2017–18 PFC Levski Sofia season

The 2017–18 season is Levski Sofia's 97th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2017–18 season.

Levski Sofia
2017–18 season
Chairman of the BoardSpas Rusev
ManagerNikolay Mitov (until 2 August 2017)
Delio Rossi (since 4 August 2017)
StadiumVivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov
First League Third place
Bulgarian CupFinal
Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Jablonský (9)
All: Sergiu Buș (12)
Highest home attendance14,000 v. Ludogorets
(6 September 2017)
Lowest home attendance490 v. Pirin Blagoevgrad
(2 December 2017)
Average home league attendance5,335 (league)
6,068 (all)
Biggest win4–0 v. Slavia Sofia
(26 August 2017)
v. Dunav Ruse
(29 November 2017)
v. Beroe
(29 April 2018)
Biggest defeat0–2 v. Vereya
(5 August 2017)
v. Ludogorets
(29 October 2017)

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
10 FW Junior Mapuku 27EU Beroe Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free dnes.bg
9 FW Sergiu Buș 24EU Astra Giurgiu Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free blitz.bg
24 GK Aleksandar Lyubenov 22EU Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
25 DM Georgi Angelov 26EU Vereya Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
8 AM Antonio Vutov 21EU Udinese Loan Summer 2018 Levski.bg
4 DF Ivan Goranov 25EU Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
19 DF Miloš Cvetković 27Non-EU Napredak Krusevac Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free Levski.bg
71 MF Vasil Panayotov 26EU Stal Mielec Free Transfer Summer 2018 Free Levski.bg
30 MF Neluț Roșu 23EU Viitorul Constanța Transfer Summer 2020 100 000 € Levski.bg
13 MF Jordi Gómez 32EU Rayo Vallecano Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free Levski.bg
32 MF Gabriel Obertan 28EU Wigan Athletic Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free Levski.bg
11 MF Anthony Belmonte 21EU Dijon Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
5 DF Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 27EU Maccabi Haifa Loan Summer 2021 Free Levski.bg
26 MF Jerson Cabral 26EU Bastia Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free Levski.bg
3 DF Aymen Belaïd 28EU Rotherham United Free Transfer Winter 2019 Free Levski.bg
29 FW Stanislav Kostov 26EU Pirin Blagoevgrad Free Transfer Winter 2020 Free Levski.bg
7 MF Paulinho 24Non-EU Zorya Luhansk Free Transfer Winter 2021 Free Levski.bg
10 FW Rivaldinho 22Non-EU Dinamo București Free Transfer Winter 2020 Free Levski.bg
20 MF Filipe Nascimento 23EU Dinamo București Transfer Winter 2020 200 000 € Levski.bg
25 DF Afonso Figueiredo 25EU Stade Rennais Loan Winter 2018 Levski.bg
14 MF Khaly Thiam 24Non-EU MTK Budapest Loan Winter 2018 Levski.bg

Total spending: 300 000 

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
8 MF Jeremy de Nooijer 25EU Sheriff Tiraspol End of contract Summer Free gol.bg
70 MF Georgi Kostadinov 26EU Maccabi Haifa End of contract Summer Free Topsport.bg
2 DF Srdjan Luchin 31EU CFR Cluj End of contract Summer Free topsport.bg
20 AM Añete 31EU Apollon Smyrni End of contract Summer Free
18 LW Anton Ognyanov 28EU Cherno More Released Summer Free
5 CB Aleksandar Aleksandrov 31EU Cherno More Released Summer Free Topsport.bg
25 RB Sasho Aleksandrov 30EU Etar Released Summer Free Sportal.bg
14 LB Veselin Minev 36EU Etar Released Summer Free Levski.bg
12 AM Bozhidar Kraev 19EU FC Midtjylland Transfer Summer 400 000 € Gong.bg
27 MF Mehdi Bourabia 25EU Konyaspor Transfer Summer 600 000 € Levski.bg
26 ST Amadou Soukouna 25EU Cherno More Released Summer Free Sportal.bg
23 DF Simon Sandberg 23EU Hammarby Fotboll Released Winter Free Sportal.bg
7 LW Francis Narh 23Non-EU Doxa Katokopias Released Winter Free Sportal.bg
17 ST Tunde Adeniji 22Non-EU Atyrau Released Winter Free Sportal.bg
14 LB Miki Orachev 21EU Septemvri Sofia Released Winter Free fcseptemvri.bg
3 CB Dimitar Pirgov 28EU Botev Plovdiv Transfer Winter 12 500 € gong.bg
10 ST Junior Mapuku 28EU Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Transfer Winter 500 000 € Sportal.bg

