2021–22 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia
2021–22 season
Minutes before kick-off of the Bulgarian Cup final
ChairmanNasko Sirakov
ManagerZhivko Milanov
(until 20 August 2021)
Stanimir Stoilov
(since 2 September 2021)
StadiumVivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
First League4th
Bulgarian CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Bilal Bari (6)
All: Bilal Bari (10)
Highest home attendance19,000 v. CSKA Sofia
(6 March 2022)
Lowest home attendance800 v. Septemvri Simitli
(26 October 2021)
Average home league attendance6,700
Biggest win7–0 v. Septemvri Simitli (H)
Biggest defeat2–4 v. Ludogorets (H)

The 2021–22 season was Levski Sofia's 101st season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the season.

This season marked the end of a 13-year trophy drought with Levski winning the 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup.

Transfers

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In

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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
3 DF North Macedonia Gjoko Zajkov 26 Non-EU Belgium Charleroi Free transfer Summer 2022 Free [1]
4 DF Bulgaria Ivan Goranov 29 EU Belgium Charleroi Loan Summer 2022 [2]
5 DF Cyprus Christos Shelis 21 EU Cyprus APOEL Free transfer Summer 2023 Free [3]
5 DF Netherlands Kellian van der Kaap 23 EU Denmark Viborg Free transfer Winter 2024 Free [4]
6 DF Brazil Wenderson Tsunami 25 Non-EU Brazil Botafogo-PB Free transfer Winter 2024 Free [5]
7 MF Bulgaria Georgi Milanov 29 EU Free agent Free transfer Summer 2022 Free [6]
14 MF Bulgaria Iliyan Stefanov 23 EU Bulgaria Beroe Free transfer Winter 2024 Free [7]
17 FW Brazil Welton Felipe 24 Non-EU Brazil Botafogo-PB Transfer Winter 2025 Undisclosed [8]
20 MF Bulgaria Dimitar Kostadinov 22 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Transfer Summer 2024 Undisclosed [9]
23 DF Bulgaria Hristofor Hubchev 25 EU Bulgaria Etar Free transfer Summer 2022 Free [10]
23 DF The Gambia Noah Sonko Sundberg 25 EU Sweden Östersund Free transfer Winter 2024 Free [11]
30 MF Bulgaria Filip Krastev 20 EU Belgium Lommel Loan Winter 2022 [12]
33 DF Panama José Córdoba 20 Non-EU Bulgaria Etar Loan Summer 2022 [13]

Out

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK Croatia Zvonimir Mikulić 31 EU Turkey Tuzlaspor End of contract Summer Free [14]
3 DF Bulgaria Zhivko Atanasov 30 EU Bulgaria Cherno More Released Summer Free [15]
3 DF North Macedonia Gjoko Zajkov 26 Non-EU Ukraine Vorskla Poltava Released Winter Free [16]
4 MF Bulgaria Martin Raynov 29 EU Israel Ashdod End of contract Summer Free [17]
5 DF Cyprus Christos Shelis 21 EU Greece Volos Released Winter Free [18]
6 DF Bulgaria Ivaylo Naydenov 23 EU Bulgaria Hebar Released Winter Free [19]
8 MF Bulgaria Simeon Slavchev 28 EU Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia Released Summer Free
9 FW Bulgaria Steven Petkov 26 EU Portugal Feirense Loan return Summer Free
10 MF Bulgaria Borislav Tsonev 26 EU Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa Released Winter Free [20]
12 GK Bulgaria Nikolay Krastev 24 EU End of contract Summer Free
14 DF Bulgaria Mateo Stamatov 22 EU Russia Orenburg End of contract Summer Free [21]
15 DF Bulgaria Bogdan Kostov 19 EU Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Released Summer Free [22]
20 DF Spain Nacho Monsalve 27 EU Poland ŁKS Łódź Released Summer Free [23]
23 DF Bulgaria Hristofor Hubchev 25 EU Bulgaria Pirin Blagoevgrad Released Summer Free [24]
31 DF Bulgaria Kostadin Iliev 19 EU Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Released Summer Free [25]
41 DF Bulgaria Georgi Aleksandrov 20 EU Bulgaria Etar Released Winter Free [26]
45 FW Bulgaria Iliya Dimitrov 24 EU Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia Released Summer Free [27]
70 FW Bulgaria Ivaylo Hristov 19 EU Bulgaria Sportist Svoge Released Summer Free [28]
77 MF Bulgaria Iliya Yurukov 21 EU Bulgaria Arda Released Summer Free [29]
79 FW Bulgaria Martin Petkov 19 EU Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa Transfer Winter Undisclosed [30]
86 FW Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov 35 EU Released Summer Free [31]
GK Bulgaria Petar Ivanov 21 EU Bulgaria Yantra End of contract Summer Free [32]

