2009–10 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia

2009–10 season
Chairman	Todor Batkov
Manager	Emil Velev (until 23 July) Ratko Dostanic (until 18 October) Georgi Ivanov (caretaker until 14 May 2010)
A PFG	3rd Place
Bulgarian Cup	Third Round
UEFA Champions League	Playoff Round
UEFA Europa League	Group Stage
Bulgarian Supercup	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: Hristo Yovov (11) All: Hristo Yovov (14)
Highest home attendance	20 000 vs CSKA (27 March 2009)
Lowest home attendance	1 000 vs Beroe (18 October 2010)
Home colours Away colours
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First-team squad

Current squad

As of 4 July 2009 (according to latest announcements) Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Georgi Petkov (captain) 2 DF Victor Genev 3 DF Zhivko Milanov 5 DF Youssef Rabeh 6 MF Rachid Tiberkanine 8 MF Georgi Sarmov 9 FW Georgi Ivanov 10 MF Hristo Yovov 11 FW Georgi Hristov 12 GK Bozhidar Mitrev 14 DF Veselin Minev 15 DF Chakib Benzoukane 16 MF Marian Ognyanov 19 FW Ivan Tsachev

No. Position Player 20 MF Joaozinho 21 FW Ze Soares 22 MF Darko Tasevski 23 DF David Bystron 24 FW Nikolay Dimitrov 25 DF Lucio Wagner 27 MF Cedric Bardon 28 FW Aleksandar Kirov 29 FW Ismail Isa Mustafa 30 MF Lachezar Baltanov 31 GK Tzvetan Dimitrov 45 MF Vladimir Gadzhev 55 DF Yordan Miliev

Transfers

Summer transfers

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 11 DF Elin Topuzakov (free-agent) 16 MF Mariyan Ognyanov (loan return from Belasitsa) 17 FW Deniran Ortega (on loan from Slavia Sofia) 27 MF Cedric Bardon (from Anorthosis Famagusta) 70 MF Sasa Simonovic (from Loko Mezdra)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 4 MF Georgi Chakarov (on loan to Sportist) 9 FW Georgi Ivanov (wasn't indexed because of an injury) 17 MF Georgi Nedyalkov (on loan to Sportist) 18 MF Miroslav Ivanov (to Montana) 19 FW Ivan Tsachev (on loan to Pirin) 23 DF David Bystron (on loan to FC Viktoria Plzen) 26 DF Martin Dimov (on loan to Sportist) 29 FW Ismail Isa (on loan to Lokomotiv Mezdra) 34 DF Dimitar Dimitrov (on loan to Spartak Plovdiv) 52 DF Stefan Stanchev (on loan to Pirin) 70 MF Filipe da Costa (to C.D. Nacional) MF Dzuneit Yashar (to Slavia) MF Ivo Mikhailov (to Chavdar Etropole) DF Todor Stoev (to Chavdar Etropole)

Winter transfers

In: No. Position Player 4 DF Stefan Stanchev (loan return from Pirin) 6 MF Michael Tawiah (from Lokomotiv Mezdra)[1] 7 MF Aleksandar Aleksandrov (from Cherno More)[2] 19 FW Miroslav Antonov (from Sportist)[3] 21 DF Peter Petras (from Slovan Bratislava) FW Ivan Tsachev (loan return from Pirin)

Out: No. Position Player 3 DF Zhivko Milanov (to Vaslui)[4] 5 DF Youssef Rabeh (to Anzhi Makhachkala)[5] 17 FW Deniran Ortega (loan return to Slavia Sofia) 21 MF Ze Soares (to Metalurh Donetsk)[6] 28 FW Aleksandar Kirov (on loan to Lokomotiv Mezdra) 43 FW Boyan Tabakov (on loan to Lokomotiv Mezdra) 44 MF Borislav Baldzhiyski (on loan to Lokomotiv Mezdra) 50 DF Simeon Ivanov (to Rayo Vallecano) 99 FW Georgi Hristov (on loan to Wisla Krakow)

