Wikipedia

2019–20 PFC Levski Sofia season

The 2019–20 season was Levski Sofia's 99th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the season.

Levski Sofia
2019–20 season
ChairmanGeorgi Popov (until 2 June 2020)
Nasko Sirakov (since 2 June 2020)
ManagerPetar Hubchev
(until 11 June 2020)
Georgi Todorov (since 11 June 2020)
StadiumVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League4th
Bulgarian CupSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nigel Robertha (11)
All: Nigel Robertha (11)
Highest home attendance24,687 v. CSKA Sofia
(15 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance1,053 v. Vitosha Bistritsa
(8 December 2019)
Average home league attendance5,270
Biggest win5–1 v. Spartak Varna (A)
Biggest defeat0–4 v. AEK Larnaca (H)

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK   Milan Mijatović 31 Non-EU   Budućnost Podgorica Free transfer Summer 2020 Free levski.bg
6 MF   Ivaylo Naydenov 21 EU   Arda Loan return Summer Free
8 MF   Simeon Slavchev 26 EU   Qarabağ Free transfer Winter 2022 Free levski.bg
9 FW   Deni Alar 29 EU   Rapid Wien Loan Summer 2020 levski.bg
10 MF   Franco Mazurek 25 Non-EU   Panetolikos Free transfer Summer 2021 Free levski.bg
11 MF   Zdravko Dimitrov 20 EU   Septemvri Sofia Тransfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed levski.bg
14 MF   Filipe Nascimento 24 EU   Politehnica Iași Loan return Summer Free
17 FW   Nigel Robertha 21 EU   Cambuur Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed levski.bg
18 MF   Nasiru Mohammed 25 EU   Häcken Transfer Summer 2022 250 000 € levski.bg
19 DF   Giannis Kargas 24 EU   PAS Giannina Free transfer Summer 2022 Free levski.bg
21 MF   Asen Chandarov 20 EU   Septemvri Sofia Loan Summer Free levski.bg
26 DF   Deyan Lozev 26 EU   Arda Transfer Winter 2022 Undisclosed levski.bg
27 GK   Georgi Georgiev 31 EU   Slavia Sofia Free transfer Winter Free levski.bg
40 MF   Stijn Spierings 22 EU   RKC Waalwijk Transfer Winter 2023 Undisclosed levski.bg
45 FW   Iliya Dimitrov 22 EU   Septemvri Sofia Loan return Summer Free
93 MF   Atanas Kabov 20 EU   Tsarsko Selo Loan return Summer Free

Total spending: €400 000  

Out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
2 DF   Louis Nganioni 23 EU   Fremad Amager Released Summer Free gong.bg
8 MF   Davide Mariani 28 EU   Shabab Al-Ahli Transfer Summer 1 417 000 € levski.bg
9 FW   Sergiu Buș 26 EU   Gaz Metan Mediaș Released Summer Free gong.bg
10 FW   Rivaldinho 24 EU   Viitorul Released Summer Free topsport.bg
11 MF   Anthony Belmonte 23 EU   Grenoble Foot 38 Released Summer Free gong.bg
14 MF   Bogdan Vaštšuk 23 EU   Riga Loan return Summer Free gong.bg
17 FW   Yerkebulan Seydakhmet 19 Non-EU   Ufa Loan return Summer Free gong.bg
18 DF   Cédric Hountondji 25 EU   Clermont Foot End of contract Summer Free gong.bg
19 DF   Miloš Cvetković 29 EU   Mladost Lučani End of contract Summer Free levski.bg
21 MF   Asen Chandarov 21 EU   Septemvri Sofia Loan return Winter Free sportal.bg
26 MF   Jerson Cabral 28 EU   Pafos End of contract Summer Free levski.bg
28 DF   David Jablonský 27 EU   Cracovia End of contract Summer Free levski.bg
75 MF   Aleks Borimirov 21 EU Retired Summer Free gong.bg
86 FW   Valeri Bojinov 33 EU   Botev Vratsa Released Summer Free sportal.bg
89 GK   Nikolay Krastev 22 EU   Vitosha Bistritsa Released Summer Free gong.bg

