2020–21 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2020–21 season is CSKA Sofia's 72nd season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their fifth consecutive participation after their administrative relegation in the third division due to mounting financial troubles. In addition to the domestic league, CSKA Sofia participates in this season's edition of the Bulgarian Cup and UEFA Europa League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2020–21 season.

CSKA Sofia
2020–21 season
Controlling ownerBulgaria Grisha Ganchev
ManagerBulgaria Stamen Belchev
(until 25 October 2020)
Brazil Bulgaria Daniel Morales (interim)
(until 11 November 2020)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović
(until 28 March 2021)
Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev
(from 28 March 2021)
Parva Liga Third place
Bulgarian CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Sowe (8)

All:
Ali Sowe (14)

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto29 2019 71 0 2022 Undisclosed
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij27 2020 40 3 2022 Free
3 DF Brazil Geferson26 2018 89 2 2021 Undisclosed
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch25 2021 18 2 2024 €500,000
5 MF Argentina Federico Varela23 2021 12 0 2022 Free
6 DF Bulgaria Mitko Mitkov19 2020 11 1 2024 Youth system
7 MF Brazil Henrique26 2018 95 8 2022 Undisclosed
8 MF Republic of Ireland Graham Carey31 2019 67 6 2021 Free
9 MF Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda23 2020 9 0 2021 Loan
10 MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov22 2020 41 4 2023 €300,000
11 DF Bulgaria Petar Zanev34 2019 60 1 2021 Free
14 MF Guinea Jules Keita21 2020 21 3 2021 Loan
15 DF France Thibaut Vion26 2020 27 2 2023 Free
16 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev18 2020 2 0 2024 Youth system
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles19 2021 16 5 2023 Undisclosed
18 DF Republic of the Congo Bradley Mazikou23 2019 69 1 2022 Undisclosed
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov20 2018 69 0 2022 Youth system
20 MF Portugal Tiago Rodrigues28 2017 154 34 2021 Free
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga27 2020 42 0 2023 Free
24 FW England Jerome Sinclair23 2020 27 3 2021 Loan
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov26 2020 7 0 2022 Free
27 FW Bulgaria Martin Smolenski17 2019 13 0 2024 Youth system
28 DF Bulgaria Plamen Galabov24 2016 52 1 2022 Free
29 DF Bulgaria Aleksandar Buchkov16 2021 2 0 2024 Youth system
30 FW Ecuador Jordy Caicedo22 2021 19 10 2022 Free
  • Last updated: 26 May 2021
  • Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 27EU Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Free transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 27EU France Le Havre Free transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
13 MF Senegal Younousse Sankharé 30EU France Bordeaux Free transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
GK Bulgaria Iliya Shalamanov 17EU Youth team Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
DF Bulgaria Yoan Baurenski 18EU Youth team Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 17EU Youth team Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
29 MF Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov 16EU Youth team Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
FW Bulgaria Daniel Ivanov 18EU Youth team Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
27 FW Bulgaria Martin Smolenski 17EU Youth team Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
5 DF Bulgaria Angel Lyaskov 22EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Loan return Summer Free
6 DF Bulgaria Mitko Mitkov 19EU Bulgaria Dunav Ruse Loan return Summer Free
17 FW Bulgaria Tonislav Yordanov 21EU Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo Loan return Summer Free
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 26EU England Accrington Stanley Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
14 MF Guinea Jules Keita 22Non-EU France Lens Loan Summer 2021 Free cska.bg
16 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 18EU Youth team Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
FW Bulgaria Ivan Mitrev 21EU Youth team Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
30/10 MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 23EU Bulgaria Slavia Sofia Transfer Summer 2023 €300,000 cska.bg
15 DF France Thibaut Vion 26EU France Chamois Niortais Transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
17/9 MF Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda 23EU England Watford Loan Summer 2021 Free cska.bg
24 FW England Jerome Sinclair 24EU England Watford Loan Summer 2021 Free cska.bg
5 MF Argentina Federico Varela 24EU Turkey Denizlispor Transfer Winter 2022 Free cska.bg
30 FW Ecuador Jordy Caicedo 23EU Brazil Vitória Loan Winter 2022 Free cska.bg
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles 19Non-EU Kosovo Trepça '89 Transfer Winter 2024 Undisclosed cska.bg
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch 26EU Belgium Eupen Transfer Winter 2024 €500,000 cska.bg

