2003–04 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2003–04 season[1] was PFC CSKA Sofia's 57th consecutive season in A Group.

CSKA Sofia
2003–04 season
ChairmanBulgaria Vassil Bozhkov
ManagerBulgaria Stoycho Mladenov
(until 15 October 2003)
Bulgaria Aleksandar Stankov
(from 15 October 2003
to 3 February 2004)
Bulgaria Ferario Spasov
A Group Third place
Bulgarian CupRunner-up
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Emil Gargorov (15)
All: Emil Gargorov (19)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs Levski Sofia (24 April 2004)
Lowest home attendance250 vs Belasitsa Petrich (5 May 2004)

Below is a list of player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2003–04 season.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Ivanov
2 DF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Antonov
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Yordan Varbanov
4 MF Argentina ARG Marcos Charras
5 MF Bulgaria BUL Todor Yanchev
6 DF Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Tomash
7 MF Bulgaria BUL Hristo Yanev
8 FW Bulgaria BUL Velizar Dimitrov
9 FW Brazil BRA Souza
10 MF Brazil BRA Léo Lima
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Amiran Mujiri
11 FW Bulgaria BUL Stoycho Mladenov Jr.
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Stoyan Kolev
13 MF Bulgaria BUL Konstantin Mirchev
14 MF Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Petrov
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Bulgaria BUL Gerasim Zakov
16 MF Bulgaria BUL Rumen Trifonov
17 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Kerchev
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Petar Stanev
19 FW Bulgaria BUL Evgeni Yordanov
20 MF Portugal POR João Paulo Brito
21 FW South Africa RSA MacDonald Mukansi
21 FW Bulgaria BUL Stoyko Sakaliev
22 GK Bulgaria BUL Genko Slavov
23 FW Bulgaria BUL Emil Gargorov
25 DF Brazil BRA João Carlos
27 DF Bulgaria BUL Radoslav Mitrevski
29 DF Senegal SEN Ibrahima Gueye
30 DF Bulgaria BUL Yordan Todorov
77 MF Albania ALB Altin Haxhi

Source:[2]

Competitions

A Group
Main article: 2003–04 A Group

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (C) 30 24 3 3 74 24 +50 75 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Levski Sofia 30 22 6 2 59 16 +43 72 Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 CSKA Sofia 30 20 5 5 65 28 +37 65
4 Litex Lovech 30 18 10 2 43 20 +23 64
5 Slavia Sofia 30 18 3 9 57 30 +27 57
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 season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 20 5 5 65 28  +37 65 12 2 1 38 10  +28 8 3 4 27 18  +9

