Levski Sofia 2018–19 football season
2018–19 season | ||||
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Chairman | Spas Rusev (until 6 March 2019) Georgi Popov (since 6 March 2019) | |||
Manager | Delio Rossi (until 25 July 2018) Slaviša Stojanovič (until 21 Jan 2019) Georgi Dermendzhiev (until 29 Apr 2019) | |||
Stadium | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov | |||
First League | 3rd | |||
Bulgarian Cup | Round of 16 | |||
UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Stanislav Kostov (24) All: Stanislav Kostov (24) | |||
Highest home attendance | 14,700 v. Ludogorets (10 March 2019) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 840 v. Dunav Ruse (1 December 2018) | |||
Average home league attendance | 5,350 | |||
Biggest win | 7–0 v. Vereya (H) | |||
Biggest defeat | 1–3 v. Botev Vratsa (H) | |||
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The 2018–19 season was Levski Sofia's 98th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the season.
Transfers
In
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Martin Polaček | 28 | EU | Mladá Boleslav | Free transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | Levski.bg | |
2 | DF | Louis Nganioni | 23 | EU | Lyon | Free transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg | |
5 | DF | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | 27 | EU | Maccabi Haifa | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | 500 000 € | mhaifafc.com | |
8 | MF | Davide Mariani | 27 | EU | Lugano | Free transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | Levski.bg | |
14 | MF | Bogdan Vaštšuk | 22 | EU | Riga | Loan | Summer | Free | Levski.bg | ||
22 | DF | Nuno Reis | 27 | EU | Vitória Setúbal | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Undisclosed | Levski.bg | |
23 | MF | Khaly Thiam | 24 | Non-EU | MTK Budapest | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | 300 000 € | sportal.bg | |
30 | FW | Iliya Dimitrov | 21 | EU | Lokomotiv Sofia | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
39 | DF | Deyan Ivanov | 22 | EU | Botev Vratsa | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
75 | MF | Aleks Borimirov | 20 | EU | Lokomotiv Sofia | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
89 | GK | Nikolay Krastev | 21 | EU | Botev Vratsa | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
93 | MF | Atanas Kabov | 19 | EU | Botev Vratsa | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
96 | FW | Luan Viana | 22 | Non-EU | Shabab Al-Ahli | Free transfer | Summer | Free | Levski.bg | ||
20 | DF | Zhivko Milanov | 34 | EU | APOEL | Free transfer | Winter | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg | |
70 | MF | Martin Raynov | 26 | EU | Beroe | Transfer | Winter | 2020 | Undisclosed | Levski.bg | |
86 | FW | Valeri Bojinov | 32 | EU | Botev Vratsa | Free transfer | Winter | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg | |
17 | FW | Yerkebulan Seydakhmet | 19 | Non-EU | Ufa | Loan | Winter | 2019 | Free | Levski.bg | |
18 | DF | Cédric Hountondji | 25 | EU | New York City | Free transfer | Winter | 2019 | Free | Levski.bg |
Out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | AM | Antonio Vutov | 22 | EU | Udinese | Loan return | Summer | Free | ||
13 | MF | Jordi Gómez | 33 | EU | Omonia | Released | Summer | Free | Levski.bg | |
15 | MF | Roman Procházka | 29 | EU | Viktoria Plzeň | End of contract | Summer | Free | fcviktoria.cz | |
25 | LB | Afonso Figueiredo | 25 | EU | Rennes | Loan return | Summer | Free | ||
30 | MF | Neluț Roșu | 24 | EU | Astra Giurgiu | Released | Summer | Free | Levski.bg | |
55 | DM | Georgi Angelov | 27 | EU | Beroe | Released | Summer | Free | Levski.bg | |
