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2022–23 PFC Levski Sofia season

The 2022–23 season was Levski Sofia's 102nd 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
2022–23 season
ChairmanNasko Sirakov
ManagerStanimir Stoilov (until 9 April 2023)
Elin Topuzakov (since 10 April 2023)
StadiumVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League4th
Bulgarian CupRound of 16
Bulgarian SupercupRunners-up
Conference LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ricardinho (9)
All: Ricardinho
Filip Krastev (9)
Highest home attendance20,000 v. CSKA Sofia
(18 September 2022)
Lowest home attendance2,865 v. Septemvri Sofia
(4 May 2023)
Average home league attendance7,431
Biggest win5–0 v. Spartak Varna (H)
Biggest defeat0–2 v. CSKA Sofia (H)

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
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 Moving from
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window 		Ends
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fee 		Source
2 DF   Jeremy Petris 24 EU   Tsarsko Selo Free transfer Summer 2023 Free [1]
4 MF   Nathan Holder 20 EU   Groningen U21 Free transfer Summer 2025 Free [2]
9 FW   Ricardinho 21 Non-EU   Grêmio Free transfer Winter 2025 Free [3]
10 MF   Ivelin Popov 34 EU   Sochi Free transfer Summer 2024 Free [4]
11 FW   Jawad El Jemili 20 EU   Akritas Chlorakas Transfer Winter 2026 Undisclosed [5]
12 MF   Shehu Abdullahi 29 Non-EU   Omonia Free transfer Summer 2023 Free [6]
18 FW   Ronaldo 21 Non-EU   Bahia Transfer Summer 2025 Undisclosed [7]
20 MF   Asen Chandarov 23 EU   Septemvri Sofia Transfer Winter 2024 Undisclosed [8]
21 DF   Ante Blažević 26 EU   Željezničar Free transfer Summer 2024 Free [9]
33 DF   José Córdoba 20 Non-EU   Etar Transfer Summer 2025 Undisclosed [10]
50 DF   Kristian Dimitrov 25 EU   Hajduk Split Free transfer Winter 2024 Free [11]

Out edit

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4 DF   Ivan Goranov 30 EU   Charleroi Loan return Summer [12]
7 MF   Georgi Milanov 30 EU   Al Dhafra Transfer Winter 150 000 € [13]
10 MF   Radoslav Tsonev 27 EU   Pirin Blagoevgrad End of contract Summer Free [14]
12 MF   Shehu Abdullahi 29 Non-EU Released Winter Free [15]
20 MF   Dimitar Kostadinov 22 EU   Septemvri Sofia Released Summer Free [16]
91 DF   Dragan Mihajlović 30 EU   Bellinzona End of contract Summer Free [17]

Loans out edit

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4 MF   Nathan Holder 20 EU   Spartak Varna Winter [18]
11 MF   Zdravko Dimitrov 23 EU   Spartak Varna Summer [19]
11 MF   Zdravko Dimitrov 24 EU   Sakaryaspor Winter [20]