Total Income: 1 512 500 

Net income: 1 212 500 

Loans out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
DF Galin Tashev 20EU Lokomotiv Sofia Loan Summer Sportal.bg
FW Iliya Dimitrov 20EU Lokomotiv Sofia Loan Summer Sportal.bg
DF Deyan Ivanov 21EU Botev Vratsa Loan Summer Football24.bg
MF Georgi Yanev 19EU Strumska Slava Loan Summer Blitz.bg
MF Atanas Kabov 18EU Botev Vratsa Loan Summer Sportal.bg
24 GK Aleksandar Lyubenov 22EU Botev Vratsa Loan Winter Topsport.bg
75 MF Aleks Borimirov 19EU Lokomotiv Sofia Loan Winter Blitz.bg
55 DF Georgi Angelov 27EU Vitosha Bistritsa Loan Winter Sportal.bg

Squad

Updated on 1 March 2017.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Since Ends Signed From Transfer Fee Notes
Goalkeepers
12 Petar Ivanov  Bulgaria GK 21 EU 2018 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
21 Bozhidar Mitrev  Bulgaria GK 33 EU 2017 2018 Sheriff Tiraspol Free Originally from Youth system
89 Nikolay Krastev  Bulgaria GK 24 EU 2017 2020 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
Defenders
3 Aymen Belaid  Tunisia CB/LB 32 EU 2017 2019 Rotherham United Free Second nationality: France
4 Ivan Goranov  Bulgaria LB 28 EU 2017 2020 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free Originally from Youth system
5 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  Iceland CB 30 EU 2017 2021 Maccabi Haifa Loan
19 Miloš Cvetković  Serbia RB 31 Non-EU 2017 2019 Napredak Krusevac Free
24 Tomislav Papazov  Bulgaria CB 19 EU 2018 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
25 Afonso Figueiredo  Portugal LB 28 EU 2018 2018 Stade Rennais Loan
28 David Jablonský  Czech Republic CB/RB/LB 29 EU 2017 2019 Tom Tomsk Free
Midfielders
6 Ivaylo Naydenov  Bulgaria CM/RB 22 EU 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
8 Antonio Vutov  Bulgaria AM 24 EU 2017 2018 Udinese Loan Originally from Youth system
11 Anthony Belmonte  France DM/CM 25 EU 2017 2020 Dijon Free
13 Jordi Gómez  Spain AM 35 EU 2017 2019 Rayo Vallecano Free
14 Khaly Thiam  Senegal DM/CM 27 Non-EU 2018 2018 MTK Budapest Loan
15 Roman Procházka  Slovakia CM/RW/RB 31 EU 2014 2018 Spartak Trnava €0.12M
17 Martin Petkov  Bulgaria CM 20 EU 2018 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
20 Filipe Nascimento  Portugal CM 26 EU 2018 2020 Dinamo București €0.20M
30 Neluț Roșu  Romania CM 27 EU 2017 2020 Viitorul Constanța €0.10M
71 Vasil Panayotov  Bulgaria CM 30 EU 2017 2018 Stal Mielec Free Originally from Youth system
77 Iliya Yurukov  Bulgaria CM 21 EU 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
Forwards
7 Paulinho  Brazil RW / LW 27 Non-EU 2018 2021 Zorya Luhansk Free
9 Sergiu Buș  Romania CF 28 EU 2017 2020 Astra Giurgiu Free
10 Rivaldinho  Brazil CF 25 EU 2018 2020 Dinamo București Free Second nationality: Spain
26 Jerson Cabral  Cape Verde LW / RW 30 EU 2017 2019 Bastia Free Second nationality: Netherlands
29 Stanislav Kostov  Bulgaria CF 29 EU 2018 2020 Pirin Blagoegrad Free
32 Gabriel Obertan  France RW / LW 31 EU 2017 2019 Wigan Athletic Free
99 Stanislav Ivanov  Bulgaria CF / AM 21 EU 2016 2021 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Summer

