PFC Levski Sofia in European football

Levski Sofia in European football
Levski vs. Chelsea, UEFA Champions League, 27-09-2006
Most appearancesBulgaria Elin Topuzakov (65)
Top scorerBulgaria Pavel Panov (22)
First entry1958 Mitropa Cup
Latest entry2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

This article lists the results of Levski Sofia in Еuropean competitions since the club's first participation in 1958.

The furthest stage Levski has reached 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, Dynamo Kyiv, Rangers, VfB Stuttgart (x2), Auxerre, Udinese, MSV Duisburg, Olympiacos, Dinamo București, Slavia Prague, Hajduk Split, Boavista, Brøndby, Djurgården, Śląsk Wrocław, PAOK, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, St. Gallen.

Notable wins: Barcelona, Ajax, Marseille, Lazio, Atlético Madrid, Rangers, VfB Stuttgart, Sporting CP, Austria Wien, Olympiacos, Górnik Zabrze, Auxerre, Dynamo Berlin, MSV Duisburg, Udinese, Dinamo București, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş, Hajduk Split, Brøndby, Boavista, Śląsk Wrocław, Sturm Graz, Gent, AIK, Dnipro, Spartak Trnava, Željezničar, Vojvodina, Dinamo Minsk, Admira Wacker, Chievo, APOEL, PAOK, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Velež.

Total statistics[edit]

As of 31 August 2023.

Levski Sofia record in European football by competition
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 Europa Conference League 2 10 5 3 2 11 7 +4
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 60 251 89 57 105 359 339 +20

Player and coach statistics[edit]

As of 31 August 2023.[1]

Coach in bold is active for Levski.

Statistics by country[edit]

As of 31 August 2023[2]

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
Andorra Andorra Sant Julià 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9
Austria Austria Austria Wien 2 1 0 1 3 4 –1
Red Bull Salzburg 2 0 0 2 0 2 –2
Sturm Graz 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Subtotal 6 2 0 4 4 7 –3
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Baku 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Belarus Belarus BATE Borisov 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1
Lokomotiv Vitebsk 2 1 1 0 9 2 +7
Subtotal 4 1 2 1 10 4 +6
Belgium Belgium Antwerp 2 0 1 1 3 4 –1
Beveren 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1
Eendracht Aalst 2 0 0 2 1 3 –2
Gent 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Subtotal 8 1 2 5 8 12 –4
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia Modriča 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
Sarajevo 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
Velež Mostar 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1
Željezničar 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4
Subtotal 8 5 1 2 19 7 +12
Croatia Croatia Hajduk Split 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1
Cyprus Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2 0 0 2 0 7 –7
APOEL 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 2 7 –5
Czech Republic Czech Republic 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 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3
Copenhagen 2 0 0 2 1 6 –5
Subtotal 6 2 1 3 8 9 –1
England England Chelsea 4 0 0 4 1 10 –9
Liverpool 2 0 0 2 2 6 –4
Watford 2 0 1 1 2 4 –2
Subtotal 8 0 1 7 5 20 –15
Finland Finland Reipas 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 Auxerre 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Lille 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1
Marseille 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Subtotal 5 2 1 2 5 5 0
Georgia (country) Georgia 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 Dynamo Berlin 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 1 1 1 3 –2
MSV Duisburg 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Schalke 04 2 0 1 1 2 4 –2
VfB Stuttgart 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1
Werder Bremen 4 0 1 3 2 8 –6
Subtotal 15 3 6 7 16 26 –10
Greece Greece OFI Crete 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
Olympiacos 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
PAOK 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2
Hungary Hungary Debrecen 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3
Ferencváros 2 0 0 2 3 7 –4
Újpest 2 0 0 2 1 7 –6
Subtotal 6 0 0 6 5 18 –13
Iceland Iceland ÍBV 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
Israel Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Hapoel Ramat Gan 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Subtotal 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6
Italy Italy Chievo 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Juventus 2 0 1 1 2 4 –2
Lazio 2 1 0 1 1 4 –3
Milan 6 0 2 4 5 17 –12
Udinese 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Subtotal 14 3 5 6 14 28 –14
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Atyrau 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5
Irtysh 2 0 1 1 0 2 –2
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
Latvia Latvia Skonto 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 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
Malta Malta Ħamrun Spartans 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Montenegro Montenegro Sutjeska Nikšić 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Netherlands Netherlands Ajax 4 1 0 3 5 7 –2
AZ Alkmaar 2 0 1 1 1 6 –5
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
North Macedonia North Macedonia Shkupi 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Norway Norway 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 Benfica 2 0 1 1 4 5 –1
Boavista 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Sporting CP 2 1 0 1 1 5 –4
Subtotal 6 2 1 3 8 13 –5
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
Romania Romania Dinamo București 5 3 1 1 5 5 0
Universitatea Cluj 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1
Subtotal 7 4 1 2 11 10 +1
Russia Russia CSKA Moscow 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
Subtotal 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
Scotland Scotland Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Slovakia Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Ružomberok 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
Slovan Bratislava 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1
Spartak Trnava 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Žilina 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1
Subtotal 10 5 2 3 13 8 +5
Slovenia Slovenia Celje 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
Maribor 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Olimpija Ljubljana 4 1 0 3 4 6 –2
Subtotal 8 2 2 4 8 8 0
Spain Spain Atlético Madrid 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
Barcelona 4 1 0 3 5 15 –10
Real Madrid 2 0 0 2 0 3 –3
Sevilla 2 0 0 2 1 6 –5
Villarreal 2 0 0 2 0 3 –3
Zaragoza 2 0 0 2 0 4 –4
Subtotal 14 2 0 12 8 34 –26
Sweden Sweden AIK 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Djurgårdens IF 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 Luzern 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
St. Gallen 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4
Turkey Turkey Beşiktaş 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1
Eskişehirspor 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6
Galatasaray 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1
Subtotal 6 2 2 2 10 6 +3
Ukraine Ukraine / Soviet Union Soviet Union Dnipro 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Dynamo Kyiv 4 0 2 2 1 3 –2
Subtotal 6 1 2 3 4 6 –2

