2017–18 PFC Levski Sofia season

The 2017–18 season is Levski Sofia's 97th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2017–18 season.

Levski Sofia
2017–18 season
ChairmanSpas Rusev
ManagerNikolay Mitov
(until 2 August 2017)
Delio Rossi
(since 4 August 2017)
StadiumVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League 3rd
Bulgarian CupRunners-up
Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Jablonský (9)
All: Sergiu Buș (12)
Highest home attendance14,000 v. Ludogorets
(6 September 2017)
Lowest home attendance490 v. Pirin Blagoevgrad
(2 December 2017)
Average home league attendance5,335
Biggest win4–0 v. Slavia Sofia
(26 August 2017)
v. Dunav Ruse
(29 November 2017)
v. Beroe
(29 April 2018)
Biggest defeat0–2 v. Vereya
(5 August 2017)
v. Ludogorets
(29 October 2017)

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
10 FW Junior Mapuku 27EU Beroe Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free dnes.bg
9 FW Sergiu Buș 24EU Astra Giurgiu Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free blitz.bg
24 GK Aleksandar Lyubenov 22EU Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
25 DM Georgi Angelov 26EU Vereya Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
8 AM Antonio Vutov 21EU Udinese Loan Summer 2018 Levski.bg
4 DF Ivan Goranov 25EU Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
19 DF Miloš Cvetković 27Non-EU Napredak Krusevac Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free Levski.bg
71 MF Vasil Panayotov 26EU Stal Mielec Free Transfer Summer 2018 Free Levski.bg
30 MF Neluț Roșu 23EU Viitorul Constanța Transfer Summer 2020 100 000 € Levski.bg
13 MF Jordi Gómez 32EU Rayo Vallecano Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free Levski.bg
32 MF Gabriel Obertan 28EU Wigan Athletic Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free Levski.bg
11 MF Anthony Belmonte 21EU Dijon Free Transfer Summer 2020 Free Levski.bg
5 DF Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 27EU Maccabi Haifa Loan Summer 2021 Free Levski.bg
26 MF Jerson Cabral 26EU Bastia Free Transfer Summer 2019 Free Levski.bg
3 DF Aymen Belaïd 28EU Rotherham United Free Transfer Winter 2019 Free Levski.bg
29 FW Stanislav Kostov 26EU Pirin Blagoevgrad Free Transfer Winter 2020 Free Levski.bg
7 MF Paulinho 24Non-EU Zorya Luhansk Free Transfer Winter 2021 Free Levski.bg
10 FW Rivaldinho 22Non-EU Dinamo București Free Transfer Winter 2020 Free Levski.bg
20 MF Filipe Nascimento 23EU Dinamo București Transfer Winter 2020 200 000 € Levski.bg
25 DF Afonso Figueiredo 25EU Stade Rennais Loan Winter 2018 Levski.bg
14 MF Khaly Thiam 24Non-EU MTK Budapest Loan Winter 2018 Levski.bg

Total spending: 300 000 €

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
8 MF Jeremy de Nooijer 25EU Sheriff Tiraspol End of contract Summer Free gol.bg
70 MF Georgi Kostadinov 26EU Maccabi Haifa End of contract Summer Free Topsport.bg
2 DF Srdjan Luchin 31EU CFR Cluj End of contract Summer Free topsport.bg
20 AM Añete 31EU Apollon Smyrni End of contract Summer Free
18 LW Anton Ognyanov 28EU Cherno More Released Summer Free
5 CB Aleksandar Aleksandrov 31EU Cherno More Released Summer Free Topsport.bg
25 RB Sasho Aleksandrov 30EU Etar Released Summer Free Sportal.bg
14 LB Veselin Minev 36EU Etar Released Summer Free Levski.bg
12 AM Bozhidar Kraev 19EU FC Midtjylland Transfer Summer 400 000 € Gong.bg
27 MF Mehdi Bourabia 25EU Konyaspor Transfer Summer 600 000 € Levski.bg
26 ST Amadou Soukouna 25EU Cherno More Released Summer Free Sportal.bg
23 DF Simon Sandberg 23EU Hammarby Fotboll Released Winter Free Sportal.bg
7 LW Francis Narh 23Non-EU Doxa Katokopias Released Winter Free Sportal.bg
17 ST Tunde Adeniji 22Non-EU Atyrau Released Winter Free Sportal.bg
14 LB Miki Orachev 21EU Septemvri Sofia Released Winter Free fcseptemvri.bg
3 CB Dimitar Pirgov 28EU Botev Plovdiv Transfer Winter 12 500 € gong.bg
10 ST Junior Mapuku 28EU Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Transfer Winter 500 000 € Sportal.bg