71 | MF | Vasil Panayotov | 27 | EU | Cherno More | End of contract | Summer | Free | topsport.bg | |
88 | MF | Georgi Yanev | 20 | EU | Strumska Slava | Released | Summer | Free | topsport.bg | |
LB | Galin Tashev | 21 | EU | Montana | Released | Summer | Free | |||
1 | GK | Martin Polaček | 28 | EU | Podbeskidzie | Released | Winter | Free | Levski.bg | |
3 | CB | Aymen Belaïd | 30 | EU | Ohod | Released | Winter | Free | gong.bg | |
21 | GK | Bozhidar Mitrev | 31 | EU | Voluntari | Released | Winter | Free | levski.bg | |
32 | MF | Gabriel Obertan | 29 | EU | Erzurumspor | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | gong.bg |
Loans out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Aleksandar Lyubenov | 23 | EU | Lokomotiv Sofia | Loan | Summer | — | |||
6 | MF | Ivaylo Naydenov | 20 | EU | Arda | Loan | Winter | — | ||
10 | FW | Rivaldinho | 23 | EU | Viitorul | Loan | Winter | — | ||
20 | MF | Filipe Nascimento | 24 | EU | Politehnica Iași | Loan | Winter | — | levski.bg | |
30 | FW | Iliya Dimitrov | 22 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Loan | Winter | — | ||
75 | MF | Aleks Borimirov | 20 | EU | Slavia Sofia | Loan | Winter | — | ||
93 | MF | Atanas Kabov | 19 | EU | Tsarsko Selo | Loan | Winter | — | ||
96 | FW | Luan Viana | 23 | Non-EU | Tsarsko Selo | Loan | Winter | — |
Squad
- Updated on 18 March 2019.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Age | EU | Since | Ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
12 | Petar Ivanov | Bulgaria | GK | 24 | EU | 2018 | Youth system | W/S | ||
13 | Nikolay Mihaylov | Bulgaria | GK | 36 | EU | 2018 | 2019 | Omonia | Free | Originally from Youth system |
89 | Nikolay Krastev | Bulgaria | GK | 28 | EU | 2017 | Youth system | W/S | ||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Louis Nganioni | France | LB | 29 | EU | 2018 | 2020 | Lyon | Free | Second nationality: DR Congo |
4 | Ivan Goranov | Bulgaria | LB | 32 | EU | 2017 | 2021 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Free | Originally from Youth system |
5 | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | Iceland | CB/DM | 34 | EU | 2017 | 2021 | Maccabi Haifa | 500 000 € | |
18 | Cédric Hountondji | Benin | CB | 30 | EU | 2019 | 2019 | New York City | Free | Second nationality: France |
19 | Miloš Cvetković | Serbia | RB | 34 | Non-EU | 2017 | 2019 | Napredak Kruševac | Free | |
20 | Zhivko Milanov | Bulgaria | RB | 40 | EU | 2019 | 2020 | APOEL | Free | Originally from Youth system |
22 | Nuno Reis | Portugal | CB/RB/DM | 33 | EU | 2018 | 2021 | Vitória Setúbal | Undisclosed | |
24 | Tomislav Papazov | Bulgaria | CB | 23 | EU | 2018 | Youth system | W/S | ||
28 | David Jablonský | Czech Republic | CB/RB/LB | 33 | EU | 2017 | 2019 | Tom Tomsk | Free | |
39 | Deyan Ivanov | Bulgaria | CB | 28 | EU | 2014 | 2020 | Youth system | W/S | |
Midfielders | ||||||||||
8 | Davide Mariani | Switzerland | AM/CM/LW | 33 | EU | 2018 | 2021 | Lugano | Free | Second nationality: Italy |
11 | Anthony Belmonte | France | DM/CM | 29 | EU | 2017 | 2020 | Dijon | Free | |
14 | Bogdan Vaštšuk | Estonia | AM/CM | 29 | EU | 2018 | Riga | Loan | ||
23 | Khaly Thiam | Senegal | DM | 30 | Non-EU | 2018 | 2021 | MTK Budapest | 300 000 € | |
70 | Martin Raynov | Bulgaria | DM/CM | 32 | EU | 2019 | 2020 | Beroe | Undisclosed | |
71 | Martin Petkov | Bulgaria | AM/LW | 23 | EU | 2018 | Youth system | W/S | ||
77 | Iliya Yurukov | Bulgaria | DM/CM | 25 | EU | 2016 | Youth system | W/S | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Paulinho | Brazil | LW | 31 | Non-EU | 2018 | 2021 | Zorya Luhansk | Free | |
9 | Sergiu Buș | Romania | CF | 32 | EU | 2017 | 2020 | Astra Giurgiu | Free | |
