2005–06 PFC Levski Sofia season

Levski Sofia 2005–06 football season

Levski Sofia
2005–06 season
Chairman	Bulgaria Todor Batkov
Manager	Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov
Stadium	Georgi Asparuhov Stadium (domestic games) Vasil Levski National Stadium (European matches)
A Group	Champions
Bulgarian Cup	3rd round
Bulgarian Supercup	Winner
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Valeri Domovchiyski Dimitar Telkiyski (11 goals) All: Valeri Domovchiyski Emil Angelov (13 goals)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season was Levski Sofia's 84th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2005–06 season.

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	Bulgaria BUL	Georgi Petkov
3	DF	Bulgaria BUL	Zhivko Milanov
4	DF	Bulgaria BUL	Igor Tomašić ^[2]
6	MF	Nigeria NGA	Richard Eromoigbe
7	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Daniel Borimirov
8	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Bogomil Dyakov
10	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Hristo Yovov
11	DF	Bulgaria BUL	Elin Topuzakov
12	GK	Bulgaria BUL	Bozhidar Mitrev
13	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Asen Bukarev
16	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Mariyan Ognyanov

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	Bulgaria BUL	Valeri Domovchiyski
18	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Miroslav Ivanov
20	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Stanislav Angelov
21	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Dimitar Telkiyski
23	FW	Nigeria NGA	Ekundayo Jayeoba
24	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Nikolay Dimitrov
25	DF	Bulgaria BUL	Lúcio Wagner
27	MF	France FRA	Cédric Bardon
28	FW	Bulgaria BUL	Emil Angelov
77	MF	Bulgaria BUL	Milan Koprivarov
88	GK	Bulgaria BUL	Nikolay Mihaylov

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	Bulgaria BUL	Anton Vergilov (to Rodopa Smolyan)
19	FW	Bulgaria BUL	Georgi Chilikov (to Nacional Madeira)

Results

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Bulgarian Supercup

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Main article: 2005 Bulgarian Supercup

CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia

31 July 2005 CSKA Sofia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p) Levski Sofia Sofia

18:30 Yanev 82' Topuzakov 76' Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 9,894
Referee: Greece Georgios Kaznaferis

Penalties

Yanev soccer ball with red X
Dah Zadi soccer ball with check mark
Gargorov soccer ball with red X
Iliev soccer ball with red X soccer ball with check mark Topuzakov
soccer ball with red X Telkiyski
soccer ball with check mark Borimirov
soccer ball with check mark Tomašić

A Group

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Main article: 2005–06 A Group

Table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Levski Sofia (C)	28	21	5	2	71	23	+48	68	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	CSKA Sofia	28	20	5	3	73	22	+51	65	Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Litex Lovech	28	18	6	4	51	22	+29	60
4	Lokomotiv Sofia	28	18	0	10	49	29	+20	54
5	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	28	11	7	10	43	42	+1	40	Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round

Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	21	5	2	71	23	+48	68	12	2	0	44	6	+38	9	3	2	27	17	+10

Last updated: 31 May 2006.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	-	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	-	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	D	D	-	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	-	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L
Position	3	3	1	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed ]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Levski Sofia

7 August 2005 1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–4 Levski Sofia Plovdiv

(EET) Stoynev 31'
Kamburov 90' Report Koprivarov 16'
Telkiyski 20'
Borimirov 85'
Jayeoba 90+2' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov

Marek Dupnitsa v Levski Sofia

14 August 2005 2 Marek Dupnitsa 2–3 Levski Sofia Dupnitsa

(EET) Bizhev 15'
Bachev 35' Report Jayeoba 55', 70'
Koprivarov 77' Stadium: Bonchuk Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

Levski Sofia v Neftohimik Burgas

20 August 2005 3 Levski Sofia 6–0 Neftohimik Burgas Sofia

(EET) Bizhev 15'
Bachev 35' Report Koprivarov 2' (pen.)
Yovov 22', 83'
Koprivarov 62'
Jayeoba 67', 74' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov

Pirin 1922 v Levski Sofia

28 August 2005 4 Pirin 1922 1–1 Levski Sofia Blagoevgrad

(EET) Nikolov 33' Report Milanov 38' Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov

Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia

11 September 2005 5 Levski Sofia 1–1 CSKA Sofia Sofia

(EET) Telkiyski 38' Report Dimitrov 33' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov

Beroe Stara Zagora v Levski Sofia

18 September 2005 6 Beroe Stara Zagora 4–4 Levski Sofia Stara Zagora

(EET) Kwakye 20', 25', 47'
Mitev 75' (pen.) Report Bardon 10', 52'
S. Angelov 18'
E. Angelov 21' Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

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25 September 2005 7 bye

Cherno More v Levski Sofia

2 October 2005 8 Cherno More 0–1 Levski Sofia Varna

(EET) Report E. Angelov 78' Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov

Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Sofia

16 October 2005 9 Levski Sofia 3–1 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia

(EET) Domovchiyski 5' (pen.), 33'
Telkiyski 16' Report Antunović 66' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Momchil Vraykov

