2008–09 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia 2008–09 football season
Levski Sofia
2008–09 season
ChairmanTodor Batkov
ManagerBulgaria Velislav Vutsov (until 13 August 2008)
Bulgaria Emil Velev
A Group Champions
Bulgarian CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions League3rd round
UEFA Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov (12 goals)
All: Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov (13 goals)
Highest home attendance27 000 vs CSKA Sofia (9 May 2009)
Lowest home attendance800 vs Belasitsa Petrich (18 October 2008)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2008–09 PFC Levski Sofia season included the club's 26th win of the A group of Bulgarian professional football, A Group. Additionally they competed in the Semi-finals of the 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup, but lost to OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad. The club made it to the third round of the UEFA Champions League. The top goal scorer was Georgi Ivanov with 13 total goals. The club changed managers from Velislav Vutsov to Emil Velev on 13 August 2008.

Transfers

Summer transfers

In:

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Bulgaria BUL Georgi Ivanov (free transfer from Croatia NK Rijeka)
MF Bulgaria BUL Vladimir Gadzhev (on loan from GreecePanathinaikos)
FW Bulgaria BUL Georgi Hristov (free from Botev Plovdiv)
FW Morocco MAR Rachid Tiberkanine (from Latvia Daugava)
DF Czech Republic CZE David Bystron (from Czech Republic Banik Ostrava)
MF Bulgaria BUL Boyan Iliev (free from Spartak Varna)
GK Slovakia SVK Daniel Kiss (on loan from Slovakia Slovan Bratislava)


Out:

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Croatia CRO Igor Tomašić (free transfer to Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv)
17 FW Bulgaria BUL Valeri Domovchiyski (to Germany Hertha Berlin)
FW Nigeria NGA Ekundayo Jayeoba (to Chernomorets Burgas)
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Borimirov (retired)

See List of Bulgarian football transfers 2008–09

Winter transfers

In:

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Portugal POR Filipe da Costa (free transfer from CSKA Sofia)
DF Bulgaria BUL Yordan Miliev (from Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
FW Bulgaria BUL Hristo Yovov (free transfer from Cyprus Apollon Limassol)


Out:

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Slovakia SVK Daniel Kiss (loan return to Slovakia Slovan Bratislava)
FW Brazil BRA Jean Carlos (to Russia Amkar Perm)
MF Bulgaria BUL Boyan Iliev (released)

See List of Bulgarian football transfers 2008–09

Squad

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 (captain)
2 DF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Genev
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Zhivko Milanov
5 DF Morocco MAR Youssef Rabeh
6 MF Morocco MAR Rachid Tiberkanine
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Sarmov
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Georgi Ivanov
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Hristo Yovov
11 FW Bulgaria BUL Georgi Hristov
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Bozhidar Mitrev
14 DF Bulgaria BUL Veselin Minev
15 DF Morocco MAR Chakib Benzoukane
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Miroslav Ivanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Bulgaria BUL Ivan Tsachev
20 FW Brazil BRA Joãozinho
21 FW Brazil BRA Ze Soares
22 MF North Macedonia MKD Darko Tasevski
23 DF Czech Republic CZE David Bystron
24 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Dimitrov
25 DF Brazil BRA Lucio Wagner
27 FW Bulgaria BUL Enyo Krastovchev
30 MF Bulgaria BUL Lachezar Baltanov
31 GK Bulgaria BUL Tsvetan Dimitrov
45 MF Bulgaria BUL Vladimir Gadzhev
55 DF Bulgaria BUL Yordan Miliev
70 MF Portugal POR Filipe da Costa

Competitions

A Group

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levski Sofia (C) 30 21 6 3 57 18 +39 69 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 30 21 5 4 54 22 +32 68 Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round
3 Cherno More 30 18 6 6 48 19 +29 60 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
4 Litex Lovech 30 17 7 6 53 26 +27 58 Qualification for Europa League play-off round[a]
5 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 16 6 8 52 29 +23 54
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Litex Lovech won the 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup and qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 21 6 3 57 18  +39 69 12 2 1 34 9  +25 9 4 2 23 9  +14

Last updated: 13 May 2009.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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