Total Income: 1 512 500 €

Net income: 1 212 500 €

Loans out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
DF Galin Tashev 20EU Lokomotiv Sofia Loan Summer — Sportal.bg
FW Iliya Dimitrov 20EU Lokomotiv Sofia Loan Summer — Sportal.bg
DF Deyan Ivanov 21EU Botev Vratsa Loan Summer — Football24.bg
MF Georgi Yanev 19EU Strumska Slava Loan Summer — Blitz.bg
MF Atanas Kabov 18EU Botev Vratsa Loan Summer — Sportal.bg
24 GK Aleksandar Lyubenov 22EU Botev Vratsa Loan Winter — Topsport.bg
75 MF Aleks Borimirov 19EU Lokomotiv Sofia Loan Winter — Blitz.bg
55 DF Georgi Angelov 27EU Vitosha Bistritsa Loan Winter — Sportal.bg

Squad
Updated on 1 March 2017.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Since Ends Signed From Transfer Fee Notes
Goalkeepers
12 Petar Ivanov  Bulgaria GK 22 EU 2018 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
21 Bozhidar Mitrev  Bulgaria GK 35 EU 2017 2018 Sheriff Tiraspol Free Originally from Youth system
89 Nikolay Krastev  Bulgaria GK 25 EU 2017 2020 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
Defenders
3 Aymen Belaïd  Tunisia CB/LB 33 EU 2017 2019 Rotherham United Free Second nationality: France
4 Ivan Goranov  Bulgaria LB 29 EU 2017 2020 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free Originally from Youth system
5 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson  Iceland CB 31 EU 2017 2021 Maccabi Haifa Loan
19 Miloš Cvetković  Serbia RB 32 Non-EU 2017 2019 Napredak Kruševac Free
24 Tomislav Papazov  Bulgaria CB 20 EU 2018 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
25 Afonso Figueiredo  Portugal LB 29 EU 2018 2018 Rennes Loan
28 David Jablonský  Czech Republic CB/RB/LB 30 EU 2017 2019 Tom Tomsk Free
Midfielders
6 Ivaylo Naydenov  Bulgaria CM/RB 24 EU 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
8 Antonio Vutov  Bulgaria AM 25 EU 2017 2018 Udinese Loan Originally from Youth system
11 Anthony Belmonte  France DM/CM 26 EU 2017 2020 Dijon Free
13 Jordi Gómez  Spain AM 36 EU 2017 2019 Rayo Vallecano Free
14 Khaly Thiam  Senegal DM 28 Non-EU 2018 2018 MTK Budapest Loan
15 Roman Procházka  Slovakia CM/RW/RB 33 EU 2014 2018 Spartak Trnava €0.12M
17 Martin Petkov  Bulgaria CM 21 EU 2018 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
20 Filipe Nascimento  Portugal CM 27 EU 2018 2020 Dinamo București €0.20M
30 Neluț Roșu  Romania CM 28 EU 2017 2020 Viitorul Constanța €0.10M
71 Vasil Panayotov  Bulgaria CM 31 EU 2017 2018 Stal Mielec Free Originally from Youth system
77 Iliya Yurukov  Bulgaria CM 22 EU 2016 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system
Forwards
7 Paulinho  Brazil LW/RW 28 Non-EU 2018 2021 Zorya Luhansk Free
9 Sergiu Buș  Romania CF 29 EU 2017 2020 Astra Giurgiu Free
10 Rivaldinho  Brazil CF 27 EU 2018 2020 Dinamo București Free Second nationality: Spain
26 Jerson Cabral  Cape Verde RW/LW 31 EU 2017 2019 Bastia Free Second nationality: Netherlands
29 Stanislav Kostov  Bulgaria CF 30 EU 2018 2020 Pirin Blagoegrad Free
32 Gabriel Obertan  France RW/LW 33 EU 2017 2019 Wigan Athletic Free
99 Stanislav Ivanov  Bulgaria CF/RW 23 EU 2016 2021 Levski Academy Y/S Originally from Youth system

Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Summer
20 June 2017 Levski Sofia 0–1 Cherno More Pravets
17:00 EET Report Kokonov 53' Stadium: Pravets Sport Complex
23 June 2017 Levski Sofia 1–0 Radnik Surdulica Pravets
18:30 EET Adeniji 8' Stadium: Pravets Sport Complex

Mid-season
9 August 2017 Levski Sofia 1–3 Slivnishki Geroy Sofia
20:00 EET Obertan 13' Georgiev 34'
Popov 55'
Vachev 66'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
8 October 2017 Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
17:00 EET Belmonte 18' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
1 November 2017 Levski Sofia 7–0 Sportist Svoge Sofia
17:30 EET Cabral 18'
Eyjólfsson 31'
Buș 38', 45'
Adeniji 80', 86'
Kovachev 90'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
12 November 2017 Levski Sofia 3–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
16:00 EET Adeniji 70', 81'
Cabral 76'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

Winter
17 January 2018 Levski Sofia 0–3 Hibernians Ta' Qali, Malta
19:30 EET Failla 3'
Moreira 45'
Mbong 69'		 Stadium: Ta' Qali
21 January 2018 Levski Sofia 3–0 Wolfsberger Paola, Malta
17:00 EET Vutov 65'
Mapuku 71', 75'		 Stadium: Hibernians Stadium
29 January 2018 Levski Sofia 2–2 Floriana Ta' Qali, Malta
17:30 EET Eyjólfsson 39'
Kostov 67'		 Juninho 12', 27' Stadium: Ta' Qali
2 February 2018 Levski Sofia 3–1 Floridsdorfer AC Ta' Qali, Malta
17:30 EET Vutov 56'
Kostov 60'
Jablonský 69'		 Fucik 2' Stadium: Ta' Qali
3 February 2018 Levski Sofia 2–1 St. Gallen II Ta' Qali, Malta
16:30 EET Vutov 26' (pen.)
Kostov 43'		 Valentino 53' Stadium: Ta' Qali
5 February 2018 Levski Sofia 2–1 Gżira United Ta' Qali, Malta
17:30 EET Jablonský 21'
Nascimento 52' (pen.)		 Samb 37' Stadium: Ta' Qali
10 February 2018 Levski Sofia 5–1 Slivnishki Geroy Sofia
17:30 EET Cabral 23'
Kostov 45'
Obertan 51'
Belaïd 69'
Buș 71'		 Marinov 77' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

Preliminary stage
Main article: 2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 21 3 2 63 13 +50 66 Qualification for the Championship round
2 CSKA Sofia 26 19 6 1 59 14 +45 63
3 Levski Sofia 26 14 8 4 37 14 +23 50
4 Beroe 26 12 9 5 33 24 +9 45
5 Botev Plovdiv 26 11 9 6 44 29 +15 42
Source: Soccerway
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.[1]
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 14 8 4 37 14  +23 50 9 4 0 19 3  +16 5 4 4 18 11  +7

