Levski Karlovo (Bulgarian: Левски Карлово) is a Bulgarian football club based in Karlovo, Plovdiv Province. Founded in 1923, it currently competes in the South-East Third League.[1] The club's colors are blue and white. Levski Karlovo is where Bulgarian international Petar Aleksandrov began his career.
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| Full name | Football Club Levski Karlovo | ||
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| Founded | 1923 | ||
| Ground | Krepost Stadium, Hisarya | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Emil Kabaivanov | ||
| Manager | Danail Bachkov | ||
| League | South-East Third League | ||
| 2020–21 | South-East Third League, 8th | ||
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History
edit1923–2004
editSince its founding in 1923, Levski has had 10 seasons in second division, finishing third in 1975, with the last one being in 1981/82, when they finished 17th.[2] Petar Aleksandrov made his debut during that season, scoring 10 goals in 22 matches, before joining Slavia Sofia.
2004–2016: Re-founding
editThe club was dissolved in 2004 only to be re-established later that year. It remained in third division until 2016, when it was promoted.
2016–present: Return to Professional Football
editOn 27 July 2016, Levski was promoted to the newly formed Bulgarian Second League.[3] On 8 August 2016, after 34 years in the amateur leagues, the club returned to professional football in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia on 8 August 2016, which they lost 2:3.[4] On 20 September 2016, Vereya beat Levski with 2:0 in the First round of Bulgarian Cup.[5] After 9 defeats in their first 9 matches for the season, Levski finally notched a 2:0 win over PFC Bansko on 22 September 2016.[6] On 10 December 2016, they defeated group leader Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2:0.[7] After finishing 16th in the table, the club was relegated back to third division for the 2017/18 season.
Honours
edit- B Group (now Second League):
- Third-place (1): 1974–75
- Bulgarian Cup:
- Second Round (1): 1993–94
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 1 August 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Past seasons
edit| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Bulgarian Cup | ||
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| 2009–10 | V AFG (III) | 5 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 28 | 62 | not qualified | ||
| 2010–11 | V AFG | 16 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 71 | 43 | not qualified | ||
| 2011–12 | V AFG | 14 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 64 | 34 | not qualified | ||
| 2012–13 | V AFG | 11 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 53 | 50 | not qualified | ||
| 2013–14 | V AFG | 14 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 85 | 25 | not qualified | ||
| 2014–15 | V AFG | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 48 | 28 | not qualified | ||
| 2015–16 | V AFG | 13 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 75 | 35 | not qualified | ||
| 2016–17 | Second League (II) | 16 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 71 | 16 | First round | ||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||||
League positions
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References
edit- ^ FC Levski Karlovo Profile Soccerway.com Retrieved 26 Jul 2013.
- ^ Южна "Б" група 1981/82 bulgarian-football.com
- ^ Локо (София), Левски (Карлово) и Царско село – новите членове на Втора лига
- ^ Дебютът на "Левски" Карлово: 3:2 за "Локомотив" София
- ^ Верея прескочи Левски (Карлово)
- ^ Левски Карлово с първа победа за сезона
- ^ Последният Левски Карлово би лидера Етър, резултати
External links
edit- Club Profile at bgclubs.eu