Results by competition[edit]

UEFA Champions League / European Cup[edit]

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1965–66 Preliminary round Sweden Djurgårdens IF 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 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[edit]

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1967–68 First round Italy Milan 1–1 1–5 2–6
1969–70 First round Iceland ÍBV 4–0 4–0 8–0
Second round Switzerland 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 Reipas Lahti 12–2 7–1 19–3
Second round Portugal Boavista 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 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 (2–4 p)
1997–98 Qualifying round Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–1 1–2 2–3
1998–99 Qualifying round Belarus Lokomotiv Vitebsk 8–1 1–1 9–2
First round Denmark Copenhagen 0–2 1–4 1–6

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup[edit]

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1972–73 First round Romania Universitatea Cluj 5–1 1–4 6–5
Second round East Germany Dynamo Berlin 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 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 București 2–1 0–3 2–4
1982–83 First round Spain Sevilla 0–3 1–3 1–6
1983–84 First round West Germany Stuttgart 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second round England Watford 1–3 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–4
1989–90 First round Belgium Antwerp 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 București 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 2–2 (a)
Group stage (F) Romania Dinamo București 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

UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2022–23 Second qualifying round Greece PAOK 2–0 1–1 3–1
Third qualifying round Malta Ħamrun Spartans 1–2 (a.e.t.) 1–0 2–2 (1–4 p)
2023–24 Second qualifying round North Macedonia Shkupi 1–0 2–0 3–0
Third qualifying round Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 0–0 2–1
Play-off round Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 0–2 1–3

Match details[edit]

1965–66 European Cup[edit]

12 September 1965 PR 1st leg Djurgården Sweden 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Stockholm, Sweden
Nilsson 40', 63' Report Sokolov 8' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium)
3 October 1965 PR 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 6–0
(7–2 agg.)		 Sweden Djurgården Sofia, Bulgaria
Asparuhov 13', 18'
Iliev 33', 47'
Nikolov 34'
Abadzhiev 58'		 Report Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 15,769
Referee: Dittmar Huber (Switzerland)
10 November 1965 1R 1st leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–2 Portugal Benfica Sofia, Bulgaria
Asparuhov 5'
Nikolov 59'		 Report Eusébio 22', 63' Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 25,315
Referee: Gyula Gere (Hungary)
8 December 1965 1R 2nd leg Benfica Portugal 3–2
(5–4 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Lisbon, Portugal
Eusébio 6'
Coluna 28'
Torres 46'		 Report Asparuhov 3', 75' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 39,992
Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)

1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

20 September 1967 1R 1st leg Milan Italy 5–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Milan, Italy
Sormani 50'
Hamrin 51', 74'
Anquilletti 81', 86'		 Report Asparuhov 62' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Konstantin Zečević (Yugoslavia)
10 November 1967 1R 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–1
(2–6 agg.)		 Italy Milan Sofia, Bulgaria
Asparuhov 75' Report Sormani 11' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)

