2022–23 PFC Levski Sofia 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)

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.

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
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

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
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

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
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

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 20 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
13 Nikolay Mihaylov  Bulgaria GK 37 EU 2024 Omonia Free Originally from Youth system
99 Ivan Andonov  Bulgaria GK 21 EU Youth system W/S
Defenders
2 Jeremy Petris  France RB/RW 27 EU 2023 Tsarsko Selo Free
5 Kellian van der Kaap  Netherlands CB/DM 26 EU 2024 Viborg Free Second nationality: Cameroon
6 Wenderson Tsunami  Brazil LB 29 Non-EU 2024 Botafogo-PB Free
21 Ante Blažević  Croatia RB 29 EU 2024 Željezničar Free
22 Patrick-Gabriel Galchev  Bulgaria RB/LB/RW 24 EU 2024 Youth system W/S Second nationality: Spain
23 Noah Sonko Sundberg  Gambia CB/RB 29 EU 2024 Östersund Free Second nationality: Sweden
33 José Córdoba  Panama CB/LB 24 Non-EU 2025 Etar Undisclosed
50 Kristian Dimitrov  Bulgaria CB 28 EU 2024 Hajduk Split Free
Midfielders
8 Andrian Kraev  Bulgaria DM 26 EU 2024 Hebar Free Originally from Youth system
10 Ivelin Popov  Bulgaria AM/CF/RW 37 EU 2024 Sochi Free Originally from Youth system
14 Iliyan Stefanov  Bulgaria AM 26 EU 2024 Beroe Free Originally from Youth system
20 Asen Chandarov  Bulgaria AM/CM 26 EU 2024 Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed Originally from Youth system
27 Asen Mitkov  Bulgaria AM/CM 20 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
30 Filip Krastev  Bulgaria AM/CM 23 EU 2023 Lommel Loan
71 Antoan Stoyanov  Bulgaria DM/CM 20 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
Forwards
9 Ricardinho  Brazil CF/LW/RW 24 Non-EU 2025 Grêmio Free Second nationality: Portugal
11 Jawad El Jemili  Spain RW/LW/AM 22 EU 2026 Akritas Chlorakas Undisclosed Second nationality: Morocco
17 Welton Felipe  Brazil LW/CF 27 Non-EU 2025 Botafogo-PB Undisclosed
18 Ronaldo  Brazil RW/CF 24 Non-EU 2025 Bahia Undisclosed
19 Bilal Bari  Morocco CF 27 EU 2024 Montana 50 000 € Second nationality: France
88 Marin Petkov  Bulgaria RW/CF/AM 21 EU 2024 Youth system W/S

Performance overview

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies

Summer

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

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

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

Preliminary stage

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

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
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
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ResultLWLDWDWWWLWWWDDDDLLDDWWWWDWWWL
Position1281012810876787555676887764455444
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

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

League table

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
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
Round12345
GroundAAHAH
ResultDWWLL
Position44444
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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

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

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

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

Further information: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

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

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

Appearances and goals

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

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

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

  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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