Total income: €1 417 000  

Net income: €1 017 000  

Loans out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
24 DF   Tomislav Papazov 17 EU   Hebar Loan Summer —
39 DF   Deyan Ivanov 23 EU   Botev Vratsa Loan Summer —
45 FW   Iliya Dimitrov 23 EU   Vitosha Bistritsa Loan Summer —
71 MF   Martin P. Petkov 18 EU   Lokomotiv GO Loan Summer —
93 MF   Atanas Kabov 20 EU   Vitosha Bistritsa Loan Summer —
MF   Simeon Dimitrov 18 EU   Lokomotiv GO Loan Summer —

Squad edit

Updated on 14 June 2020.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Since Ends Signed from Transfer fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Milan Mijatović   Montenegro GK 36 Non-EU 2019 2020   Budućnost Podgorica Free
12 Petar Ivanov   Bulgaria GK 24 EU 2018 Youth system W/S
13 Nikolay Mihaylov   Bulgaria GK 35 EU 2018 2021   Omonia Free Originally from Youth system
27 Georgi Georgiev   Bulgaria GK 35 EU 2020 2022   Slavia Sofia Free Originally from Youth system
Defenders
4 Ivan Goranov   Bulgaria LB 31 EU 2017 2021   Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free Originally from Youth system
5 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson   Iceland CB/DM 33 EU 2017 2021   Maccabi Haifa €500 000
6 Ivaylo Naydenov   Bulgaria RB/DM/CM 26 EU 2016 Youth system W/S
19 Giannis Kargas   Greece CB/DM 29 EU 2019 2022   PAS Giannina Free
20 Zhivko Milanov   Bulgaria RB/CB 39 EU 2019 2020   APOEL Free Originally from Youth system
22 Nuno Reis   Portugal CB/RB/DM 33 EU 2018 2021   Vitória Setúbal Undisclosed
26 Deyan Lozev   Bulgaria RB/RW 30 EU 2019 2022   Arda Undisclosed
31 Kostadin Iliev   Bulgaria CB/LB 22 EU 2020 Youth system W/S
Midfielders
8 Simeon Slavchev   Bulgaria DM/CM 30 EU 2019 2022   Qarabağ Free
10 Franco Mazurek   Argentina AM 30 Non-EU 2019 2021   Panetolikos Free
14 Filipe Nascimento   Portugal AM/CM 29 EU 2017 2020   Dinamo București €200 000
23 Khaly Thiam   Senegal DM 29 Non-EU 2018 2021   MTK Budapest €300 000
40 Stijn Spierings   Netherlands AM 28 EU 2020 2023   RKC Waalwijk Undisclosed
70 Martin Raynov   Bulgaria DM/CM 32 EU 2019 2020   Beroe Undisclosed
77 Iliya Yurukov   Bulgaria DM/CM 24 EU 2016 Youth system W/S
Forwards
7 Paulinho   Brazil LW 30 EU 2018 2021   Zorya Luhansk Free Second nationality: Bulgaria
9 Deni Alar   Austria CF 34 EU 2019 2020   Rapid Wien Loan
11 Zdravko Dimitrov   Bulgaria LW 25 EU 2019 2022   Septemvri Sofia Free
17 Nigel Robertha   Netherlands CF 26 EU 2019 2022   Cambuur Undisclosed
18 Nasiru Mohammed   Ghana RW/LW/CF/AM 29 EU 2019 2022   Häcken €250 000 Second nationality: Sweden
29 Stanislav Kostov   Bulgaria CF 32 EU 2018 2022   Pirin Blagoevgrad Free
79 Martin D. Petkov   Bulgaria LW/CF 21 EU 2019 Youth system W/S
99 Stanislav Ivanov   Bulgaria CF/AM/RW 25 EU 2016 Youth system W/S

Performance overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First League 15 July 2019 12 July 2020 Matchday 1 4th 31 15 8 8 50 30 +20 048.39
Bulgarian Cup 25 September 2019 23 June 2020 Round of 32 Semi-finals 5 2 2 1 6 3 +3 040.00
UEFA Europa League 11 July 2019 1 August 2019 First qualifying round Second qualifying round 4 2 0 2 4 7 −3 050.00
Total 40 19 10 11 60 40 +20 047.50