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
6 MF Portugal Rúben Pinto 28EU Hungary Fehérvár End of contract Summer Free cska.bg
21 MF Ghana Edwin Gyasi 29EU Turkey Samsunspor End of contract Summer Free cska.bg
30 GK Lithuania Vytautas Černiauskas 31EU Latvia RFS Released Summer Free cska.bg
10 FW Brazil Evandro 23Non-EU Hungary Fehérvár Transfer Summer €1,000,000 cska.bg
GK Bulgaria Iliya Shalamanov 17EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free lovechmedia.com
DF Bulgaria Yoan Baurenski 18EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free lovechmedia.com
DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 18EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free
FW Bulgaria Ivan Mitrev 21EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free lovechmedia.com
5 DF Bulgaria Angel Lyaskov 22EU Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana Transfer Summer Undisclosed cska.bg
15 MF Bulgaria Kristiyan Malinov 26EU Belgium OH Leuven Transfer Summer €500,000 cska.bg
4 DF Bulgaria Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski 25EU Poland Stal Mielec Released Winter Free cska.bg
9 FW Australia Tomi Juric 29EU Australia Adelaide United Mutual consent Winter Free dsport.bg
10 MF Italy Stefano Beltrame 27EU Portugal Marítimo Mutual consent Winter Free dsport.bg
DF Portugal Nuno Tomás 25EU Free agent Released Winter Free topsport.bg
17 FW Bulgaria Tonislav Yordanov 22EU Bulgaria Arda Kardzhali Transfer Winter €50,000 cska.bg
13 MF Senegal Younousse Sankharé 31EU Greece Panathinaikos Transfer Winter €250,000 cska.bg
26 DF Bulgaria Valentin Antov 20EU Italy Bologna Loan Winter €500,000 cska.bg
23 FW Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov 25EU Azerbaijan Neftçi Loan Winter Undisclosed cska.bg
22 FW The Gambia Ali Sowe 26EU Russia Rostov Loan Winter €500,000 cska.bg

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Pre-season

25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) Friendly CSKA 2−0 Pirin Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
  • Henrique 39'
  • Sowe 41'
Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Note: The game was abandoned at half-time due to a storm that flooded the pitch
31 July 2020 (2020-07-31) Friendly CSKA 2−3 Montana Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Petar Grigorov (Sofia)

Mid-season

9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 4−0 Turkey Alanyaspor II Alanya, Turkey
13:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi
13 January 2021 (2021-01-13) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−0 Poland Stal Mielec Alanya, Turkey
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi
17 January 2021 (2021-01-17) Friendly CSKA 3−0 Septemvri Simitli Alanya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi
25 January 2021 (2021-01-25) Friendly CSKA 4−0 Strumska Slava Pancharevo, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo
29 January 2021 (2021-01-29) Friendly Pirin 0−0 CSKA Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
13:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) Friendly CSKA 3−1 Botev Vratsa Sofia, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) Friendly CSKA 3−1 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0

On-season (spring)

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) Friendly CSKA 1−2 Litex Pancharevo, Bulgaria
12:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Bonev 49', 86'
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Sofia)

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Parva Liga 7 August 2020 26 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd place 31 17 8 6 46 24 +22 054.84
Bulgarian Cup 14 November 2020 19 May 2021 First round Winner 6 5 1 0 16 3 +13 083.33
UEFA Europa League 27 August 2020 10 December 2020 First qualifying round Group stage 10 5 2 3 13 10 +3 050.00
Total 47 27 11 9 75 37 +38 057.45

