2022–23 PFC CSKA Sofia season

CSKA Sofia 2022–23 football season
CSKA Sofia
2022–23 season
Controlling ownerBulgaria Grisha Ganchev
ManagerSerbia Saša Ilić
Parva Liga 2nd
Bulgarian CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Duckens Nazon (18)
All:
Duckens Nazon (20)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 7 June 2023.

The 2022–23 season is CSKA Sofia's 74th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their seventh 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 2022–23 season.

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 31 2019 147 0 2023 Free
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 29 2020 111 10 2024 Free
3 DF Brazil Geferson 28 2018 (Winter) 159 3 2024 Undisclosed
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch 27 2021 (Winter) 60 6 2024 €500,000
5 DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer 24 2022 27 2 2025 €200,000
6 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 19 2020 36 0 2024 Youth system
7 MF Norway Jonathan Lindseth 26 2022 36 2 2026 €500,000
8 MF Bulgaria Stanislav Shopov 20 2022 37 1 2025 Free
9 FW Haiti Duckens Nazon 28 2022 40 20 2025 €200,000
10 MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 24 2020 94 17 2024 €300,000
11 MF Serbia Lazar Tufegdžić 25 2022 33 4 2025 €300,000
12 GK Bulgaria Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov 19 2020 0 0 2024 Youth system
13 DF Bulgaria Galin Minkov 24 2018 5 0 2024 Youth system
14 FW Norway Tobias Heintz 23 2023 (Winter) 17 3 2026 €600,000
15 DF France Thibaut Vion 28 2020 96 2 2023 Free
16 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 20 2020 23 1 2024 Youth system
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles 21 2021 (Winter) 45 5 2024 Free
18 FW Bulgaria Ilian Antonov 17 2022 1 0 2024 Youth system Antonov played previously with number 14 this season.
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 22 2018 144 7 2023 Youth system
20 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 23 2017 7 0 2024 Youth system Zhivkov played previously with number 23 this season.
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 29 2020 114 4 2023 Free
22 MF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic 25 2022 (Winter) 20 1 2024 Free
23 MF Armenia Zhirayr Shaghoyan 21 2022 16 0 2025 €300,000
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 27 2020 25 0 2023 Free
26 MF Colombia Marcelino Carreazo 22 2022 26 3 2024 €100,000
27 FW Brazil Maurício Garcez 25 2022 (Winter) 52 12 2023 Loan Garcez played with number 10 after the winter break.
28 FW Colombia Brayan Moreno 22 2022 (Winter) 36 10 2025 Free
29 DF Bulgaria Rosen Marinov 17 2021 1 0 2026 Youth system
30 FW Ivory Coast Daouda Bamba 27 2022 14 1 2025 Free
  • Last updated: 7 June 2023
  • 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
8 MF Bulgaria Stanislav Shopov 20 EU Netherlands Heerenveen Transfer Summer 2025 Free cska.bg
24 FW Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov 18 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
18 MF Bulgaria Mitko Mitkov 21 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
23 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 23 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
17 DF Bulgaria Aleksandar Buchkov 18 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
26 FW Bulgaria Martin Smolenski 19 EU Bulgaria Minyor Pernik Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
31 GK Bulgaria Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov 19 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
13 DF Bulgaria Galin Minkov 24 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Transfer Summer Free cska.bg
20 DF Bulgaria Yoan Baurenski 20 EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
11 MF Serbia Lazar Tufegdžić 25 Non-EU Serbia Spartak Subotica Transfer Summer 2025 €300,000 cska.bg
5 DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer 24 EU Romania Farul Constanța Transfer Summer 2025 €200,000 cska.bg
9 FW Haiti Duckens Nazon 28 EU France Quevilly-Rouen Transfer Summer 2025 €200,000 cska.bg
7 MF Norway Jonathan Lindseth 26 EU Norway Sarpsborg 08 Transfer Summer 2026 €500,000 cska.bg
30 FW Ivory Coast Daouda Bamba 27 EU Turkey Altay Transfer Summer 2025 Free cska.bg
26 MF Colombia Marcelino Carreazo 22 Non-EU Colombia Once Caldas Transfer Summer 2024 €100,000 cska.bg
23 MF Armenia Zhirayr Shaghoyan 21 Non-EU Armenia Ararat-Armenia Loan Summer 2025 €300,000 cska.bg
18 MF Bulgaria Simeon Aleksandrov 18 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Transfer Summer 2025 €100,000 cska.bg
20 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 23 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Loan return Winter Free
14 FW Norway Tobias Heintz 24 EU Sweden Häcken Transfer Winter 2026 €600,000 cska.bg

