2021–22 PFC CSKA Sofia season

CSKA Sofia
2021–22 season
Controlling ownerBulgaria Grisha Ganchev
ManagerBulgaria Lyuboslav Penev
(until 26 July 2021)
Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov
(until 13 April 2022)
England Alan Pardew
(since 15 April 2022)
Parva Liga Second place
Bulgarian CupRunners-up
Bulgarian SupercupRunners-up
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordy Caicedo (16)
All: Jordy Caicedo (22)

The 2021–22 season is CSKA Sofia's 73rd season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their sixth 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 Conference League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2021–22 season.

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 30 2019 109 0 2022 Free
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 28 2020 78 8 2024 Free
3 DF Brazil Geferson 27 2018 (Winter) 131 2 2024 Undisclosed
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch 26 2021 (Winter) 35 3 2024 €500,000
5 MF Argentina Federico Varela 24 2021 (Winter) 34 0 2023 Free
6 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 19 2020 5 0 2024 Youth system
7 MF France Yohan Baï 24 2021 34 3 2023 Free
8 MF Republic of Ireland Graham Carey 32 2019 106 11 2022 Free
9 FW Ecuador Jordy Caicedo 23 2021 (Winter) 65 32 2025 Free
10 MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 23 2020 86 15 2024 €300,000
14 MF Bulgaria Kaloyan Krastev 22 2021 25 0 2024 €300,000
15 DF France Thibaut Vion 27 2020 54 2 2023 Free
16 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 19 2020 14 0 2024 Youth system
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles 20 2021 (Winter) 31 5 2024 Free
18 DF Republic of the Congo Bradley Mazikou 28 2019 110 4 2022 Free
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 21 2018 111 1 2023 Youth system
20 MF France Junior Nzila 20 2021 5 0 2022 Loan
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 28 2020 77 3 2023 Free
23 FW Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov 26 2020 (Winter) 42 9 2023 Free
24 MF Croatia Karlo Muhar 25 2021 36 2 2022 Loan
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 27 2020 19 0 2022 Free
26 DF Bulgaria Rosen Bozhinov 16 2021 2 0 2025 Youth system
27 FW Brazil Maurício Garcez 24 2022 (Winter) 13 1 2023 Loan
28 FW Colombia Brayan Moreno 22 2022 (Winter) 3 0 2025 Free
29 DF Finland Thomas Lam 27 2021 34 0 2023 Free
30 MF Suriname Yanic Wildschut 29 2021 45 1 2023 Free
MF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic 24 2022 (Winter) 0 0 2024 Free
  • Last updated: 22 May 2022
  • Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
7 MF France Yohan Baï 24 EU France Canet Roussillon Transfer Summer 2023 Free cska.bg
23 FW Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov 26 EU Azerbaijan Neftçi Loan return Summer Free topsport.bg
GK Bulgaria Iliya Shalamanov 18 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free
GK Bulgaria Ivaylo Iliev 18 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free
29 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 18 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free
MF Bulgaria Hristo Radkov 18 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free
6 MF France Junior Nzila 20 EU Italy Chiasso Loan Summer 2022 €90,000 cska.bg
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Hamza Čataković 24 Non-EU Slovakia Trenčín Transfer Summer 2023 Free cska.bg
30 MF Suriname Yanic Wildschut 29 EU Israel Maccabi Haifa Transfer Summer 2023 Free cska.bg
26 DF Bulgaria Valentin Antov 20 EU Italy Bologna Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
29 DF Finland Thomas Lam 27 EU Netherlands PEC Zwolle Transfer Summer 2023 Free cska.bg
24 MF Croatia Karlo Muhar 27 EU Poland Lech Poznań Loan Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
14 FW Bulgaria Kaloyan Krastev 22 EU Bulgaria Slavia Sofia Transfer Summer 2024 €300,000 cska.bg
20 DF Estonia Karol Mets 28 EU Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
FW Bulgaria Ivan Mitrev 22 EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Loan return Winter Free trug.bg
27 FW Brazil Maurício Garcez 24 Non-EU Brazil Brusque Loan Winter 2023 €100,000 cska.bg
28 FW Colombia Brayan Moreno 22 Non-EU Colombia Atlético Huila Transfer Winter 2024 Free cska.bg
6 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 19 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Winter Free cska.bg
DF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic 24 EU Ukraine Lviv Transfer Winter Free cska.bg

