2005–06 PFC Levski Sofia season

The 2005–06 season was Levski Sofia's 84th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2005–06 season.

Levski Sofia
2005–06 season
ChairmanBulgaria Todor Batkov
ManagerBulgaria Stanimir Stoilov
StadiumGeorgi Asparuhov Stadium (domestic games)
Vasil Levski National Stadium (European matches)
A Group Champions
Bulgarian Cup3rd round
Bulgarian SupercupWinner
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Valeri Domovchiyski
Dimitar Telkiyski (11 goals)

All:
Valeri Domovchiyski
Emil Angelov (13 goals)

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BUL Georgi Petkov
3 DF   BUL Zhivko Milanov
4 DF   BUL Igor Tomašić[2]
6 MF   NGA Richard Eromoigbe
7 MF   BUL Daniel Borimirov
8 MF   BUL Bogomil Dyakov
10 MF   BUL Hristo Yovov
11 DF   BUL Elin Topuzakov
12 GK   BUL Bozhidar Mitrev
13 MF   BUL Asen Bukarev
16 MF   BUL Mariyan Ognyanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   BUL Valeri Domovchiyski
18 MF   BUL Miroslav Ivanov
20 MF   BUL Stanislav Angelov
21 MF   BUL Dimitar Telkiyski
23 FW   NGA Ekundayo Jayeoba
24 MF   BUL Nikolay Dimitrov
25 DF   BUL Lúcio Wagner
27 MF   FRA Cédric Bardon
28 FW   BUL Emil Angelov
77 MF   BUL Milan Koprivarov
88 GK   BUL Nikolay Mihaylov

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   BUL Anton Vergilov (to Rodopa Smolyan)
19 FW   BUL Georgi Chilikov (to Nacional Madeira)

Results

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Bulgarian Supercup

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31 July 2005 CSKA Sofia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Levski Sofia Sofia
18:30 Yanev   82' Topuzakov   76' Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 9,894
Referee:   Georgios Kaznaferis
Penalties
Yanev  
Dah Zadi  
Gargorov  
Iliev  
  Topuzakov
  Telkiyski
  Borimirov
  Tomašić

A Group

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Levski Sofia (C) 28 21 5 2 71 23 +48 68 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 28 20 5 3 73 22 +51 65 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Litex Lovech 28 18 6 4 51 22 +29 60
4 Lokomotiv Sofia 28 18 0 10 49 29 +20 54
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 28 11 7 10 43 42 +1 40 Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round
Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(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
28 21 5 2 71 23  +48 68 12 2 0 44 6  +38 9 3 2 27 17  +10

