2018–19 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia
2018–19 season
ChairmanSpas Rusev (until 6 March 2019)
Georgi Popov
(since 6 March 2019)
ManagerDelio Rossi
(until 25 July 2018)
Slaviša Stojanovič
(until 21 Jan 2019)
Georgi Dermendzhiev
(until 29 Apr 2019)
StadiumVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League 3rd
Bulgarian CupRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stanislav Kostov (24)
All: Stanislav Kostov (24)
Highest home attendance14,700 v. Ludogorets
(10 March 2019)
Lowest home attendance840 v. Dunav Ruse
(1 December 2018)
Average home league attendance5,350
Biggest win7–0 v. Vereya (H)
Biggest defeat1–3 v. Botev Vratsa (H)

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 Slovakia Martin Polaček 28 EU Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav Free transfer Summer 2021 Free Levski.bg
2 DF France Louis Nganioni 23 EU France Lyon Free transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
5 DF Iceland Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 27 EU Israel Maccabi Haifa Transfer Summer 2021 500 000 € mhaifafc.com
8 MF Switzerland Davide Mariani 27 EU Switzerland Lugano Free transfer Summer 2021 Free Levski.bg
14 MF Estonia Bogdan Vaštšuk 22 EU Latvia Riga Loan Summer Free Levski.bg
22 DF Portugal Nuno Reis 27 EU Portugal Vitória Setúbal Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed Levski.bg
23 MF Senegal Khaly Thiam 24 Non-EU Hungary MTK Budapest Transfer Summer 2021 300 000 € sportal.bg
30 FW Bulgaria Iliya Dimitrov 21 EU Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia Loan return Summer Free
39 DF Bulgaria Deyan Ivanov 22 EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Loan return Summer Free
75 MF Bulgaria Aleks Borimirov 20 EU Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia Loan return Summer Free
89 GK Bulgaria Nikolay Krastev 21 EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Loan return Summer Free
93 MF Bulgaria Atanas Kabov 19 EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Loan return Summer Free
96 FW Brazil Luan Viana 22 Non-EU United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli Free transfer Summer Free Levski.bg
20 DF Bulgaria Zhivko Milanov 34 EU Cyprus APOEL Free transfer Winter 2020 Free Levski.bg
70 MF Bulgaria Martin Raynov 26 EU Bulgaria Beroe Transfer Winter 2020 Undisclosed Levski.bg
86 FW Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov 32 EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Free transfer Winter 2020 Free Levski.bg
17 FW Kazakhstan Yerkebulan Seydakhmet 19 Non-EU Russia Ufa Loan Winter 2019 Free Levski.bg
18 DF Benin Cédric Hountondji 25 EU United States 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 Bulgaria Antonio Vutov 22 EU Italy Udinese Loan return Summer Free
13 MF Spain Jordi Gómez 33 EU Cyprus Omonia Released Summer Free Levski.bg
15 MF Slovakia Roman Procházka 29 EU Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň End of contract Summer Free fcviktoria.cz
25 LB Portugal Afonso Figueiredo 25 EU France Rennes Loan return Summer Free
30 MF Romania Neluț Roșu 24 EU Romania Astra Giurgiu Released Summer Free Levski.bg
55 DM Bulgaria Georgi Angelov 27 EU Bulgaria Beroe Released Summer Free Levski.bg
71 MF Bulgaria Vasil Panayotov 27 EU Bulgaria Cherno More End of contract Summer Free topsport.bg
88 MF Bulgaria Georgi Yanev 20 EU Bulgaria Strumska Slava Released Summer Free topsport.bg
LB Bulgaria Galin Tashev 21 EU Bulgaria Montana Released Summer Free
1 GK Slovakia Martin Polaček 28 EU Poland Podbeskidzie Released Winter Free Levski.bg
3 CB Tunisia Aymen Belaïd 30 EU Saudi Arabia Ohod Released Winter Free gong.bg
21 GK Bulgaria Bozhidar Mitrev 31 EU Romania Voluntari Released Winter Free levski.bg
32 MF France Gabriel Obertan 29 EU Turkey Erzurumspor Transfer Winter Undisclosed gong.bg

