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| Full name | Професионален Футболен Клуб „Левски“ София Professional Football Club Levski Sofia | |||
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| Nicknames | Сините / Sinite (The Blues) Отбора на народа / Otbora na naroda (The Team of the People) Синята лавина / Sinyata lavina (The Blue Avalanche) | |||
| Founded | 24 May 1914; 111 years ago (1914-05-24) | |||
| Ground | Stadion Georgi Asparuhov | |||
| Capacity | 17,688 | |||
| Shareholders | Nasko Sirakov (86.6%) Blue Bulgaria Trust (10%) Minority shareholders (3.4%) | |||
| Chairman | Nasko Sirakov | |||
| Head coach | Julio Velázquez | |||
| League | First League | |||
| 2024–25 | First League, 2nd of 16 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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PFC Levski Sofia (Bulgarian:ПФК Левски София) is a Bulgarian professionalassociation football club based inSofia, which competes in theFirst League, the top division of theBulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high school students, and is named afterVasil Levski, a Bulgarianrevolutionary renowned as the national hero of the country.
Levski have won a total of74 trophies, including 26national championships, 26national cups and 3supercups, as well as 13 domesticdoubles and onetreble. They are the onlyBulgarian football club to havenever been relegated from the top division since the establishment of the league system in 1937.[1] On the international stage, Levski reached the quarter-finals of theUEFA Cup twice and the quarter-finals of theCup Winners' Cup three times. In addition, they finished as runners-up of theBalkans Cup twice, and in2006, they became the first Bulgarian club to play in the group stage of theUEFA Champions League.
The team's home kit colour is all-blue. Levski's home ground is theGeorgi Asparuhov Stadium in Sofia, which has a capacity of 17,688 spectators. The club's fiercest rival isCSKA Sofia, and matches between the two capital sides are commonly referred to as theEternal derby of Bulgaria. Levski also contests theOldest capital derby withSlavia Sofia, since 1915. The club is a regular member of theEuropean Club Association and theEuropean Multisport Club Association.[2][3]
"At the founding meeting at the Hillock, I suggested Vasil Levski as our namesake because I didn't want foreign influence to our club's name, and because I admired theApostle of Freedom and saw him as an example of bravery, agility and heroism, of boundless love for the people and willingness to sacrifice in the name of the people."
Sports Club Levski was founded in 1911 by a group of students from theSecond Male High School inSofia.[5] The club's name was chosen in honour of the Bulgarian revolutionaryVasil Levski, and the club was officially registered on 24 May 1914.[citation needed]
In 1914, Levski lost its first official match againstFK 13 Sofia with the score of 2–0. Between 1914 and 1920, football wasn't a popular sport in Bulgaria, and no additional information about the club exists. In the summer of 1921, the Sofia Sports League was established, which united ten clubs from Sofia and marked the beginning of organized football competitions in the city. Levski won the first match in the championship in the 1921–22 season, held on 18 September 1921, against Atletik Sofia with the score of 3–1. The team finished first in the league in 1923 after a 3–2 win over bitter rivalsSlavia Sofia, and successfully defended the title in the following two seasons, in 1924 and 1925.[citation needed]
The firstNational Championship was held in1924 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.[citation needed] In 1929, Levski became the first semi-professional football club in Bulgaria, after twelve 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 1–0 and winning against Kuban Istanbul 6–0. Between 1930 and 1932, Levski won the Ulpia Serdica Cup for three consecutive years and was permanently awarded the trophy as a result.[citation needed]
AfterWorld War II, 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 thede-Stalinization of Bulgaria, it was reverted 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 ofGeorgi Asparuhov,Georgi Sokolov,Biser Mihaylov,Kiril Ivkov,Ivan Vutsov,Stefan Aladzhov andAleksandar Kostov, assisted by experienced veterans likeStefan Abadzhiev, Dimo Pechenikov andHristo Iliev, which resulted in winning the championship in 1965, 1968 and 1970, including the 7–2 triumph over new bitter rivalsCSKA Sofia in 1968. In the1965–66 European Cup, Levski was eliminated in the first round byBenfica with 5–4 on aggregate.
