Ground Capacity 3,000 Founded 1923 | Chairman Emil Kabaivanov Manager Krasimir Manolov | |
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Ground Vasil Levski Stadium, LevskiKrepost Stadium, Hisarya 2015–16 South-East V Group, 14th /promoted/ Leagues Bulgarian South-East V AFG, Second Professional Football League | ||
FC Levski Karlovo (Bulgarian: ФК Левски Карлово) are a Bulgarian football club based in Karlovo, that competes in the Bulgarian Second League. It was founded in 2004. The club's colors are blue and white.
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1923–2004
The original team was founded in 1923. Until 2016 the team had 10 season in Bulgarian Second League and the last one is in 1981/82 when they finished on 17th place. Petar Aleksandrov made his debut this season with the club scoring 10 goals in 22 matches, before joining to Slavia Sofia and later becoming a national player.
2004–2016: Refounding and amateur leagues
The club was dissolved in 2004 only to be refounded in the same year. The club played in 3rd division most of the time, until 2016.
2016–present: Return in the Professional League
On 27 July 2016 the team was promoted to the new Bulgarian Second League. On 8 August 2016, after 34 years in amateur leagues the team returned in the professional football in match agnist Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia on 8 August 2016. They lost the match with 2:3 result. On 20 September 2016 Vereya beat Levski with 2:0 in the First Round of Bulgarian Cup. After 9 defeats in their first 9 matches for the season Levski beat PFC Bansko with 2:0 on 22 September 2016. on 10 December 2016 they defeated the leader in the group, Etar Veliko Tarnovo, with 2:0.
Honours
Current squad
As of 25 February 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2016 and Transfers winter 2016–17.
Foreign players
Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First Professional League however only three can be used in 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 5 years.