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
9 MF Venezuela Adalberto Peñaranda 24 EU England Watford Loan return Summer Free
14 MF Guinea Jules Keita 22 Non-EU France Lens Loan return Summer Free dsport.bg
24 FW England Jerome Sinclair 24 EU England Watford Loan return Summer Free
11 DF Bulgaria Petar Zanev 35 EU Bulgaria Pirin End of contract Summer Free cska.bg
7 MF Brazil Henrique 27 EU Portugal Marítimo End of contract Summer Free dsport.bg
22 FW The Gambia Ali Sowe 26 Non-EU Russia Rostov Transfer Summer €3,000,000 dsport.bg
MF Bulgaria Kristiyan Grozdanov 16 EU Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Free transfer Summer Free
DF Bulgaria Emil Tsenov 19 EU Bulgaria Minyor Pernik Free transfer Summer Free
DF Bulgaria Yoan Baurenski 19 EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Loan Summer Free dsport.bg
27 FW Bulgaria Martin Smolenski 18 EU Bulgaria Minyor Pernik Loan Summer Free dsport.bg
FW Bulgaria Ivan Mitrev 22 EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Loan Summer Free cska.bg
29 DF Bulgaria Aleksandar Buchkov 17 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free cska.bg
FW Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov 17 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free cska.bg
DF Bulgaria Kristiyan Atanasov 18 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
DF Bulgaria Kaloyan Stoilov 19 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Free transfer Summer Free cska.bg
GK Bulgaria Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov 18 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free
FW Bulgaria Daniel Ivanov 19 EU Bulgaria Neftochimic Burgas Loan Summer Free
20 MF Portugal Tiago Rodrigues 29 EU Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem Transfer Summer €1,000,000 dsport.bg
26 DF Bulgaria Valentin Antov 20 EU Italy Monza Transfer Summer €3,500,000 cska.bg
14 MF Bulgaria Mitko Mitkov 21 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free topsport.bg
20 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 19 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free dsport.bg
22 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 22 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free dsport.bg
20 DF Estonia Karol Mets 28 EU Switzerland FC Zürich Transfer Winter €200,000 cska.bg
FW Bulgaria Ivan Mitrev 22 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Winter Free topsport.bg
28 DF Bulgaria Plamen Galabov 26 EU Israel Maccabi Netanya Transfer Winter €100,000 dsport.bg
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Hamza Čataković 25 Non-EU Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo Released Winter Free cska.bg
FW Bulgaria Daniel Ivanov 19 EU Bulgaria Pirin Free transfer Winter Free topsport.bg

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Pre-season

19 June 2021 (2021-06-19) Friendly CSKA 2−0 Litex Pancharevo, Bulgaria
11:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo
Attendance: 0
26 June 2021 (2021-06-26) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 1−0 Austria Wacker Innsbruck Fulpmes, Austria
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Sportplatz Fulpmes
Attendance: 0
30 June 2021 (2021-06-30) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 1−2 Greece Olympiakos Schwaz, Austria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Silberstadt Arena
Attendance: 0
4 July 2021 (2021-07-04) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−1 Germany Werder Bremen Zell am Ziller, Austria
17:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Parkstadion
7 July 2021 (2021-07-07) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Fulpmes, Austria
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Sportplatz Fulpmes
10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) Friendly CSKA 4−0 Botev Vratsa Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

On-season (autumn)