Loans out

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
GK Bulgaria Ivan Andonov 17 EU Italy Fiorentina Primavera Loan Summer —
DF Bulgaria Denis Dinev 17 EU Bulgaria Yantra Loan Summer —

Squad

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Updated on 7 April 2022.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age EU Ends Signed from Transfer fee Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Plamen Andreev  Bulgaria GK 19 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
13 Nikolay Mihaylov  Bulgaria GK 36 EU 2022 Cyprus Omonia Free Originally from Youth system
99 Yoan Zagorov  Bulgaria GK 19 EU Youth system W/S
Defenders
4 Ivan Goranov  Bulgaria LB 32 EU 2022 Belgium Charleroi Loan Originally from Youth system
5 Kellian van der Kaap  Netherlands CB 26 EU 2024 Denmark Viborg Free Second nationality: Cameroon
6 Wenderson Tsunami  Brazil LB 28 Non-EU 2024 Brazil Botafogo-PB Free
22 Patrick-Gabriel Galchev  Bulgaria RB/LB/RW 23 EU 2024 Youth system W/S Second nationality: Spain
23 Noah Sonko Sundberg  Gambia CB/RB 28 EU 2024 Sweden Östersund Free Second nationality: Sweden
33 José Córdoba  Panama CB/LB/DM 23 Non-EU 2022 Bulgaria Etar Loan
91 Dragan Mihajlović  Switzerland RB 33 EU 2022 Cyprus APOEL Free
Midfielders
7 Georgi Milanov  Bulgaria AM/LW 32 EU 2022 Hungary Fehérvár Free
8 Andrian Kraev  Bulgaria DM 25 EU 2024 Bulgaria Hebar Free Originally from Youth system
10 Radoslav Tsonev  Bulgaria CM 29 EU 2022 Italy Lecce Free Originally from Youth system
14 Iliyan Stefanov  Bulgaria AM 26 EU 2024 Bulgaria Beroe Free Originally from Youth system
20 Dimitar Kostadinov  Bulgaria CM 25 EU 2024 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Undisclosed
27 Asen Mitkov  Bulgaria AM/CM 19 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
30 Filip Krastev  Bulgaria AM/CM 23 EU 2022 Belgium Lommel Loan
71 Antoan Stoyanov  Bulgaria DM 19 EU 2024 Youth system W/S
Forwards
11 Zdravko Dimitrov  Bulgaria LW 26 EU 2022 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Free
17 Welton Felipe  Brazil LW/CF 27 Non-EU 2025 Brazil Botafogo-PB Undisclosed
19 Bilal Bari  Morocco CF 26 EU 2024 Bulgaria Montana 50 000 € Second nationality: France
88 Marin Petkov  Bulgaria RW/CF/AM 21 EU 2024 Youth system W/S

Performance overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First League 24 July 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 4th 31 15 7 9 38 27 +11 048.39
Bulgarian Cup 22 September 2021 15 May 2022 Round of 32 Winners 6 6 0 0 16 2 +14 100.00
Total 37 21 7 9 54 29 +25 056.76

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Fixtures

Fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies

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Summer

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26 June 2021 Levski Sofia 1–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
10:30 EEST Bari 5' Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)
3 July 2021 Levski Sofia 1–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
18:00 EEST B. Tsonev 42' Report Genev 87' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
7 July 2021 Levski Sofia 4–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
18:00 EEST Naydenov 21'
M. Petkov 23'
Bari 51'
Galchev 66'		 Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)
10 July 2021 Levski Sofia 1–1 Levski Lom Sofia
11:00 EEST Hristov 43' (o.g.) Report Gushterov 13' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
17 July 2021 Levski Sofia 2–0 Etar Sofia
18:00 EEST Dimitrov 6'
M. D. Petkov 8'		 Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)

