Elin Topuzakov
Who coached the team PFC Levski Sofia from Oct 2016 to Mar 2017?
PFC Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( ) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia , which competes in the First League , the top division of the Bulgarian football league system . The club was founded on 24 May 1914 as a football department of Levski Sofia sports club by a group of students , and is named after Vasil Levski , a Bulgarian revolutionary renowned as the national hero of the country . Levski has won a total of 73 trophies , including 26 national titles , 25 national cups and 3 supercups , as well as 13 domestic Doubles and 1 Treble . It is also the only Bulgarian football club to have never been relegated from the top division since the establishment of the league system in 1937 . Levski has reached the quarter-finals of UEFA competitions for five times , was runner-up of the Balkans Cup twice , and in 2006 , it became the first Bulgarian club to enter the group stage of the UEFA Champions League . The teams regular kit colour is all-blue . Levskis home ground is the Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov in Sofia , which has a capacity of 25,000 spectators . The clubs biggest rivals are CSKA Sofia , and matches between the two capital sides are commonly referred to as the Eternal derby of Bulgaria . Levski is also a regular member of the European Club Association and the European Multisport Club Association . History . Sport Club Levski ( 1914–1969 ) . Sport Club Levski was founded in 1911 by a group of secondary school students in Sofia . The clubs name was chosen in honour of the Bulgarian revolutionary Vasil Levski , and the club was officially registered on 24 May 1914 . In 1914 , Levski lost its first official match against FC 13 Sofia with the score 2–0 . Between 1914 and 1920 , football wasnt a popular sport in Bulgaria , and no additional information about the club exists . In the summer of 1921 , the Sofia Sports League was established , which united ten clubs from Sofia and marked the beginning of organized football competitions in the city . Levski won the first match in the championship in the 1921–22 season , held on 18 September 1921 , against Athletic Sofia with the score of 3–1 . The team captured first place in the league in 1923 after a 3–2 win over bitter rivals Slavia Sofia , and successfully defended the title the following season . The first National Championship was held in 1924 with Levski representing Sofia . The team went on to win the title in 1933 , 1937 and 1942 , and established itself as the most popular football club in Bulgaria . In 1929 , Levski became the first semi-professional football club in Bulgaria , after twelve players staged a boycott of the team in demand of financial remuneration and insurance benefits . The same year Levski met its first international opponents , losing to Gallipoli Istanbul 1–0 and winning against Kuban Istanbul 6–0 . Between 1930 and 1932 , Levski won the Ulpia Serdica Cup for three consecutive years and was permanently awarded the trophy as a result . After World War II , Levski became one of the two top clubs in Bulgaria . After winning the championship in 1946 , 1947 , 1949 , 1950 and 1953 , Levski would not capture the domestic title again until the mid-1960s . In 1949 , the authorities changed the clubs name to Dinamo following the Soviet traditions , but after the de-Stalinization of Bulgaria , it was reverted in 1957 . The 1960s were marked with return to success both on the domestic and on the international stage . Levskis academy would become the most successful in national youth competitions for the years to come , and the results were first seen in the likes of Georgi Asparuhov , Georgi Sokolov , Biser Mihaylov , Kiril Ivkov , Ivan Vutsov , Stefan Aladzhov and Aleksandar Kostov , assisted by experienced veterans like Stefan Abadzhiev , Dimo Pechenikov and Hristo Iliev , which resulted in winning the championship in 1965 , 1968 and 1970 , including the 7–2 triumph over new bitter rivals CSKA Sofia in 1968 . In the 1965–66 European Cup , Levski was eliminated in the first round by Benfica with 5–4 on aggregate . Levski-Spartak ( 1969–1985 ) . In January 1969 , Levski was forcibly merged with