Rodopa Smolyan v Levski Sofia

22 October 2005 10 Rodopa Smolyan 1–2 Levski Sofia Smolyan

(EET) Karamanov 90' Report Koprivarov 19'
Tomašić 90+5' Stadium: Septemvri Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov

Levski Sofia v Slavia Sofia

28 October 2005 11 Levski Sofia 5–0 Slavia Sofia Sofia

(EET) Borimirov 21', 67'
Domovchiyski 27', 83'
Telkiyski 79' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov

Vihren Sandanski v Levski Sofia

7 November 2005 12 Vihren Sandanski 1–2 Levski Sofia Sandanski

(EET) Sofroniev 52' Report E. Angelov 28'
Telkiyski 63' Stadium: Sandanski Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Momchil Vraykov

Levski Sofia v Botev Plovdiv

19 November 2005 13 Levski Sofia 4–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia

(EET) Yovov 34', 44'
Bardon 58'
Borimirov 90' Report Andonov 50' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

Litex Lovech v Levski Sofia

9 December 2005 14 Litex Lovech 1–0 Levski Sofia Lovech

(EET) Novaković 84' Report Stadium: Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Franz-Xaver Vick (Germany)

Levski Sofia v Belasitsa Petrich

4 December 2005 15 Levski Sofia 2–0 Belasitsa Petrich Sofia

(EET) Bardon 26'
Domovchiyski 53' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stefan Spasov

Levski Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

4 March 2006 16 Levski Sofia 4–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia

(EET) Telkiyski 15', 43'
Domovchiyski 36'
E. Angelov 84' Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

Levski Sofia v Marek Dupnitsa

12 March 2006 17 Levski Sofia 2–0 Marek Dupnitsa Sofia

(EET) Domovchiyski 20'
Telkiyski 27' Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Angel Bekyarov

Neftohimik Burgas v Levski Sofia

19 March 2006 18 Neftohimik Burgas 0–2 Levski Sofia Burgas

(EET) Report Telkiyski 59'
G. Ivanov 65' Stadium: Lazur Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov

Levski Sofia v Pirin 1922

26 March 2006 19 Levski Sofia 3–0 Pirin 1922 Sofia

(EET) G. Ivanov 27'
E. Angelov 38'
Domovchiyski 77' Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 5,692
Referee: Ivaylo Bozev

CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia

2 April 2006 20 CSKA Sofia 0–1 Levski Sofia Sofia

(EET) Report G. Ivanov 59' (pen.) Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 15,846
Referee: Luca Palancha (Italy)

Levski Sofia v Beroe Stara Zagora

9 April 2006 21 Levski Sofia 2–0 Beroe Stara Zagora Sofia

(EET) G. Ivanov 28'
E. Angelov 90' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Angel Bekyarov

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15 April 2006 22 bye

Levski Sofia v Cherno More

19 April 2006 23 Levski Sofia 3–1 Cherno More Sofia

(EET) Bardon 7'
Borimirov 16'
S. Angelov 73' Report Zhekov 27' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

Lokomotiv Sofia v Levski Sofia

23 April 2006 24 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–2 Levski Sofia Sofia

(EET) Report Domovchiyski 29' (pen.), 36' Stadium: Lokomotiv Sofia)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stefan Spasov

Levski Sofia v Rodopa Smolyan

29 April 2006 25 Levski Sofia 6–1 Rodopa Smolyan Sofia

(EET) Borimirov 9'
Bardon 19'
Domovchiyski 37'
Dimitrov 67', 68'
M. Ivanov 90' Report Lyaskov 12' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev

Slavia Sofia v Levski Sofia

6 May 2006 26 Slavia Sofia 2–2 Levski Sofia Sofia

(EET) Valkanov 34' Kyumurdzhiev 76' Report Topuzakov 17' Bardon 44' Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov

Levski Sofia v Rodopa Smolyan

16 May 2006 27 Levski Sofia 2–0 Rodopa Smolyan Sofia

(EET) Borimirov 45'
Telkiyski 50' (pen.) Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov

Botev Plovdiv v Levski Sofia

20 May 2006 28 Botev Plovdiv 1–2 Levski Sofia Plovdiv

(EET) Andonov 90' Report G. Ivanov 11' (pen.) Borimirov 60' Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev

Levski Sofia v Litex Lovech

27 May 2006 29 Levski Sofia 1–1 Litex Lovech Sofia

(EET) Telkiyski 35' (pen.) Report Novaković 61' Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Johnny Var Ecke (Belgium)

Belasitsa Petrich v Levski Sofia

31 May 2006 30 Belasitsa Petrich 2–1 Levski Sofia Petrich

(EET) Eduardo Dos Santos 28'
Marcos Junior 74' Report Pavlov 90' Stadium: Tsar Samuil Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Martin Bogdev

Bulgarian Cup

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Main article: 2005–06 Bulgarian Cup

