2020–21 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia
2020–21 season
Chairman of the Board	Nasko Sirakov
Manager	Georgi Todorov; (until 24 October 2020); Slaviša Stojanovič; (since 10 November 2020)
Stadium	Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League	8th place
Bulgarian Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Nigel Robertha; Borislav Tsonev (6); All: Nigel Robertha (9)
Biggest win	4–0 v. Montana; (29 August 2020)
Biggest defeat	0–3 v. Ludogorets; (18 April 2021)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season is Levski Sofia's 100th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2020–21 season.

It is considered the worst season in the club's history.^[1] Levski finished on an all-time low 8th place, breaking a number of negative records. It is the first time the club has more losses than wins in a season.

Summary[]

Transfers[]

In[]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK	Zvonimir Mikulić	30	EU	Sheriff Tiraspol	Free transfer	Winter	2021	Free	levski.bg
2	DF	Alex Petkov	21	EU	Hearts	Free transfer	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
3	DF	Zhivko Atanasov	29	EU	Catanzaro	Free transfer	Summer	2022	Free	levski.bg
5	DF	Rebin Sulaka	28	EU	Arda	Free transfer	Winter	2021	Free	levski.bg
9	FW	Steven Petkov	25	EU	Feirense	Loan	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
10	MF	Borislav Tsonev	25	EU	Inter Zaprešić	Free transfer	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
12	GK	Nikolay Krastev	23	EU	Vitosha Bistritsa	Free transfer	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
14	MF	Mateo Stamatov	21	EU	UA Horta	Free transfer	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
19	FW	Bilal Bari	23	EU	Montana	Transfer	Winter	2022	50 000 €	levski.bg
20	DF	Nacho Monsalve	26	EU	NAC Breda	Free transfer	Winter	2022	Free	levski.bg
21	MF	Radoslav Tsonev	25	EU	Lecce	Free transfer	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
23	DF	Faycal Rherras	27	EU	Mouloudia Oujda	Free transfer	Winter	2022	Free	levski.bg
28	DF	Thomas Dasquet	26	EU	Le Mans	Free transfer	Summer	2022	Free	levski.bg
39	DF	Deyan Ivanov	24	EU	Botev Vratsa	Loan return	Summer		Free
41	DF	Georgi Aleksandrov	19	EU	Vitosha Bistritsa	Free transfer	Summer	2022	Free	levski.bg
45	FW	Iliya Dimitrov	24	EU	Vitosha Bistritsa	Loan return	Summer		Free
66	DF	Orlin Starokin	33	EU	Enosis Neon Paralimni	Free transfer	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
86	FW	Valeri Bojinov	34	EU	Pescara	Free transfer	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
89	FW	Andrian Kraev	21	EU	Hebar	Free transfer	Summer	2021	Free	levski.bg
91	DF	Dragan Mihajlović	29	EU	APOEL	Free transfer	Winter	2021	Free	levski.bg
93	MF	Atanas Kabov	21	EU	Vitosha Bistritsa	Loan return	Summer		Free

