2023–24 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia 2023–24 football season
Levski Sofia
2023–24 season
ChairmanNasko Sirakov
ManagerNikolay Kostov
StadiumVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League4th
Bulgarian CupRound of 16
Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jawad El Jemili (8)
All: Ricardinho (9)
Highest home attendance35,000 v. Eintracht Frankfurt
(24 August 2023)
Lowest home attendance1,948 v. Etar
(23 September 2023)
Average home league attendance5,778
Biggest win6–0 v. Lokomotiv Sofia (H)
Biggest defeat0–2 v. Eintracht Frankfurt (A)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2023–24 season is Levski Sofia's 103rd season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the season.

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
7 FW Brazil Fábio Lima 27 Non-EU Brazil ABC Transfer Winter 2026 Free [1]
8 MF Ghana Carlos Ohene 30 Non-EU Bulgaria Hebar Transfer Winter 2025 Undisclosed [2]
17 FW Brazil Everton Bala 25 Non-EU Brazil Mirassol Loan Winter 2024 [3]
23 MF Slovakia Patrik Myslovič 22 EU Slovakia Žilina Transfer Winter 2026 Undisclosed [4]
24 DF Uruguay Joaquín Fernández 25 EU Uruguay Atenas Transfer Winter 2025 Free [5]
37 MF Brazil Darlan 25 Non-EU Brazil Grêmio Transfer Summer 2026 Free [6]
97 MF France Hassimi Fadiga 26 EU France Le Mans Transfer Summer 2025 Free [7]
MF Curaçao Nathan Holder 21 EU Bulgaria Spartak Varna Loan return Summer
MF Bulgaria Zdravko Dimitrov 24 EU Turkey Sakaryaspor Loan return Summer

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF France Jeremy Petris 26 EU Belgium Charleroi Transfer Winter Undisclosed [8]
7 FW Brazil Ronaldo 23 EU Russia Rostov Transfer Winter Undisclosed [9]
10 MF Bulgaria Ivelin Popov 35 EU Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv Released Summer Free [10]
17 FW Brazil Welton Felipe 26 EU Japan Gamba Osaka Transfer Winter Undisclosed [11]
21 DF Croatia Ante Blažević 27 EU Croatia Croatia Zmijavci Released Summer Free [12]
23 DF The Gambia Noah Sonko Sundberg 27 EU Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Transfer Summer Undisclosed [13]
30 MF Bulgaria Filip Krastev 21 EU Belgium Lommel Loan return Summer
37 MF Brazil Darlan 25 Non-EU China Wuhan Three Towns Transfer Winter Undisclosed [14]

Loans out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
MF Bulgaria Zdravko Dimitrov 24 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Summer [15]
MF Bulgaria Antoan Stoyanov 18 EU Italy Empoli Summer [16]
MF Bulgaria Zdravko Dimitrov 25 EU Turkey Sakaryaspor Winter [17]
MF Curaçao Nathan Holder 21 EU Bulgaria Sportist Svoge Winter [18]