20 June 2017 Levski Sofia 0 – 1 Cherno More Pravets
17:00 EET Report Ivan Kokonov  53' Stadium: Pravets Sport Complex
23 June 2017 Levski Sofia 1 – 0 Radnik Surdulica Pravets
18:30 EET Tunde Adeniji  8' Stadium: Pravets Sport Complex

Mid-season

9 August 2017 Levski Sofia 1 – 3 Slivnishki Geroy Sofia
20:00 EET Gabriel Obertan  13' Krasimir Georgiev  34'
Yordan Popov  55'
Tsvetomir Vachev  66'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
8 October 2017 Levski Sofia 1 – 0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
17:00 EET Anthony Belmonte  18' Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
1 November 2017 Levski Sofia 7 – 0 Sportist Svoge Sofia
17:30 EET Jerson Cabral  18'
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  31'
Sergiu Buș  38',  45'
Tunde Adeniji  80',  86'
Lachezar Kovachev  90'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
12 November 2017 Levski Sofia 3 – 0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
16:00 EET Tunde Adeniji  70',  81'
Jerson Cabral  76'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium

Winter

17 January 2018 Levski Sofia 0 – 3 Hibernians Ta' Qali, Malta
19:30 EET Clayton Failla  3'
João Moreira  45'
Joseph Mbong  69'
Stadium: National Stadium, Ta' Qali
10 February 2018 Levski Sofia 5 – 1 Slivnishki Geroy Sofia
17:30 EET Jerson Cabral  23'
Stanislav Kostov  45'
Gabriel Obertan  51'
Aymen Belaïd  69'
Sergiu Buș  71'
Nikolay Marinov  77' Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium

Preliminary stage

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 21 3 2 63 13 +50 66 Qualification for the Championship round
2 CSKA Sofia 26 19 6 1 59 14 +45 63
3 Levski Sofia 26 14 8 4 37 14 +23 50
4 Beroe 26 12 9 5 33 24 +9 45
5 Botev Plovdiv 26 11 9 6 44 29 +15 42
Source: 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]
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 14 8 4 37 14  +23 50 9 4 0 19 3  +16 5 4 4 18 11  +7