Total spending: 50 000 €

Out[]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK	Milan Mijatović	32	Non-EU	MTK Budapest	End of contract	Summer	Free	gong.bg
2	DF	Alex Petkov	21	EU	Arda	Released	Winter	Free	levski.bg
4	DF	Ivan Goranov	28	EU	Charleroi	Transfer	Summer	125 000 €	levski.bg
5	DF	Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson	31	EU	Rosenborg	Released	Summer	Free	levski.bg
5	DF	Rebin Sulaka	29	EU	Buriram United	Released	Winter	Free	levski.bg
7	MF	Paulinho	27	EU	Khor Fakkan	Transfer	Winter	300 000 €	levski.bg
9	FW	Deni Alar	30	EU	Rapid Wien	Loan return	Summer	Free
10	MF	Franco Mazurek	26	Non-EU	Panetolikos	Released	Summer	Free	levski.bg
14	MF	Filipe Nascimento	25	EU	Radomiak Radom	End of contract	Summer	Free	levski.bg
15	MF	Martin Haydarov	17	EU	CSKA 1948	Released	Summer	Free
17	FW	Nigel Robertha	23	EU	D.C. United	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	levski.bg
19	DF	Giannis Kargas	25	EU	PAS Giannina	Released	Summer	Free	levski.bg
20	DF	Zhivko Milanov	35	EU		Retired	Summer		levski.bg
22	DF	Nuno Reis	29	EU	Melbourne City	Released	Summer	Free	sportal.bg
23	MF	Khaly Thiam	26	Non-EU	Altay	End of contract	Summer	Free	gong.bg
26	DF	Deyan Lozev	26	EU	Arda	Released	Summer	Free	levski.bg
27	GK	Georgi Georgiev	31	EU	Cherno More	Released	Summer	Free	levski.bg
29	FW	Stanislav Kostov	28	EU	Olympiakos Nicosia	Released	Summer	Free	levski.bg
39	DF	Deyan Ivanov	24	EU	Lokomotiv Sofia	Released	Winter	Free	levski.bg
40	MF	Stijn Spierings	24	EU	Toulouse	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	levski.bg
66	DF	Orlin Starokin	33	EU	Pirin Blagoevgrad	Released	Winter	Free	levski.bg
93	MF	Atanas Kabov	21	EU	Slavia Sofia	Released	Summer	Free	levski.bg
99	MF	Stanislav Ivanov	21	EU	Chicago Fire	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	levski.bg

Total income: +425 000 €

Net income: +375 000 €

Loans out[]

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
	GK		Petar Ivanov	20	EU	Sportist Svoge	Loan	Winter	—
	GK		Ivan Andonov	17	EU	Fiorentina Primavera	Loan	Winter	—

Squad[]

Updated on 6 May 2021.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Age	EU	Since	Ends	Signed from	Transfer fee	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Zvonimir Mikulić	Croatia	GK	31	EU	2021	2021	Sheriff Tiraspol	Free
12	Nikolay Krastev	Bulgaria	GK	25	EU	2020	2021	Vitosha Bistritsa	Free	Originally from Youth system
13	Nikolay Mihaylov	Bulgaria	GK	33	EU	2018	2021	Omonia	Free	Originally from Youth system
66	Plamen Andreev	Bulgaria	GK	17	EU	2021	2024	Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
Defenders
3	Zhivko Atanasov	Bulgaria	CB	30	EU	2020	2022	Catanzaro	Free	Originally from Youth system
6	Ivaylo Naydenov	Bulgaria	RB/DM	23	EU	2016	2023	Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
14	Mateo Stamatov	Bulgaria	LB/LW	22	EU	2020	2021	UA Horta	Free
15	Bogdan Kostov	Bulgaria	LB	19	EU	2021		Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
20	Nacho Monsalve	Spain	CB/RB/LB	27	EU	2021	2022	NAC Breda	Free
22	Patrick-Gabriel Galchev	Bulgaria	LB	20	EU	2020	2023	Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
31	Kostadin Iliev	Bulgaria	CB	19	EU	2020		Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
41	Georgi Aleksandrov	Bulgaria	CB	20	EU	2020	2022	Vitosha Bistritsa	Free	Originally from Youth system
91	Dragan Mihajlović	Switzerland	RB	30	EU	2021	2021	APOEL	Free
Midfielders
4	Martin Raynov	Bulgaria	DM/CM	29	EU	2019	2021	Beroe	Free
8	Simeon Slavchev	Bulgaria	DM	28	EU	2019	2022	Qarabağ	Free
10	Borislav Tsonev	Bulgaria	AM	26	EU	2020	2021	Inter Zaprešić	Free	Originally from Youth system
21	Radoslav Tsonev	Bulgaria	CM	26	EU	2020	2021	Lecce	Free	Originally from Youth system
27	Asen Mitkov	Bulgaria	DM	16	EU	2021	2024	Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
77	Iliya Yurukov	Bulgaria	CM	22	EU	2016	2023	Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
88	Marin Petkov	Bulgaria	AM/SS	18	EU	2020	2023	Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
89	Andrian Kraev	Bulgaria	AM/CF	22	EU	2020	2021	Hebar	Free	Originally from Youth system
99	Nikolay Arahangelov	Bulgaria	CM	17	EU	2021		Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
Forwards
9	Steven Petkov	Bulgaria	CF	26	EU	2020	2021	Feirense	Loan	Originally from Youth system
11	Zdravko Dimitrov	Bulgaria	LW	23	EU	2019	2022	Septemvri Sofia	Free
19	Bilal Bari	Morocco	CF	23	EU	2021	2022	Montana	50 000 €	Second nationality: France
45	Iliya Dimitrov	Bulgaria	CF	25	EU	2014	2022	Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
70	Ivaylo Hristov	Bulgaria	LW	19	EU	2021		Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
79	Martin D. Petkov	Bulgaria	LW/CF	19	EU	2019	2023	Levski Academy	W/S	Originally from Youth system
86	Valeri Bojinov	Bulgaria	CF	35	EU	2020	2021	Pescara	Free