Last updated: 31 May 2006.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHAHA-AHAHAHAHHHAHAH-HAHAHAHA
ResultWWWDDD-WWWWWWLWWWWWWW-WWWDWWDL
Position331222442222222222211211111111
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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7 August 2005 1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–4 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
(EET) Stoynev   31'
Kamburov   90'
Report Koprivarov   16'
Telkiyski   20'
Borimirov   85'
Jayeoba   90+2'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
14 August 2005 2 Marek Dupnitsa 2–3 Levski Sofia Dupnitsa
(EET) Bizhev   15'
Bachev   35'
Report Jayeoba   55', 70'
Koprivarov   77'
Stadium: Bonchuk Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
20 August 2005 3 Levski Sofia 6–0 Neftohimik Burgas Sofia
(EET) Bizhev   15'
Bachev   35'
Report Koprivarov   2' (pen.)
Yovov   22', 83'
Koprivarov   62'
Jayeoba   67', 74'
Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov
28 August 2005 4 Pirin 1922 1–1 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
(EET) Nikolov   33' Report Milanov   38' Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov
11 September 2005 5 Levski Sofia 1–1 CSKA Sofia Sofia
(EET) Telkiyski   38' Report Dimitrov   33' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
18 September 2005 6 Beroe Stara Zagora 4–4 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
(EET) Kwakye   20', 25', 47'
Mitev   75' (pen.)
Report Bardon   10', 52'
S. Angelov   18'
E. Angelov   21'
Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
25 September 2005 7 bye
2 October 2005 8 Cherno More 0–1 Levski Sofia Varna
(EET) Report E. Angelov   78' Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov
16 October 2005 9 Levski Sofia 3–1 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
(EET) Domovchiyski   5' (pen.), 33'
Telkiyski   16'
Report Antunović   66' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
22 October 2005 10 Rodopa Smolyan 1–2 Levski Sofia Smolyan
(EET) Karamanov   90' Report Koprivarov   19'
Tomašić   90+5'
Stadium: Septemvri Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov
28 October 2005 11 Levski Sofia 5–0 Slavia Sofia Sofia
(EET) Borimirov   21', 67'
Domovchiyski   27', 83'
Telkiyski   79'
Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov
7 November 2005 12 Vihren Sandanski 1–2 Levski Sofia Sandanski
(EET) Sofroniev   52' Report E. Angelov   28'
Telkiyski   63'
Stadium: Sandanski Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
19 November 2005 13 Levski Sofia 4–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
(EET) Yovov   34', 44'
Bardon   58'
Borimirov   90'
Report Andonov   50' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
9 December 2005 14 Litex Lovech 1–0 Levski Sofia Lovech
(EET) Novaković   84' Report Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Franz-Xaver Vick (Germany)
4 December 2005 15 Levski Sofia 2–0 Belasitsa Petrich Sofia
(EET) Bardon   26'
Domovchiyski   53'
Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stefan Spasov
4 March 2006 16 Levski Sofia 4–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
(EET) Telkiyski   15', 43'
Domovchiyski   36'
E. Angelov   84'
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
12 March 2006 17 Levski Sofia 2–0 Marek Dupnitsa Sofia
(EET) Domovchiyski   20'
Telkiyski   27'
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Angel Bekyarov
19 March 2006 18 Neftohimik Burgas 0–2 Levski Sofia Burgas
(EET) Report Telkiyski   59'
G. Ivanov   65'
Stadium: Lazur Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
26 March 2006 19 Levski Sofia 3–0 Pirin 1922 Sofia
(EET) G. Ivanov   27'
E. Angelov   38'
Domovchiyski   77'
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 5,692
Referee: Ivaylo Bozev
2 April 2006 20 CSKA Sofia 0–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Report G. Ivanov   59' (pen.) Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 15,846
Referee: Luca Palancha (Italy)
9 April 2006 21 Levski Sofia 2–0 Beroe Stara Zagora Sofia
(EET) G. Ivanov   28'
E. Angelov   90'
Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Angel Bekyarov
15 April 2006 22 bye
19 April 2006 23 Levski Sofia 3–1 Cherno More Sofia
(EET) Bardon   7'
Borimirov   16'
S. Angelov   73'
Report Zhekov   27' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
23 April 2006 24 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Report Domovchiyski   29' (pen.), 36' Stadium: Lokomotiv Sofia)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stefan Spasov
29 April 2006 25 Levski Sofia 6–1 Rodopa Smolyan Sofia
(EET) Borimirov   9'
Bardon   19'
Domovchiyski   37'
Dimitrov   67', 68'
M. Ivanov   90'
Report Lyaskov   12' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev
6 May 2006 26 Slavia Sofia 2–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
(EET) Valkanov   34' Kyumurdzhiev   76' Report Topuzakov   17' Bardon   44' Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov
16 May 2006 27 Levski Sofia 2–0 Rodopa Smolyan Sofia
(EET) Borimirov   45'
Telkiyski   50' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
20 May 2006 28 Botev Plovdiv 1–2 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
(EET) Andonov   90' Report G. Ivanov   11' (pen.) Borimirov   60' Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev
27 May 2006 29 Levski Sofia 1–1 Litex Lovech Sofia
(EET) Telkiyski   35' (pen.) Report Novaković   61' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Johnny Var Ecke (Belgium)
31 May 2006 30 Belasitsa Petrich 2–1 Levski Sofia Petrich
(EET) Eduardo Dos Santos   28'
Marcos Junior   74'
Report Pavlov   90' Stadium: Tsar Samuil Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Martin Bogdev