Spartak Sofia by the Bulgarian Communist Party , and put under the auspice of the Ministry of Interior Affairs . The name of the club was once again changed , this time to Levski-Spartak . A new crop of youngsters in the likes of Kiril Milanov , Dobromir Zhechev , Pavel Panov , Yordan Yordanov , Stefan Staykov , Tomas Lafchis , Todor Barzov , Voyn Voynov , Georgi Tsvetkov , Plamen Nikolov , and Rusi Gochev not only found their place in the first team , but brought new league titles in 1974 , 1977 , 1979 , 1984 and 1985 . On the international stage , the team reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1969–70 and 1976–77 , and the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1975–76 . In the latter , Levski defeated Barcelona 5–4 in the second leg , becoming one of the two European teams ( the other being Bayern Munich ) to have scored five or more goals in one match against Barcelona in official UEFA competitions . Additionally , Levski became the only Bulgarian club to eliminate a German champion after defeating VfB Stuttgart in the first round of the 1984–85 European Cup . They also eliminated Stuttgart a year earlier in the first round of the 1983–84 UEFA Cup . Vitosha Sofia ( 1985–1989 ) . The name of the team was changed to Vitosha by the authorities following the disruptions during and after the Bulgarian Cup final in 1985 . The game ran on high emotions fuelled by the streak of consecutive victories of Levski over CSKA in the two years prior to the game . During the game , which CSKA won 2–1 , there were confrontations both on the field and on the stands . By decree of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party , some of the leading players of both clubs were suspended from the sport for life . The championship title of the club for 1985 was suspended . However , the suspensions were lifted shortly after . Levski won another cup and league titles in 1986 and 1988 , respectively . The fourth European quarter-final came in 1986–87 , when Levski knocked out the 1985–86 Danish Cup winners Boldklubben 1903 and the 1985–86 Yugoslav Cup holders Velež Mostar , before losing to the 1985–86 Copa del Rey winners Real Zaragoza . Levski Sofia ( 1989–2009 ) . After the 1989–90 season , the club regained its original name . The team was made up of players such as Plamen Nikolov , Petar Hubchev , Tsanko Tsvetanov , Emil Kremenliev , Zlatko Yankov , Georgi Slavchev , Ilian Iliev , Daniel Borimirov , Stanimir Stoilov , Velko Yotov , Plamen Getov , Nikolay Todorov and Nasko Sirakov , and won three consecutive domestic national championships in 1993 , 1994 and 1995 . Levski contributed seven players ( Tsvetanov , Kremenliev , Yankov , Sirakov , Nikolov , Petar Aleksandrov and Borimirov ) , more than any other Bulgarian team , to the Bulgaria national football team that finished in fourth place at the 1994 FIFA World Cup . In 2005–06 , Levski reached the quarter-finals of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup after knocking out the 2004–05 Coupe de France winners Auxerre in the first round , finishing above SC Heerenveen , Dinamo București and the reigning title holders CSKA Moscow in the group stage , triumphing over Champions League participants Artmedia Bratislava and Udinese in the knockout stages , before being eliminated by Schalke 04 . Levski , as the champions of Bulgaria , started their 2006–07 UEFA Champions League participation in the second qualiftying round , where they eliminated Georgian champions Sioni Bolnisi , defeating them 2–0 both home and away . In the third round , Levski faced Italian team Chievo Verona , which took part in the tournament because of other clubs sanctions as part of the 2006 Serie A matchfixing scandal . Levski eliminated Chievo after a decisive 2–0 win in Sofia and a 2–2 draw in Verona , and thus became the first Bulgarian club to ever reach the group stage of the UEFA Champions League . There , they faced the title holders Barcelona , Premier League champions Chelsea , and Werder Bremen . They lost all six games and scored only one goal , in the second round against Chelsea . Levski earned a place in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League after the Bulgarian league champions CSKA Sofia failed to obtain a UEFA