Fixtures[]

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Friendlies[]

Summer[]

1 August 2020	Levski Sofia	2–1	Vitosha Bistritsa	Sofia
18:30 EEST	M. Petkov 23' Robertha 50'	Report	Terziyski 84'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Georgi Nikolov

Mid-season[]

28 March 2021	Levski Sofia	0–1	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
16:00 EET		Report	Nikolov 89'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Georgi Nikolov

3 April 2021	Levski Sofia	2–0	Slivnishki Geroy	Sofia
16:00 EEST	Bari 7', 43'	Report		Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Stanimir Trenchev

Winter[]

20 January 2021	Levski Sofia	1–2	Domžale	Umag, Croatia
15:00 CET	M. Petkov 24'	Report	Podlogar 77' Dobrovoljc 79'	Stadium: Stella Maris Football Camp

23 January 2021	Levski Sofia	1–0	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	Poreč, Croatia
12:00 CET	M. D. Petkov 23'	Report		Stadium: Zelena Laguna Sports Centre

27 January 2021	Levski Sofia	2–1	Koper	Poreč, Croatia
15:00 CET	Robertha 16' Steven 28'	Report	Cerovec 54'	Stadium: Zelena Laguna Sports Centre

30 January 2021	Levski Sofia	1–0	Olimpija Ljubljana	Umag, Croatia
15:00 CET	Robertha 17'	Report		Stadium: Stella Maris Football Camp

2 February 2021	Levski Sofia	0–1	Sarajevo	Umag, Croatia
14:30 CET		Report	Handžić 56'	Stadium: Stella Maris Football Camp

7 February 2021	Levski Sofia	1–0	Sportist Svoge	Sofia
17:00 EET	Robertha 9'	Report		Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Stanimir Trenchev

Parva Liga[]

Preliminary stage[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Cherno More	26	10	7	9	27	25	+2	37^[a]	Qualification for the Europa Conference League group
8	Tsarsko Selo	26	9	7	10	29	27	+2	34
9	Levski Sofia	26	7	7	12	25	27	−2	28
10	Botev Plovdiv	26	5	9	12	25	46	−21	24
11	Slavia Sofia	26	6	5	15	19	40	−21	23	Qualification for the Relegation group

Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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]
Notes:

^ Head-to-head points (GD): Beroe 3 (+3), Cherno More 3 (-3).

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
26	7	7	12	25	27	−2	28	5	2	6	13	15	−2	2	5	6	12	12	0

Last updated: 25 April 2021.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L
Position	12	12	12	8	7	6	6	8	9	11	12	10	9	11	11	9	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2021. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

10 August 2020 1	Levski Sofia	0–2	Beroe	Sofia
20:00 EEST		Report	Stoyanov 22' Angelov 28' Slavchev 34' (o.g.) Octávio 41' Furtado 84' Fall 90'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Hristiyan Vasilev
Note: On 9 July 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that the stadiums are not allowed to host spectators due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.^[3] On 31 July 2020 the Ministry for Sport and Youth confirmed the extension of these provisions until 31 August 2020.^[4] Yet, on 5 August 2020 the Ministry for Sport and Youth reversed its decision by allowing stadiums to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5]

15 August 2020 2	Arda	1–1	Levski Sofia	Kardzhali
20:00 EEST	Kokonov 8' Lozev 38' Martinov 87'	Report	Naydenov 4' 53' Paulinho 49' Spierings 82'	Stadium: Arena Arda Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5]

23 August 2020 3	Levski Sofia	0–1	Tsarsko Selo	Sofia
17:45 EEST	Dasquet 45'	Report	Vasev 45+2' Georgiev 69'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 700 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Bozhidar Vasev
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5]

