14:00 UTC+3 Chandarov 79'
K. Dimitrov 81'
Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Ivan Ivanov (Sofia)
3 April 2023 Levski Sofia 1–2 Maritsa Plovdiv Sofia
14:00 UTC+3 Petkov 67' Report James 63'
Aliev 86'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Martin Markov (Sofia)
4 April 2023 Levski Sofia 4–0 Vitosha Bistritsa Sofia
14:00 UTC+3 Ricardinho 45+1' (pen.)
Welton 66'
Paskalev 73' (o.g.)
Popov 76'
Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov)

Winter

12 January 2023 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4 Petkov 1', 22' Report Mendes 48' Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
17 January 2023 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–3 Kuwait Kuwait SC Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4 Petkov 20'
Welton 25'
Report van der Kaap 75' (o.g.)
Hussain 82', 90'
Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
22 January 2023 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–2 Latvia Riga Dubai, United Arab Emirates
14:00 UTC+4 Chandarov 23' (pen.)
Ricardinho 50', 76'
Report Minchev 20' (pen.)
Talla 70'
Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
25 January 2023 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–0 Latvia Riga Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4 Ricardinho 38', 59' Report Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
28 January 2023 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4 Report Muñiz 25' Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
Note: The match was abandoned in the 54th minute after a brawl between both sets of players.
31 January 2023 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 4–0 United Arab Emirates Gulf United Dubai, United Arab Emirates
11:00 UTC+4 van der Kaap 8', 54'
Welton 62'
Petkov 82'
Report Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
7 February 2023 Levski Sofia 4–1 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
14:00 UTC+2 Ricardinho 45+3' (pen.)
Tsunami 50'
Welton 58'
Petkov 74'
Report M. D. Petkov 37' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

First League

Preliminary stage

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 CSKA Sofia 30 23 4 3 57 14 +43 73 Qualification for the Championship group
3 CSKA 1948 30 17 8 5 49 22 +27 59
4 Levski Sofia 30 15 9 6 38 14 +24 54
5 Cherno More 30 15 8 7 36 27 +9 53
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 14 8 8 33 28 +5 50
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[23]
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 15 9 6 38 14  +24 54 10 3 2 23 4  +19 5 6 4 15 10  +5

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLDWDWWWLWWWDDDDLLDDWWWWDWWWL
Position1281012810876787555676887764455444
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 15 June 2022.[24][25]