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
8 MF Republic of Ireland Graham Carey 33 EU Scotland St. Johnstone Released Summer Free cska.bg
18 DF Republic of the Congo Bradley Mazikou 25 EU Greece Aris Thessaloniki Released Summer Free cska.bg
20 MF France Junior Nzila 21 EU Switzerland Chiasso Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
23 FW Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov 27 EU Bulgaria Slavia Sofia Released Summer Free cska.bg
24 MF Croatia Karlo Muhar 28 EU Poland Lech Poznań Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
29 DF Finland Thomas Lam 28 EU Australia Melbourne City Released Summer Free cska.bg
26 DF Bulgaria Rosen Bozhinov 17 EU Bulgaria CSKA 1948 II Released Summer Free cska1948.bg
9 FW Ecuador Jordy Caicedo 24 Non-EU Mexico Tigres UANL Transfer Summer €2,500,000 dsport.bg
26 FW Bulgaria Martin Smolenski 19 EU Bulgaria Pirin Loan Summer Free cska.bg
30 MF Suriname Yanic Wildschut 30 EU England Oxford United Transfer Summer Undisclosed cska.bg
7 MF France Yohan Baï 25 EU France Bastia Transfer Summer Undisclosed cska.bg
5 MF Argentina Federico Varela 26 EU United States Phoenix Rising Released Summer Free cska.bg
14 FW Bulgaria Kaloyan Krastev 23 EU Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora Loan Summer Free cska.bg
18 MF Bulgaria Mitko Mitkov 22 EU Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora Loan Summer Free cska.bg
23 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 23 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Loan Summer Free cska.bg
20 DF Bulgaria Yoan Baurenski 21 EU Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora Transfer Winter Undisclosed cska.bg
— MF Bulgaria Mitko Mitkov 22 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Transfer Winter Undisclosed cska.bg
18 MF Bulgaria Simeon Aleksandrov 19 EU Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia Loan Winter Free cska.bg
24 DF Bulgaria Aleksandar Buchkov 19 EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Winter Free cska.bg
24 FW Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov 19 EU Bulgaria Hebar Loan Winter Free dsport.bg

Preseason and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Preseason

CSKA Bulgaria v Germany Greuther Fürth
18 June 2022 (2022-06-18) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 1−4 Germany Greuther Fürth Jenbach, Austria
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Jenbach
CSKA Bulgaria v Austria SV Kematen
21 June 2022 (2022-06-21) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 5−3 Austria SV Kematen Kematen in Tirol, Austria
19:30 UTC+3
Report
  • Abfalterer 21'
  • Gatscher 53', 75'
 Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen
CSKA Bulgaria v Austria Red Bull Salzburg
24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 1−2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Anif, Austria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Maximarkt Sportpark
Note: The game was abandoned in the 70th minute due to an incident with a fan in the stands, who required medical assistance.
CSKA Bulgaria v Romania Sepsi
27 June 2022 (2022-06-27) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−4 Romania Sepsi St. Ulrich am Pillersee, Austria
--:-- UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Sportplatz St. Ulrich
CSKA v Sportist
5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) Friendly CSKA 2−0 Sportist Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

On-season (autumn)

CSKA v Septemvri
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) Friendly CSKA 2−0 Septemvri Pancharevo, Bulgaria
16:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
CSKA v Minyor
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) Friendly CSKA 6−0 Minyor Pancharevo, Bulgaria
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo

Mid-season

CSKA Bulgaria v Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
18 January 2023 (2023-01-18) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−1 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Kaya Palazzo
CSKA Bulgaria v Poland Górnik Zabrze
20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 3−2 Poland Górnik Zabrze Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Kaya Palazzo
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Białystok)
CSKA Bulgaria v Austria LASK
24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 1−3 Austria LASK Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: TSS Pitch
CSKA Bulgaria v Kazakhstan Astana
27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−0 Kazakhstan Astana Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Fantastic Tour Belek Sport Center
CSKA Bulgaria v North Macedonia Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov
29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−0 North Macedonia Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: TSS Pitch
CSKA Bulgaria v Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy
30 January 2023 (2023-01-30) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 3−3 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: TSS Pitch
CSKA v Pirin
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) Friendly CSKA 2−1 Pirin Sofia, Bulgaria
13:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

On-season (spring)

Sportist v CSKA
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly Sportist 1−1 CSKA Svoge, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3
  • Chilikov 62'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Chavdar Tsvetkov

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Parva Liga 10 July 2022 7 June 2023 Matchday 1 Runners-up 35 26 6 3 65 17 +48 074.29
Bulgarian Cup 26 November 2022 4 April 2023 First round Quarterfinals 3 1 1 1 4 4 +0 033.33
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 July 2022 25 August 2022 Second qualifying round Play-off round 6 3 1 2 7 3 +4 050.00
Total 44 30 8 6 76 24 +52 068.18

Last updated: 7 June 2023
Source: Competitions

Parva Liga

Regular stage

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 30 23 5 2 72 21 +51 74 Qualification for the Championship group
2 CSKA Sofia 30 23 4 3 57 14 +43 73
3 CSKA 1948 30 17 8 5 49 22 +27 59
4 Levski Sofia 30 15 9 6 38 14 +24 54
5 Cherno More 30 15 8 7 36 27 +9 53
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
30 23 4 3 57 14  +43 73 11 3 1 30 7  +23 12 1 2 27 7  +20