Source: Fixtures

Fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies edit

Summer edit

23 June 2019 Levski Sofia   0–1   Red Bull Bragantino Angerberg, Austria
17:00 CEST Report Tubarão   28' Stadium: Sportplatz Angerberg
25 June 2019 Levski Sofia   0–1   Zenit Kufstein, Austria
18:00 CEST Report Azmoun   48' (pen.) Stadium: Kufstein Arena
1 July 2019 Levski Sofia   0–4   Türkgücü München Jenbach, Austria
17:00 CEST Report Rabihic   27' (pen.)
Lappe   56', 73'
Zorba   60'		 Stadium: Sportplatz Jenbach
2 July 2019 Levski Sofia   1–1   Young Boys Fügen, Austria
18:30 CEST S. Ivanov   16' Report Ngamaleu   77' Stadium: Sportplatz Fügen

Mid-season edit

8 September 2019 Levski Sofia   4–0   Emirates Club Bansko
17:30 EEST M. D. Petkov   10'
Alar   20' (pen.), 90'
Nasiru   29'		 Report Stadium: Complex Evima Sport
12 October 2019 Pirin Razlog 1–2 Levski Sofia Razlog
15:30 EEST Stojanov   59' Report Mazurek   8', 9' Stadium: Septemvri
29 May 2020 Levski Sofia 3–1 Vitosha Bistritsa Sofia
17:00 EEST Robertha   38'
M. D. Petkov   53'
Thiam   77'		 Report Il. Dimitrov   68' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

Winter edit

29 January 2020 Levski Sofia   3–2   Pyunik Alanya, Turkey
16:30 EET Spierings   10'
Z. Dimitrov   78'
Nascimento   87'		 Report Iwu   13'
Shevchuk   74'		 Stadium: Gold City Sports Complex
1 February 2020 Levski Sofia   2–1   Rapid Wien Belek, Turkey
14:00 EET Nascimento   78' (pen.)
Raynov   90+3'		 Report Fountas   32' Stadium: Maxx Royal Sports Complex
4 February 2020 Levski Sofia   4–1   Uzbekistan U-19 Alanya, Turkey
14:00 EET M. D. Petkov   4'
Z. Dimitrov   35'
Nasiru   40'
M. Petkov   42'		 Report Hashimov   54' Stadium: Gold City Sports Complex
6 February 2020 Levski Sofia   1–2   Oleksandriya Belek, Turkey
14:00 EET Kostov   75' (pen.) Report Sitalo   33'
Zaderaka   60'		 Stadium: Susesi Sports Complex

Parva Liga edit

Preliminary stage edit

Main article: 2019–20 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 14 8 4 49 23 +26 50[a] Qualification for the Championship round
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 41 17 +24 50[a]
4 Levski Sofia 26 14 7 5 43 19 +24 49
5 Slavia Sofia 26 13 6 7 36 28 +8 45
6 Beroe 26 14 1 11 44 34 +10 43
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points (GD): Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4, CSKA Sofia 1.
Results summary edit
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 14 7 5 43 19  +24 49 9 1 3 23 9  +14 5 6 2 20 10  +10