Fixtures

Supercup

Levski Sofia v Litex

1 August 2009	Levski Sofia	1 – 0	Litex	Sofia
18:00	Bardon  65'	Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 7 000 Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik)

Bulgarian A PFG

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Levski v Botev Plovdiv

8 August 2009 Round 1	Levski	5 – 0	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
18:00 EEST	Krastovchev  6' Miliev  15' Tasevski  66' Ortega  73'  77'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 5 000 Referee: Vihren Manev (Sofia)

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Minyor v Levski

15 August 2009 Round 2	Minyor	0 – 2	Levski	Pernik
16:00 EEST		Report	Yovov  79' Ortega  84'	Stadium: Minyor Attendance: 5 000 Referee: Vihren Manev (Sofia)

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Levski v Litex

25 November 2009 Round 3	Levski	2 – 2	Litex	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Ze Soares  48' Yovov  57'	Report	Nikolov  11' Niflore  89'	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 10 000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

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Slavia v Levski

29 August 2009 Round 4	Slavia	1 – 3	Levski	Slavia
16:00 EEST	Junior  79'	Report	Bardon  2' Ze Soares  45' Dimitrov  90'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 5 000 Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik)

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Levski v Loko Sofia

12 September 2009 Round 5	Levski	1 – 2	Loko Sofia	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Yovov  60'	Report	Karadzhinov  52' Kamburov  64' (pen.)	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 4 000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

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CSKA v Levski

20 September 2009 Round 6	CSKA	2 – 0	Levski	Sofia
20:00 EEST	Stoyanov  15' Stoyanov  65'	Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 17 000 Referee: Anton Genov (Sofia)

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Levski v Chernomorets

27 September 2009 Round 7	Levski	0 – 1	Chernomorets	Lovech
19:30 EEST		Report	Dyankov  52'	Stadium: Lovech Attendance: 1 500 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov (Sofia)

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Loko Plovdiv v Levski

4 October 2009 Round 8	Loko Plovdiv	2 – 2	Levski	Plovdiv
15:00 EEST	Iliev  51' Dakson  90'	Report	Bardon  34' (pen.) Yovov  44'	Stadium: Lauta Attendance: 5 000 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Sandanski)

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Levski v Beroe

18 October 2009 Round 9	Levski	0 – 1	Beroe	Sofia
19:30 EEST		Report	Dimitrov  83'	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1 000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

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Sportist v Levski

25 October 2009 Round 10	Sportist	2 – 3	Levski	Sofia
15:00 EEST	Simov  6' Antonov  82' (pen.)	Report	Yovov  31' Sarmov  69' Krastovchev  86'	Stadium: Chavdar Tsvetkov Attendance: 2 000 Referee: Georgi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

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Levski v Loko Mezdra

31 October 2009 Round 11	Levski	3 – 1	Loko Mezdra	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Bardon  50' Sarmov  64' Krastovchev  66'	Report	Hazurov  40'	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1 000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

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Pirin v Levski

8 November 2009 Round 12	Pirin	0 – 2	Levski	Kyustendil
15:00 EEST		Report	Tasevski  32' Krastovchev  90'	Stadium: Osogovo Attendance: 2 000 Referee: Kolyo Danev (Varna)

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Levski v Cherno More

21 November 2009 Round 13	Levski	3 – 0	Cherno More	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Joaozinho  23' Bardon  28' (pen.) Dimitrov  74'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 4 000 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov (Sofia)

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Levski v Montana

28 November 2009 Round 14	Levski	3 – 1	Montana	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Luiz Eduardo  26' (o.g.) Hristov  42' Joaozinho  48'	Report	Beto  45'	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 2 000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

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Sliven v Levski

6 December 2009 Round 15	Sliven	1 – 0	Levski	Sliven
14:00 EEST	Hristov  74'	Report		Stadium: Hadzhi Dimitar Attendance: 4 000 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov (Sofia)

