2008–09 PFC Levski Sofia season

October 2023 Levski Sofia 2008–09 Velislav Vutsov (until 13 August 2008)Emil Velev Todor Batkov A Group Image:Med 1.png Champions Bulgarian Cup Semi-finals UEFA Champions League 3rd round UEFA Cup 1st round Georgi Ivanov (12 goals) Georgi Ivanov (13 goals) 27 000 vs CSKA Sofia (9 May 2009) 800 vs Belasitsa Petrich (18 October 2008) 2007–08 2009–10 _levski_sofia_08_09 _levski_sofia_08_09 _levski_sofia_08_09 436EEE 436EEE 436EEE 436EEE 436EEE _levski_sofia_08_09_g _levski_sofia_08_09_g _levski_sofia_08_09_g FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 The 2008–09 PFC Levski Sofia season included the club's 26th win of the A group of Bulgarian professional football, A Group. Additionally they competed in the Semi-finals of the 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup, but lost to OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad. The club made it to the third round of the UEFA Champions League. The top goal scorer was Georgi Ivanov with 13 total goals. The club changed managers from Velislav Vutsov to Emil Velev on 13 August 2008. Transfers Summer transfers In: yes Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov FW free transfer from Croatia NK Rijeka Bulgaria MF Vladimir Gadzhev on loan from GreecePanathinaikos Bulgaria FW Georgi Hristov free from Botev Plovdiv Morocco FW Rachid Tiberkanine from Latvia Daugava Czech Republic DF David Bystron from Czech Republic Banik Ostrava Bulgaria MF Boyan Iliev free from Spartak Varna Slovakia GK Daniel Kiss on loan from Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Out: yes 4 Croatia Igor Tomašić DF free transfer to Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 17 Bulgaria Valeri Domovchiyski FW to Germany Hertha Berlin Nigeria Ekundayo Jayeoba FW to Chernomorets Burgas 7 Bulgaria Daniel Borimirov MF retired See List of Bulgarian football transfers 2008–09 Winter transfers In: yes Portugal Filipe da Costa MF free transfer from CSKA Sofia Bulgaria DF Yordan Miliev from Lokomotiv Plovdiv Bulgaria FW Hristo Yovov free transfer from Cyprus Apollon Limassol Out: yes Slovakia GK Daniel Kiss loan return to Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Brazil FW Jean Carlos to Russia Amkar Perm Bulgaria MF Boyan Iliev released See List of Bulgarian football transfers 2008–09 Squad 1 Bulgaria Georgi Petkov GK captain 2 Bulgaria Viktor Genev DF 3 Bulgaria Zhivko Milanov DF 5 Morocco Youssef Rabeh DF 6 Morocco Rachid Tiberkanine MF 8 Bulgaria Georgi Sarmov MF 9 Bulgaria Georgi Ivanov FW 10 Bulgaria Hristo Yovov MF 11 Bulgaria Georgi Hristov FW 12 Bulgaria Bozhidar Mitrev GK 14 Bulgaria Veselin Minev DF 15 Morocco Chakib Benzoukane DF 18 Bulgaria Miroslav Ivanov MF 19 Bulgaria Ivan Tsachev FW 20 Brazil Joãozinho FW 21 Brazil Ze Soares FW 22 Macedonia Darko Tasevski MF 23 Czech Republic David Bystron DF 24 Bulgaria Nikolay Dimitrov FW 25 Brazil Lucio Wagner DF 27 Bulgaria Enyo Krastovchev FW 30 Bulgaria Lachezar Baltanov MF 31 Bulgaria Tsvetan Dimitrov GK 45 Bulgaria Vladimir Gadzhev MF 55 Bulgaria Yordan Miliev DF 70 Portugal Filipe da Costa MF Competitions A Group 2008–09 A Group Table LEV Results summary 12 2 1 34 9 9 4 2 23 9 13 May 2009 Soccerway April 2011 Results by round table b Round Ground A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A