29 August 2020 4	Montana	0–4	Levski Sofia	Montana
19:00 EEST	P. M. Petrov 13' Yordanov 45+2' Krastev 74'	Report	Spierings 28', 48' 73' Paulinho 42' Naydenov 67'	Stadium: Ogosta Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Stijn Spierings
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5]

13 September 2020 5	Levski Sofia	2–1	Etar	Sofia
21:00 EEST	Atanasov 36' B. Tsonev 78'	Report	Krachunov 36' Borukov 44' Angelov 45+1' Katsarov 75' Pehlivanov 90+1' Kupenov 90+4'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Borislav Tsonev
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5] On 1 September 2020, the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.^[6]

19 September 2020 6	Levski Sofia	3–0	CSKA 1948	Sofia
21:00 EEST	Nasiru 6' Spierings 36' B. Tsonev 56', 63' (pen.)	Report	Rusev 30' Marin 33' Yusein 50' Klimentov 60' Mladenov 86'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Borislav Tsonev
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5] On 1 September 2020, the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.^[6]

26 September 2020 7	Botev Plovdiv	2–1	Levski Sofia	Plovdiv
21:00 EEST	Iliev 14', 20' Espinosa 21' Cikarski 45' Johnathan 75' Argilashki 90+3'	Report	B. Tsonev 27' (pen.) Paulinho 63' Atanasov 84' Dasquet 87'	Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Atanas Iliev
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5] On 1 September 2020, the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.^[6]

3 October 2020 8	Levski Sofia	0–0	Botev Vratsa	Sofia
20:15 EEST	Dasquet 53' Kraev 70'	Report	N'Diaye 64' Dobrev 70' Zlatinski 76' Gadzhev 79' Kostov 90+4'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Krasimir Kostov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5] On 1 September 2020, the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.^[6] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.^[7]

18 October 2020 9	Slavia Sofia	1–0	Levski Sofia	Sofia
20:15 EEST	Antovski 7' Terziev 18' Krastev 35' Kabov 38' Popadiyn 66' Rangelov 86'	Report	A. Petkov 33' Atanasov 37'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) Man of the Match: Georgi Petkov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5] On 1 September 2020, the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.^[6] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.^[7]

24 October 2020 10	Levski Sofia	1–2	Cherno More	Sofia
20:15 EEST	Raynov 20' 30' A. Petkov 36' Dasquet 77'	Report	Iliev Jr. 40' 45+2' Coureur 55' Panayotov 69' Rodrigo 87'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Vasil Panayotov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.^[5] On 1 September 2020, the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.^[6] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.^[7]

1 November 2020 11	Ludogorets	1–0	Levski Sofia	Razgrad
19:15 EET	Sá 41' Santana 77' Cauly 84' Dyakov 86'	Report	Raynov 34' Robertha 85' Bojinov 85'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Cauly
Note: On 27 October 2020, the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for the following two weeks due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.^[8]

2 December 2020 12	Levski Sofia	1–0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
17:30 EET	Robertha 36' (pen.) Raynov 89'	Report	Almeida 23' Iliev 74'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Nasiru Mohammed
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 7 November, was postponed because of numerous COVID-19 infections in Levski squad. It was played behind closed doors due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.^[8]

5 December 2020 15	Levski Sofia	1–2	Arda	Sofia
16:30 EET	Raynov 25' Paulinho 89' Atanasov 90'	Report	Leoni 41' Kokonov 44' 90' Kovachev 50' Kotev 84' Zhelev 87'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Man of the Match: Ivan Kokonov
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.^[8]

9 December 2020 14	Beroe	2–1	Levski Sofia	Stara Zagora
17:30 EET	Fall 26', 63' Vasilev 43' Furtado 55' Minchev 65' Makouta 67' Stoyanov 75'	Report	Paulinho 38' A. Petkov 58'	Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Ivanov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Alioune Fall
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 28 November, was postponed because of numerous COVID-19 infections in Beroe squad. It was played behind closed doors due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.^[8]

12 December 2020 16	Tsarsko Selo	2–2	Levski Sofia	Sofia
16:30 EET	Markov 14' Kavdanski 20' 37' Daskalov 47' 64' Baltanov 72' 90+1'	Report	Yurukov 19' 77' Robertha 25' 44' Starokin 37' 37' S. Ivanov 39' Galchev 90+3' Krastev 90+4'	Stadium: Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.^[8]