Squad edit

Updated on 6 March 2023.[21]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Ends Signed from Transfer fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Plamen Andreev   Bulgaria GK 19 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
13 Nikolay Mihaylov   Bulgaria GK 35 EU 2024   Omonia Free Originally from Youth system
99 Ivan Andonov   Bulgaria GK 20 EU Youth system W/S
Defenders
2 Jeremy Petris   France RB/RW 26 EU 2023   Tsarsko Selo Free
5 Kellian van der Kaap   Netherlands CB/DM 25 EU 2024   Viborg Free Second nationality: Cameroon
6 Wenderson Tsunami   Brazil LB 28 Non-EU 2024   Botafogo-PB Free
21 Ante Blažević   Croatia RB 27 EU 2024   Željezničar Free
22 Patrick-Gabriel Galchev   Bulgaria RB/LB/RW 23 EU 2024 Youth system W/S Second nationality: Spain
23 Noah Sonko Sundberg   Gambia CB/RB 27 EU 2024   Östersund Free Second nationality: Sweden
33 José Córdoba   Panama CB/LB 22 Non-EU 2025   Etar Undisclosed
50 Kristian Dimitrov   Bulgaria CB 27 EU 2024   Hajduk Split Free
Midfielders
8 Andrian Kraev   Bulgaria DM 25 EU 2024   Hebar Free Originally from Youth system
10 Ivelin Popov   Bulgaria AM/CF/RW 36 EU 2024   Sochi Free Originally from Youth system
14 Iliyan Stefanov   Bulgaria AM 25 EU 2024   Beroe Free Originally from Youth system
20 Asen Chandarov   Bulgaria AM/CM 25 EU 2024   Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed Originally from Youth system
27 Asen Mitkov   Bulgaria AM/CM 19 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
30 Filip Krastev   Bulgaria AM/CM 22 EU 2023   Lommel Loan
71 Antoan Stoyanov   Bulgaria DM/CM 19 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
Forwards
9 Ricardinho   Brazil CF/LW/RW 23 Non-EU 2025   Grêmio Free Second nationality: Portugal
11 Jawad El Jemili   Spain RW/LW/AM 21 EU 2026   Akritas Chlorakas Undisclosed Second nationality: Morocco
17 Welton Felipe   Brazil LW/CF 26 Non-EU 2025   Botafogo-PB Undisclosed
18 Ronaldo   Brazil RW/CF 23 Non-EU 2025   Bahia Undisclosed
19 Bilal Bari   Morocco CF 26 EU 2024   Montana 50 000 € Second nationality: France
88 Marin Petkov   Bulgaria RW/CF/AM 20 EU 2024 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 9 July 2022 11 June 2023 Matchday 1 4th 36 18 10 8 49 22 +27 050.00
Bulgarian Cup 19 November 2022 4 December 2022 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Bulgarian Supercup 1 September 2022 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 July 2022 11 August 2022 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Total 43 21 12 10 61 30 +31 048.84

Last updated: 11 June 2023
Source: Fixtures

Fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies edit

Summer edit

18 June 2022 Levski Sofia 1–1 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
11:30 UTC+3 Bari   37' Report Ilievski   26' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Note: The match was played in two halves of 25 and 35 minutes on the away team's request.[22]
22 June 2022 Levski Sofia 2–1 Pirin Blagoevgrad Samokov
18:00 UTC+3 Ronaldo   3', 6' Report Stanoev   39' Stadium: Iskar
Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov)
25 June 2022 Georgi Sokolov Cup Levski Sofia   3–1   Akademija Pandev Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Ronaldo   6'
Bari   34', 70'		 Report Pandev   82' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
29 June 2022 Levski Sofia 2–1 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Petkov   45+3'
Bari   84'		 Report Miloshev   9' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
5 July 2022 Levski Sofia 5–0 Etar Sofia
19:00 UTC+3 Welton   58'
Ronaldo   64', 71'
Bari   82', 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Stoyan Arsov (Sofia)

Mid-season edit

25 September 2022 Levski Karlovo 0–4 Levski Sofia Karlovo
16:00 UTC+3 Report Popov   4', 42'
Kraev   30'
Strinski   80'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
27 September 2022 Levski Sofia 1–1 Sportist Svoge Sofia
16:00 UTC+3 Welton   17' Report Semerdzhiev   26' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Petar Grigorov (Sofia)
31 March 2023 Levski Sofia 2–0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
14:00 UTC+3 Chandarov   79'
K. Dimitrov   81'		 Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Ivan Ivanov (Sofia)
3 April 2023 Levski Sofia 1–2 Maritsa Plovdiv Sofia
14:00 UTC+3 Petkov   67' Report James   63'
Aliev   86'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Martin Markov (Sofia)
4 April 2023 Levski Sofia 4–0 Vitosha Bistritsa Sofia
14:00 UTC+3 Ricardinho   45+1' (pen.)
Welton   66'
Paskalev   73' (o.g.)
Popov   76'		 Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov)

