2022–23 PFC Levski Sofia season
| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Nasko Sirakov |
| Manager | Stanimir Stoilov |
| Stadium | Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
| First League | Pre-season |
| Bulgarian Cup | Pre-season |
The 2022–23 season is Levski Sofia's 102nd season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the season.
Summary
Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | 
|
Ivelin Popov | 34 | EU |  Sochi
|
Free transfer | Summer | 2024 | Free | [1] |
| 18 | FW | 
|
Ronaldo | 21 | Non-EU | Bahia
|
Transfer | Summer | 2025 | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 21 | DF | 
|
Ante Blažević | 26 | EU |  Željezničar
|
Free transfer | Summer | 2024 | Free | [3] |
| 33 | DF | 
|
José Córdoba | 20 | Non-EU | Etar
|
Transfer | Summer | 2025 | Undisclosed | [4] |
Out
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF |
|
Ivan Goranov | 30 | EU |  Charleroi
|
Loan return | Summer | [5] | |
| 10 | MF |
|
Radoslav Tsonev | 27 | EU | End of contract | Summer | Free | [6] | |
| 20 | MF |
|
Dimitar Kostadinov | 22 | EU | Septemvri Sofia
|
Released | Summer | Free | [7] |
| 91 | DF | 
|
Dragan Mihajlović | 30 | EU | End of contract | Summer | Free | [8] |
Squad
- Updated on 23 June 2022.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Age | EU | Since | Ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Plamen Andreev | Bulgaria
|
GK | 17 | EU | 2021 | 2024 | Youth system | W/S | |
| 13 | Nikolay Mihaylov | Bulgaria
|
GK | 33 | EU | 2018 | 2024 |  Omonia
|
Free | Originally from Youth system |
| 99 | Yoan Zagorov | Bulgaria
|
GK | 16 | EU | 2021 | Youth system | W/S | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kellian van der Kaap |  Netherlands
|
CB | 23 | EU | 2022 | 2024 |  Viborg
|
Free | Second nationality: Cameroon |
| 6 | Wenderson Tsunami | Brazil
|
LB | 26 | Non-EU | 2022 | 2024 | Botafogo-PB
|
Free | |
| 21 | Ante Blažević | Croatia
|
RB | 26 | EU | 2022 | 2024 | Željezničar
|
Free | |
| 22 | Patrick-Gabriel Galchev | Bulgaria
|
RB/LB/RW | 21 | EU | 2020 | 2024 | Youth system | W/S | |
| 23 | Noah Sonko Sundberg |  Gambia
|
CB/RB | 26 | EU | 2022 | 2024 |  Östersund
|
Free | Second nationality: Sweden |
| 33 | José Córdoba | Panama
|
CB/LB | 21 | Non-EU | 2021 | 2025 | Etar
|
Undisclosed | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Georgi Milanov | Bulgaria
|
AM/RM | 30 | EU | 2021 | 2023 |  Fehérvár FC
|
Free | |
| 8 | Andrian Kraev | Bulgaria
|
DM | 23 | EU | 2020 | 2024 | Hebar
|
Free | Originally from Youth system |
| 10 | Ivelin Popov | Bulgaria
|
AM/CF/RW | 34 | EU | 2022 | 2024 | Sochi
|
Free | Originally from Youth system |
| 14 | Iliyan Stefanov | Bulgaria
|
AM | 23 | EU | 2022 | 2024 | Beroe
|
Free | Originally from Youth system |
| 27 | Asen Mitkov | Bulgaria
|
AM/CM | 17 | EU | 2021 | 2024 | Youth system | W/S | |
| 30 | Filip Krastev | Bulgaria
|
AM/CM | 20 | EU | 2022 | 2023 | Lommel
|
Loan | |
| 71 | Antoan Stoyanov | Bulgaria
|
DM | 17 | EU | 2021 | 2024 | Youth system | W/S | |
| 88 | Marin Petkov | Bulgaria
|
AM/RM | 18 | EU | 2020 | 2024 | Youth system | W/S | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 11 | Zdravko Dimitrov | Bulgaria
|
LW | 23 | EU | 2019 | 2023 | Septemvri Sofia
|
Free | |
| 17 | Welton Felipe | Brazil
|
LW/CF | 24 | Non-EU | 2022 | 2025 | Botafogo-PB
|
Undisclosed | |
| 18 | Ronaldo | Brazil
|
RW/CF | 21 | Non-EU | 2022 | 2025 | Bahia
|
Undisclosed | |
| 19 | Bilal Bari |  Morocco
|
CF | 24 | EU | 2021 | 2024 | Montana
|
50 000 € | Second nationality: France |
Performance overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| First League | July 2022 | TBD | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Bulgarian Cup | TBD | TBD | Round of 32 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Bulgarian Supercup | TBD | Final | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 21 July 2022 | TBD | Second qualifying round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||||
Source: Fixtures
Fixtures
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Friendlies
Summer
Levski Sofia v Septemvri Sofia
| 18 June 2022 | Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Septemvri Sofia | Sofia |