18 December 2020 13	CSKA Sofia	1–0	Levski Sofia	Sofia
18:00 EET	Sowe 20' Youga 29' 74' Tiago 34' Vion 36' Mazikou 46' Mattheij 60' Evtimov 62' Antov 69'	Report	M. D. Petkov 34' Stojanovič 36' Paulinho 42' Aleksandrov 90' Bojinov 90+4'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 21 November, was postponed because of numerous COVID-19 infections in Levski squad. It was played behind closed doors due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.^[8]

14 February 2021 17	Levski Sofia	2–0	Montana	Sofia
17:00 EET	Galchev 3' Z. Dimitrov 14' Dasquet 32' Steven 49' 50'	Report	Yordanov 23' Bashliev 69' Tsonkov 86'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Zdravko Dimitrov
Note: On 26 January 2021, the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

21 February 2021 18	Etar	0–0	Levski Sofia	Veliko Tarnovo
17:00 EET	Mechev 22' Katsarov 32' Filipov 56' M. Ivanov 72' 84' Angelov 90' Gospodinov 90+2'	Report	Yurukov 34' Bojinov 83'	Stadium: Ivaylo Attendance: 0 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Anatoli Gospodinov
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

28 February 2021 19	CSKA 1948	0–0	Levski Sofia	Sofia
17:00 EET	Rusev 77' Mitkov 79' Aleksandrov 90'	Report		Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Lazar Marin
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

7 March 2021 20	Levski Sofia	2–2	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
17:00 EET	Robertha 34' M. D. Petkov 39' Galchev 51' Slavchev 57' Aleksandrov 67' Raynov 87' Naydenov 89'	Report	Iliev 16', 56'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Nikolov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Atanas Iliev
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

13 March 2021 21	Botev Vratsa	1–3	Levski Sofia	Vratsa
16:30 EET	Nichev 6' Genov 15' N'Diaye 32' Ivaylov 35' Kolev 84'	Report	Monsalve 27' Galchev 34' Aleksandrov 53' Robertha 57', 66' (pen.) Atanasov 59'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 0 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Nigel Robertha
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

21 March 2021 22	Levski Sofia	1–0	Slavia Sofia	Sofia
16:30 EET	M. Petkov 71' Robertha 85' Mikulić 90+2'	Report	Uzunov 27' Ghandri 49' Hristov 90+1'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Nigel Robertha
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

11 April 2021 23	Cherno More	0–0	Levski Sofia	Varna
19:45 EEST	Panayotov 21' Dimov 82' 83'	Report	M. Petkov 15' Kraev 70' Milanov 74' Atanasov 80' Bari 82'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 0 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) Man of the Match: Georgi Georgiev
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

18 April 2021 24	Levski Sofia	0–3	Ludogorets	Sofia
20:45 EEST		Report	Keșerü 8' Cauly 11', 77' Cicinho 76' Wanderson 80' Nedyalkov 90+1'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Cauly
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

21 April 2021 25	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1–0	Levski Sofia	Plovdiv
20:30 EEST	Malembana 42' Ilić 49' Karagaren 85'	Report	Steven 56' Dasquet 66'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 0 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Birsent Karagaren
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

25 April 2021 26	Levski Sofia	0–2	CSKA Sofia	Sofia
17:00 EEST	M. D. Petkov 27' Aleksandrov 71' Mihajlović 71' Naydenov 74' I. Dimitrov 90+2'	Report	Keita 14' Caicedo 37' Koch 54' Carey 74'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Man of the Match: Federico Varela

Europa Conference League stage[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cherno More	32	12	9	11	37	34	+3	45	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off
2	Levski Sofia	32	11	8	13	34	32	+2	41
3	Tsarsko Selo	32	9	10	13	33	39	−6	37
4	Botev Plovdiv	32	7	11	14	34	52	−18	32

Source: Bulgarian Football
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.^[10]

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
6	4	1	1	9	5	+4	13	1	1	1	4	4	0	3	0	0	5	1	+4

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: See Results

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	A	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	L	W
Position	9	9	8	8	8	8