Last updated: 26 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Parva Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 20 4 2 59 18 +41 64 Qualification for the Championship group
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 +22 52
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 39 20 +19 50
4 Arda 26 12 9 5 36 29 +7 45
5 CSKA 1948 26 10 8 8 34 30 +4 38
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[1]
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 14 8 4 39 20  +19 50 9 4 0 21 6  +15 5 4 4 18 14  +4

Last updated: 25 April 2021.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDWWWDDLDDDWWWWWWWWLDWLDLWW
Position/74213454455334432222233333
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2021. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
7 August 2020 (2020-08-07) 1 CSKA 1948 2−2 CSKA Sofia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov
Note: On 9 July 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that the stadiums are not allowed to host spectators due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[2] On 31 July 2020 the Ministry for Sport and Youth confirmed the extension of these provisions until 31 August 2020.[3] Yet, on 5 August 2020 the Ministry for Sport and Youth reversed its decision by allowing stadiums to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4]
16 August 2020 (2020-08-16) 2 CSKA 2−1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Valentin Antov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4]
22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) 3 Botev Vratsa 1−2 CSKA Vratsa
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4]
30 August 2020 (2020-08-30) 4 CSKA 1−0 Slavia Sofia
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)
Man of the Match: Bradley Mazikou
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4]
12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 5 Cherno More 1−1 CSKA Varna
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Tomi Juric
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5]
20 September 2020 (2020-09-20) 6 CSKA 2−2 Ludogorets Sofia
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jules Keita
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5]
27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) 7 Lokomotiv 2−1 CSKA Plovdiv
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Momchil Tsvetanov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5]
4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) 8 Etar 2−2 CSKA Veliko Tarnovo
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.[6]
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 9 CSKA 1−1 Beroe Sofia
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Valentin Antov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.[6]
25 October 2020 (2020-10-25) 10 Arda 1−1 CSKA Kardzhali
17:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jerome Sinclair
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.[6]
1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) 11 CSKA 1−0 Tsarsko Selo Sofia
16:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov
Note: On 27 October 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for the following two weeks due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[7]
8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 12 Montana 1−2 CSKA Montana
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ogosta
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 27 October 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for the following two weeks due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[7]
29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) 14 CSKA 2−0 CSKA 1948 Sofia
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 11 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 November due to the ongoing increase of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[8]
6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) 15 Botev Plovdiv 0−3 CSKA Plovdiv
14:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 25 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for further four weeks due to a ongoing spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[9]
13 December 2020 (2020-12-13) 16 CSKA 2−1 Botev Vratsa Sofia
12:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Petar Zanev
Note: On 25 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for further four weeks due to a ongoing spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[9]
18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) 13 CSKA 1−0 Levski Sofia
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 11 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 November due to the ongoing increase of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[8] The game was originally scheduled for 21 November 2020, but because of a case of a COVID-19-related outbreak within the Levski squad, having more than 10 players testing positively, the Bulgarian Football Union decided on 20 November 2020 to postpone the game until further notice.[10] On 25 November 2020 the BFU rescheduled the game for 18 December.[11] The game will still be played behind closed doors due to the introduction of further measures by the Ministry of Health due to a ongoing spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[9]
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 17 Slavia 0−1 CSKA Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Slavia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 18 CSKA 1−0 Cherno More Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 19 Ludogorets 1−0 CSKA Razgrad
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Bernard Tekpetey
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 20 CSKA 0−0 Lokomotiv Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Iliev
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
14 March 2021 (2021-03-14) 21 CSKA 1−0 Etar Sofia
17:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Ivanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Henrique
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
21 March 2021 (2021-03-21) 22 Beroe 1−0 CSKA Stara Zagora
14:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Beroe
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 23 CSKA 1−1 Arda Sofia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Tonislav Yordanov
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12] The game has been originally planned to be played between 2 and 5 April, but on 2 March 2021 it has been moved for the period between 9 and 12 April due to a round of rescheduling related to the 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election.[13]
18 April 2021 (2021-04-18) 24 Tsarsko Selo 2−1 CSKA Sofia
18:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Tsarsko Selo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Reyan Daskalov
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12] The game has been originally planned to be played between 9 and 12 April, but on 2 March 2021 it has been moved for the period between 15 and 18 April due to a round of rescheduling related to the 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election.[13]
21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) 25 CSKA 6−0 Montana Sofia
18:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dimo Dimov (Sliven)
Man of the Match: Menno Koch
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12] The game has been originally planned to be played on 14 April, but on 2 March 2021 it has been moved for the period between 20 and 22 April due to a round of rescheduling related to the 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election.[13]
25 April 2021 (2021-04-25) 26 Levski 0−2 CSKA Sofia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Federico Varela
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12] On 23 April 2021 the Ministry for Health revised its decision by allowing stadiums to host up to 30% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[14] The game has been originally planned to be played between 16 and 19 April, but on 2 March 2021 it has been moved for the period between 23 and 26 April due to a round of rescheduling related to the 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election.[13]
League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 31 22 4 5 69 29 +40 70 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 31 17 10 4 48 23 +25 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 CSKA Sofia 31 17 8 6 46 24 +22 59
4 Arda (O) 31 13 11 7 42 37 +5 50 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off
5 CSKA 1948 31 12 11 8 41 34 +7 47
6 Beroe 31 10 9 12 42 38 +4 39
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
5 3 0 2 7 4  +3 9 3 0 0 7 1  +6 0 0 2 0 3  −3