In January 1969, Levski was forcibly merged withSpartak Sofia by theBulgarian Communist Party, and put under the auspice of the Ministry of Interior Affairs.[7] The name of the club was once again changed, this time to Levski-Spartak.
A new crop of youngsters in the likes ofKiril Milanov,Dobromir Zhechev,Pavel Panov,Stefan Pavlov,Yordan Yordanov,Stefan Staykov,Tomas Lafchis,Todor Barzov,Voyn Voynov,Georgi Tsvetkov,Plamen Nikolov, andRusi Gochev not only found their place in the first team, but brought new league titles in 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984 and 1985. On the international stage, the team reached the quarter-finals of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup in1969–70 and1976–77, and the quarter-finals of theUEFA Cup in1975–76. In the latter, Levski defeatedBarcelona 5–4 in the second leg, becoming one of the two European teams (joined byBayern Munich in 2020) to have scored five or more goals in one match against the Spanish giants in official UEFA competitions.[8] Additionally, Levski became the only Bulgarian club to eliminate aGerman champion after defeatingVfB Stuttgart in the first round of the1984–85 European Cup. They also eliminated Stuttgart a year earlier in the first round of the1983–84 UEFA Cup.
The name of the team was changed to Vitosha by the authorities following the disruptions during and after theBulgarian Cup final in1985.[9] The game ran on high emotions fuelled by the streak of consecutive victories of Levski over CSKA in the two years prior to the game. During the game, which CSKA won 2–1, there were confrontations both on the field and on the stands.[9] By decree of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party, some of the leading players of both clubs were suspended from the sport for life.[9] The championship title of the club for 1985 was suspended. However, the suspensions were lifted shortly after.[9] Levski won another cup and league titles in 1986 and 1988, respectively. The fourth European quarter-final came in1986–87, when Levski knocked out the 1985–86Danish Cup winnersBoldklubben 1903 and the1985–86 Yugoslav Cup holdersVelež Mostar, before losing to the1985–86 Copa del Rey winnersReal Zaragoza.
After the 1989–90 season, the club regained its original name. The team was made up of players such asPlamen Nikolov,Petar Hubchev,Tsanko Tsvetanov,Emil Kremenliev,Zlatko Yankov,Georgi Slavchev,Ilian Iliev,Daniel Borimirov,Stanimir Stoilov,Velko Yotov,Plamen Getov,Nikolay Todorov andNasko Sirakov, and won three consecutive domestic national championships in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Levski have contributed a recordseven players to theBulgaria national team that finished fourth at the1994 FIFA World Cup.
In 2005–06, Levski reached the quarter-finals of the2005–06 UEFA Cup after knocking out the2004–05 Coupe de France winnersAuxerre in the first round, finishing aboveSC Heerenveen,Dinamo București and the reigning title holdersCSKA Moscow in the group stage, triumphing overChampions League participantsArtmedia Bratislava andUdinese in the knockout stages, before being eliminated bySchalke 04.
Levski, as the champions of Bulgaria, started their2006–07 UEFA Champions League participation in the second qualifying round, where they eliminated Georgian championsSioni Bolnisi, defeating them 2–0 both home and away. In the third round, Levski faced the Italian teamChievo Verona, which took part in the tournament because of other clubs' sanctions as part of the2006 Serie A matchfixing scandal. Levski eliminated Chievo after a decisive 2–0 win in Sofia and a 2–2 draw in Verona, and thus became the first Bulgarian club to ever reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[10] There, they faced thetitle holders Barcelona,Premier League championsChelsea, andBundesliga runners-upWerder Bremen.[11] They lost all six games and scored only one goal, in the second round against Chelsea.[9]
Levski's UEFA Cup run and the consequent participation in the Champions League group stage were considered the club's greatest European successes in the 21st century, hence the period of their occurrence (2005–2007) was informally called theBlue Tale.[12]
Levski earned a place in the2008–09 UEFA Champions League after the Bulgarian league champions CSKA Sofia failed to obtain a UEFA license.[13] Levski lost toBATE Borisov of Belarus in the third qualifying round.