9 July 2022 1 CSKA 1948 1–0 Levski Sofia Bistritsa
21:00 UTC+3 Tsonkov Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 45'
S. Aleksandrov Yellow card 27'
Rusev 52'
Marin Yellow card 59'
Report Sundberg Yellow card 37'
van der Kaap Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Georgi Rusev
16 July 2022 2 Levski Sofia 5–0 Spartak Varna Sofia
21:00 UTC+3 Krastev 40' (pen.), 87'
Bari 69', 83'
Ronaldo Yellow card 85'
Petkov 90+3'
Report Dichevski Yellow card 40'
El Anabi Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,442
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Filip Krastev
7 August 2022 5 Levski Sofia 1–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Ronaldo 70' Report Stanoev Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 85' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Ronaldo
20 August 2022 7 Levski Sofia 4–0 Hebar Sofia
20:15 UTC+3 Kraev Yellow card 30'
Tsunami Yellow card 35', 38'
Krastev 41'
Petkov 45+6' (pen.)
Milanov 54'
Report Tartov Yellow card 14'
Bonanni Yellow card 34'
Bukhal Yellow card 40'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna)
Man of the Match: Georgi Milanov
28 August 2022 8 Botev Vratsa 0–2 Levski Sofia Vratsa
21:00 UTC+3 Montoya Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 42'
Mendoza Yellow card 61'
Biatoumoussoka Yellow card 90+2'
Report Bari Yellow card 9'
Kraev 30'
Krastev Yellow card 82'
Stefanov 82'
Sundberg Red card 88'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Andrian Kraev
5 September 2022 9 Levski Sofia 2–0 Arda Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Kraev 20'
Petkov 87'
Report Zhelev Yellow card 68'
Yordanov Yellow card 77'
Kokonov Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,899
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Andrian Kraev
10 September 2022 10 Lokomotiv Sofia 3–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
18:45 UTC+3 Miloshev 8', 52', Yellow card 15'
Dias Yellow card 88'
Dimitrov 90', Yellow card 90+9'
Duarte Yellow card 90+9'
Report Milanov 18'
Kraev Yellow card 34'
Tsunami Yellow card 51'
Galchev 74'
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Krasimir Miloshev
18 September 2022 11 Levski Sofia 2–0 CSKA Sofia Sofia
16:45 UTC+3 Milanov Yellow card 52'
Kraev Yellow card 56'
Stefanov 78'
Welton 81'
Report Youga Yellow card 52'
de Nooijer Yellow card 74'
Turitsov Red card 90'
Koch Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
3 October 2022 12 Beroe 0–1 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
20:00 UTC+3 Pirgov Yellow card 6'
Georgiev Yellow card 55'
Luizinho Yellow card 74'
Mechev Yellow card 88'
Report Popov 3'
Krastev Yellow card 32'
Petris Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
8 October 2022 13 Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Stefanov 21', Yellow card 75'
Kraev Yellow card 79'
Shehu Yellow card 89'
Report Baroan Yellow card 14'
Genev Yellow card 40'
Rabeï Yellow card 52'
Sekulić Yellow card 78'
Hankić Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov
12 October 2022 3 Slavia Sofia 2–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:15 UTC+3 Ivanov 29', Yellow card 81'
Dost Yellow card 45+1'
Nguena 71'
Report Krastev Yellow card 11'
Petkov 90+3'
Tsunami Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Galin Ivanov
Note: Originally scheduled for 24 July 2022, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Levski's participation in the UECL.[26]
16 October 2022 14 Septemvri Sofia 0–0 Levski Sofia Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 I. Milanov Yellow card 27'
Arsov Yellow card 39'
Kabov Yellow card 67'
Todorov Yellow card 90+6'
Report van der Kaap Yellow card 77'
Sundberg Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Sheytanov
22 October 2022 15 Levski Sofia 1–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
19:45 UTC+3 Popov 18', Yellow card 61' Report Giovanny 75'
Vasilev Yellow card 89'
Iliev Yellow card 90+5'
Horkaš Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
29 October 2022 16 Levski Sofia 0–0 CSKA 1948 Sofia
17:30 UTC+3 Kraev Yellow card 56'
Milanov Yellow card 82'
Report Héliton Yellow card 11'
Petrov Yellow card 21'
Kirilov Yellow card 27'
Umarbayev Yellow card 90'
Ohene Yellow card 90+5'
Lyaskov Yellow card FT
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Plamen Andreev
2 November 2022 4 Cherno More 0–0 Levski Sofia Varna
17:15 UTC+2 Velev Yellow card 11'
Panayotov Yellow card 41'
Fernandes Yellow card 46'
Zlatev Yellow card 66'
Coureur Yellow card 71'
Report Tsunami Yellow card 59'
Milanov Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Viktor Popov
Note: Originally scheduled for 1 August 2022, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Levski's participation in the UECL.[27]
6 November 2022 17 Spartak Varna 2–2 Levski Sofia Varna
14:45 UTC+2 Vasev Yellow card 17'
Emanuel Yellow card 27'
Klimentov 48'
Dimov 66'
Boev Yellow card 80'
Borisov Yellow card 88'
Ivey Yellow card 90+3'
Report Krastev 25', 51'
Kraev Yellow card 34'
Ronaldo Yellow card 63'
Petris Yellow card 66'
Sundberg Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Spartak