Loans out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
GK Bulgaria Aleksandar Lyubenov 23 EU Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia Loan Summer —
6 MF Bulgaria Ivaylo Naydenov 20 EU Bulgaria Arda Loan Winter —
10 FW Brazil Rivaldinho 23 EU Romania Viitorul Loan Winter —
20 MF Portugal Filipe Nascimento 24 EU Romania Politehnica Iași Loan Winter — levski.bg
30 FW Bulgaria Iliya Dimitrov 22 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Loan Winter —
75 MF Bulgaria Aleks Borimirov 20 EU Bulgaria Slavia Sofia Loan Winter —
93 MF Bulgaria Atanas Kabov 19 EU Bulgaria Tsarsko Selo Loan Winter —
96 FW Brazil Luan Viana 23 Non-EU Bulgaria 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 Cyprus 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 France Lyon Free Second nationality: DR Congo
4 Ivan Goranov  Bulgaria LB 32 EU 2017 2021 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free Originally from Youth system
5 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  Iceland CB/DM 34 EU 2017 2021 Israel Maccabi Haifa 500 000 €
18 Cédric Hountondji  Benin CB 30 EU 2019 2019 United States New York City Free Second nationality: France
19 Miloš Cvetković  Serbia RB 35 Non-EU 2017 2019 Serbia Napredak Kruševac Free
20 Zhivko Milanov  Bulgaria RB 40 EU 2019 2020 Cyprus APOEL Free Originally from Youth system
22 Nuno Reis  Portugal CB/RB/DM 33 EU 2018 2021 Portugal 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 Russia 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 Switzerland Lugano Free Second nationality: Italy
11 Anthony Belmonte  France DM/CM 29 EU 2017 2020 France Dijon Free
14 Bogdan Vaštšuk  Estonia AM/CM 29 EU 2018 Latvia Riga Loan
23 Khaly Thiam  Senegal DM 30 Non-EU 2018 2021 Hungary MTK Budapest 300 000 €
70 Martin Raynov  Bulgaria DM/CM 32 EU 2019 2020 Bulgaria 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 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Free
9 Sergiu Buș  Romania CF 32 EU 2017 2020 Romania Astra Giurgiu Free
17 Yerkebulan Seydakhmet  Kazakhstan RW/CF 24 Non-EU 2019 2019 Russia Ufa Loan
26 Jerson Cabral  Cape Verde RW/LW 34 EU 2017 2019 France Bastia Free Second nationality: Netherlands
29 Stanislav Kostov  Bulgaria CF 33 EU 2018 2020 Bulgaria Pirin Blagoevgrad Free
86 Valeri Bojinov  Bulgaria CF 38 EU 2019 2020 Bulgaria 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
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

20 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 Bulgaria 1–0 Ukraine Oleksandriya Sofia
18:30 EET Obertan 21' Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

Mid-season

8 September 2018 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 Serbia 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