During the 2009–10 season, Levski's team started their European campaign with a 9–0 (on aggregate) win againstUE Sant Julià in the second qualifying round of the2009–10 UEFA Champions League. In the next round, Levski Sofia facedFK Baku, eliminating the team from Azerbaijan with 2–0 on aggregate. In the play-off round, Levski was eliminated byDebrecen with 4–1 on aggregate. As one of the play-off losers, Levski qualified for the2009–10 UEFA Europa League. In the group stage, Levski facedVillarreal,Lazio andRed Bull Salzburg. Levski achieved only one win and five defeats. Levski won against Lazio in Italy, afterHristo Yovov scored the winning goal in the match.
Levski started the 2010–11 season with a match againstDundalk, in a second qualifying round of the2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Levski won the first match6–0.[14] In the return leg atOriel Park, Levski defeated Dundalk 2–0 with two first half goals fromGarra Dembélé. In the next round Levski played againstKalmar FF. The first match ended 1–1 in Sweden. In the return leg in Sofia, Levski won 5–2. In between, The Blues defeated their archrival CSKA Sofia in theEternal derby with 1–0. Their next match in the Europa League saw them eliminate Swedish championsAIK 2–1 on aggregate, with goals scored byDaniel Mladenov and Garra Dembélé as Levski reached the Europa League group stage. Levski was drawn inGroup C, facingGent,Lille andSporting CP. The first match was played against Gent at home, which Levski won 3–2 with the winning goal scored bySerginho Greene. With this win, Levski recorded eight consecutive games without a defeat in European competitions. After that, Levski lost to Sporting CP with 5–0, followed by another defeat against Lille. In Sofia, Levski played well against Lille 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 took a win against Sporting CP with 1–0, with the winning goal scored by Daniel Mladenov.
In the following 2011–12 season, in the third qualifying round of the Europa League, Levski were eliminated bySpartak Trnava of Slovakia, following a late game 2–1 win in Sofia, and a loss of the same scoreline in Trnava. Thepenalty shoot-out costed Levski a place in the play-off round. This caused an upset with the fans and players,[citation needed] and the team barely clinched the fourth place at the winter break in the Bulgarian league. Albeit only three points from the leadersLudogoretz Razgrad, the acting manager Georgi Ivanov was sacked from the position, but remained at the club as a sporting director.Nikolay Kostov was appointed the new manager of the club, giving the supporters a sense of optimism, which, however, faded after a cup knock-out in the hands ofLokomotiv Plovdiv and a home defeat toMinyor Pernik. Kostov handed in his resignation, leaving the managerial post once again vacant. Sporting director Georgi Ivanov once again stepped in to help the club, and accepted being the manager until the summer break, when a new one would be appointed.
During the summer of 2012, former playerIlian Iliev was appointed the new manager of the club. Under his management, Levski was knocked out from the Europa League by Bosnian sideFK Sarajevo. Iliev led the team to 13 league victories and to the semi-finals of the Bulgarian Cup after eliminatingCherno More Varna andLitex Lovech on theaway goals rule. Iliev however was sacked after a 1–1 away draw againstPirin Gotse Delchev. Assistant managerNikolay Mitov took over the team until the end of the season. Under his management Levski won the derby clashes against Litex, CSKA and Ludogorets but failed to win the title after a 1–1 home draw against Slavia Sofia. Levski also reached their first Bulgarian Cup final since 2007, but lost on penalties againstBeroe Stara Zagora. Despite the missed opportunity of winning a trophy, Mitov's contract was renewed for the 2013–14 season. However, the team made another disappointing performance in Europa League, being eliminated by the Kazakh sideIrtysh Pavlodar. As a result, Nikolay Mitov resigned as manager.
