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2023–24 PFC Levski Sofia season

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Levski Sofia
2023–24 season
ChairmanNasko Sirakov
ManagerNikolay Kostov
StadiumVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League4th
Bulgarian CupRound of 16
Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ricardinho (9)
All: Ricardinho (11)
Highest home attendance35,000 v. Eintracht Frankfurt
(24 August 2023)
Lowest home attendance1,948 v. Etar
(23 September 2023)
Average home league attendance6,717
Biggest win6–0 v. Lokomotiv Sofia (H)
Biggest defeat1–5 v. Ludogorets Razgrad (A)

The 2023–24 season was Levski Sofia's 103rd 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

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In

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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
7 FW Brazil Fábio Lima 27 Non-EU Brazil ABC Transfer Winter 2026 Free [1]
8 MF Ghana Carlos Ohene 30 Non-EU Bulgaria Hebar Transfer Winter 2025 Undisclosed [2]
17 FW Brazil Everton Bala 25 Non-EU Brazil Mirassol Loan Winter 2024 [3]
23 MF Slovakia Patrik Myslovič 22 EU Slovakia Žilina Transfer Winter 2026 Undisclosed [4]
24 DF Uruguay Joaquín Fernández 25 EU Uruguay Atenas Transfer Winter 2025 Free [5]
37 MF Brazil Darlan 25 Non-EU Brazil Grêmio Transfer Summer 2026 Free [6]
97 MF France Hassimi Fadiga 26 EU France Le Mans Transfer Summer 2025 Free [7]
MF Curaçao Nathan Holder 21 EU Bulgaria Spartak Varna Loan return Summer
MF Bulgaria Zdravko Dimitrov 24 EU Turkey Sakaryaspor Loan return Summer

Out

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
2 DF France Jeremy Petris 26 EU Belgium Charleroi Transfer Winter Undisclosed [8]
7 FW Brazil Ronaldo 23 EU Russia Rostov Transfer Winter Undisclosed [9]
10 MF Bulgaria Ivelin Popov 35 EU Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv Released Summer Free [10]
17 FW Brazil Welton Felipe 26 EU Japan Gamba Osaka Transfer Winter Undisclosed [11]
21 DF Croatia Ante Blažević 27 EU Croatia Croatia Zmijavci Released Summer Free [12]
23 DF The Gambia Noah Sonko Sundberg 27 EU Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Transfer Summer Undisclosed [13]
30 MF Bulgaria Filip Krastev 21 EU Belgium Lommel Loan return Summer
37 MF Brazil Darlan 25 Non-EU China Wuhan Three Towns Transfer Winter Undisclosed [14]

Loans out

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
MF Bulgaria Zdravko Dimitrov 24 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Summer [15]
MF Bulgaria Antoan Stoyanov 18 EU Italy Empoli Summer [16]
MF Bulgaria Zdravko Dimitrov 25 EU Turkey Sakaryaspor Winter [17]
MF Curaçao Nathan Holder 21 EU Bulgaria Sportist Svoge Winter [18]