Last updated: 4 November 2017.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDWLWWWLWDWWDLWDWWWDWWDWDL
Position913697633343333333333333333
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
23 July 2017 2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
21:00 EET Umarbayev  42'
Markov  47'  66'		 Report Mapuku  46' Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez
30 July 2017 3 Levski Sofia 2–0 Vitosha Bistritsa Sofia
21:00 EET Vutov 2'
Buș 57'		 Report Otofe  49' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Nikolay Kolev
Man of the Match: Antonio Vutov
5 August 2017 4 Vereya 2–0 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
18:45 EET Andonov 3'
Bengyuzov  14', 29'		 Report Pirgov  9',  83'
Cvetković  40'		 Stadium: Trace Arena
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Vladimir Valkov
Man of the Match: Georgi Andonov
13 August 2017 5 Levski Sofia 2–0 Dunav Ruse Sofia
21:00 EET Jablonský 69'
Vutov  72'
Goranov  77'
Buș 90'		 Report Marem  38'
Hubchev  53'
Popadiyn  59'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan
18 August 2017 6 Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–3 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
21:00 EET Kostadinov  8'
Bashliev  8'
Kirilov  22'
Palankov  45'
Nikolov  55'
Popev  75'
Sandev  77'
Trayanov  87'		 Report Gómez  17'
Buș  45+2'
Mapuku 74', 80', 90+3',  81'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,350
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Junior Mapuku
26 August 2017 7 Levski Sofia 4–0 Slavia Sofia Sofia
21:00 EET Gómez 31' (pen.), 86',  59'
Mapuku  45+1', 45+3'
Buș 90+2'		 Report Velkov  58'
Uzunov  68'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez
6 September 2017 1 Levski Sofia 0–0 Ludogorets Sofia
20:00 EET Mitrev  35'
Procházka  77'
Cvetković  88'		 Report Anicet  28'
Natanael  31'
Dyakov  76'
Cicinho  79'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan
10 September 2017 8 Botev Plovdiv 2–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
20:00 EET Nedelev 64',  81'
Tasev  68'
Serkan  74'
Baltanov 77'
Dimov  79'
Minev  80'		 Report Jablonský 26'
Panayotov  55'		 Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Todor Nedelev
15 September 2017 9 Levski Sofia 2–0 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
20:00 EET Gómez  39'
Jablonský 44'
Panayotov  73'
Obertan 89'		 Report Sandanski  59'
Galchev  81'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,630
Referee: Angel Angelov
Man of the Match: Gabriel Obertan
25 September 2017 10 Beroe 0–0 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
17:30 EET Eugénio  28'
Zhelev  64'		 Report Buș  8'
Procházka  28'
Cvetković  46'
Obertan  90+2'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Man of the Match: Dušan Perniš
1 October 2017 11 Levski Sofia 1–0 Cherno More Sofia
17:30 EET Jablonský 12' Report Iliev 11'
Tsvetkov  32'
Hassani  50'
Milanov  55'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: David Jablonský
15 October 2017 12 Etar 0–1 Levski Sofia Veliko Tarnovo
17:30 EET Sarmov  57'
Aleksandrov  87'		 Report Jablonský 5'
Obertan  57'
Vutov  74'
Gómez  79'
Mitrev  90+1'		 Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
Man of the Match: David Jablonský
21 October 2017 13 Levski Sofia 2–2 CSKA Sofia Sofia
16:00 EET Jablonský 8'
Vutov  22'
Panayotov  27'
Eyjólfsson  35'
Procházka 61'
Goranov  74'		 Report Tiago 12', 15'
Malinov  23'
Nedyalkov  55'
Karanga  68'
Bodurov  86'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 25,107
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues
29 October 2017 14 Ludogorets 2–0 Levski Sofia Razgrad
18:15 EET Misidjan 11',  41'
Wanderson 59'
Góralski  80'		 Report Orachev  18'
Panayotov  45+1'
Cabral  67'
Naydenov  82'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Virgil Misidjan
4 November 2017 15 Levski Sofia 1–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 EET Gómez 38'
Goranov  42'
Cvetković  90'		 Report Muhammed  55'
Kiki  67'
Frikeche  75'
Krumov  76'
Martinović  90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez
19 November 2017 16 Vitosha Bistritsa 0–0 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Tsankov  43'
Ivanov  73'
Peev  74'		 Report Gómez 44'
Eyjólfsson  90+3'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 990
Referee: Georgi Davidov
Man of the Match: Mihail Ivanov
25 November 2017 17 Levski Sofia 1–0 Vereya Sofia
17:30 EET Eyjólfsson  60'
Gómez  82'
Jablonský 90'
Procházka  90+5'		 Report Baldé  43'
Domovchiyski  58'
Enchev  88'
Yordanov  90+1'
Argilashki  90+1',  90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 690
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Georgi Argilashki
29 November 2017 18 Dunav Ruse 0–4 Levski Sofia Ruse
17:30 EET Report Panayotov 33', 39'
Mapuku 46'
Eyjólfsson  50'
Buș 78'		 Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
Man of the Match: Vasil Panayotov
2 December 2017 19 Levski Sofia 3–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
17:30 EET Procházka 21' (pen.)
Mapuku 48'
Panayotov 78'
Gómez  83'		 Report Nikolov  19'
Sandev  25'
Souda  49'  71'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 490
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
Man of the Match: Junior Mapuku
9 December 2017 20 Slavia Sofia 1–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Hristov 82'
Milev  88'		 Report Buș 17',  88'
Gómez  63'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov
Man of the Match: Roman Procházka
18 February 2018 21 Levski Sofia 1–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 EET Vutov  30'
Dimov 88' (o.g.)
Jablonský  90+2'		 Report Panov  8'
Baltanov  58'
Dimov  82'
Steven  90+3'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: Filipe Nascimento
24 February 2018 22 Septemvri Sofia 1–4 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Meledje  13'
Fabiano  24'
Sandanski  58'
Dyakov  61'
Ivanov 84' (pen.)		 Report Thiam  16'
Kostov 29', 57'
Obertan 66', 90+1'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 980
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
Man of the Match: Stanislav Kostov
3 March 2018 23 Levski Sofia 0–0 Beroe Sofia
17:30 EET Nascimento  10'
Obertan  63'
Eyjólfsson  90+2'		 Report Kamburov  21'
Tsonev  22'
Eugénio  43'  68'
Perniš  90+5'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov
7 March 2018 24 Cherno More 2–3 Levski Sofia Varna
17:30 EET Vasilev 22', 76',  82'
Ognyanov  27'
Hassani  27'
Dimov  58'
Tsvetkov  64'
Iliev  69'		 Report Vutov 21',  54'
Gómez  32'
Paulinho 38'
Jablonský 65'
Belaïd  69'
Cvetković  74'
Krastev  85'		 Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Man of the Match: David Jablonský
11 March 2018 25 Levski Sofia 1–1 Etar Sofia
17:30 EET Buș 72'
Nascimento  78', 90+4'		 Report Ivaylov  15'
Vasilev  33'
Batrović 61'
Rumenov  73'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Man of the Match: Sergiu Buș
18 March 2018 26 CSKA Sofia 1–0 Levski Sofia Sofia
13:00 EET Manolev  42'
Malinov  59'
Despodov  59'
Bodurov  66'
Gyasi  82'
Karanga 84'		 Report Eyjólfsson  34'
Goranov  55'
Jablonský  56'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Fernando Karanga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 36 27 7 2 91 22 +69 88 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia (Q) 36 24 9 3 80 26 +54 81 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Levski Sofia (O) 36 18 10 8 55 27 +28 64 Qualification for the European play-off final
4 Beroe 36 16 11 9 45 43 +2 59
5 Botev Plovdiv 36 15 11 10 62 49 +13 56
6 Vereya 36 10 6 20 27 61 −34 36
Source: Soccerway
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.[2]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 4 2 4 18 13  +5 14 2 0 3 8 8  0 2 2 1 10 5  +5