In July 2013,Slaviša Jokanović was appointed as the new manager of the team. Despite losing only two matches in twelve games, Jokanović was released in October 2013.Ivaylo Petev was announced as his successor but during his introduction a few Levski supporters interrupted it, stating that they would not accept his appointment.[15] The next day, Petev refused to take charge of the team andAntoni Zdravkov was named as the new manager. Under his reign the team suffered a heavy 3–0 loss against rivals CSKA, but managed to knock them out in the Bulgarian Cup in December 2013 after penalties. Due to the difficult financial situation, a few key players, such asAntonio Vutov andGarry Rodrigues, were sold toUdinese andElche, respectively, during the winter break. This reflected on the team's performance and Levski finished fifth and got knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup by Botev Plovdiv. Antoni Zdravkov was sacked in March 2014, and Levski legendElin Topuzakov took charge as a caretaker until the end of the 2013–14 season. The club did not participate in European competitions for the first time since 1990–91.
On 23 May 2014, the club supporters organized afriendly game against Lazio, marking the 100th anniversary of the club. Club icons like Georgi Ivanov,Dimitar Ivankov,Aleksandar Aleksandrov, Hristo Yovov, Elin Topuzakov and many other former players and celebrities took participation by playing in the game, as well as donating money for the event's organization.[16] The next day, Levski marked 100 years since its founding.[17]
The following years were arguably the darkest in the club's history. League-wise, Levski managed to finish higher than third place only once (runners-up in2015–16), and achieved its lowest ever ranking (seventh place in2014–15, followed by eighth in2020–21).[18] On the stage of the Bulgarian Cup, the club lost two more finals, in2015 to Cherno More[19] and in2018 to Slavia Sofia.[20] In European competitions, Levski faced some of its most unexpected eliminations – against Liechtenstein sideFC Vaduz[21] and CypriotAEK Larnaca, the latter inflicting the largest ever European defeat on aggregate for Levski(7–0).[22]
These years were turbulent not only on the football pitch, but at the higher hierarchy of the club. In June 2015, the long-time presidentTodor Batkov stepped down and the club was taken over by Ivo Tonev, Aleksandar Angelov and Nikolay Ivanov.[23] From this point onwards, Levski began to experience financial problems. Tonev, Angelov and Ivanov's reign was short-lived and in August 2016, they transferred their shares to businessman Spas Rusev.[24] Under his governance, Levski signed players likeGabriel Obertan andJordi Gómez, as well as coachDelio Rossi, in an attempt to return the club's glory. However, Rusev's financing was dubious, and there were complaints for delayed wages.[25] In February 2017, Rusev admitted the club was "practically bankrupt".[26] On 9 February 2019, Rusev stepped down as owner of Levski, leaving the club with more than 30 millionBGN in debt.[27] Four days later, businessman and former owner of archrivals CSKAVasil Bozhkov took over the club.[28] He attempted to stabilize Levski's financial situation by immediately covering the most urgent obligations and selling or releasing the players with the highest wages, investing around 25 million BGN in total throughout his tenure.[29] In February 2020, Bozhkov stepped down as his main business, 7777.bg (National Lottery), had its license withdrawn by the Bulgarian government.[30] The club being left with no financing whatsoever and in a full-scale financial crisis,[31] sparkled an unprecedented support campaign amongst the fans, who engaged in various donation initiatives, raising 2.6 million BGN in the span of five months.[32]
In 2021, former owner Vasil Bozhkov admitted that he was forced to take over Levski under the threat of business closure by prime ministerBoyko Borisov.[33] Bozhkov's confession was somewhat of a confirmation of the insinuation that the reason behind Levski's financial problems and occasional ownership changes was Borisov's idea of using the club as an instrument for political influence.[34]
In the summer of 2020, club legend Nasko Sirakov took charge of the majority of shares and the club made some financial cuts, forcing a big part of the players (mainly foreigners) to leave. Levski also changed its transfer policy, signing mainly Bulgarian and homegrown players with lower salaries, allowing the club to start paying off some of the debt accumulated throughout the years. Sirakov set a target for the club to clear most of the debt by 2023, mostly through sponsorship deals, outgoing transfers, television rights and the fans' financial support.[35]
On 1 September 2021, Sirakov announced the return of the club's most successful manager in the 21st century, also known as the "author" of theBlue Tale, Stanimir Stoilov. At that time, Levski was in 10th place in the league standings with four defeats and two wins in the first six games. With his arrival, Stoilov released three players –Simeon Slavchev,Valeri Bojinov andHristofor Hubchev, and signedJosé Córdoba fromEtar andDimitar Kostadinov fromSeptemvri Sofia. Under his management, the team managed to improve promptly, earning 20 points by the end of the half-season with 5 wins, 5 draws, and 3 defeats.