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round12345
GroundHAHAH
ResultWLWLW
Position33333
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2021. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03) 27 CSKA 1−0 Arda Sofia
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij
Note: On 23 April 2021 the Ministry for Health announced that stadiums are allowed to host up to 30% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[14]
12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) 29 CSKA 4−1 Ludogorets Sofia
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij
Note: On 23 April 2021 the Ministry for Health announced that stadiums are allowed to host up to 30% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[14]
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 30 Lokomotiv 2−0 CSKA Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Iliev
Note: On 23 April 2021 the Ministry for Health announced that stadiums are allowed to host up to 30% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[14]
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) 28 CSKA 1948 1−0 CSKA Sofia
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Daniel Naumov
Note: On 23 April 2021 the Ministry for Health announced that stadiums are allowed to host up to 30% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[14] CSKA 1948 requested its postponement for a later date because members of its staff, including 11 players, tested positive for COVID-19. The scheduling committee of the BFU, however, rejected this request citing schedule congetion.[16][17] The BFU decision has been confirmed by its appeal committee on 7 May.[18] On the same day the scheduling committee confirmed that they have received a notification from CSKA 1948 that the team would not attend the game with a pending decision on the game outcome.[19] As the game has not taken place, on 10 May the technical committee of the BFU awarded a 3−0 win to CSKA and 3 points.[20] However, on 13 May the technical committee of the BFU revoked the decisions from 7 and 10 May and decided to reschedule the game for 22 May.[21]
26 May 2021 (2021-05-26) 31 CSKA 2−0 Beroe Sofia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues
Note: On 23 April 2021 the Ministry for Health announced that stadiums are allowed to host up to 30% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[14] The game was originally scheduled for 22 May, but following the several COVID-19-related reschedules it has been moved for 26 May.[21]

Bulgarian Cup

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 1R Botev Ihtiman 0−5 CSKA Sofia[23]
15:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Sofia)
Note: On 11 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 November due to the ongoing increase of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[8]
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 2R CSKA 3−1 Cherno More Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
18 March 2021 (2021-03-18) QF CSKA 4−0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
17:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Nikolov (Sofia)
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) SF Leg 1 CSKA 1−1 Ludogorets Sofia
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) SF Leg 2 Ludogorets 1−2
(2−3 agg.)
CSKA Razgrad
18:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Note: On 26 January 2021 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 April 2021 due to a ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria in Bulgaria.[12]
19 May 2021 (2021-05-19) Final Arda 0−1 CSKA Sofia
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Note: On 23 April 2021 the Ministry for Health announced that stadiums are allowed to host up to 30% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[14]