6 September 2021 (2021-09-06) Friendly CSKA 4−1 Bansko Banya, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima
11 October 2021 (2021-10-11) Friendly CSKA 6−1 Bansko Banya, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Friendly CSKA 4−1 Litex Pancharevo, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo

Mid-season

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 1−1 Poland Stal Mielec Alanya, Turkey
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi
26 January 2022 (2022-01-26) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria cancelled Austria Hartberg Belek, Turkey
9:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Arcadia Center
Note: Initially postponed due to severe weather conditions (snowfall), then cancelled
28 January 2022 (2022-01-28) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 3−1 Russia Dynamo Moscow Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Regnum Kompleksi
31 January 2022 (2022-01-31) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 5−1 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy Belek, Turkey
11:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Titanic Hotel Kompleksi
31 January 2022 (2022-01-31) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−4 North Macedonia Akademija Pandev Belek, Turkey
17:30 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Susesi Football Center
6 February 2022 (2022-02-06) Friendly CSKA 2−0 Litex Pancharevo, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo
Attendance: 0
7 February 2022 (2022-02-07) Friendly CSKA 3−0 Tsarsko Selo Sofia, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

On-season (spring)

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27) Friendly CSKA 3−1 Sportist Pancharevo, Bulgaria
16:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo
Attendance: 100

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Parva Liga 25 July 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 Runner-up 31 16 10 5 42 31 +11 051.61
Bulgarian Cup 22 September 2021 15 May 2022 First round Runner-up 6 4 0 2 9 3 +6 066.67
Bulgarian Supercup 17 July 2021 Final Runner-up 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 22 July 2021 9 December 2021 Second qualifying round Group Stage 12 2 4 6 11 18 −7 016.67
Total 50 22 14 14 62 56 +6 044.00

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Parva Liga

Regular stage

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 21 1 4 64 23 +41 64 Qualification for the Championship group
2 CSKA Sofia 26 15 7 4 39 25 +14 52
3 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 7 6 34 28 +6 46
4 Cherno More 26 12 9 5 35 18 +17 45
5 Levski Sofia 26 12 6 8 33 25 +8 42
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
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 15 7 4 39 25  +14 52 10 2 1 21 8  +13 5 5 3 18 17  +1