19 January 2019 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Russia Ufa Larnaca, Cyprus
15:00 EET Nkololo 21' Report Bizjak 56' (pen.) Stadium: GSZ
25 January 2019 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–1 China Henan Jianye Larnaca, Cyprus
15:00 EET Report Bassogog 25' Stadium: GSZ
30 January 2019 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–2 Poland Wisła Płock Larnaca, Cyprus
12:30 EET Mariani 66' (pen.) Report García 33'
Varela 72'		 Stadium: GSZ
2 February 2019 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–2 Russia Ural Larnaca, Cyprus
14:00 EET Kostov 52' Report Panyukov 3', 10' Stadium: GSZ
5 February 2019 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Lithuania Sūduva Larnaca, Cyprus
16:00 EET Mariani 79' Report Barauskas 76' Stadium: GSZ
8 February 2019 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Serbia 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
Source: Soccerway
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.[1]
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
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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWWWLWWWLWWLLWDWLDWWWLW
Position53221112211222333333332233
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
21 July 2018 1 Botev Plovdiv 0–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:45 EET N'Dongala Yellow card 31'
K. Dimitrov Yellow card 52'		 Report Mariani Yellow card 7'
Belmonte Yellow card 12'
Goranov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 8'
Kostov 60'
Mariani 89'		 Report Iliev 22'
N'Dongala Yellow card 43'
Fennouche Yellow card 53'
Ognyanov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Ivanov Yellow card 36'
Gadzhev Yellow card 49'
Mihaylov Yellow card 61'		 Report Kostov 8'
Gómez Yellow card 25'
Jablonský Yellow card 31'
Thiam Yellow card 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 Yellow card 62'		 Report Naydenov Yellow card 33'
Cabral 59', Yellow card 62'
Gómez Yellow card 71'
Belaïd Yellow card 73'
Eyjólfsson 78'
Thiam Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Diaby Yellow card 60'
Dimitrov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
Bojaj 63'
K. Stoyanov Yellow card 70'
Sarmov Yellow card 71'		 Report Cabral 26'
Kostov 44', Yellow card 45'
Thiam Yellow card 68'
Polaček Yellow card 90'
Buș Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Thiam Yellow card 34'
Belmonte 50'		 Report Hadzhiev Yellow card 11'
Bandalovski Yellow card 23'
Alkan Yellow card 70'
Alfredo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5'
Aralica 14', Yellow card 29'
Tomašević Yellow card 51'
Petrović Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Belmonte Yellow card 4'
Mariani Yellow card 31'
Thiam Yellow card 34'
Mitrev Yellow card 35'
Cabral Yellow card 45+1'
Belaïd Yellow card 75'
Cvetković Yellow card 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 soccer ball with red X 63'
Kostov 65', 74'		 Report Mutafchiyski Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16'
Pinto Yellow card 42'
Tiago Yellow card 45'
Despodov Yellow card 86'		 Report Černiauskas 31' (o.g.)
Thiam Yellow card 85'
Goranov Yellow card 86'
Cvetković Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Belmonte Yellow card 61'		 Report Ivanov Yellow card 18'
Marem Yellow card 70'
Uzunov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Nedyalkov Yellow card 19'
Lukoki 35'
Wanderson 45+1'
Cicinho Yellow card 78'
Renan Yellow card 90'
Bakalov Yellow card 90+2'
Moți Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Cvetković Yellow card 11'
Belmonte Yellow card 51'
Kostov 54'
Nascimento Yellow card 87'
Thiam Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Machaidze Red card 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 Yellow card 62'
Mariani 74'		 Report Pirgov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Fennouche Yellow card 49'
Kostadinov Yellow card 66'
Andrade Yellow card 80'		 Report Paulinho Yellow card 33'
Reis Yellow card 47'
Cabral Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 33'
Goranov Yellow card 73'
Thiam Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Report Kerchev Yellow card 19'
Bojinov 34' (pen.), 76'
Gadzhev Yellow card 41'
Milanov Yellow card 51'
Mihaylov Yellow card 66'
Domovchiyski 87'
Kostov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'		 Report Kovachev Yellow card 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 Yellow card 17' Yellow-red card 82'
Stoyanov Yellow card 55', 66'
Budinov 90+4'		 Report Jablonský Yellow card 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', Yellow card 85'		 Report Jablonský Yellow card 38'
Reis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 8'
Mariani 71'		 Report Aralica 45'
Petrović Yellow card 62'
Tsvetanov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66' Report Paulinho 22'
Kostov 42'
Cvetković Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Goranov Yellow card 43'
Pereira 45+2' (o.g.)
Thiam Yellow card 56'
Cvetković Yellow card 69'		 Report Gyasi Red card 43'
Chorbadzhiyski Yellow card 63'
Turitsov Yellow card 66'
Pereira Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 90+4'
Marem Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Kostov 4'
Cabral 40'
Paulinho Yellow card 50', soccer ball with red X 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 Yellow card 48'
Jablonský Yellow card 79'
Thiam Yellow card 90'		 Report Marcelinho 21', Yellow card 39'
Wanderson Yellow card 38'
Moți Yellow card 45'
Grigore Yellow card 69'
Dyakov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 69'
Ngeyitala 56'
Dobrovolskyi Yellow card 59'
Ntoya Yellow card 76'
Stanchev 90+3'		 Report Mariani 28' (pen.)
Buș 33'
Kostov 38'
Bojinov 70' (pen.), Yellow card 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
Source: Soccerway
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.[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
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
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
Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLDLWWDLL
Position3333333333
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