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

27 August 2020 (2020-08-27) 1QR CSKA Bulgaria 2−1 Malta Sirens Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
Note: Although the Bulgarian authorities allow spectators on open-door sports events, the game will be played behind closed doors as per UEFA regulations.[24]

Second qualifying round

17 September 2020 (2020-09-17) 2QR CSKA Bulgaria 2−0 Belarus BATE Borisov Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
Note: Although the Bulgarian authorities allow spectators on open-door sports events, the game will be played behind closed doors as per UEFA regulations.[24]

Third qualifying round

24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) 3QR CSKA Bulgaria 3−1 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Note: Although the Bulgarian authorities allow spectators on open-door sports events, the game was played behind closed doors as per UEFA regulations.[24]

Play-off round

1 October 2020 (2020-10-01) PO Basel Switzerland 1−3 Bulgaria CSKA Basel, Switzerland
21:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Note: Although the Swiss authorities allow spectators on open-door sports events, the game will be played behind closed doors as per UEFA regulations.[24]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM YB CLJ CSS
1 Italy Roma 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 5–0 0–0
2 Switzerland Young Boys 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 1–2 2–1 3–0
3 Romania CFR Cluj 6 1 2 3 4 10 6 5[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1 0–0
4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6 1 2 3 3 7 4 5[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: CFR Cluj 4, CSKA Sofia 1.
22 October 2020 (2020-10-22) 1 CSKA Bulgaria 0−2 Romania CFR Cluj Sofia, Bulgaria
19:55 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[25]
Attendance: 11,958
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
29 October 2020 (2020-10-29) 2 Roma Italy 0−0 Bulgaria CSKA Rome, Italy
22:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
5 November 2020 (2020-11-05) 3 Young Boys Switzerland 3−0 Bulgaria CSKA Bern, Switzerland
22:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
26 November 2020 (2020-11-26) 4 CSKA Bulgaria 0−1 Switzerland Young Boys Sofia, Bulgaria
19:55 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[25]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
3 December 2020 (2020-12-03) 5 CFR Cluj Romania 0−0 Bulgaria CSKA Cluj-Napoca, Romania
22:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)
10 December 2020 (2020-12-10) 6 CSKA Bulgaria 3−1 Italy Roma Sofia, Bulgaria
19:55 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[25]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 26 May 2021
No.PosPlayerParva LigaBulgarian CupEuropa League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 26-215-310-10 41-34
2DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 2536090 403
3DF Brazil Geferson 12+304060 250
4DF Netherlands Menno Koch 11+115000 171
5MF Argentina Federico Varela 7+301+1000 120
6DF Bulgaria Mitko Mitkov 0+401+1000 60
7MF Brazil Henrique 13+922+312+60 353
8MF Republic of Ireland Graham Carey 13+1111+204+21 332
9MF Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda 501+101+10 90
10MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 15+1103+239+11 414
11DF Bulgaria Petar Zanev 16+301040 240
14MF Guinea Jules Keita 9+520+101+51 213
15DF France Thibaut Vion 18+122+104+10 272
16DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 1+100000 20
17FW Ghana Bismark Charles 6+621+3300 165
18DF Republic of the Congo Bradley Mazikou 22+315080 381
19DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 13+603+201+20 270
20MF Portugal Tiago Rodrigues 21+63614+63 437
21MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 25+40309+10 420
24FW England Jerome Sinclair 10+81523+10 273
25GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 5+1-31000 7-3
27FW Bulgaria Martin Smolenski 1+600+3000 100
28DF Bulgaria Plamen Galabov 13+60204+10 260
29MF Bulgaria Aleksandar Buchkov 000+2000 20
30FW Ecuador Jordy Caicedo 11+375300 1910
Players away from the club on loan:
22FW The Gambia Ali Sowe 15+1811105 2714
23FW Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov 2+910+110+72 194
26DF Bulgaria Valentin Antov 14+2200100 262
Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season:
9FW Australia Tomi Juric 1+211000 41
10MF Italy Stefano Beltrame 2+1210+112+30 202
13MF Senegal Younousse Sankharé 10+23109+10 233
15MF Bulgaria Kristiyan Malinov 0+100000 10
17FW Bulgaria Tonislav Yordanov 0+100000 10