Squad

Updated on 1 March 2024.[19]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Ends Signed from Transfer fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Plamen Andreev  Bulgaria GK 19 EU 2025 Youth system W/S
13 Nikolay Mihaylov  Bulgaria GK 35 EU 2024 Cyprus Omonia Free Originally from Youth system
99 Ivan Andonov  Bulgaria GK 20 EU 2026 Youth system W/S
Defenders
4 Viktor Lyubenov  Bulgaria CB/LB 17 EU 2026 Youth system W/S
5 Kellian van der Kaap  Netherlands CB/DM 25 EU 2026 Denmark Viborg Free Second nationality: Cameroon
6 Wenderson Tsunami  Brazil LB 28 Non-EU 2026 Brazil Botafogo-PB Free Second nationality: Bulgaria
22 Patrik-Gabriel Galchev  Bulgaria RB/LB/RW 23 EU 2026 Youth system W/S Second nationality: Spain
24 Joaquín Fernández  Uruguay CB/LB 25 EU 2025 Uruguay Atenas Free Second nationality: Italy
33 José Córdoba  Panama CB/LB 22 Non-EU 2025 Bulgaria Etar Undisclosed
50 Kristian Dimitrov  Bulgaria CB 27 EU 2026 Croatia Hajduk Split Free
77 Deyvid Mihalev  Bulgaria RB/DM/CM 18 EU Youth system W/S
Midfielders
8 Carlos Ohene  Ghana DM 30 Non-EU 2025 Bulgaria Hebar Undisclosed
10 Asen Mitkov  Bulgaria AM/CM 19 EU 2025 Youth system W/S
14 Iliyan Stefanov  Bulgaria AM 25 EU 2025 Bulgaria Beroe Free Originally from Youth system
15 Aleksandar Bozhilov  Bulgaria DM/LB 18 EU Youth system W/S
20 Asen Chandarov  Bulgaria AM/CM 25 EU 2026 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed Originally from Youth system
23 Patrik Myslovič  Slovakia AM 22 EU 2026 Slovakia Žilina Free
97 Hassimi Fadiga  France AM/LW/SS 27 EU 2025 France Le Mans Free Second nationality: Guinea
Forwards
7 Fábio Lima  Brazil LW/RW/AM 27 Non-EU 2026 Brazil ABC Free
9 Ricardinho  Brazil CF/LW/RW 23 Non-EU 2025 Brazil Grêmio Free
11 Jawad El Jemili  Spain RW/LW/AM 21 EU 2026 Cyprus Akritas Chlorakas Undisclosed Second nationality: Morocco
16 Preslav Bachev  Bulgaria CF 18 EU 2026 Youth system W/S
17 Everton Bala  Brazil RW/LW 25 Non-EU 2024 Brazil Mirassol Loan
19 Bilal Bari  Morocco CF 26 EU 2024 Bulgaria Montana €50 000 Second nationality: France
21 Kristiyan Yovov  Bulgaria CF/AM 18 EU Youth system W/S
88 Marin Petkov  Bulgaria RW/CF/AM 20 EU 2024 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 15 July 2023 Matchday 1 26 15 6 5 42 16 +26 057.69
Bulgarian Cup 22 November 2023 6 December 2023 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 31 August 2023 Second qualifying round Play-off round 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 34 19 8 7 52 23 +29 055.88

Last updated: 29 March 2024
Source: Fixtures

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies

Summer

Levski Sofia v Pirin Blagoevgrad
25 June 2023 Levski Sofia 2–1 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Bachev 1'
Ricardinho 90' (pen.)
Report Kondrakov 27' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov)
Levski Sofia v Etar
30 June 2023 Levski Sofia 2–1 Etar Pravets
18:00 UTC+3 Aleksandrov 43' (o.g.)
El Jemili 44'
Report Chano 49' Stadium: Gradski
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Levski Sofia v Maritsa Plovdiv
4 July 2023 Levski Sofia 3–1 Maritsa Plovdiv Pravets
10:30 UTC+3 Chandarov 43'
Stefanov 47'
Ronaldo 79'
Report Malamov 42' Stadium: Gradski
Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Cyprus APOEL
8 July 2023 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–0 Cyprus APOEL Pravets
18:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Gradski
Referee: Dimitar Burov (Sofia)

Winter

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Hungary Vasas
17 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–3 Hungary Vasas Belek, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3 Tsunami 15'
Stefanov 48'
Report Hinora 61'
Ihrig-Farkas 72'
Papp 81'
Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Ukraine Oleksandriya
21 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–2 Ukraine Oleksandriya Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Ricardinho 39' (pen.) Report Shulyanskyi 45'
Kostyshyn 62'
Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Kosovo Dukagjini
23 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–2 Kosovo Dukagjini Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 El Jemili 75' Report Morina 7'
Iseni 14'
Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla City
24 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla City Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Ricardinho 23'
Petkov 57' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
30 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–3 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Report Klíma 21', 28'
Kubala 43'
Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2 February 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Galchev 22' Report Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk U19
3 February 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk U19 Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Fábio Lima 22' (pen.)
Fernández 62'
Report Drozd 88' Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Latvia Riga
7 February 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–1 Latvia Riga Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Petkov 21'
Ricardinho 45' (pen.)
El Jemili 49'
Report Jurkovskis 6' Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

