2015–16 PFC Levski Sofia season

The 2015–16 season is Levski Sofia's 95th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2015–15 season.

Levski Sofia
2015–16 season
Chairman of the Board Ivo Tonev
Manager Stoycho Stoev (until 13 May 2016)
Ljupko Petrović (from 19 May 2016)
StadiumGeorgi Asparuhov
A Group Second place
Bulgarian CupQuarter-finals

Transfers

In

Total spending:

Out

Total Income:

Net income:

Squad
Updated on 17 November 2016.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Since Ends Signed from Transfer fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Dimitar Sheytanov  Bulgaria GK 16 EU 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
21 Aleksandar Lyubenov  Bulgaria GK 20 EU 2012 2016 Levski Academy Free Originally from Youth system
29 Bojan Jorgačević  Serbia GK 33 EU 2015 2018 Erciyesspor Free Second nationality: Belgium
Defenders
2 Srdjan Luchin  Romania CB 29 EU 2016 2017 Poli Timişoara Free
3 Aymen Belaid  Tunisia CB 26 EU 2014 2016 Lokomotiv Plovdiv €0.2M Second nationality: France
4 Miki Orachev  Bulgaria LB / LW 19 EU 2016 2018 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
5 Aleksandar Aleksandrov  Bulgaria CB 29 EU 2016 2017 Ludogorets Free
14 Veselin Minev  Bulgaria LB 34 EU 2014 2017 Botev Plovdiv Free Originally from Youth system
20 Zhivko Milanov  Bulgaria RB 30 EU 2015 2015 Tom Tomsk Free Originally from Youth system
25 Sasho Aleksandrov  Bulgaria RB 28 EU 2015 2016 Cherno more Free
30 Maximilian Karner  Austria CB 25 EU 2015 2017 SV Grödig Free
39 Deyan Ivanov  Bulgaria CB 19 EU 2014 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
55 Yordan Miliev  Bulgaria CB 26 EU 2015 2015 FK Shkëndija Free
Galin Tashev  Bulgaria CB 18 EU 2014 Levski Academy Free
Midfielders
8 Jeremy de Nooijer  Curaçao DM / CM 23 EU 2015 2017 Sparta Rotterdam Free Second nationality: Netherlands
10 Miguel Bedoya  Spain AM 29 EU 2014 2016 Numancia Free
12 Bozhidar Kraev  Bulgaria AM / RW 17 EU 2014 2018 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
15 Roman Procházka  Slovakia DM / CM 26 EU 2014 2018 Spartak Trnava €0.12M
18 Borislav Tsonev  Bulgaria CM 20 EU 2012 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
21 Radoslav Tsonev  Bulgaria CM 20 EU 2012 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
27 Mehdi Bourabia  Morocco CM 23 EU 2016 2019 Cherno More €0.1M
45 Vladimir Gadzhev  Bulgaria CM 27 EU 2015 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
70 Georgi Kostadinov  Bulgaria DM / CM 24 EU 2015 2017 Beroe Free
88 Georgi Yanev  Bulgaria CM 17 EU 2015 2017 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
Strikers
7 Francis Narh  Ghana RW / CF 22 Non-EU 2016 2019 Baník Ostrava €0.2M
9 Atanas Kurdov  Bulgaria CF 26 EU 2015 2015 Astana Free Originally from Youth system
11 Justin Mengolo  Cameroon RW 22 Non-EU 2016 2018 Universitatea Cluj Free
17 Tunde Adeniji  Nigeria CF / SS 19 Non-EU 2016 2019 Sunshine Stars €0.12M
22 Vladislav Misyak  Bulgaria RW 19 EU 2013 2016 Levski Academy Free Originally from Youth system
91 Ventsislav Hristov  Bulgaria CF / AM 26 EU 2016 2016 Rijeka Free
99 Stanislav Ivanov  Bulgaria CF / AM 16 EU 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
Lynel Kitambala  Cameroon RW 26 Non-EU 2016 2018 Charleroi Free
Oumar Diaby  France CF 25 EU 2016 2018 Košice Free
Denis Mahmudov  North Macedonia LW 25 EU 2015 2017 Sparta Rotterdam Free Second nationality: Netherlands

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

A Group
Main article: 2015–16 A Group

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 32 21 7 4 55 21 +34 70 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Levski Sofia 32 16 8 8 36 18 +18 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Beroe Stara Zagora 32 14 11 7 37 27 +10 53 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Slavia Sofia 32 14 7 11 36 29 +7 49[lower-alpha 1]
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 32 15 4 13 40 45 −5 49[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Bulgarian Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Slavia Sofia ahead of Lokomotiv Plovdiv on head-to-head record; Slavia Sofia–Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–0, Lokomotiv Plovdiv–Slavia Sofia 2–0, Slavia Sofia–Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–0, Lokomotiv Plovdiv–Slavia Sofia 3–1.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 16 8 8 36 18  +18 56 10 4 2 24 7  +17 6 4 6 12 11  +1

