Fixtures

Bulgaria First League 02/07 13:00 - Slavia Sofia vs CSKA Sofia - View
Bulgaria First League 02/08 18:00 20 Slavia Sofia vs CSKA Sofia - View
Bulgaria First League 02/15 18:00 21 Slavia Sofia vs CSKA 1948 Sofia - View
Bulgaria First League 02/22 18:00 22 Arda Kardzhali vs Slavia Sofia - View
Bulgaria First League 03/01 18:00 23 Slavia Sofia vs Botev Plovdiv - View
Bulgaria First League 03/08 18:00 24 Levski Sofia vs Slavia Sofia - View

Results

Bulgaria Cup 12/14 11:00 4 Cherno More Varna v Slavia Sofia L 1-0
Bulgaria First League 12/09 15:00 19 [5] Spartak Varna v Slavia Sofia [11] W 1-3
Bulgaria First League 12/05 13:00 18 [11] Slavia Sofia v FC Hebar Pazardzhik [16] W 3-2
Bulgaria First League 12/01 15:30 17 [1] Ludogorets Razgrad v Slavia Sofia [11] L 2-0
Bulgaria First League 11/25 15:30 16 [9] Slavia Sofia v Krumovgrad [10] L 0-1
Bulgaria First League 11/09 10:30 15 [11] Slavia Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv [12] W 2-1
Bulgaria First League 11/01 15:30 14 [15] Botev Vratsa v Slavia Sofia [10] L 3-2
Bulgaria Cup 10/29 15:00 5 Montana 1921 v Slavia Sofia W 1-3
Bulgaria First League 10/24 12:00 13 [11] Slavia Sofia v Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia [12] W 3-2
Bulgaria First League 10/19 15:45 8 [3] Botev Plovdiv v Slavia Sofia [11] L 1-0
Bulgaria First League 10/04 17:00 11 [13] Slavia Sofia v Cherno More Varna [3] W 1-0
Bulgaria First League 09/27 17:00 10 [9] Beroe v Slavia Sofia [13] L 1-0

Stats

 TotalHomeAway
Matches played 43 22 21
Wins 17 10 7
Draws 6 5 1
Losses 20 7 13
Goals for 59 38 21
Goals against 55 27 28
Clean sheets 8 4 4
Failed to score 15 6 9

Wikipedia - PFC Slavia Sofia

PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 (Bulgarian: ПФК Славия София 1913) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov in Ovcha kupel with a capacity of 25,556. The team's colours are white and black. Established on 10 April 1913, Slavia is currently the oldest sports club in Sofia.

Slavia is one of only two Bulgarian football clubs that have never been relegated (the other being Levski Sofia), although the club has been divided into two separate clubs and one of them that carries Slavia records and statistics (Udarnik Sofia) had been expelled to the Second Division, which continued for a season (1951), for no other reason, but politically arranged football reform. The other separate entity (Stroitel Sofia) which is now defunct and regarded as a different club had remained in First Division. Later on the two clubs reunited again.

Domestically, the club has won the Bulgarian Championship seven times and the Bulgarian Cup eight times. They have also been runners-up in the championship ten times and have reached the cup final on three additional occasions. Among the team's international successes are a European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final in 1967 and a quarter-final in 1981, as well as two consecutive Balkans Cup trophies in 1986 and 1988.

Slavia have a rivalry with fellow Sofia-based club Levski Sofia. Matches between the two teams are known as the Oldest capital derby, because Slavia and Levski are the oldest, continuously-existing football teams from Sofia. They used to compete regularly for trophies before 1945. More recently, their current main rivals are Lokomotiv Sofia, called the Little capital derby, as well as a rivalry with the city's other club CSKA.

History

On 10 April 1913, a group of young people living near a Russian Monument in Sofia and representatives of the local capital clubs Botev and Razvitie, in a coffee-house – Alabin str. in Sofia, decided to establish an incorporated sports club, the first organized sport club in Sofia. The new incorporated club was named Slavia. Dimitar Blagoev – Palio, a 21-year-old student, was elected as the first president of the club. As members of the first club administrative council were elected Emanuil Geshev, Ferdinand Mihaylov, Tsvyatko Velichkov, Georgi Grigorov and Todor Kalkandzhiev.