Last updated: 2 April 2022.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWDWWDWWWWDLWWLWDWWWDDLWL
Position/13233222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2022. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 1 CSKA 1948 2−4 CSKA Sofia
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 300
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij
22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) 5 CSKA 1−0 Pirin Sofia
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov
29 August 2021 (2021-08-29) 6 Cherno More 0−1 CSKA Varna
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov
11 September 2021 (2021-09-11) 7 CSKA 1−1 Slavia Sofia
20:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Svetoslav Vutsov
19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 8 Botev Vratsa 2−4 CSKA Vratsa
18:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov
26 September 2021 (2021-09-26) 9 CSKA 2−1 Levski Sofia
16:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Graham Carey
3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) 10 Tsarsko Selo 1−2 CSKA Sofia
17:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Arena Tsarsko Selo
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Karlo Muhar
17 October 2021 (2021-10-17) 11 CSKA 3−2 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
19:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov
Note: On 12 October 2021 the Regional Health Inspectorate of Sofia City announced that the stadiums are not allowed to host spectators due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections.[2]
24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 12 Beroe 0−0 CSKA Stara Zagora
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Beroe
Attendance: 500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto
31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 13 CSKA 1−3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
16:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Georgi Minchev
8 November 2021 (2021-11-08) 14 CSKA 1−0 CSKA 1948 Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij
Note: The game was played without spectators as CSKA was serving a two-game ban due to the disturbances during their home game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3]
20 November 2021 (2021-11-20) 15 CSKA 2−1 Arda Sofia
17:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Bradley Mazikou
Note: The game was played without spectators as CSKA was serving a two-game ban due to the disturbances during their home game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3]
29 November 2021 (2021-11-29) 16 Ludogorets 2−0 CSKA Razgrad
17:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Mavis Tchibota
2 December 2021 (2021-12-02) 17 CSKA 2−0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 750
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo
5 December 2021 (2021-12-05) 18 Pirin 1−1 CSKA Blagoevgrad
16:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Stanislav Manolev
12 December 2021 (2021-12-12) 19 CSKA 2−0 Cherno More Sofia
14:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 850
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Yohan Baï
16 December 2021 (2021-12-16) 2 Arda 2−2 CSKA Kardzhali
16:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 1 August, 21:00 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to the ongoing participation of both clubs in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[4] On 8 November the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 22 December 2021.[5] A couple of days later, on 10 November the committee did another round of rescheduiling, so this time the game was scheduled for 16 December 2021.[6]
20 December 2021 (2021-12-20) 3 CSKA 1−0 Ludogorets Sofia
16:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 8 August, 21:00 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to the ongoing participation of both clubs in the European tournaments.[7] On 8 November the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 19 December 2021.[5] A couple of days later, on 10 November the committee did another round of rescheduiling, so this time the game was scheduled for 20 December 2021.[6]
13 February 2022 (2022-02-13) 4 Lokomotiv Sofia 1−1 CSKA Sofia
16:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 15 August, 18:45 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[8] On 8 November the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 16 December 2021.[5] A couple of days later, on 10 November the committee did another round of rescheduiling, so this time the game was to be scheduled for 2022 before the start of the spring matches.[6] On 19 January 2022 the match was scheduled for 13 February 2022.[9]
20 February 2022 (2022-02-20) 20 Slavia 2−3 CSKA Sofia
17:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Menno Koch
25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) 21 CSKA 4−0 Botev Vratsa Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Ivanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij
Note: The game was played without spectators as CSKA was serving a one-game ban due to fans throwing objects towards the pitch during their home game against Ludogorets.[10]
6 March 2022 (2022-03-06) 22 Levski 0−0 CSKA Sofia
14:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov
Note: The game has been interrupted in the 15th minute of the first half to clean up the pitch from the heavy snowfall.
12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) 23 CSKA 0−0 Tsarsko Selo Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 650
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Nikolay Nikolaev
20 March 2022 (2022-03-20) 24 Botev Plovdiv 2−0 CSKA Plovdiv
15:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Todor Nedelev
2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 25 CSKA 1−0 Beroe Sofia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo
8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) 26 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2−0 CSKA Plovdiv
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Birsent Karagaren

Championship round

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 31 26 1 4 77 25 +52 79 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 31 16 10 5 42 31 +11 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Botev Plovdiv (O) 31 15 8 8 38 33 +5 53 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off
4 Levski Sofia 31 15 7 9 38 27 +11 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
5 Cherno More 31 12 11 8 36 22 +14 47
6 Slavia Sofia 31 9 10 12 35 38 −3 37
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.[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Levski Sofia qualified for the Europa Conference League by winning the 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup.
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 1 3 1 3 6  −3 6 1 2 0 3 1  +2 0 1 1 0 5  −5

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round12345
GroundHAHHA
ResultDLWDD
Position22222
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2022. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
17 April 2022 (2022-04-17) 27 CSKA 0−0 Levski Sofia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 28 Ludogorets 5−0 CSKA Razgrad
20:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Dominik Yankov
6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) 29 CSKA 3−1 Slavia Sofia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov
19 May 2022 (2022-05-19) 30 CSKA 0−0 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov
22 May 2022 (2022-05-22) 31 Cherno More 0−0 CSKA Varna
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

Bulgarian Cup

22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) 1R Hebar 0−3 CSKA Sofia[note 1]
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) 2R CSKA 2−0 Arda Sofia
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 850
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) QF CSKA 2−0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) SF Leg 1 Slavia 0−2 CSKA Sofia
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo
21 April 2022 (2022-04-21) SF Leg 2 CSKA 0−2 (a.e.t.)
(2−2 agg.)
(7−6 p)
Slavia Sofia
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov
Penalties
15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) F CSKA 0−1 Levski Sofia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov

Bulgarian Supercup

17 July 2021 Final Ludogorets 4−0 CSKA Sofia
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

22 July 2021 (2021-07-22) First leg CSKA Bulgaria 0−0 Latvia Liepāja Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Peter Bankes (England)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) Second leg Liepāja Latvia 0−0
(0−0 agg.)
(1−3 p)
Bulgaria CSKA Liepāja, Latvia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Daugavas stadions
Attendance: 453
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)
Penalties

Third qualifying round

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) First leg CSKA Bulgaria 4−2 Croatia Osijek Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 2]
Attendance: 4,494
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
12 August 2021 (2021-08-12) Second leg Osijek Croatia 1−1
(3−5 agg.)
Bulgaria CSKA Osijek, Croatia
22:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Gradski Vrt
Attendance: 3,706
Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

Play-off round

19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) First leg Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2−0 Bulgaria CSKA Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 6,859
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) Second leg CSKA Bulgaria 3−0 (a.e.t.)
(3−2 agg.)
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 3]
Attendance: 6,717
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM BOD ZOR CSS
1 Italy Roma 6 4 1 1 18 11 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 2–2 4–0 5–1
2 Norway Bodø/Glimt 6 3 3 0 14 5 +9 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 6–1 3–1 2–0
3 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 0–3 1–1 2–0
4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1 2–3 0–0 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 1 Roma Italy 5–1 Bulgaria CSKA Rome, Italy
22:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,876
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) 2 CSKA Bulgaria 0−0 Norway Bodø/Glimt Sofia, Bulgaria
19:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 4]
Attendance: 7,291
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)
21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) 3 CSKA Bulgaria 0−1 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Sofia, Bulgaria
22:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 4]
Attendance: 3,158
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) 4 Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 2−0 Bulgaria CSKA Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
19:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Slavutych-Arena[note 5]
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) 5 Bodø/Glimt Norway 2−0 Bulgaria CSKA Bodø, Norway
22:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 5,339
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
9 December 2021 (2021-12-09) 6 CSKA Bulgaria 2−3 Italy Roma Sofia, Bulgaria
19:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 4]
Attendance: 4,640
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 May 2022
No. Pos Player Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Supercup Conference League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 23 -22 2 -1 1 -4 12 -18 38 -45
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 22 4 2+1 0 1 0 12 1 38 5
3 DF Brazil Geferson 22+4 0 5 0 1 0 10+1 0 43 0
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch 12+1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
5 MF Argentina Federico Varela 7+7 0 3+1 0 1 0 0+3 0 22 0
6 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF France Yohan Baï 12+11 3 0+3 0 1 0 4+3 0 34 3
8 MF Republic of Ireland Graham Carey 18+5 1 4+1 0 0 0 11 4 39 5
9 FW Ecuador Jordy Caicedo 27+1 16 6 5 1 0 11 1 46 22
10 MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 23+3 8 5+1 1 0+1 0 10+2 2 45 11
14 FW Bulgaria Kaloyan Krastev 1+17 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+4 0 25 0
15 DF France Thibaut Vion 14+5 0 2+2 0 0 0 3+1 0 27 0
16 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 3+6 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 12 0
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles 1+10 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+3 0 15 0
18 DF Republic of the Congo Bradley Mazikou 22 2 6 0 1 0 12 1 41 3
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 23+3 0 4 1 1 0 11 0 42 1
20 MF France Junior Nzila 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 5 0
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 15+6 3 4+1 0 0+1 0 7+1 0 35 3
23 FW Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov 3+3 0 1+1 1 0 0 0+6 0 14 1
24 MF Croatia Karlo Muhar 21+4 2 4+2 0 0 0 4+1 0 36 2
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 8 -9 4 -2 0 0 0 0 12 -11
26 DF Bulgaria Rosen Bozhinov 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW Brazil Maurício Garcez 4+6 1 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
28 FW Colombia Brayan Moreno 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
29 DF Finland Thomas Lam 20+2 0 3+2 0 0 0 6+1 0 34 0
30 MF Suriname Yanic Wildschut 19+10 0 2+2 0 1 0 9+2 1 45 1
DF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season:
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Hamza Čataković 4+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+4 1 12 1
20 DF Estonia Karol Mets 8+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
22 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3 0
26 DF Bulgaria Valentin Antov 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 6 0 8 0
28 DF Bulgaria Plamen Galabov 2+5 0 1 0 1 0 2+3 0 14 0