Last updated: 14 June 2020.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round edit
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWLWWDWWWLWWWLWDWDDDLDLW
Position13213212222222232222222244
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
15 July 2019 1 Dunav Ruse 1–4 Levski Sofia Ruse
20:30 EEST Ahmedov   47',   90+3'
Munin   52'
Isaevski   58'		 Report Mariani   15', 64' (pen.)
S. Ivanov   38'
Paulinho   81'		 Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Davide Mariani
21 July 2019 2 Etar 0–0 Levski Sofia Veliko Tarnovo
21:00 EEST Report Reis   6'
Mazurek   84'		 Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: Hristo Ivanov
29 July 2019 3 Levski Sofia 3–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
18:45 EEST Mariani   10', 51'
Reis   64'
Goranov   80'		 Report Ebert   45'
K. Dimitrov   55'
Vutov   69'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,741
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Davide Mariani
5 August 2019 4 Tsarsko Selo 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
21:00 EEST Everton   27'
Minchev   40'
Markov   66'
Wesley   89'		 Report Kargas   19'
Yurukov   52'
Mazurek   63'
Robertha   89'
S. Ivanov   90+1'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium[2][3]
Attendance: 550
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev
Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov
10 August 2019 5 Levski Sofia 1–3 Beroe Sofia
20:30 EEST Robertha   43'
Nascimento   45+8'
Mazurek   75'		 Report Eugénio   39'
Vasilev   45+12'
Tsvetkov   50'
Kamburov   54', 67',   68'
Zhelev   70'
Genev   85'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov
17 August 2019 6 Vitosha Bistritsa 0–4 Levski Sofia Sofia
20:30 EEST Gargorov   26'
Gochev   54'		 Report Paulinho   22', 51'
S. Ivanov   54'
Nascimento   82'
Robertha   89'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 760
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov
Man of the Match: Paulinho
24 August 2019 7 Levski Sofia 1–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
20:30 EEST Robertha   59'
Raynov   90+3'		 Report Aralica   4'
Umarbayev   27'
Tsvetanov   69'
Ožbolt   90+3'
Karagaren   90+4'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Man of the Match: Nigel Robertha
1 September 2019 8 CSKA Sofia 2–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:45 EEST Evandro   73',   85'
Carey   76'
Albentosa   78',   88'
Bikel   81'		 Report S. Ivanov   12'
Robertha   18'
Thiam   68'
Milanov   90+4'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Graham Carey
15 September 2019 9 Levski Sofia 3–0 Cherno More Sofia
20:15 EEST S. Ivanov   21'
Paulinho   31'
Thiam   33'
Robertha   35'		 Report Andrade   25'
Jorginho   64'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,307
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov
Man of the Match: Paulinho
21 September 2019 10 Slavia Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
20:00 EEST Gamakov   51'
Shokolarov   54'
G. Petkov   63'		 Report Eyjólfsson   25'
Kargas   63'
Nascimento   73'
S. Ivanov   81'		 Stadium: Slavia
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov
28 September 2019 11 Levski Sofia 3–1 Botev Vratsa Sofia
20:00 EEST Eyjólfsson   12'
Robertha   27'
Paulinho   87',   90+2'		 Report Lyaskov   20'
I. Milanov   24'
I. Mihaylov   42'
Genov   61'
A. Vasev   82'
Domovchiyski   84'
Valchev   90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,040
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
6 October 2019 12 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 Levski Sofia Razgrad
20:15 EEST Tchibota   16'
Ikoko   54'
Góralski   65'
Badji   71'
P. Iliev   74'
Keșerü   80'
Anicet   85'
Biton   90+2'		 Report Thiam   28'
Milanov   46'
Raynov   55'
Reis   83'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Mavis Tchibota