17 | Yerkebulan Seydakhmet | Kazakhstan | RW/CF | 24 | Non-EU | 2019 | 2019 | Ufa | Loan | |
26 | Jerson Cabral | Cape Verde | RW/LW | 33 | EU | 2017 | 2019 | Bastia | Free | Second nationality: Netherlands |
29 | Stanislav Kostov | Bulgaria | CF | 33 | EU | 2018 | 2020 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | Free | |
86 | Valeri Bojinov | Bulgaria | CF | 38 | EU | 2019 | 2020 | Botev Vratsa | Free | |
99 | Stanislav Ivanov | Bulgaria | CF/AM/RW | 25 | EU | 2016 | Youth system | W/S |
Performance overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
First League | 21 July 2018 | 28 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 37 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 056.76 |
Bulgarian Cup | 25 September 2018 | 31 October 2018 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 050.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 11 July 2018 | 17 July 2018 | First qualifying round | First qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
Total | 41 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 056.10 |
Source: Fixtures
Fixtures
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Friendlies
Summer
Hebar v Levski Sofia20 June 2018 | Hebar | 0–4 | Levski Sofia | Pazardzhik |
17:30 EET | Report | Gómez 18', 74' Buș 21' Jablonský 66' |
Stadium: Georgi Benkovski |
27 June 2018 | Levski Sofia | 1–2 | Septemvri Sofia | Pravets |
17:30 EET | Thiam 56' | Report | Galchev 44' Budinov 84' |
Stadium: Pravets Sports Complex |
5 July 2018 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Oleksandriya | Sofia |
18:30 EET | Obertan 21' | Report | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Mid-season
Levski Sofia v Radnik Surdulica8 September 2018 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Radnik Surdulica | Sofia |
18:00 EET | Paulinho 6' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
13 October 2018 | Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |
17:00 EET | Mariani 18' M. P. Petkov 89' |
Report | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
17 November 2018 | Levski Sofia | 2–3 | Montana | Sofia |
11:30 EET | Kabov 26' Paulinho 41' |
Report | Georgiev 6' Iliev 52' Damyanov 76' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Winter
Levski Sofia v Ufa19 January 2019 | Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Ufa | Larnaca, Cyprus |
15:00 EET | Nkololo 21' | Report | Bizjak 56' (pen.) | Stadium: GSZ |
25 January 2019 | Levski Sofia | 0–1 | Henan Jianye | Larnaca, Cyprus |
15:00 EET | Report | Bassogog 25' | Stadium: GSZ |
30 January 2019 | Levski Sofia | 1–2 | Wisła Płock | Larnaca, Cyprus |
12:30 EET | Mariani 66' (pen.) | Report | García 33' Varela 72' |
Stadium: GSZ |
2 February 2019 | Levski Sofia | 1–2 | Ural | Larnaca, Cyprus |
14:00 EET | Kostov 52' | Report | Panyukov 3', 10' | Stadium: GSZ |
5 February 2019 | Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Sūduva | Larnaca, Cyprus |
16:00 EET | Mariani 79' | Report | Barauskas 76' | Stadium: GSZ |
8 February 2019 | Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Čukarički | Pyrgos, Cyprus |
17:00 EET | Mariani 7' | Report | Đorđević 33' | Stadium: Pyrgos Arena |
Parva Liga
Preliminary stage
Main article: 2018–19 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 62 | Qualification for the Championship round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 57 | |
3 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 54 | |
4 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 45 | |
5 | Cherno More | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 42 |
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.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 |
Last updated: 16 March 2019.
