2020–21 PFC CSKA Sofia season

CSKA Sofia
2020–21 season
Controlling owner	Grisha Ganchev
Manager	Stamen Belchev; (until 25 October 2020); Daniel Morales (interim); (until 11 November 2020); Bruno Akrapović; (until 28 March 2021); Lyuboslav Penev; (from 28 March 2021)
Parva Liga	Third place
Bulgarian Cup	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ali Sowe (8); All: ; Ali Sowe (14)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019−20 2021–22 →

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.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee
1	GK	Gustavo Busatto	29	2019	71	0	2022	Undisclosed
2	DF	Jurgen Mattheij	27	2020	40	3	2022	Free
3	DF	Geferson	26	2018	89	2	2021	Undisclosed
4	DF	Menno Koch	25	2021	18	2	2024	€500,000
5	MF	Federico Varela	23	2021	12	0	2022	Free
6	DF	Mitko Mitkov	19	2020	11	1	2024	Youth system
7	MF	Henrique	26	2018	95	8	2022	Undisclosed
8	MF	Graham Carey	31	2019	67	6	2021	Free
9	MF	Adalberto Peñaranda	23	2020	9	0	2021	Loan
10	MF	Georgi Yomov	22	2020	41	4	2023	€300,000
11	DF	Petar Zanev	34	2019	60	1	2021	Free
14	MF	Jules Keita	21	2020	21	3	2021	Loan
15	DF	Thibaut Vion	26	2020	27	2	2023	Free
16	DF	Asen Donchev	18	2020	2	0	2024	Youth system
17	FW	Bismark Charles	19	2021	16	5	2023	Undisclosed
18	DF	Bradley Mazikou	23	2019	69	1	2022	Undisclosed
19	DF	Ivan Turitsov	20	2018	69	0	2022	Youth system
20	MF	Tiago Rodrigues	28	2017	154	34	2021	Free
21	MF	Amos Youga	27	2020	42	0	2023	Free
24	FW	Jerome Sinclair	23	2020	27	3	2021	Loan
25	GK	Dimitar Evtimov	26	2020	7	0	2022	Free
27	FW	Martin Smolenski	17	2019	13	0	2024	Youth system
28	DF	Plamen Galabov	24	2016	52	1	2022	Free
29	DF	Aleksandar Buchkov	16	2021	2	0	2024	Youth system
30	FW	Jordy Caicedo	22	2021	19	10	2022	Free

Last updated: 26 May 2021
Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles^{[circular reference]}
Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Preseason and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Preseason

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	Sowe 13' Antov 44'	Report	Baldzhiyski 35' Minkov 74' Hristov 90'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Petar Grigorov (Sofia)

Mid-season

9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Friendly	CSKA	4−0	Alanyaspor II	Alanya, Turkey
13:30 UTC+2	Tiago 9' Carey 10' Sowe 43' Yomov 62' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi

13 January 2021 (2021-01-13) Friendly	CSKA	0−0	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	Sankharé 39' Smolenski 66', 84'	Report		Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi

25 January 2021 (2021-01-25) Friendly	CSKA	4−0	Strumska Slava	Pancharevo, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+2	Sankharé 12' Antov 21' Henrique 72' Ahmedov 87'	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	Sowe 17' Tiago 23' Peñaranda 52' Yomov 58'	Report	Genov 10' N'Diaye 58'	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	Peñaranda 8' (pen.) Tiago 65' Caicedo 85'	Report	Babaliev 83'	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	Bismark 80'	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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

Regular Stage

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	W
Position/	7	4	2	1	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

