2017–18 PFC Levski Sofia season
Appearance
2017–18 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Spas Rusev | |||
Manager | Nikolay Mitov (until 2 August 2017) Delio Rossi (since 4 August 2017) | |||
Stadium | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov | |||
First League | ![]() | |||
Bulgarian Cup | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Europa League | Second qualifying round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: David Jablonský (9) All: Sergiu Buș (12) | |||
Highest home attendance | 14,000 v. Ludogorets (6 September 2017) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 490 v. Pirin Blagoevgrad (2 December 2017) | |||
Average home league attendance | 5,335 | |||
Biggest win | 4–0 v. Slavia Sofia (H) v. Dunav Ruse (A) v. Beroe (A) | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–2 v. Vereya (A) v. Ludogorets (A) | |||
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The 2017–18 season was Levski Sofia's 97th 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
[edit]In
[edit]No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | FW | ![]() |
Junior Mapuku | 27 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | dnes.bg |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Sergiu Buș | 24 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | blitz.bg |
24 | GK | ![]() |
Aleksandar Lyubenov | 22 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Georgi Angelov | 26 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Antonio Vutov | 21 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Summer | 2018 | Levski.bg | |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Ivan Goranov | 25 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Miloš Cvetković | 27 | Non-EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | Levski.bg |
71 | MF | ![]() |
Vasil Panayotov | 26 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Free | Levski.bg |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Neluț Roșu | 23 | EU | ![]() |
Transfer | Summer | 2020 | 100 000 € | Levski.bg |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Jordi Gómez | 32 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | Levski.bg |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Gabriel Obertan | 28 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | Levski.bg |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Anthony Belmonte | 21 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | 27 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Summer | 2021 | Free | Levski.bg |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Jerson Cabral | 26 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | Levski.bg |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Aymen Belaïd | 28 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Winter | 2019 | Free | Levski.bg |
29 | FW | ![]() |
Stanislav Kostov | 26 | EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Winter | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Paulinho | 24 | Non-EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Winter | 2021 | Free | Levski.bg |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Rivaldinho | 22 | Non-EU | ![]() |
Free Transfer | Winter | 2020 | Free | Levski.bg |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Filipe Nascimento | 23 | EU | ![]() |
Transfer | Winter | 2020 | 200 000 € | Levski.bg |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Afonso Figueiredo | 25 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Winter | 2018 | Levski.bg | |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Khaly Thiam | 24 | Non-EU | ![]() |
Loan | Winter | 2018 | Levski.bg |
Out
[edit]
Loans out
[edit]N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | ![]() |
Galin Tashev | 20 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Summer | — | Sportal.bg | |
FW | ![]() |
Iliya Dimitrov | 20 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Summer | — | Sportal.bg | |
DF | ![]() |
Deyan Ivanov | 21 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Summer | — | Football24.bg | |
MF | ![]() |
Georgi Yanev | 19 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Summer | — | Blitz.bg | |
MF | ![]() |
Atanas Kabov | 18 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Summer | — | Sportal.bg | |
24 | GK | ![]() |