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Zdravko Dimitrov
12 November 2022 18 Levski Sofia 1–2 Slavia Sofia Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Popov 20', Yellow card 21', soccer ball with red X 55'
Kraev Yellow card 56'
Report Popadiyn Yellow card 13'
Soares Yellow card 45+1'
Ivanov Yellow card 54'
Viyachki Yellow card 75', 77'
Dost 89'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,788
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Galin Ivanov
1 December 2022 6 Ludogorets 0–0 Levski Sofia Razgrad
15:00 UTC+2 Cauly Yellow card 54'
Piotrowski Yellow card 62'
Naressi Yellow card 82'
Rick Yellow card 84'
Verdon Yellow card 86'
Report van der Kaap Yellow card 7'
Milanov Yellow card 66'
Córdoba Yellow card 73'
Petkov Yellow card 77'
Popov Yellow card 86'
Kraev Yellow card 88'
Mitkov Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Noah Sonko Sundberg
Note: Originally scheduled for 14 August 2022, the match was postponed by the BFU due to both teams' participation in UEFA competitions.[28]
11 February 2023 19 Levski Sofia 0–1 Cherno More Veliko Tarnovo[note 1]
12:30 UTC+2 Sundberg Yellow card 37'
Chandarov Yellow card 45+2'
Tsunami Yellow card 90+1'
Report Fernandes Yellow card 13'
Vasilev 35'
Bosančić Yellow card 65'
Soula Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Vasilev
19 February 2023 20 Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–1 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
15:15 UTC+2 Smolenski 45'
Bengyuzov Yellow card 64'
Hubchev Yellow card 69'
Dyulgerov Yellow card 69'
Georgiev Yellow card 69'
A. Yordanov Yellow card 72'
Shokolarov Yellow card 77'
Report Chandarov 14' (pen.)
Córdoba Yellow card 59'
Galchev Yellow card 72'
Popov Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Yanko Georgiev
28 February 2023 21 Levski Sofia 0–0 Ludogorets Sofia
17:45 UTC+2 Popov Yellow card 44'
Tsunami Yellow card 63'
Petris Yellow card 82'
Report Naressi Yellow card 56'
Russo Yellow card 62'
Show Yellow card 69'
Gonçalves Yellow card 72'
Yankov Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Anton Nedyalkov
5 March 2023 22 Hebar 0–2 Levski Sofia Pazardzhik
14:15 UTC+2 Mazáň Yellow card 6'
M. Mihaylov Yellow card 30'
Bozhurkin Yellow card 45'
Report Ricardinho 18', 73'
Tsunami Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Georgi Benkovski
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Ricardinho
11 March 2023 23 Levski Sofia 2–0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Kraev soccer ball with red X 5'
Welton 24'
Petris 40'
Popov Yellow card 54'
Report Da Sylva Yellow card 4'
Mendoza Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
19 March 2023 24 Arda 0–3 Levski Sofia Kardzhali
14:30 UTC+2 Report Ronaldo 6'
Ricardinho 32'
Popov 49' (pen.)
Chandarov Yellow card 79'
Sundberg Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
8 April 2023 25 Levski Sofia 1–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Krastev 45+2'
Petkov Yellow card 90+2'
Report Vutov Yellow card 30'
Miloshev Yellow card 57'
Naydenov Yellow card 62'
Celso Yellow card 82'
Bruno Franco Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Filip Krastev
17 April 2023 26 CSKA Sofia 0–0 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 UTC+3 Heintz Yellow card 36'
Vion Yellow card 40'
Youga Yellow card 45'
Mattheij Yellow card 80'
de Nooijer Yellow card 88'
Busatto Yellow card 90+1'
Report Kraev Yellow card 12'
Tsunami Yellow card 60'
Welton Yellow card 64'
Popov soccer ball with red X 90'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 18,547
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto
23 April 2023 27 Levski Sofia 1–0 Beroe Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Chandarov Yellow card 80', 90+5'
Petkov Yellow card 90+3'
Popov Yellow card 90+7'
Report Cascardo Yellow card 35'
Lambulić Yellow card 53'
Moise Yellow card 81'
Henrique Yellow card 86'
Triboulet Yellow card 90+9'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Asen Chandarov
29 April 2023 28 Botev Plovdiv 0–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3 Kolev Yellow card 90+2'
Souprayen Yellow card 90+6'
Sekulić Yellow card 90+12'
Report Welton Yellow card 21'
Ricardinho 65'
Chandarov Yellow card 76'
Krastev Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 17,876
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ricardinho
4 May 2023 29 Levski Sofia 2–0 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Ricardinho 27'
Kraev Red card 55'
Andreev Yellow card 55'
Krastev Yellow card 69'
Ronaldo 76'
Report Cheshmedjiev Yellow card 60'
Stojanovski Yellow card 72'
Stanoev Yellow card 73'
Jakubiak Yellow card 76'
Aleksandrov Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,865
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ronaldo
8 May 2023 30 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
17:45 UTC+3 Karakashev Yellow card 42'
Giovanny 60', Yellow card 88'
Iliev Yellow card 90+3'
Pe. Andreev Yellow card 90+5'
Pirgov Yellow card 90+8'
Report Petris Yellow card 90' Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Giovanny