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: See results

Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
CSKA v Arda
10 July 2022 (2022-07-10) 1 CSKA 3−0 Arda Sofia
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Maurício Garcez
Lokomotiv Sofia v CSKA
16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) 2 Lokomotiv Sofia 1−1 CSKA Sofia
18:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Stanislav Shopov
CSKA v Cherno More
25 July 2022 (2022-07-25) 3 CSKA 1−0 Cherno More Sofia
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Asen Donchev
CSKA v Beroe
31 July 2022 (2022-07-31) 4 CSKA 5−1 Beroe Sofia
21:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Nikolov Yellow card 26'
  • Toungara 81' (pen.), Yellow card 83'
  • Ruca Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
CSKA v Septemvri
14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) 6 CSKA 1−0 Septemvri Sofia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Brayan Moreno
CSKA v CSKA 1948
29 August 2022 (2022-08-29) 8 CSKA 2−1 CSKA 1948 Sofia
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Bradley de Nooijer
Spartak v CSKA
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 9 Spartak 0−1 CSKA Varna
17:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Spartak
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)
Man of the Match: Daouda Bamba
CSKA v Slavia
11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 10 CSKA 2−0 Slavia Sofia
17:45 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Maurício Garcez
Levski v CSKA
18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 11 Levski 2−0 CSKA Sofia
16:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Welton Felipe
CSKA v Pirin
3 October 2022 (2022-10-03) 12 CSKA 2−1 Pirin Sofia
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Brayan Moreno
Ludogorets v CSKA
10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) 13 Ludogorets 2−1 CSKA Razgrad
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Sergio Padt
CSKA v Hebar
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 CSKA 4−0 Hebar Sofia
19:15 UTC+3
  • Nazon 32', 56', Yellow card 50'
  • Ilić Yellow card 45+1'
  • Moreno 61', 71', Yellow card 83'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
Botev Plovdiv v CSKA
19 October 2022 (2022-10-19) 5 Botev Plovdiv 0−1 CSKA Plovdiv
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 7 August, 21:00 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[2] On 16 September the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 19 October 2022.[3]
Botev Vratsa v CSKA
23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) 15 Botev Vratsa 0−4 CSKA Vratsa
16:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Marcelino Carreazo
Arda v CSKA
28 October 2022 (2022-10-28) 16 Arda 1−3 CSKA Kardzhali
18:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth
Lokomotiv Plovdiv v CSKA
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 7 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0−1 CSKA Plovdiv
17:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Amos Youga
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for the period between 19 and 22 August 2022, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[4] On 16 September the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 1 November 2022.[3]
CSKA v Lokomotiv Sofia
6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) 17 CSKA 0−0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
17:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Aleksandar Lyubenov
Cherno More v CSKA
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18 Cherno More 0−2 CSKA Varna
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Geferson
Beroe v CSKA
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) 19 Beroe 1−4 CSKA Stara Zagora
14:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Beroe
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Bradley de Nooijer
CSKA v Botev Plovdiv
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 20 CSKA 3−1 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
Septemvri v CSKA
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) 21 Septemvri 0−1 CSKA Sofia
17:15 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
CSKA v Lokomotiv Plovdiv
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 22 CSKA 1−1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Dimitar Iliev
CSKA 1948 v CSKA
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 23 CSKA 1948 0−1 CSKA Bistritsa
16:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa
Attendance: 300
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz
CSKA v Spartak
18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 24 CSKA 1−0 Spartak Sofia
17:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Mitev Yellow card 45+1'
  • Vasev Yellow card 89'
 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Maurício Garcez
Slavia v CSKA
9 April 2023 (2023-04-09) 25 Slavia 0−2 CSKA Sofia
20:15 UTC+2
  • Nikolov Yellow card 86'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz
CSKA v Levski
17 April 2023 (2023-04-17) 26 CSKA 0−0 Levski Sofia
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto
Pirin v CSKA
23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) 27 Pirin 0−1 CSKA Blagoevgrad
17:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz
CSKA v Ludogorets
30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) 28 CSKA 0−1 Ludogorets Sofia
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 17,600
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Igor Thiago
Hebar v CSKA
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 29 Hebar 0−4 CSKA Pazardzhik
18:00 UTC+3
  • Valchev Yellow card 49'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
CSKA v Botev Vratsa
8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) 30 CSKA 5−1 Botev Vratsa Sofia
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

Championship round

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 35 26 7 2 81 27 +54 85 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 35 26 6 3 65 17 +48 84 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 CSKA 1948 35 17 13 5 55 28 +27 64
4 Levski Sofia (O) 35 17 10 8 47 22 +25 61 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 15 9 11 35 34 +1 54[a]
6 Cherno More 35 15 9 11 39 35 +4 54[a]
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.[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3, Cherno More 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Lokomotiv Plovdiv +2, Cherno More -2.
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 3 2 0 8 3  +5 11 2 1 0 4 1  +3 1 1 0 4 2  +2

Last updated: 7 June 2023.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round12345
GroundHAHHA
ResultWDWDW
Position22122
Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
CSKA v Cherno More
15 May 2023 (2023-05-15) 31 CSKA 2−0 Cherno More Pazardzhik[note 3]
18:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Fernandes Yellow card 20'
  • Dimov Yellow card 57'
 Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Maurício Garcez
Ludogorets v CSKA
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 32 Ludogorets 2−2 CSKA Razgrad
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Kiril Despodov
CSKA v Lokomotiv Plovdiv
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) 33 CSKA 1−0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
21:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Silva Yellow card 16'
  • Ivanov Yellow card 21'
  • Segura Yellow card 45+1'
 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij
CSKA v CSKA 1948
3 June 2023 (2023-06-03) 34 CSKA 1−1 CSKA 1948 Sofia
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz
Levski v CSKA
7 June 2023 (2023-06-07) 35 Levski 0−2 CSKA Sofia
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