Aleksandar Lyubenov | 22 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Winter | — | Topsport.bg |
75 | MF | ![]() |
Aleks Borimirov | 19 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Winter | — | Blitz.bg |
55 | DF | ![]() |
Georgi Angelov | 27 | EU | ![]() |
Loan | Winter | — | Sportal.bg |
Squad
[edit]- Updated on 1 March 2017.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Age | EU | Since | Ends | Signed From | Transfer Fee | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
12 | Petar Ivanov | ![]() |
GK | 24 | EU | 2018 | Youth system | W/S | ||
21 | Bozhidar Mitrev | ![]() |
GK | 37 | EU | 2017 | 2018 | ![]() |
Free | Originally from Youth system |
89 | Nikolay Krastev | ![]() |
GK | 27 | EU | 2017 | 2020 | Youth system | W/S | |
Defenders | ||||||||||
3 | Aymen Belaïd | ![]() |
CB/LB | 35 | EU | 2017 | 2019 | ![]() |
Free | Second nationality: France |
4 | Ivan Goranov | ![]() |
LB | 32 | EU | 2017 | 2020 | ![]() |
Free | Originally from Youth system |
5 | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | ![]() |
CB | 34 | EU | 2017 | 2021 | ![]() |
Loan | |
19 | Miloš Cvetković | ![]() |
RB | 34 | Non-EU | 2017 | 2019 | ![]() |
Free | |
24 | Tomislav Papazov | ![]() |
CB | 23 | EU | 2018 | Youth system | W/S | ||
25 | Afonso Figueiredo | ![]() |
LB | 31 | EU | 2018 | 2018 | ![]() |
Loan | |
28 | David Jablonský | ![]() |
CB/RB/LB | 32 | EU | 2017 | 2019 | ![]() |
Free | |
Midfielders | ||||||||||
6 | Ivaylo Naydenov | ![]() |
CM/RB | 26 | EU | 2016 | Youth system | W/S | ||
8 | Antonio Vutov | ![]() |
AM | 28 | EU | 2017 | 2018 | ![]() |
Loan | Originally from Youth system |
11 | Anthony Belmonte | ![]() |
DM/CM | 28 | EU | 2017 | 2020 | ![]() |
Free | |
13 | Jordi Gómez | ![]() |
AM | 39 | EU | 2017 | 2019 | ![]() |
Free | |
14 | Khaly Thiam | ![]() |
DM | 30 | Non-EU | 2018 | 2018 | ![]() |
Loan | |
15 | Roman Procházka | ![]() |
CM/RW/RB | 35 | EU | 2014 | 2018 | ![]() |
€0.12M | |
17 | Martin Petkov | ![]() |
AM/LW | 23 | EU | 2018 | Youth system | W/S | ||
20 | Filipe Nascimento | ![]() |
CM | 29 | EU | 2018 | 2020 | ![]() |
€0.20M | |
30 | Neluț Roșu | ![]() |
CM | 31 | EU | 2017 | 2020 | ![]() |
€0.10M | |
71 | Vasil Panayotov | ![]() |
CM | 34 | EU | 2017 | 2018 | ![]() |
Free | Originally from Youth system |
77 | Iliya Yurukov | ![]() |
CM | 24 | EU | 2016 | Youth system | W/S | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Paulinho | ![]() |
LW/RW | 31 | Non-EU | 2018 | 2021 | ![]() |
Free | |
9 | Sergiu Buș | ![]() |
CF | 31 | EU | 2017 | 2020 | ![]() |
Free | |
10 | Rivaldinho | ![]() |
CF | 29 | EU | 2018 | 2020 | ![]() |
Free | Second nationality: Spain |
26 | Jerson Cabral | ![]() |
RW/LW | 33 | EU | 2017 | 2019 | ![]() |
Free | Second nationality: Netherlands |
29 | Stanislav Kostov | ![]() |
CF | 32 | EU | 2018 | 2020 | ![]() |
Free | |
32 | Gabriel Obertan | ![]() |
RW/LW | 35 | EU | 2017 | 2019 | ![]() |
Free | |
99 | Stanislav Ivanov | ![]() |
CF/RW | 25 | EU | 2016 | 2021 | Youth system | W/S |
Performance overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
First League | 23 July 2017 | 24 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 51.35 |
Bulgarian Cup | 19 September 2017 | 9 May 2018 | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 66.67 |
UEFA Europa League | 29 June 2017 | 20 July 2017 | First qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 25.00 |
Total | 47 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 51.06 |
Source: Fixtures
Fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Friendlies
[edit]Summer
[edit]20 June 2017 | Levski Sofia | 0–1 | Cherno More | Pravets |
17:00 EET | Report | Kokonov ![]() |
Stadium: Pravets Sport Complex |
23 June 2017 | Levski Sofia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Pravets |
18:30 EET | Adeniji ![]() |
Stadium: Pravets Sport Complex |
Mid-season
[edit]9 August 2017 | Levski Sofia | 1–3 | Slivnishki Geroy | Sofia |
20:00 EET | Obertan ![]() |
Georgiev ![]() Popov ![]() Vachev ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
8 October 2017 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Botev Vratsa | Sofia |
17:00 EET | Belmonte ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
1 November 2017 | Levski Sofia | 7–0 | Sportist Svoge | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Cabral ![]() Eyjólfsson ![]() Buș ![]() Adeniji ![]() Kovachev ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