Source: bulgarian-football.com
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W |
Position | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Botev Plovdiv v Levski Sofia21 July 2018 1 | Botev Plovdiv | 0–1 | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
20:45 EET | N'Dongala 31' K. Dimitrov 52' |
Report | Mariani 7' Belmonte 12' Goranov 47' I. Dimitrov 90+3' |
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan |
30 July 2018 2 | Levski Sofia | 2–2 | Cherno More | Sofia |
20:30 EET | Belaïd 8' Kostov 60' Mariani 89' |
Report | Iliev 22' N'Dongala 43' Fennouche 53' Ognyanov 68' Bozhilov 88' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev |
5 August 2018 3 | Botev Vratsa | 0–2 | Levski Sofia | Montana |
18:30 EET | Fidanin 34' Ivanov 36' Gadzhev 49' Mihaylov 61' |
Report | Kostov 8' Gómez 25' Jablonský 31' Thiam 56' Cabral 85' |
Stadium: Ogosta Attendance: 3,490 Referee: Stefan Apostolov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
11 August 2018 4 | Dunav Ruse | 1–2 | Levski Sofia | Ruse |
21:00 EET | Vasev 53' (pen.) Patev 62' |
Report | Naydenov 33' Cabral 59', 62' Gómez 71' Belaïd 73' Eyjólfsson 78' Thiam 90+1' |
Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov Man of the Match: Jerson Cabral |
19 August 2018 5 | Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Septemvri Sofia | Sofia |
18:15 EET | Mariani 23' Kostov 29' |
Report | Fabiano 48' Diaby 60' Dimitrov 71' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Petar Kostadinov Man of the Match: Miloš Cvetković |
25 August 2018 6 | Etar | 1–2 | Levski Sofia | Veliko Tarnovo |
18:45 EET | I. Stoyanov 10' Bojaj 63' K. Stoyanov 70' Sarmov 71' |
Report | Cabral 26' Kostov 44', 45' Thiam 68' Polaček 90' Buș 90+10' |
Stadium: Ivaylo Attendance: 6,680 Referee: Stefan Apostolov Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan |
1 September 2018 7 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Beroe | Sofia |
21:00 EET | Belaïd 28' Thiam 34' Belmonte 50' |
Report | Hadzhiev 11' Bandalovski 23' Alkan 70' Alfredo 71' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov Man of the Match: Anthony Belmonte |
16 September 2018 8 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
20:00 EET | Bouhna 5' Aralica 14', 29' Tomašević 51' Petrović 90+1' |
Report | Belmonte 4' Mariani 31' Thiam 34' Mitrev 35' Cabral 45+1' Belaïd 75' Cvetković 77' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: Ante Aralica |
21 September 2018 9 | Levski Sofia | 4–1 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Sofia |
20:00 EET | Jablonský 3' Cabral 52' Paulinho 63' Kostov 65', 74' |
Report | Mutafchiyski 62' Dolapchiev 83' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Nedelcho Gadzhalov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
29 September 2018 10 | CSKA Sofia | 0–1 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:00 EET | Chorbadzhiyski 16' Pinto 42' Tiago 45' Despodov 86' |
Report | Černiauskas 31' (o.g.) Thiam 85' Goranov 86' Cvetković 90+2' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan |
7 October 2018 11 | Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Slavia Sofia | Sofia |
19:15 EET | Kostov 27', 50' Eyjólfsson 52' Belmonte 61' |
Report | Ivanov 18' Marem 70' Uzunov 72' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
20 October 2018 12 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | Levski Sofia | Razgrad |
19:00 EET | Dyakov 18' Nedyalkov 19' Lukoki 35' Wanderson 45+1' Cicinho 78' Renan 90' Bakalov 90+2' Moți 90+4' |
Report | Cvetković 11' Belmonte 51' Kostov 54' Nascimento 87' Thiam 90+4' |
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Wanderson |
26 October 2018 13 | Levski Sofia | 7–0 | Vereya | Sofia |
19:45 EET | Reis 10' Kostov 20', 49' Mariani 45' (pen.), 57' Thiam 74' Eyjólfsson 90' |
Report | Kouroupis 24' Machaidze 44' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
4 November 2018 14 | Levski Sofia | 4–1 | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
15:00 EET | Kostov 29', 55' Thiam 51' Obertan 62' Mariani 74' |
Report | Pirgov 36' Vutov 45+1' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
10 November 2018 15 | Cherno More | 1–0 | Levski Sofia | Varna |