31 March 2019 27 Levski Sofia 1–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
20:30 EET Jablonský Yellow card 13'
Mariani 37' (pen.)
Reis Yellow card 39'
Paulinho Yellow card 70'
Goranov Yellow card 86'
Buș Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Terziev Yellow card 28'
Baltanov Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 51'
Vutov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 60'
Vasilev Yellow card 87'		 Report Kostov 16'
Reis Yellow card 18'
Thiam Yellow card 41'
Nganioni Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 83'
Milanov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 35'
Cvetković Yellow card 71'
Paulinho Yellow card 76'
Goranov Red card 79'		 Report Moți Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 82', 80' (pen.)
Keșerü 37'
Góralski Yellow card 42'
Cicinho Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium[3][4]
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 Yellow card 62'
Antov Yellow card 67'
Bodurov Yellow card 86'		 Report Milanov Yellow card 13'
Reis Yellow card 57'
Raynov Yellow card 79'
Vaštšuk Yellow card 89'
M. D. Petkov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 71'
Yurukov Yellow card 73'
Reis Yellow card 88'		 Report Minchev Yellow card 36'
Ohene 54', Yellow card 87'
Bandalovski Yellow card 60'
Baranov Yellow card 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 Yellow card 80'		 Report Kostov 22' (pen.)
Thiam Yellow card 40'
Mariani Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Vitanov Yellow card 64'
Kiki 86'
Stanchev Yellow card 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 Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 70'
Anicet Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 85'
Moți 51' (pen.)
Popa Yellow card 57'		 Report Raynov Yellow card 14'
Bojinov Yellow card 22'
D. Ivanov Yellow card 46' Red card 47'
Milanov 72'
Nganioni Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'
Reis Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 84'
M. D. Petkov Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Malinov Yellow card 56'
Tiago 70'
Evandro 86'
Chorbadzhiyski Yellow card 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 Yellow card 54'		 Report Bojinov 70' (pen.)
Mariani Yellow card 73'
I. Ivanov Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov

European play-off final

28 May 2019 Levski Sofia 1–0 Etar Sofia
20:00 EET Yurukov Yellow card 48'
Bojinov 72'
Thiam Yellow card 75'		 Report Sarmov Yellow card 75'
Galabov Yellow card 86'
Iliev Yellow card 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
25 September 2018 First round Atletik Kuklen 0–6 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
16:00 EET Romanov Yellow card 16'
Nerdzhib Yellow card 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', Yellow card 37'
Iliev Yellow card 31'
Vasilev Yellow card 73'
Enchev Yellow card 83'
Bozhilov 90+1'
Minchev Yellow card 92'
Hassani Red card after FT'		 Report Cabral 10'
Reis Yellow card 19'
Cvetković Yellow card 35'
Jablonský Yellow card 57'
Thiam 78'
Obertan Yellow card 84'
Naydenov Yellow card 107'
Rivaldinho Red card after FT'		 Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Penalties
Iliev soccer ball with check mark
Bozhilov soccer ball with red X
Panayotov soccer ball with check mark
Vasilev soccer ball with check mark
Andrade soccer ball with check mark
Dimov soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Cabral
soccer ball with check mark Jablonský
soccer ball with check mark Cvetković
soccer ball with check mark Thiam
soccer ball with red X Nascimento
soccer ball with red X Reis