Last updated: 15 November 2016.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultD-LWWLDWWW-DWWWLWLD-LWDDWDWW-DWWLWLL
Position568555433311111111222222222222222222
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
18 July 2015 1 Botev Plovdiv 1–1 Levski Plovdiv
18:30 EET Daniel Zlatkov  39'
Lachezar Baltanov  55'
Mariyan Ognyanov 61'
Daniel Genov  69'
Lazar Marin  77'		 Report Georgi Kostadinov  11'
Bozhidar Kraev  28'
Borislav Tsonev  60'
Roman Prochazka  65'
Sasho Aleksandrov  68'		 Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
25 July 2015 2 Levski annulled (2–2) Litex Lovech Sofia
21:00 EET Bozhidar Kraev  5'
Aymen Belaid  45'
Roman Prochazka 60'
Veselin Minev  50'  71'		 Report Rafael Pérez  40'
Ivan Goranov  45'
Arsenio Nunes  52'
Petrus Boumal  60'
Kristiyan Malinov  45'  90'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Tasko Taskov
1 August 2016 3 Ludogorets 2–0 Levski Razgrad
21:00EET Svetoslav Dyakov  31'
Cicinho  36'
Lucas Sasha  56'
Marcelinho  61', 84'
Juninho Quixadá  81'
Virgil Misidjan  86'
Cosmin Moți  90'		 Report Borislav Tsonev  18'
Georgi Kostadinov  28'
Denis Mahmudov  43'
Deyan Ivanov  45'
Miki Orachev  50'
Maximilian Karner  66'
Bojan Jorgacevic  75'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
8 August 2016 4 Cherno More 0–1 Levski Varna
17:30EET Villyan Bijev  39'
Marcin Burkhardt  41'		 Report Jeremy de Nooijer  20'
Borislav Tsonev  45+1'
Bozhidar Kraev  75'
Georgi Kostadinov  84'
Deyan Ivanov  90'		 Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Referee: Vihren Manev
15 August 2016 5 Levski 2–0 Montana Sofia
20:00 EET Borislav Tsonev  32'
Bozhidar Kraev  59', 68'		 Report Ivan Minchev  47'
Hristian Popov  54'
Georgi Pashov  57'
Stanislav Genchev  61'
Borislav Baldzhiyski  77'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
23 August 2015 6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–0 Levski Plovdiv
20:00 EET Loïc Dufau  43'
Bircent Karagaren  46'
Aleksandar Tunchev  65'
Yassine El Kharroubi  89'
Georgi Valchev  90'		 report Maximilian Karner  35'
Georgi Kostadinov  60'
Atanas Kurdov  83'
Roman Prochazka  90'
Bozhidar Kraev  90'
Aymen Belaid  62'  90'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
30 August 2015 7 Levski 0–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
20:00 EET Jeremy de Nooijer  27'
Bojan Jorgacevic  84'
Veselin Minev  87'		 Report Todor Trayanov  33'
Toni Tasev  50'
Ventsislav Bengyuzov  57'
Marquinhos 85'
Yulian Popev  86'
Krasimir Kostov  90'
Stiliyan Nikolov  90'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Volen Chinkov
13 September 2015 8 Slavia 0–1 Levski Sofia
16:15EET Yanis Karabelyov  28'
Emil Martinov  87'		 Report Oumar Diaby  8'
Bozhidar Kraev  24'
Georgi Kostadinov  40'
Maximilian Karner  71'
Miki Orachev  61'  74'		 Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Stadium
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev
20 September 2015 9 Levski 2–0 Beroe Sofia
20:00 EET Vladimir Gadzhev  25'
Veselin Minev  61'
Lynel Kitambala  83'
Radoslav Tsonev  88'
Roman Prochazka  89'		 Report Ismail Isa  17'
Ivo Ivanov Ivanov  60'  73'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
28 September 2015 10 Levski 1–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
20:00 EET Georgi Kostadinov  58'
Jeremy de Nooijer  90'		 Report Lazar Marin  46'
Rahavi Kifouéti  84'
Nico Varela  88'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Georgi Yordanov
4 October 2015 11 Litex Lovech annulled (1–2) Levski Lovech
20:00 EET Kristiyan Malinov  33', 85' Report Aymen Belaid  30', 52'
Roman Prochazka  39'		 Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev
18 October 2015 12 Levski 1–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:00 EET Zhivko Milanov  39'
Bozhidar Kraev  59'
Roman Prochazka  69'		 Report Marcelinho  3'
Claudiu Keșerü  60'
Svetoslav Dyakov  67'
Milan Borjan  69'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