Haskovo v Levski Sofia

11 November 2005 Second round Haskovo 0–2 Levski Sofia Haskovo

(EET) Report E. Angelov 40'
Telkiyski 71' Stadium: Haskovo Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Angel Angelov

Cherno More v Levski Sofia

22 March 2006 Third round Cherno More 3–2 (a.e.t.) Levski Sofia Varna

(EET) Hristov 23'
Kostadinov 36'
Vachev 108' Report E. Angelov 57'
G. Ivanov 68' Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov

UEFA Cup

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Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round

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Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds § Second qualifying round

Publikum Celje Slovenia v Bulgaria Levski Sofia

11 August 2005 1st leg Publikum Celje Slovenia 1–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Celje, Slovenia

19:30 Bersnjak 68' MatchCentre Stadium: Arena Petrol
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Khagani Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Slovenia Publikum Celje

25 August 2005 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–0
(3–1 agg.) Slovenia Publikum Celje Sofia, Bulgaria

19:15 Yovov 41' 64'
Domovchiyski 69' MatchCentre Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Costas Theodotou (Cyprus)

First round

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Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup first round

Auxerre France v Bulgaria Levski Sofia

15 September 2005 1st leg Auxerre France 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Auxerre, France

20:15 Poyet 55'
Pieroni 68' MatchCentre Bardon 34' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v France Auxerre

29 September 2005 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0
(2–2 (a) agg.) France Auxerre Sofia, Bulgaria

18:30 Koprivarov 28' MatchCentre Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

Group stage

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Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup group stage § Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	OM	LS	HVN	CSM	DB
1	France Marseille	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	9	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	1–0	—	2–1
2	Bulgaria Levski Sofia	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6		1–0	—	—	—	1–0
3	Netherlands Heerenveen	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	5		—	2–1	—	0–0	—
4	Russia CSKA Moscow	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4	1–2	2–1	—	—	—
5	Romania Dinamo București	4	1	1	2	2	3	−1	4	—	—	0–0	1–0	—

Source: ^{[citation needed ]}

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Romania Dinamo București

3 November 2005 1 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 Romania Dinamo București Sofia, Bulgaria

19:00 E. Angelov 90' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)

CSKA Moscow Russia v Bulgaria Levski Sofia

24 November 2005 2 CSKA Moscow Russia 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Moscow, Russia

16:30 Vagner Love 49', 73' Report Domovchiyski 90' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kenny Clark (Scotland)

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v France Marseille

1 December 2005 3 Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 France Marseille Sofia, Bulgaria

18:30 Yovov 54' Report Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

Heerenveen Netherlands v Bulgaria Levski Sofia

14 December 2005 4 Heerenveen Netherlands 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Heerenveen, Netherlands

20:45 Samaras 55'
Hanssen 90' Report M. Ivanov 53' Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Zsolt Szabo (Hungary)

Round of 32

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Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup knockout stage § Round of 32

Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia v Bulgaria Levski Sofia

15 February 2006 1st leg Artmedia Bratislava Slovakia 0–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Trnava, Slovakia

17:30 Report E. Angelov 9' Stadium: Stadion Antona Malatinskeho
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava

23 February 2006 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–0
(3–0 agg.) Slovakia Artmedia Bratislava Sofia, Bulgaria

17:00 E. Angelov 14', 27' Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

Round of 16

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Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup knockout stage § Round of 16

Udinese Italy v Bulgaria Levski Sofia

9 March 2006 1st leg Udinese Italy 0–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia Udine, Italy

20:45 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Italy Udinese

16 March 2006 2nd leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–1
(2–1 agg.) Italy Udinese Sofia, Bulgaria

17:30 Borimirov 51'
Tomašić 63' Report Tissone 22' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Steve Bennett (England)

Quarter-finals

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Further information: 2005–06 UEFA Cup knockout stage § Quarter-finals

Levski Sofia Bulgaria v Germany Schalke 04

30 March 2006 1st leg Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–3 Germany Schalke 04 Sofia, Bulgaria

19:00 Borimirov 6' Report Varela 48'
Lincoln 69'
Asamoah 79' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Schalke 04 Germany v Bulgaria Levski Sofia

6 April 2006 2nd leg Schalke 04 Germany 1–1
(4–2 agg.) Bulgaria Levski Sofia Gelsenkirchen, Germany

20:30 Lincoln 58' Report E. Angelov 24' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

References

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^ "FootballSquads - Levski Sofia - 2005/06".
^ Tomašić was born in Kutina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia).

External links

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v t e 2005–06 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	A Group B Group V Group
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup (Final) Bulgarian Supercup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 8) Hristo Stoichkov
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A Group	Belasitsa Beroe Botev Plovdiv Cherno More CSKA Levski Litex Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia Marek Naftex Pirin 1922 Rodopa Slavia Vihren
List of transfers

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	21	5	2	71	23	+48	68	12	2	0	44	6	+38	9	3	2	27	17	+10

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	21	5	2	71	23	+48	68	12	2	0	44	6	+38	9	3	2	27	17	+10

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	21	5	2	71	23	+48	68	12	2	0	44	6	+38	9	3	2	27	17	+10