Last updated: 4 November 2017.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDWLWWWLWDWWDLWDWWWDWWDWDL
Position913697633343333333333333333
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
6 September 2017 1 Levski Sofia 0 – 0 Ludogorets Sofia
20:00 EET Bozhidar Mitrev  36'
Roman Procházka  77'
Miloš Cvetković  88'
Report Anicet Abel  28'
Natanael  31'
Svetoslav Dyakov  76'
Cicinho  79'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan
23 July 2017 2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 – 0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
21:00 EET Parviz Umarbayev  42'
Ivaylo Markov  49'  67'
Report Junior Mapuku  46' Stadium: Lokomotiv
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez
30 July 2017 3 Levski Sofia 2 – 0 Vitosha Bistritsa Sofia
21:00 EET Antonio Vutov  2'
Sergiu Buș  57'
Report Paul Otofe  49' Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikolay Kolev
Man of the Match: Antonio Vutov
5 August 2017 4 Vereya 2 – 0 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
18:45 EET Georgi Andonov  3'
Ventsislav Bengyuzov  14'  29'
Report Dimitar Pirgov  9',  83'
Miloš Cvetković  41'
Stadium: Trace Arena
Referee: Vladimir Valkov
Man of the Match: Georgi Andonov
13 August 2017 5 Levski Sofia 2 – 0 Dunav Ruse Sofia
21:00 EET David Jablonský  69'
Sergiu Buș  90'
Ivan Goranov  77'
Report Teynur Marem  39'
Hristofor Hubchev  53'
Hristo Popadiyn  59'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan
18 August 2017 6 Pirin Blagoevgrad 0 – 3 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
21:00 EET Anton Kostadinov  11'
Aleksandar Bashliev  13'
Radoslav Kirilov  23'
Todor Palankov  45'
Stilyan Nikolov  55'
Rumen Sandev  77'
Todor Trayanov  87'
Report Junior Mapuku  74', 80', 90+3'
Jordi Gómez  18'
Sergiu Buș  45+2'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Junior Mapuku
26 August 2017 7 Levski Sofia 4 – 0 Slavia Sofia Sofia
21:00 EET Jordi Gómez  32' (pen.)  60'  86'
Junior Mapuku  45+1'  45+3'
Sergiu Buș  90+2'
Report Stefan Velkov  58'
Vladislav Uzunov  68'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov – the Wedding
Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez
10 September 2017 8 Botev Plovdiv 2 – 1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:00 EET Todor Nedelev  64'  82'
Toni Tasev  69'
Serkan Yusein  74'
Lachezar Baltanov  77'
Plamen Dimov  81'
Yordan Minev  82'
Report David Jablonský  26'
Vasil Panayotov  55'
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Todor Nedelev
15 September 2017 9 Levski Sofia 2 – 0 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
20:00 EET Jordi Gómez  39'
David Jablonský  44'
Vasil Panayotov  73'
Gabriel Obertan  89'
Report Yanko Sandanski  59'
Boris Galchev  82'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Angel Angelov
Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan
25 September 2017 10 Beroe 0 – 0 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
17:30 EET Pedro Eugénio  29'
Milen Zhelev  64'
Report Sergiu Buș  8'
Roman Procházka  28'
Miloš Cvetković  47'
Gabriel Obertan  90+2'
Stadium: Beroe
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov – the Wedding
Man of the Match: Dušan Perniš
1 October 2017 11 Levski Sofia 1 – 0 Cherno More Sofia
17:30 EET David Jablonský  13' Report Georgi Iliev 9'
Aleksandar Tsvetkov  32'
Ilias Hassani  50'
Iliya Milanov  55'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: David Jablonský
15 October 2017 12 Etar 0 – 1 Levski Sofia Veliko Tarnovo
17:30 EET Georgi Sarmov  57'
Sasho Aleksandrov  87'
Report David Jablonský  5'
Gabriel Obertan  57'
Antonio Vutov  74'
Jordi Gómez  78'
Bozhidar Mitrev  90+1'
Stadium: Ivaylo
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
Man of the Match: David Jablonský
21 October 2017 13 Levski Sofia 2 – 2 CSKA Sofia Sofia
16:00 EET David Jablonský  8'
Antonio Vutov  22'
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  36'
Roman Procházka  61'
Ivan Goranov  74'
Report Tiago Rodrigues  12', 15'
Kristiyan Malinov  22'
Anton Nedyalkov  55'
Fernando Karanga  68'
Nikolay Bodurov  87'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues

29 October 2017 14 Ludogorets 2 – 0 Levski Sofia Razgrad
18:15 EET Virgil Misidjan  12'  41'
Wanderson  60'
Report Miki Orachev  19'
Vasil Panayotov  45+1'
Jerson Cabral  68'
Ivaylo Naydenov  82'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Virgil Misidjan
4 November 2017 15 Levski Sofia 1 – 0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 EET Jordi Gómez  38'
Ivan Goranov  42'
Miloš Cvetković  90'
Report Musa Muhammed  55'
Dani Kiki  67'
Rayan Frikeche  75'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez
19 November 2017 16 Vitosha Bistritsa 0 – 0 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Petko Tsankov  43'
Mihail Ivanov  73'
Daniel Peev  74'
Report Jordi Gómez 44'
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  90+3'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Georgi Davidov
Man of the Match: Mihail Ivanov
25 November 2017 17 Levski Sofia 1 – 0 Vereya Sofia
17:30 EET Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  61'
Jordi Gómez  82'
David Jablonský  90+1'
Roman Procházka  90+4'
Report Ousmane Baldé  40'
Valeri Domovchiyski  58'
Georgi Argilashki  90+2'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Georgi Argilashki
29 November 2017 18 Dunav Ruse 0 – 4 Levski Sofia Ruse
17:30 EET Report Vasil Panayotov  33', 39'
Junior Mapuku  46'
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  50'
Sergiu Buș  78'
Stadium: Gradski
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
Man of the Match: Vasil Panayotov
2 December 2017 19 Levski Sofia 3 – 0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
17:30 EET Roman Procházka  21' (pen.)
Junior Mapuku  48'
Vasil Panayotov  78'
Jordi Gómez  83'
Report Stilyan Nikolov  21'
Kostadin Nichev  25'
Aymen Souda  41'  78'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
Man of the Match: Junior Mapuku
9 December 2017 20 Slavia Sofia 1 – 1 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Andrea Hristov  82'
Nasko Milev  89'
Report Sergiu Buș  18'
Jordi Gómez  63'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov
Man of the Match: Roman Procházka
18 February 2018 21 Levski Sofia 1 – 0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 EET Antonio Vutov  30'
Plamen Dimov  89' (o.g.)
David Jablonský  90+2'
Report Tsvetomir Panov  8'
Lachezar Baltanov  58'
Plamen Dimov  81'
Steven Petkov  90+4'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: Filipe Nascimento
24 February 2018 22 Septemvri Sofia 1 – 4 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Yaya Meledje  14'
Fabiano Alves  48'
Yanko Sandanski  60'
Bogomil Dyakov  62'
Antoni Ivanov  86' (pen.)
Report Khaly Thiam  16'
Stanislav Kostov  29', 57'
Gabriel Obertan  66', 90+1'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov
3 March 2018 23 Levski Sofia 0 – 0 Beroe Sofia
17:30 EET Filipe Nascimento  10'
Gabriel Obertan  62'
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  90+2'
Report Martin Kamburov  20'
Borislav Tsonev  22'
Pedro Eugénio  43'  69'
Dušan Perniš  90+4'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov
7 March 2018 24 Cherno More 2 – 3 Levski Sofia Varna
17:30 EET Radoslav Vasilev  22', 76'  83'
Mariyan Ognyanov  26'
Ilias Hassani  27'
Daniel Dimov  58'
Georgi Iliev  68'
Report Antonio Vutov  21'  51'
Jordi Gómez  31'
Paulinho  39'
David Jablonský  65'
Aymen Belaïd  69'
Miloš Cvetković  74'
Nikolay Krastev  86'
Stadium: Ticha
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: David Jablonský
10 March 2018 25 Levski Sofia 1 – 1 Etar Sofia
17:30 EET Sergiu Buș  71'
Filipe Nascimento  79' 90+4'
Report Chavdar Ivaylov  15'
Ventsislav Vasilev  33'
Veljko Batrović  61'
Rumen Rumenov  74'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov – the Wedding
Man of the Match: Sergiu Buș
18 March 2018 26 CSKA Sofia 1 – 0 Levski Sofia Sofia
13:00 EET Stanislav Manolev  42'
Kristiyan Malinov  59'
Kiril Despodov  59'
Nikolay Bodurov  66'
Edwin Gyasi  81'
Fernando Karanga  84'
Report Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  34'
Ivan Goranov  55'
David Jablonský  56'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Fernando Karanga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 36 27 7 2 91 22 +69 88 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia (Q) 36 24 9 3 80 26 +54 81 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Levski Sofia (O) 36 18 10 8 55 27 +28 64 Qualification for the European play-off final
4 Beroe 36 16 11 9 45 43 +2 59
5 Botev Plovdiv 36 15 11 10 62 49 +13 56
6 Vereya 36 10 6 20 27 61 34 36
Source: 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.[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 4 2 4 18 13  +5 14 2 0 3 8 8  0 2 2 1 10 5  +5