Result L /W /D /W /W /L /W /W /W /D /D /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /D /L /W /W /W /W /W /W /W /D /D Position 13 /7 /9 /5 /3 /5 /3 /3 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /1 /1 /1 /1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 complete April 2011 Fixtures and results 9 August 2008 (EET) 1 Vihren Sandanski 1–0 L Report Levski Sofia Moke 76 pen. Sandanski Stadium Sandanski 2,500 Tsvetan Georgiev 17 August 2008 (EET) 2 Levski Sofia 6–0 W Report Botev Plovdiv Hristov 5 49 56 Tiberkanine 7 Bystron 12 Jean Carlos 85 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 3,000 Martin Bogdev 5 November 2008 (EET) 3 Chernomorets Burgas 2–2 D Report Levski Sofia Bozhilov 69 Marcio 84 Tasevski 15 Sarmov 19 Lazur Burgas 6,000 Nikolay Yordanov 31 August 2008 (EET) 4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–3 W Report Levski Sofia Todorov 9 15 Milanov 14 90 Joaozinho 76 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 5,000 Stefan Spasov 12 September 2008 (EET) 5 Levski Sofia 3–0 W Report Cherno More Hristov 15 pen. Joaozinho 34 pen. Tiberkanine 87 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 2,000 Tsvetan Georgiev 21 September 2008 (EET) 6 Lokomotiv Sofia 1–0 L Report Levski Sofia Bogdanović 67 Lokomotiv Sofia 3,000 Stanislav Todorov 27 September 2008 (EET) 7 Levski Sofia 2–0 W Report Litex Lovech Tasevski 34 67 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 5,000 Cristian Balazs (Romania) 6 October 2008 (EET) 8 Lokomotiv Mezdra 0–1 W Report Levski Sofia Dimitrov 7 Lokomotiv Mezdra 3,500 Nikolay Yordanov 18 October 2008 (EET) 9 Levski Sofia 2–0 W Report Belasitsa Petrich Hristov 9 Tiberkanine 26 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 800 Ahmed Ahmed 26 October 2008 (EET) 10 Sliven 0–0 D Report Levski Sofia Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium Sliven 8,000 Anton Genov 1 November 2008 (EET) 11 Levski Sofia 1–1 D Report CSKA Sofia Ivanov 66 Lazarov 59 pen. Vasil Levski Sofia 18,000 Stanislav Todorov 9 November 2008 (EET) 12 Spartak Varna 0–1 W Report Levski Sofia Joãozinho 67 Spartak Varna 5,000 Georgi Yordanov 16 November 2008 (EET) 13 Levski Sofia 1–0 W Report Slavia Sofia Ivanov 36 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 3,000 Anton Genov 23 November 2008 (EET) 14 Minyor Pernik 0–2 W Report Levski Sofia Ivanov 44 64 Minyor Pernik 5,000 Hristo Ristoskov 29 November 2008 (EET) 15 Levski Sofia 2–0 W Report Pirin Blagoevgrad Ivanov 52 67 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 4,000 Martin Bogdev 8 March 2009 (EET) 16 Levski Sofia 3–2 W Report Vihren Sandanski Joãozinho 9 Ivanov 45 Hristov 89 Zografakis 4 Rusev 72 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 4,000 Ahmed Ahmed 14 March 2009 (EET) 17 Botev Plovdiv 0–1 W Report Levski Sofia Tasevski 19 Hristo Botev Plovdiv 10,000 Stanislav Todorov 18 March 2009 (EET) 18 Levski Sofia 3–1 W Report Chernomorets Burgas Tasevski 44 Yovov 62 Ze Soares 86 Bozhilov 48 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 1,000 Georgi Ignatov 22 March 2009 (EET) 19 Levski Sofia 1–0 W Report Lokomotiv Plovdiv Yovov 1 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 4,000 Tsvetan Georgiev 4 April 2009 (EET) 20 Cherno More 0–0 D Report Levski Sofia Ticha Stadium Varna 