Squad

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Updated on 1 March 2024.[19]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Ends Signed from Transfer fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Plamen Andreev  Bulgaria GK 19 EU 2025 Youth system W/S
13 Nikolay Mihaylov  Bulgaria GK 36 EU 2024 Cyprus Omonia Free Originally from Youth system
99 Ivan Andonov  Bulgaria GK 20 EU 2026 Youth system W/S
Defenders
4 Viktor Lyubenov  Bulgaria CB/LB 18 EU 2026 Youth system W/S
5 Kellian van der Kaap  Netherlands CB/DM 26 EU 2026 Denmark Viborg Free Second nationality: Cameroon
6 Wenderson Tsunami  Brazil LB 28 Non-EU 2026 Brazil Botafogo-PB Free Second nationality: Bulgaria
22 Patrik-Gabriel Galchev  Bulgaria RB/LB/RW 23 EU 2026 Youth system W/S Second nationality: Spain
24 Joaquín Fernández  Uruguay CB/LB 25 EU 2025 Uruguay Atenas Free Second nationality: Italy
33 José Córdoba  Panama CB/LB 23 Non-EU 2025 Bulgaria Etar Undisclosed
50 Kristian Dimitrov  Bulgaria CB 27 EU 2026 Croatia Hajduk Split Free
77 Deyvid Mihalev  Bulgaria RB/DM/CM 18 EU Youth system W/S
Midfielders
8 Carlos Ohene  Ghana DM 31 Non-EU 2025 Bulgaria Hebar Undisclosed
10 Asen Mitkov  Bulgaria AM/CM 19 EU 2025 Youth system W/S
14 Iliyan Stefanov  Bulgaria AM 26 EU 2025 Bulgaria Beroe Free Originally from Youth system
15 Aleksandar Bozhilov  Bulgaria DM/LB 18 EU Youth system W/S
20 Asen Chandarov  Bulgaria AM/CM 26 EU 2026 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed Originally from Youth system
21 Kristiyan Yovov  Bulgaria AM 18 EU Youth system W/S
23 Patrik Myslovič  Slovakia AM 23 EU 2026 Slovakia Žilina Free
97 Hassimi Fadiga  France AM/LW/SS 27 EU 2025 France Le Mans Free Second nationality: Guinea
Forwards
7 Fábio Lima  Brazil LW/RW/AM 27 Non-EU 2026 Brazil ABC Free
9 Ricardinho  Brazil CF/LW/RW 23 Non-EU 2025 Brazil Grêmio Free
11 Jawad El Jemili  Spain RW/LW/AM 22 EU 2026 Cyprus Akritas Chlorakas Undisclosed Second nationality: Morocco
16 Preslav Bachev  Bulgaria CF 18 EU 2026 Youth system W/S
17 Everton Bala  Brazil RW/LW 25 Non-EU 2024 Brazil Mirassol Loan
19 Bilal Bari  Morocco CF 26 EU 2024 Bulgaria Montana €50 000 Second nationality: France
88 Marin Petkov  Bulgaria RW/CF/AM 21 EU 2027 Youth system W/S

Performance overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First League 15 July 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 4th 35 19 7 9 50 30 +20 054.29
Bulgarian Cup 22 November 2023 6 December 2023 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 31 August 2023 Second qualifying round Play-off round 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 43 23 9 11 60 37 +23 053.49

Last updated: 26 May 2024
Source: Fixtures

Fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies

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Summer

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25 June 2023 Levski Sofia 2–1 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Bachev 1'
Ricardinho 90' (pen.)		 Report Kondrakov 27' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov)
30 June 2023 Levski Sofia 2–1 Etar Pravets
18:00 UTC+3 Aleksandrov 43' (o.g.)
El Jemili 44'		 Report Chano 49' Stadium: Gradski
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
4 July 2023 Levski Sofia 3–1 Maritsa Plovdiv Pravets
10:30 UTC+3 Chandarov 43'
Stefanov 47'
Ronaldo 79'		 Report Malamov 42' Stadium: Gradski
Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
8 July 2023 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–0 Cyprus APOEL Pravets
18:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Gradski
Referee: Dimitar Burov (Sofia)

Winter

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17 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–3 Hungary Vasas Belek, Turkey
16:00 UTC+3 Tsunami 15'
Stefanov 48'		 Report Hinora 61'
Ihrig-Farkas 72'
Papp 81'		 Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
21 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–2 Ukraine Oleksandriya Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Ricardinho 39' (pen.) Report Shulyanskyi 45'
Kostyshyn 62'		 Stadium: Gloria Sports Arena
23 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–2 Kosovo Dukagjini Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 El Jemili 75' Report Morina 7'
Iseni 14'		 Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
24 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla City Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Ricardinho 23'
Petkov 57' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
30 January 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–3 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Report Klíma 21', 28'
Kubala 43'		 Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
2 February 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Galchev 22' Report Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
3 February 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk U19 Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Fábio Lima 22' (pen.)
Fernández 62'		 Report Drozd 88' Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Sports Complex
7 February 2024 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–1 Latvia Riga Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Petkov 21'
Ricardinho 45' (pen.)
El Jemili 49'		 Report Jurkovskis 6' Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

First League

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Preliminary stage

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Main article: 2023–24 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
League table
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Cherno More 30 18 8 4 47 25 +22 62 Qualification for the Championship group
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 16 7 7 50 34 +16 55
5 Levski Sofia 30 16 6 8 45 26 +19 54
6 Krumovgrad 30 12 8 10 35 35 0 44[a]
7 Botev Plovdiv 30 12 8 10 47 33 +14 44[a] Qualification for the Conference League group
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[20]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Krumovgrad 6, Botev Plovdiv 0.
Results summary
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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 16 6 8 45 26  +19 54 10 2 3 24 6  +18 6 4 5 21 20  +1