First League

Preliminary stage

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Cherno More 30 18 8 4 47 25 +22 62 Qualification for the Championship group
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 16 7 7 50 34 +16 55
5 Levski Sofia 30 16 6 8 45 26 +19 54
6 Krumovgrad 30 12 8 10 35 35 0 44[a]
7 Botev Plovdiv 30 12 8 10 47 33 +14 44[a] Qualification for the Conference League 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[20]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Krumovrgard 6, Botev Plovdiv 0.
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 15 6 5 42 16  +26 51 9 2 2 23 4  +19 6 4 3 19 12  +7

Last updated: 29 March 2024.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2024. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2023.[21][22]

Levski Sofia v CSKA 1948
15 July 2023 1 Levski Sofia 1–2 CSKA 1948 Sofia
18:45 UTC+3 Ricardinho 32'
Petkov Yellow card 60'
Popov Yellow card 82'
Welton Yellow card 90+4'
Report Pedrinho 41' (pen.)
Rapnouil Yellow card 78'
Héliton 80'
Daskalov Yellow card 81'
Kjartansson Yellow card 87'
Naumov Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
Botev Plovdiv v Levski Sofia
22 July 2023 2 Botev Plovdiv 1–3 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
18:45 UTC+3 Akere Yellow card 35'
Sekulić 81'
Nnadi Yellow card 85'
Report Mitkov Yellow card 18'
Petris Yellow card 35'
Petkov Yellow card 49'
Ricardinho 56' (pen.)
El Jemili 74', 86', Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 9,356
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Jawad El Jemili
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Sofia
30 July 2023 3 Levski Sofia 6–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
21:15 UTC+3 Kraev 20'
El Jemili 38', 51'
Petkov 65'
Ronaldo 72'
Stefanov 79', Yellow card 81'
Report Dias Yellow card 55' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Jawad El Jemili
Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Levski Sofia
6 August 2023 4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
21:15 UTC+3 Giovanny 8'
Minchev 40', Yellow card 72'
Conteh Yellow card 82'
Report Ricardinho 32'
van der Kaap Yellow card 53'
Popov Yellow card 63'
Welton Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Giovanny
Levski Sofia v Botev Vratsa
13 August 2023 5 Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
18:45 UTC+3 Mitkov Yellow card 59'
Chandarov Yellow card 72'
Bachev 83'
Report Perea Yellow card 45+1'
Barrios Yellow card 80'
Mendoza Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Preslav Bachev
Levski Sofia v Hebar
3 September 2023 8 Levski Sofia 1–0 Hebar Sofia
21:15 UTC+3 Ronaldo 90+4' Report Nikolaev Yellow card 28'
Nikolov Yellow card 76'
Igonen Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ronaldo
Levski Sofia v Pirin Blagoevgrad
14 September 2023 6 Levski Sofia 2–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Welton Yellow card 45+3', 78'
Dimitrov Yellow card 46'
Tsunami Yellow card 81'
Mitkov 87'
Report Dyulgerov Yellow card 32'
Bachev Yellow card 63'
Tasev Yellow card 66'
Medved Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
Note: Originally scheduled for 19 August 2023, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Levski's participation in the UECL.[23]
Krumovgrad v Levski Sofia
18 September 2023 9 Krumovgrad 2–2 Levski Sofia Plovdiv[note 1]
20:00 UTC+3 Tonev 21'
Velyev Yellow card 52'
Kolev 75'
Miljanović Yellow card 82'
K. Pehlivanov Yellow card 87'
Katsarov Yellow card 90+3'
Report Tsunami 26'
Ricardinho 32'
Stadium: Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Kolev