On 15 May 2022, Levski won theBulgarian Cup by defeating its biggest rivals CSKA 1–0 in thefinal, thus ending the club's longest ever trophyless period (13 years). It was a record 26th cup for the Blues.[36] By winning the cup, the team earned a place in theUEFA Europa Conference League qualifications. In the second qualifying round, they facedPAOK, who reached the quarter-finals of the same competition the previous season. Despite being considered underdogs, Levski managed to eliminate the Greek team 3–1 on aggregate.[37] However, Levski crashed out of the tournament in the third qualifying round after an upsetting home defeat on penalties at the hands of Maltese sideĦamrun Spartans.[38][39]
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The first club crest was designed by Mircho Kachulev in 1922. Initially in the size of a square with a blue background, it was intentionally written in a stylized letter "Л" (Bulgarian letter "L"; shortened for Levski). The inner space of the letter was filled vertically equally in yellow and red colours. In a later period of time, the Cyrillic letters "С" (Sport) and "К" (club) were added at the top of the square, while the bottom side was inscribed with the name "Sofia". This badge was used by the club until 1949, when it was renamed to Dinamo.
From 1949 to 1956, the emblem of the club was an irregular hexagon filled with vertical red, white, blue and yellow colours, with an inscribed handwritten Cyrillic letter "Д", alongside a five-pointed red star above it and the word "Sofia" underneath.From 1957 to 1968 the original logo of the club was restored, however the letters "C" and "К" were replaced with "Ф" (Athletic) and "Д" (union).
After the merger with Spartak Sofia in 1969, the club crest has been a shield in blue and white with a horizontal red bar above. The shield spawned the letters "Л" and "C", an abbreviation of the new name Levski-Spartak. The football club used this crest until 1985, when it was renamed Vitosha. Vitosha's crest was in the form of a stylized letter "C" surrounding the football in the upper curve of the letter, coloured in blue and white.
In January 1990, the club restored its original name and original logo, and the letters "C" and "K" in the upper corner of the blue square were replaced with the initials "Ф" (football) and "K" (club). However, due to legal issues with the ownership of the rights to the historic crest, the club was forced to change it in 1998, when a brand new shield logo was introduced, entirely in blue. At its centre, an inscription of the letter "Л" was introduced, alongside the year of establishment – 1914. The dome of the shield was labelled "PFC Levski".
After winning the legal dispute for the rights to the historic emblem in 2006, the club decided to use the two different crests simultaneously for a brief period of time. Later that year, the shield crest was replaced by the classic square emblem.
TheCyrillic letterЛ (L) is used today as the club's kit crest and on its social media channels.