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round
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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWLWWDWDWWLDWLLDDWWWWWDWWLLLW
Position1495557884335545566665444444555
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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The league fixtures were announced on 14 June 2023.[21][22]

15 July 2023 1 Levski Sofia 1–2 CSKA 1948 Sofia
18:45 UTC+3 Ricardinho 32'
Petkov Yellow card 60'
Popov Yellow card 82'
Welton Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Pedrinho 41' (pen.)
Rapnouil Yellow card 78'
Héliton 80'
Daskalov Yellow card 81'
Kjartansson Yellow card 87'
Naumov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
22 July 2023 2 Botev Plovdiv 1–3 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
18:45 UTC+3 Akere Yellow card 35'
Sekulić 81'
Nnadi Yellow card 85'		 Report Mitkov Yellow card 18'
Petris Yellow card 35'
Petkov Yellow card 49'
Ricardinho 56' (pen.)
El Jemili 74', 86', Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 9,356
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Jawad El Jemili
30 July 2023 3 Levski Sofia 6–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
21:15 UTC+3 Kraev 20'
El Jemili 38', 51'
Petkov 65'
Ronaldo 72'
Stefanov 79', Yellow card 81'		 Report Dias Yellow card 55' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Jawad El Jemili
6 August 2023 4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
21:15 UTC+3 Giovanny 8'
Minchev 40', Yellow card 72'
Conteh Yellow card 82'		 Report Ricardinho 32'
van der Kaap Yellow card 53'
Popov Yellow card 63'
Welton Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Giovanny
13 August 2023 5 Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
18:45 UTC+3 Mitkov Yellow card 59'
Chandarov Yellow card 72'
Bachev 83'		 Report Perea Yellow card 45+1'
Barrios Yellow card 80'
Mendoza Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Preslav Bachev
3 September 2023 8 Levski Sofia 1–0 Hebar Sofia
21:15 UTC+3 Ronaldo 90+4' Report Nikolaev Yellow card 28'
Nikolov Yellow card 76'
Igonen Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ronaldo
14 September 2023 6 Levski Sofia 2–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Welton Yellow card 45+3', 78'
Dimitrov Yellow card 46'
Tsunami Yellow card 81'
Mitkov 87'		 Report Dyulgerov Yellow card 32'
Bachev Yellow card 63'
Tasev Yellow card 66'
Medved Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
Note: Originally scheduled for 19 August 2023, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Levski's participation in the UECL.[23]
18 September 2023 9 Krumovgrad 2–2 Levski Sofia Plovdiv[note 1]
20:00 UTC+3 Tonev 21'
Velyev Yellow card 52'
Kolev 75'
Miljanović Yellow card 82'
K. Pehlivanov Yellow card 87'
Katsarov Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Tsunami 26'
Ricardinho 32'		 Stadium: Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Kolev
23 September 2023 10 Levski Sofia 1–0 Etar Sofia
20:00 UTC+3 Welton Yellow card 19'
Kraev Yellow card 74'
Mitkov 81'		 Report Stanev Yellow card 45+4'
Hristov Yellow card 68'
Bakalov Yellow card 85'
Stoyanov Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Asen Mitkov
27 September 2023 11 Slavia Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Georgiev Yellow card 37'
Dobrev Yellow card 43'		 Report Tsunami Yellow card 18'
Fadiga Red card 23'
Ronaldo 34'
Darlan Yellow card 50'
Welton 54'
Petris Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
1 October 2023 12 Levski Sofia 0–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Petris Yellow card 14'
Córdoba Yellow card 37'
Tsunami Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Rwan Cruz 25', Yellow card 61'
Piotrowski Yellow card 50'
Caio Vidal Yellow card 58'
Tekpetey Yellow card 69'
Padt Yellow card 80'
Gonçalves Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 9,472
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Rwan Cruz
7 October 2023 13 CSKA Sofia 1–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
14:45 UTC+3 Lindseth 49'
Heintz Yellow card 54'
Youga Yellow card 75'
Estrada Yellow card 75'
Carreazo Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ronaldo 43'
Mitkov Yellow card 48'
Ricardinho Yellow card 75'
Dimitrov Yellow card 75'
Bachev Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 17,532
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth
22 October 2023 14 Levski Sofia 1–0 Cherno More Sofia
16:30 UTC+3 Petris Yellow card 39'
El Jemili 57'
Córdoba Yellow card 87'		 Report Drobarov Red card 22'
Popov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 6,566
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jawad El Jemili
27 October 2023 15 Beroe 2–1 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
19:00 UTC+3 Politino 4'
Laszo Yellow card 23'
Cascardo Yellow card 40'
Godoy 73'
Govea Yellow card 90+5'
Accinelli Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Dimitrov 45'
Mitkov Yellow card 57'
Petkov Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 3,563
Referee: Vasil Minev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Santiago Godoy
1 November 2023 7 Arda 0–0 Levski Sofia Kardzhali
19:30 UTC+2 Krachunov Yellow card 44'
Tetah Yellow card 72'