Levski Sofia v Etar
23 September 2023 10 Levski Sofia 1–0 Etar Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Welton Yellow card 19'
Kraev Yellow card 74'
Mitkov 81'
Report Stanev Yellow card 45+4'
Hristov Yellow card 68'
Bakalov Yellow card 85'
Stoyanov Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Asen Mitkov
Slavia Sofia v Levski Sofia
27 September 2023 11 Slavia Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Georgiev Yellow card 37'
Dobrev Yellow card 43'
Report Tsunami Yellow card 18'
Fadiga Red card 23'
Ronaldo 34'
Darlan Yellow card 50'
Welton 54'
Petris Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
Levski Sofia v Ludogorets Razgrad
1 October 2023 12 Levski Sofia 0–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Petris Yellow card 14'
Córdoba Yellow card 37'
Tsunami Yellow card 90+2'
Report Rwan Cruz 25', Yellow card 61'
Piotrowski Yellow card 50'
Caio Vidal Yellow card 58'
Tekpetey Yellow card 69'
Padt Yellow card 80'
Gonçalves Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 9,472
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Rwan Cruz
CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia
7 October 2023 13 CSKA Sofia 1–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
14:45 UTC+3 Lindseth 49'
Heintz Yellow card 54'
Youga Yellow card 75'
Estrada Yellow card 75'
Carreazo Yellow card 90+2'
Report Ronaldo 43'
Mitkov Yellow card 48'
Ricardinho Yellow card 75'
Dimitrov Yellow card 75'
Bachev Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 17,532
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth
Levski Sofia v Cherno More
22 October 2023 14 Levski Sofia 1–0 Cherno More Sofia
16:30 UTC+3 Petris Yellow card 39'
El Jemili 57'
Córdoba Yellow card 87'
Report Drobarov Red card 22'
Popov Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 6,566
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jawad El Jemili
Beroe v Levski Sofia
27 October 2023 15 Beroe 2–1 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
19:00 UTC+3 Politino 4'
Laszo Yellow card 23'
Cascardo Yellow card 40'
Godoy 73'
Govea Yellow card 90+5'
Accinelli Yellow card 90+8'
Report Dimitrov 45'
Mitkov Yellow card 57'
Petkov Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 3,563
Referee: Vasil Minev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Santiago Godoy
Arda v Levski Sofia
1 November 2023 7 Arda 0–0 Levski Sofia Kardzhali
19:30 UTC+2 Krachunov Yellow card 44'
Tetah Yellow card 72'
Borukov Yellow card 90+5'
Report Tsunami Yellow card 27'
Kraev Yellow card 39'
van der Kaap Yellow card 55'
Córdoba Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Anatoli Gospodinov
Note: Originally scheduled for 27 August 2023, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Levski's participation in the UECL.[25]
CSKA 1948 v Levski Sofia
7 November 2023 16 CSKA 1948 1–0 Levski Sofia Bistritsa
17:30 UTC+2 Pedrinho Yellow card 36', 59'
Vasilev Yellow card 75'
Vutov Red card 80'
Report Ricardinho Yellow card 89' Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Pedrinho
Levski Sofia v Botev Plovdiv
12 November 2023 17 Levski Sofia 1–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
15:30 UTC+2 Córdoba Yellow card 8'
Tsunami 18'
Petris Yellow card 90+6'
Report Perera Yellow card 12'
Baroan 54'
Balogiannis Yellow card 71'
Popov Yellow card 82'
Mertens Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
Lokomotiv Sofia v Levski Sofia
27 November 2023 18 Lokomotiv Sofia 2–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Naydenov Yellow card 62'
Mitkov 76', 90+5' (pen.)
França Yellow card 82'
