2005–06 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia 2005–06 football season
Levski Sofia
2005–06 season
ChairmanBulgaria Todor Batkov
ManagerBulgaria Stanimir Stoilov
StadiumGeorgi Asparuhov Stadium (domestic games)
Vasil Levski National Stadium (European matches)
A Group Champions
Bulgarian Cup3rd round
Bulgarian SupercupWinner
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Valeri Domovchiyski
Dimitar Telkiyski (11 goals)
All:
Valeri Domovchiyski
Emil Angelov (13 goals)

The 2005–06 season was Levski Sofia's 84th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2005–06 season.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Georgi Petkov
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Zhivko Milanov
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Igor Tomašić[2]
6 MF Nigeria NGA Richard Eromoigbe
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Borimirov
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Bogomil Dyakov
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Hristo Yovov
11 DF Bulgaria BUL Elin Topuzakov
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Bozhidar Mitrev
13 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Bukarev
16 MF Bulgaria BUL Mariyan Ognyanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Bulgaria BUL Valeri Domovchiyski
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Miroslav Ivanov
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Stanislav Angelov
21 MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Telkiyski
23 FW Nigeria NGA Ekundayo Jayeoba
24 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Dimitrov
25 DF Bulgaria BUL Lúcio Wagner
27 MF France FRA Cédric Bardon
28 FW Bulgaria BUL Emil Angelov
77 MF Bulgaria BUL Milan Koprivarov
88 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Mihaylov

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Anton Vergilov (to Rodopa Smolyan)
19 FW Bulgaria BUL Georgi Chilikov (to Nacional Madeira)

Results

Bulgarian Supercup

CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia
31 July 2005 CSKA Sofia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Levski Sofia Sofia
18:30 Yanev 82' Topuzakov 76' Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 9,894
Referee: Greece Georgios Kaznaferis
Penalties
Yanev soccer ball with red X
Dah Zadi soccer ball with check mark
Gargorov soccer ball with red X
Iliev soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Topuzakov
soccer ball with red X Telkiyski
soccer ball with check mark Borimirov
soccer ball with check mark Tomašić

A Group

Table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levski Sofia (C) 28 21 5 2 71 23 +48 68 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 28 20 5 3 73 22 +51 65 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Litex Lovech 28 18 6 4 51 22 +29 60
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 28 18 0 10 49 29 +20 54
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 28 11 7 10 43 42 +1 40 Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions

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
28 21 5 2 71 23  +48 68 12 2 0 44 6  +38 9 3 2 27 17  +10