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The first anthem of Levski was written by renowned Bulgarian poetDimcho Debelyanov and composed byLyubomir Pipkov.[40][41] Since 1999, the club anthem is "Само Левски шампион"[42] (Only Levski, the champion), composed byStefan Dimitrov.[43]
Initially, the club did not possess a field of its own and training was held on an empty space calledThe Hillock (Могилката/Mogilkata), where theNational Palace of Culture was built later. In 1924, the Sofia Municipality provided the club with the rights to an empty field on what were then the outskirts of the city, and a decade later the stadium namedLevski Field 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 theVasil Levski National Stadium was built on the site. The team played in various locations (including the nearbyYunak Stadium) before moving 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, where anew stadium was built by 1963, which was later renamed in 1990 in honour of former Levski playerGeorgi Asparuhov.
In 1999, the stadium underwent extensive reconstruction with a capacity of 29,000 spectators. The field measures 105 x 68 metres. However, the team plays most of its important international matches on the national stadium Vasil Levski. On one occasion, the former club presidentTodor Batkov had demanded that Levski should receiveStadion Rakovski on loan. The demand was on grounds that the first club stadium was nationalized and Levski had never been repaid.
In October 2012, it was announced that Levski would be renovating their stadium. The first phase of the planned reconstruction was to be completed in 2014, on the centennial of the club's foundation. As of 2013, the capacity was reduced to 19,000 due to the undergoing reconstruction of the main stand. On 5 July 2013, the first step was made in the construction of the main stand, which has a capacity of 6,000 spectators and meets all the requirements of UEFA for the convenience of fans. The stadium's main stand was officially opened on 23 April 2016 at a special ceremony. Since 2019, the Museum of Glory of Levski Sofia is also located at the stadium.[44]
Historically, Levski Sofia fans gathered in the south stand of the stadium. This tradition is believed to have its roots in the Sofia Derby, when Levski fans would meet before matches in an area near the southern end of theVasil Levski National Stadium. Due to the orientation of the stadium and the naming conventions of the stands in most Bulgarian stadiums, Sector B has become synonymous with Levski fans. Recently, fans in Sector B have been seen as part of theultras movement, which is popular in the Balkans. Today, Sector B initiates most of the songs, choreographies and pyrotechnics at Levski's matches.
Levski supporters are organized by fan clubs, most notably the National Supporters Club, which assists and coordinates fans from all over Bulgaria and supports the organization of events. There are also notable groups from Sofia (Sofia-West, South Division, Blue Junta, HD Boys, LSL and more) and other cities across Bulgaria and globally. Ultras Levski have a long-standing friendship withLazio fans.[45][46] According to a study performed forUEFA, Levski is the most popular Bulgarian club and share the sixth position in Europe withJuventus, by percentage of support in its own country (31%).[47]
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Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in theBulgarian First League, however only five non-EU/EEA nationals can be used during a match day (up to two additional non-EU/EEA nationals may be used in exchange for a fee). Those non-EU/EEA nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If players are not of European origin, they can claim Bulgarian citizenship after five years of playing in Bulgaria.