Borukov Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Tsunami Yellow card 27'
Kraev Yellow card 39'
van der Kaap Yellow card 55'
Córdoba Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Anatoli Gospodinov
Note: Originally scheduled for 27 August 2023, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Levski's participation in the UECL.[25]
7 November 2023 16 CSKA 1948 1–0 Levski Sofia Bistritsa
17:30 UTC+2 Pedrinho Yellow card 36', 59'
Vasilev Yellow card 75'
Vutov Red card 80'		 Report Ricardinho Yellow card 89' Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Pedrinho
12 November 2023 17 Levski Sofia 1–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
15:30 UTC+2 Córdoba Yellow card 8'
Tsunami 18'
Petris Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Perera Yellow card 12'
Baroan 54'
Balogiannis Yellow card 71'
Popov Yellow card 82'
Mertens Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ivelin Popov
27 November 2023 18 Lokomotiv Sofia 2–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Naydenov Yellow card 62'
Mitkov 76', 90+5' (pen.)
França Yellow card 82'
Traoré Yellow card 82'		 Report Petkov 27'
van der Kaap Yellow card 42'
Ricardinho Yellow card 45+2'
Kraev 70'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 630
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Mitkov
2 December 2023 19 Levski Sofia 3–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Dimitrov 14'
Welton 42'
Kraev Yellow card 72'
Ricardinho 85' (pen.)		 Report Ewandro Yellow card 11'
Kamdem Yellow card 46'
Giovanny Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,658
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
9 December 2023 20 Botev Vratsa 0–1 Levski Sofia Vratsa
17:30 UTC+2 Majouga Yellow card 43'
Kunde Yellow card 54'		 Report Chandarov Yellow card 26'
Darlan 32'
Petkov Yellow card 55'
Welton Yellow card 83'
van der Kaap Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 850
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Darlan
17 February 2024 21 Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–2 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
17:00 UTC+2 Komano 16'
Bengyuzov Yellow card 45+2'
Bodurov Yellow card 63'
Varbanov Yellow card 83'		 Report Petkov 7'
Córdoba Red card 34'
Ricardinho 40'
Galchev Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ricardinho
24 February 2024 22 Levski Sofia 4–0 Arda Sofia
17:45 UTC+2 Petkov 9'
Galchev 33'
Fábio Lima 44'
El Jemili 49'
Tsunami Yellow card 78'		 Report Hüseynov Yellow card 48'
Stoev Red card 52'
Krachunov Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 7,900
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Patrik-Gabriel Galchev
4 March 2024 23 Hebar 0–1 Levski Sofia Pazardzhik
17:30 UTC+2 Karakashev Yellow card 77' Report Dimitrov Yellow card 55'
Fábio Lima 74'
Ohene Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Georgi Benkovski
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Fábio Lima
10 March 2024 24 Levski Sofia 0–0 Krumovgrad Sofia
15:15 UTC+2 Mitkov Yellow card 18'
Galchev Red card 40'
Ohene Yellow card 45+2'
Ricardinho Yellow card 75'		 Report Velyev Yellow card 33'
O. Yusein Yellow card 45+2'
Katsarov Yellow card 55'
Patrick Luan Yellow card 72'
Raposo Yellow card 79'
Ali Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Marin Petkov
16 March 2024 25 Etar 0–3 Levski Sofia Veliko Tarnovo
15:15 UTC+2 Morán Yellow card 45'
Van Rankin Yellow card 66'
Stoyanov Yellow card 69'
Guessoum Yellow card 72'
Yankov Yellow card 87'		 Report Dimitrov Yellow card 29'
El Jemili 52', 90+7'
Petkov 82'
Córdoba Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jawad El Jemili
29 March 2024 26 Levski Sofia 2–0 Slavia Sofia Sofia
19:00 UTC+2 Ricardinho Yellow card 32', 38'
Petkov 90+5'		 Report Martinov Yellow card 3'
Vutsov Yellow card 44'
Stoev Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 8,756
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Marin Petkov
3 April 2024 27 Ludogorets Razgrad 5–1 Levski Sofia Razgrad
19:30 UTC+3 Rwan Cruz 3', Yellow card 29'
Piotrowski Yellow card 39', 56'
Terziev 47'
Duah 63'
Caio Vidal 90+2'		 Report Petkov 16', Yellow card 49'
Tsunami Yellow card 21'
Ohene Yellow card 28'
Galchev Yellow card 45+3'
Mihalev Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 4,577
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jakub Piotrowski
7 April 2024 28 Levski Sofia 0–2 CSKA Sofia Sofia
14:45 UTC+3 Andonov Yellow card 24' Report Heintz 61'
Karanga 77', Yellow card 78'
Lindseth Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 25,556
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz
13 April 2024 29 Cherno More 3–1 Levski Sofia Varna
20:15 UTC+3 Isa Yellow card 38', 40'
Calcan Yellow card 65', 67'
Iliev 81'		 Report Ricardinho Yellow card 6', 51'
Ohene Yellow card 60'
Tsunami Yellow card 83'
Bari Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 5,044
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ismail Isa
20 April 2024 30 Levski Sofia 1–0 Beroe Sofia
20:15 UTC+3 Fadiga 76'
Córdoba Yellow card 90+5'
Petkov Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Algarra Yellow card 20'
Zanetti Yellow card 49'
Arthur Motta Yellow card 73'
Squadrone Red card 82'
Govea Yellow card 90'
Akinjogunla Yellow card 90+1'
Ramos Mingo Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Hassimi Fadiga