| 11:30 EEST | Bari  37' |
Report | Ilievski 26' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) |
| Note: The match was played in two halves of 30 minutes each on the away team's request. | ||||
Levski Sofia v Pirin Blagoevgrad
| 22 June 2022 | Levski Sofia | 2–1 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | Samokov |
| 18:00 EEST | Ronaldo 3', 6' |
Report | Stanoev 39' |
Stadium: Iskar Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov) |
Levski Sofia 
v 
Akademija Pandev
v 
Akademija Pandev
| 25 June 2022 | Levski Sofia | v | Akademija Pandev | Sofia |
| 18:00 EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Sofia
| 29 June 2022 | Levski Sofia | v | Lokomotiv Sofia | Samokov |
| 18:00 EEST | Stadium: Iskar |
Levski Sofia v Etar
| 5 July 2022 | Levski Sofia | v | Etar | Sofia |
| 18:00 EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
First League
Preliminary stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | CSKA Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League group |
| 8 | Hebar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Levski Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Relegation group |
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position |
Matches
CSKA 1948 v Levski Sofia
| 9 July 2022 1 | CSKA 1948 | v | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Bistritsa |
Levski Sofia v Spartak Varna
| 16 July 2022 2 | Levski Sofia | v | Spartak Varna | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Slavia Sofia v Levski Sofia
| 23 July 2022 3 | Slavia Sofia | v | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov |
Cherno More v Levski Sofia
| 30 July 2022 4 | Cherno More | v | Levski Sofia | Varna |
| EEST | Stadium: Ticha |
Levski Sofia v Pirin Blagoevgrad
| 6 August 2022 5 | Levski Sofia | v | Pirin Blagoevgrad | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Ludogorets v Levski Sofia
| 13 August 2022 6 | Ludogorets | v | Levski Sofia | Razgrad |
| EEST | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena |
Levski Sofia v Hebar
| 20 August 2022 7 | Levski Sofia | v | Hebar | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Botev Vratsa v Levski Sofia
| 27 August 2022 8 | Botev Vratsa | v | Levski Sofia | Vratsa |
| EEST | Stadium: Hristo Botev |
Levski Sofia v Arda
| 3 September 2022 9 | Levski Sofia | v | Arda | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Lokomotiv Sofia v Levski Sofia
| 10 September 2022 10 | Lokomotiv Sofia | v | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Lokomotiv |
Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia
| 17 September 2022 11 | Levski Sofia | v | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium |
Beroe v Levski Sofia
| 1 October 2022 12 | Beroe | v | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora |
| EEST | Stadium: Beroe |
Levski Sofia v Botev Plovdiv
| 8 October 2022 13 | Levski Sofia | v | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Septemvri Sofia v Levski Sofia
| 15 October 2022 14 | Septemvri Sofia | v | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium |
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv
| 22 October 2022 15 | Levski Sofia | v | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Levski Sofia v CSKA 1948
| 29 October 2022 16 | Levski Sofia | v | CSKA 1948 | Sofia |
| EEST | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Spartak Varna v Levski Sofia
| 5 November 2022 17 | Spartak Varna | v | Levski Sofia | Varna |
| EET | Stadium: Spartak |
Levski Sofia v Slavia Sofia
| 12 November 2022 18 | Levski Sofia | v | Slavia Sofia | Sofia |
| EET | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Levski Sofia v Cherno More
| 19 November 2022 19 | Levski Sofia | v | Cherno More | Sofia |
| EET | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Pirin Blagoevgrad v Levski Sofia
| 20 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | v | Levski Sofia | Blagoevgrad |
| Stadium: Hristo Botev |
Levski Sofia v Ludogorets
| 21 | Levski Sofia | v | Ludogorets | Sofia |
| Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Hebar v Levski Sofia
| 22 | Hebar | v | Levski Sofia | Pazardzhik |
| Stadium: Georgi Benkovski |
Levski Sofia v Botev Vratsa
