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Levski Sofia in European football competitions
Levski versus Chelsea during a UEFA Champions League game in 2006
ClubLevski Sofia
Most appearancesElin Topuzakov (65)
Top scorerPavel Panov (22)
First entry1958 Mitropa Cup
Latest entry2019–20 UEFA Europa League

This article lists the results of PFC Levski Sofia in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, European Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1986, Balkans Cup in (1961, 1963, 1964), Mitropa Cup in 1958, and Intertoto Cup Ernst Thommen in 1981, since they first entered European competition in season 1958.

The furthest that they have progressed is the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1969–70, 1976–77 and 1986–87 and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1975–76 and 2005–06.

Notable eliminations by Levski : Ajax Amsterdam, Dynamo Kyiv, Rangers FC, VfB Stuttgart (twice), Auxerre, Udinese, MSV Duisburg, Olympiacos Piraeus, Dinamo Bucureşti, Slavia Prague, HNK Hajduk Split, Boavista FC, Brøndby, Djurgarden, Slask Wroclaw, FC St. Gallen 1879.

Notable wins : FC Barcelona, Ajax, Olympique de Marseille, Lazio, Atlético Madrid, Rangers FC, VfB Stuttgart, Sporting CP, Austria Wien, Olympiacos, Gornik Zabrze, Auxerre, Dynamo Berlin, MSV Duisburg, Udinese, Dinamo Bucureşti, Fenerbahce, Besiktas, HNK Hajduk Split, Brøndby, Boavista FC, Slask Wroclaw, Sturm Graz, Gent, AIK, FC Dnipro, Spartak Trnava, Zeljeznicar Sarajevo, FK Vojvodina, FC Dinamo Minsk, Admira Wacker, A.C. ChievoVerona, APOEL FC.

Notable draws : Milan (twice), Juventus, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv, Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart, AZ Alkmaar, Lille OSC, Galatasaray, Sparta Rotterdam, Watford F.C., Slovan Bratislava, Fenerbahce, Beşiktaş, Royal Antwerp, Udinese, Dinamo Bucureşti, HNK Hajduk Split, Slavia Prague, Brøndby, AIK.

Total statistics

Including 2019-20 season.

Competition S P W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League / European Cup 15 58 15 14 29 74 82 – 8
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup 11 36 14 5 17 70 55 + 15
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 26 112 41 25 46 144 150 – 6
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1 6 2 2 2 12 11 + 1
Balkans Cup 3 23 8 8 7 35 24 + 11
Mitropa Cup 1 2 1 0 1 1 5 – 4
Intertoto Cup Ernst Thommen 1 4 3 0 1 12 5 + 7
Total 58 241 84 54 103 348 332 + 16

Statistics by country

Including 2018-19 season.[1]