license . Levski lost to BATE Borisov of Belarus in the third qualifying round . Levski Sofia ( 2009–present ) . During the 2009–10 season , Levskis team started their European campaign with a 9–0 ( on aggregate ) win against UE Sant Julià in the second qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League . In the next round , Levski Sofia faced FK Baku , eliminating the team from Azerbaijan with 2–0 on aggregate . In the play-off round , Levski was eliminated by Debrecen with 4–1 on aggregate . As one of the play-off losers , Levski qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League . In the group stage , Levski faced Villarreal , Lazio and Red Bull Salzburg . Levski achieved only one win and five defeats . Levski took the win against Lazio in Italy , after Hristo Yovov scored the winning goal in the match . Levski started the 2010–11 season with a match against Dundalk , in a second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League . Levski won the first match 6–0 . In the return leg at Oriel Park , Levski defeated Dundalk 2–0 with two first half goals from Garra Dembélé , the first in the fourth minute and the second ten minutes before the half-time . In the next round Levski played against Kalmar FF . The first match ended 1–1 in Sweden . In the return leg in Sofia , Levski won 5–2 . In between , The Blues defeated their archrival CSKA Sofia in the Eternal derby with 1–0 . Their next match in the Europa League saw them play against AIK Fotboll from Stockholm , Sweden . The first match ended in a goalless draw , and after the game , AIK hooligans attacked the Levski players and staff . The second match ended in a 2–1 home win for Levski . Goals scored by Daniel Mladenov and Garra Dembélé put Levski in the Europa League group stage . Levski was drawn in Group C , facing Gent , Lille and Sporting CP . The first match was played against Gent at home , which Levski won 3–2 with the winning goal scored by Serginho Greene . With this win , Levski recorded eight consecutive games without a defeat in European competitions . After that , Levski lost to Sporting CP with 5–0 , followed by another defeat against Lille . In Sofia , Levski played well against Lille and was leading 2–1 until Ivo Ivanov scored an own goal to make it 2–2 . In the last match of the Group C , Levski took a win against Sporting CP with 1–0 , with the winning goal scored by Daniel Mladenov . In the following 2011–12 season , in the third qualifying round of the Europa League , Levski were eliminated by Spartak Trnava of Slovakia , following a late game 2–1 win in Sofia , and a loss of the same scoreline in Trnava . The penalty shoot-out costed Levski a place in the play-off round . This caused an upset with the fans and players , and the team barely clinched the fourth place at the winter break in the Bulgarian league . Albeit only three points from the leaders Ludogoretz Razgrad , the acting manager Georgi Ivanov was sacked from the position , but remained at the club as a sporting director . Nikolay Kostov was appointed the new manager of the club , giving the supporters a sense of optimism , which , however , faded after a cup knock-out in the hands of Lokomotiv Plovdiv and a home defeat to Minyor Pernik . Kostov handed in his resignation , leaving the managerial post once again vacant . Sporting director Georgi Ivanov once again stepped in to help the club , and accepted being the manager until the summer break , when a new one would be appointed . During the summer of 2012 , former player Ilian Iliev was appointed the new manager of the club . Under his management , Levski was knocked out from the Europa League by Bosnian side FK Sarajevo . Iliev led the team to 13 league victories and to the semi-finals of the Bulgarian Cup after eliminating Cherno More Varna and Litex Lovech on the away goals rule . Iliev however was sacked after a 1–1 away draw against Pirin Gotse Delchev . Assistant manager Nikolay Mitov took over the team until the end of the season . Under his management Levski won the derby clashes against Litex , CSKA and Ludogorets but failed to win the title after a 1–1 home draw against Slavia Sofia . Levski also reached their first Bulgarian Cup final since 2007 , but lost on penalties against Beroe