15:00 EET | Jorginho 22' Vitanov 41' Fennouche 49' Kostadinov 66' Andrade 80' |
Report | Paulinho 33' Reis 47' Cabral 68' 69' |
Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov Man of the Match: Jorginho |
25 November 2018 16 | Levski Sofia | 1–3 | Botev Vratsa | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Mariani 20' (pen.) Cvetković 33' Goranov 73' Thiam 82' 90+2' |
Report | Kerchev 19' Bojinov 34' (pen.), 76' Gadzhev 41' Milanov 51' Mihaylov 66' Domovchiyski 87' Kostov 90+1' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Valeri Bojinov |
1 December 2018 17 | Levski Sofia | 3–0 | Dunav Ruse | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Cabral 21', 28' (pen.) Kostov 38' Jablonský 68' |
Report | Kovachev 27' | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 840 Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: Jerson Cabral |
5 December 2018 18 | Septemvri Sofia | 2–2 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Fabiano 17' 82' Stoyanov 55', 66' Budinov 90+4' |
Report | Jablonský 53' Kostov 60' Cabral 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 570 Referee: Petar Kostadinov Man of the Match: Miroslav Budinov |
8 December 2018 19 | Levski Sofia | 2–1 | Etar | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Kostov 20' Buș 54' |
Report | Batrović 8' | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 850 Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
15 December 2018 20 | Beroe | 2–1 | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
17:30 EET | Kamburov 39' Vasilev 79', 85' |
Report | Jablonský 38' Reis 65' Obertan 77' |
Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Vladimir Valkov Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov |
17 February 2019 21 | Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Jablonský 8' Mariani 71' |
Report | Aralica 45' Petrović 62' Tsvetanov 83' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: Davide Mariani |
20 February 2019 22 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0–2 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Milchev 66' | Report | Paulinho 22' Kostov 42' Cvetković 81' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 940 Referee: Petar Kostadinov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
24 February 2019 23 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
13:00 EET | Paulinho 31' Goranov 43' Pereira 45+2' (o.g.) Thiam 56' Cvetković 69' |
Report | Gyasi 43' Chorbadzhiyski 63' Turitsov 66' Pereira 90+4' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Vladimir Valkov Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov |
3 March 2019 24 | Slavia Sofia | 0–3 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Stanisavljević 67' 90+4' Marem 90+3' |
Report | Kostov 4' Cabral 40' Paulinho 50', 60' Mariani 55' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: Davide Mariani |
10 March 2019 25 | Levski Sofia | 0–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Paulinho 48' Jablonský 79' Thiam 90' |
Report | Marcelinho 21', 39' Wanderson 38' Moți 45' Grigore 69' Dyakov 77' Lukoki 90+2' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 14,700 Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: Marcelinho |
16 March 2019 26 | Vereya | 3–4 | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
12:30 EET | Reis 30' (o.g.) Gvazava 42' 69' Ngeyitala 56' Dobrovolskyi 59' Ntoya 76' Stanchev 90+3' |
Report | Mariani 28' (pen.) Buș 33' Kostov 38' Bojinov 70' (pen.), 76' |
Stadium: Trace Arena Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Georgi Ivanov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
Championship stage
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 78 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Levski Sofia (O) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 66 | Qualification for the European play-off final |
4 | Beroe | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 58 | |
5 | Cherno More | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 52 | |
6 | Botev Plovdiv | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 50 |
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
Last updated: 24 May 2019.