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
Andorra Andorra UE Sant Julià 2 2 0 0 9 0 + 9
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 9 0 + 9
Austria Austria FC Red Bull Salzburg 2 0 0 2 0 2 – 2
FK Austria Wien 2 1 0 1 3 4 – 1
SK Sturm Graz 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Subtotal 6 2 0 4 4 7 – 3
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan FK Baku 2 1 1 0 2 0 + 2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 2 0 + 2
Belarus Belarus FC BATE Borisov 2 0 1 1 1 2 – 1
FC Vitebsk 2 1 1 0 9 2 + 7
Subtotal 4 1 2 1 10 4 + 6
Belgium Belgium K.A.A. Gent 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
K.S.K. Beveren 2 0 1 1 1 2 – 1
Royal Antwerp F.C. 2 0 1 1 3 4 – 1
V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002 2 0 0 2 1 3 – 2
Subtotal 8 1 2 5 8 12 – 4
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia FK Modriča 2 2 0 0 8 0 + 8
FK Sarajevo 2 1 0 1 2 3 - 1
FK Velež Mostar 2 1 0 1 5 4 + 1
FK Željezničar Sarajevo 2 1 1 0 4 0 + 4
Subtotal 8 5 1 2 19 7 + 12
Croatia Croatia HNK Hajduk Split 4 1 1 2 4 3 + 1
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 4 3 + 1
Cyprus Cyprus APOEL F.C. 2 1 1 0 2 0 + 2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 2 0 + 2
Czech Republic Czech Republic SK Slavia Prague 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Subtotal 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Denmark Denmark Boldklubben 1903 2 1 0 1 2 1 + 1
Brøndby IF 2 1 1 0 5 2 + 3
F.C. Copenhagen 2 0 0 2 1 6 – 5
Subtotal 6 2 1 3 8 9 – 1
England England Chelsea F.C. 4 0 0 4 1 10 – 9
Liverpool F.C. 2 0 0 2 2 6 – 4
Watford F.C. 2 0 1 1 2 4 – 2
Subtotal 8 0 1 7 5 20 – 15
Finland Finland FC Lahti 2 2 0 0 19 3 + 16
Tampere United 2 0 0 2 0 2 – 2
Subtotal 4 2 0 2 19 5 + 14
France France AJ Auxerre 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Lille OSC 2 0 1 1 2 3 – 1
Olympique de Marseille 1 1 0 0 1 0 + 1
Subtotal 5 2 1 2 5 5 0
Georgia (country) Georgia FC Sioni Bolnisi 2 2 0 0 4 0 + 4
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 4 0 + 4
Germany Germany / East Germany East Germany / West Germany West Germany Berliner FC Dynamo 2 1 0 1 2 3 – 1
FC Schalke 04 2 0 1 1 2 4 – 2
MSV Duisburg 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
SV Werder Bremen 4 0 1 3 2 8 – 6
VfB Stuttgart 4 1 3 0 5 4 + 1
Subtotal 14 3 5 6 15 23 – 8
Greece Greece OFI Crete 2 1 0 1 2 3 – 1
Olympiacos F.C. 2 1 0 1 4 3 + 1
Subtotal 4 2 0 2 6 6 0
Hungary Hungary Debreceni VSC 2 0 0 2 1 4 – 3
Ferencvárosi TC 2 0 0 2 3 7 – 4
Újpest FC 2 0 0 2 1 7 – 6
Subtotal 6 0 0 6 5 18 – 13
Iceland Iceland Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja 2 2 0 0 8 0 + 8
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 8 0 + 8
Israel Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan Giv'atayim F.C. 2 2 0 0 5 0 + 5
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 5 0 + 5
Italy Italy A.C. ChievoVerona 2 1 1 0 4 2 + 2
A.C. Milan 6 0 2 4 5 17 – 12
Juventus F.C. 2 0 1 1 2 4 – 2
S.S. Lazio 2 1 0 1 1 4 – 3
Udinese Calcio 2 1 1 0 2 1 + 1
Subtotal 14 3 5 6 14 28 – 14
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan FC Atyrau 2 2 0 0 6 1 + 5
FC Irtysh Pavlodar 2 0 1 1 0 2 – 2
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 6 3 + 3
Latvia Latvia Skonto FC 2 1 1 0 2 0 + 2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 2 0 + 2
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein FC Vaduz 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Luxembourg Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 2 2 0 0 6 0 + 6
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 6 0 + 6
Montenegro Montenegro FK Sutjeska Niksic 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Netherlands Netherlands AFC Ajax 4 1 0 3 5 7 – 2
AZ Alkmaar 2 0 1 1 1 6 – 5
SC Heerenveen 1 0 0 1 1 2 – 1
Sparta Rotterdam 2 0 1 1 1 3 – 2
Subtotal 9 1 2 6 8 18 – 10
Norway Norway SK Brann 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Poland Poland Górnik Zabrze 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Śląsk Wrocław 2 1 1 0 5 2 + 3
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 9 6 + 3
Portugal Portugal Boavista F.C. 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
S.L. Benfica 2 0 1 1 4 5 – 1
Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 1 0 1 1 5 – 4
Subtotal 6 2 1 3 8 13 – 5
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Dundalk F.C. 2 2 0 0 8 0 + 8
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 8 0 + 8
Romania Romania FC Dinamo București 5 3 1 1 5 5 0
FC Universitatea Cluj 2 1 0 1 6 5 + 1
Subtotal 7 4 1 2 11 10 + 1
Russia Russia PFC CSKA Moscow 1 0 0 1 1 2 – 1
Subtotal 1 0 0 1 1 2 – 1
Scotland Scotland Rangers F.C. 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Slovakia Slovakia FC Petržalka 1898 2 2 0 0 3 0 + 3
FC Spartak Trnava 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
MFK Ružomberok 2 2 0 0 4 0 + 4
MŠK Žilina 2 0 1 1 1 2 – 1
ŠK Slovan Bratislava 2 0 1 1 2 3 – 1
Subtotal 10 5 2 3 13 8 + 5
Slovenia Slovenia NK CM Celje 2 1 0 1 3 1 + 2
NK Olimpija Ljubljana 4 1 0 3 4 6 – 2
NK Maribor 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 8 2 2 4 8 8 0
Spain Spain Atlético Madrid 2 1 0 1 2 3 – 1
FC Barcelona 4 1 0 3 5 15 – 10
Real Madrid C.F. 2 0 0 2 0 3 – 3
Real Zaragoza 2 0 0 2 0 4 – 4
Sevilla FC 2 0 0 2 1 6 – 5
Villarreal CF 2 0 0 2 0 3 – 3
Subtotal 14 2 0 12 8 34 – 26
Sweden Sweden AIK Fotboll 2 1 1 0 2 1 + 1
Djurgårdens IF Fotboll 2 1 0 1 7 2 + 5
Kalmar FF 2 1 1 0 6 3 + 3
Subtotal 6 3 2 1 15 6 + 9
Switzerland Switzerland FC Luzern 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
FC St. Gallen 2 1 1 0 4 0 + 4
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 6 2 + 4
Turkey Turkey Beşiktaş J.K. 2 0 1 1 1 2 – 1
Eskişehirspor 2 2 0 0 7 1 + 6
Galatasaray S.K. 2 0 1 1 2 3 – 1
Subtotal 6 2 2 2 10 6 + 3
Ukraine Ukraine / Soviet Union Soviet Union FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
FC Dynamo Kyiv 4 0 2 2 1 3 – 2
Subtotal 6 1 2 3 4 6 – 2