Stara Zagora . Despite the missed opportunity of winning a trophy , Mitovs contract was renewed for the 2013–14 season . However , the team made another disappointing performance in Europa League , being eliminated by the Kazakh side Irtysh Pavlodar . As a result , Nikolay Mitov resigned as manager . In July 2013 Slaviša Jokanović was appointed as the new manager of the team . Despite losing only two matches in twelve games , Jokanović was released in October 2013 . Ivaylo Petev was announced as his successor but during his introduction a few Levski supporters interrupted it , stating that they would not accept his appointment . The next day , Petev refused to take charge of the team and Antoni Zdravkov was named as the new manager . Under his reign the team suffered a heavy 3–0 loss against rivals CSKA , but managed to knock them out in the Bulgarian Cup in December 2013 after penalties . Due to the difficult financial situation , a few key players , such as Antonio Vutov and Garry Rodrigues , were sold to Udinese and Elche , respectively , during the winter break . This reflected on the teams performance and Levski finished fifth and got knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Bulgarian Cup by Botev Plovdiv . Antoni Zdravkov was sacked in March 2014 , and Levski legend Elin Topuzakov took charge as a caretaker until the end of the 2013–14 season . For the first time since 1990–91 the club did not participate in European competitions . On 23 May 2014 , the club supporters organized a friendly game against Lazio , marking the 100th anniversary of the club . Club icons like Georgi Ivanov , Dimitar Ivankov , Aleksandar Aleksandrov , Hristo Yovov , Elin Topuzakov and many other former players and celebrities took participation by playing in the game , as well as donating money for the events organization . The next day , Levski marked 100 years since its founding . As of 2020 , the results from a decade of incompetent management have finally come out , putting the club in a financial crisis and on the verge of bankruptcy . In the summer of 2020 , club legend Nasko Sirakov took charge of the majority of shares and the club made some financial cuts , forcing a big part of the players ( mainly foreigners ) to leave . Levski also changed its transfer policy , signing mainly Bulgarian and homegrown players with lower salaries , allowing the club to start paying off some of the debt accumulated throughout the years . Sirakov set a target for the club to clear most of the debt by 2023 , mostly through sponsorship deals , outgoing transfers , television rights and the fans financial support . Recent seasons . League positions . - Key - G = Games played - W = Games won - D = Games drawn - L = Games lost - GS = Goals scored - GA = Goals against - P = Points Club symbols . Names and crests . The first club crest was designed by Mincho Kachulev in 1922 . Initially in the size of a square with a blue background , it was intentionally written in a stylized letter Л ( Bulgarian letter L ; shortened for Levski ) . The inner space of the letter was filled vertically equally in yellow and red colours . In a later period of time , the Cyrillic letters С ( Sport ) and К ( club ) were added at the top of the square , while the bottom side was inscribed with the name Sofia . This badge was used by the club until 1949 , when it was renamed to Dinamo . From 1949 to 1956 , the emblem of the club was an irregular hexagon filled with vertical red , white , blue and yellow colours , with an inscribed handwritten Cyrillic letter Д , alongside a five-pointed red star above it and the word Sofia underneath . From 1957 to 1968 the original logo of the club was restored , however the letters C and К were replaced with Ф ( Athletic ) and Д ( union ) . After the merger with Spartak Sofia in 1969 , the club crest has been a shield in blue and white with a horizontal red bar above . The shield spawned the letters Л and C , an abbreviation of the new name Levski-Spartak . The football club used this crest until 1985 , when it was renamed Vitosha . Vitoshas crest was in the form of a stylized letter C surrounding the football in the upper curve of the letter , coloured in blue and white . In January 1990 , the club restored its