FC Levski Karlovo

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.

FC Levski Karlovo
Full nameFootball Club Levski Karlovo
Founded1923 (1923)
GroundKrepost Stadium, Hisarya
Capacity3,000
ChairmanEmil Kabaivanov
ManagerDanail Bachkov
LeagueSouth-East Third League
2018–19South-East Third League, 14th

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 February 2020

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Tsvetan Todorov (captain)
3 DF Martin Simeonov
4 DF Nikolay Andreev
5 DF Ivo Ivanov
6 MF Vasil Georgiev
7 DF Nikolay Doykov
8 MF Boyan Penev
9 FW Petar Glavchev
10 MF Valentin Slivov
11 MF Gancho Papazov
12 GK Iliya Ivanov
No. Position Player
14 MF Rasim Syuleyman
15 FW Todor Sultanov
17 DF Radoslav Dimitrov
18 MF Stoyan Grancharski
19 MF Petar Petrov
20 DF Petyo Dimitrov
21 MF Pavel Golovodov
22 MF Nikola Popov
30 FW Aleksandar Gurkov
79 DF Yanko Valkanov

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.

League positions

Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

References

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