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| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| UEFA Champions League / European Cup | 15 | 58 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 74 | 82 | –8 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup | 11 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 70 | 55 | +15 |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 27 | 116 | 41 | 28 | 47 | 145 | 152 | –7 |
| UEFA Conference League / UEFA Europa Conference League | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 |
| Balkans Cup | 3 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 |
| Mitropa Cup | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Intertoto Cup Ernst Thommen | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Total | 62 | 259 | 91 | 60 | 108 | 364 | 347 | +17 |
| Season | Position | G | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Supercup | Champions League | Europa League | Conference League |
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| 2014–15 | 7 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 33 | 56 | Runners-up | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 18 | 56 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 31 | 63 | Round of 16 | — | — | Second qualifying round | — |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 27 | 64 | Runners-up | — | — | Second qualifying round | — |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 37 | 66 | Round of 16 | — | — | First qualifying round | — |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 30 | 53 | Semi-finals | — | — | Second qualifying round | — |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 32 | 41 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 52 | Winners | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 22 | 61 | Round of 16 | Runners-up | — | — | Third qualifying round |
| 2023–24 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 30 | 64 | Round of 16 | — | — | — | Play-off round |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 29 | 72 | Quarter-finals | — | — | — | — |
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Levski's youth academy has developed some of the most successful Bulgarian footballers. Notable academy graduates areGeorgi Asparuhov,Nasko Sirakov,Bozhidar Iskrenov,Bozhin Laskov,Georgi Sokolov,Asen Peshev,Borislav Mihaylov,Emil Spasov,Nikolay Iliev,Hristo Yovov,Dimitar Ivankov,Marian Hristov,Hristo Iliev,Aleksandar Kostov,Tsvetan Veselinov,Zdravko Zdravkov,Voyn Voynov,Nikolay Mihaylov and many others. At the1994 FIFA World Cup, in whichBulgaria reached the semi-finals, the Bulgarian team included four players who went through Levski's youth academy, making itthe most represented club in the Bulgarian squad. In 2020, Levski was included in theCIES Football Observatory annual rankings, which ranks the clubs that trained the most players active in 31 top divisions ofUEFA member associations. In these countries there were 33 footballers from Levski's youth academy, and Levski was ranked 35th in Europe.[62]
Club coefficients[edit]This is the current 2024–25UEFA coefficient:[63]
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Reipas Lahti (16 September 1976) —European Cup Winners' Cup, first round first leg,1976–77[79]
AZ Alkmaar (4 November 1980) —UEFA Cup, second round second leg,1980–81[80]
Barcelona (12 September 2006) —UEFA Champions League, group stage,2006–07[81]
Sporting CP (30 September 2010) —UEFA Europa League, group stage,2010–11[82] Reipas Lahti —European Cup Winners' Cup,1976–77
AEK Larnaca —UEFA Europa League,2019–20Barcelona (17 March 1976) —UEFA Cup, quarter-finals second leg,1975–76[89]
Georgi Chilikov fromNaftex Burgas for€1,500,000[90]Georgi Ivanov to
Rennes for€4,100,000[91]As of 2025[92]
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Boris Vasilev (1921–23)
Mihail Borisov (1923–24)Boris Vasilev (1924–27)Ivan Kachev (1927–32)Tsvetan Genev (1932–33)Ivan Radoev (1933)Georgi Karaivanov (1934)
Rudolf Löwenfeld (1934–35)Ivan Radoev (1936)Kiril Yovovich (1936–37)Ivan Radoev (1937–38)Dimitar Mutafchiev (1938–39)Asen Panchev (1939–40)
