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Levski Sofia (sports club)
Levski Sofia is a sports club from Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 1914. The club is named after Vasil Levski, the national hero of Bulgaria. It's football team PFC Levski Sofia, is its most popular sports branch. Other important branches are BC Levski Sofia, the basketball team and VC Levski Sofia,...

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PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

. The club was founded on May 24, 1914 by a group of young students, and is named after Vasil Levski

Vasil Levski

Vasil Levski, born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev, , is a Bulgarian revolutionary and a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule...

, a Bulgarian revolutionary renowned as the national hero of Bulgaria.

Since its establishment, Levski has won 73 major domestic trophies (a national record)
including - 26 A PFG

Bulgarian A Professional Football Group

The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...

titles, 26 National Cups

Bulgarian Cup

The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....

, 3 Supercups

Bulgarian Supercup

The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...

, 11 Sofia championships

Bulgarian State Football Championship

The State Football Championship was the first national football competition in Bulgaria. It was organised between 1924 and 1944 by the Bulgarian National Sport Federation.The championship didn't finish in years 1924, 1927 and 1944 because of different reasons...

, 3 Cups of the Soviet Army

Bulgarian Cup

, 4 Ulpia Serdika Cups and has achieved a record 13 domestic doubles

The Double

The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

. The club has a positive balance against all other Bulgarian teams in all national competitions and its a member of the European Club Association

European Club Association

The European Club Association is an organization representing football clubs in Europe- History :Formed on the dissolution of the G-14 group in January 2008, the European Club Association represents 201 clubs, made up of 103 ordinary members and 98 associated members, with at least one from each...

. The Blues are also the team with most seasons played in the Bulgarian football

Football in Bulgaria

Football is the most popular sport in Bulgaria. It was introduced in 1893–1894 by Swiss gymnastics teachers invited to the country...

championship and has never been relegated.

Internationally, Levski has reached three European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals and two UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

quarter-finals. In 2006

2006 in football (soccer)

The following are the football events of the year 2006 throughout the world.-Events:*January 1 – Australia officially left the OFC and joined the AFC.*January 3 – Antonio Cassano left Roma and joined Real Madrid...

, it became the first and so far the only Bulgarian club to make it to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

.

The team's regular kit colour is all-blue. Levski's home ground is the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium , also known as Gerena , is a football stadium situated in the Suhata reka neighbourhood of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. It has been the home of PFC Levski Sofia since 1963....

in Sofia, which has a capacity of 29,200 spectators. To date, the club's biggest rivals are CSKA Sofia, and matches between the two capital sides are commonly referred to as The Eternal Derby

The Eternal Derby

The Eternal Derby of Bulgarian Football or simply The Eternal Derby is the name of the local derby football match between the two most popular and successful football clubs in Sofia and Bulgaria - PFC Levski Sofia and PFC CSKA Sofia...

in Bulgaria.

Sport Club Levski (1914–1969)

Sport Club Levski was founded in 1911 by a group of students at the Second Male High School in Sofia, with football as the major sport

Sport

A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...

practiced. The club was officially registered on May 24, 1914, a date, which is celebrated as Levski's birthday. The club's name was chosen in honour of the Apostle of Bulgarian freedom

Freedom (political)

Political freedom is a central philosophy in Western history and political thought, and one of the most important features of democratic societies...

Vasil Levski

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In 1914 Levski lost its first official match against FC 13 Sofia by 0:2. In that period (1914–1920) football wasn't a popular sport in Bulgaria, so there isn't any other information from the period concerning the club. In the summer of 1921, the Sofia Sports League was founded. It united 10 clubs from Sofia, marking the beginning of organized football competitions in the city. The Blues won the first match in the championship for the season 1921/1922, held on September 18, 1921

1921 in football (soccer)

The following are the football events of the year 1921 throughout the world.-Events:*September - There is a split in Irish football following the political partition of Ireland. The leading Dublin clubs breakaway from the Belfast-based Irish Football Association over a perceived northern bias...

, against Athletic Sofia with the score of 3:1. Levski captured the first place in the league in 1923 after a dramatic 3:2 win over bitter rival Slavia Sofia and successfully defended the title in the following season.

The first National Championship

Bulgarian A Professional Football Group

was held in 1924 with Levski representing Sofia. The team went on to win the title in 1933, 1937 and 1942, and established itself as the most popular football club in Bulgaria. Levski also became the holder for all times of the Ulpia Serdica Cup by virtue of winning it for the third time in a row in 1933.
In 1929 Levski became the first semi-professional football club in Bulgaria, after 12 players staged a boycott of the team in demand of financial remuneration and insurance benefits. The same year Levski met its first international opponents, losing to Gallipoli Istanbul 0:1 and winning against Kuban Istanbul 6:0.

After World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, Levski became one of the two top clubs in Bulgaria. After winning the championship in 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950 and 1953 Levski would not capture the domestic title again until the mid 1960s. In 1949 the authorities changed the club's name to Dinamo following the Soviet traditions, but after the destalinization of Bulgaria, it was reverted back in 1957. The 1960s were marked with return to success both on the domestic and on the international stage. Levski's academy would become the most successful in national youth competitions for the years to come, and the results were first seen in the likes of Georgi Asparuhov

Georgi Asparuhov

Georgi Rangelov Asparuhov , nicknamed Gundi was a Bulgarian football player. He is considered to be among the top Bulgarian footballers of all time....

, Georgi Sokolov

Georgi Sokolov

Georgi Apostolov Sokolov is a former Bulgarian football player.Georgi Sokolov represented Bulgaria at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.For the Bulgaria national football team, Sokolov featured in 14 games and has 5 goals.-References:...

, Biser Mihailov, Kiril Ivkov

Kiril Ivkov

Kiril Ivkov is a former Bulgarian football player in defender role.In career he played for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....

, Ivan Vutsov

Ivan Vutsov

Ivan Kolev Vutsov is football player born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria who played in three matches at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and for Levski Sofia...

, Stefan Aladzhov

Stefan Aladzhov

Stefan Aladzhov is a former Bulgarian football defender.In his career he played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1970 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....

and Aleksandar Kostov

Aleksandar Kostov

Aleksandar Dimitrov Kostov is a former Bulgarian football player and later coach.| image =He represented Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cups in 1962 and 1966.-References:...