23 October 2015 13 Levski 1–0 Cherno More Sofia
19:45EET Miguel Bedoya  41'
Maximilian Karner  44'
Oumar Diaby  50'
Roman Prochazka  90'		 Report Villyan Bijev  28'
Mathias Coureur  36'
Marc Klok  37'
Mamoutou Coulibaly  76'
Sténio  82'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Georgi Yordanov
2 November 2015 14 Montana 0–2 Levski Montana
14:30 EET Georgi Pashov  45' Report Roman Prochazka  45+2' (pen.), 83'
Bozhidar Kraev  55', 70'
Jeremy de Nooijer  56'		 Stadium: Ogosta Stadium
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev
8 November 2015 15 Levski 1–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
16:15 EET Georgi Kostadinov  48'
Miguel Bedoya  77'
Zhivko Milanov  90'		 Report Krum Stoyanov  8'
Aykut Yanukov  15'
Zoran Baldovaliev  31'
Plamen Krumov  42'
Vancho Trayanov  74'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
22 November 2015 16 Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 Levski Blagoevgrad
16:30 EET Martin Toshev  1'
Yanko Sandanski  41'
Anton Kostadinov  45'		 Report Maximilian Karner  52'
Oumar Diaby  70'
Denis Mahmudov  90'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
29 November 2015 17 Levski 2–0 Slavia Sofia
17:45 EET Roman Prochazka  16'
Jeremy de Nooijer  41'
Zhivko Milanov  89'
Yordan Miliev  89'		 Report Emil Stoev  43' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikola Popov
2 December 2015 18 Beroe 1–0 Levski Stara Zagora
17:30 EET Igor Djoman  31'
Spas Delev  64'
Tom  66'
Stanislav Kostov  86'
Ilko Pirgov  90'
Georgi Dinkov  after the match'		 Report Maximilian Karner  33'
Lynel Kitambala  51'
Roman Prochazka  67'
Vladimir Gadzhev  84'
Zhivko Milanov  90'
Aymen Belaid  after the match'		 Stadium: Beroe
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
5 December 2015 19 Botev Plovdiv 0–0 Levski Plovdiv
14:00 EET Lachezar Baltanov  45' Report Maximilian Karner  88' Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Referee: Martin Stoimenov
12 December 2015 20 Levski annulled (3–0) Litex Lovech Sofia
21:00 EET Veselin Minev  8'
Bojan Jorgacevic  17'		 Report Bjørn Johnsen  15'
Asprilla  20'
Rafa Pérez  44'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Georgi Yordanov
21 February 2016 21 Ludogorets 2–1 Levski Razgrad
15:30EET Wanderson  5'
Juninho Quixadá  22'
Lucas Sasha  55'
Cosmin Moți  71'
Vladislav Stoyanov  89'
Anicet  90'		 Report Georgi Kostadinov  14'
Veselin Minev  22'
Aleksandar Aleksandrov  41'
Francis Narh  45'
Roman Prochazka  81'
Sasho Aleksandrov  83'
Justin Mengolo  90'		 Referee: Nikola Popov
27 February 2016 22 Cherno More 0–2 Levski Varna
13:00EET Todor Palankov  8'
Vladislav Romanov  13'
Daniel Georgiev  25'
Borislav Stoychev  35'
Georgi Iliev  45'
Bacari  69'
Pedro Eugenio  71'		 Report Sasho Aleksandrov  19'
Miguel Bedoya  33',  63'
Georgi Kostadinov  53'
Veselin Minev  90'		 Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
2 March 2016 23 Levski 0–0 Montana Sofia
18:00 EET Bozhidar Kraev  70'
Radoslav Tsonev  81'		 Report Ivan Kokonov  90'
Hristo Ivanov  90'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Angel Bayaltsaliev
5 March 2016 24 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–1 Levski Plovdiv
14:00 EET Vancho Trayanov  17'
Plamen Krumov  19'		 report Bozhidar Kraev  22'
Miguel Bedoya  35'
Ventsislav Hristov  54'
Francis Narh  57'
Radoslav Tsonev  75'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev
13 March 2016 25 Levski 3–1 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
16:15 EET Francis Narh  10'
Miguel Bedoya  31'
Miguel Bedoya  36'
Ventsislav Hristov  45+3'
Radoslav Tsonev  72'
Francis Narh  84'
Roman Prochazka  90'		 Report Stilyan Nikolov  11'
Anton Kostadinov  22'
Yulian Popev  45'
Toni Tasev  52'
Emil Viyachki  58'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Boyan Slavkov
18 March 2016 26 Slavia 0–0 Levski Sofia
14:00EET Georgi Yomov  81'
Borislav Baldzhiyski  88'