Last updated: 31 May 2018.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLDWWWDLW
Position3444433333
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
1 April 2018 27 Levski Sofia 1–2 Beroe Sofia
17:30 EET Thiam  33'
Procházka 45'
Buș 75'		 Report Eugénio 3'
Ivanov  44'
Hadzhiev 49'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Stanislav Stavrov
Man of the Match: Kamen Hadzhiev
6 April 2018 28 Botev Plovdiv 1–0 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
14:30 EET Serkan  14'
Pirgov  41'
Steven 79',  80'		 Report Vutov  23'
Eyjólfsson  37'
Goranov  58'
Buș  90'		 Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Petar Kostadinov
Man of the Match: Steven Petkov
14 April 2018 29 Levski Sofia 0–1 Ludogorets Sofia
20:00 EEST Jablonský  40'
Thiam  56'		 Report Cicinho  26'
Keșerü 52', 83'
Lucas Sasha  71'
Natanael  86'
Forster  90+1'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Nikola Popov
Man of the Match: Claudiu Keșerü
18 April 2018 30 CSKA Sofia 2–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
18:00 EEST Karanga 6' (pen.)
Henrique 9'
Geferson  83'
Manolev  88'
Atanasov  89'
Pinto  90'		 Report Cvetković  6'
Jablonský  21'
Goranov 48'
Paulinho 61'
Obertan  80'
Buș  83'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
Man of the Match: Ivan Goranov
21 April 2018 31 Levski Sofia 2–0 Vereya Sofia
15:00 EEST Eyjólfsson 41'
Thiam  47'
Procházka 57'
Belaïd  90+3'		 Report Ndong  82' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Roman Procházka
29 April 2018 32 Beroe 0–4 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
17:45 EEST Bandalovski  12'
Leoni  50'		 Report Jablonský 21'
Gómez 45'
Buș  68'
Procházka  77', 86'
Paulinho 89'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
Man of the Match: Jordi Gómez
4 May 2018 33 Levski Sofia 3–2 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
20:00 EEST Eyjólfsson  17'
Belaïd  52'
Paulinho 70', 90'
Afonso  72'
Rivaldinho 85' (pen.)		 Report Steven  15', 33'
João Paulo 31'
Filipov  53'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
Man of the Match: Paulinho
12 May 2018 34 Ludogorets 2–2 Levski Sofia Razgrad
18:00 EEST Keșerü 5' (pen.)
Góralski  13'
Belaïd 84' (o.g.)
Misidjan  86'		 Report Jablonský  8'
Naydenov  53'
Procházka 73'
Cabral 88'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 7,400
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Roman Procházka
15 May 2018 35 Levski Sofia 2–3 CSKA Sofia Sofia
18:30 EEST Paulinho 35'
Cabral  40'
Goranov  54'
Belmonte  75'
Kostov 78'		 Report Henrique 19'
Atanasov  48'
Pinto  54', 90'
Malinov 57'
Bodurov  76'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 7,900
Referee: Volen Chinkov
Man of the Match: Kristiyan Malinov
20 May 2018 36 Vereya 0–2 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
20:00 EEST Report Paulinho 59', 70' Stadium: Trace Arena
Attendance: 900
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov
Man of the Match: Paulinho