Last updated: 31 May 2018.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLDWWWDLW
Position3444433333
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 April 2018 27 Levski Sofia 1 – 2 Beroe Sofia
17:30 EET Khaly Thiam  33'
Roman Procházka 44'
Sergiu Buș  75'
Report Pedro Eugénio  3'
Ivan Ivanov  44'
Kamen Hadzhiev  49'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stanislav Stavrov
Man of the Match: Kamen Hadzhiev
6 April 2018 28 Botev Plovdiv 1 – 0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
14:30 EET Serkan Yusein  14'
Dimitar Pirgov  41'
Steven Petkov  80'  81'
Report Antonio Vutov  23'
Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  37'
Ivan Goranov  57'
Sergiu Buș  90'
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Referee: Petar Kostadinov
Man of the Match: Steven Petkov
14 April 2018 29 Levski Sofia 0 – 1 Ludogorets Sofia
20:00 EEST David Jablonský  41'
Khaly Thiam  56'
Report Cicinho  28'
Claudiu Keșerü 52'  83'
Lucas Sasha  70'
Natanael  85'
Rafael Forster  90+2'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Claudiu Keșerü
18 April 2018 30 CSKA Sofia 2 – 2 Levski Sofia Sofia
18:00 EEST Fernando Karanga  6' (pen.)
Henrique  9'
Geferson  82'
Stanislav Manolev  88'
Stoycho Atanasov  89'
Rúben Pinto  90+1'
Report Miloš Cvetković  7'
David Jablonský  21'
Ivan Goranov  48'
Paulinho  61'
Gabriel Obertan  80'
Sergiu Buș  82'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
Man of the Match: Ivan Goranov
21 April 2018 31 Levski Sofia 2 – 0 Vereya Sofia
15:00 EEST Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  41'
Khaly Thiam  48'
Roman Procházka  57'
Aymen Belaïd  90+3'
Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Roman Procházka
29 April 2018 32 Beroe 0 – 4 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
17:45 EEST Ivan Bandalovski  12'
Matheus Leoni  50'
Report David Jablonský  21'
Jordi Gómez  45'
Sergiu Buș  68'
Roman Procházka  77'  86'
Paulinho  89'
Stadium: Beroe
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez
4 May 2018 33 Levski Sofia 3 – 2 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
20:00 EEST Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  17'
Aymen Belaïd  52'
Paulinho  70', 90'
Afonso Figueiredo  72'
Rivaldinho  85' (pen.)
Report Steven Petkov  15'  33'
João Paulo  31'
Filip Filipov  54'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
Man of the Match: Paulinho
12 May 2018 34 Ludogorets 2 – 2 Levski Sofia Razgrad
18:00 EEST Claudiu Keșerü  5' (pen.)
Jacek Góralski  14'
Aymen Belaïd  84' (o.g.)
Report David Jablonský  8'
Ivaylo Naydenov  53'
Roman Procházka  73'
Jerson Cabral  88'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Roman Procházka
15 May 2018 35 Levski Sofia 2 – 3 CSKA Sofia Sofia
18:30 EEST Paulinho  34'
Jerson Cabral  40'
Anthony Belmonte  76'
Stanislav Kostov  79'
Report Henrique  20'
Stoycho Atanasov  49'
Kristiyan Malinov  57'
Nikolay Bodurov  77'
Rúben Pinto  90+1'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Kristiyan Malinov
20 May 2018 36 Vereya 0 – 2 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
20:00 EEST Report Paulinho  59', 70' Stadium: Trace Arena
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov
Man of the Match: Paulinho

European play-off final

24 May 2018 Levski Sofia 4 – 1 Cherno More Sofia
20:30 EEST Gabriel Obertan  25'
Sergiu Buș  39'  67'
Jordi Gómez  69'
Vasil Panayotov  73'
Ivan Goranov  82' (pen.)
Report Hugo Konongo  5'
Georgi Bozhilov  16'
Daniel Dimov  27'
Miroslav Enchev  28'
Mehdi Fennouche  55'
Ilias Hassani  87'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Vasil Panayotov

Bulgarian Cup

19 September 2017 First round Botev Galabovo 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
19:00 EET Ivan Tsachev  87'
Redzheb Halil  90+1'
Marin Orlinov  104'
Report Ivan Goranov  57'
Antonio Vutov  102'  112'
Ivaylo Naydenov  110'
Stadium: Trace Arena
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
25 October 2017 Second round Montana 0 – 1 Levski Sofia Sofia[3][4]
18:00 EET Report Daniel Georgiev  55' (o.g.)
Junior Mapuku  65'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev
15 December 2017 Quarterfinal Dunav Ruse 0 – 2 Levski Sofia Ruse
16:30 EET Bozhidar Vasev  42' Report Junior Mapuku  25'
Jerson Cabral  45'
Stadium: Gradski
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
11 April 2018 Semifinal 1st leg CSKA Sofia 0 – 2 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EEST Nikolay Bodurov  69'
Henrique  85'
Report Sergiu Buș  7', 46'  81'
Filipe Nascimento  56'
Afonso Figueiredo  89'
Gabriel Obertan  90+3'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov – the Wedding
25 April 2018 Semifinal 2nd leg Levski Sofia 2 – 2
(4 – 2 agg.)
CSKA Sofia Sofia
18:30 EEST Jordi Gómez  6'
Khaly Thiam  28'
Sergiu Buș  65'
Paulinho  77'
Report Alexandre Barthe  40'
Rúben Pinto  41'
Jean Carlos Blanco  57'
Roland Alberg  82'
Stoycho Atanasov  88'
Geferson  88'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