12 November 2017 | Levski Sofia | 3–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |
16:00 EET | Adeniji ![]() Cabral ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Winter
[edit]17 January 2018 | Levski Sofia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
19:30 EET | Failla ![]() Moreira ![]() Mbong ![]() |
Stadium: Ta' Qali |
21 January 2018 | Levski Sofia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Paola, Malta |
17:00 EET | Vutov ![]() Mapuku ![]() |
Stadium: Hibernians Stadium |
29 January 2018 | Levski Sofia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
17:30 EET | Eyjólfsson ![]() Kostov ![]() |
Juninho ![]() |
Stadium: Ta' Qali |
2 February 2018 | Levski Sofia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
17:30 EET | Vutov ![]() Kostov ![]() Jablonský ![]() |
Fucik ![]() |
Stadium: Ta' Qali |
3 February 2018 | Levski Sofia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
16:30 EET | Vutov ![]() Kostov ![]() |
Valentino ![]() |
Stadium: Ta' Qali |
5 February 2018 | Levski Sofia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Ta' Qali, Malta |
17:30 EET | Jablonský ![]() Nascimento ![]() |
Samb ![]() |
Stadium: Ta' Qali |
10 February 2018 | Levski Sofia | 5–1 | Slivnishki Geroy | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Cabral ![]() Kostov ![]() Obertan ![]() Belaïd ![]() Buș ![]() |
Marinov ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Parva Liga
[edit]Preliminary stage
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 13 | +50 | 66 | Qualification for the Championship round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 14 | +45 | 63 | |
3 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 50 | |
4 | Beroe | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 45 | |
5 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 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]
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
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 |
Last updated: 4 November 2017.
Source: bulgarian-football.com
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]23 July 2017 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0–0 | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
21:00 EET | Umarbayev ![]() Markov ![]() ![]() |
Report | Mapuku ![]() |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez |
30 July 2017 3 | Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Sofia |
21:00 EET | Vutov ![]() Buș ![]() |
Report | Otofe ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Nikolay Kolev Man of the Match: Antonio Vutov |
5 August 2017 4 | Vereya | 2–0 | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
18:45 EET | Andonov ![]() Bengyuzov ![]() ![]() |
Report | Pirgov ![]() ![]() Cvetković ![]() |
Stadium: Trace Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Vladimir Valkov Man of the Match: Georgi Andonov |
13 August 2017 5 | Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Dunav Ruse | Sofia |
21:00 EET | Jablonský ![]() Vutov ![]() Goranov ![]() Buș ![]() |
Report | Marem ![]() Hubchev ![]() Popadiyn ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Volen Chinkov Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan |
18 August 2017 6 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 0–3 | Levski Sofia | Blagoevgrad |
21:00 EET | Kostadinov ![]() Bashliev ![]() Kirilov ![]() Palankov ![]() Nikolov ![]() Popev ![]() Sandev ![]() Trayanov ![]() |
Report | Gómez ![]() Buș ![]() Mapuku ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov Man of the Match: Junior Mapuku |
26 August 2017 7 | Levski Sofia | 4–0 | Slavia Sofia | Sofia |
21:00 EET | Gómez ![]() ![]() Mapuku ![]() ![]() Buș ![]() |
Report | Velkov ![]() Uzunov ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 4,050 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez |
6 September 2017 1 | Levski Sofia | 0–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
20:00 EET | Mitrev ![]() Procházka ![]() Cvetković ![]() |
Report | Anicet ![]() Natanael ![]() Dyakov ![]() Cicinho ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan |
10 September 2017 8 | Botev Plovdiv | 2–1 | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
20:00 EET | Nedelev ![]() ![]() Tasev ![]() Serkan ![]() Baltanov ![]() Dimov ![]() Minev ![]() |