, assisted by experienced veterans like Stefan Abadzhiev

Stefan Abadzhiev

Stefan Abadzhiev is a Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for PFC Levski Sofia.-External links:*...

, Dimo Pechenikov and Hristo Iliev

Hristo Iliev (footballer)

Hristo Iliev was a Bulgarian footballer. He played as a forward and spent the majority of his career with Levski Sofia...

, who celebrated winning the championship in 1965, 1968 and 1970, and the 7:2 triumph over new bitter rival CSKA in 1968. The tie against Benfica Lisbon in the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

in 1965 remained memorable for the Eusebio

Eusébio

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...

versus Georgi Asparuhov clash, and the recognition that the Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

great gave to his Bulgarian counterpart.

Levski Spartak (1969–1985)

Following the new wave of political reform in the Eastern Block after the Prague Spring

Prague Spring

The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II...

, in 1969 and against the wishes of the majority of its supporters, Levski was merged with Spartak Sofia

Spartak Sofia

Spartak Sofia was a Bulgarian football club founded in 1947. It existed independently until 1969, when it was merged with Levski Sofia. After 1990 the club's independence has been restored. The team plays in "Bulgarian V Amateur football group". In 2005 the name is changed to "Levski-Spartak" when...

and put under the auspice of the Bulgarian interior ministry. The name of the club was once again changed, this time to Levski - Spartak.

A new crop of youngsters in the likes of Kiril Milanov

Kiril Milanov

Kiril Milanov was a Bulgarian football player.He played in Marek Dupnitsa between 1966 and 1971, Akademik Sofia between 1971 and 1973 and in Levski Sofia between 1973 and 1978. Kiril has 110 caps and 64 goals. He played for Bulgaria national football team, earning 21 caps and scored 4 goals...

, Dobromir Zhechev

Dobromir Zhechev

Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev is a Bulgarian former football player and later manager.Zhechev was born in Sofia.At club level he played Spartak and Levski in his home town. He was also capped 93 times for the Bulgaria national team and was part of the squad at four World Cups.-External links:*...

, Pavel Panov

Pavel Panov

Pavel Panov is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968....

, Todor Barzov, Voyn Voynov

Voyn Voynov

Voin Yordanov Voinov is a former Bulgarian football forward and the current manager of FC Bansko....

, Ivan Tishanski, Georgi Tsvetkov, Plamen Nikolov

Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)

Plamen Nikolov is a former Bulgarian football defender.In his career Nikolov played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1984 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year. For Bulgaria national football team, Nikolov was capped 55 times. He was a successful player in the Swedish top division when...

, and Rusi Gochev

Rusi Gochev

Rusi Gochev is a retired football striker.During his club career, Gochev played for Chernomorets Burgas, Levski Sofia and LASK Linz. He also amassed 33 caps for the Bulgaria national team, scoring 3 goals. From July 2011 he is the director of Chernomorets Burgas's youth academy.-External links:...

not only found their place in the first team, but brought new titles in 1974, 1977 and 1979. On the international stage the quarterfinal appearances in the Cup Winners Cup in 1970 and 1977, and in the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

in 1976.

Vitosha Sofia (1985–1989)

The name of the team was changed to Vitosha by the authorities following the disruptions during and after the Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian Cup

final in 1985. The game ran on high emotions fueled by the streak of consecutive victories of Levski over CSKA in the 2 years prior to the game (though CSKA won the Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian Cup

game 2-1). The controversial decisions of the referee led to confrontations both on the field and on the stands. By decree of the Central Committee

Central Committee

Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...

of the Bulgarian Communist Party

Bulgarian Communist Party

The Bulgarian Communist Party was the communist and Marxist-Leninist ruling party of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 until 1990 when the country ceased to be a communist state...

some of the leading players both of The Blues and the Reds were suspended from the sport for life. The championship title of the club for 1985 was suspended.

Levski Sofia (1989–present)

The suspensions were lifted shortly after, but regardless of the universal refusal of supporters to recognize and chant the new name of the team, it wasn't until 1989 and the Fall of the Berlin Wall that the club officially abolished the artificially imposed and hated title Vitosha and returned to being simply Levski. The normalization of sport activities in the country and the removal of the political influences on the football community were especially favorable to the results of The Blues. The team composed of the newcomers Plamen Nikolov, Petar Hubchev, Tsanko Tsvetanov

Tsanko Tsvetanov

Tsanko Nikolaev Tsvetanov was a Bulgarian football player, left-back and currently assistant coach in the Bulgarian national team....

, Emil Kremenliev

Emil Kremenliev

Emil Georgiev Kremenliev was a Bulgarian football player, right-back.He played club football for Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia, Olympiacos, again in Levski, CSKA Sofia, Union Berlin, Spartak Varna, Marek, Conegliano German and Kazichene...

, Zlatko Yankov

Zlatko Yankov

Zlatko Yankov is a retired Bulgarian football midfielder.He was capped 80 times and scored 4 goals for the Bulgarian national team between 1989 and 1999. He played eight games at the World Cups in 1994 and 1998, and he was also in the Bulgarian Euro 1996 squad...

, Georgi Slavchev, Ilian Iliev

Ilian Iliev

Ilian Dimov Iliev is a Bulgarian former international football midfielder and currently manager of Beroe Stara Zagora. He is most famous for having played for the Portuguese club S.L. Benfica and Bulgarian sides Cherno More and Levski Sofia...

, Daniel Borimirov

Daniel Borimirov

Daniel Boytchev Borimirov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.His career was almost exclusively associated with two clubs, Levski Sofia and 1860 Munich, later working in directorial capacities with the former...

, Stanimir Stoilov and Velko Yotov

Velko Yotov

Velko Nikolaev Yotov was a Bulgarian football player. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup. After coming through the ranks in Levski Sofia he moved to Botev Plovdiv and then sold to Espanyol and helped them win Segunda Division with his...

and the return of the veterans Plamen Getov

Plamen Getov

Plamen Getov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as either an attacking midfielder or a striker.A skillful free-kick taker, he scored numerous goals from different positions, in a career which spanned almost 20 years...

