FC Levski Karlovo

FC Levski Karlovo
Full name Football Club Levski Karlovo
Founded 1923 (1923)
Ground Krepost Stadium, Hisarya
Capacity 3,000
Chairman Emil Kabaivanov
Manager Krasimir Manolov
League South-East Third League
2017–18 South-East Third League, 8th

Levski Karlovo (Bulgarian: Левски Карлово) is a Bulgarian football club based in Karlovo, Plovdiv Province. Founded in 1923, it currently competes in the South-East Third League.[1] The club's colors are blue and white. Levski Karlovo is where Bulgarian international Petar Aleksandrov began his career.

History

1923–2004

Since its founding in 1923, Levski has had 10 seasons in second division, finishing third in 1975, with the last one being in 1981/82, when they finished 17th.[2] Petar Aleksandrov made his debut during that season, scoring 10 goals in 22 matches, before joining Slavia Sofia.

2004–2016: Re-founding

The club was dissolved in 2004 only to be re-established later that year. It remained in third division until 2016, when it was promoted.

2016–present: Return to Professional Football

On 27 July 2016, Levski was promoted to the newly formed Bulgarian Second League.[3] On 8 August 2016, after 34 years in the amateur leagues, the club returned to professional football in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia on 8 August 2016, which they lost 2:3.[4] On 20 September 2016, Vereya beat Levski with 2:0 in the First Round of Bulgarian Cup.[5] After 9 defeats in their first 9 matches for the season, Levski finally notched a 2:0 win over PFC Bansko on 22 September 2016.[6] On 10 December 2016, they defeated group leader Etar Veliko Tarnovo 2:0.[7] After finishing 16th in the table, the club was relegated back to third division for the 2017/18 season.

Honours

Players

Current squad

As of 1 August 2017

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Bulgaria GK Tsvetan Todorov (captain)
4 Bulgaria DF Boris Biserov
5 Bulgaria DF Nikola Danchev
6 Bulgaria DF Hristiyan Momchilov
7 Bulgaria FW Veselin Filipov
8 Bulgaria MF Vasil Stefanov
9 Bulgaria FW Stefan Chilingirov
10 Bulgaria MF Lachezar Angelov
11 Bulgaria MF Stoyan Angelov
12 Bulgaria GK Todor Kolev
14 Bulgaria MF Atanas Dzhaferov
15 Bulgaria DF Yordan Kovachev
No. Position Player
16 Bulgaria MF Plamen Krislov
17 Bulgaria MF Petar Trichkov
18 Bulgaria MF Dzhevat Dunchev
19 Bulgaria MF Biser Vlaykov
20 Bulgaria MF Dimo Vangelov
21 Bulgaria MF Zdravko Kostadinov
30 Bulgaria FW Vasil Vasilev
Bulgaria DF Petar Petrov
Bulgaria DF Danail Tsonkov
Bulgaria MF Ivelin Kostov
Bulgaria MF Ivan Tilev

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2009–10V AFG (III)518810542862not qualified
2010–11V AFG1612719397143not qualified
2011–12V AFG149718326434not qualified
2012–13V AFG1114812525350not qualified
2013–14V AFG147421358525not qualified
2014–15V AFG147716234828not qualified
2015–16V AFG1311221437535not qualified
2016–17Second League (II)165124247116First Round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

  1. ↑ FC Levski Karlovo Profile Soccerway.com Retrieved 26 Jul 2013.
  2. ↑ Южна "Б" група 1981/82 bulgarian-football.com
  3. ↑ Локо (София), Левски (Карлово) и Царско село – новите членове на Втора лига
  4. ↑ Дебютът на "Левски" Карлово: 3:2 за "Локомотив" София
  5. ↑ Верея прескочи Левски (Карлово)
  6. ↑ Левски Карлово с първа победа за сезона
  7. ↑ Последният Левски Карлово би лидера Етър, резултати
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