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
Chairman Todor Batkov
Manager 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 and Dimitar Telkiyski (11 goals)
All: Valeri Domovchiyski and Emil Angelov (13 goals)

First-team squad
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

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

Supercup
Main article: 2005 Bulgarian Supercup
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) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHAHA-AHAHAHAHHHAHAH-HAHAHAHA
ResultWWWDDD-WWWWWWLWWWWWWW-WWWDWWDL
Position331222442222222222211211111111
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results
7 August 2005 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 4 Pirin Blagoevgrad 1 – 1 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
(EET) Nikolov  33' Report Milanov  38' Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov
11 September 2005 Round 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 Round 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 Round 7 bye
(EET)
2 October 2005 Round 8 Cherno More Varna 0 – 1 Levski Sofia Varna
(EET) Report E. Angelov  78' Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov
16 October 2005 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 18 Neftohimik Burgas 0 – 2 Levski Sofia Burgas
(EET) Telkiyski  59'
G. Ivanov  65'		 Report Stadium: Lazur Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
26 March 2006 Round 19 Levski Sofia 3 – 0 Pirin Blagoevgrad 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 22 bye
(EET)
19 April 2006 Round 23 Levski Sofia 3 – 1 Cherno More Varna 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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 Round 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
11 November 2005 Round 2 Haskovo 0 – 2 Levski Sofia Haskovo
(EET) Report E. Angelov  40'
Telkiyski  71'		 Stadium: Haskovo Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Angel Angelov

Levski advanced to Round 3.

22 March 2006 Round 3 Cherno More Varna 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

Levski are eliminated.

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round
11 August 2005 Leg 1 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 Leg 2 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
15 September 2005 Leg 1 AJ 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 Leg 2 Levski Sofia 1 – 0
(2a–2 agg.)		 AJ Auxerre Sofia, Bulgaria
18:30 Koprivarov  28' MatchCentre Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

Group F
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup group stage § Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Marseille 4 3 0 1 5 3 +2 9
Levski Sofia 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
Heerenveen 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
CSKA Moscow 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
Dinamo București 4 1 1 2 2 3 −1 4
Source:
3 November 2005 Matchday 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 Matchday 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 Matchday 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 Matchday 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
15 February 2006 Leg 1 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 Leg 2 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
9 March 2006 Leg 1 Udinese 0 – 0 Levski Sofia Udine, Italy
20:45 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
16 March 2006 Leg 2 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
30 March 2006 Leg 1 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 Leg 2 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
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/bulgaria/2005-2006/agrupa/levski.htm
  2. Tomašić was born in Kutina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia).
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