A few days later, was elected the first football team of the club – Stefan Lalov, Ilia Georgiev, Emanuil Geshev, Todor Kalkandzhiev, Stefan Chumpalov, Dimitar Blagoev – Palio (all of them from Botev) and Pavel Grozdanov, Ferdinand Mihaylov, Boris Sharankov, Asen Bramchev, Dimitar Cvetkov (all of them from Razvitie). The first sport dresses of the club were white shirts and black shorts. Since 1924, the team has played with white shirts and white shorts and up to present days it is popular as the "White pride". On 11 August 1913, Slavia played its first match, against local club Savata, and won 1–0.

After World War I, Slavia began to become more successful. On 5 June 1928, the club won its first champion title, winning 4–0 in the final match against Vladislav Varna. Slavia won the title five more times until 1946, in 1930, 1936, 1938–39, 1941 and 1943.

Slavia won its first Bulgarian Cup in 1952. By winning the 1963 Bulgarian Cup Final, Slavia qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, the club's first appearance in European competition. They were drawn against Hungarian club MTK Budapest in the first round. Slavia were eliminated from the competition 2–1 on aggregate. Its most important achievements in Europe during 1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup campaign when Slavia eliminated Swansea City, Strasbourg and Servette, before being eliminated by Rangers in the semi-finals. The team consisted of great players such as goalkeeper Simeon Simeonov, Ivan Davidov, Aleksandar Shalamanov, Dimitar Largov, Dimitar Kostov and Aleksandar Vasilev.

In 1969, Slavia was merged with Lokomotiv Sofia under the name ZhSK Slavia. Two years later, the two clubs split again after a split was supported by 100,000 fans.

Andrey Zhelyazkov in 1981

In the 1980–81 season, led by Chavdar Tsvetkov and Andrey Zhelyazkov, Slavia reached the quarter-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup before losing 6–3 on aggregate to Feyenoord. In 1986, Slavia won Balkans Cup, defeating Greek side Panionios 5–3 on aggregate in the final. In 1988, Slavia won the Balkans Cup for the second time.

In 1994, Stoyan Kotsev, the former Slavia midfielder, was appointed as the club's new manager. After finishing fourth in 1995, they went on to win the A PFG title in 1995–96. Slavia finished with five points more than second-placed Levski Sofia. This marked Slavia's first Bulgarian title since 1943. In the 2010–11 season, Slavia reached the Bulgarian Cup final, defeating Ludogorets Razgrad, Etar 1924, Chernomorets Burgas and Pirin Blagoevgrad en route. However, they lost the final 1–0 to CSKA Sofia.

In 2018, Slavia won the Bulgarian Cup for the eight time in its history, defeating rivals Levski Sofia at the Vasil Levski National Stadium after a penalty shootout. This enabled the team to play in the 2018-19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. In the second qualifying round, Slavia eliminated Finnish side FC Ilves. However, in the third qualifying round, they lost to Hajduk Split of Croatia, thus being eliminated.

The 2019–20 season was very successful for Slavia. The team finished in third place, qualifying for the Europa League playoff. Slavia clinched the third place in the last round of the season, defeating champions Ludogorets 3–1 at home, while Levski Sofia lost 1–2 to Lokomotiv Plovdiv, thus making Slavia third. This was Slavia’s best placement since the 1996–97 season.

League positions

Bulgarian First LeagueBulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian A Football Group
Slavia Sofia is a professional soccer team based in the capital city of Bulgaria. Founded in 1913, the club has a rich history and is one of the oldest and most successful teams in the country. Slavia Sofia has a strong fan base and plays their home matches at the iconic Slavia Stadium.

The team has a long-standing rivalry with other top Bulgarian clubs, which adds excitement to their matches. Slavia Sofia has won numerous domestic titles and has also competed in European competitions, showcasing their talent on an international stage.

Known for their attacking style of play and skilled players, Slavia Sofia is a formidable opponent for any team. The club has a tradition of developing young talent and has produced many top players who have gone on to have successful careers in both domestic and international soccer.

Overall, Slavia Sofia is a respected and competitive team in Bulgarian soccer, with a proud history and a bright future ahead.