"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia (sports club).

PFC Levski Sofia, (Bulgarian: ПФК Левски София) otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was founded on May 24, 1914 by a group of young students, and is named after Vasil Levski, a Bulgarian revolutionary renowned as the national hero of Bulgaria.

Since its establishment, Levski Sofia has won 73 major domestic trophies (a national record): 26 A PFG titles, 26 National Cups, 3 Supercups, 11 Sofia Championships, 3 Cups of the Soviet Army, 4 Ulpia Serdika Cups, and has achieved a record 13 doubles and 2 trebles. The club has a positive balance against all other Bulgarian teams in all national competitions and its a member of the European Club Association. The Blues are also the team with most seasons played in the Bulgarian football championship and has never been relegated.

Internationally, Levski has reached three European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals and two UEFA Cup quarter-finals. In 2006, it became the first and so far the only Bulgarian club to make it to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Sofia (Bulgarian: София, pronounced [ˈsɔfijɐ] ( listen)) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 15th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.2 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.

Prehistoric settlements were excavated in the centre of the present city, near the royal palace, as well as in outer districts Slatina and Obelya. The well-preserved town walls (especially their substructures) date back before the 7th century BC, when Thracians established their city around a mineral spring, which exists to the present day. Sofia has had several names in the different periods of its existence. Its ancient name, Serdika or Serdica, derives from the local Celtic tribe of the serdi who inhabited the region since the 1st century BC. Serdica was a Roman capital during the tetrarchic system of government. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the major commercial centres of the Bulgarian Empire, along with Tarnovo. Sofia's population remained small until 1879, when it was declared a capital of the Principality of Bulgaria after the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule.

Viktor Genev (born on 27 October 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer who last played as a central defender for Ukrainian Premier League side PFC Oleksandria.

During the first half of the 2007-2008 season, Genev played for Montana on loan.

He made his official debut for Levski Sofia on March 19, 2008 in a match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, which Levski lost with 1:0.

Apart from the 2007-2008 season, during 08-09 Genev started playing often for the first team wearing the kit with number 2. He also played for the Bulgarian National Football Team under 21 as a defender.

He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.

On July 15, 2009, Victor made his debut in Europe for the first official match for Levski during the 2009/2010 season. The event took place in the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, when Levski encountered UE Sant Julià. The match enden 4:0 with a home win for The Blues.

On June 23, 2010, Genev signed a contract with Slavia Sofia for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Dimitar Ivanov Makriev (Bulgarian: Димитър Макриев) (born January 7, 1984) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for the Ukrainian side PFC Oleksandria.

Makriev was raised in Levski Sofia's youth teams. In 2002 he signed a contract with Levski's rival CSKA Sofia.

Few days after signing Makriev, CSKA Sofia have sold him to Internazionale. However he spend the first part of 2002/2003 season in CSKA, because Italian Federation froze transfers of foreigners from outside the European Union. After that he played on loan for Swiss AC Bellinzona, Polish Górnik Zabrze and Swiss FC Chiasso. In season 2005/06,he was a part of French Dijon FCO.

In 2006, Makriev signed with NK Maribor. For two seasons, Makriev earned 48 appearances playing in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, scoring 23 goals.

In January 2008, Ashdod signed Makriev on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was given the number 7 shirt. Makriev helped the team save themselves from relegation to the second league in Israel. In 18 games, he scored 11 goals. During 2008/2009 season, Makriev scored 11 goals.

Ilian Yordanov (Bulgarian: Илиян Йорданов) (born 1 January 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Plovdiv as a midfielder.

Yordanov started his career in Botev Plovdiv but left when the club went bankrupt in the early 2010 and joined Lyubimetz 2007.