European play-off final
24 May 2018 Levski Sofia 4–1 Cherno More Sofia
20:30 EEST Obertan 24'
Buș 39',  68'
Gómez  70'
Panayotov 73'
Jablonský  77'
Goranov 83' (pen.)		 Report Konongo  5'
Bozhilov  17'
Dimov  27'
Enchev  29'
Fennouche 55'
Iliev  76'
Vitanov  81'
Hassani  87'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,030
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Man of the Match: Vasil Panayotov

Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Bulgarian Cup
19 September 2017 First round Botev Galabovo 0–1 (a.e.t.) Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
19:00 EET Tsachev  87'
Halil  90+2'
Orlinov  105'		 Report Goranov  57'
Vutov  102', 111'
Naydenov  110'		 Stadium: Trace Arena
Attendance: 860
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
25 October 2017 Second round Montana 0–1 Levski Sofia Sofia[3][4]
18:00 EET Report Georgiev 55' (o.g.)
Mapuku  65'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 530
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev
15 December 2017 Quarterfinal Dunav Ruse 0–2 Levski Sofia Ruse
16:30 EET Vasev  42' Report Mapuku 23'
Cabral 45'		 Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
11 April 2018 Semifinal 1st leg CSKA Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EEST Bodurov  69'
Loé  81'
Henrique  85'		 Report Buș 7', 46',  81'
Nascimento  56'
Afonso  89'
Obertan  90+3'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
25 April 2018 Semifinal 2nd leg Levski Sofia 2–2
(4–2 agg.)		 CSKA Sofia Sofia
18:30 EEST Gómez 6'
Thiam  28'
Buș 65'
Paulinho  77'
Mitrev  90+1'		 Report Barthe  40'
Pinto  41'
Blanco 57'
Alberg 82'
Atanasov  88'
Geferson  88'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
9 May 2018 Final Slavia Sofia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Levski Sofia Sofia
19:30 EEST Petkov  11'
Hristov  25'
Shokolarov  37'
Minchev  41'
Velev  43'
Chunchukov  80'
Yomov  98'		 Report Gómez 12',  43'
Thiam  35'
Eyjólfsson  56'
Nascimento  59'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Nikola Popov
Penalties
Minchev
Angelov
Dimitrov
Velev
Yomov 		Nascimento
Thiam
Procházka
Vutov