Championship round

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League table
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 35 26 4 5 87 24 +63 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Cherno More 35 22 9 4 56 26 +30 75 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 CSKA Sofia 35 20 7 8 56 27 +29 67 Qualification for the Conference League play-off
4 Levski Sofia 35 19 7 9 50 30 +20 64
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 17 7 11 53 44 +9 58
6 Krumovgrad 35 13 10 12 45 45 0 49
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.[20]
(C) Champions
Results summary
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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 3 1 1 5 4  +1 10 1 1 0 1 0  +1 2 0 1 4 4  0

Last updated: 26 May 2024.
Source: See results

Results by round
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Round12345
GroundAHAAH
ResultLDWWW
Position54444
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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27 April 2024 31 CSKA Sofia 3–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
16:15 UTC+3 Sanyang Yellow card 15'
Skarsem 25'
Lindseth 35'
Mattheij Yellow card 44'
Carreazo 45'
Karanga Yellow card 45'		 Report El Jemili Yellow card 29'
Fadiga 61'
Córdoba Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 11,948
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Olaus Skarsem
12 May 2024 32 Levski Sofia 0–0 Cherno More Sofia
19:40 UTC+3 Everton Yellow card 74'
Fadiga Yellow card 90'		 Report Dani Martín Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Marin Petkov
18 May 2024 33 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–2 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:15 UTC+3 Ntelo 10'
Peshov Yellow card 60'
Raynov Yellow card 69'
Segura Yellow card 70'
Iliev Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Tsunami 29'
Ricardinho 32'
Ohene Yellow card 73'
Petkov Yellow card 87'
Bari Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Asen Mitkov
22 May 2024 34 Krumovgrad 0–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv[note 1]
16:00 UTC+3 Report Córdoba Yellow card 21'
Tsunami 90+1'		 Stadium: Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Wenderson Tsunami
26 May 2024 35 Levski Sofia 1–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Galchev Yellow card 10'
Fábio Lima 48'
Chandarov Red card 84'		 Report Y. Yordanov Yellow card 66' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Fábio Lima