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	Kamburov 18' Mladenov 33' Shopov 49' S. Aleksandrov 53' Atanasov 56' Vasilev 89' Topuzov 90+2'	Report	Antov 45+4' Sowe 52' Ahmedov 90'	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	Sankharé 23' Antov 35' Tiago 89' Beltrame 90+2', 90+3'	Report	Shokolarov 11' Vutov 27' Espinosa 60' Pedroso 76' Baltanov 80'	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	Ivaylov 11' Kerchev 38' Genov 45', 87' Gadzhev 67'	Report	Henrique 17' Youga 56' Sowe 72' Mattheij 77' Beltrame 90+4'	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	Antov 22' Sankharé 42' 44' Bengyuzov 90+2' (o.g.)	Report	F. Krastev 55' Tombak 60' K. Krastev 62' Hristov 66' Popadiyn 89'	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	Coureur 36' Panayotov 48' Dimov 49' 62' Isa 86' G. Georgiev 90+5'	Report	Geferson 33' Galabov 46' Antov 82' Juric 88'	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	Keita 27', 71' Yomov 56' Sankharé 74' Carey 80'	Report	Santana 11', 81' Grigore 23' Cicinho 34' Yankov 63' Manu 63' Higinio 83' Stoyanov 89'	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	Mattheij 32' (o.g.) Minchev 35' Tsvetanov 38' Petrović 44'	Report	Mazikou 7' Keita 36' Tiago 64', 69' Galabov 67' Ahmedov 74'	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	Angelov 12' (pen.) Pehlivanov 13' 90+2' Ferreira 45' Kupenov 53' Stanev 56' Gospodinov 80' Puertas 90+6'	Report	Carey 37' Tiago 62' Yomov 67' Ahmedov 87', 90+3'	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	Antov 54'	Report	Makouta 24', 48' Mézague 61' Vasilev 90+6'	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	Sulaka 32' Ganev 56' Kokonov 64' Kovachev 73' Rumenov 89' Karadzhov 90+4'	Report	Youga 58' Sinclair 84'	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	Yomov 79' Sankharé 90' Evtimov 90+4'	Report	A. Georgiev 3' Bandalovski 78' Baltanov 85' Vasev 89' Daskalov 90+5'	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	Kiki 52' Kamenov 60' Minkov 78'	Report	Senhadji 8' (o.g.) Mazikou 63' Sowe 76' Youga 88'	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	Sowe 18' Zanev 21' Yomov 41' Youga 68' Sankharé 82' Marin 83' (o.g.)	Report	Bastunov 34'	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	Johnathan 60' Shokolarov 90'	Report	Vion 20', 45' Tiago 28' Sowe 58' Mazikou 68' Sankharé 90'	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	Kerchev 17' (o.g.) Sowe 58'	Report	Gadzhev 43' Genov 63' Dobrev 66'	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	Sowe 20' Youga 29' 74' Tiago 34' Vion 36' Mazikou 46' Mattheij 60' Evtimov 62' Antov 69'	Report	M. D. Petkov 32' Stojanovič 36' Paulinho 42' Aleksandrov 90' Bojinov 90+4'	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	Ghandri 36' Stoev 56' Sorakov 69' Makrillos 83'	Report	Sowe 24' Mazikou 83' Busatto 90+3'	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	Galabov 27' Peñaranda 33' Mattheij 36' Vion 48' Caicedo 68' Tiago 74'	Report	Dimov 9' Popov 26' Álvarez 64'	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	Tekpetey 4' Anicet 40' Ikoko 74' Iliev 90+1'	Report	Zanev 17' Sinclair 67' Koch 86' Mattheij 87' Youga 90+4'	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	Caicedo 13'	Report	Vitanov 12' Umarbayev 38' Ilić 62' Gomis 86' Minchev 87'	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	Yomov 24' Henrique 61' Bismark 81'	Report	Iliev 23' Córdoba 76' Pehlivanov 88'	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	Angelov 23' Hassani 85' Kamburov 87' (pen.)	Report	Zanev 43' Caicedo 51' Turitsov 88'	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	Caicedo 68' Mitkov 79' Zanev 90+3'	Report	Georgiev 70' Yordanov 90+4' (pen.)	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	Kostadinov 8' (pen.) Daskalov 26', 90' Markov 64' Baltanov 73' Popadiyn 90+2'	Report	Zanev 7' 34' Bismark 75' Youga 89' Yomov 90+5'	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	Koch 13' Vion 36' Carey 51' Mattheij 75' Caicedo 90' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Minkov 53' Terziev 56' Aytov 80' Senhadji 89'	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	M. D. Petkov 27' Aleksandrov 71' Mihajlović 72' Naydenov 75' I. Dimitrov 90+2'	Report	Keita 14' Caicedo 37' Koch 54' Carey 74'	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]

Championship round