UEFA Europa League
Further information: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League
Further information: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

First qualifying round
29 June 2017 1st leg Levski Sofia 3–1 Sutjeska Nikšić Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 EET Mapuku 1', 21'
Procházka 45+1'
Jablonský  68'		 Report Radišić  23'  89'
Lončar  31'
Marković 79'
Bubanja  83'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Martin Lundby (Norway)
6 July 2017 2nd leg Sutjeska Nikšić 0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Levski Sofia Nikšić, Montenegro
21:30 EET Giljen  42'
Lončar  55'
Bakrač  82'		 Report Mapuku  42' Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dimitrios Massias (Greece)

Second qualifying round
13 July 2017 1st leg Hajduk Split 1–0 Levski Sofia Dugopolje, Croatia
21:30 EET Futács 24' (pen.)
Nižić  69'
Barry  72'
Memolla  82'		 Report Jablonský  20'
Goranov  55'
Panayotov  56'
Vutov  66'		 Stadium: Hrvatski vitezovi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
20 July 2017 2nd leg Levski Sofia 1–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Hajduk Split Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 EET Cvetković  29'
Buș 69'		 Report López  61'
Ohandza 80'
Erceg 86'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Squad statistics
As of match played 20 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalParva LigaBulgarian CupUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF  TUN Aymen Belaid 60600000
4 DF  BUL Ivan Goranov 3512713+1040
5 DF  ISL Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 2912316000
6 MF  BUL Ivaylo Naydenov 1005+401000
7 MF  BRA Paulinho 18812+383000
8 AM  BUL Antonio Vutov 33322+422+3120
9 FW  ROU Sergiu Buș 371117+1173+230+41
10 FW  BRA Rivaldinho 814+410000
11 MF  FRA Anthony Belmonte 1304+602+1000
12 GK  BUL Petar Ivanov 10100000
13 MF  ESP Jordi Gomez 38527+345+111+10
14 MF  SEN Khaly Thiam 120903000
15 MF  SVK Roman Procházka 44633+254+1041
17 MF  BUL Martin Petkov 00000000
19 DF  SRB Miloš Cvetković 3702903+1040
20 MF  POR Filipe Nascimento 1309+103000
21 GK  BUL Bozhidar Mitrev 4103106040
24 DF  BUL Tomislav Papazov 201+100000
25 DF  POR Afonso Figueiredo 705+101000
26 MF  CPV Jerson Cabral 26210+1112+3100
28 DF  CZE David Jablonský 3492991040
29 FW  BUL Stanislav Kostov 1538+334000
30 MF  ROU Neluț Roșu 906+100020
32 AM  FRA Gabriel Obertan 35326+435000
71 MF  BUL Vasil Panayotov 34322+332+3040
77 FW  BUL Iliya Yurukov 301+200000
89 GK  BUL Nikolay Krastev 30300000
99 FW  BUL Stanislav Ivanov 801+700000
Players away from the club on loan:
FW  BUL Iliya Dimitrov 00000000
DF  BUL Galin Tashev 00000000
39 DF  BUL Deyan Ivanov 00000000
MF  BUL Georgi Yanev 00000000
93 FW  BUL Atanas Kabov 00000000
75 MF  BUL Aleks Borimirov 500+10100+30
24 GK  BUL Aleksandar Lyubenov 201+100000
55 MF  BUL Georgi Angelov 6040001+10
Players who left Levski (Sofia) during the season:
26 FW  FRA Amadou Soukouna 00000000
29 GK  SRB Bojan Jorgačević 00000000
7 FW  GHA Francis Narh 600+200040
17 FW  NGA Tunde Adeniji 500+10002+20
23 DF  SWE Simon Sandberg 00000000
14 DF  BUL Miki Orachev 1104+40200+10
3 DF  BUL Dimitar Pirgov 150902040
10 FW  COD Junior Mapuku 2697+1263142

References
  1. "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. "A PFG - Rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. Levski will be the guest at their own stadium, as Montana couldn't finish in time the renovation works on their home venue, and Stadion Kiprovets in Chiprovtsi being unsuitable to host the fixture.
  4. "Официално: Монтана ще домакинства на Левски на "Герена"" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 16 October 2017.
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