Winter edit

12 January 2023 Levski Sofia   2–1   Al-Nasr Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4 Petkov   1', 22' Report Mendes   48' Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
17 January 2023 Levski Sofia   2–3   Kuwait SC Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4 Petkov   20'
Welton   25'		 Report van der Kaap   75' (o.g.)
Hussain   82', 90'		 Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
22 January 2023 Levski Sofia   3–2   Riga Dubai, United Arab Emirates
14:00 UTC+4 Chandarov   23' (pen.)
Ricardinho   50', 76'		 Report Minchev   20' (pen.)
Talla   70'		 Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
25 January 2023 Levski Sofia   2–0   Riga Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4 Ricardinho   38', 59' Report Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
28 January 2023 Levski Sofia   0–1   Johor Darul Ta'zim Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4 Report Muñiz   25' Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
Note: The match was abandoned in the 54th minute after a brawl between both sets of players.
31 January 2023 Levski Sofia   4–0   Gulf United Dubai, United Arab Emirates
11:00 UTC+4 van der Kaap   8', 54'
Welton   62'
Petkov   82'		 Report Stadium: JA Sport & Shooting Center
7 February 2023 Levski Sofia 4–1 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
14:00 UTC+2 Ricardinho   45+3' (pen.)
Tsunami   50'
Welton   58'
Petkov   74'		 Report M. D. Petkov   37' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

First League edit

Preliminary stage edit

Main article: 2022–23 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 CSKA Sofia 30 23 4 3 57 14 +43 73 Qualification for the Championship group
3 CSKA 1948 30 17 8 5 49 22 +27 59
4 Levski Sofia 30 15 9 6 38 14 +24 54
5 Cherno More 30 15 8 7 36 27 +9 53
6 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 14 8 8 33 28 +5 50
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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.[23]
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
30 15 9 6 38 14  +24 54 10 3 2 23 4  +19 5 6 4 15 10  +5

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round edit
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ResultLWLDWDWWWLWWWDDDDLLDDWWWWDWWWL
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 15 June 2022.[24][25]