Bulgarian Cup

Gigant v CSKA
26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) 1R Gigant 1−1 (a.e.t.)
(6−7 p)		 CSKA Saedinenie
12:00 UTC+3
  • Skerlev Yellow card 20'
  • Alov Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 90+5'
  • Staykov 41'
  • Vasilev Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 54'
  • Musay Yellow card 59'
  • Zdravkov Yellow card 109'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Saedinenie
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)
Penalties
Septemvri v CSKA
1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) 2R Septemvri 1−2 CSKA Sofia
12:00 UTC+3
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Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia[note 4]
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
CSKA v Cherno More
4 April 2023 (2023-04-04) QF CSKA 1−2 Cherno More Sofia
20:00 UTC+3
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Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov North Macedonia v Bulgaria CSKA
21 July 2022 (2022-07-21) First leg Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov North Macedonia 0−0 Bulgaria CSKA Skopje, North Macedonia
18:00 UTC+3
  • Lemos Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 45+2'
  • Samaké Yellow card 81'
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Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre[note 5]
Attendance: 402
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
CSKA Bulgaria v North Macedonia Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) Second leg CSKA Bulgaria 4−0
(4−0 agg.)		 North Macedonia Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
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Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 4,697
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)

Third qualifying round

CSKA Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
4 August 2022 (2022-08-04) First leg CSKA Bulgaria 0−1 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 6]
Attendance: 7,048
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria CSKA
11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) Second leg St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland 0−2
(1−2 agg.)		 Bulgaria CSKA Dublin, Republic of Ireland
21:45 UTC+3
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Stadium: Tallaght Stadium[note 7]
Attendance: 6,760
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Play-off round

CSKA Bulgaria v Switzerland Basel
18 August 2022 (2022-08-18) First leg CSKA Bulgaria 1−0 Switzerland Basel Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 8]
Attendance: 15,364
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
Basel Switzerland v Bulgaria CSKA
25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) Second leg Basel Switzerland 2−0
(2−1 agg.)		 Bulgaria CSKA Basel, Switzerland
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 18,469
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 June 2023
No. Pos Player Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Conference League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 32 -15 0 0 6 -3 38 -18
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 25 1 2 0 5 1 32 2
3 DF Brazil Geferson 15+7 1 1 0 1+5 0 29 1
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch 9+9 3 1+1 0 5 0 25 3
5 DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer 19+2 2 2 0 3+1 0 27 2
6 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 26 0 2 0 3 0 31 0
7 MF Norway Jonathan Lindseth 24+5 2 2+1 0 3+1 0 36 2
8 MF Bulgaria Stanislav Shopov 18+11 1 2+1 0 2+3 0 37 1
9 FW Haiti Duckens Nazon 22+10 18 1+2 1 2+3 1 40 20
10 FW Brazil Maurício Garcez 24+7 10 2+1 1 6 1 40 12
11 MF Serbia Lazar Tufegdžić 15+11 3 0+1 0 3+3 1 33 4
12 GK Bulgaria Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Bulgaria Galin Minkov 2+1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
14 FW Norway Tobias Heintz 13+3 3 1 0 0 0 17 3
15 DF France Thibaut Vion 28+6 0 2 0 5+1 0 42 0
16 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 2+5 1 0 0 1+1 0 9 1
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles 1+11 0 1+1 0 0 0 14 0
18 FW Bulgaria Ilian Antonov 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 24+3 5 1 0 5 1 33 6
20 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 4 0
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 28+1 1 2 0 5+1 0 37 1
22 DF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic 15+3 1 1 0 1 0 20 1
23 MF Armenia Zhirayr Shaghoyan 8+7 0 0+1 0 0 0 16 0
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 3 -2 3 -4 0 0 6 -6
26 MF Colombia Marcelino Carreazo 14+9 3 2+1 0 0 0 26 3
28 FW Colombia Brayan Moreno 8+17 9 2+1 1 3+2 0 33 10
29 DF Bulgaria Rosen Marinov 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
30 FW Ivory Coast Daouda Bamba 4+7 1 0 0 1+2 0 14 1
— MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 2+1 0 0 0 3+1 1 7 1
Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season:
14 FW Bulgaria Kaloyan Krastev 3+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 6 0
18 MF Bulgaria Simeon Aleksandrov 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Bulgaria Yoan Baurenski 1+2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
24 DF Bulgaria Aleksandar Buchkov 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
24 FW Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Conference League Total
1 FW Haiti 9 Duckens Nazon 18 1 1 20
2 FW Brazil 10 Maurício Garcez 10 1 1 12
3 FW Colombia 28 Brayan Moreno 9 1 0 10
4 DF Bulgaria 19 Ivan Turitsov 5 0 1 6
5 MF Serbia 11 Lazar Tufegdžić 3 0 1 4
MF Norway 14 Tobias Heintz 3 0 1 4
7 DF Netherlands 4 Menno Koch 3 0 0 3
MF Colombia 26 Marcelino Carreazo 3 0 0 3
9 DF Netherlands 2 Jurgen Mattheij 1 0 1 2
DF Netherlands 5 Bradley de Nooijer 2 0 0 2
MF Norway 7 Jonathan Lindseth 2 0 0 2
12 DF Brazil 3 Geferson 1 0 0 1
MF Bulgaria 8 Stanislav Shopov 1 0 0 1
DF Bulgaria 16 Asen Donchev 1 0 0 1
MF Central African Republic 21 Amos Youga 1 0 0 1
DF Luxembourg 22 Enes Mahmutovic 1 0 0 1
FW Ivory Coast 30 Daouda Bamba 1 0 0 1
MF Bulgaria — Georgi Yomov 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 1 1 1
TOTALS 65 4 7 76