Report | Jablonský ![]() Panayotov ![]() |
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Volen Chinkov Man of the Match: Todor Nedelev |
15 September 2017 9 | Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Septemvri Sofia | Sofia |
20:00 EET | Gómez ![]() Jablonský ![]() Panayotov ![]() Obertan ![]() |
Report | Sandanski ![]() Galchev ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 2,630 Referee: Angel Angelov Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan |
25 September 2017 10 | Beroe | 0–0 | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
17:30 EET | Eugénio ![]() Zhelev ![]() |
Report | Buș ![]() Procházka ![]() Cvetković ![]() Obertan ![]() |
Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Man of the Match: Dušan Perniš |
1 October 2017 11 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Cherno More | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Jablonský ![]() |
Report | Iliev ![]() Tsvetkov ![]() Hassani ![]() Milanov ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: David Jablonský |
15 October 2017 12 | Etar | 0–1 | Levski Sofia | Veliko Tarnovo |
17:30 EET | Sarmov ![]() Aleksandrov ![]() |
Report | Jablonský ![]() Obertan ![]() Vutov ![]() Gómez ![]() Mitrev ![]() |
Stadium: Ivaylo Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: David Jablonský |
21 October 2017 13 | Levski Sofia | 2–2 | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
16:00 EET | Jablonský ![]() Vutov ![]() Panayotov ![]() Eyjólfsson ![]() Procházka ![]() Goranov ![]() |
Report | Tiago ![]() Malinov ![]() Nedyalkov ![]() Karanga ![]() Bodurov ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 25,107 Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues |
29 October 2017 14 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | Levski Sofia | Razgrad |
18:15 EET | Misidjan ![]() ![]() Wanderson ![]() Góralski ![]() |
Report | Orachev ![]() Panayotov ![]() Cabral ![]() Naydenov ![]() |
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Volen Chinkov Man of the Match: Virgil Misidjan |
4 November 2017 15 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Gómez ![]() Goranov ![]() Cvetković ![]() |
Report | Muhammed ![]() Kiki ![]() Frikeche ![]() Krumov ![]() Martinović ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez |
19 November 2017 16 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 0–0 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Tsankov ![]() Ivanov ![]() Peev ![]() |
Report | Gómez ![]() Eyjólfsson ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 990 Referee: Georgi Davidov Man of the Match: Mihail Ivanov |
25 November 2017 17 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Vereya | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Eyjólfsson ![]() Gómez ![]() Jablonský ![]() Procházka ![]() |
Report | Baldé ![]() Domovchiyski ![]() Enchev ![]() Yordanov ![]() Argilashki ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 690 Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Georgi Argilashki |
29 November 2017 18 | Dunav Ruse | 0–4 | Levski Sofia | Ruse |
17:30 EET | Report | Panayotov ![]() Mapuku ![]() Eyjólfsson ![]() Buș ![]() |
Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Dragomir Draganov Man of the Match: Vasil Panayotov |
2 December 2017 19 | Levski Sofia | 3–0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Procházka ![]() Mapuku ![]() Panayotov ![]() Gómez ![]() |
Report | Nikolov ![]() Sandev ![]() Souda ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 490 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov Man of the Match: Junior Mapuku |
9 December 2017 20 | Slavia Sofia | 1–1 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Hristov ![]() Milev ![]() |
Report | Buș ![]() ![]() Gómez ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 1,530 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov Man of the Match: Roman Procházka |
18 February 2018 21 | Levski Sofia | 1–0 | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Vutov ![]() Dimov ![]() Jablonský ![]() |
Report | Panov ![]() Baltanov ![]() Dimov ![]() Steven ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: Filipe Nascimento |
24 February 2018 22 | Septemvri Sofia | 1–4 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Meledje ![]() Fabiano ![]() Sandanski ![]() Dyakov ![]() Ivanov ![]() |