Miloš Strużka (1940–41)Asen Panchev (1941–44)Ivan Radoev (1944–48)
Rezső Somlai (1948–49)Ivan Radoev (1950–51)Liubomir Petrov (1952)Dimitar Mutafchiev (1953)Vasil Spasov (1954–56)Georgi Pachedzhiev (1956–60)Kotse Georgiev (1960–61)Krastio Chakarov (1961–64)Hristo Mladenov (1964–65)Rudolf Vytlačil (1965–66)Krastyo Chakarov (1966–69)Vasil Spasov (1969)Rudolf Vytlačil (1969–70)Yoncho Arsov (1971–73)Dimitar Doychinov (1973–75)Ivan Vutsov (1975–76)Vasil Spasov (1976–77)Ivan Vutsov (1977–80)Hristo Mladenov (1980–82)Dobromir Zhechev (1982–83)Vasil Metodiev (1983–85)Kiril Ivkov (1985–86)Pavel Panov (1986–87)Vasil Metodiev (1988–89)Dobromir Zhechev (1989)Pavel Panov (1989–90)Vasil Metodiev (1991)Dinko Dermendzhiev (1991)Ivan Vutov (1992–93)Georgi Vasilev (1993–95)Ivan Kyuchukov (1995–96)Georgi Tsvetkov (1996–97)Stefan Grozdanov (1997)Mihail Valchev (1998)
Vyacheslav Hrozny (1998)Angel Stankov (1999)
Ljupko Petrović (1999–00)Dimitar Dimitrov (2000)
Vladimir Fedotov (2000)Ljupko Petrović (2000–01)Georgi Todorov (2001)
Rüdiger Abramczik (2002)Slavoljub Muslin (2002–03)Georgi Todorov (2003)Georgi Vasilev (2003–04)Stanimir Stoilov (1 June 2004 – 6 May 2008)Velislav Vutsov (2008)Emil Velev (16 August 2008 – 23 July 2009)Ratko Dostanić (23 July 2009 – 19 October 2009)Georgi Ivanov (19 October 2009 – 30 June 2010)Antoni Zdravkov (2009–10)Yasen Petrov (1 July 2010 – 28 May 2011)Georgi Ivanov (1 June 2011 – 3 November 2011)Antoni Zdravkov (2011)Nikolay Kostov (3 November 2011 – 27 March 2012)Georgi Ivanov(interim) (27 March 2012 – 8 April 2012)Yasen Petrov (7 April 2012 – 30 May 2012)Ilian Iliev (1 July 2012 – April 2013)Nikolay Mitov (12 April 2013 – 12 July 2013)Slaviša Jokanović (15 July 2013 – October 2013)Ivaylo Petev (8 October 2013 – 9 October 2013)Antoni Zdravkov (10 October 2013 – 19 March 2014)Elin Topuzakov (20 March 2014 – June 2014)José Murcia (June 2014 – 4 August 2014)Georgi Ivanov (4 August 2014 – 22 December 2014)Stoycho Stoev (22 December 2014 – 15 May 2016)Ljupko Petrović (16 May 2016 – 22 October 2016)Elin Topuzakov (22 October 2016 – 2 March 2017)Nikolay Mitov (2 March 2017 – 4 August 2017)
Delio Rossi (4 August 2017 – 25 July 2018)Todor Simov(interim) (25 July 2018 – 31 July 2018)
Slaviša Stojanovič (31 July 2018 – 21 January 2019)Georgi Dermendzhiev (21 January 2019 – 29 April 2019)Georgi Todorov(interim) (29 April 2019 – 30 May 2019)Petar Hubchev (30 May 2019 – 11 June 2020)Georgi Todorov (11 June 2020 – 24 October 2020)Zhivko Milanov(interim) (24 October 2020 – 9 November 2020)Slaviša Stojanovič (10 November 2020 – 23 May 2021)Zhivko Milanov (2021)Todor Simov(interim) (2021)Stanimir Stoilov (2 September 2021 – 8 April 2023)Elin Topuzakov(interim) (10 April 2023 – 13 June 2023)Nikolay Kostov (13 June 2023 – 28 May 2024)Stanislav Genchev (28 May 2024 – 16 December 2024)Julio Velázquez (5 January 2025 – present)Players with at least one appearance for theBulgaria national team.
Foreign players with at least 30 games for the club or that were internationally capped. Players who were internationally capped for their country are listed inbold.
Asen PeshevLyuben StambolievVasil SpasovGeorgi AsparuhovStefan AladzhovKiril IvkovKiril IvkovPavel PanovPlamen NikolovBorislav MihaylovNikolay IlievAleksandar AleksandrovGeorgi IvanovGeorgi Ivanov
Yanko Stoyanov (14 goals)Lubomir Hranov (11 goals)Hristo Iliev (14 goals)Dimitar Yordanov (12 goals)Georgi Asparuhov (27 goals)Kiril Milanov (19 goals)Pavel Panov (18 goals)Pavel Panov (20 goals)Rusi Gochev (19 goals)Mihail Valchev (24 goals)Emil Spasov (19 goals)Nasko Sirakov (36 goals)Nasko Sirakov (28 goals)Nasko Sirakov (26 goals)Plamen Getov (26 goals)Nasko Sirakov (30 goals)Georgi Ivanov (21 goals)Georgi Chilikov (22 goals)
Garra Dembele (26 goals)
Basile de Carvalho (19 goals)Añete (14 goals)Stanislav Kostov (24 goals)Official websites
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