Bulgarian Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 Bulgarian Cup
22 November 2023 Round of 32 Dunav Ruse 1–3 Levski Sofia Ruse
18:00 UTC+2 Valchev 30'
Georgiev Yellow card 53'
Hasan Yellow card 89'		 Report Galchev Yellow card 18'
Ricardinho 25', 45+2' (pen.), Yellow card 79'
Chandarov Yellow card 46'
Stefanov Red card 53'
Ronaldo 56'		 Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 3,455
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
6 December 2023 Round of 16 Hebar 2–1 Levski Sofia Pazardzhik
14:30 UTC+2 Bastunov 68' (pen.)
Nikolov Yellow card 73'
Kabov 90+9'		 Report Mitkov Yellow card 62'
Welton 90+1'		 Stadium: Georgi Benkovski
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Further information: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

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Further information: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § Second qualifying round
27 July 2023 1st leg Shkupi North Macedonia 0–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Skopje, North Macedonia
21:00 UTC+2 Queven Yellow card 34'
Pintér Yellow card 87'
Ramani Yellow card 89'
Iljazi Yellow card 90+5'
Trapanovski Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Welton 31'
Dimitrov Yellow card 34'
van der Kaap Yellow card 49'
Petris Yellow card 71'
Ronaldo 90+4'		 Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena[note 2]
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)
3 August 2023 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0
(3–0 agg.)		 North Macedonia Shkupi Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3 Chandarov Yellow card 88'
Petkov 90+11', Yellow card 90+11'		 Report Adem Yellow card 35'
Queven Yellow card 49'
Toshevski Yellow card 82'
Trapanovski Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 16,424
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

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Further information: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § Third qualifying round
10 August 2023 1st leg Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel 0–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Be'er Sheva, Israel
20:30 UTC+3 Elias Yellow card 77'
Miguel Vítor Yellow card 87'		 Report Córdoba Yellow card 38'
Kraev Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 8,974
Referee: Miguel Nogueira (Portugal)
17 August 2023 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3 Welton 15'
Mitkov Yellow card 21'
Tsunami Yellow card 77'
Stefanov Yellow card 89'
Ronaldo 90+6'
Andonov Yellow card 90+7'
El Jemili Yellow card 90+9'		 Report Gordana Yellow card 42'
Hélder Lopes Yellow card 64'
Yehezkel Yellow card 66'
Stoyanov 79'
Elias Yellow card 90+9'
Klimala Yellow card 90+10'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 16,832
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

Play-off round

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Further information: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § Play-off round
24 August 2023 1st leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3 Kraev Yellow card 58'
Córdoba Yellow card 83'
Tsunami Yellow card 86'
Fadiga 90+5'		 Report Kolo Muani 6'
Dina Ebimbe Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium[note 3]
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
31 August 2023 2nd leg Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Frankfurt, Germany
20:30 UTC+2 Buta Yellow card 38'
Ngankam 79'
Skhiri 86'		 Report Ronaldo Yellow card 18'
Tsunami Yellow card 27'
Dimitrov Yellow card 34'
van der Kaap Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 26 May 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total First League Bulgarian Cup Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Plamen Andreev 38 0 29+1 0 2 0 6 0
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Lyubenov 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Kellian van der Kaap 32 0 23+2 0 2 0 4+1 0
6 DF Brazil BRA Wenderson Tsunami 38 4 30+1 4 1 0 6 0
7 FW Brazil BRA Fábio Lima 11 3 10+1 3 0 0 0 0
8 MF Ghana GHA Carlos Ohene 14 0 13+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Ricardinho 39 11 27+4 9 2 2 6 0
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Mitkov 32 2 20+5 2 1 0 5+1 0
11 FW Spain ESP Jawad El Jemili 35 8 27+2 8 0 0 3+3 0
13 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Mihaylov 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Bulgaria BUL Iliyan Stefanov 17 1 0+12 1 1+1 0 0+3 0
15 MF Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Bozhilov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Bulgaria BUL Preslav Bachev 9 1 0+9 1 0 0 0 0
17 FW Brazil BRA Everton Bala 12 0 8+4 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Morocco MAR Bilal Bari 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Chandarov 31 0 2+24 0 1+1 0 0+3 0
21 MF Bulgaria BUL Kristiyan Yovov 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 DF Bulgaria BUL Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 31 1 17+9 1 1+1 0 1+2 0
23 MF Slovakia SVK Patrik Myslovič 14 0 8+6 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Uruguay URU Joaquín Fernández 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Panama PAN José Córdoba 35 0 29 0 0 0 6 0
50 DF Bulgaria BUL Kristian Dimitrov 30 2 19+6 2 1 0 4 0
77 DF Bulgaria BUL Deyvid Mihalev 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
88 FW Bulgaria BUL Marin Petkov 35 8 24+7 7 0+1 0 1+2 1
97 MF France FRA Hassimi Fadiga 33 3 16+11 2 2 0 0+4 1
99 GK Bulgaria BUL Ivan Andonov 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Players from the reserve team:
Other players under contract:
MF Bulgaria BUL Andrian Kraev 25 2 12+5 2 2 0 6 0
Players away on loan:
MF Bulgaria BUL Antoan Stoyanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Bulgaria BUL Zdravko Dimitrov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Curaçao CUW Nathan Holder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
2 DF France FRA Jeremy Petris 22 0 16+1 0 1 0 4 0
7 FW Brazil BRA Ronaldo 25 7 17 4 2 1 5+1 2
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivelin Popov 6 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+2 0
17 FW Brazil BRA Welton Felipe 23 6 15+1 3 1 1 6 2
21 DF Croatia CRO Ante Blažević 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF The Gambia GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Bulgaria BUL Filip Krastev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Brazil BRA Darlan 18 1 12 1 1+1 0 3+1 0