Report | Thiam ![]() Kostov ![]() Obertan ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 980 Referee: Stefan Apostolov Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov |
3 March 2018 23 | Levski Sofia | 0–0 | Beroe | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Nascimento ![]() Obertan ![]() Eyjólfsson ![]() |
Report | Kamburov ![]() Tsonev ![]() Eugénio ![]() ![]() Perniš ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 2,010 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov |
7 March 2018 24 | Cherno More | 2–3 | Levski Sofia | Varna |
17:30 EET | Vasilev ![]() ![]() Ognyanov ![]() Hassani ![]() Dimov ![]() Tsvetkov ![]() Iliev ![]() |
Report | Vutov ![]() ![]() Gómez ![]() Paulinho ![]() Jablonský ![]() Belaïd ![]() Cvetković ![]() Krastev ![]() |
Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,080 Referee: Stanislav Todorov Man of the Match: David Jablonský |
11 March 2018 25 | Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Etar | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Buș ![]() Nascimento ![]() ![]() |
Report | Ivaylov ![]() Vasilev ![]() Batrović ![]() Rumenov ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov Man of the Match: Sergiu Buș |
18 March 2018 26 | CSKA Sofia | 1–0 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
13:00 EET | Manolev ![]() Malinov ![]() Despodov ![]() Bodurov ![]() Gyasi ![]() Karanga ![]() |
Report | Eyjólfsson ![]() Goranov ![]() Jablonský ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Fernando Karanga |
Championship stage
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 22 | +69 | 88 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 26 | +54 | 81 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Levski Sofia (O) | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the European play-off final |
4 | Beroe | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 59 | |
5 | Botev Plovdiv | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 56 | |
6 | Vereya | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 36 |
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
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
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
Last updated: 31 May 2018.
Source: See Results
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]1 April 2018 27 | Levski Sofia | 1–2 | Beroe | Sofia |
17:30 EET | Thiam ![]() Procházka ![]() Buș ![]() |
Report | Eugénio ![]() Ivanov ![]() Hadzhiev ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov Man of the Match: Kamen Hadzhiev |
6 April 2018 28 | Botev Plovdiv | 1–0 | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
14:30 EET | Serkan ![]() Pirgov ![]() Steven ![]() ![]() |
Report | Vutov ![]() Eyjólfsson ![]() Goranov ![]() Buș ![]() |
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Petar Kostadinov Man of the Match: Steven Petkov |
14 April 2018 29 | Levski Sofia | 0–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
20:00 EEST | Jablonský ![]() Thiam ![]() |
Report | Cicinho ![]() Keșerü ![]() ![]() Lucas Sasha ![]() Natanael ![]() Forster ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Nikola Popov Man of the Match: Claudiu Keșerü |
18 April 2018 30 | CSKA Sofia | 2–2 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
18:00 EEST | Karanga ![]() Henrique ![]() Geferson ![]() Manolev ![]() Atanasov ![]() Pinto ![]() |
Report | Cvetković ![]() Jablonský ![]() Goranov ![]() Paulinho ![]() Obertan ![]() Buș ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Stefan Apostolov Man of the Match: Ivan Goranov |
21 April 2018 31 | Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Vereya | Sofia |
15:00 EEST | Eyjólfsson ![]() Thiam ![]() Procházka ![]() Belaïd ![]() |
Report | Ndong ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Roman Procházka |
29 April 2018 32 | Beroe | 0–4 | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
17:45 EEST | Bandalovski ![]() Leoni ![]() |
Report | Jablonský ![]() Gómez ![]() Buș ![]() Procházka ![]() ![]() Paulinho ![]() |
Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez |
4 May 2018 33 | Levski Sofia | 3–2 | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
20:00 EEST | Eyjólfsson ![]() Belaïd ![]() Paulinho ![]() Afonso ![]() Rivaldinho ![]() |