Last updated: 15 May 2004.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWWWLWWWDWWWLDWLWWDWWWWLWWLD
Position422222222222212334324322243333
Source: CSKA Sofia league results
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results
9 August 2003 1 CSKA 2–1 Naftex Sofia
20:00 Yanev 9'
Gargorov 48' (pen.)		 Sakaliev 75' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kancho Dimitrov
17 August 2003 2 Slavia 2–4 CSKA Sofia
18:00 Vladimirov 10'
B. Georgiev 90+2' (pen.)		 Gargorov 7'
Léo Lima 9'
Yordanov 20'
Yanev 85'		 Stadium: Slavia
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ivan Dobrinov
23 August 2003 3 CSKA 1–1 Litex Sofia
20:30 Yordanov 30' Tiago Silva 59' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
31 August 2003 4 CSKA 4–1 Makedonska slava Sofia
19:00 Gargorov 26' (pen.), 90+1'
Yordanov 68'
S. Georgiev 76' (o.g.)		 Evtimov 73' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Georgi Ignatov
13 September 2003 5 Marek 0–3 CSKA Dupnitsa
16:00 Bonev Red card 83' João Carlos 3'
Gargorov 44', 48'		 Stadium: Bonchuk
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Zhivko Dimitrov
20 September 2003 6 CSKA 2–0 Spartak Varna Sofia
19:00 Yordanov 7'
Dimitrov 34'		 D. Georgiev Red card 72' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov
28 September 2003 7 Botev Plovdiv 3–1 CSKA Plovdiv
15:00 Germanov 21'
Dafchev 26' (pen.), 69'
Pashev Red card 77'		 Yanev 19'
Gargorov soccer ball with red X 40', 52'
João Carlos Red card 89'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
3 October 2003 8 CSKA 3–0 Chernomorets Sofia
16:45 Léo Lima 32', 70'
Yanev 59'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
19 October 2003 9 Vidima-Rakovski 0–1 CSKA Sevlievo
14:30 Zelenkov Red card 33' Yordanov 74' Stadium: Rakovski
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Stefan Gospodinov
24 October 2003 10 CSKA 3–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
15:30 Gargorov 31', 76'
Yanev 42'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Galin Moskalev
31 October 2003 11 Levski 1–1 CSKA Sofia
15:30 Kolev 54' Gargorov 53'
Yanev Red card 76'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Angel Bekyarov
8 November 2003 12 CSKA 1–0 Rodopa Sofia
16:30 Gargorov 20' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kolyo Danev
22 November 2003 13 Belasitsa 0–4 CSKA Petrich
14:00 Salis Red card 79' Dimitrov 6'
João Carlos 24'
Brito 30'
Yordanov 37'		 Stadium: Tsar Samuil
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Anton Genov
30 November 2003 14 CSKA 2–0 Cherno More Sofia
16:30 Gargorov 62', 79' (pen.) Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Momchil Vraykov
8 December 2003 15 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–1 CSKA Plovdiv
14:00 Jayeoba 5'
Paskov 34'
Mihaylov 55'		 Gargorov 22' Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov
13 February 2004 16 Naftex 3–3 CSKA Burgas
14:30 Bornosuzov 8'
S. Petrov 44' (o.g.)
Morales 82'		 Gargorov 5'
Yanev 14'
Dimitrov 76'		 Stadium: Lazur
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Angel Bekyarov
21 February 2004 17 CSKA 2–1 Slavia Sofia
16:00 Sakaliev 31'
Ambartsumyan 58' (o.g.)		 Bachev 46' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Galin Moskalev
28 February 2004 18 Litex 1–0 CSKA Lovech
16:00 Belyakov 24' Gargorov soccer ball with red X 58' Stadium: Gradski
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Anton Genov
6 March 2004 19 Makedonska slava 0–2 CSKA Simitli
14:30 Evtimov Red card 85' Yanchev 37'
Sakaliev 46'		 Stadium: Struma
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
13 March 2004 20 CSKA 4–0 Marek Sofia
16:30 Yanchev 4'
Yordanov 9'
Gueye 62' (pen.)
Sakaliev 74'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ahmed Ahmed
19 March 2004 21 Spartak Varna 0–0 CSKA Varna
15:00 Dimitrov soccer ball with red X 80' Stadium: Spartak
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Stefan Gospodinov
27 March 2004 22 CSKA 4–1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
16:30 Zakov 14', 61'
Yanev 34'
Hazurov 88'		 Minev 53' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev
3 April 2004 23 Chernomorets 1–3 CSKA Burgas
15:30 Nedev 24' Dimitrov 3'
Sakaliev 40', 84'		 Stadium: Chernomorets
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
10 April 2004 24 CSKA 3–1 Vidima-Rakovski Sofia
16:00 Hazurov 12'
Yanev 35'
S. Petrov 64' (pen.)		 Vasilev 21' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dimcho Radev
17 April 2004 25 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–1 CSKA Sofia
16:00 Sakaliev 19' Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Angel Bekyarov
24 April 2004 26 CSKA 1–2 Levski Sofia
17:00 Yanev 64'
Haxhi Red card 86'		 Temile 85'
Chilikov 90+4'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov
1 May 2004 27 Rodopa 1–3 CSKA Smolyan
15:00 I. Petrov 80' Charras 29'
S. Petrov 43'
João Carlos 75'		 Stadium: Septemvri
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev
5 May 2004 28 CSKA 5–1 Belasitsa Sofia
17:30 Hazurov 12', 13', 90+1'
Sakaliev 80'
Yanev 86'		 Junivan 85' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 250
Referee: Stefan Spasov
8 May 2004 29 Cherno More 3–0 CSKA Varna
17:30 Genchev 17', 90+1'
Stoyanov 51'		 Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Georgi Ignatov
15 May 2004 30 CSKA 1–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 Yanev 62' Kamburov 87' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stefan Gospodinov

Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Bulgarian Cup
28 October 2003 Second round Leg 1 Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–0 CSKA Blagoevgrad
14:30 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev
12 November 2003 Second round Leg 2 CSKA 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Pirin Blagoevgrad Sofia
14:00 Tomash 44'
Yanev 77'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 400
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
26 November 2003 Third round Leg 1 CSKA 5–0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
14:00 Sv. Petrov 6'
Yanev 12'
Brito 13', 21'
Gargorov 59'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Zhivko Gospodinov
3 December 2003 Third round Leg 2 Botev Plovdiv 1–2
(1–7 agg.)		 CSKA Plovdiv
13:00 Milenov 46' Valkov 16'
Yanev 86'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ahmed Ahmed
13 December 2003 Quarter-final Leg 1 CSKA 6–0 Rodopa Sofia
13:00 Gargorov 8', 38'
Yanev 52', 80'
E. Yordanov 67'
Yanchev 70'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 300
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
17 December 2003 Quarter-final Leg 2 Rodopa 1–0
(1–6 agg.)		 CSKA Smolyan
13:00 Filipov 90+2' Stadium: Septemvri
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Angel Angelov
7 April 2004 Semi-final Leg 1 Lokomotiv Sofia 0–1 CSKA Sofia
16:30 Yanev 55' Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Anton Genov
21 April 2004 Semi-final Leg 2 CSKA 4–0
(5–0 agg.)		 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
16:30 Sakaliev 9'
Yanchev 11'
Yanev 58'
Hazurov 76'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov
12 May 2004 Final Litex 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 CSKA Sofia
17:30 Zhelev 38'
Hdiouad 85'		 João Carlos 57'
Gargorov 72'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 11,461
Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Sandanski)
Penalties
Trică soccer ball with check mark
Zhelev soccer ball with check mark
Jelenković soccer ball with red X
Dimitrov soccer ball with red X
Dzhambazov soccer ball with check mark
Bachev soccer ball with red X
Hdiouad soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Petrov
soccer ball with check mark Dimitrov
soccer ball with check mark Charras
soccer ball with red X Yanchev
soccer ball with red X Kolev
soccer ball with red X Sakaliev
soccer ball with red X Gueye

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Second qualifying round
30 July 2003 First leg Pyunik Armenia 0–2 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Yerevan, Armenia
19:00 Report Yanchev 20'
Mukasi 48'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)
6 August 2003 Second leg CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Armenia Pyunik Sofia, Bulgaria
20:30 Léo Lima 90+1' Report Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland)

Third qualifying round
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round
13 August 2003 First leg Galatasaray Turkey 3–0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Istanbul, Turkey
21:00 Hasan Şaş 3'
Hakan Şükür 6'
Arif 37'		 Report Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 66,300
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
27 August 2003 Second leg CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 0–3
(0–6 agg.)		 Turkey Galatasaray Sofia, Bulgaria
20:30 Report César Prates 28'
Sabri 53'
Arif 86'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup

First round
Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup § First round
24 September 2003 First leg CSKA Sofia Bulgaria 1–1 Russia Torpedo Moscow Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 Dimitrov 18' Report Semshov 78' Stadium: Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 7,832
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
15 October 2003 Second leg Torpedo Moscow Russia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–2 p)		 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Moscow, Russia
17:00 Oper 11' Report Dimitrov 90+2' Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)
Penalties
Leonchenko soccer ball with red X
Volkov soccer ball with check mark
Lebedenko soccer ball with red X
Jolović soccer ball with check mark
Budylin soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Dimitrov
soccer ball with check mark Leo Lima
soccer ball with red X João Carlos
soccer ball with check mark Kolev
soccer ball with red X Brito

References
  1. "A PFG Statistics". Bulgarian-football.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  2. "CSKA Sofia 2003-04 Squad". EUFO.
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