29 June 2017 1st leg Levski Sofia 3 – 1 Sutjeska Nikšić Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 EET Junior Mapuku  1', 21'
Roman Procházka  45+1'
David Jablonský  68'
Report Božo Marković  79'
Mirko Radišić  23'  89'
Stefan Lončar  31'
Vladan Bubanja  83'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 9000
Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)
6 July 2017 2nd leg Sutjeska Nikšić 0 – 0
(1 – 3 agg.)
Levski Sofia Nikšić, Montenegro
21:30 EET Vladan Giljen  42'
Stefan Lončar  55'
Miloš Bakrač  82'
Report Junior Mapuku  42' Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Greece)

Second qualifying round

20 July 2017 2nd leg Levski Sofia 1 – 2
(1 – 3 agg.)
Hajduk Split Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 EET Miloš Cvetković  29'
Sergiu Buș  69'
Report Borja López  61'
Franck Ohandza  80'
Ante Erceg  86'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena – Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalParva LigaBulgarian CupUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Aymen Belaid 60600000
4 DF Ivan Goranov 3512713+1040
5 DF Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 2912316000
6 MF Ivaylo Naydenov 1005+401000
7 MF Paulinho 18812+383000
8 AM Antonio Vutov 33322+422+3120
9 FW Sergiu Buș 371117+1173+230+41
10 FW Rivaldinho 814+410000
11 MF Anthony Belmonte 1304+602+1000
12 GK Petar Ivanov 10100000
13 MF Jordi Gomez 38527+345+111+10
14 MF Khaly Thiam 120903000
15 MF Roman Procházka 44633+254+1041
17 MF Martin Petkov 00000000
19 DF Miloš Cvetković 3702903+1040
20 MF Filipe Nascimento 1309+103000
21 GK Bozhidar Mitrev 4103106040
24 DF Tomislav Papazov 201+100000
25 DF Afonso Figueiredo 705+101000
26 MF Jerson Cabral 26210+1112+3100
28 DF David Jablonský 3492991040
29 FW Stanislav Kostov 1538+334000
30 MF Neluț Roșu 906+100020
32 AM Gabriel Obertan 35326+435000
71 MF Vasil Panayotov 34322+332+3040
77 FW Iliya Yurukov 301+200000
89 GK Nikolay Krastev 30300000
99 FW Stanislav Ivanov 801+700000
Players away from the club on loan:
FW Iliya Dimitrov 00000000
DF Galin Tashev 00000000
39 DF Deyan Ivanov 00000000
MF Georgi Yanev 00000000
93 FW Atanas Kabov 00000000
75 MF Aleks Borimirov 500+10100+30
24 GK Aleksandar Lyubenov 201+100000
55 MF Georgi Angelov 6040001+10
Players who left Levski (Sofia) during the season:
26 FW Amadou Soukouna 00000000
29 GK Bojan Jorgačević 00000000
7 FW Francis Narh 600+200040
17 FW Tunde Adeniji 500+10002+20
23 DF Simon Sandberg 00000000
14 DF Miki Orachev 1104+40200+10
3 DF Dimitar Pirgov 150902040
10 FW Junior Mapuku 2697+1263142

References

  1. "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. "A PFG - Rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. Levski will be the guest at their own stadium, as Montana couldn't finish in time the renovation works on their home venue, and Stadion Kiprovets in Chiprovtsi being unsuitable to host the fixture.
  4. "Официално: Монтана ще домакинства на Левски на "Герена"" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 16 October 2017.
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