| 23 | Levski Sofia | v | Botev Vratsa | Sofia |
| Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Arda v Levski Sofia
| 24 | Arda | v | Levski Sofia | Kardzhali |
| Stadium: Arena Arda |
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Sofia
| 25 | Levski Sofia | v | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |
| Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia
| 26 | CSKA Sofia | v | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
| Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium |
Levski Sofia v Beroe
| 27 | Levski Sofia | v | Beroe | Sofia |
| Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Botev Plovdiv v Levski Sofia
| 28 | Botev Plovdiv | v | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
| Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex |
Levski Sofia v Septemvri Sofia
| 29 | Levski Sofia | v | Septemvri Sofia | Sofia |
| Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Levski Sofia
| 30 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | v | Levski Sofia | Plovdiv |
| Stadium: Lokomotiv |
Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Supercup
Ludogorets v Levski Sofia
| 2022 Final | Ludogorets | v | Levski Sofia | |
| EEST |
UEFA Europa Conference League
Second qualifying round
Levski Sofia v 
PAOK
v 
PAOK
| 21 July 2022 1st leg | Levski Sofia | v | PAOK | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| EEST | Report | Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov |
PAOK v Levski Sofia
v Levski Sofia
| 28 July 2022 2nd leg | PAOK | v | Levski Sofia | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| EEST | Report | Stadium: Toumba |
Squad statistics
- As of June 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Supercup | Conference League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | BUL
|
Plamen Andreev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NED
|
Kellian van der Kaap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA
|
Wenderson Tsunami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BUL
|
Georgi Milanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BUL
|
Andrian Kraev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BUL
|
Ivelin Popov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BUL
|
Zdravko Dimitrov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | BUL
|
Nikolay Mihaylov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BUL
|
Iliyan Stefanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BRA
|
Welton Felipe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BRA
|
Ronaldo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | MAR
|
Bilal Bari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CRO
|
Ante Blažević | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BUL
|
Patrick-Gabriel Galchev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GAM
|
Noah Sonko Sundberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BUL
|
Asen Mitkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BUL
|
Filip Krastev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | PAN
|
José Córdoba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | BUL
|
Antoan Stoyanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | BUL
|
Marin Petkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | BUL
|
Yoan Zagorov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| GK | BUL
|
Ivan Andonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | BUL
|
Denis Dinev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | BUL
|
Ivan Goranov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BUL
|
Radoslav Tsonev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BUL
|
Dimitar Kostadinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | SUI
|
Dragan Mihajlović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
| N | P | Nat. | Name | First League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Supercup | Conference League | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
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Last updated: June 2022
Source: soccerway
Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
References
- General
- Official club website
- Specific
- ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