9 July 2022 1 CSKA 1948 1–0 Levski Sofia Bistritsa
21:00 UTC+3 Tsonkov   6'   45'
S. Aleksandrov   27'
Rusev   52'
Marin   59'		 Report Sundberg   37'
van der Kaap   90+3'		 Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Georgi Rusev
16 July 2022 2 Levski Sofia 5–0 Spartak Varna Sofia
21:00 UTC+3 Krastev   40' (pen.), 87'
Bari   69', 83'
Ronaldo   85'
Petkov   90+3'		 Report Dichevski   40'
El Anabi   66'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,442
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Filip Krastev
7 August 2022 5 Levski Sofia 1–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Ronaldo   70' Report Stanoev   83'   85' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Ronaldo
20 August 2022 7 Levski Sofia 4–0 Hebar Sofia
20:15 UTC+3 Kraev   30'
Tsunami   35',   38'
Krastev   41'
Petkov   45+6' (pen.)
Milanov   54'		 Report Tartov   14'
Bonanni   34'
Bukhal   40'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna)
Man of the Match: Georgi Milanov
28 August 2022 8 Botev Vratsa 0–2 Levski Sofia Vratsa
21:00 UTC+3 Montoya   12'   42'
Mendoza   61'
Biatoumoussoka   90+2'		 Report Bari   9'
Kraev   30'
Krastev   82'
Stefanov   82'
Sundberg   88'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Andrian Kraev
5 September 2022 9 Levski Sofia 2–0 Arda Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Kraev   20'
Petkov   87'		 Report Zhelev   68'
Yordanov   77'
Kokonov   90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,899
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Andrian Kraev
10 September 2022 10 Lokomotiv Sofia 3–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
18:45 UTC+3 Miloshev   8', 52',   15'
Dias   88'
Dimitrov   90',   90+9'
Duarte   90+9'		 Report Milanov   18'
Kraev   34'
Tsunami   51'
Galchev   74'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Krasimir Miloshev
18 September 2022 11 Levski Sofia 2–0 CSKA Sofia Sofia
16:45 UTC+3 Milanov   52'
Kraev   56'
Stefanov   78'
Welton   81'		 Report Youga   52'
de Nooijer   74'
Turitsov   90'
Koch   90+6'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
3 October 2022 12 Beroe 0–1 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
20:00 UTC+3 Pirgov   6'
Georgiev   55'
Luizinho   74'
Mechev   88'		 Report Popov   3'
Krastev   32'
Petris   84'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
8 October 2022 13 Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Stefanov   21',   75'
Kraev   79'
Shehu   89'		 Report Baroan   14'
Genev   40'
Rabeï   52'
Sekulić   78'
Hankić   89'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov
12 October 2022 3 Slavia Sofia 2–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:15 UTC+3 Ivanov   29',   81'
Dost   45+1'
Nguena   71'		 Report Krastev   11'
Petkov   90+3'
Tsunami   90+3'		 Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Galin Ivanov
Note: Originally scheduled for 24 July 2022, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Levski's participation in the UECL.[26]
16 October 2022 14 Septemvri Sofia 0–0 Levski Sofia Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 I. Milanov   27'
Arsov   39'
Kabov   67'
Todorov   90+6'		 Report van der Kaap   77'
Sundberg   88'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Sheytanov
22 October 2022 15 Levski Sofia 1–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
19:45 UTC+3 Popov   18',   61' Report Giovanny   75'
Vasilev   89'
Iliev   90+5'
Horkaš   90+6'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
29 October 2022 16 Levski Sofia 0–0 CSKA 1948 Sofia
17:30 UTC+3 Kraev   56'
Milanov   82'		 Report Héliton   11'
Petrov   21'
Kirilov   27'
Umarbayev   90'
Ohene   90+5'
Lyaskov   FT		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Plamen Andreev
2 November 2022 4 Cherno More 0–0 Levski Sofia Varna
17:15 UTC+2 Velev   11'
Panayotov   41'
Fernandes   46'
Zlatev   66'
Coureur   71'		 Report Tsunami   59'
Milanov   74'		 Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Viktor Popov
Note: Originally scheduled for 1 August 2022, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Levski's participation in the UECL.[27]
6 November 2022 17 Spartak Varna 2–2 Levski Sofia Varna
14:45 UTC+2 Vasev   17'
Emanuel   27'
Klimentov   48'
Dimov   66'
Boev   80'
Borisov   88'
Ivey   90+3'		 Report Krastev   25', 51'
Kraev   34'
Ronaldo   63'
Petris   66'
Sundberg   79'		 Stadium: Spartak
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Zdravko Dimitrov
12 November 2022 18 Levski Sofia 1–2 Slavia Sofia Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Popov   20',   21',   55'
Kraev   56'		 Report Popadiyn   13'
Soares   45+1'
Ivanov   54'
Viyachki   75',   77'
Dost   89'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,788
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Galin Ivanov
1 December 2022 6 Ludogorets Razgrad 0–0 Levski Sofia Razgrad
15:00 UTC+2 Cauly   54'
Piotrowski   62'
Naressi   82'
Rick   84'
Verdon   86'		 Report van der Kaap   7'
Milanov   66'
Córdoba   73'
Petkov   77'
Popov   86'
Kraev   88'
Mitkov   90+7'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Noah Sonko Sundberg
Note: Originally scheduled for 14 August 2022, the match was postponed by the BFU due to both teams' participation in UEFA competitions.[28]
11 February 2023 19 Levski Sofia 0–1 Cherno More Veliko Tarnovo[note 1]
12:30 UTC+2 Sundberg   37'
Chandarov   45+2'
Tsunami   90+1'		 Report Fernandes   13'
Vasilev   35'
Bosančić   65'
Soula   68'		 Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Vasilev
19 February 2023 20 Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–1 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
15:15 UTC+2 Smolenski   45'
Bengyuzov   64'
Hubchev   69'
Dyulgerov   69'
Georgiev   69'
A. Yordanov   72'
Shokolarov   77'		 Report Chandarov   14' (pen.)
Córdoba   59'
Galchev   72'
Popov   75'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Yanko Georgiev
28 February 2023 21 Levski Sofia 0–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
17:45 UTC+2 Popov   44'
Tsunami   63'
Petris   82'		 Report Naressi   56'
Russo   62'
Show   69'
Gonçalves   72'
Yankov   82'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Anton Nedyalkov
5 March 2023 22 Hebar 0–2 Levski Sofia Pazardzhik
14:15 UTC+2 Mazáň   6'
M. Mihaylov   30'
Bozhurkin   45'		 Report Ricardinho   18', 73'
Tsunami   62'		 Stadium: Georgi Benkovski
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Ricardinho
11 March 2023 23 Levski Sofia 2–0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Kraev   5'
Welton   24'
Petris   40'
Popov   54'		 Report Da Sylva   4'
Mendoza   86'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
19 March 2023 24 Arda 0–3 Levski Sofia Kardzhali
14:30 UTC+2 Report Ronaldo   6'
Ricardinho   32'
Popov   49' (pen.)
Chandarov   79'
Sundberg   90'		 Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
8 April 2023 25 Levski Sofia 1–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Krastev   45+2'
Petkov   90+2'		 Report Vutov   30'
Miloshev   57'
Naydenov   62'
Celso   82'
Bruno Franco   90+1'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Filip Krastev
17 April 2023 26 CSKA Sofia 0–0 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 UTC+3 Heintz   36'
Vion   40'
Youga   45'
Mattheij   80'
de Nooijer   88'
Busatto   90+1'		 Report Kraev   12'
Tsunami   60'
Welton   64'
Popov   90'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 18,547
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto
23 April 2023 27 Levski Sofia 1–0 Beroe Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Chandarov   80',   90+5'
Petkov   90+3'
Popov   90+7'		 Report Cascardo   35'
Lambulić   53'
Moise   81'
Henrique   86'
Triboulet   90+9'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Asen Chandarov
29 April 2023 28 Botev Plovdiv 0–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3 Kolev   90+2'
Souprayen   90+6'
Sekulić   90+12'		 Report Welton   21'
Ricardinho   65'
Chandarov   76'
Krastev   90+7'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 17,876
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ricardinho
4 May 2023 29 Levski Sofia 2–0 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Ricardinho   27'
Kraev   55'
Andreev   55'
Krastev   69'
Ronaldo   76'		 Report Cheshmedjiev   60'
Stojanovski   72'
Stanoev   73'
Jakubiak   76'
Aleksandrov   83'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,865
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ronaldo
8 May 2023 30 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
17:45 UTC+3 Karakashev   42'
Giovanny   60',   88'
Iliev   90+3'
Pe. Andreev   90+5'
Pirgov   90+8'		 Report Petris   90' Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Giovanny