Statistics by competition

UEFA Champions League / European Cup

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1965–66 Preliminary round Sweden Djurgården 6–0 1–2 7–2
First round Portugal Benfica 2–2 2–3 4–5
1970–71 Preliminary round Austria Austria Wien 3–1 0–3 3–4
1974–75 First round Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 0–3 1–4 1–7
1977–78 First round Poland Śląsk Wrocław 3–0 2–2 5–2
Second round Netherlands Ajax 1–2 1–2 2–4
1979–80 First round Spain Real Madrid 0–1 0–2 0–3
1984–85 First round West Germany Stuttgart 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
Second round Soviet Union Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
1988–89 First round Italy Milan 0–2 2–5 2–7
1993–94 First round Scotland Rangers 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
Second round Germany Werder Bremen 2–2 0–1 2–3
2000–01 First qualifying round Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 2–0 4–0 6–0
Second qualifying round Turkey Beşiktaş 1–1 0–1 1–2
2001–02 First qualifying round Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 4–0 0–0 4–0
Second qualifying round Norway Brann 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Third qualifying round Turkey Galatasaray 1–1 1–2 2–3
2002–03 Second qualifying round Latvia Skonto 2–0 0–0 2–0
Third qualifying round Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–1 0–2
2006–07 Second qualifying round Georgia (country) Sioni Bolnisi 2–0 2–0 4–0
Third qualifying round Italy Chievo 2–0 2–2 4–2
Group stage (A) Spain Barcelona 0–2 0–5 4th place
England Chelsea 1–3 0–2
Germany Werder Bremen 0–3 0–2
2007–08 Second qualifying round Finland Tampere United 0–1 0–1 0–2
2008–09 Third qualifying round Belarus BATE Borisov 0–1 1–1 1–2
2009–10 Second qualifying round Andorra Sant Julià 4–0 5–0 9–0
Third qualifying round Azerbaijan Baku 2–0 0–0 2–0
Play-off round Hungary Debrecen 1–2 0–2 1–4

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1967–68 First round Italy AC Milan 1–1 1–5 2–6
1969–70 First round Iceland ÍBV 4–0 4–0 8–0
Second round Switzerland FC St. Gallen 4–0 0–0 4–0
Quarter-finals Poland Górnik Zabrze 3–2 1–2 4–4 (a)
1971–72 First round Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 0–2 1–3
1976–77 First round Finland Lahden Reipas 12–2 7–1 19–3
Second round Portugal Boavista FC 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
Quarter-finals Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–2 2–3
1986–87 First round Denmark B 1903 2–0 0–1 2–1
Second round Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velež Mostar 2–0 3–4 5–4
Quarter-finals Spain Real Zaragoza 0–2 0–2 0–4
1987–88 First round Greece OFI Crete 1–0 1–3 2–3
1991–92 First round Hungary Ferencváros 2–3 1–4 3–7
1992–93 First round Switzerland Luzern 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
1996–97 Qualifying round Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–0 (a.e.t.) 0–1 1–1 (3–4 p)
1997–98 Qualifying round Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–1 1–2 2–3
1998–99 Qualifying round Belarus Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 8–1 1–1 9–2
First round Denmark FC København 0–2 1–4 1–6