12,000 Hristo Ristoskov 11 April 2009 (EET) 21 Levski Sofia 0–3 L Report Lokomotiv Sofia Kamburov 17 35 58 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 7,000 Nikolay Yordanov 17 April 2009 (EET) 22 Litex Lovech 1–2 W Report Levski Sofia Sandrinho 11 Georgi Ivanov 7 18 Lovech Stadium Lovech 7,000 Ivaylo Stoyanov 23 April 2009 (EET) 23 Levski Sofia 3–1 W Report Lokomotiv Mezdra Sarmov 56 Yovov 64 Ivanov 85 Georgiev 4 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 5,000 Georgi Yordanov 26 April 2009 (EET) 24 Belasitsa Petrich 1–7 W Report Levski Sofia Asen Georgiev 52 Ivanov 6 Yovov 35 Hristov 55 63 65 87 Tsachev 76 Hristo Botev Blagoevgrad 5,000 Bogomil Marinov 3 May 2009 (EET) 25 Levski Sofia 1–0 W Report Sliven Ivanov 72 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 4,000 Stanislav Todorov 9 May 2009 (EET) 26 CSKA Sofia 0–2 W Report Levski Sofia Hristov 36 Ze Soares 58 Vasil Levski Sofia 27,000 Stefan Spasov 17 May 2009 (EET) 27 Levski Sofia 5–0 W Report Spartak Varna Tasevski 1 Bystron 24 Tsachev 70 85 87 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 10,000 Aleksandar Kostadinov 23 May 2009 (EET) 28 Slavia Sofia 0–1 W Report Levski Sofia Ze Soares 52 Ovcha Kupel Sofia 10,000 Tsvetan Georgiev 31 May 2009 (EET) 29 Levski Sofia 1–1 D Report Minyor Pernik Gadzhev 76 Hazurov 51 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 15,000 Asen Nikolov 13 June 2009 (EET) 30 Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–1 D Report Levski Sofia Kotsev 73 Nedyalkov 76 Hristo Botev Blagoevgrad 5,000 Bogomil Marinov Bulgarian Cup 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup 26 November 2008 EEST Second round Lokomotiv Sofia 1–2 yes W Report Levski Sofia Paskov 33 Joãozinho 36 pen. Dimitrov 111 Lokomotiv Sofia 3,000 Stefan Spasov 8 December 2008 EEST Third round Levski Sofia 2–1 yes W Report Sliven Jean Carlos 68 Gadzhev 112 Yanev 4 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia 2,000 Stanislav Todorov 4 March 2009 EEST Quarterfinal Vihren Sandanski 0–2 W Report Levski Sofia Ivanov 13 Tasevski 28 Osogovo Stadium Kyustendil 2,000 Nikolay Yordanov 29 April 2009 EEST Semifinal Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 L Report Levski Sofia Peev 56 Hristo Botev Blagoevgrad 7,000 Georgi Ignatov UEFA Champions League 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds#Third qualifying round 13 August 2008 20:00 EEST 1st leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–1 L Report Belarus BATE Borisov Rzhevsky 60 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia, Bulgaria 20,000 Jonas Erikson (Sweden) 27 August 2008 19:00 EEST 2nd leg BATE Borisov Belarus 1–1 2–1 D Report Bulgaria Levski Sofia Sosnovsky 14 Gadzhev 38 Haradski Barysaw, Belarus 5,000 Konrad Plautz (Austria) UEFA Cup 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round 18 September 2008 20:30 EEST 1st leg Žilina Slovakia 1–1 D Report Bulgaria Levski Sofia Vladavić 49 pen. Joãozinho 64 Štadión pod Dubňom Žilina, Slovakia 5,000 Paulo Costa (Portugal) 2 October 2008 19:30 EEST 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–1 1–2 L Report Slovakia Žilina Adauto 60 Georgi Asparuhov Sofia, Bulgaria 13,000 Radek Matejek (Czech Republic) External links 2008–09 Levski Sofia season 2008–09 Levski Sofia Levski Sofia 2008–09