Mid-season

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3 September 2021 Levski Sofia 2–1 Sportist Svoge Sofia
18:00 EEST Milanov 52' (pen.)
Todorov 66'		 Report Harizanov 90' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)
8 September 2021 Levski Sofia 5–2 Maritsa Plovdiv Sofia
18:00 EEST Dimitrov 10'
Bari 16'
Kostadinov 26'
M. Petkov 77' (pen.)
Ivanov 79'		 Report Tonev 39' (pen.)
Yordanov 55'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia)
12 October 2021 Levski Sofia 4–0 Strumska Slava Sofia
15:00 EEST M. Petkov 5'
Bari 9'
Kostadinov 44'
Naydenov 82'		 Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Yoto Garabedov (Sofia)
13 November 2021 Levski Sofia 0–1 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
14:00 EET Report Bengyuzov 51' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)
26 March 2022 Levski Sofia 1–1 Sozopol Sofia
14:00 EET Bari 38' Report Ushagelov 83' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
30 March 2022 Levski Sofia 3–2 Septemvri Sofia Sofia
16:00 EEST Milanov 40' (pen.)
Bachev 47'
Welton 58'		 Report Ivanov 87', 90' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Dimitar Burov (Sofia)

Winter

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18 January 2022 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Poland Górnik Zabrze Belek, Turkey
17:00 TRT Córdoba 89' (pen.) Report Krawzcyk 82' Stadium: Regnum Carya Complex
21 January 2022 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 Belek, Turkey
17:00 TRT Bari 14' Report Květ 46' Stadium: TSS Football Center
29 January 2022 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–2 Slovenia Maribor Belek, Turkey
19:00 TRT Córdoba 36'
Dimitrov 77'		 Report Repas 41'
Ivanović 45+1'		 Stadium: Susesi Sports Complex
1 February 2022 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 0–1 Turkey Gençlerbirliği Belek, Turkey
17:00 TRT Report Karakaş 72' (pen.) Stadium: Kaya Football Center
4 February 2022 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Antalya, Turkey
17:00 TRT Kostadinov 76' Report Buyalskyi 32' Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
7 February 2022 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–1 Ukraine Veres Rivne Belek, Turkey
13:00 TRT M. Petkov 1'
Dimitrov 62'		 Report Serhiychuk 44' Stadium: TSS Football Center
12 February 2022 Levski Sofia 3–1 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
14:00 EET Bari 8', 89'
Kostadinov 53'		 Report Karachanakov 48' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Ivan Ivanov (Sofia)
15 February 2022 Levski Sofia 0–0 Tsarsko Selo Sofia
14:00 EET Report Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia)

First League

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Preliminary stage

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Main article: 2021–22 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
League table
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 7 6 34 28 +6 46 Qualification for the Championship group
4 Cherno More 26 12 9 5 35 18 +17 45
5 Levski Sofia 26 12 6 8 33 25 +8 42
6 Slavia Sofia 26 9 9 8 30 26 +4 36
7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 9 7 10 30 35 −5 34 Qualification for the Europa Conference League 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.[1]
Results summary
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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 12 6 8 33 25  +8 42 7 3 3 18 11  +7 5 3 5 15 14  +1