Georgi Petkov  90'		 Report Roman Prochazka  34'
Srdjan Luchin  80'		 Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Stadium
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
2 April 2016 27 Levski 1–0 Beroe Sofia
20:00 EET Miguel Bedoya  30'
Ventsislav Hristov  45+4' (pen.)
Veselin Minev  57'
Mehdi Bourabia  64'  71'		 Report Blagoy Makendzhiev  45'
Igor Djoman  57'
Veselin Penev  63'  81'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
9 April 2016 28 Levski 3–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
20:00 EET Ventsislav Hristov  33'
Roman Prochazka  40'
Radoslav Tsonev  64'
Roman Prochazka  70'		 Report Orlin Starokin  34' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
16 April 2016 29 Litex Lovech annulled Levski Lovech
Stadium: Lovech Stadium
23 April 2016 30 Levski 0–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:00 EET Sasho Aleksandrov  9' Report Natanael  2'
Claudiu Keșerü  56'
Wanderson  64'
Marcelinho  66'
Cosmin Moti  73'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
28 April 2016 31 Levski 5–1 Cherno More Sofia
19:30 EET Bozhidar Kraev  8'
Ventsislav Hristov  34',  68',  74'
Miguel Bedoya  86'
Maximilian Karner  90'		 Report Daniel Georgiev  12',  70'
Borislav Stoychev  39'
Bacari  90'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikola Popov
6 May 2016 32 Montana 0–1 Levski Montana
18:00 EET Stanislav Genchev  46'
Yordan Todorov  63'
Asen Georgiev  90'		 Report Francis Narh  45'
Maximilian Karner  48'
Miguel Bedoya  51'		 Stadium: Ogosta Stadium
Referee: Angel Angelov
10 May 2016 33 Levski 2–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
20:30 EET Ventsislav Hristov  16',  62'
Miguel Bedoya  17'
Georgi Kostadinov  90'
Veselin Minev  90'		 Report Dani Kiki  32'
Veselin Minev  47' (o.g.)
Yassine Amrioui  58'
Martin Kamburov  65'
Paulo Teles  76'
Bircent Karagaren  89',  90'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
15 May 2016 34 Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–1 Levski Blagoevgrad
20:30 EET Marquinhos  53' Report Sasho Aleksandrov  11'
Ventsislav Hristov  45'
Aleksandar Aleksandrov  45+4',  80'  90'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Referee: Vihren Manev
22 May 2016 35 Levski 0–1 Slavia Sofia
18:00EET Srdjan Luchin  73'
Roman Prochazka  75'		 Report Emil Stoev  29'
Dimitar Pirgov  76'
Aboud Omar  83'
Borislav Baldzhiyski  90',  90+1'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
28 May 2016 36 Beroe 2–1 Levski Stara Zagora
17:00 EET Emin Ahmed  41'
Elias  64'
Ivo Ivanov  68'
Stanislav Kostov  90'		 Report Georgi Kostadinov  29',  75'
Sasho Aleksandrov  52'		 Stadium: Beroe
Referee: Dragomir Draganov

Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup
24 September 2015 First Round Pomorie 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Levski Burgas
18:45EET Slavcho Shokolarov  90'
Yani Pehlivanov  63'  109'
Hristo Lemperov  111'
Daniel Stoyanov  107'  116'		 Report Zhivko Milanov  31'
Atanas Kurdov  60'		 Stadium: Lazur
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
Penalties
K. Georgiev
Shokolarov
Lemperov
Petkov 		Procházka
Kostadinov
Karner
Kurdov
Gadzhev
28 October 2015 Second Round Nesebar 1–3 Levski Sofia
13:30 EET Report Bozhidar Kraev  15', 28'
Miguel Bedoya  26'
Maximilian Karner  63'
Miki Orachev 86'		 Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
8 December 2015 Quarterfinals Litex 3–0 (a.e.t.) Levski Lovech
17:30EET Nikola Kolev  47'
Helton  64'
Arsénio Nunes  101'
Vinícius Barrivieira  105'
Kiril Despodov  109', 112'		 Report Jeremy de Nooijer  39'
Zhivko Milanov  75'
Aymen Belaid  99'
Iliya Dimitrov  117'		 Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Referee: Tasko Taskov

Squad statistics
As of match played 29 August 2016

References
  1. "A PFG 2015/2016 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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