, Nikolay Todorov

Nikolay Todorov

Nikolay Todorov-Kayzera is a retired Bulgarian professional football midfielder who played for several clubs in Europe and the Bulgaria national football team....

and Nasko Sirakov, dictated the game in the domestic championship by winning the title in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Memorable wins by big margins over challengers Lokomotiv Sofia – 8:0, CSKA – 7:1 and Botev Plovdiv – 6:1, clearly demonstrated Levski's complete superiority. Home games in European Competitions against Rangers FC

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

and Werder Bremen turned into true holidays for supporters. Levski contributed with 5 first team players (Petar Hubchev, Tsanko Tsvetanov

Tsanko Tsvetanov

Tsanko Nikolaev Tsvetanov was a Bulgarian football player, left-back and currently assistant coach in the Bulgarian national team....

, Emil Kremenliev

Emil Kremenliev

, Zlatko Yankov

Zlatko Yankov

and Nasko Sirakov

Nasko Sirakov

Nasko Petkov Sirakov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as a striker.Part of the Bulgarian team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 80's/90's, being a legend at Levski Sofia, a club he represented in...

) and three reserve players (Plamen Nikolov, Petar Aleksandrov

Petar Aleksandrov

Petar Aleksandrov is a Bulgarian former footballer who played for various clubs in Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland during the 1980s and 1990s...

and Daniel Borimirov

Daniel Borimirov

) to the Bulgaria national football team

Bulgaria national football team

The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

that ended on fourth place in the unforgettable American summer of the World Cup 1994.

Another relatively unsuccessful period lasted until 2005. Then the young new manager and former player Stanimir Stoilov organized a team of Levski's academy products Zhivko Milanov

Zhivko Milanov

Zhivko Milanov is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Liga I club SC Vaslui and for the Bulgaria national team. Although he is primarily a right-back, when needed he operates on the left side as well.-Levski Sofia:...

, Milan Koprivarov

Milan Koprivarov

Milan Koprivarov is a Bulgarian football player, currently playing for FC Wels. Koprivarov is a left attacking midfielder.-Career:...

and Valeri Domovchiyski

Valeri Domovchiyski

Valeri Domovchiyski is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for MSV Duisburg in the 2. Bundesliga.- Youth career :Born in Plovdiv, Domovchiyski grew up in Rakovski and played for Sekirovo Rakovski and Maritsa Plovdiv before moving to Levski Sofia....

, the experienced Elin Topuzakov, Georgi Petkov

Georgi Petkov

Georgi Petkov is a Bulgarian football goalkeeper currently playing for Enosis Paralimni. Petkov has played for Bulgarian national team since 2005 as a backup to Dimitar Ivankov.-Career:...

, Stanislav Angelov

Stanislav Angelov

Stanislav Angelov , a.k.a The Pelé , is a Bulgarian football player, who currently plays for Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis Famagusta. Angelov plays as a defensive midfielder, sometimes as a fullback or centre back....

and Dimitar Telkiyski

Dimitar Telkiyski

Dimitar Telkiyski is a Bulgarian football player who currently plays for Lokomotiv Sofia. His nickname is Mecho or in , was given to him by the Botev Plovdiv supporters.-Botev Plovdiv:...

, the fans' favorites Hristo Yovov

Hristo Yovov

Hristo Yovov is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Levski Sofia. Yovov's first club was Levski, but he has also played for Munchen 1860, Lokomotiv Sofia, Litex Lovech, Aris Limassol and Apollon Limassol....

, Daniel Borimirov and Georgi Ivanov, who came back after spending time abroad, reached the quarterfinal stage of the UEFA Cup, knocking out AJ Auxerre

AJ Auxerre

Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...

, winnings against Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

, Dinamo Bucharest and finishing ahead of the reigning title holder CSKA Moscow in the group stage, triumphing over Champions League

UEFA Champions League

participants Artmedia Bratislava and Udinese Calcio

Udinese Calcio

Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....

, before being knocked out by Schalke 04 in a controversial tie.
Levski, as the champions of Bulgaria, started their UEFA Champions League 2006-07

UEFA Champions League 2006-07

The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007...

participation from the second qualiftying round, where they eliminated Georgian

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

champions Sioni Bolnisi, defeating them 2-0 both home and away. In the third round, Levski faced Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

team Chievo Verona who are taking part in the tournament because of other clubs' sanctions as part of the 2006 Serie A matchfixing scandal

2006 Serie A scandal

The 2006 Italian football scandal involved Italy's top professional football leagues, Serie A and Serie B...

. Levski eliminated Chievo after a decisive 2-0 win in Sofia and a secure 2-2 draw on Italian soil, and becoming the first Bulgarian club to ever reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. There they faced last year's winners FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

from Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, English champions

FA Premier League

The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

and German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

powerhouse Werder Bremen.

Levski earned a spot in the UEFA Champions League 2008-09 after domestic champion CSKA Sofia

PFC CSKA Sofia

PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...

failed to secure a UEFA license because of numerous debts to creditors. Levski lost to FC BATE

FC BATE

FC BATE Borisov is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Borisov. They compete in the Belarusian Premier League and are the reigning champions. BATE are the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League and for the group stage of the UEFA...

of Belarus in the third qualifying round.

During 2009/2010 season, Levski's team started their European campaign with 9:0 (on aggregate) in the second Qualifying round of Champions League against UE Sant Julià

UE Sant Julià

Unió Esportiva Sant Julià is an Andorran football club, playing in the village of Aixovall in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, some 6 km from the capital, Andorra la Vella and 4 km from the Spanish border....

. On the next round, Levski Sofia faced FK Baku

FK Baku

Football Club Baku is an Azerbaijani football club in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.FC Baku plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.-History:FC Baku was founded in...

. The blues eliminated the team from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

with 2:0 (on aggregate). In the play-off round Levski was eliminated by Debreceni VSC

Debreceni VSC

Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian...

with 4:1 (on aggregate). However, Levski qualified for UEFA Europa League. In the group stage, Levski faced Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF

Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...

, Lazio

S.S. Lazio

Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...

and Red Bull Salzburg. Levski achieved only one win and 5 losses. Levski took the win against SS Lazio, after Hristo Yovov

Hristo Yovov

scored the winning goal in the match. The match was played at Stadio Olimpico

Stadio Olimpico

The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football...

