FC Levski-Rakovski Sofia

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Levski-Rakovski
Full nameФутболен Клуб "Левски-Раковски" София
Football Club Levski-Rakovski Sofia
Nickname(s)Небесносините (The Sky-Blues)
Founded1 August 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-01)
GroundStadion Rakovski, Sofia
Capacity5,000[1]
ChairmanStanislav Angelov
ManagerMilan Koprivarov
LeagueA RFG Sofa Capital South
2022–23Third League, 19th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Levski-Rakovski (Bulgarian: Левски-Раковски) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the A RFG Sofa Capital South , the forth division of the Bulgarian football league system. Levski-Rakovski's home ground is the Rakovski Stadium in Sofia, which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.

History[edit]

Levski-Rakovski began its history as a supporting youth academy for Levski Sofia. In 2017 Stanislav Angelov was announced as the new director of the academy.[2]

2017–present: Stanislav Angelov takeover[edit]

In August 2017, Krasimir Ivanov, CEO of Levski Sofia, announced that Levski-Rakovski Academy is no longer part of Levski.[3] In an open letter from parents of kids that train in the academy, it was announced that Levski-Rakovski will start as an individual team, since there was no support from Levski Sofia management.[4] For the 2019-20 season the team joined Bulgarian A Regional Group. In 2021 the reconstruction of Rakovski Stadium was finished with Hristo Stoichkov being at the opening.[5]

The team won its promotion to Third League in 2022.[6] In July 2022 Angelov announced that a second team will be introduced with Levski-Rakovski II joining the A RFG Sofia with Radi Georgiev becoming the manager, while Angelov becomes head coach of the first team.[7]

Honours[edit]

A RFG Sofa Capital South:

  • Winners (2): 2020-21, 2021–22

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 30 August 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Hristo Petkov
2 DF Bulgaria BUL Stoyan El Hadj Gose
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Martin Mlechkov
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Kaloyan Genchev
5 MF Bulgaria BUL Daniel Kolev
6 DF Bulgaria BUL Delyan Ivanov
7 FW Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Valchev
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Pavel Pavlov (captain)
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Mario Georgiev
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Boris Yordanov
11 DF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Stoimenov
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Zimbilev
14 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Nikolov
15 DF Bulgaria BUL Alex Tenev
16 FW Bulgaria BUL Velislav Kyorov
17 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Rangelov
20 DF Bulgaria BUL Viktor Stoykov
21 MF Greece GRE Michalis Almpanis
25 MF Bulgaria BUL Vasil Tsankov
27 MF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Brezovski
30 MF Bulgaria BUL Kaloyan Hadzhiyski
72 GK Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Nedelchev

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player


Personnel[edit]

Managerial history[edit]

Dates Name Honours
2019–2022 Bulgaria Radi Georgiev
2022– Bulgaria Stanislav Angelov

Current technical body[edit]

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Stanislav Angelov Bulgaria
Assistant coach Milan Koprivarov Bulgaria

Seasons[edit]

League positions[edit]

Bulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)

Season statistics[edit]

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts Bulgarian Cup
2019–20 A RFG Sofa Capital South (IV) 6th 8 0 6 33 19 24 Did not qualify
2020–21 A RFG Sofa Capital South 1st 19 3 0 115 14 60 Did not qualify
2021–22 A RFG Sofa Capital South 1st 24 0 2 123 21 72 Did not qualify
2022–23 Third League (III) Preliminary round
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

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