1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

30 August 1969 1R 1st leg ÍBV Iceland 0–4 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Reykjavík, Iceland
Report Veselinov 8'
Asparuhov 19'
Panov 32', 41'		 Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Henry Øberg (Norway)
1 October 1969 1R 2nd leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 4–0
(8–0 agg.)		 Iceland ÍBV Sofia, Bulgaria
Kotkov 17', 48', 50'
Gaydarski 65'		 Report Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)
12 November 1969 2R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 4–0 Switzerland St. Gallen Sofia, Bulgaria
Kostov 11'
Panov 33'
Mitkov 60'
Kirilov 72'		 Report Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
26 November 1969 2R 2nd leg St. Gallen Switzerland 0–0
(0–4 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak St. Gallen, Switzerland
Report Stadium: Espenmoos
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Pavel Špoták (Czechoslovakia)
4 March 1970 QF 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 3–2 Poland Górnik Zabrze Sofia, Bulgaria
Asparuhov 30', 89'
Panov 36'		 Report Szołtysik 5'
Banaś 52'		 Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
18 March 1970 QF 2nd leg Górnik Zabrze Poland 2–1
(4–4 (a) agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Chorzów, Poland
Lubański 44'
Banaś 57'		 Report Kirilov 60' Stadium: Stadion Śląski
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weiland (West Germany)

1970–71 European Cup[edit]

18 August 1970 PR 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 3–1 Austria Austria Wien Sofia, Bulgaria
Mitkov 17'
Asparuhov 52', 62'		 Report Riedl 73' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 16,977
Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy)
2 September 1970 PR 2nd leg Austria Wien Austria 3–0
(4–3 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Vienna, Austria
Riedl 28'
Hickersberger 37', 49'		 Report Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 15,233
Referee: János Bíróczky (Hungary)

1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

16 September 1971 1R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 1–1 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov 40' Report Bosveld 81' Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Greece)
29 September 1971 1R 2nd leg Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Rotterdam, Netherlands
Kristensen 5'
Kowalik 49'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Spangen
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: William Mullan (Scotland)

1972–73 UEFA Cup[edit]

13 September 1972 1R 1st leg Universitatea Cluj Romania 4–1 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Șoo 67'
Crețu 70'
Mureșan 78'
Uifăleanu 87'		 Report Haralampiev 54' Stadium: Stadionul Ion Moina
Attendance: 6,105
Referee: Gerhard Künze (East Germany)
4 October 1972 1R 2nd leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 5–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 agg.)		 Romania Universitatea Cluj Sofia, Bulgaria
Tsvetkov 38'
Zhechev 41'
Veselinov 63', 85'
Mitkov 109' (pen.)		 Report Munteanu 88' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ivan Placek (Czechoslovakia)
25 October 1972 2R 1st leg Dynamo Berlin East Germany 3–0 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak East Berlin, Germany
Terletzki 9'
Rohde 42'
Netz 65'		 Report Stadium: Dynamo-Stadion im Sportforum
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
7 November 1972 2R 2nd leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 2–0
(2–3 agg.)		 East Germany Dynamo Berlin Sofia, Bulgaria
Zhechev 54', 62' Report Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Michalakis Kiriakides (Cyprus)

1974–75 European Cup[edit]

18 September 1974 1R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 0–3 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa Sofia, Bulgaria
Report Horváth 28'
Bene 58'
Dunai 76'		 Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 29,722
Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia)
2 October 1974 1R 2nd leg Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 4–1
(7–1 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Budapest, Hungary
Bene 13', 70'
Dunai 58', 65'		 Report Voynov 19' Stadium: Megyeri úti Stadion
Attendance: 8,763
Referee: Gheorghi Bakanidze (Soviet Union)

1975–76 UEFA Cup[edit]