original name and original logo , and the letters C and K in the upper corner of the blue square were replaced with the initials Ф ( football ) and K ( club ) . However , due to legal issues with the ownership of the rights to the historic crest , the club was forced to change it in 1998 , when a brand new shield logo was introduced , entirely in blue . At its centre , an inscription of the letter Л was introduced , alongside the year of establishment – 1914 . The dome of the shield was labelled PFC Levski . After winning the legal dispute for the rights to the historic emblem in 2006 , the club decided to use the two different logos simultaneously for a brief period of time . Later that year , the shield crest was completely removed and the classic square emblem has been used since . Players . First team . For recent transfers , see Transfers winter 2020–21 and Transfers summer 2021 . Foreign players . Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First League ; however , only three can be used during a match day . Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from . If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for five years . Note : For a complete list of Levski Sofia players , see . Club officials . Board of Directors . Managerial history and notable players . Managers . - Boris Vasilev ( 1921–23 ) - Mihail Borisov ( 1923–24 ) - Boris Vasilev ( 1924–27 ) - Ivan Kachev ( 1927–32 ) - Tsvetan Genev ( 1932–33 ) - Ivan Radoev ( 1933 ) - Georgi Karaivanov ( 1934 ) - Rudolf Löwenfeld ( 1934–35 ) - Ivan Radoev ( 1936 ) - Kiril Yovovich ( 1936–37 ) - Ivan Radoev ( 1937–38 ) - Dimitar Mutafchiev ( 1938–39 ) - Asen Panchev ( 1939–40 ) - Miloš Strużka ( 1940–41 ) - Asen Panchev ( 1941–44 ) - Ivan Radoev ( 1944–48 ) - Rizko Szomlaj ( 1948–49 ) - Ivan Radoev ( 1950–51 ) - Ljubej Petkov ( 1952 ) - Dimitar Mutafchiev ( 1953 ) - Vasil Spasov ( 1954–56 ) - Georgi Pachedzhiev ( 1956–60 ) - Kotse Georgiev ( 1960–61 ) - Krastio Chakarov ( 1961–64 ) - Hristo Mladenov ( 1964–65 ) - Rudolf Vytlačil ( 1965–66 ) - Krastyo Chakarov ( 1966–69 ) - Vasil Spasov ( 1969 ) - Rudolf Vytlačil ( 1969–70 ) - Yoncho Arsov ( 1971–73 ) - Dimitar Doychinov ( 1973–75 ) - Ivan Vutsov ( 1975–76 ) - Vasil Spasov ( 1976–77 ) - Ivan Vutsov ( 1977–80 ) - Hristo Mladenov ( 1980–82 ) - Dobromir Zhechev ( 1982–83 ) - Vasil Metodiev ( 1983–85 ) - Kiril Ivkov ( 1985–87 ) - Pavel Panov ( 1986–87 ) - Vasil Metodiev ( 1988–89 ) - Dobromir Zhechev ( 1989 ) - Pavel Panov ( 1989–90 ) - Vasil Metodiev ( 1991 ) - Dinko Dermendzhiev ( 1991 ) - Ivan Vutov ( 1992–93 ) - Georgi Vasilev ( 1993–95 ) - Ivan Kyuchukov ( 1995–96 ) - Georgi Tsvetkov ( 1996–97 ) - Stefan Grozdanov ( 1997 ) - Mihail Valchev ( 1998 ) - Vyacheslav Hrozny ( 1998 ) - Angel Stankov ( 1999 ) - Ljupko Petrović ( 1999–00 ) - Dimitar Dimitrov ( 2000 ) - Vladimir Fedotov ( 2000 ) - Ljupko Petrović ( 2000–01 ) - Georgi Todorov ( 2001 ) - Rüdiger Abramczik ( 2002 ) - Slavoljub Muslin ( 2002–03 ) - Georgi Todorov ( 2003 ) - Georgi Vasilev ( 2003–04 ) - Stanimir Stoilov ( 1 June 2004 – 6 May 2008 ) - Velislav Vutsov ( 2008 ) - Emil Velev ( 16 August 2008 – 23 July 2009 ) - Ratko Dostanić ( 23 July 2009 – 19 October 2009 ) - Georgi Ivanov ( 19 October 2009 – 30 June 2010 ) - Antoni Zdravkov ( 2009–10 ) - Yasen Petrov ( 1 July 2010 – 28 May 2011 ) - Georgi Ivanov ( 1 June 2011 – 3 November 2011 ) - Antoni Zdravkov ( 2011 ) - Nikolay Kostov ( 3 November 2011 – 27 March 2012 ) - Georgi Ivanov ( interim ) ( 27 March 2012 – 8 April 2012 ) - Yasen Petrov ( 7 April 2012 – 30 May 2012 ) - Ilian Iliev ( 1 July 2012 – April 2013 ) - Nikolay Mitov ( 12 April 2013 – 12 July 2013 ) - Slaviša Jokanović ( 15 July 2013 – October 2013 ) - Ivaylo Petev ( 8 October 2013 – 9 October 2013 ) - Antoni Zdravkov ( 10 October 2013 – 19 March 2014 ) - Elin Topuzakov ( 20 March 2014 – June 2014 ) - José Murcia ( June 2014 – 4 August 2014 ) - Georgi Ivanov ( 4 August 2014 – 22 December 2014 ) - Stoycho Stoev ( 22 December 2014 – 15 May 2016 ) - Ljupko Petrović ( 16 May 2016 – 22 October 2016 ) - Elin Topuzakov ( 22 October 2016 – 2 March 2017 ) - Nikolay Mitov ( 2 March 2017 – 4 August 2017 ) - Delio Rossi ( 4 August 2017 – 25 July 2018 ) - Todor Simov ( interim ) ( 25 July 2018 – 31 July 2018 ) - Slaviša Stojanovič ( 31 July 2018 – 21 January 2019 ) - Georgi Dermendzhiev ( 21 January 2019 – 29 April 2019 ) - Georgi Todorov ( interim ) ( 29 April 2019 – 30 May 2019 ) - Petar Hubchev ( 30 May 2019 – 11 June 2020 ) - Georgi Todorov ( 11 June 2020 – 24 October 2020 ) - Zhivko Milanov ( interim ) ( 24 October 2020 – 9 November 2020 ) - Slaviša Stojanovič ( 10 November 2020 – 23 May 2021 ) Notable Bulgarian players . Players with at least one appearance for the Bulgarian national team . - Kiril Yovovich - Konstantin Maznikov - Geno Mateev - Dimitar Mutafchiev - Nikola Mutafchiev - Ivan Radoev - Aleksandar Hristov - Mihail Lozanov - Asen Panchev - Asen Peshev - Bozhin Laskov - Amedeo Kleva - Vasil Spasov - Georgi Pachedzhiev - Yordan Tomov - Lyubomir Hranov - Apostol Sokolov - Stefan Abadzhiev - Yoncho Arsov - Hristo Iliev - Dimitar Yordanov - Aleksandar Kostov - Georgi Sokolov - Stefan Aladzhov - Georgi Asparuhov - Tsvetan Veselinov - Ivan Vutsov - Georgi Kamenski - Yanko Kirilov - Nikola Kotkov - Biser Mihaylov - Mihail Gyonin - Todor Barzov - Krasimir Borisov - Voyn Voynov - Milko Gaydarski - Dobromir Zhechev - Kiril Ivkov - Kiril Milanov - Vasil Mitkov - Pavel Panov - Emil Spasov - Stefan Staykov - Ivan Stoyanov - Emil Velev - Mihail Valchev - Rusi Gochev - Nikolay Iliev - Bozhidar Iskrenov - Krasimir Koev - Petar Kurdov - Borislav Mikhailov - Plamen Nikolov - Petar Petrov - Nasko Sirakov - Georgi Slavchev - Georgi Yordanov - Plamen Getov - Georgi Donkov - Velko Yotov - Aleksandar Aleksandrov - Daniel Borimirov - Ilian Iliev - Emil Kremenliev - Plamen Nikolov - Petar Mihtarski - Petar Aleksandrov - Tsanko Tsvetanov - Zlatko Yankov - Petar Hubchev - Georgi Ivanov - Nikolay Todorov - Stanimir Stoilov - Predrag Pažin - Elin Topuzakov - Dimitar Telkiyski - Hristo Yovov - Lúcio Wagner - Igor Tomašić - Georgi Ivanov - Emil Angelov - Stanislav Angelov - Vladimir Gadzhev - Valeri Domovchiyski - Dimitar Ivankov - Milan Koprivarov - Zhivko Milanov - Nikolay Mihaylov - Mariyan Ognyanov - Georgi Petkov - Ilian Stoyanov - Georgi Markov - Ivan Tsvetkov - Georgi Chilikov - Zahari Sirakov - Valeri Bojinov Notable foreign players . Foreign players with at least 30 games for the club or that are record holders . Players who were internationally capped for their country while playing for Levski are listed in bold . Europe - Dalibor Dragić - David Jablonský - Cédric Bardon - Gabriel Obertan - Péter Kabát - Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson - Milan Mijatović - Dustley Mulder - Serginho Greene - Darko Tasevski - João Silva - Konstantin Golovskoy - John Inglis - Miodrag Pantelić - Miloš Cvetković - Saša Simonović - Bojan Jorgačević - Roman Procházka - Añete - Jordi Gómez - Miguel Bedoya - Davide Mariani South America - Nigel Robertha - Rogério Gaúcho - Zé Soares - Joãozinho - Jean Carlos - Paulinho - Ramón Manuel Mendoza Africa - Garry Rodrigues - Junior Mapuku - Basile de Carvalho - Serge Yoffou - Garra Dembélé - Chakib Benzoukane - Youssef Rabeh - Garba Lawal - Omonigho Temile - Justice Christopher - Richard Eromoigbe - Ekundayo Jayeoba - Khaly Thiam Bulgarian Footballer of the Year . - 1931 – Asen Peshev - 1942 – Lyuben Stamboliev - 1948 – Vasil Spasov - 1965 – Georgi Asparuhov - 1970 – Stefan Aladzhov - 1974 – Kiril Ivkov - 1975 – Kiril Ivkov - 1977 – Pavel Panov - 1984 – Plamen Nikolov - 1986 – Borislav Mikhailov - 1987 – Nikolay Iliev - 1999 – Aleksandar Aleksandrov - 2000 – Georgi Ivanov - 2001 – Georgi Ivanov A Group top goalscorers . - 1940 – Yanko Stoyanov ( 14 goals ) - 1950 – Lubomir Hranov ( 11 goals ) - 1957 – Hristo Iliev ( 14 goals ) - 1960 – Dimitar Yordanov ( 12 goals ) - 1965 – Georgi Asparuhov ( 27 goals ) - 1974 – Kiril Milanov ( 19 goals ) - 1976 – Pavel Panov ( 18 goals ) - 1977 – Pavel Panov ( 20 goals ) - 1979 – Rusi Gochev ( 19 goals ) - 1982 – Mihail Valchev ( 24 goals ) - 1984 – Emil Spasov ( 19 goals ) - 1987 – Nasko Sirakov ( 36 goals ) - 1988 – Nasko Sirakov ( 28 goals ) - 1992 – Nasko Sirakov ( 26 goals ) - 1993 – Plamen Getov ( 26 goals ) - 1994 – Nasko Sirakov ( 30 goals ) - 2001 – Georgi Ivanov ( 21 goals ) - 2003 – Georgi Chilikov ( 22 goals ) - 2011 – Garra Dembele ( 26 goals ) - 2013 – Basile de Carvalho ( 19 goals ) - 2015 – Añete ( 14 goals ) - 2019 – Stanislav Kostov ( 24 goals )