Last updated: 31 May 2006.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Levski Sofia
7 August 2005 1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–4 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
(EET) Stoynev 31'
Kamburov 90'		 Report Koprivarov 16'
Telkiyski 20'
Borimirov 85'
Jayeoba 90+2'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
Marek Dupnitsa v Levski Sofia
14 August 2005 2 Marek Dupnitsa 2–3 Levski Sofia Dupnitsa
(EET) Bizhev 15'
Bachev 35'		 Report Jayeoba 55', 70'
Koprivarov 77'		 Stadium: Bonchuk Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
Levski Sofia v Neftohimik Burgas
20 August 2005 3 Levski Sofia 6–0 Neftohimik Burgas Sofia
(EET) Bizhev 15'
Bachev 35'		 Report Koprivarov 2' (pen.)
Yovov 22', 83'
Koprivarov 62'
Jayeoba 67', 74'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov
Pirin 1922 v Levski Sofia
28 August 2005 4 Pirin 1922 1–1 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
(EET) Nikolov 33' Report Milanov 38' Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov
Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia
11 September 2005 5 Levski Sofia 1–1 CSKA Sofia Sofia
(EET) Telkiyski 38' Report Dimitrov 33' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
Beroe Stara Zagora v Levski Sofia
18 September 2005 6 Beroe Stara Zagora 4–4 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
(EET) Kwakye 20', 25', 47'
Mitev 75' (pen.)		 Report Bardon 10', 52'
S. Angelov 18'
E. Angelov 21'		 Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
v
25 September 2005 7 bye
Cherno More v Levski Sofia
2 October 2005 8 Cherno More 0–1 Levski Sofia Varna
(EET) Report E. Angelov 78' Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Sofia
16 October 2005 9 Levski Sofia 3–1 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
(EET) Domovchiyski 5' (pen.), 33'
Telkiyski 16'		 Report Antunović 66' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
Rodopa Smolyan v Levski Sofia
22 October 2005 10 Rodopa Smolyan 1–2 Levski Sofia Smolyan
(EET) Karamanov 90' Report Koprivarov 19'
Tomašić 90+5'		 Stadium: Septemvri Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov
Levski Sofia v Slavia Sofia
28 October 2005 11 Levski Sofia 5–0 Slavia Sofia Sofia
(EET) Borimirov 21', 67'
Domovchiyski 27', 83'
Telkiyski 79'		 Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov
Vihren Sandanski v Levski Sofia
7 November 2005 12 Vihren Sandanski 1–2 Levski Sofia Sandanski
(EET) Sofroniev 52' Report E. Angelov 28'
Telkiyski 63'		 Stadium: Sandanski Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
Levski Sofia v Botev Plovdiv
19 November 2005 13 Levski Sofia 4–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
(EET) Yovov 34', 44'
Bardon 58'
Borimirov 90'		 Report Andonov 50' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
Litex Lovech v Levski Sofia
9 December 2005 14 Litex Lovech 1–0 Levski Sofia Lovech
(EET) Novaković 84' Report Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Franz-Xaver Vick (Germany)
Levski Sofia v Belasitsa Petrich
4 December 2005 15 Levski Sofia 2–0 Belasitsa Petrich Sofia
(EET) Bardon 26'
Domovchiyski 53'		 Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stefan Spasov
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv
4 March 2006 16 Levski Sofia 4–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
(EET) Telkiyski 15', 43'
Domovchiyski 36'
E. Angelov 84'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
Levski Sofia v Marek Dupnitsa
12 March 2006 17 Levski Sofia 2–0 Marek Dupnitsa Sofia
(EET) Domovchiyski 20'
Telkiyski 27'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Angel Bekyarov
Neftohimik Burgas v Levski Sofia
19 March 2006 18 Neftohimik Burgas 0–2 Levski Sofia Burgas
(EET) Report Telkiyski 59'
G. Ivanov 65'		 Stadium: Lazur Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Levski Sofia v Pirin 1922
26 March 2006 19 Levski Sofia 3–0 Pirin 1922 Sofia
(EET) G. Ivanov 27'
E. Angelov 38'
Domovchiyski 77'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 5,692
Referee: Ivaylo Bozev
CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia
2 April 2006 20 CSKA Sofia 0–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Report G. Ivanov 59' (pen.) Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 15,846
Referee: Luca Palancha (Italy)
Levski Sofia v Beroe Stara Zagora
9 April 2006 21 Levski Sofia 2–0 Beroe Stara Zagora Sofia
(EET) G. Ivanov 28'
E. Angelov 90'		 Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Angel Bekyarov
v
15 April 2006 22 bye
Levski Sofia v Cherno More
19 April 2006 23 Levski Sofia 3–1 Cherno More Sofia
(EET) Bardon 7'
Borimirov 16'
S. Angelov 73'		 Report Zhekov 27' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
Lokomotiv Sofia v Levski Sofia
23 April 2006 24 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Report Domovchiyski 29' (pen.), 36' Stadium: Lokomotiv Sofia)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stefan Spasov
Levski Sofia v Rodopa Smolyan
29 April 2006 25 Levski Sofia 6–1 Rodopa Smolyan Sofia
(EET) Borimirov 9'
Bardon 19'
Domovchiyski 37'
Dimitrov 67', 68'
M. Ivanov 90'		 Report Lyaskov 12' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev
Slavia Sofia v Levski Sofia
6 May 2006 26 Slavia Sofia 2–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Valkanov 34' Kyumurdzhiev 76' Report Topuzakov 17' Bardon 44' Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov
Levski Sofia v Rodopa Smolyan
16 May 2006 27 Levski Sofia 2–0 Rodopa Smolyan Sofia
(EET) Borimirov 45'
Telkiyski 50' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Botev Plovdiv v Levski Sofia
20 May 2006 28 Botev Plovdiv 1–2 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
(EET) Andonov 90' Report G. Ivanov 11' (pen.) Borimirov 60' Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev
Levski Sofia v Litex Lovech
27 May 2006 29 Levski Sofia 1–1 Litex Lovech Sofia
(EET) Telkiyski 35' (pen.) Report Novaković 61' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Johnny Var Ecke (Belgium)
Belasitsa Petrich v Levski Sofia
31 May 2006 30 Belasitsa Petrich 2–1 Levski Sofia Petrich
(EET) Eduardo Dos Santos 28'
Marcos Junior 74'		 Report Pavlov 90' Stadium: Tsar Samuil Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Martin Bogdev

