2005–06 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia

2005–06 season
Chairman	Todor Batkov
Manager	Stanimir Stoilov
Stadium	Georgi Asparuhov Stadium (domestic games) Vasil Levski National Stadium (European matches)
A Group	Champions
Bulgarian Cup	3rd round
Bulgarian Supercup	Winner
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Valeri Domovchiyski Dimitar Telkiyski (11 goals) All: Valeri Domovchiyski Emil Angelov (13 goals)

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.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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
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

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

Bulgarian Supercup

Main article: 2005 Bulgarian Supercup

CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia

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

Main article: 2005–06 A Group

Table

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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	-	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	-	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	D	D	-	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	-	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L
Position	3	3	1	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Levski Sofia

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

Marek Dupnitsa v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v Neftohimik Burgas

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

Pirin 1922 v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia

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

Beroe Stara Zagora v Levski Sofia

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

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Cherno More v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Sofia

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

Rodopa Smolyan v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v Slavia Sofia

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

Vihren Sandanski v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v Botev Plovdiv

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

Litex Lovech v Levski Sofia

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)

Levski Sofia v Belasitsa Petrich

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

Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

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

Levski Sofia v Marek Dupnitsa

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

Neftohimik Burgas v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v Pirin 1922

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

CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia

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)

Levski Sofia v Beroe Stara Zagora

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

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Levski Sofia v Cherno More

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

Lokomotiv Sofia v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v Rodopa Smolyan

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

Slavia Sofia v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v Rodopa Smolyan

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

Botev Plovdiv v Levski Sofia

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

Levski Sofia v Litex Lovech

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)

Belasitsa Petrich v Levski Sofia

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

Main article: 2005–06 Bulgarian Cup

Haskovo v Levski Sofia

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

Cherno More v Levski Sofia

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

Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round

Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds § Second qualifying round

Publikum Celje v Levski Sofia

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)

Levski Sofia v Publikum Celje

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

Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup first round

Auxerre v Levski Sofia

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)

Levski Sofia v Auxerre

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

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup group stage § Group F

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:

Levski Sofia v Dinamo București

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)

CSKA Moscow v Levski Sofia

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)

Levski Sofia v Marseille

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)

Heerenveen v Levski Sofia

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

Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup knockout stage § Round of 32

Artmedia Bratislava v Levski Sofia

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)

Levski Sofia v Artmedia Bratislava

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

Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup knockout stage § Round of 16

Udinese v Levski Sofia

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)

Levski Sofia v Udinese

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

Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup knockout stage § Quarter-finals

Levski Sofia v Schalke 04

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)

Schalke 04 v Levski Sofia

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)

External links

• 2005–06 Levski Sofia season