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

Matches[]

5 May 2021 27	Tsarsko Selo	0–2	Levski Sofia	Sofia
19:45 EEST	Daskalov 26' Popadiyn 43' Kavdanski 57' Anderson 64'	Report	M. Petkov 9' B. Tsonev 88'	Stadium: Tsarsko Selo Sports Complex Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Marin Petkov

9 May 2021 28	Botev Plovdiv	0–1	Levski Sofia	Plovdiv
20:45 EEST	Johnathan 62' Marquinhos 72'	Report	M. Petkov 21' 21' Kraev 74'	Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia) Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov

13 May 2021 29	Levski Sofia	2–1	Cherno More	Sofia
20:00 EEST	Z. Dimitrov 13' Monsalve 43' Raynov 73' Atanasov 78' B. Tsonev 82'	Report	Iliev Jr. 41' Álvarez 74' Panayotov 79' Iliev 79'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Martin Raynov

17 May 2021 30	Levski Sofia	1–1	Tsarsko Selo	Sofia
20:00 EEST	Mihajlović 11' R. Tsonev 69' B. Tsonev 73' (pen.) 84' Raynov 80'	Report	Popadiyn 7' Baltanov 32' Anderson 43' 63' Bandalovski 84' de Sa 90+1' Placide 90+2'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Ivelin Zanev (Ruse) Man of the Match: Zvonimir Mikulić

20 May 2021 31	Levski Sofia	1–2	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
20:00 EEST	Atanasov 4' Naydenov 66' Raynov 90+2'	Report	Johnathan 43' Toku 46', 49' Cikarski 80' Argilashki 90'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Georgi Ivanov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Emmanuel Toku

23 May 2021 32	Cherno More	1–2	Levski Sofia	Varna
20:00 EEST	Panayotov 17' Dimov 75' Popov 78'	Report	M. Petkov 43' R. Tsonev 69' 72' Bojinov 89'	Stadium: Ticha Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov

Bulgarian Cup[]

21 October 2020 Round of 32	Partizan Cherven Bryag	1–4	Levski Sofia	Cherven Bryag
14:30 EEST	L. Ivanov 34' Tonev 45+1'	Report	Bojinov 36' Z. Dimitrov 42' D. Ivanov 44' P. Petkov 65' (o.g.) M. D. Petkov 85'	Stadium: Gradski Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)

3 March 2021 Round of 16	Levski Sofia	3–1	Beroe	Sofia
18:00 EET	Rherras 26' Dasquet 32' Robertha 38', 65' (pen.), 90+2' 68' M. D. Petkov 87'	Report	Kamburov 27' (pen.) Hassani 55' Ohene 61' Mézague 67' Makouta 74'	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 0 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

17 March 2021 Quarterfinal	Slavia Sofia	2–1	Levski Sofia	Sofia
18:30 EET	Rangelov 23' Valchev 33' Patev 35' Makrillos 39' 77' Ghandri 50' Krastev 89' 90'	Report	Yurukov 30' Raynov 65' M. Petkov 86'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 0 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.^[9]

Squad statistics[]