.

Levski started the 2010/2011 season with a match against Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk F.C.

Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...

- a second qualifying round for Europa League. Levski won the first match and the result was 6:0. In the return leg at Oriel Park, a confident Levski beat Dundalk FC 2-0 with two first half goals from Garra Dembele, the first on 4 mins and the second 10 mins before half-time. In the next round Levski played against Kalmar FF

Kalmar FF

Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....

. The first match ended 1-1 in Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. In the return leg in Sofia

Sofia

Levski won 5:2. In between The Blues defeated their arch rival CSKA Sofia in the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football with 1:0. Their next match in the Europa League saw them play AIK Fotboll

AIK Fotboll

AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...

, from Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

. The first match ended with a draw, 0-0 and after the game AIK-hooligans attacked the Levski players and staff, after Levski ultras did not show at meeting place. The second match ended in a 2-1 home win for Levski. Goals scored by Daniel Mladenov

Daniel Mladenov

Daniel Mladenov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for PFC Levski Sofia as a striker. He can also play as a left and right winger.-Youth career:Mladenov started his career in home town Kyustendil in local team – Velbazhd....

and Garra Dembélé

Garra Dembélé

Garra Dembélé is a French-born Malian footballer. He currently plays as a forward for SC Freiburg. He signed a four-year contract, beginning with the 2011–12 season.-Career:...

put Levski in Europa League group stage. Levski was drawn in Group C, facing Gent, Lille

Lille OSC

LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...

and Sporting CP. The first match was against Gent. Levski won the match in a 3-2 home win. The winning goal was scored by Serginho Greene

Serginho Greene

Serginho Greene, is a Dutch association football player who is currently playing for Levski Sofia in the Bulgarian A PFG.-Early life:...

. With this win Levski recorded 8 games in-a-row without losing in European competitions. After that Levski lost catastrophically from Sporting CP with 5-0. Followed by another loss against Lille

Lille OSC

. In Sofia Levski played very well against Lille

Lille OSC

and was leading 2-1 until Ivo Ivanov scored an own goal to make it 2-2. In the last match of the Group C, Levski take a win against Sporting CP with 1-0, the winning goal was scored by Daniel Mladenov

Daniel Mladenov

Stadium

Initially, the club did not possess a field of its own and training was held on an empty space called The Hillock (Могилката/Mogilkata), where the National Palace of Culture

National Palace of Culture

The National Palace of Culture , located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is the largest multifunctional congress, conference, convention and exhibition centre in Southeastern Europe...

was built later. In 1924 the Sofia Municipality provided the club with the rights to an empty field on the outskirts of the city, and a decade later the stadium named “Levski” was finally completed. It provided for 10,000 spectators and was regarded as the finest sport facility in the city.

In 1949 the stadium was nationalized and later the Vasil Levski National Stadium

Vasil Levski National Stadium

Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

was built on the site. The team would move to the “Dinamo” ground, which was located at the site of the modern Spartak swimming complex. In 1961 after districting the team moved to “Suhata Reka” neighborhood. There a new stadium

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium

was completed in 1963, renamed in 1990 in honor of Levski’s most beloved former player Georgi Asparuhov
Georgi Asparuhov
Georgi Rangelov Asparuhov , nicknamed Gundi was a Bulgarian football player. He is considered to be among the top Bulgarian footballers of all time....

.

In 1999 the stadium emerged from serious reconstruction for 29,200 spectators. The field measures 120x90 meters. However, the team plays most of its important games versus foreign teams on the national stadium "Vasil Levski".
The club president Todor Batkov has recently demanded that Levski should receive "Rakovski" stadium on loan. This should be done on account that the first club stadium was nationalized and Levski have never been repaid.

Domestic

Bulgarian A PFG
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...

Champions (26 times): 1933
A PFG 1933
-Overview:It was contested by 13 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:*...

, 1937
A PFG 1937
The Bulgarian State Football Championship in the 1937 season was contested by 14 teams. The championship was won by Levski Sofia, which defeated Levski Ruse 1-1, 3-0.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:*...

, 1942
A PFG 1942
-Overview:It was contested by 22 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship. Besides teams from the present borders of Bulgaria, the 1942 season also involved teams from the areas under Bulgarian administration during much of World War II...

, 1946
A PFG 1946
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:*...

, 1947
A PFG 1947
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:-References:*...

, 1948-49
A PFG 1948-49
-League standings:-Top goalscorers:11 goals Dimitar Milanov Nedko Nedev -References:*...

, 1950
A PFG 1950
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1953
A PFG 1953
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1964-65
A PFG 1964-65
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1967-68
A PFG 1967-68
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1969-70
A PFG 1969-70
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1973-74
A PFG 1973-74
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1976-77
A PFG 1976-77
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1978-79
A PFG 1978-79
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1983-84
A PFG 1983-84
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1984-85
A PFG 1984-85
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1987-88
A PFG 1987-88
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1992-93
A PFG 1992-93
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1993-94
A PFG 1993-94
-League standings:-References:*...

, 1994-95
A PFG 1994-95
-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and PFC Levski Sofia won the championship. LEX Lovech, winners of the Bulgarian Second Division in the previous season, played in A PFG for the first time in their history.-League standings:-References:*...

, 1999-00
A PFG 1999-00
-League standings:-Top goalscorers:20 goals Mihail Mihaylov 19 goals Svetoslav Todorov 16 goals Plamen Timnev -References:...

, 2000-01
A PFG 2000-01
-Overview:It was contested by 14 teams, and Levski Sofia won the championship.-League standings:-Top goalscorers:21 goals Georgi Ivanov 17 goals Hristo Yovov 14 goals Stefan Yurukov -References:...

, 2001-02
A PFG 2001-02
-First stage:-Top 6 Group:-Bottom 8 Group:-Top goalscorers:21 goals Vladimir Manchev 18 goals Todor Kolev 17 goals Stoyko Sakaliev ...

, 2005-06
A PFG 2005-06
-League standings:-Top goalscorers:16 goals Milivoje Novakovič Jose Furtado 13 goals Martin Kamburov Saša Antunović ...

, 2006-07
A PFG 2006-07
- Final table :-Top goalscorers:27 goals Tsvetan Genkov 25 goals Todor Kolev 16 goals Eugen Trică Enyo Krastovchev 15 goals Valeri Domovchiyski ...