Last updated: April 2022.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round
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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLLLWLWDDLLWWLWDDWWDWWDLWWW
Position1012141112891011118799888666556555
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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24 July 2021 1 Levski Sofia 1–2 Slavia Sofia Sofia
21:00 EEST M. Petkov 16', Yellow card 57'
Galchev Yellow card 45+2'
Aleksandrov Yellow card 45+4'
Shelis Yellow card 76'
Kraev Yellow card 79'
M. D. Petkov Yellow card 82'		 Report Viyachki 22', Yellow card 90+3'
Sorakov Yellow card 36'
Makrillos Yellow card 43'
Valchev Yellow card 53'
Krastev 68'
Hristov Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Kaloyan Krastev
31 July 2021 2 Botev Vratsa 2–0 Levski Sofia Vratsa
18:45 EEST Babunski 5', 59' (pen.)
Marinov Yellow card 27'
Vasilev Yellow card 34'
Nikolov Yellow card 41'		 Report M. Petkov Yellow card 36'
B. Tsonev soccer ball with red X 41'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dorian Babunski
8 August 2021 3 Levski Sofia 0–2 Arda Sofia
21:45 EEST Bari Yellow card 64' Report Yordanov 20' (pen.)
Karadzhov Yellow card 28'
Delev 32'
Juninho Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Spas Delev
14 August 2021 4 Levski Sofia 3–1 Tsarsko Selo Sofia
21:00 EEST B. Tsonev 58', Yellow card 66'
M. D. Petkov 63'
Dimitrov Yellow card 72'
Kraev 90+3'		 Report Shopov 28'
Popadiyn Yellow card 55'
Bakalov Yellow card 64'
Dias Yellow card 74'
Vasilev Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Borislav Tsonev
20 August 2021 5 Botev Plovdiv 3–1 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
21:00 EEST Rabeï Yellow card 13'
Minkov Yellow card 32'
Nedelev 45+5' (pen.)
Iliev Yellow card 57'
Slavchev 65' (o.g.)
Baroan 75'		 Report Galchev Red card 45+2'
Shelis Yellow card 63'
R. Tsonev Yellow card 68', 81' (pen.)
Kraev Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Todor Nedelev
28 August 2021 6 Levski Sofia 2–1 Beroe Sofia
21:00 EEST Bari Yellow card 21'
Hubchev 30', Red card 37'
B. Tsonev 42', Yellow card 90'
Naydenov Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Lebon 64'
Hadzhiev Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Borislav Tsonev
12 September 2021 7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–2 Levski Sofia Plovdiv
21:00 EEST Umarbayev Yellow card 23'
Pirgov Yellow card 42'
Petrović Yellow card 63'
Karagaren 73'
Iliev 80'
Bykov Yellow card 90+8'		 Report R. Tsonev Yellow card 31'
Karagaren 37' (o.g.)
Milanov 76'
M. D. Petkov Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Georgi Milanov
18 September 2021 8 Levski Sofia 0–0 CSKA 1948 Sofia
19:45 EEST B. Tsonev Yellow card 90' Report Stoyanov Yellow card 32'
Marin Yellow card 86'
Ivanov Yellow card 90+1'
D. Aleksandrov Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Daniel Naumov
26 September 2021 9 CSKA Sofia 2–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
16:30 EEST Carey 44'
Muhar Yellow card 55'
Caicedo 65', Yellow card 66'
Turitsov Yellow card 84'		 Report Milanov 28'
R. Tsonev Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Graham Carey
3 October 2021 10 Levski Sofia 2–4 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:15 EEST Kraev Yellow card 14'
B. Tsonev 26', 81' (pen.)
Bari Yellow card 49'
Shelis Yellow card 74'
R. Tsonev Yellow card 80'
M. Petkov Yellow card 86'		 Report Yankov 29'
Sotiriou 47', Yellow card 48'
Plastun Yellow card 68'
Manu 85', Yellow card 85'
Gonçalves Yellow card 87'
Tekpetey 89'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Kiril Despodov
16 October 2021 11 Lokomotiv Sofia 1–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
20:00 EEST Octávio 2'
Celso Yellow card 9'
Duarte Yellow card 53'
Aleksandrov Yellow card 53'
Krachunov soccer ball with red X 71'
Katsarov Yellow card 88'		 Report Dimitrov 37', Yellow card 76'
Kraev Yellow card 49'
Bari 57'
Mihajlović Yellow card 70'
Milanov Yellow card 86'
Goranov Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
Note: On 12 October 2021, the Regional Health Inspectorate of Sofia City announced that the stadiums are not allowed to host spectators due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections.[2]
23 October 2021 12 Levski Sofia 3–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
18:45 EEST M. Petkov 25', 63'
B. Tsonev Yellow card 70'
R. Tsonev Yellow card 88'
Bari 90'		 Report Zanev Yellow card 16'
Nikolov Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Marin Petkov