Bulgarian Cup

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11 November 2005 Second round Haskovo 0–2 Levski Sofia Haskovo
(EET) Report E. Angelov   40'
Telkiyski   71'
Stadium: Haskovo Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Angel Angelov
22 March 2006 Third round Cherno More 3–2 (a.e.t.) Levski Sofia Varna
(EET) Hristov   23'
Kostadinov   36'
Vachev   108'
Report E. Angelov   57'
G. Ivanov   68'
Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov

UEFA Cup

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Second qualifying round

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11 August 2005 1st leg Publikum Celje   1–0   Levski Sofia Celje, Slovenia
19:30 Bersnjak   68' MatchCentre Stadium: Arena Petrol
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Khagani Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
25 August 2005 2nd leg Levski Sofia   3–0
(3–1 agg.)
  Publikum Celje Sofia, Bulgaria
19:15 Yovov   41'   64'
Domovchiyski   69'
MatchCentre Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Costas Theodotou (Cyprus)

First round

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15 September 2005 1st leg Auxerre   2–1   Levski Sofia Auxerre, France
20:15 Poyet   55'
Pieroni   68'
MatchCentre Bardon   34' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
29 September 2005 2nd leg Levski Sofia   1–0
(2–2 (a) agg.)
  Auxerre Sofia, Bulgaria
18:30 Koprivarov   28' MatchCentre Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OM LS HVN CSM DB
1   Marseille 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 2–1
2   Levski Sofia 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6 1–0 1–0
3   Heerenveen 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 2–1 0–0
4   CSKA Moscow 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 1–2 2–1
5   Dinamo București 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4 0–0 1–0
Source: [citation needed]
3 November 2005 1 Levski Sofia   1–0   Dinamo București Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 E. Angelov   90' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)
24 November 2005 2 CSKA Moscow   2–1   Levski Sofia Moscow, Russia
16:30 Vagner Love   49', 73' Report Domovchiyski   90' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland)
1 December 2005 3 Levski Sofia   1–0   Marseille Sofia, Bulgaria
18:30 Yovov   54' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)
14 December 2005 4 Heerenveen   2–1   Levski Sofia Heerenveen, Netherlands
20:45 Samaras   55'
Hanssen   90'
Report M. Ivanov   53' Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Zsolt Szabo (Hungary)

Round of 32

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15 February 2006 1st leg Artmedia Bratislava   0–1   Levski Sofia Trnava, Slovakia
17:30 Report E. Angelov   9' Stadium: Stadion Antona Malatinskeho
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
23 February 2006 2nd leg Levski Sofia   2–0
(3–0 agg.)
  Artmedia Bratislava Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 E. Angelov   14', 27' Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

Round of 16

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9 March 2006 1st leg Udinese   0–0   Levski Sofia Udine, Italy
20:45 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
16 March 2006 2nd leg Levski Sofia   2–1
(2–1 agg.)
  Udinese Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30 Borimirov   51'
Tomašić   63'
Report Tissone   22' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Steve Bennett (England)

Quarter-finals

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30 March 2006 1st leg Levski Sofia   1–3   Schalke 04 Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 Borimirov   6' Report Varela   48'
Lincoln   69'
Asamoah   79'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
6 April 2006 2nd leg Schalke 04   1–1
(4–2 agg.)
  Levski Sofia Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:30 Lincoln   58' Report E. Angelov   24' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Levski Sofia - 2005/06".
  2. ^ Tomašić was born in Kutina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia).
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