Championship round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 35 26 7 2 81 27 +54 85 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 35 26 6 3 65 17 +48 84 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 CSKA 1948 35 17 13 5 55 28 +27 64
4 Levski Sofia (O) 35 17 10 8 47 22 +25 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 15 9 11 35 34 +1 54[a]
6 Cherno More 35 15 9 11 39 35 +4 54[a]
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[29]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3, Cherno More 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Lokomotiv Plovdiv +2, Cherno More -2.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 2 1 0 7 3  +4 7 1 0 0 2 1  +1 1 1 0 5 2  +3

Last updated: 26 May 2023.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round12345
GroundAAHAH
ResultDWW
Position444
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
14 May 2023 31 CSKA 1948 2–2 Levski Sofia Bistritsa
20:00 UTC+3 Chochev 2'
Umarbayev 48'
Kolev Yellow card 90+3'
Report Ricardinho 18'
Welton 25'
Petris Yellow card 36'
van der Kaap Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: 500
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Plamen Andreev
20 May 2023 32 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–3 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3 Pirgov Yellow card 18'
Karakashev Yellow card 26'
Zebli Yellow card 39'
Report Ricardinho 35'
Popov 40', Yellow card 41'
Krastev 79'
El Jemili Yellow card 81'
Chandarov Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
26 May 2023 33 Levski Sofia 2–1 Cherno More Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Ricardinho 17', 71'
Ronaldo Yellow card 45+2'
van der Kaap Yellow card 90+6'
Report Machado 12', Yellow card 90+8'
Panov Yellow card 14'
Dimov Yellow card 42'
Vasilev Yellow card 53'
Dyulgerov Yellow card 71'
Drobarov Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ricardinho
3 June 2023 34 Ludogorets v Levski Sofia Razgrad
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
7 June 2023 35 Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia Sofia
18:45 UTC+3 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium

Bulgarian Cup

19 November 2022 Round of 32 Vihren 1–4 Levski Sofia Sandanski
13:30 UTC+2 Udoji 7', Yellow card 72'
Georgiev Yellow card 35'
Ivanov Yellow card 54'
Tameghi Yellow card 57'
Hristov Yellow card 61'
Ghilas Yellow card 90+1'
Report Ronaldo 24'
Kraev 31'
Welton 64'
Milanov 72' (pen.)
Stadium: Spartak
Attendance: 4,778
Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
4 December 2022 Round of 16 Ludogorets 2–1 Levski Sofia Razgrad
13:30 UTC+2 Piotrowski Yellow card 24'
Thiago 69'
Tekpetey 79'
Verdon Yellow card 90+9'
Report van der Kaap Yellow card 12'
Córdoba Yellow card 41', soccer ball with red X 90'
Welton 60'
Kraev Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Bulgarian Supercup

1 September 2022 Ludogorets 2–2
(4–3 p)
Levski Sofia Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Verdon Yellow card 23'
Tekpetey Yellow card 26'
Piotrowski Yellow card 38'
Cicinho Yellow card 45+1'
Despodov 68', 72' (pen.)
Plastun Yellow card 71'
Thiago Yellow card 76'
Rick Yellow card 79'
Report Córdoba Yellow card 7'
Kraev Yellow card 25'
Milanov 41'
Stefanov Yellow card 47'
Andreev Yellow card 70'
van der Kaap Yellow card 77', 90+2'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 21,342
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Penalties
Cauly soccer ball with check mark
Rick soccer ball with red X
Cicinho soccer ball with check mark
Thiago soccer ball with check mark
Verdon soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Popov
soccer ball with red X Petkov
soccer ball with check mark Córdoba
soccer ball with check mark Bari
soccer ball with red X Mitkov