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to a punishment to Levski by BFU.
30 October 2021 13 Cherno More 1–0 Levski Sofia Varna
19:00 EEST Álvarez Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 90'
Rodrigo 49'		 Report Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Rodrigo Henrique
6 November 2021 14 Slavia Sofia 0–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Tombak Yellow card 20'
Dost Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 61'
Kerchev Yellow card 54'
Vutsov Yellow card 82'		 Report Córdoba Yellow card 59'
Bari 81', Yellow card 86'
Mihajlović Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Bilal Bari
22 November 2021 15 Levski Sofia 0–0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
17:30 EET B. Tsonev soccer ball with red X 72'
Zajkov Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Babunski soccer ball with red X 7'
Serginho Yellow card 58'
Nenov Yellow card 64'
Cassini Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dimo Dimov (Sliven)
Man of the Match: Krasimir Kostov
27 November 2021 16 Arda 0–0 Levski Sofia Kardzhali
17:30 EET Kotev Yellow card 2'
Kiki Yellow card 19'
Juninho Yellow card 33'
Kovachev Yellow card 82'		 Report Córdoba Yellow card 8' Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
1 December 2021 17 Tsarsko Selo 0–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Kavdanski Yellow card 68'
Ohene Yellow card 84'		 Report Bari 43'
Kraev Yellow card 45+3'
Córdoba Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Arena Tsarsko Selo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the home team's voluntary rejection of spectators.[3]
4 December 2021 18 Levski Sofia 2–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
15:00 EET B. Tsonev Yellow card 2', 79'
Zajkov 6'
Dimitrov Yellow card 60'
R. Tsonev Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Minkov Yellow card 51'
Jansson Yellow card 66'
Tonev Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Borislav Tsonev
12 December 2021 19 Beroe 1–1 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora
16:30 EET Furtado Yellow card 34'
Lebon Yellow card 48'
Fall 87'		 Report Bari 17'
Galchev Yellow card 26'
Goranov Yellow card 43'
Kostadinov Yellow card 48'
R. Tsonev Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
19 February 2022 20 Levski Sofia 2–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
15:00 EET Kraev 22'
Krastev 32'
Welton Yellow card 55'		 Report Paskalev Red card 20'
Petrović 30'
Iliev Yellow card 45+4'
Vasilev Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Filip Krastev
26 February 2022 21 CSKA 1948 0–2 Levski Sofia Bistritsa
15:00 EET S. Aleksandrov Yellow card 47'
Bastunov Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Kostadinov 23'
Kraev Yellow card 25'
Welton Yellow card 42', 60'
Galchev Yellow card 56'
Córdoba Yellow card 89'
Bari Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: 700
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Kostadinov
6 March 2022 22 Levski Sofia 0–0 CSKA Sofia Sofia
14:00 EET Tsunami Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 54'
Kraev Yellow card 77'		 Report Youga Yellow card 45+5'
Yomov Yellow card 63'
Mazikou Red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
13 March 2022 23 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 Levski Sofia Razgrad
17:45 EET Sotiriou Yellow card 35', 90'
Santana 62', Yellow card 68'
Rick Yellow card 86'
Despodov Yellow card 88'		 Report Bari 20'
Sundberg Yellow card 35'
Stefanov Yellow card 50'
van der Kaap Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Pieros Sotiriou
19 March 2022 24 Levski Sofia 1–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Stefanov 35' Report Celso Yellow card 26'
Ivanov Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov
3 April 2022 25 Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–3 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad
17:30 EEST Dyakov Yellow card 27' Report Welton 4'
Stefanov Yellow card 19', 45', 73'
Mihajlović Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov
9 April 2022 26 Levski Sofia 2–0 Cherno More Sofia
20:00 EEST Krastev Yellow card 29'
Dimov 74' (o.g.)
M. Petkov 90+7'		 Report Dimov Yellow card 26'
Serdyuk Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 54'
Vasilev Yellow card 31'
Coureur Yellow card 35'
Panov Yellow card 45'
Drobarov Yellow card 58'
Dyulgerov Yellow card 75'
Popov Yellow card 83'
Atanasov Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov

Championship round

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League table
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 31 26 1 4 77 25 +52 79 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 31 16 10 5 42 31 +11 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Botev Plovdiv (O) 31 15 8 8 38 33 +5 53 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off
4 Levski Sofia 31 15 7 9 38 27 +11 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
5 Cherno More 31 12 11 8 36 22 +14 47
6 Slavia Sofia 31 9 10 12 35 38 −3 37
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.[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Levski Sofia qualified for the Europa Conference League by winning the 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup.
Results summary
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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 3 1 1 5 2  +3 10 1 0 1 2 1  +1 2 1 0 3 1  +2

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: See results

Results by round
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Round12345
GroundAHAAH
ResultDWWWL
Position54334
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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17 April 2022 27 CSKA Sofia 0–0 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:00 EEST Youga Yellow card 37'
Carey Yellow card 45+2'
Geferson Yellow card 59'
Turitsov Yellow card 75'		 Report Stefanov Yellow card 51'
Welton Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
30 April 2022 28 Levski Sofia 2–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 EEST Krastev 11' (pen.), Yellow card 83'
Sundberg 36'
Welton Yellow card 88'
M. Petkov Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Souprayen Yellow card 1' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Filip Krastev
6 May 2022 29 Cherno More 0–1 Levski Sofia Varna
17:30 EEST Panov Yellow card 43'
Álvarez Yellow card 56'
Coureur Yellow card 81'
Serdyuk Yellow card 83'		 Report Córdoba Yellow card 27'
Tsunami 85', Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
19 May 2022 30 Slavia Sofia 1–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
20:15 EEST Minchev Yellow card 32'
Valchev 62' (pen.)
K. Stoyanov Yellow card 66'
Tasev Yellow card 68'		 Report Stefanov 38'
Kraev Yellow card 76'
Krastev 83'		 Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Filip Krastev
22 May 2022 31 Levski Sofia 0–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:30 EEST van der Kaap Yellow card 35'
Kraev Yellow card 41'
Mihajlović Yellow card 56'		 Report Verdon Yellow card 11'
Cicinho 28'
Sotiriou Yellow card 58'
Plastun Yellow card 90'
Tekpetey Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Kiril Despodov

Bulgarian Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup
22 September 2021 Round of 32 Marek Dupnitsa 0–2 Levski Sofia Dupnitsa
13:00 EEST Gyonov Yellow card 66' Report Kostadinov 11', 32'
Kraev Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Bonchuk
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
26 October 2021 Round of 16 Levski Sofia 7–0 Septemvri Simitli Sofia
19:00 EEST M. Petkov 20'
Bari 22', 27', 70'
Kraev Yellow card 24'
Milanov 68'
B. Tsonev 80'
Kostadinov 82'		 Report Trayanov Yellow card 66' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 800
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)
2 March 2022 Quarterfinal Septemvri Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:30 EET Peshov Yellow card 42' Report Kostadinov 21'
Milanov 48' (pen.), Yellow card 64'
Mitkov Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov[note 1]
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dimo Dimov (Sliven)
13 April 2022 Semifinal 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad 2–3 Levski Sofia Razgrad
19:00 EEST Despodov 11', Yellow card 65'
Rick Yellow card 30'
Nedyalkov Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 80'
Sotiriou Yellow card 80', 90+3' (pen.)
Delev Yellow card 90+1'
Plastun Yellow card 90+8' Yellow-red card after FT'
Tissera Yellow card 90+13'		 Report Krastev Yellow card 32'
Mihajlović 52'
Bari 57'
Córdoba Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 80'
Tsunami Yellow card 90+2'
M. Petkov 90+11' (pen.), Yellow card 90+12'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
22 April 2022 Semifinal 2nd leg Levski Sofia 1–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
19:00 EEST Welton 3', Yellow card 82'
Córdoba Yellow card 54'
Sundberg Yellow card 89'		 Report Rick Yellow card 54'
Gonçalves Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 18,732
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
15 May 2022 Final CSKA Sofia 0–1 Levski Sofia Sofia
17:00 EEST Lam Yellow card 19'
Yomov Yellow card 64'
Youga Yellow card 86'
Turitsov Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Tsunami Yellow card 23'
Stefanov 57'
Krastev Yellow card 87'
Mihajlović Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,600
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

Squad statistics

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As of 22 May 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total First League Bulgarian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Plamen Andreev 10 0 2+2 0 6 0
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Goranov 21 0 18+2 0 1 0
5 DF Netherlands NED Kellian van der Kaap 16 0 5+7 0 4 0
6 DF Brazil BRA Wenderson Tsunami 15 1 11 1 4 0
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Milanov 28 4 20+3 2 5 2
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Andrian Kraev 33 2 21+6 2 3+3 0
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Tsonev 25 1 15+7 1 2+1 0
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Zdravko Dimitrov 23 1 16+4 1 1+2 0
13 GK Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Mihaylov 29 0 29 0 0 0
14 MF Bulgaria BUL Iliyan Stefanov 13 5 9+1 4 2+1 1
17 FW Brazil BRA Welton Felipe 14 3 10 2 4 1
19 FW Morocco MAR Bilal Bari 36 10 31 6 5 4
20 MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Kostadinov 21 5 6+12 1 3 4
22 DF Bulgaria BUL Patrick-Gabriel Galchev 22 0 9+10 0 1+2 0
23 DF The Gambia GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg 15 1 11 1 4 0
27 MF Bulgaria BUL Asen Mitkov 9 0 1+6 0 0+2 0
30 MF