Championship round edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 35 26 7 2 81 27 +54 85 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 35 26 6 3 65 17 +48 84 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 CSKA 1948 35 17 13 5 55 28 +27 64
4 Levski Sofia (O) 35 17 10 8 47 22 +25 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 15 9 11 35 34 +1 54[a]
6 Cherno More 35 15 9 11 39 35 +4 54[a]
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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.[29]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3, Cherno More 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Lokomotiv Plovdiv +2, Cherno More -2.
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 2 1 2 9 8  +1 7 1 0 1 2 3  −1 1 1 1 7 5  +2

Last updated: 7 June 2023.
Source: See results

Results by round edit
Round12345
GroundAAHAH
ResultDWWLL
Position44444
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
14 May 2023 31 CSKA 1948 2–2 Levski Sofia Bistritsa
20:00 UTC+3 Chochev   2'
Umarbayev   48'
Kolev   90+3'		 Report Ricardinho   18'
Welton   25'
Petris   36'
van der Kaap   74'		 Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: 500
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Plamen Andreev
20 May 2023 32 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–3 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3 Pirgov   18'
Karakashev   26'
Zebli   39'		 Report Ricardinho   35'
Popov   40',   41'
Krastev   79'
El Jemili   81'
Chandarov   83'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
26 May 2023 33 Levski Sofia 2–1 Cherno More Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Ricardinho   17', 71'
Ronaldo   45+2'
van der Kaap   90+6'		 Report Machado   12',   90+8'
Panov   14'
Dimov   42'
Vasilev   53'
Dyulgerov   71'
Drobarov   89'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ricardinho
3 June 2023 34 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–2 Levski Sofia Razgrad
20:30 UTC+3 Despodov   23' (pen.)
Plastun   42'
Nonato   44'
Piotrowski   66'
Thiago   72',   73'		 Report Stefanov   15',   33'
Krastev   60'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 5,733
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Kiril Despodov
7 June 2023 35 Levski Sofia 0–2 CSKA Sofia Sofia
18:45 UTC+3 Sundberg   72'   80' Report Heintz   35'
Geferson   58'
Nazon   59',   61'
Vion   62'
Turitsov   79'
Busatto   79'
Youga   90+2'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 17,233
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