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

21 July 2022 1st leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–0 Greece PAOK Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3 Welton 1', Yellow card 28'
Bari 19'
Galchev Yellow card 75'
Report A. Živković Yellow card 56'
Kurtić Yellow card 81'
Douglas Augusto Yellow card 84'
Sastre Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 14,123
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
28 July 2022 2nd leg PAOK Greece 1–1
(1–3 agg.)
Bulgaria Levski Sofia Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 UTC+3 Kurtić Yellow card 13'
Dantas 56'
Kargas Yellow card 63'
Douglas Augusto Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 72'
Vieirinha Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card 81'
Ingason Yellow card 86'
Report Ronaldo 25'
Bari Yellow card 72'
Krastev Yellow card 77'
van der Kaap Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)

Third qualifying round

4 August 2022 1st leg Ħamrun Spartans Malta 0–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Ta' Qali, Malta[note 2]
19:30 UTC+2 Borg Yellow card 8'
Guillaumier Yellow card 10'
Report Krastev soccer ball with red X 11', 90+5'
Córdoba Yellow card 43'
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,135
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
11 August 2022 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(1–4 p)
Malta Ħamrun Spartans Sofia, Bulgaria
21:00 UTC+3 Tsunami 90+1'
Welton Yellow card 103'
Report Bjeličić Yellow card 3'
Corbalan Yellow card 3'
Guillaumier 78'
Callegari Yellow card 88'
Camenzuli 90+2'
Dodô Yellow card 106'
Freitas Yellow card pso
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 16,480
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Penalties
Petkov soccer ball with check mark
Tsunami soccer ball with red X
Krastev soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Freitas
soccer ball with check mark Montebello
soccer ball with check mark Guillaumier
soccer ball with check mark Fedele

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 21 May 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total First League Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Plamen Andreev 31 0 29 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF France FRA Jeremy Petris 28 1 20+3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Kellian van der Kaap 31 1 14+10 0 2 0 1 1 4 0
6 DF Brazil BRA Wenderson Tsunami 35 2 28+1 1 2 0 1 0 2+1 1
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Andrian Kraev 33 3 25+2 2 2 1 1 0 1+2 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Ricardinho 14 7 14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivelin Popov 28 5 20+4 5 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 FW Spain ESP Jawad El Jemili 8 0 0+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Mihaylov 8 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
14 MF Bulgaria BUL Iliyan Stefanov 26 3 12+10 3 0+1 0 1 0 0+2 0
17 FW Brazil BRA Welton Felipe 39 6 31+1 3 2 2 1 0 4 1
18 FW Brazil BRA Ronaldo 39 5 31+1 3 2 1 1 0 4 1
19 FW Morocco MAR Bilal Bari 11 3 3+3 2 0 0 0+1 0 4 1
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Chandarov 13 2 3+10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Croatia CRO Ante Blažević 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Bulgaria BUL Patrick-Gabriel Galchev 18 1 7+6 1 1+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
23 DF The Gambia GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg 34 0 29 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
27 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Mitkov 19 0 0+14 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
30 MF Bulgaria BUL Filip Krastev 36 8 30 7 1 0 1 0 4 1
33 DF Panama PAN José Córdoba 31 0 25 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
50 DF Bulgaria BUL Kristian Dimitrov 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 MF Bulgaria BUL Antoan Stoyanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 FW Bulgaria BUL Marin Petkov 37 4 7+24 4 1 0 0+1 0 0+4 0
99 GK Bulgaria BUL Ivan Andonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players from the reserve team:
24 FW Bulgaria BUL Borislav Rupanov 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Andonov 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF Bulgaria BUL Denis Dinev 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF Bulgaria BUL Deyvid Mihalev 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
4 MF Curaçao CUW Nathan Holder 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Zdravko Dimitrov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Goranov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Milanov 24 4 15+3 2 2 1 1 1 3 0
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Tsonev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Nigeria NGA Shehu Abdullahi 9 0 3+5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Kostadinov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 DF Switzerland SUI Dragan Mihajlović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

As of 26 May 2023
Rank Goalkeeper FPL BC BSC UECL Total
1 Bulgaria Plamen Andreev 21 0 0 0 21
2 Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov 1 0 0 2 3
Total 22 0 0 2 24

