Bulgarian league crown goes to Levski

June 1, 2009

Levski Sofia have won the 2008-09 edition of the Bulgarian league. On the last day of the season, a draw with Minyor 1919 was enough to secure the trophy.

Minyor took the lead through Kostadin Hazurov in the 51st minute but Vladimir Gadzhev equalised 23 minutes later.

CSKA Sofia needed a win at Lovech to threaten Levski’s position but instead lost 1-0. The only goal of the match came from Doka Madureira right after the interval.

The league crown is Levski’s 26th in history, still five less than CSKA who won the Bulgarian league last year.

Written by: Jonathan Roorda

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Title favourites Levski suffer shock opening defeat

August 10, 2008

SOFIA (SW) – Title favourites Levski Sofia slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Vihren in the opening round of the Bulgarian premier league season on Saturday.

Vihren, who are based in the town of Sandanski which has a population of less than 30,000, stunned Levski when Nigerian striker Masena Moke converted a penalty in the 76th minute after Brazilian Sukardinha was brought down by Zhivko Milanov.

The 25 times Bulgarian champions failed to shine and captain Georgi Ivanov missed a penalty early in the second half.

Velislav Vutsov’s team were runners-up last season but allowed to play in the Champions League after champions CSKA Sofia’s were excluded from Europe’s elite club competition because of debts to the state and creditors.

In the third qualifying round, Levski face Belarus’s BATE Borisov, who produced one of the biggest upsets so far in this year’s Champions League qualifiers by eliminating Anderlecht. The first leg takes place in Sofia on Wednesday.

Litex Lovech, who are also expected to challenge for the Bulgarian title, made a convincing start to the season with a 3-0 win at Slavia Sofia. CSKA meet Belasitsa Petrich on Sunday.

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Written by: Dave Cohen

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