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Europa League Total
1FWThe Gambia22Ali Sowe81514
2FWEcuador30Jordy Caicedo73010
3MFPortugal20Tiago Rodrigues3137
4FWGhana17Bismark Charles2305
5MFBulgaria10Georgi Yomov0314
FWBulgaria23Ahmed Ahmedov1124
7DFNetherlands2Jurgen Mattheij3003
MFBrazil7Henrique2103
MFSenegal13Younousse Sankharé3003
MFGuinea14Jules Keita2013
FWEngland24Jerome Sinclair1203
12DFNetherlands4Menno Koch2002
MFRepublic of Ireland8Graham Carey1012
MFItaly10Stefano Beltrame1102
DFFrance15Thibaut Vion2002
DFBulgaria26Valentin Antov2002
17FWAustralia9Tomi Juric1001
DFRepublic of the Congo18Bradley Mazikou1001
Own goal4004
TOTALS46161375

As of 26 May 2021

Disciplinary Record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for CSKA first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Europa League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Brazil Busatto 1 2 2 5
2 DF Netherlands Mattheij 6 2 2 10
3 DF Brazil Geferson 1 1 3 5
4 DF Netherlands Koch 3 1 4
6 MF Bulgaria Mitkov 2 3 5
7 MF Brazil Henrique 1 3 4
8 MF Republic of Ireland Carey 4 1 5
9 MF Colombia Peñaranda 1 2 3
10 MF Bulgaria Yomov 5 1 6
10 MF Italy Beltrame 2 2
11 DF Bulgaria Zanev 5 1 1 6 1
13 MF Senegal Sankharé 2 1 2 4 1
14 MF Guinea Keita 2 2 4
15 DF France Vion 4 2 2 8
17 FW Ghana Bismark 2 1 3
18 DF Republic of the Congo Mazikou 5 1 2 8
19 DF Bulgaria Turitsov 3 2 1 5 1
20 MF Portugal Tiago 5 1 6
21 MF Central African Republic Youga 7 1 1 2 10 1
23 FW Bulgaria Ahmedov 3 3
24 FW England Sinclair 1 1 1 3
25 GK Bulgaria Evtimov 2 2
26 DF Bulgaria Antov 4 1 5
28 DF Bulgaria Galabov 3 1 1 5
30 FW Ecuador Caicedo 3 1 1 5

Last updated: 26 May 2021
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

See also

References

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  2. "Нощните заведения могат да работят на открито при 50% от капацитета си, спортните мероприятия се провеждат без публика, на групови празненства е разрешено присъствието на до 30 души". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 9 July 2020.
  3. "Спортните мероприятия ще се провеждат без публика до 31 август". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 31 July 2020.
  4. "Публиката се завръща на трибуните". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 5 August 2020.
  5. "Заповед № РД-09-962/01.09.2020 г." Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 1 September 2020.
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  8. "От четвъртък, 12 ноември, в страната се въвеждат допълнителни противоепидемични мерки". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 11 November 2020.
  9. "От 23,30 ч. на 27 ноември, петък, до 21 декември 2020 г. в страната се въвеждат допълнителни противоепидемични мерки". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 25 November 2020.
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  11. "Решение СТК 25.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. "Министър Ангелов издаде три заповеди във връзка с актуалната епидемиологична обстановка". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 26 January 2021.
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  23. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.[22]
  24. "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020.
  25. CSKA plays their group stage home matches at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Balgarska Armiya, Sofia, which does not meet UEFA requirements for this stage of the tournament.
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