As of 23 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Parva Liga		Bulgarian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CRO	Zvonimir Mikulić	15	0	13	0	2	0
3	DF	BUL	Zhivko Atanasov	30	4	28	4	1+1	0
4	MF	BUL	Martin Raynov	24	1	22	1	2	0
6	DF	BUL	Ivaylo Naydenov	29	1	27	1	2	0
8	MF	BUL	Simeon Slavchev	8	0	2+5	0	1	0
9	FW	BUL	Steven Petkov	17	1	3+11	1	1+2	0
10	MF	BUL	Borislav Tsonev	10	6	4+6	6	0	0
11	MF	BUL	Zdravko Dimitrov	29	2	21+6	1	2	1
12	GK	BUL	Nikolay Krastev	2	0	1	0	1	0
13	GK	BUL	Nikolay Mihaylov	18	0	18	0	0	0
14	DF	BUL	Mateo Stamatov	13	0	10+2	0	0+1	0
15	DF	BUL	Bogdan Kostov	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	MAR	Bilal Bari	16	0	6+9	0	1	0
20	DF	ESP	Nacho Monsalve	12	1	9+2	1	1	0
21	MF	BUL	Radoslav Tsonev	6	1	2+4	1	0	0
22	DF	BUL	Patrick-Gabriel Galchev	17	0	12+4	0	1	0
27	MF	BUL	Asen Mitkov	1	0	1	0	0	0
31	DF	BUL	Kostadin Iliev	1	0	0	0	1	0
41	DF	BUL	Georgi Aleksandrov	11	0	8+2	0	1	0
45	FW	BUL	Iliya Dimitrov	8	0	1+6	0	0+1	0
66	GK	BUL	Plamen Andreev	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
70	MF	BUL	Ivaylo Hristov	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	BUL	Iliya Yurukov	21	0	14+5	0	2	0
79	FW	BUL	Martin D. Petkov	23	2	12+8	1	3	1
86	FW	BUL	Valeri Bojinov	11	2	0+10	1	1	1
88	MF	BUL	Marin Petkov	17	3	7+8	2	1+1	1
89	MF	BUL	Andrian Kraev	13	0	11+2	0	0	0
91	DF	SUI	Dragan Mihajlović	15	0	13	0	1+1	0
99	MF	BUL	Nikolay Arahangelov	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
12	GK	BUL	Petar Ivanov	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	BUL	Ivan Andonov	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
2	DF	BUL	Alex Petkov	13	0	12	0	0+1	0
5	DF	IRQ	Rebin Sulaka	5	0	4	0	1	0
7	MF	BRA	Paulinho	14	4	13+1	4	0	0
17	FW	CUW	Nigel Robertha	21	9	18+1	6	2	3
18	MF	GHA	Nasiru Mohammed	21	1	9+9	1	0+3	0
23	DF	MAR	Faycal Rherras	8	0	6+1	0	1	0
28	MF	FRA	Thomas Dasquet	27	0	21+3	0	2+1	0
39	DF	BUL	Deyan Ivanov	5	0	0+4	0	1	0
40	MF	NED	Stijn Spierings	7	2	7	2	0	0
66	DF	BUL	Orlin Starokin	12	0	10+1	0	1	0
99	MF	BUL	Stanislav Ivanov	12	1	8+4	1	0	0

References[]

^ "Единствено Монтана не взе точки от Левски през този сезон". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 20 May 2021.
^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
^ "Нощните заведения могат да работят на открито при 50% от капацитета си, спортните мероприятия се провеждат без публика, на групови празненства е разрешено присъствието на до 30 души". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 9 July 2020.
^ "Спортните мероприятия ще се провеждат без публика до 31 август". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 31 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Публиката се завръща на трибуните". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 5 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Заповед № РД-09-962/01.09.2020 г." Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 1 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Министър Кралев утвърди указанията за прилагане на противоепидемични мерки в закрити спортни обекти". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 30 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "От четвъртък, 29 октомври, в страната се въвеждат допълнителни противоепидемични мерки". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 27 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Министър Ангелов издаде три заповеди във връзка с актуалната епидемиологична обстановка". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 26 January 2021.
^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2019/2020 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[table_hth_BSZ0.15424209840328-2] Head-to-head points (GD): Beroe 3 (+3), Cherno More 3 (-3).

[1] "Единствено Монтана не взе точки от Левски през този сезон". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 20 May 2021.

[3] "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

[nospectators-4] "Нощните заведения могат да работят на открито при 50% от капацитета си, спортните мероприятия се провеждат без публика, на групови празненства е разрешено присъствието на до 30 души". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 9 July 2020.

[nospectators2-5] "Спортните мероприятия ще се провеждат без публика до 31 август". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 31 July 2020.

[yesspectators-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Публиката се завръща на трибуните". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 5 August 2020.

[yesspectatorssept-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Заповед № РД-09-962/01.09.2020 г." Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 1 September 2020.

[yesspectatorsoct-8] "Министър Кралев утвърди указанията за прилагане на противоепидемични мерки в закрити спортни обекти". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 30 September 2020.

[nospectatorsoct-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "От четвъртък, 29 октомври, в страната се въвеждат допълнителни противоепидемични мерки". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 27 October 2020.

[nospectatorsfebapr-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Министър Ангелов издаде три заповеди във връзка с актуалната епидемиологична обстановка". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 26 January 2021.

[11] "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2019/2020 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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