Source: See Results
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | L |
Position | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Levski Sofia v Botev Plovdiv31 March 2019 27 | Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
20:30 EET | Jablonský 13' Mariani 37' (pen.) Reis 39' Paulinho 70' Goranov 86' Buș 90+3' |
Report | Terziev 28' Baltanov 34' 51' Vutov 38' Dimitrov 47' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Kristian Dimitrov |
7 April 2019 28 | Cherno More | 0–1 | Levski Sofia | Varna |
17:30 EET | Andrade 60' Vasilev 87' |
Report | Kostov 16' Reis 18' Thiam 41' Nganioni 70' 83' Milanov 90+3' |
Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Vladimir Valkov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
14 April 2019 29 | Levski Sofia | 0–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
19:00 EET | Raynov 35' Cvetković 71' Paulinho 76' Goranov 79' |
Report | Moți 33' 82', 80' (pen.) Keșerü 37' Góralski 42' Cicinho 59' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Man of the Match: Claudiu Keșerü |
20 April 2019 30 | CSKA Sofia | 0–0 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:15 EET | Malinov 62' Antov 67' Bodurov 86' |
Report | Milanov 13' Reis 57' Raynov 79' Vaštšuk 89' M. D. Petkov 90+2' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov |
27 April 2019 31 | Levski Sofia | 1–2 | Beroe | Sofia |
20:30 EET | Kostov 49' Milanov 71' Yurukov 73' Reis 88' |
Report | Minchev 36' Ohene 54', 87' Bandalovski 60' Baranov 64' Eugénio 77' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Stefan Apostolov Man of the Match: Pedro Eugénio |
4 May 2019 32 | Botev Plovdiv | 1–3 | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
20:00 EET | Nedelev 68' Pirgov 80' |
Report | Kostov 22' (pen.) Thiam 40' Mariani 77' S. Ivanov 87' Bojinov 90' |
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov |
12 May 2019 33 | Levski Sofia | 5–1 | Cherno More | Sofia |
19:00 EET | Kostov 16', 46' Paulinho 19' Mariani 31' S. Ivanov 83' |
Report | Dimov 44' Vitanov 64' Kiki 86' Stanchev 88' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
18 May 2019 34 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–1 | Levski Sofia | Razgrad |
18:00 EET | Grigore 12' 70' Anicet 35' 85' Moți 51' (pen.) Popa 57' |
Report | Raynov 14' Bojinov 22' D. Ivanov 46' 47' Milanov 72' Nganioni 89' |
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov Man of the Match: Zhivko Milanov |
21 May 2019 35 | Levski Sofia | 0–2 | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
18:00 EET | Milanov 66' Reis 78' 84' M. D. Petkov 90+2' |
Report | Malinov 56' Tiago 70' Evandro 86' Chorbadzhiyski 87' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues |
24 May 2019 36 | Beroe | 3–1 | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
17:15 EET | Brígido 28' Kamburov 50', 89' Bandalovski 54' |
Report | Bojinov 70' (pen.) Mariani 73' I. Ivanov 83' |
Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov |
European play-off final
Levski Sofia v Etar28 May 2019 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Etar | Sofia |
20:00 EET | Yurukov 48' Bojinov 72' Thiam 75' |
Report | Sarmov 75' Galabov 86' Iliev 90+1' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Volen Chinkov Man of the Match: Valeri Bojinov |
Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Bulgarian Cup Atletik Kuklen v Levski Sofia25 September 2018 First round | Atletik Kuklen | 0–6 | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
16:00 EET | Romanov 16' Nerdzhib 52' |
Report | Kabov 40' Buș 44' S. Ivanov 72', 75' Gyuzlev 74' (o.g.) Nascimento 85' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Stefan Pavlov |
31 October 2018 Second round | Cherno More | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Levski Sofia | Varna |
16:00 EET | Zehirov 12', 37' Iliev 31' Vasilev 73' Enchev 83' Bozhilov 90+1' Minchev 92' Hassani after FT' |
Report | Cabral 10' Reis 19' Cvetković 35' Jablonský 57' Thiam 78' Obertan 84' Naydenov 107' Rivaldinho after FT' |
Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
Penalties | ||||
Iliev Bozhilov Panayotov Vasilev Andrade Dimov |
Cabral Jablonský Cvetković Thiam Nascimento Reis |
UEFA Europa League
Further information: 2018–19 UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round
Further information: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § First qualifying round Vaduz v Levski Sofia11 July 2018 1st leg | Vaduz | 1–0 | Levski Sofia | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
17:45 CEST | Coulibaly 14' von Niederhäusern 41' Göppel 76' |
Report | Belmonte 16' Belaïd 22' Jablonský 47' Goranov 89' |
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia) |
17 July 2018 2nd leg | Levski Sofia | 3–2 (3–3 (a) agg.) | Vaduz | Sofia, Bulgaria |
18:45 EEST | Buș 35', 76' Cabral 52', 85' Belaïd 53' Gómez 63' Goranov 90+1' Kostov 90+4' |
Report | Coulibaly 25' von Niederhäusern 41' Lüchinger 52' Tadić 55', 75' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Rob Harvey (Ireland) |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 28 May 2019