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1972–73 First round Romania U Cluj 5–1 1–4 6–5
Second round East Germany Berliner FC Dynamo 2–0 0–3 2–3
1975–76 First round Turkey Eskişehirspor 3–0 4–1 7–1
Second round West Germany MSV Duisburg 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
Third round Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 2–1 (a.e.t.) 1–2 3–3 (5–3 p)
Quarter–finals Spain Barcelona 5–4 0–4 5–8
1978–79 First round Greece Olympiacos 3–1 (a.e.t.) 1–2 4–3
Second round Italy Milan 1–1 0–3 1–4
1980–81 First round Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Second round Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1–1 0–5 1–6
1981–82 First round Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 2–1 0–3 2–4
1982–83 First round Spain Sevilla FC 0–3 1–3 1–6
1983–84 First round West Germany VfB Stuttgart 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second round England Watford F.C. 1–3 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–4
1989–90 First round Belgium R. Antwerp F.C. 0–0 3–4 3–4
1994–95 Preliminary round Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–2 2–3 3–5
1995–96 Preliminary round Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–0 2–1
First round Belgium Eendracht Aalst 1–2 0–1 1–3
1999–2000 Qualifying round Cyprus APOEL 2–0 0–0 2–0
First round Croatia Hajduk Split 3–0 0–0 3–0
Second round Italy Juventus 1–3 1–1 2–4
2001–02 First round England Chelsea 0–2 0–3 0–5
2002–03 First round Denmark Brøndby 4–1 1–1 5–2
Second round Austria Sturm Graz 1–0 (a.e.t.) 0–1 1–1 (7–8 p)
2003–04 Qualifying round Kazakhstan Atyrau 2–0 4–1 6–1
First round Israel Hapoel Ramat Gan 4–0 1–0 5–0
Second round Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
Third round England Liverpool 2–4 0–2 2–6
2004–05 Second qualifying round Bosnia and Herzegovina Modriča 5–0 3–0 8–0
First round Belgium Beveren 1–1 0–1 1–2
2005–06 Second qualifying round Slovenia Publikum 3–0 0–1 3–1
First round France Auxerre 1–0 1–2 (a) 2–2
Group stage (F) Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 1–0 2nd place
Russia CSKA Moscow 1–2
France Marseille 1–0
Netherlands Heerenveen 1–2
Round of 32 Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava 2–0 1–0 3–0
Round of 16 Italy Udinese 2–1 0–0 2–1
Quarter-finals Germany Schalke 04 1–3 1–1 2–4
2008–09 First round Slovakia Žilina 0–1 1–1 1–2
2009–10 Group stage (G) Spain Villarreal 0–2 0–1 4th place
Italy Lazio 0–4 1–0
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 0–1
2010–11 Second qualifying round Republic of Ireland Dundalk 6–0 2–0 8–0
Third qualifying round Sweden Kalmar FF 5–2 1–1 6–3
Play-off round Sweden AIK 2–1 0–0 2–1
Group stage (C) Belgium Gent 3–2 0–1 4th place
Portugal Sporting CP 1–0 0–5
France Lille 2–2 0–1
2011–12 Third qualifying round Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3–3 (4–5 p)
2012–13 Second qualifying round Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 1–0 1–3 2–3
2013–14 First qualifying round Kazakhstan Irtysh 0–0 0–2 0–2
2016–17 Second qualifying round Slovenia Maribor 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2017–18 First qualifying round Montenegro Sutjeska Nikšić 3–1 0–0 3–1
Second qualifying round Croatia Hajduk Split 1–2 0–1 1–3
2018–19 First qualifying round Liechtenstein Vaduz 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a)
2019–20 First qualifying round Slovakia Ružomberok 2–0 2–0 4–0
Second qualifying round Cyprus AEK Larnaca 0–4 0–3 0–7

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