As of 7 June 2023[update]

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 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
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 7 1 8
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 10 1 2 13
3 DF Brazil Geferson 10 1 1 12
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch 4 1 1 6
5 DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer 6 1 1 1 7 1 1
6 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 3 1 1 4 1
7 MF Norway Jonathan Lindseth 5 1 6
8 MF Bulgaria Stanislav Shopov 5 1 1 7
9 FW Haiti Duckens Nazon 8 1 9
10 MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 2 2
11 MF Serbia Lazar Tufegdžić 3 3
13 DF Bulgaria Galin Minkov 1 1 2
14 MF Norway Tobias Heintz 1 1
14 FW Bulgaria Kaloyan Krastev 2 2
15 DF France Thibaut Vion 9 2 11
16 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 1 1
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles 2 1 3
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 4 1 3 7 1
20 MF Bulgaria Yoan Baurenski 2 2
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 8 2 10
22 DF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutovic 6 1 7
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 2 2
26 MF Colombia Marcelino Carreazo 6 1 7
27 FW Brazil Maurício Garcez 2 2
28 FW Colombia Brayan Moreno 5 1 6
Manager Serbia Saša Ilić 6 6
Assistant Montenegro Milorad Peković 1 1
Assistant Serbia Veličko Kaplanović 1 1

Last updated: 7 June 2023
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

Notes

  1. ^ Septemvri plays their league home games at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Septemvri, Sofia, which does not meet the BFU requirements.
  2. ^ CSKA played the game behind closed doors following fan disruption during their home game against Ludogorets on 30 April.[5]
  3. ^ CSKA played the game in Pazardzhik instead on their home ground in Sofia, following disciplinary action against the club following fan disruption during their home game against Ludogorets on 30 April.[7][8]
  4. ^ Septemvri plays their round two home game at Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Septemvri, Sofia, which does not meet the BFU requirements.
  5. ^ Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov plays their home match at Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Ǵorče Petrov, Skopje which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  6. ^ CSKA Sofia played their third qualifying round and play-off home matches 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.
  7. ^ St Patrick’s Athletic plviayed their third qualifying round home match at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, instead of their regular venue, Richmond Park, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
  8. ^ CSKA Sofia played 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.

References

  1. ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Решение СТК 02.08.2022 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Решение 2 СТК 16.09.2022 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Решение СТК 12.08.2022 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Решение ДК 02.05.2023 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Решение Апелативна комисия". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Решение СТК 11.05.2023 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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