19 October 2019 13 Levski Sofia 2–1 Arda Sofia
20:00 EEST Thiam   70'
Raynov   78'
S. Ivanov   80'
Goranov   90+2'		 Report Sidoel   58'
Krumov   90+3'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georgi Nikolov
Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov
31 October 2019 14 Levski Sofia 2–0 Dunav Ruse Sofia
18:30 EET Makendzhiev   15' (o.g.)
Eyjólfsson   23'
Goranov   81'		 Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,246
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
6 November 2019 15 Levski Sofia 3–0 Etar Sofia
15:30 EET Eyjólfsson   23'
Paulinho   49'
Alar   67'		 Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Petar Kostadinov
Man of the Match: Deni Alar
10 November 2019 16 Botev Plovdiv 1–0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
15:15 EET Tonev   47'
Shopov   66'		 Report Alar   27'
Thiam   66'
Eyjólfsson   76'
Reis   80'		 Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Tonev
24 November 2019 17 Levski Sofia 2–0 Tsarsko Selo Sofia
17:45 EET Robertha   27'
S. Ivanov   39'		 Report Carbonieri   85'
Daskalov   90'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Georgi Davidov
Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov
30 November 2019 18 Beroe 1–1 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
17:30 EET Kamburov   44'
Bandalovski   76'
Eugénio   88'		 Report Eyjólfsson   26'
Goranov   36'
Robertha   53'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Petar Kostadinov
Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov
8 December 2019 19 Levski Sofia 2–0 Vitosha Bistritsa Sofia
16:30 EET Paulinho   24'
S. Ivanov   60'		 Report Hristev   75'
Kupenov   82'
Gyonov   87'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov
15 December 2019 20 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
14:15 EET Ožbolt   64'
Almeida   65'
D. Iliev   90+1'		 Report Goranov   54'
Eyjólfsson   64'
Raynov   66'
Thiam   86'
Nascimento   90+2'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: Georgi Iliev
15 February 2020 21 Levski Sofia 0–0 CSKA Sofia Sofia
14:45 EET Paulinho   31'
Reis   39'   76'
Milanov   51'		 Report Malinov   19'
Antov   24'
Bikel   89'
Juric   90+2'
Zanev   after FT'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Valentin Antov
22 February 2020 22 Cherno More 2–2 Levski Sofia Varna
14:15 EET Coureur   14',   59'
Andrade   16'
Chantakias   31'
Panayotov   34'
Isa   38'   39'
Popov   61'
Minchev   90+4'		 Report Kargas   15'
Spierings   19'
Paulinho   43'
Thiam   60'
Goranov   62'   75'
Eyjólfsson   87'
Alar   90+3'		 Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Man of the Match: Martin Minchev
1 March 2020 23 Levski Sofia 1–2 Slavia Sofia Sofia
14:15 EET Robertha   27',   88'
Raynov   49'
Lozev   70'
Alar   89'
Thiam   90+4'		 Report Iv. Dimitrov   7', 55'
Patev   16'
G. Ivanov   38'
Valchev   69'
Hristov   84'
Karabelyov   90'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Ivaylo Dimitrov
8 March 2020 24 Botev Vratsa 0–0 Levski Sofia Vratsa
15:00 EET Ganev   57'
I. Mihaylov   90+3'		 Report Raynov   45+3'
Milanov   82'
Reis   90+4'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Georgi Davidov
Man of the Match: Daniel Genov
5 June 2020 25 Levski Sofia 0–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
21:00 EEST Slavchev   53'
Paulinho   59'		 Report Grigore   35'
Cauly   46'
Nedyalkov   66'
Stoyanov   70'
Wanderson   78'
Świerczok   82'
Ikoko   90'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Cauly
14 June 2020 26 Arda 1–3 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
16:30 EEST Vasilev   35',   41'
Kovachev   50'
Georgiev   68'
Lucas   83'		 Report Paulinho   38'
Spierings   64'
K. Iliev   79'
M. D. Petkov   90+3'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Petar Kostadinov
Man of the Match: Paulinho