Traoré Yellow card 82'
Report Petkov 27'
van der Kaap Yellow card 42'
Ricardinho Yellow card 45+2'
Kraev 70'
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 630
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Mitkov
Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2 December 2023 19 Levski Sofia 3–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Dimitrov 14'
Welton 42'
Kraev Yellow card 72'
Ricardinho 85' (pen.)
Report Ewandro Yellow card 11'
Kamdem Yellow card 46'
Giovanny Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,658
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
Botev Vratsa v Levski Sofia
9 December 2023 20 Botev Vratsa 0–1 Levski Sofia Vratsa
17:30 UTC+2 Majouga Yellow card 43'
Kunde Yellow card 54'
Report Chandarov Yellow card 26'
Darlan 32'
Petkov Yellow card 55'
Welton Yellow card 83'
van der Kaap Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 850
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Darlan
Pirin Blagoevgrad v Levski Sofia
17 February 2024 21 Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–2 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
17:00 UTC+2 Komano 16'
Bengyuzov Yellow card 45+2'
Bodurov Yellow card 63'
Varbanov Yellow card 83'
Report Petkov 7'
Córdoba Red card 34'
Ricardinho 40'
Galchev Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ricardinho
Levski Sofia v Arda
24 February 2024 22 Levski Sofia 4–0 Arda Sofia
17:45 UTC+2 Petkov 9'
Galchev 33'
Fábio Lima 44'
El Jemili 49'
Tsunami Yellow card 78'
Report Hüseynov Yellow card 48'
Stoev Red card 52'
Krachunov Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 7,900
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Patrik-Gabriel Galchev
Hebar v Levski Sofia
4 March 2024 23 Hebar 0–1 Levski Sofia Pazardzhik
17:30 UTC+2 Karakashev Yellow card 77' Report Dimitrov Yellow card 55'
Fábio Lima 74'
Ohene Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Georgi Benkovski
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Fábio Lima
Levski Sofia v Krumovgrad
10 March 2024 24 Levski Sofia 0–0 Krumovgrad Sofia
15:15 UTC+2 Mitkov Yellow card 18'
Galchev Red card 40'
Ohene Yellow card 45+2'
Ricardinho Yellow card 75'
Report Velyev Yellow card 33'
O. Yusein Yellow card 45+2'
Katsarov Yellow card 55'
Patrick Luan Yellow card 72'
Raposo Yellow card 79'
Ali Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Marin Petkov
Etar v Levski Sofia
16 March 2024 25 Etar 0–3 Levski Sofia Veliko Tarnovo
15:15 UTC+2 Morán Yellow card 45'
Van Rankin Yellow card 66'
Stoyanov Yellow card 69'
Guessoum Yellow card 72'
Yankov Yellow card 87'
Report Dimitrov Yellow card 29'
El Jemili 52', 90+7'
Petkov 82'
Córdoba Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jawad El Jemili
Levski Sofia v Slavia Sofia
29 March 2024 26 Levski Sofia 2–0 Slavia Sofia Sofia
19:00 UTC+2 Ricardinho Yellow card 32', 38'
Petkov 90+5'
Report Martinov Yellow card 3'
Vutsov Yellow card 44'
Stoev Yellow card 51'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,756
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Marin Petkov
Ludogorets Razgrad v Levski Sofia
3 April 2024 27 Ludogorets Razgrad v Levski Sofia Razgrad
19:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia
7 April 2024 28 Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia Sofia
14:45 UTC+3 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Cherno More v Levski Sofia
13 April 2024 29 Cherno More v Levski Sofia Varna
20:15 UTC+3 Stadium: Ticha
Levski Sofia v Beroe
20 April 2024 30 Levski Sofia v Beroe Sofia
20:15 UTC+3 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