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Botev Plovdiv v Levski

27 February 2010 Round 16	Botev Plovdiv	0 – 3	Levski
14:00 EEST		Match awarded due to excluding of Botev Plovdiv.

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Levski v Minyor

7 March 2010 Round 17	Levski	3 – 1	Minyor	Sofia
15:00 EEST	Joaozinho  21' Bardon  90' (pen.) Joaozinho  90+3'	Report	Iliev  13'	Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Attendance: 6 000 Referee: Angel Angelov (Sofia)

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Litex v Levski

14 March 2010 Round 18	Litex	3 – 0	Levski	Lovech
19:30 EEST	Doka  30' Popov  45' Yanev  87'	Report		Stadium: Lovech Attendance: 6 000 Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik)

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Levski v Slavia

20 March 2010 Round 19	Levski	3 – 0	Slavia	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Reinette  21' (o.g.) Yovov  55' Dimitrov  64'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 4 000 Referee: Georgi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

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Loko Sofia v Levski

24 March 2010 Round 20	Loko Sofia	2 – 0	Levski	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Atanasov  1' Genkov  79'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 5 000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

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Levski v CSKA

27 March 2010 Round 21	Levski	0 – 0	CSKA	Sofia
19:30 EEST		Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Anton Genov (Sofia)

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Chernomorets v Levski

4 April 2010 Round 22	Chernomorets	1 – 1	Levski	Burgas
19:30 EEST	Krumov  68'	Report	Bardon  34' (pen.)	Stadium: Lazur Attendance: 12 500 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Sandanski)

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Levski v Loko Plovdiv

4 April 2010 Round 23	Levski	2 – 0	Loko Plovdiv	Sofia
17:00 EEST	Petras  45' Antonov  70'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 4 500 Referee: Kolyo Danev (Varna)

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Beroe v Levski

14 April 2010 Round 24	Beroe	1 – 3	Levski	Stara Zagora
15:00 EEST	Ivanov  2'	Report	Dimitrov  5' Antonov  16' Yovov  30'	Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 10 000 Referee: Anton Genov (Sofia)

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Levski v Sportist Svoge

17 April 2010 Round 25	Levski	5 – 0	Sportist Svoge	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Antonov  22'  35' Aleks  49'  90' Tasevski  64'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1 000 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Sandanski)

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Loko Mezdra v Levski

20 April 2010 Round 26	Loko Mezdra	1 – 1	Levski	Mezdra
15:00 EEST	Iliev  10'	Report	Baltanov  72'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 1 000 Referee: Georgi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

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Levski v Pirin

24 April 2010 Round 27	Levski	2 – 0	Pirin	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Yovov  36'  44'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1 000 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed (Aytos)

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Cherno More v Levski

2 May 2010 Round 28	Cherno More	1 – 1	Levski	Varna
17:30 EEST	Bozhilov  18'	Report	Gadzhev  83'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 7 000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Varna)

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Montana v Levski

9 May 2010 Round 29	Montana	0 – 2	Levski	Montana
17:30 EEST		Report	Aleks  38' Yovov  61'	Stadium: Ogosta Attendance: 4 000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

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Levski v Sliven

16 May 2010 Round 30	Levski	2 – 0	Sliven	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Yovov  21' Petras  73'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 3 000 Referee: Angel Angelov (Sofia)

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Bulgarian Cup

Second round

Brestnik v Levski

9 December 2009	Brestnik	0 – 2	Levski	Bansko
14:00 EEST		Report	Dembele  26' Miliev  69'	Stadium: St Petar Attendance: 6 000 Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia))

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Levski advanced to Third round.