European play-off final edit

11 June 2023 Levski Sofia 2–0 Arda Sofia
19:00 UTC+3 Welton   36', 58',   87'
Andreev   71'
Mitkov   76'
Tsunami   90+3'		 Report Toungara   5'
A. Petkov   38'
Borukov   41'
Gospodinov   67'
Georgiev   79'
Stoev   90+3'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe

Bulgarian Cup edit

Main article: 2022–23 Bulgarian Cup
19 November 2022 Round of 32 Vihren 1–4 Levski Sofia Sandanski
13:30 UTC+2 Udoji   7',   72'
Georgiev   35'
Ivanov   54'
Tameghi   57'
Hristov   61'
Ghilas   90+1'		 Report Ronaldo   24'
Kraev   31'
Welton   64'
Milanov   72' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spartak
Attendance: 4,778
Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
4 December 2022 Round of 16 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 Levski Sofia Razgrad
13:30 UTC+2 Piotrowski   24'
Thiago   69'
Tekpetey   79'
Verdon   90+9'		 Report van der Kaap   12'
Córdoba   41',   90'
Welton   60'
Kraev   90+2'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Bulgarian Supercup edit

Main article: 2022 Bulgarian Supercup
1 September 2022 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–2
(4–3 p)		 Levski Sofia Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Verdon   23'
Tekpetey   26'
Piotrowski   38'
Cicinho   45+1'
Despodov   68', 72' (pen.)
Plastun   71'
Thiago   76'
Rick   79'		 Report Córdoba   7'
Kraev   25'
Milanov   41'
Stefanov   47'
Andreev   70'
van der Kaap   77',   90+2'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 21,342
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Penalties
Cauly  
Rick  
Cicinho  
Thiago  
Verdon  		   Popov
  Petkov
  Córdoba
  Bari
  Mitkov

UEFA Europa Conference League edit

Further information: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round edit

Further information: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § Second qualifying round
21 July 2022 1st leg Levski Sofia   2–0   PAOK Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3 Welton   1',   28'
Bari   19'
Galchev   75'		 Report A. Živković   56'
Kurtić   81'
Douglas Augusto   84'
Sastre   90'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 14,123
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
28 July 2022 2nd leg PAOK   1–1
(1–3 agg.)		   Levski Sofia Thessaloniki, Greece
20:30 UTC+3 Kurtić   13'
Dantas   56'
Kargas   63'
Douglas Augusto   64'   72'
Vieirinha   80'   81'
Ingason   86'		 Report Ronaldo   25'
Bari   72'
Krastev   77'
van der Kaap   89'		 Stadium: Toumba
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)

Third qualifying round edit

Further information: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § Third qualifying round
4 August 2022 1st leg Ħamrun Spartans   0–1   Levski Sofia Ta' Qali, Malta[note 2]
19:30 UTC+2 Borg   8'
Guillaumier   10'		 Report Krastev   11',   90+5'
Córdoba   43'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,135
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
11 August 2022 2nd leg Levski Sofia   1–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(1–4 p)		   Ħamrun Spartans Sofia, Bulgaria
21:00 UTC+3 Tsunami   90+1'
Welton   103'		 Report Bjeličić   3'
Corbalan   3'
Guillaumier   78'
Callegari   88'
Camenzuli   90+2'
Dodô   106'
Freitas   pso		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 16,480
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Penalties
Petkov  
Tsunami  
Krastev  		   Freitas
  Montebello
  Guillaumier
  Fedele