Bulgarian Cup

Dunav Ruse v Levski Sofia
22 November 2023 Round of 32 Dunav Ruse 1–3 Levski Sofia Ruse
18:00 UTC+2 Valchev 30'
Georgiev Yellow card 53'
Hasan Yellow card 89'
Report Galchev Yellow card 18'
Ricardinho 25', 45+2' (pen.), Yellow card 79'
Chandarov Yellow card 46'
Stefanov Red card 53'
Ronaldo 56'
Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 3,455
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Hebar v Levski Sofia
6 December 2023 Round of 16 Hebar 2–1 Levski Sofia Pazardzhik
14:30 UTC+2 Bastunov 68' (pen.)
Nikolov Yellow card 73'
Kabov 90+9'
Report Mitkov Yellow card 62'
Welton 90+1'
Stadium: Georgi Benkovski
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

Shkupi North Macedonia v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
27 July 2023 1st leg Shkupi North Macedonia 0–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Skopje, North Macedonia
21:00 UTC+2 Queven Yellow card 34'
Pintér Yellow card 87'
Ramani Yellow card 89'
Iljazi Yellow card 90+5'
Trapanovski Yellow card 90+6'
Report Welton 31'
Dimitrov Yellow card 34'
van der Kaap Yellow card 49'
Petris Yellow card 71'
Ronaldo 90+4'
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena[note 2]
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v North Macedonia Shkupi
3 August 2023 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
North Macedonia Shkupi Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3 Chandarov Yellow card 88'
Petkov 90+11', Yellow card 90+11'
Report Adem Yellow card 35'
Queven Yellow card 49'
Toshevski Yellow card 82'
Trapanovski Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 16,424
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
10 August 2023 1st leg Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 0–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Be'er Sheva, Israel
20:30 UTC+3 Elias Yellow card 77'
Miguel Vítor Yellow card 87'
Report Córdoba Yellow card 38'
Kraev Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 8,974
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva
17 August 2023 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–1
(2–1 agg.)
Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3 Welton 15'
Mitkov Yellow card 21'
Tsunami Yellow card 77'
Stefanov Yellow card 89'
Ronaldo 90+6'
Andonov Yellow card 90+7'
El Jemili Yellow card 90+9'
Report Gordana Yellow card 42'
Hélder Lopes Yellow card 64'
Yehezkel Yellow card 66'
Stoyanov 79'
Elias Yellow card 90+9'
Klimala Yellow card 90+10'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 16,832
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

Play-off round

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
24 August 2023 1st leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3 Kraev Yellow card 58'
Córdoba Yellow card 83'
Tsunami Yellow card 86'
Fadiga 90+5'
Report Kolo Muani 6'
Dina Ebimbe Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium[note 3]
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany v Bulgaria Levski Sofia
31 August 2023 2nd leg Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2–0
(3–1 agg.)
Bulgaria Levski Sofia Frankfurt, Germany
20:30 UTC+2 Buta Yellow card 38'
Ngankam 79'
Skhiri 86'
Report Ronaldo Yellow card 18'
Tsunami Yellow card 27'
Dimitrov Yellow card 34'
van der Kaap Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 29 March 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total First League Bulgarian Cup Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Plamen Andreev 31 0 23 0 2 0 6 0
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Lyubenov 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Kellian van der Kaap 25 0 16+2 0 2 0 4+1 0
6 DF Brazil BRA Wenderson Tsunami 29 2 21+1 2 1 0 6 0
7 FW Brazil BRA Fábio Lima 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF Ghana GHA Carlos Ohene 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Ricardinho 30 9 19+3 7 2 2 6 0
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Mitkov 28 2 16+5 2 1 0 5+1 0
11 FW Spain ESP Jawad El Jemili 26 8 19+1 8 0 0 3+3 0
13 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Mihaylov 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Bulgaria BUL Iliyan Stefanov 17 1 0+12 1 1+1 0 0+3 0
15 MF Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Bozhilov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Bulgaria BUL Preslav Bachev 7 1 0+7 1 0 0 0 0
17 FW Brazil BRA Everton Bala 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Morocco MAR Bilal Bari 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Chandarov 25 0 2+18 0 1+1 0 0+3 0
21 FW Bulgaria BUL Kristiyan Yovov 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 DF Bulgaria BUL Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 22 1 9+8 1 1+1 0 1+2 0
23 MF Slovakia SVK Patrik Myslovič 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Uruguay URU Joaquín Fernández 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Panama PAN José Córdoba 28 0 22 0 0 0 6 0
50 DF Bulgaria BUL Kristian Dimitrov 25 2 15+5 2 1 0 4 0
70 DF Bulgaria BUL Deyvid Mihalev 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
88 FW Bulgaria BUL Marin Petkov 27 7 16+7 6 0+1 0 1+2 1
97 MF France FRA Hassimi Fadiga 28 1 16+6 0 2 0 0+4 1
99 GK Bulgaria BUL Ivan Andonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players from the reserve team:
Other players under contract:
MF Bulgaria BUL Andrian Kraev 25 2 12+5 2 2 0 6 0
Players away on loan:
MF Bulgaria BUL Antoan Stoyanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Bulgaria BUL Zdravko Dimitrov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Curaçao CUW Nathan Holder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
2 DF France FRA Jeremy Petris 22 0 16+1 0 1 0 4 0
7 FW Brazil BRA Ronaldo 25 7 17 4 2 1 5+1 2
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivelin Popov 6 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
17 FW Brazil BRA Welton Felipe 23 6 15+1 3 1 1 6 2
21 DF Croatia CRO Ante Blažević 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF The Gambia GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Bulgaria BUL Filip Krastev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Brazil BRA Darlan 18 1 12 1 1+1 0 3+1 0