UEFA Europa League

Further information: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Further information: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § First qualifying round
11 July 2018 1st leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Vaduz, Liechtenstein
17:45 CEST Coulibaly 14'
von Niederhäusern Yellow card 41'
Göppel Yellow card 76'		 Report Belmonte Yellow card 16'
Belaïd Yellow card 22'
Jablonský Yellow card 47'
Goranov Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
17 July 2018 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–2
(3–3 (a) agg.)		 Liechtenstein Vaduz Sofia, Bulgaria
18:45 EEST Buș 35', soccer ball with red X 76'
Cabral Yellow card 52', 85'
Belaïd 53'
Gómez Yellow card 63'
Goranov Yellow card 90+1'
Kostov Red card 90+4'		 Report Coulibaly 25'
von Niederhäusern Yellow card 41'
Lüchinger Yellow card 52'
Tadić 55', Yellow card 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF France FRA Louis Nganioni 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Goranov 33 0 28+1 0 2 0 2 0
5 DF Iceland ISL Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 12 2 11+1 2 0 0 0 0
7 MF Brazil BRA Paulinho 27 2 22+4 2 1 0 0 0
8 MF Switzerland SUI Davide Mariani 39 11 33+3 11 1 0 2 0
9 FW Romania ROU Sergiu Buș 21 4 4+14 2 1 1 2 1
11 MF France FRA Anthony Belmonte 18 1 11+5 1 0 0 2 0
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Petar Ivanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Mihaylov 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Estonia EST Bogdan Vaštšuk 10 1 1+9 1 0 0 0 0
17 FW Kazakhstan KAZ Yerkebulan Seydakhmet 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Benin BEN Cédric Hountondji 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Cvetković 32 0 27+1 0 2 0 2 0
20 DF Bulgaria BUL Zhivko Milanov 11 1 10+1 1 0 0 0 0
22 DF Portugal POR Nuno Reis 27 1 23+2 1 2 0 0 0
23 MF Senegal SEN Khaly Thiam 32 3 30 2 2 1 0 0
24 DF Bulgaria BUL Tomislav Papazov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Cape Verde CPV Jerson Cabral 29 10 25+1 8 1 1 2 1
28 DF Czech Republic CZE David Jablonský 24 1 20+1 1 1 0 2 0
29 FW Bulgaria BUL Stanislav Kostov 39 24 32+4 24 1 0 0+2 0
33 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Ivanov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Bulgaria BUL Deyan Ivanov 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
70 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Raynov 16 0 14+2 0 0 0 0 0
71 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin P. Petkov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW Bulgaria BUL Iliya Yurukov 15 0 9+6 0 0 0 0 0
79 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin D. Petkov 8 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0
86 FW Bulgaria BUL Valeri Bojinov 11 4 4+7 4 0 0 0 0
89 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Krastev 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
99 FW Bulgaria BUL Stanislav Ivanov 20 4 11+6 2 0+2 2 0+1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
6 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Naydenov 9 0 2+5 0 0+2 0 0 0
10 FW Brazil BRA Rivaldinho 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 MF Portugal POR Filipe Nascimento 10 1 0+8 0 1+1 1 0 0
30 FW Bulgaria BUL Iliya Dimitrov 5 1 0+3 1 0 0 0+2 0
75 MF Bulgaria BUL Aleks Borimirov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 MF Bulgaria BUL Atanas Kabov 2 1 0+1 1 1 0 0 0
96 FW Brazil BRA Luan Viana 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Lyubenov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Levski Sofia during the season:
1 GK Slovakia SVK Martin Polaček 16 0 15 0 0 0 0+1 0
3 DF Tunisia TUN Aymen Belaïd 13 1 9+1 0 0+1 0 2 1
8 AM Bulgaria BUL Antonio Vutov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Spain ESP Jordi Gómez 6 0 3+1 0 0 0 2 0
15 MF Slovakia SVK Roman Procházka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK Bulgaria BUL Bozhidar Mitrev 8 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
25 DF Portugal POR Afonso Figueiredo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Romania ROU Neluț Roșu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF France FRA Gabriel Obertan 23 1 20 1 1 0 2 0
55 DF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Angelov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 MF Bulgaria BUL Vasil Panayotov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Yanev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 GK Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Sheytanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Bulgaria BUL Galin Tashev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2018/2019 година" (PDF). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ The match will be played at the National Stadium instead of Levski's home venue because of urgent pitch repair at Georgi Asparuhov Stadium.
  4. ^ "Промяна за предстоящата среща Левски – Лудогорец" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 10 April 2019.