, 2008-09

Bulgarian Cup

Winners (26 times - record): 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1956, 1957, 1958-59, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1997-98
1998 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 1998 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on May 13, 1998 and was contested between the sides of CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. The match was won by Levski Sofia.-Match details:...

, 1999-00
2000 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2000 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv on May 31, 2000 and was contested between the sides of Neftochimic Burgas and Levski Sofia. The match was won by Levski Sofia.-Match details:...

, 2001-02
2002 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2002 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Slavia Stadium in Sofia on May 15, 2002 and was contested between the sides of CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. The match was won by Levski Sofia.-Match details:...

, 2002-03
2003 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2003 Bulgarian Cup Final was the final match of the 2002-03 edition of the Bulgarian Cup competition. It was the 23rd consecutive Bulgarian Cup final match after the competition was established in 1981 and 65th national cup final overall....

, 2004-05
2005 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2005 Bulgarian Cup Final was played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on May 25, 2005 and was contested between the sides of Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia. The match was refereed by Anton Genov and was won by Levski Sofia. The win gave Levski their 25th Bulgarian Cup success.-Match...

, 2006-07
2007 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2007 Bulgarian Cup Final was the final match of the 2006-07 edition of the Bulgarian Cup competition. It was the 27th consecutive Bulgarian Cup final match after the competition was established in 1981 and 69th national cup final overall....

Bulgarian Supercup
Bulgarian Supercup
The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup...

Winners (3 times): 2005
2005 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2005 Bulgarian Supercup was the 3rd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Levski Sofia. The match was held on 31 July 2005 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...

, 2007
2007 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2007 Bulgarian Supercup was the 5th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the runner-up of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 26 July 2007 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in...

, 2009
2009 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2009 Bulgarian Supercup was the 7th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2008-09 A Professional Football Group champion, Levski Sofia, and the 2008-09 Bulgarian Cup holder, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 1 August 2009 at the Vasil Levski National...

Tsar's Cup

Bulgarian Cup

/ Cup of the Soviet Army

Bulgarian Cup

Winners (5 times): 1933, 1937, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1987-88

Ulpia Serdika Cup

Winners (4 times): 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932

Sofia Championship

Winners (11 times - record): 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1928-29, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1947-48

Levski have completed a domestic double

The Double

The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

(13 times - record): 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1969-70, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1983-84, 1993-94, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2006-07 and a treble

The Treble

The term treble or Treble is used in association football to refer to a team winning three trophies in a single season. Honours usually considered to contribute to a treble are the top-tier domestic league competition, domestic cup competitions, and continental tournaments; although this depends to...

twice: 1983-84 and 2006-07

International

UEFA Europa League

1/4 Final: 1975-76 vs. FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

/Agg. 5 - 8/
1/4 Final: 2005-06
UEFA Cup 2005-06
The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough FC in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was...

vs. Schalke 04 /Agg. 2 - 4/

Group Stage: 2005-06 vs. CSKA Moscow, Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

, SC Heerenveen , Dinamo Bucuresti
Group Stage: 2009-10 vs. FC Red Bull Salzburg, Lazio, Villarreal
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
Group Stage: 2010-11 vs. Sporting Lisbon, Lille OSC
Lille OSC
LOSC Lille Métropole is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the...

, Gent

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

1/4 Final: 1969-70
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1969-70
The season 1969-70 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Manchester City in a final victory against Górnik Zabrze.- Preliminary round :-First round:-First leg:-Second leg:Roma won 3–1 on aggregate....

vs. Gornik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...

/Agg. 4 - 4/
1/4 Final: 1976-77
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1976-77
The season 1976-77 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Hamburger SV in the final against defending champions Anderlecht. Anderlecht went on to win the final the next year.-Qualifying match:-First round:-First leg:-Second leg:...

vs. Atletico Madrid /Agg. 2 - 3/
1/4 Final: 1986-87
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1986-87
The season 1986-87 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Ajax Amsterdam in the final against 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. It was their only title in the competition, and was added to a hat-trick of European Cup wins from 1971 to 1973...

vs. Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...

/Agg. 0 - 4/

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

Group Stage: 2006-07 vs. FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

, Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

, Werder Bremen
1/8 Final: 1965-66, 1977-78, 1984-85
European Cup 1984-85
The season 1984–85 of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Juventus in a close final against defending champions Liverpool. However, the result was left meaningless after the deaths of 39 spectators in the Heysel Stadium disaster...

, 1993-94
UEFA Champions League 1993-94
The 1993–94 UEFA Champions League was the 39th edition of UEFA's top club football tournament, and the second since the tournament was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League. The competition was won by A.C. Milan, their fifth title, beating Barcelona 4–0 in the final...

PFC Levski Sofia in Europe

15
Competition
UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... / European Cup UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...	16	58	15	14	29	74	82	– 8
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... / European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...	12	36	14	5	17	70	55
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup	20	96	36	21	39	130	130	0
Total	48	190	65	40	85	274	267	+ 7

First team

As of July 20, 2011

For recent transfers, see List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2011–12.

Reserves

* These are the players that was registered as a reserves for the previous season and are still in the club. The actual reserves' list is not ready yet.

Board of directors

Position	Name	Nationality
Owner	Todor Batkov Todor Batkov Todor Batkov is president of the Bulgarian football club Levski .Since June 1991, Batkov has been a managing partner of the “Batkov, Stoev, Botev and Co.” Lawyer’s House. He is a member of the College of Barristers, the International Lawyer’s League and the Supervising Council of MobilTel Ltd...
General director	Georgi Ivanov Georgi Ivanov (footballer) Georgi Ivanov, nicknamed Gonzo , born 2 July 1976 in Plovdiv), is a former Bulgarian football striker who is the current manager of FC Levski Sofia...
Financial director	Konstantin Bazhdekov
Academy director	Kiril Ivkov Kiril Ivkov Kiril Ivkov is a former Bulgarian football player in defender role.In career he played for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....
Academy director	Biser Hazday

Current technical body

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Georgi Ivanov Georgi Ivanov (footballer) Georgi Ivanov, nicknamed Gonzo , born 2 July 1976 in Plovdiv), is a former Bulgarian football striker who is the current manager of FC Levski Sofia...
Assistant Manager	Miroslav Kosev
Assistant Manager	Biser Hazday
Assistant Manager	Antoni Zdravkov Antoni Zdravkov Antoni Zdravkov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and is current assistant Manager of Levski Sofia. As a defender, he enjoyed spells at Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia, Yantra Gabrovo, Marítimo, Nacional, Benfica, Velbazhd Kyustendil and Septemvri Sofia. He was capped by Bulgaria 3 times...
Goalkeeper Coach	Georgi Sheytanov
Fitness coach	Yasen Ekimov
Doctor	Jan Filipov
Psychologist	Tatyana Yancheva

Player records

Players in bold are currently playing for the team. Statistic is correct as of match played 11 August 2010.