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

N P Nat. Name First League Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Conference League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Bulgaria Plamen Andreev 1 1 2
2 DF France Jeremy Petris 5 5
5 DF Netherlands Kellian van der Kaap 5 1 1 1 8
6 DF Brazil Wenderson Tsunami 8 8
7 MF Bulgaria Georgi Milanov 4 4
8 MF Bulgaria Andrian Kraev 9 1 1 1 11 1
10 MF Bulgaria Ivelin Popov 8 1 9
11 FW Spain Jawad El Jemili 1 1
12 MF Nigeria Shehu Abdullahi 1 1 2
14 MF Bulgaria Iliyan Stefanov 1 1 2
17 FW Brazil Welton Felipe 2 2 4
18 FW Brazil Ronaldo 3 3
19 FW Morocco Bilal Bari 1 1 2
20 MF Bulgaria Asen Chandarov 5 5
22 DF Bulgaria Patrick-Gabriel Galchev 1 1 2
23 DF The Gambia Noah Sonko Sundberg 5 1 5 1
27 MF Bulgaria Asen Mitkov 1 1
30 MF Bulgaria Filip Krastev 5 1 6
33 DF Panama José Córdoba 2 1 1 1 5
88 FW Bulgaria Marin Petkov 3 3

Last updated: 26 May 2023
Source: soccerway
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Левски обяви новия десен бек". sportal.bg. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ "„ПФК Левски" подписа с Нейтън Олдър". ПФК Левски София. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "ПФК Левски подписа с Рикардиньо". ПФК Левски София. 20 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ "„ПФК Левски" подписа с Ивелин Попов". ПФК Левски София. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ^ "„ПФК Левски" подписа с Джевад Ел Джамили". ПФК Левски София. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. ^ "„ПФК Левски" подписа договор с Абдулахи Шеху". ПФК Левски София. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ^ "„ПФК Левски" подписа с Роналдо (ВИДЕО)". ПФК Левски София. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  8. ^ "ПФК Левски подписа с Асен Чандъров". ПФК Левски София. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  9. ^ "„ПФК Левски" подписа с Анте Блажевич". ПФК Левски София. 28 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  10. ^ "„ПФК Левски" подписа нов договор с Хосе Кордоба". ПФК Левски София. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  11. ^ "ПФК Левски подписа с Кристиан Димитров". ПФК Левски София. 30 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Благодарим ти, Иван Горанов". ПФК Левски София. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  13. ^ "„ПФК Левски" трансферира Георги Миланов". ПФК Левски София. 12 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Благодарим ти, Ради Цонев". ПФК Левски София. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  15. ^ "ПФК Левски се раздели с Абдулахи Шеху". ПФК Левски София. 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 3 January 2023 suggested (help)
  16. ^ "Септември замина на лагер с Димитър Костадинов и Илия Миланов - Септември София - Dsport.bg". dsport.bg. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Драган Михайлович се раздели с Левски - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини". bntnews.bg. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Нейтън Олдър идва в Спартак Варна като преотстъпен от Левски". spartakvarna.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  19. ^ "ФК "Спартак" Варна привлече нов полузащитник". spartakvarna.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  20. ^ ""Левски" преотстъпи Здравко Димитров". levski.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Клубът" [The Club] (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Левски и Септември не се победиха в динамична контрола - Dsport.bg". dsport.bg. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  23. ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Изтеглен бе жребият за новия сезон в Първа професионална лига" [The draw for the new First League season is completed] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  25. ^ Николов, Венцислав. "Първа професионална лига - Резултати « Сезон 2022/2023 | LevskiSofia.info". levskisofia.info. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  26. ^ "Официално: Мачът Славия – Левски се отлага" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Отложиха Черно море - Левски" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Отложиха Лудогорец - Левски и преместиха мача на ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  29. ^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2019/2020 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

Notes

  1. ^ Due to a punishment on Levski by the BFU, the match was played at a neutral ground.
  2. ^ Ħamrun Spartans are playing their home matches at the National Stadium, Ta' Qali, instead of their regular venue, the Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun, which does not meet UEFA requirements.