2008–09 PFC Levski Sofia season

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

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

Transfers

Summer transfers

See List of Bulgarian football transfers 2008–09

Winter transfers

See List of Bulgarian football transfers 2008–09

Squad

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

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

Competitions

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levski Sofia (C) 30 21 6 3 57 18 +39 69 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 30 21 5 4 54 22 +32 68 Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round
3 Cherno More 30 18 6 6 48 19 +29 60 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
4 Litex Lovech 30 17 7 6 53 26 +27 58 Qualification for Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lokomotiv Sofia 30 16 6 8 52 29 +23 54
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Litex Lovech won the 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup and qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 21 6 3 57 18  +39 69 12 2 1 34 9  +25 9 4 2 23 9  +14

Last updated: 13 May 2009.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
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GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWDWWLWWWDDWWWWWWWWDLWWWWWWWDD
Position1379535332222221111122222221111
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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

Second round
26 November 2008 Second Round Lokomotiv Sofia 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Levski Sofia Sofia
EEST Paskov  33' Report Joãozinho  36' (pen.)
Dimitrov  111'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stefan Spasov

Third round
8 December 2008 Third Round Levski Sofia 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Sliven Sofia
EEST Jean Carlos  68'
Gadzhev  112'		 Report Yanev  4' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov

Quarterfinals
4 March 2009 Quarterfinal Vihren Sandanski 0 – 2 Levski Sofia Kyustendil
EEST Report Ivanov  13'
Tasevski  28'		 Stadium: Osogovo Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

Semifinals
29 April 2009 Semifinal Pirin Blagoevgrad 1 – 0 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
EEST Peev  56' Report Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov

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

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

2008–09 Levski Sofia season

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