Most appearances for Levski

#	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals
1	Stefan Aladzhov Stefan Aladzhov Stefan Aladzhov is a former Bulgarian football defender.In his career he played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1970 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....	1967-81	473	4
2	Emil Spasov Emil Spasov Emil Spasov is a former Bulgarian football player. Played as a midfielder or striker, he started his career in Levski Sofia in 1974 and stayed in the club until 1988 with short breaks. During this period he also played for Spartak Varna, Brage in 1985/86 and R. Antwerp F.C. in 1986/87...	1974-90	413	111
3	Pavel Panov Pavel Panov Pavel Panov is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968....	1969-81	380	177
4	Kiril Ivkov Kiril Ivkov Kiril Ivkov is a former Bulgarian football player in defender role.In career he played for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....	1967-78	376	15
5	Aleksandar Kostov Aleksandar Kostov Aleksandar Dimitrov Kostov is a former Bulgarian football player and later coach.\| image =He represented Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cups in 1962 and 1966.-References:...	1956-71	346	85
6	Elin Topuzakov Elin Topuzakov Elin Topuzakov is a Bulgarian football defender who is currently playing for Hapoel Ramat Gan. He is nicknamed Topcho . He is a sweeper or center back. Topuzakov also used to be a regular start-up for the Bulgarian national football team.-Youth career:Elin developed his abilities in F.C....	1996-08 2009-10	332	23
7	Hristo Iliev Hristo Iliev (footballer) Hristo Iliev was a Bulgarian footballer. He played as a forward and spent the majority of his career with Levski Sofia...	1954-68	329	132
8	Dimitar Telkiyski Dimitar Telkiyski Dimitar Telkiyski is a Bulgarian football player who currently plays for Lokomotiv Sofia. His nickname is Mecho or in , was given to him by the Botev Plovdiv supporters.-Botev Plovdiv:...	1999-08 2009-10	312	64
9	Stefan Abadzhiev Stefan Abadzhiev Stefan Abadzhiev is a Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for PFC Levski Sofia.-External links:*...	1953-68	302	45
10	Voyn Voynov Voyn Voynov Voin Yordanov Voinov is a former Bulgarian football forward and the current manager of FC Bansko....	1977-92	297	36

Most goals scored for Levski

#	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals	Goals/Game Ratio
1	Nasko Sirakov Nasko Sirakov Nasko Petkov Sirakov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as a striker.Part of the Bulgarian team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 80's/90's, being a legend at Levski Sofia, a club he represented in...	1981-94	258	206	0.80
2	Pavel Panov Pavel Panov Pavel Panov is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968....	1969-81	383	177	0.46
3	Georgi Asparuhov Georgi Asparuhov Georgi Rangelov Asparuhov , nicknamed Gundi was a Bulgarian football player. He is considered to be among the top Bulgarian footballers of all time....	1959-71	238	153	0.64
4	Georgi Ivanov Georgi Ivanov (footballer) Georgi Ivanov, nicknamed Gonzo , born 2 July 1976 in Plovdiv), is a former Bulgarian football striker who is the current manager of FC Levski Sofia...	1997-09	204	135	0.60
5	Hristo Iliev (footballer) Hristo Iliev (footballer) Hristo Iliev was a Bulgarian footballer. He played as a forward and spent the majority of his career with Levski Sofia...	1974-90	415	132	0.27
6	Emil Spasov Emil Spasov Emil Spasov is a former Bulgarian football player. Played as a midfielder or striker, he started his career in Levski Sofia in 1974 and stayed in the club until 1988 with short breaks. During this period he also played for Spartak Varna, Brage in 1985/86 and R. Antwerp F.C. in 1986/87...	1956-65	207	111	0.50
7	Dimitar Yordanov	1981-87	169	103	0.60
8	Mihail Valchev Mihail Valchev Mihail Valchev is a former Bulgarian football forward.In his career Valchev played mostly for Akademik Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia.On 13 May 1998, in his only match as Levski manager, he led the team to a famous 5:0 victory against city rivals CSKA Sofia in a Bulgarian Cup game.-Awards: Champion of...	1990-95 2004-08	295	102	0.29
9	Asen Peshev Asen Peshev Asen Peshev was а Bulgarian footballer. He played as a striker or left wing. He started playing in the Sofia club Vladislav in 1923. In 1924 he moved to Levski Sofia where he stayed thirteen seasons. He also played in Jidenitse and Moravska Slava Burno. In Levski he played ninety-nine games...	1924–1940	99	86	0.87
10	Aleksandar Kostov Aleksandar Kostov Aleksandar Dimitrov Kostov is a former Bulgarian football player and later coach.\| image =He represented Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cups in 1962 and 1966.-References:...	1960-1968	112	85	0.69

World ranking

As of 31st July 2011 by IFFHS

84. Gamba Osaka
Gamba Osaka
is a Japanese professional association football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70...

Godoy Gruz
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba
Club Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, known simply as Godoy Cruz, is a sports club from Godoy Cruz, Mendoza Province, Argentina. The club is best known for their football team, that plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system.-History:The club was founded...

86. Levski Sofia Suwon
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon Samsung Bluewings is a South Korean football club based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours...

Fulham FC

89. Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors
Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors is an Argentine football club based in La Paternal, Buenos Aires. Founded on August 15, 1904, the club was originally called the “Martyrs of Chicago”, in homage to the eight anarchists imprisoned or hanged after the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.-Early...