Championship stage edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 31 21 9 1 59 18 +41 72 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 31 16 11 4 52 22 +30 59 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Slavia Sofia (O) 31 16 7 8 42 32 +10 55 Qualification for the European play-off final
4 Levski Sofia 31 15 8 8 50 30 +20 53[a]
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 31 15 8 8 53 35 +18 53[a] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
6 Beroe 31 16 1 14 50 43 +7 49
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.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points in the regular season: Levski 4, Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1.
  2. ^ Lokomotiv Plovdiv qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Bulgarian Cup.
Results summary edit
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 1 1 3 7 11  −4 4 0 0 2 2 4  −2 1 1 1 5 7  −2

Last updated: 12 July 2020.
Source: See Results

Results by round edit
Round12345
GroundAAHAH
ResultDWLLL
Position42234
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
20 June 2020 27 CSKA Sofia 3–3 Levski Sofia Sofia
16:15 EEST Kargas   16' (o.g.)
Busatto   34'
Antov   38'
Carey   58' (pen.)
Galabov   69'
Pinto   74'
Sowe   88'		 Report Alar   16'
Nascimento   16'
Kargas   19'
Goranov   35' (pen.)
Thiam   45+3'
Eyjólfsson   57'
Slavchev   62',   70'
Naydenov   86'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
28 June 2020 28 Beroe 1–2 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
21:00 EEST Kamburov   34'
Vasilev   90+4'		 Report Robertha   22', 72'
Thiam   61'
Z. Dimitrov   90'
Mijatović   90+3'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
Man of the Match: Nigel Robertha
4 July 2020 29 Levski Sofia 1–2 Slavia Sofia Sofia
18:00 EEST S. Ivanov   16'
Robertha   45+1'		 Report Bengyuzov   51'
Iv. Dimitrov   65'
Patev   79'
F. Krastev   85'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Man of the Match: Filip Krastev
8 July 2020 30 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–0 Levski Sofia Razgrad
18:30 EEST Moți   26' (pen.),   87'
Dyakov   28'
Tawatha   45+1'
Tchibota   66',   83'
Biton   76'
Anicet   76'
Badji   86'		 Report Yurukov   18'
Lozev   58'
Goranov   86'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Cauly
12 July 2020 31 Levski Sofia 1–2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
21:00 EEST Nasiru   5'
Spierings   69'
Goranov   82'		 Report Malonga   33', 75'
Malembana   55'
Almeida   59'
Masoero   69'
Petrov   76'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
Man of the Match: Dominique Malonga

Bulgarian Cup edit

Main article: 2019–20 Bulgarian Cup
25 September 2019 First round Spartak Varna 1–5 Levski Sofia Balchik
16:00 EEST Smirnov   35'
I. Ivanov   43'
Rusev   63'		 Report Mazurek   28'
Kargas   38'
Alar   42'
Nasiru   50'
M. D. Petkov   55', 57'		 Stadium: Balchik
Attendance: 850
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
4 December 2019 Second round Levski Sofia 1–0 Cherno More Sofia
17:30 EET Raynov   24'
Kargas   33'
Thiam   52'
Paulinho   59'
S. Ivanov   79'		 Report Panayotov   35'
Panov   51'
Minchev   72'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,584
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
5 March 2020 Quarterfinal Levski Sofia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
19:00 EET Reis   26'
Kargas   38'
Thiam   54'
Eyjólfsson   90+3'
Milanov   90+4'		 Report Nedyalkov   17'
Grigore   90+5'
Cicinho   91'
Świerczok   111'
Marcelinho   117'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
Penalties
Milanov  
Goranov  
Robertha  
Spierings  
Thiam  
Eyjólfsson  		   Moți
  Świerczok
  Grigore
  Cauly
  Marcelinho
  Tchibota
9 June 2020 Semifinal 1st leg Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:30 EEST D. Iliev   23'
Karagaren   34',   45'		 Report Thiam   25'
Eyjólfsson   39'
Kargas   51'
Goranov   90+1'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
23 June 2020 Semifinal 2nd leg Levski Sofia 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
20:30 EEST Thiam   38'
Milanov   76'
Kargas   78'		 Report Vitanov   62'
Aralica   75'
Tsvetanov   76'
Karagaren   81'
Lukov   90+5'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Nikola Popov

UEFA Europa League edit

Further information: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round edit

Further information: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § First qualifying round
11 July 2019 1st leg Ružomberok   0–2   Levski Sofia Ružomberok, Slovakia
19:30 EEST Takáč   35'
Novotný   87'		 Report Mariani   36'
Kargas   39'
Goranov   45+1'
Reis   50'
Paulinho   51',   52'
Milanov   58'		 Stadium: Štadión pod Čebraťom
Attendance: 3,695
Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)
18 July 2019 2nd leg Levski Sofia   2–0
(4–0 agg.)		   Ružomberok Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 EEST Mariani   33',   47'
Alar   90+2'		 Report Gál-Andrezly   50'
Twardzik   66'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 400[5]
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)