Fixtures and results

Vihren Sandanski v Levski Sofia
9 August 2008 1 Vihren Sandanski 1–0 Levski Sofia Sandanski
(EET) Moke 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Sandanski Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
Levski Sofia v Botev Plovdiv
17 August 2008 2 Levski Sofia 6–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
(EET) Hristov 5', 49', 56'
Tiberkanine 7'
Bystron 12'
Jean Carlos 85'
Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Martin Bogdev
Chernomorets Burgas v Levski Sofia
5 November 2008 3 Chernomorets Burgas 2–2 Levski Sofia Burgas
(EET) Bozhilov 69'
Marcio 84'
Report Tasevski 15'
Sarmov 19'
Stadium: Lazur
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Levski Sofia
31 August 2008 4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–3 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
(EET) Todorov 9', 15' Report Milanov 14', 90'
Joaozinho 76'
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stefan Spasov
Levski Sofia v Cherno More
12 September 2008 5 Levski Sofia 3–0 Cherno More Sofia
(EET) Hristov 15' (pen.)
Joaozinho 34' (pen.)
Tiberkanine 87'
Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
Lokomotiv Sofia v Levski Sofia
21 September 2008 6 Lokomotiv Sofia 1–0 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Bogdanović 67' Report Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Levski Sofia v Litex Lovech
27 September 2008 7 Levski Sofia 2–0 Litex Lovech Sofia
(EET) Tasevski 34', 67' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Cristian Balazs (Romania)
Lokomotiv Mezdra v Levski Sofia
6 October 2008 8 Lokomotiv Mezdra 0–1 Levski Sofia Mezdra
(EET) Report Dimitrov 7' Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Levski Sofia v Belasitsa Petrich
18 October 2008 9 Levski Sofia 2–0 Belasitsa Petrich Sofia
(EET) Hristov 9'
Tiberkanine 26'
Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ahmed Ahmed
Sliven v Levski Sofia
26 October 2008 10 Sliven 0–0 Levski Sofia Sliven
(EET) Report Stadium: Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Anton Genov
Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia
1 November 2008 11 Levski Sofia 1–1 CSKA Sofia Sofia
(EET) Ivanov 66' Report Lazarov 59' (pen.) Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Spartak Varna v Levski Sofia
9 November 2008 12 Spartak Varna 0–1 Levski Sofia Varna
(EET) Report Joãozinho 67' Stadium: Spartak
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Georgi Yordanov
Levski Sofia v Slavia Sofia
16 November 2008 13 Levski Sofia 1–0 Slavia Sofia Sofia
(EET) Ivanov 36' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Anton Genov
Minyor Pernik v Levski Sofia
23 November 2008 14 Minyor Pernik 0–2 Levski Sofia Pernik
(EET) Report Ivanov 44', 64' Stadium: Minyor
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
Levski Sofia v Pirin Blagoevgrad
29 November 2008 15 Levski Sofia 2–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
(EET) Ivanov 52' 67' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Martin Bogdev
Levski Sofia v Vihren Sandanski
8 March 2009 16 Levski Sofia 3–2 Vihren Sandanski Sofia
(EET) Joãozinho 9'
Ivanov 45'
Hristov 89'
Report Zografakis 4'
Rusev 72'
Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ahmed Ahmed
Botev Plovdiv v Levski Sofia
14 March 2009 17 Botev Plovdiv 0–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
(EET) Report Tasevski 19' Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Levski Sofia v Chernomorets Burgas
18 March 2009 18 Levski Sofia 3–1 Chernomorets Burgas Sofia
(EET) Tasevski 44'
Yovov 62'
Ze Soares 86'
Report Bozhilov 48' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv
22 March 2009 19 Levski Sofia 1–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
(EET) Yovov 1' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
Cherno More v Levski Sofia
4 April 2009 20 Cherno More 0–0 Levski Sofia Varna
(EET) Report Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Sofia
11 April 2009 21 Levski Sofia 0–3 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
(EET) Report Kamburov 17', 35', 58' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Litex Lovech v Levski Sofia
17 April 2009 22 Litex Lovech 1–2 Levski Sofia Lovech
(EET) Sandrinho 11' Report Georgi Ivanov 7', 18' Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Mezdra
23 April 2009 23 Levski Sofia 3–1 Lokomotiv Mezdra Sofia
(EET) Sarmov 56'
Yovov 64'
Ivanov 85'
Report Georgiev 4' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Georgi Yordanov
Belasitsa Petrich v Levski Sofia
26 April 2009 24 Belasitsa Petrich 1–7 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
(EET) Asen Georgiev 52' Report Ivanov 6'
Yovov 35'
Hristov 55', 63', 65', 87'
Tsachev 76'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bogomil Marinov
Levski Sofia v Sliven
3 May 2009 25 Levski Sofia 1–0 Sliven Sofia
(EET) Ivanov 72' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia
9 May 2009 26 CSKA Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Report Hristov 36'
Ze Soares 58'
Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Stefan Spasov
Levski Sofia v Spartak Varna
17 May 2009 27 Levski Sofia 5–0 Spartak Varna Sofia
(EET) Tasevski 1'
Bystron 24'
Tsachev 70', 85', 87'
Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov
Slavia Sofia v Levski Sofia
23 May 2009 28 Slavia Sofia 0–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Report Ze Soares 52' Stadium: Ovcha Kupel
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
Levski Sofia v Minyor Pernik
31 May 2009 29 Levski Sofia 1–1 Minyor Pernik Sofia
(EET) Gadzhev 76' Report Hazurov 51' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Asen Nikolov
Pirin Blagoevgrad v Levski Sofia
13 June 2009 30 Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–1 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
(EET) Kotsev 73' Report Nedyalkov 76' Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bogomil Marinov

Bulgarian Cup

Lokomotiv Sofia v Levski Sofia
26 November 2008 Second round Lokomotiv Sofia 1–2 (a.e.t.) Levski Sofia Sofia
EEST Paskov 33' Report Joãozinho 36' (pen.)
Dimitrov 111'
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stefan Spasov
Levski Sofia v Sliven
8 December 2008 Third round Levski Sofia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sliven Sofia
EEST Jean Carlos 68'
Gadzhev 112'
Report Yanev 4' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Vihren Sandanski v Levski Sofia
4 March 2009 Quarterfinal Vihren Sandanski 0–2 Levski Sofia Kyustendil
EEST Report Ivanov 13'
Tasevski 28'
Stadium: Osogovo Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Pirin Blagoevgrad v Levski Sofia
29 April 2009 Semifinal Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
EEST Peev 56' Report Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Belarus BATE Borisov
13 August 2008 1st leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–1 Belarus BATE Borisov Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST Report Rzhevsky 60' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jonas Erikson (Sweden)
BATE Borisov Belarus v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
27 August 2008 2nd leg BATE Borisov Belarus 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
Bulgaria Levski Sofia Barysaw, Belarus
19:00 EEST Sosnovsky 14' Report Gadzhev 38' Stadium: Haradski
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

UEFA Cup

First round

Žilina Slovakia v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
18 September 2008 1st leg Žilina Slovakia 1–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Žilina, Slovakia
20:30 EEST Vladavić 49' (pen.) Report Joãozinho 64' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Slovakia Žilina
2 October 2008 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Slovakia Žilina Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 EEST Report Adauto 60' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Radek Matejek (Czech Republic)

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