Serbian Ratko Dostanic new coach of Levski Sofia

Serbian Ratko Dostanic new coach of Levski Sofia Sofia - Bulgarian league champions Levski Sofia have fired coach Emil Velev and in his place appointed Serb Ratko Dostanic, media reported Thursday.

The sacking of Velev came as a shock as Levski qualified for the second qualifying round of the Champions League after a 9-0 victory over Sant Julia.

Under Velev, Levski won the Bulgarian championship for the 26th time in their history. Dostanic was a former coach of Slavia Sofia and Vardar Skopje. (dpa)