Full list

Notable managers

Ivan Radoev Dimitar Mutafchiev Georgi Pachedzhiev

Georgi Pachedzhiev

Georgi Pachedzhiev was a Bulgarian football manager who coached Bulgaria at the 1962 FIFA World Cup. As a player he played for AS 23 Sofia, and was the top scorer in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group in 1939 with fourteen goals. He died in April 2005.-References:...

Rudolf Vytlačil

Rudolf Vytlacil

Rudolf Vytlačil was an Austrian and Czechoslovak football player and manager.Born in Schwechat, Vytlačil started his career at the local club Phönix Schwechat...

Krasimir Chakarov Yordan Arsov Ivan Vutsov

Ivan Vutsov

Ivan Kolev Vutsov is football player born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria who played in three matches at the 1966 FIFA World Cup and for Levski Sofia...

Dobromir Zhechev

Vasil Metodiev

Vasil Metodiev is a Bulgarian football midfielder who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for PFC Lokomotiv Sofia.-External links:*...

Kiril Ivkov

Kiril Ivkov is a former Bulgarian football player in defender role.In career he played for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....

Pavel Panov

Pavel Panov is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968....

Georgi Vasilev

Georgi Vasilev may refer to:* Georgi Vasilev , born in 1946, Bulgarian football player and Levadiakos manager*Georgi Parvanov Vasilev, born in 1945, football player and Bulgaria manager...

Vyacheslav Hrozny

-External links:...

Vladimir Fedotov

Ljupko Petrović

Ljupko Petrovic

Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović is a Bosnian Serb former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 with Red Star.-Biography:...

Dimitar Dimitrov

Dimitar Dimitrov (football manager)

Dimitar Dimitrov , nicknamed Héro, is a Bulgarian football coach and currently manager of Bulgarian Chernomorets Burgas. He has managed Neftohimik Burgas, Litex Lovech, the Bulgarian national team, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Chernomorets Burgas, FC Amkar Perm and Al-Qadisiya. Known for his...

Rüdiger Abramczik

Rüdiger Abramczik is a former German football player and coach, best known for his ability to cross the ball ....

Slavoljub Muslin

Slavoljub Muslin is a Serbian football manager and a former player who currently manages FC Krasnodar...

Stanimir Stoilov

Notable players

1960s Stefan Abadzhiev

Stefan Abadzhiev

Stefan Abadzhiev is a Bulgarian football forward who played for Bulgaria in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for PFC Levski Sofia.-External links:*...

Dobromir Zhechev

Georgi Sokolov

† Georgi Asparuhov

Georgi Asparuhov

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† Nikola Kotkov

Nikola Kotkov

Nikola Todorov Kotkov , nicknamed Koteto was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker....

† Ivan Vutsov

Ivan Vutsov

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Aleksandar Kostov

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1970s Kiril Ivkov

Kiril Ivkov

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Biser Mihaylov Kiril Milanov

Kiril Milanov

Stefan Aladzhov

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Stefan Staykov

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Pavel Panov

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Voyn Voynov

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1980s Nikolay Iliev

Nikolay Iliev

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Bozhidar Iskrenov

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Borislav Mikhailov

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Emil Spasov

Emil Spasov is a former Bulgarian football player. Played as a midfielder or striker, he started his career in Levski Sofia in 1974 and stayed in the club until 1988 with short breaks. During this period he also played for Spartak Varna, Brage in 1985/86 and R. Antwerp F.C. in 1986/87...

Mihail Valchev

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Plamen Nikolov

Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)

1990s Marian Hristov

Marian Hristov

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Petar Hubtchev Zdravko Zdravkov

Zdravko Zdravkov

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Nasko Sirakov

Zlatko Yankov

Predrag Pažin

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Daniel Borimirov

Plamen Nikolov

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Magdy Tolba

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Ilian Iliev

Aleksandar Aleksandrov

Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer born 1975)

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John Inglis

John Inglis (footballer)

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2000s Garba Lawal

Garba Lawal

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Biser Ivanov

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Manuel Mendoza

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Dalibor Dragic

Dalibor Dragić

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Konstantin Golovskoy

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Sasa Simonovic

Saša Simonovic

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Georgi Ivanov

Georgi Ivanov (footballer)

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Dimitar Ivankov

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Stanislav Angelov

Elin Topuzakov

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Hristo Yovov

Dimitar Telkiyski

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Cédric Bardon

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Richard Eromoigbe

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Igor Tomašić

Igor Tomašic

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Valeri Domovchiyski

Youssef Rabeh

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Zhivko Milanov

Lúcio Wagner

Lucio Wagner

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Zé Soares

José Soares da Silva Filho

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2010s Georgi Petkov

Georgi Petkov

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Joãozinho

João Natailton Ramos dos Santos

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Veselin Minev

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Garra Dembélé

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Note: For a complete list of Levski Sofia players, see :Category:PFC Levski Sofia players.

Bulgarian Footballer of the Year

1965 - Georgi Asparuhov
Georgi Asparuhov
Georgi Rangelov Asparuhov , nicknamed Gundi was a Bulgarian football player. He is considered to be among the top Bulgarian footballers of all time....
1970 - Stefan Aladzhov
Stefan Aladzhov
Stefan Aladzhov is a former Bulgarian football defender.In his career he played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1970 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....
1974 - Kiril Ivkov
Kiril Ivkov
Kiril Ivkov is a former Bulgarian football player in defender role.In career he played for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....
1975 - Kiril Ivkov
Kiril Ivkov
Kiril Ivkov is a former Bulgarian football player in defender role.In career he played for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1974 and 1975 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year....
1977 - Pavel Panov
Pavel Panov
Pavel Panov is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968....
1984 - Plamen Nikolov
Plamen Nikolov (footballer born 1957)
Plamen Nikolov is a former Bulgarian football defender.In his career Nikolov played mostly for PFC Levski Sofia. In 1984 he was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year. For Bulgaria national football team, Nikolov was capped 55 times. He was a successful player in the Swedish top division when...
1986 - Borislav Mikhailov
Borislav Mikhailov
Borislav Biserov Mihaylov is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper and currently President of Bulgarian Football Union, member of the executive committee of UEFA....
1987 - Nikolay Iliev
Nikolay Iliev
Nikolay Iliev is a Bulgarian former football player. He was part of the Bulgarian national team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup. He also had a successful spell with Bologna in Serie A in the late 80s and early 90s....
1999 - Aleksandar Aleksandrov
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer born 1975)
Aleksandar Aleksandrov known as Alex is a Bulgarian soccer player, playing as an attacking midfielder...
2000 - Georgi Ivanov
Georgi Ivanov (footballer)
Georgi Ivanov, nicknamed Gonzo , born 2 July 1976 in Plovdiv), is a former Bulgarian football striker who is the current manager of FC Levski Sofia...
2001 - Georgi Ivanov
Georgi Ivanov (footballer)
Georgi Ivanov, nicknamed Gonzo , born 2 July 1976 in Plovdiv), is a former Bulgarian football striker who is the current manager of FC Levski Sofia...