Second qualifying round edit

Further information: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § Second qualifying round
25 July 2019 1st leg AEK Larnaca   3–0   Levski Sofia Larnaca, Cyprus
18:30 EEST Acorán   27'
Giannou   67'
Raúl   70'
Hevel   75'   76'		 Report Kargas   26'
Milanov   35'   45+2'
S. Ivanov   40'
Reis   63'		 Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
1 August 2019 2nd leg Levski Sofia   0–4
(0–7 agg.)		   AEK Larnaca Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 EEST D. Ivanov   21'
Goranov   59'
Raynov   62'
Yurukov   80'		 Report Trichkovski   8' (pen.), 29', 75', 82'
Raúl   24'
Thandi   78'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 550[6]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Squad statistics edit

As of matches played on 12 July 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   MNE Milan Mijatović 33 0 26 0 3 0 4 0
4 DF   BUL Ivan Goranov 38 2 29 2 5 0 4 0
5 DF   ISL Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 27 3 20+3 3 4 0 0 0
6 DF   BUL Ivaylo Naydenov 15 0 8+4 0 2 0 1 0
7 MF   BRA Paulinho 36 9 30 8 2 0 4 1
8 MF   BUL Simeon Slavchev 4 1 1+2 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW   AUT Deni Alar 27 4 12+10 2 3 1 1+1 1
10 MF   ARG Franco Mazurek 30 2 14+11 1 2+1 1 0+2 0
11 MF   BUL Zdravko Dimitrov 17 0 6+5 0 1+1 0 0+4 0
12 GK   BUL Petar Ivanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   BUL Nikolay Mihaylov 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF   POR Filipe Nascimento 16 2 10+3 2 1+2 0 0 0
17 FW   NED Nigel Robertha 24 11 17+2 11 3+1 0 1 0
18 MF   GHA Nasiru Mohammed 14 2 1+10 1 1+1 1 0+1 0
19 DF   GRE Giannis Kargas 29 0 20+1 0 5 0 3 0
20 DF   BUL Zhivko Milanov 30 0 23 0 3+1 0 3 0
23 MF   SEN Khaly Thiam 29 2 21 2 4 0 4 0
26 DF   BUL Deyan Lozev 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK   BUL Georgi Georgiev 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
29 FW   BUL Stanislav Kostov 19 0 5+10 0 1+1 0 2 0
40 MF   NED Stijn Spierings 12 2 8+1 2 3 0 0 0
70 MF   BUL Martin Raynov 38 1 28+2 0 3+1 1 4 0
77 MF   BUL Iliya Yurukov 15 0 7+2 0 1+1 0 1+3 0
79 MF   BUL Martin D. Petkov 21 3 0+16 1 0+5 2 0 0
88 MF   BUL Marin Petkov 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
99 MF   BUL Stanislav Ivanov 35 8 26+1 8 4 0 4 0
Players away from the club on loan:
24 DF   BUL Tomislav Papazov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   BUL Deyan Ivanov 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
45 FW   BUL Iliya Dimitrov 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
71 MF   BUL Martin P. Petkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 MF   BUL Atanas Kabov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Levski Sofia during the season:
2 DF   FRA Louis Nganioni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   SUI Davide Mariani 6 6 3 4 0 0 3 2
9 FW   ROU Sergiu Buș 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   BRA Rivaldinho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   FRA Anthony Belmonte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   EST Bogdan Vaštšuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   KAZ Yerkebulan Seydakhmet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   BEN Cédric Hountondji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   SRB Miloš Cvetković 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   BUL Asen Chandarov 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 DF   POR Nuno Reis 25 0 18+1 0 2 0 4 0
26 MF   CPV Jerson Cabral 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   CZE David Jablonský 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 MF   BUL Aleks Borimirov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 FW   BUL Valeri Bojinov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 GK   BUL Nikolay Krastev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   BUL Aleksandar Lyubenov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "A PFG – Regular season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ The match will be played at the national stadium because Tsarsko Selo's home venue is undergoing renovations to meet the First League requirements.
  3. ^ "Официално: Левски ще гостува на Царско село на Националния стадион" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2019/2020 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ^ Generally, Levski was punished by UEFA to play the match behind closed doors but an exception in the ban allowed children no older than 14 accompanied by adults to attend the match.
  6. ^ Same as the previous home game in the tournament.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019–20_PFC_Levski_Sofia_season&oldid=1189119729"