Goalscorers

As of 29 March 2024
Rank Player FPL BC UECL Total
1 Brazil Ricardinho 7 2 0 9
2 Spain Jawad El Jemili 8 0 0 8
3 Bulgaria Marin Petkov 6 0 1 7
Brazil Ronaldo 4 1 2
5 Brazil Welton Felipe 3 1 2 6
6 Bulgaria Kristian Dimitrov 2 0 0 2
Bulgaria Andrian Kraev 2 0 0
Brazil Fábio Lima 2 0 0
Bulgaria Asen Mitkov 2 0 0
Brazil Wenderson Tsunami 2 0 0
11 Brazil Darlan 1 0 0 1
Bulgaria Preslav Bachev 1 0 0
France Hassimi Fadiga 0 0 1
Bulgaria Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 1 0 0
Bulgaria Iliyan Stefanov 1 0 0
Total 42 4 6 52

Clean sheets

As of 29 March 2024
Rank Goalkeeper FPL BC UECL Total
1 Bulgaria Plamen Andreev 13 0 3 16
2 Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov 2 0 0 2
Total 15 0 3 18

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

N P Nat. Name First League Bulgarian Cup Conference League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
5 DF Netherlands Kellian van der Kaap 4 2 6
6 DF Brazil Wenderson Tsunami 5 3 8
8 MF Ghana Carlos Ohene 2 2
9 FW Brazil Ricardinho 5 1 6
10 MF Bulgaria Asen Mitkov 5 1 1 7
11 FW Spain Jawad El Jemili 1 1 2
14 MF Bulgaria Iliyan Stefanov 1 1 1 2 1
16 FW Bulgaria Preslav Bachev 1 1
20 MF Bulgaria Asen Chandarov 2 1 1 4
22 DF Bulgaria Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 1 1 1 2 1
33 DF Panama José Córdoba 5 1 2 7 1
50 DF Bulgaria Kristian Dimitrov 4 2 6
88 FW Bulgaria Marin Petkov 4 1 5
97 MF France Hassimi Fadiga 1 1
99 GK Bulgaria Ivan Andonov 1 1
MF Bulgaria Andrian Kraev 3 2 5
DF France Jeremy Petris 5 1 6
MF Bulgaria Ivelin Popov 2 2
MF Brazil Darlan 1 1
FW Brazil Ronaldo 1 1
FW Brazil Welton Felipe 5 5

Last updated: 29 March 2024
Source: Soccerway
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Player left the club during the season.

References

General
  • Official club website
Specific
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Notes

  1. ^ Krumovgrad will host their matches at Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex, Plovdiv, as their own venue, Krumovgrad Stadium, Krumovgrad, does not meet BFU requirements.[24]
  2. ^ Shkupi played their home match at the Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje, instead of their regular stadium, the Čair Stadium in Skopje, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  3. ^ Levski played their play-off round home match at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, instead of their regular stadium, Stadion Georgi Asparuhov in Sofia.
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