Report | Steven ![]() ![]() João Paulo ![]() Filipov ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Stefan Apostolov Man of the Match: Paulinho |
12 May 2018 34 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–2 | Levski Sofia | Razgrad |
18:00 EEST | Keșerü ![]() Góralski ![]() Belaïd ![]() Misidjan ![]() |
Report | Jablonský ![]() Naydenov ![]() Procházka ![]() Cabral ![]() |
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Roman Procházka |
15 May 2018 35 | Levski Sofia | 2–3 | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
18:30 EEST | Paulinho ![]() Cabral ![]() Goranov ![]() Belmonte ![]() Kostov ![]() |
Report | Henrique ![]() Atanasov ![]() Pinto ![]() ![]() Malinov ![]() Bodurov ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 7,900 Referee: Volen Chinkov Man of the Match: Kristiyan Malinov |
20 May 2018 36 | Vereya | 0–2 | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
20:00 EEST | Report | Paulinho ![]() |
Stadium: Trace Arena Attendance: 900 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov Man of the Match: Paulinho |
European play-off final
[edit]24 May 2018 | Levski Sofia | 4–1 | Cherno More | Sofia |
20:30 EEST | Obertan ![]() Buș ![]() ![]() Gómez ![]() Panayotov ![]() Jablonský ![]() Goranov ![]() |
Report | Konongo ![]() Bozhilov ![]() Dimov ![]() Enchev ![]() Fennouche ![]() Iliev ![]() Vitanov ![]() Hassani ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Georgi Kabakov Man of the Match: Vasil Panayotov |
Bulgarian Cup
[edit]19 September 2017 First round | Botev Galabovo | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
19:00 EET | Tsachev ![]() Halil ![]() Orlinov ![]() |
Report | Goranov ![]() Vutov ![]() ![]() Naydenov ![]() |
Stadium: Trace Arena Attendance: 860 Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
25 October 2017 Second round | Montana | 0–1 | Levski Sofia | Sofia[3][4] |
18:00 EET | Report | Georgiev ![]() Mapuku ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 530 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev |
15 December 2017 Quarterfinal | Dunav Ruse | 0–2 | Levski Sofia | Ruse |
16:30 EET | Vasev ![]() |
Report | Mapuku ![]() Cabral ![]() |
Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov |
11 April 2018 Semifinal 1st leg | CSKA Sofia | 0–2 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
17:30 EEST | Bodurov ![]() Loé ![]() Henrique ![]() |
Report | Buș ![]() ![]() Nascimento ![]() Afonso ![]() Obertan ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
25 April 2018 Semifinal 2nd leg | Levski Sofia | 2–2 (4–2 agg.) | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
18:30 EEST | Gómez ![]() Thiam ![]() Buș ![]() Paulinho ![]() Mitrev ![]() |
Report | Barthe ![]() Pinto ![]() Blanco ![]() Alberg ![]() Atanasov ![]() Geferson ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov |
9 May 2018 Final | Slavia Sofia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
19:30 EEST | Petkov ![]() Hristov ![]() Shokolarov ![]() Minchev ![]() Velev ![]() Chunchukov ![]() Yomov ![]() |
Report | Gómez ![]() ![]() Thiam ![]() Eyjólfsson ![]() Nascimento ![]() |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Nikola Popov |
Penalties | ||||
Minchev ![]() Angelov ![]() Dimitrov ![]() Velev ![]() Yomov ![]() |
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UEFA Europa League
[edit]First qualifying round
[edit]29 June 2017 1st leg | Levski Sofia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
20:00 EET | Mapuku ![]() Procházka ![]() Jablonský ![]() |
Report | Radišić ![]() ![]() Lončar ![]() Marković ![]() Bubanja ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 6,456 Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway) |
6 July 2017 2nd leg | Sutjeska Nikšić ![]() | 0–0 (1–3 agg.) | ![]() | Nikšić, Montenegro |
21:30 EET | Giljen ![]() Lončar ![]() Bakrač ![]() |
Report | Mapuku ![]() |
Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Cyprus) |
Second qualifying round
[edit]13 July 2017 1st leg | Hajduk Split ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dugopolje, Croatia |
21:30 EET | Futács ![]() Nižić ![]() Barry ![]() Memolla ![]() |
Report | Jablonský ![]() Goranov ![]() Panayotov ![]() Vutov ![]() |
Stadium: Hrvatski vitezovi Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
20 July 2017 2nd leg | Levski Sofia ![]() | 1–2 (1–3 agg.) | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