Third round

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Cherno More Varna v Levski

13 December 2009	Cherno More Varna	4 – 1	Levski	Varna
13:30 EEST	Iliev  29',  50' Georgiev  45' Dyakov  88'	Report	Milanov  39' Rabeh  15'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 2 500 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov

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Europe

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

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Levski v Sant Julia

15 July 2009 Leg 1	Levski	4 – 0	Sant Julia	Sofia
19:30 EEST	Tasevski  49' Hristov  64'  72' Gadzhev  82'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 10 000 Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)

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Sant Julia v Levski

21 July 2009 Leg 2	Sant Julia	0 – 5	Levski	Sant Julia de Loria, Andorra
17:00 WEST		Report	Mariyan Ognyanov  23'  40' Yovov  34' Tsachev  83' Kirov  87'	Stadium: Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall Attendance: 200 Referee: Junni Huutia (Finland)

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Levski advanced to the Third Qualifying round.

UEFA Champions League

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FK Baku v Levski

28 July 2009 Leg 1	FK Baku	0 – 0	Levski	Baku, Azerbaijan
17:00 WEST		Report		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Sven Odvar Moen (Norway)

Levski v FK Baku

5 August 2009 Leg 2	Levski	2 – 0	FK Baku	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 WEST	Hristo Yovov  64' Hristov  80'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Stefan Johaneson (Sweden)

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Levski advanced to the Playoff Round.

UEFA Champions League

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Levski v Debrecen

19 August 2009 Leg 1	Levski	1 – 2	Debrecen	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 WEST	Bardon  51'	Report	Bodnar  12' Cvitkovics  76'	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 18 000 Referee: Laurent Duhamelle (France)

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Debrecen v Levski

25 August 2009 Leg 2	Debrecen	2 – 0	Levski	Budapest, Hungary
21:45 WEST	Varga  13' Rudolf  35'	Report		Stadium: Puskas Ferenc Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

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UEFA Europa League

UEFA Europa League group stage

Villarreal v Levski Sofia

17 September 2009 21:05

Villarreal	1 – 0	Levski Sofia
Nilmar  72'	Report

El Madrigal, Villarreal Attendance: 5,244 Referee: Mike Dean (England)

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Levski Sofia v Lazio

1 October 2009 19:00

Levski Sofia	0 – 4	Lazio
	Report	Matuzalem  22' Zarate  45+1' Meghni  67' Rocchi  74'

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Nikolay Ivanov (Russia)

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Red Bull Salzburg v Levski Sofia

22 October 2009 19:00

Red Bull Salzburg	1 – 0	Levski Sofia
Svento  45+2'	Report

Red Bull Arena, Salzburg Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Hannes Kaasik (Estonia)

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Levski Sofia v Red Bull Salzburg

5 November 2009 21:05

Levski Sofia	0 – 1	Red Bull Salzburg
	Report	Schiemer  90+3'

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Cuneyt Cak?r (Turkey)

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Levski Sofia v Villarreal

2 December 2009 19:00

Levski Sofia	0 – 2	Villarreal
	Report	Rossi  36' Senna  84'

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

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Lazio v Levski Sofia

17 December 2009 21:05

Lazio	0 – 1	Levski Sofia
	Report	Yovov  61'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 3,000 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Red Bull Salzburg	6	6	0	0	9	2	+7	18
Villarreal	6	3	0	3	8	6	+2	9
Lazio	6	2	0	4	9	10	?1	6
Levski Sofia	6	1	0	5	1	9	?8	3

References

1. "Майкъл Тевия подписа с Левски". 29 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
2. "Черно море продаде Кривия на Левски". 6 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
3. "Levski and Sportist Svoge sign an agreement for the transfer of Miroslav Antonov". Levski.bg. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
4. "Zhivko Milanov becomes player of FC Vaslui". Levski.bg. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
5. "Youssef Rabeh transferred to Anzhi". Levski.bg. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
6. "Metallurg signed contracts with Ze Soares". Metallurg.donetsk.ua. Retrieved 2010-01-20.

External links

• Levski Sofia official website
• 2009–10 Levski Sofia season