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
2 | DF | FRA | Louis Nganioni | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | BUL | Ivan Goranov | 33 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ISL | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | 12 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | BRA | Paulinho | 27 | 2 | 22+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | SUI | Davide Mariani | 39 | 11 | 33+3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ROU | Sergiu Buș | 21 | 4 | 4+14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
11 | MF | FRA | Anthony Belmonte | 18 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
12 | GK | BUL | Petar Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | BUL | Nikolay Mihaylov | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | EST | Bogdan Vaštšuk | 10 | 1 | 1+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | KAZ | Yerkebulan Seydakhmet | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | BEN | Cédric Hountondji | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | DF | SRB | Miloš Cvetković | 32 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
20 | DF | BUL | Zhivko Milanov | 11 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | POR | Nuno Reis | 27 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | SEN | Khaly Thiam | 32 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | BUL | Tomislav Papazov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | CPV | Jerson Cabral | 29 | 10 | 25+1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
28 | DF | CZE | David Jablonský | 24 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
29 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Kostov | 39 | 24 | 32+4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | BUL | Ivaylo Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | DF | BUL | Deyan Ivanov | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
70 | MF | BUL | Martin Raynov | 16 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
71 | MF | BUL | Martin P. Petkov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
77 | FW | BUL | Iliya Yurukov | 15 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
79 | MF | BUL | Martin D. Petkov | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
86 | FW | BUL | Valeri Bojinov | 11 | 4 | 4+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
89 | GK | BUL | Nikolay Krastev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
99 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Ivanov | 20 | 4 | 11+6 | 2 | 0+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | BUL | Ivaylo Naydenov | 9 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | BRA | Rivaldinho | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | POR | Filipe Nascimento | 10 | 1 | 0+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | FW | BUL | Iliya Dimitrov | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
75 | MF | BUL | Aleks Borimirov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
93 | MF | BUL | Atanas Kabov | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
96 | FW | BRA | Luan Viana | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | BUL | Aleksandar Lyubenov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Players who left Levski Sofia during the season: | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | SVK | Martin Polaček | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | TUN | Aymen Belaïd | 13 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
8 | AM | BUL | Antonio Vutov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | MF | ESP | Jordi Gómez | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | SVK | Roman Procházka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | GK | BUL | Bozhidar Mitrev | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
25 | DF | POR | Afonso Figueiredo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | MF | ROU | Neluț Roșu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | MF | FRA | Gabriel Obertan | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
55 | DF | BUL | Georgi Angelov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
71 | MF | BUL | Vasil Panayotov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
88 | MF | BUL | Georgi Yanev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
91 | GK | BUL | Dimitar Sheytanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | BUL | Galin Tashev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2018/2019 година" (PDF). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- The match will be played at the National Stadium instead of Levski's home venue because of urgent pitch repair at Georgi Asparuhov Stadium.
- "Промяна за предстоящата среща Левски – Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 10 April 2019.
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