20:00 EET | Cvetković ![]() Buș ![]() |
Report | López ![]() Ohandza ![]() Erceg ![]() |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
Squad statistics
[edit]- As of match played 20 May 2018
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Aymen Belaid | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Ivan Goranov | 35 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | 29 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Ivaylo Naydenov | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Paulinho | 18 | 8 | 12+3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | AM | ![]() |
Antonio Vutov | 33 | 3 | 22+4 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Sergiu Buș | 37 | 11 | 17+11 | 7 | 3+2 | 3 | 0+4 | 1 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Rivaldinho | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Anthony Belmonte | 13 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | GK | ![]() |
Petar Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | MF | ![]() |
Jordi Gomez | 38 | 5 | 27+3 | 4 | 5+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Khaly Thiam | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | ![]() |
Roman Procházka | 44 | 6 | 33+2 | 5 | 4+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Martin Petkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | DF | ![]() |
Miloš Cvetković | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | ![]() |
Filipe Nascimento | 13 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | GK | ![]() |
Bozhidar Mitrev | 41 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ![]() |
Tomislav Papazov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | DF | ![]() |
Afonso Figueiredo | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | ![]() |
Jerson Cabral | 26 | 2 | 10+11 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | ![]() |
David Jablonský | 34 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
29 | FW | ![]() |
Stanislav Kostov | 15 | 3 | 8+3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | MF | ![]() |
Neluț Roșu | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
32 | AM | ![]() |
Gabriel Obertan | 35 | 3 | 26+4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
71 | MF | ![]() |
Vasil Panayotov | 34 | 3 | 22+3 | 3 | 2+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
77 | FW | ![]() |
Iliya Yurukov | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
89 | GK | ![]() |
Nikolay Krastev | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
99 | FW | ![]() |
Stanislav Ivanov | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
FW | ![]() |
Iliya Dimitrov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Galin Tashev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
39 | DF | ![]() |
Deyan Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | ![]() |
Georgi Yanev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
93 | FW | ![]() |
Atanas Kabov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
75 | MF | ![]() |
Aleks Borimirov | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
24 | GK | ![]() |
Aleksandar Lyubenov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
55 | MF | ![]() |
Georgi Angelov | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
Players who left Levski (Sofia) during the season: | |||||||||||||
26 | FW | ![]() |
Amadou Soukouna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | GK | ![]() |
Bojan Jorgačević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | FW | ![]() |
Francis Narh | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | ![]() |
Tunde Adeniji | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | ![]() |
Simon Sandberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | DF | ![]() |
Miki Orachev | 11 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Dimitar Pirgov | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Junior Mapuku | 26 | 9 | 7+12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "A PFG - Rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Levski will be the guest at their own stadium, as Montana couldn't finish in time the renovation works on their home venue, and Stadion Kiprovets in Chiprovtsi being unsuitable to host the fixture.
- ^ "Официално: Монтана ще домакинства на Левски на "Герена"" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 16 October 2017.