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 11 June 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total First League Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   BUL Plamen Andreev 35 0 33 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF   FRA Jeremy Petris 31 1 23+3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
5 DF   NED Kellian van der Kaap 35 1 18+10 0 2 0 1 1 4 0
6 DF   BRA Wenderson Tsunami 37 2 30+1 1 2 0 1 0 2+1 1
8 MF   BUL Andrian Kraev 37 3 28+3 2 2 1 1 0 1+2 0
9 FW   BRA Ricardinho 17 9 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   BUL Ivelin Popov 31 5 23+4 5 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 FW   ESP Jawad El Jemili 11 0 2+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   BUL Nikolay Mihaylov 8 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
14 MF   BUL Iliyan Stefanov 30 4 14+12 4 0+1 0 1 0 0+2 0
17 FW   BRA Welton Felipe 42 8 34+1 5 2 2 1 0 4 1
18 FW   BRA Ronaldo 41 5 32+2 3 2 1 1 0 4 1
19 FW   MAR Bilal Bari 11 3 3+3 2 0 0 0+1 0 4 1
20 MF   BUL Asen Chandarov 17 2 5+12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   CRO Ante Blažević 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   BUL Patrick-Gabriel Galchev 20 1 8+7 1 1+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
23 DF   GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg 37 0 32 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
27 MF   BUL Asen Mitkov 21 0 2+14 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
30 MF   BUL Filip Krastev 40 9 33+1 8 1 0 1 0 4 1
33 DF   PAN José Córdoba 31 0 25 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
50 DF   BUL Kristian Dimitrov 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 MF   BUL Antoan Stoyanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 FW   BUL Marin Petkov 40 4 8+26 4 1 0 0+1 0 0+4 0
99 GK   BUL Ivan Andonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players from the reserve team:
16 DF   BUL Aleksandar Bozhilov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW   BUL Borislav Rupanov 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   BUL Dimitar Andonov 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   BUL Kristiyan Yovov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   BUL Denis Dinev 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF   BUL Deyvid Mihalev 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
4 MF   CUW Nathan Holder 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
11 MF   BUL Zdravko Dimitrov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season:
4 DF   BUL Ivan Goranov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   BUL Georgi Milanov 24 4 15+3 2 2 1 1 1 3 0
10 MF   BUL Radoslav Tsonev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF   NGA Shehu Abdullahi 9 0 3+5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   BUL Dimitar Kostadinov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 DF   SUI Dragan Mihajlović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets edit

As of 11 June 2023
Rank Goalkeeper FPL BC BSC UECL Total
1   Plamen Andreev 22 0 0 0 22
2   Nikolay Mihaylov 1 0 0 2 3
Total 23 0 0 2 25

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

N P Nat. Name First League Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Conference League Total Notes
                             
1 GK   Plamen Andreev 2 1 3
2 DF   Jeremy Petris 5 5
5 DF   Kellian van der Kaap 5 1 1 1 8
6 DF   Wenderson Tsunami 9 9
7 MF   Georgi Milanov 4 4
8 MF   Andrian Kraev 9 1 1 1 11 1
10 MF   Ivelin Popov 8 1 9
11 FW   Jawad El Jemili 1 1
12 MF   Shehu Abdullahi 1 1 2
14 MF   Iliyan Stefanov 2 1 3
17 FW   Welton Felipe 3 2 5
18 FW   Ronaldo 3 3
19 FW   Bilal Bari 1 1 2
20 MF   Asen Chandarov 5 5
22 DF   Patrick-Gabriel Galchev 1 1 2
23 DF   Noah Sonko Sundberg 5 1 1 5 1 1
27 MF   Asen Mitkov 2 2
30 MF   Filip Krastev 5 1 6
33 DF   José Córdoba 2 1 1 1 5
88 FW   Marin Petkov 3 3

Last updated: 11 June 2023
Source: soccerway
Ordered by  ,   and  
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Due to a punishment on Levski by the BFU, the match was played at a neutral ground.
  2. ^ Ħamrun Spartans are playing their home matches at the National Stadium, Ta' Qali, instead of their regular venue, the Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun, which does not meet UEFA requirements.
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