Goalscorers

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As of 26 May 2024
Rank Player FPL BC UECL Total
1 Brazil Ricardinho 9 2 0 11
2 Spain Jawad El Jemili 8 0 0 8
Bulgaria Marin Petkov 7 0 1
4 Brazil Ronaldo 4 1 2 7
5 Brazil Welton Felipe 3 1 2 6
6 Brazil Wenderson Tsunami 4 0 0 4
7 France Hassimi Fadiga 2 0 1 3
Brazil Fábio Lima 3 0 0
9 Bulgaria Kristian Dimitrov 2 0 0 2
Bulgaria Andrian Kraev 2 0 0
Bulgaria Asen Mitkov 2 0 0
12 Brazil Darlan 1 0 0 1
Bulgaria Preslav Bachev 1 0 0
Bulgaria Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 1 0 0
Bulgaria Iliyan Stefanov 1 0 0
Total 50 4 6 60

Clean sheets

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As of 26 May 2024
Rank Goalkeeper FPL BC UECL Total
1 Bulgaria Plamen Andreev 17 0 3 20
2 Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov 3 0 0 3
Total 20 0 3 23

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

N P Nat. Name First League Bulgarian Cup Conference League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
5 DF Netherlands Kellian van der Kaap 4 2 6
6 DF Brazil Wenderson Tsunami 7 3 10
8 MF Ghana Carlos Ohene 5 5
9 FW Brazil Ricardinho 6 1 7
10 MF Bulgaria Asen Mitkov 5 1 1 7
11 FW Spain Jawad El Jemili 2 1 3
14 MF Bulgaria Iliyan Stefanov 1 1 1 2 1
16 FW Bulgaria Preslav Bachev 1 1
17 FW Brazil Everton Bala 1 1
19 FW Morocco Bilal Bari 2 2
20 MF Bulgaria Asen Chandarov 2 1 1 1 4 1
22 DF Bulgaria Patrik-Gabriel Galchev 3 1 1 4 1
33 DF Panama José Córdoba 8 1 2 10 1
50 DF Bulgaria Kristian Dimitrov 4 2 6
77 DF Bulgaria Deyvid Mihalev 1 2 3
88 FW Bulgaria Marin Petkov 7 1 8
97 MF France Hassimi Fadiga 1 1 1 1
99 GK Bulgaria Ivan Andonov 1 1 2
MF Bulgaria Andrian Kraev 3 2 5
DF France Jeremy Petris † 5 1 6
MF Bulgaria Ivelin Popov † 2 2
MF Brazil Darlan † 1 1
FW Brazil Ronaldo † 1 1
FW Brazil Welton Felipe † 5 5

Last updated: 26 May 2024
Source: Soccerway
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. † Player left the club during the season.

References

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Specific
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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Krumovgrad will host their matches at Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex, Plovdiv, as their own venue, Krumovgrad Stadium, Krumovgrad, does not meet BFU requirements.[24]
  2. ^ Shkupi played their home match at the Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje, instead of their regular stadium, the Čair Stadium in Skopje, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  3. ^ Levski played their play-off round home match at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, instead of their regular stadium, Stadion Georgi Asparuhov in Sofia.
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