Winners - 11 times /record/

A PFG Top goalscorers

1940 - Yanko Stoyanov (14 goals)
1950 - Lubomir Hranov
Lubomir Hranov
Lyubomir Hranov was a Bulgarian international footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Bulgaria.-Career:Hranov began playing football for local clubs ZhSK Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia. He won the Bulgarian league five times and won the Bulgarian Cup three times...

(11 goals)
1957 - Hristo Iliev
Hristo Iliev (footballer)
Hristo Iliev was a Bulgarian footballer. He played as a forward and spent the majority of his career with Levski Sofia...

(14 goals)
1960 - Dimitar Yordanov (12 goals)
1965 - Georgi Asparuhov
Georgi Asparuhov
Georgi Rangelov Asparuhov , nicknamed Gundi was a Bulgarian football player. He is considered to be among the top Bulgarian footballers of all time....

(27 goals)
1977 - Pavel Panov
Pavel Panov
Pavel Panov is a former Bulgarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder or striker. He started his career in Septemvri Sofia in 1963 and stayed there until 1968....

(20 goals)
1979 - Rusi Gochev
Rusi Gochev
Rusi Gochev is a retired football striker.During his club career, Gochev played for Chernomorets Burgas, Levski Sofia and LASK Linz. He also amassed 33 caps for the Bulgaria national team, scoring 3 goals. From July 2011 he is the director of Chernomorets Burgas's youth academy.-External links:...

(19 goals)
1982 - Mihail Valchev
Mihail Valchev
Mihail Valchev is a former Bulgarian football forward.In his career Valchev played mostly for Akademik Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia.On 13 May 1998, in his only match as Levski manager, he led the team to a famous 5:0 victory against city rivals CSKA Sofia in a Bulgarian Cup game.-Awards: Champion of...

(24 goals)
1987 - Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Petkov Sirakov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as a striker.Part of the Bulgarian team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 80's/90's, being a legend at Levski Sofia, a club he represented in...

(36 goals)
1988 - Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Petkov Sirakov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as a striker.Part of the Bulgarian team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 80's/90's, being a legend at Levski Sofia, a club he represented in...

(28 goals)
1992 - Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Petkov Sirakov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as a striker.Part of the Bulgarian team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 80's/90's, being a legend at Levski Sofia, a club he represented in...

(26 goals)
1993 - Plamen Getov
Plamen Getov
Plamen Getov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played as either an attacking midfielder or a striker.A skillful free-kick taker, he scored numerous goals from different positions, in a career which spanned almost 20 years...

(26 goals)
1994 - Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Sirakov
Nasko Petkov Sirakov is a retired Bulgarian footballer who played mainly as a striker.Part of the Bulgarian team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup as it finished fourth, he was one of the most important footballers in the country in the 80's/90's, being a legend at Levski Sofia, a club he represented in...

(30 goals)
2001 - Georgi Ivanov
Georgi Ivanov (footballer)
Georgi Ivanov, nicknamed Gonzo , born 2 July 1976 in Plovdiv), is a former Bulgarian football striker who is the current manager of FC Levski Sofia...

(21 goals)
2003 - Georgi Chilikov
Georgi Chilikov
Georgi Chilikov in Burgas is a retired Bulgarian football.He was part of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship team, which exited in the first round, finishing bottom of Group C, having finished top of Qualifying Group 8 in the pre-tournament phase...

(22 goals)
2011 - Garra Dembele
Garra Dembélé
Garra Dembélé is a French-born Malian footballer. He currently plays as a forward for SC Freiburg. He signed a four-year contract, beginning with the 2011–12 season.-Career:...

(26 goals)

Winners - 16 times /record/

Levski Fans

Levski Sofia is the most popular football club in Bulgaria

Bulgaria

. Sector B (south stand) is home to Levski's supporters. Sector B are divided in groups : Sofia-West (Sofia), South Division (Sofia

Sofia

), Ultra Varna (Varna

Varna

Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...

), Torcida Kyustendil (Kyustendil

Kyustendil

Kyustendil is a town in the far west of Bulgaria, the capital of Kyustendil Province, with a population of 44 416 . Kyustendil is situated in the southern part of the Kyustendil Valley, 90 km southwest of Sofia...

), Blue Junta (Sofia), Blue Huns (Pernik

Pernik

Pernik is a city in western Bulgaria with a population of 81,052 . It is the main city of Pernik Province and lies on both banks of the Struma River in the Pernik Valley between the Viskyar, Vitosha and Golo Bardo mountains.Originally the site of a Thracian fortress founded in the 4th century BC,...

), HD Boys (Sofia), Old Capital Boys (Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Tarnovo is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred to as the "City of the Tsars", Veliko Tarnovo is located on the Yantra River and is famous as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, attracting many tourists...

), Blue Boyars (Veliko Tarnovo), Vandals (Pleven

Pleven

Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality...

), Blue Warriors (Plovdiv

Plovdiv

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...

), Varna Crew (Varna), Ultras Burgas (Burgas

Burgas

-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...

) and many others.

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Sport Club Levski (1914–1969)

Levski Spartak (1969–1985)

Vitosha Sofia (1985–1989)

Levski Sofia (1989–present)

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International

PFC Levski Sofia in Europe

First team

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Board of directors

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Player records

Most appearances for Levski

Most goals scored for Levski

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Bulgarian Footballer of the Year

A PFG Top goalscorers

Levski Fans

See also

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