18 September 1975 1R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 3–0 Turkey Eskişehirspor Sofia, Bulgaria
Spasov 15', 69'
Panov 58'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 13,215
Referee: Miloš Čajić (Yugoslavia)
1 October 1975 1R 2nd leg Eskişehirspor Turkey 1–4
(1–7 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Eskişehir, Turkey
Kalaycı 44' Report Spasov 7', 12'
Panov 30'
Milanov 44'		 Stadium: Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 6,230
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi (Italy)
21 October 1975 2R 1st leg Duisburg West Germany 3–2 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Duisburg, West Germany
Schneider 17'
Worm 73'
Krause 90+1'		 Report Panov 11', 31' Stadium: Wedaustadion
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Francisco Lobo (Portugal)
4 November 1975 2R 2nd leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 2–1
(4–4 (a) agg.)		 West Germany Duisburg Sofia, Bulgaria
Ivkov 49'
Panov 83' (pen.)		 Report Worm 59' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 35,973
Referee: Tony Briguglio (Malta)
26 November 1975 3R 1st leg Ajax Netherlands 2–1 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Amsterdam, Netherlands
Geels 33'
Steffenhagen 76'		 Report Voynov 85' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 23,769
Referee: Pedro María Urrestarazu Elordi (Spain)
10 December 1975 3R 2nd leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(5–3 p)		 Netherlands Ajax Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov 28', 71' Report Geels 55' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 47,767
Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria)
Penalties
3 March 1976 QF 1st leg Barcelona Spain 4–0 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Barcelona, Spain
Neeskens 38'
Marcial 44'
Asensi 80'
Heredia 89'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
17 March 1976 QF 2nd leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 5–4
(5–8 agg.)		 Spain Barcelona Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov 8', 89' (pen.)
Yordanov 10', 87'
Spasov 48'		 Report Marcial 33'
Asensi 45'
Heredia 57'
Neeskens 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ken Burns (England)

1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

16 September 1976 1R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 12–2 Finland Reipas Lahti Sofia, Bulgaria
Yordanov 12', 16'
Milanov 26', 44', 59', 64', 67', 87'
Panov 40', 73'
Spasov 57', 85'		 Report Sandberg 17'
Tupasela 58'		 Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta)
29 September 1976 1R 2nd leg Reipas Lahti Finland 1–7
(3–19 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Helsinki, Finland
Sandberg 34' Report Panov 13'
Milanov 18' (pen.), 24', 27', 59' (pen.)
Spasov 63'
Krastanov 75'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Torben Månsson (Denmark)
20 October 1976 2R 1st leg Boavista Portugal 3–1 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Porto, Portugal
Celso Pita 15', 83'
Mané 42'		 Report Milanov 26' Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
3 November 1976 2R 2nd leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 2–0
(3–3 (a) agg.)		 Portugal Boavista Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov 13'
Milanov 30'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Orhan Cebe (Turkey)
2 March 1977 QF 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 2–1 Spain Atlético Madrid Sofia, Bulgaria
Tsvetkov 9'
Milanov 38'		 Report Ayala 68' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
16 March 1977 QF 2nd leg Atlético Madrid Spain 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Madrid, Spain
Ayala 5' (pen.), 68' (pen.) Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: John Carpenter (Republic of Ireland)

1977–78 European Cup[edit]

14 September 1977 1R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 3–0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław Sofia, Bulgaria
Panov 20'
Milanov 40', 43'		 Report Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Valentin Lipatov (Soviet Union)
28 September 1977 1R 2nd leg Śląsk Wrocław Poland 2–2
(2–5 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Wrocław, Poland
Pawłowski 22'
Kopycki 75'		 Report Panov 29', 58' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)
19 October 1977 2R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 1–2 Netherlands Ajax Sofia, Bulgaria
Voynov 80' (pen.) Report Geels 30'
Erkens 79'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)
2 November 1977 2R 2nd leg Ajax Netherlands 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lerby 42'
Geels 53'		 Report Milanov 44' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

1978–79 UEFA Cup[edit]

14 September 1978 1R 1st leg Olympiacos Greece 2–1 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Piraeus, Greece
Kritikopoulos 51'
Kaltsas 76'		 Report Barzov 43' Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: André Daina (Switzerland)
28 September 1978 1R 2nd leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 agg.)		 Greece Olympiacos Sofia, Bulgaria
Milkov 47'
Panov 52'
Voynov 96' (pen.)		 Report Kaltsas 60' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
19 October 1978 2R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 1–1 Italy Milan Sofia, Bulgaria
Milkov 12' Report Chiodi 10' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)
1 November 1978 2R 2nd leg Milan Italy 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Milan, Italy
Maldera 12'
Bigon 39'
Chiodi 75'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 24,635
Referee: John Gordon (Scotland)

1979–80 European Cup[edit]

19 September 1979 1R 1st leg Levski-Spartak Bulgaria 0–1 Spain Real Madrid Sofia, Bulgaria
Report Martínez 26' Stadium: Levski Stadium
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)
3 October 1979 1R 2nd leg Real Madrid Spain 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Bulgaria Levski-Spartak Madrid, Spain
del Bosque 20'
Cunningham 32' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium)

1980–81 UEFA Cup