Bulgarian Cup

Haskovo v Levski Sofia
11 November 2005 Second round Haskovo 0–2 Levski Sofia Haskovo
(EET) Report E. Angelov 40'
Telkiyski 71'		 Stadium: Haskovo Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Angel Angelov
Cherno More v Levski Sofia
22 March 2006 Third round Cherno More 3–2 (a.e.t.) Levski Sofia Varna
(EET) Hristov 23'
Kostadinov 36'
Vachev 108'		 Report E. Angelov 57'
G. Ivanov 68'		 Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov

UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round

Publikum Celje Slovenia v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
11 August 2005 1st leg Publikum Celje Slovenia 1–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Celje, Slovenia
19:30 Bersnjak 68' MatchCentre Stadium: Arena Petrol
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Khagani Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Slovenia Publikum Celje
25 August 2005 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Slovenia Publikum Celje Sofia, Bulgaria
19:15 Yovov 41' 64'
Domovchiyski 69'		 MatchCentre Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Costas Theodotou (Cyprus)

First round

Auxerre France v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
15 September 2005 1st leg Auxerre France 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Auxerre, France
20:15 Poyet 55'
Pieroni 68'		 MatchCentre Bardon 34' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v France Auxerre
29 September 2005 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0
(2–2 (a) agg.)		 France Auxerre Sofia, Bulgaria
18:30 Koprivarov 28' MatchCentre Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

Group stage

Pos Team
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OM LS HVN CSM DB
1 France Marseille 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage — — 1–0 — 2–1
2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6 1–0 — — — 1–0
3 Netherlands Heerenveen 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 — 2–1 — 0–0 —
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 1–2 2–1 — — —
5 Romania Dinamo București 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4 — — 0–0 1–0 —
Source: [citation needed]
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Romania Dinamo București
3 November 2005 1 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 Romania Dinamo București Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 E. Angelov 90' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)
CSKA Moscow Russia v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
24 November 2005 2 CSKA Moscow Russia 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Moscow, Russia
16:30 Vagner Love 49', 73' Report Domovchiyski 90' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v France Marseille
1 December 2005 3 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 France Marseille Sofia, Bulgaria
18:30 Yovov 54' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)
Heerenveen Netherlands v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
14 December 2005 4 Heerenveen Netherlands 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Heerenveen, Netherlands
20:45 Samaras 55'
Hanssen 90'		 Report M. Ivanov 53' Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Zsolt Szabo (Hungary)

Round of 32

Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
15 February 2006 1st leg Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia 0–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Trnava, Slovakia
17:30 Report E. Angelov 9' Stadium: Stadion Antona Malatinskeho
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava
23 February 2006 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 E. Angelov 14', 27' Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

Round of 16

Udinese Italy v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
9 March 2006 1st leg Udinese Italy 0–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Udine, Italy
20:45 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Italy Udinese
16 March 2006 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Italy Udinese Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30 Borimirov 51'
Tomašić 63'		 Report Tissone 22' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Steve Bennett (England)

Quarter-finals

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Germany Schalke 04
30 March 2006 1st leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Germany Schalke 04 Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 Borimirov 6' Report Varela 48'
Lincoln 69'
Asamoah 79'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Schalke 04 Germany v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
6 April 2006 2nd leg Schalke 04 Germany 1–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:30 Lincoln 58' Report E. Angelov 24' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Levski Sofia - 2005/06".
  2. ^ Tomašić was born in Kutina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia).

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