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Conference League Total
1 FW Ecuador 9 Jordy Caicedo 16 5 1 22
2 MF Bulgaria 10 Georgi Yomov 8 1 2 11
3 DF Netherlands 2 Jurgen Mattheij 4 0 1 5
MF Republic of Ireland 8 Graham Carey 1 0 4 5
5 MF France 7 Yohan Baï 3 0 0 3
DF Republic of the Congo 18 Bradley Mazikou 2 0 1 3
MF Central African Republic 21 Amos Youga 3 0 0 3
8 MF Croatia 24 Karlo Muhar 2 0 0 2
9 DF Netherlands 4 Menno Koch 1 0 0 1
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 Hamza Čataković 0 0 1 1
DF Bulgaria 19 Ivan Turitsov 0 1 0 1
FW Bulgaria 23 Ahmed Ahmedov 0 1 0 1
FW Brazil 27 Maurício Garcez 1 0 0 1
MF Suriname 30 Yanic Wildschut 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 1 0 2
TOTALS 42 9 11 42

As of 22 May 2022

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 Supercup Conference 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 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 1 1 1 3
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 7 3 10
3 DF Brazil Geferson 10 1 1 2 13 1
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch 2 1 1 3 1
7 MF France Yohan Baï 3 1 1 5
8 MF Republic of Ireland Graham Carey 5 1 1 1 7 1
9 FW Ecuador Jordy Caicedo 3 1 4 1 8 1
10 MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 3 1 1 1 1 6 1
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Hamza Čataković 1 1 2
15 DF France Thibaut Vion 4 1 1 1 6 1
16 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 1 1
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles 3 3
18 DF Republic of the Congo Bradley Mazikou 6 1 1 1 1 8 2
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 9 2 4 15
20 DF Estonia Karol Mets 3 3
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 7 3 4 14
22 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 1 1
23 FW Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov 1 1
24 MF Croatia Karlo Muhar 5 1 1 1 6 1 1
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 1 1
26 DF Bulgaria Valentin Antov 1 1
28 DF Bulgaria Plamen Galabov 1 1
29 DF Finland Thomas Lam 4 1 3 8
30 MF Suriname Yanic Wildschut 1 3 1 4 1
Manager England Alan Pardew 1 1
Manager Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov 2 1 2 1
Manager Bulgaria Anatoli Nankov 1 1
Manager Bulgaria Lyuboslav Penev 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
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

Notes

  1. ^ Hebar plays their first round home match at Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Georgi Benkovski in Pazardzhik, which was not in optimal condition to host a football match.[12]
  2. ^ CSKA plays their third qualifying round home match at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which does not meet UEFA requirements for this stage of the tournament.
  3. ^ CSKA plays their play-off round home match at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which does not meet UEFA requirements for this stage of the tournament.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ Zorya Luhansk plays their group stage home matches at Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Avanhard, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

References

  1. ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Заповед РД-01-343/ 12.10.2021 г. на директора на Столична РЗИ" (PDF). Regional Health Inspectorate of Sofia City. 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Решение ДК 05.11.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Решение СТК 28.07.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Решение СТК 08.11.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Решение СТК 10.11.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Решение СТК 02.08.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Решение СТК 13.08.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Решение 19.01.2022". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Решение ДК 21.12.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2019/2020 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  12. ^ ""Българска армия" приема Хебър - ЦСКА". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.