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

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Squad information

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Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
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

Transfers

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Nat.
Name
Age
EU
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window
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Transfer
fee
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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

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Preseason

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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

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9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Friendly CSKA   4−0   Alanyaspor II Alanya, Turkey
13:30 UTC+2
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
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)

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

Competitions

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Overview

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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

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Regular Stage

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League table
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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
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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
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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
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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]

Championship round

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League table
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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[a]
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
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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 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
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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
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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
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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

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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
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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
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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

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First qualifying round

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27 August 2020 (2020-08-27) 1QR CSKA   2−1   Sirens Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
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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

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17 September 2020 (2020-09-17) 2QR CSKA   2−0   BATE Borisov Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
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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

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24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) 3QR CSKA   3−1   B36 Tórshavn Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
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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

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1 October 2020 (2020-10-01) PO Basel   1−3   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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM YB CLJ CSS
1   Roma 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 5–0 0–0
2   Young Boys 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 1–2 2–1 3–0
3   CFR Cluj 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5[a] 0–2 1–1 0–0
4   CSKA Sofia 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5[a] 3–1 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: CFR Cluj 4, CSKA Sofia 1.
22 October 2020 (2020-10-22) 1 CSKA   0−2   CFR Cluj Sofia, Bulgaria
19:55 UTC+3
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[25]
Attendance: 11,958
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
29 October 2020 (2020-10-29) 2 Roma   0−0   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   3−0   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   0−1   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   0−0   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   3−1   Roma Sofia, Bulgaria
19:55 UTC+2
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[25]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 26 May 2021
No. Pos Player Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Gustavo Busatto 26 -21 5 -3 10 -10 41 -34
2 DF   Jurgen Mattheij 25 3 6 0 9 0 40 3
3 DF   Geferson 12+3 0 4 0 6 0 25 0
4 DF   Menno Koch 11+1 1 5 0 0 0 17 1
5 MF   Federico Varela 7+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 12 0
6 DF   Mitko Mitkov 0+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 6 0
7 MF   Henrique 13+9 2 2+3 1 2+6 0 35 3
8 MF   Graham Carey 13+11 1 1+2 0 4+2 1 33 2
9 MF   Adalberto Peñaranda 5 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 9 0
10 MF   Georgi Yomov 15+11 0 3+2 3 9+1 1 41 4
11 DF   Petar Zanev 16+3 0 1 0 4 0 24 0
14 MF   Jules Keita 9+5 2 0+1 0 1+5 1 21 3
15 DF   Thibaut Vion 18+1 2 2+1 0 4+1 0 27 2
16 DF   Asen Donchev 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 FW   Bismark Charles 6+6 2 1+3 3 0 0 16 5
18 DF   Bradley Mazikou 22+3 1 5 0 8 0 38 1
19 DF   Ivan Turitsov 13+6 0 3+2 0 1+2 0 27 0
20 MF   Tiago Rodrigues 21+6 3 6 1 4+6 3 43 7
21 MF   Amos Youga 25+4 0 3 0 9+1 0 42 0
24 FW   Jerome Sinclair 10+8 1 5 2 3+1 0 27 3
25 GK   Dimitar Evtimov 5+1 -3 1 0 0 0 7 -3
27 FW   Martin Smolenski 1+6 0 0+3 0 0 0 10 0
28 DF   Plamen Galabov 13+6 0 2 0 4+1 0 26 0
29 MF   Aleksandar Buchkov 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
30 FW   Jordy Caicedo 11+3 7 5 3 0 0 19 10
Players away from the club on loan:
22 FW   Ali Sowe 15+1 8 1 1 10 5 27 14
23 FW   Ahmed Ahmedov 2+9 1 0+1 1 0+7 2 19 4
26 DF   Valentin Antov 14+2 2 0 0 10 0 26 2
Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season:
9 FW   Tomi Juric 1+2 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
10 MF   Stefano Beltrame 2+12 1 0+1 1 2+3 0 20 2
13 MF   Younousse Sankharé 10+2 3 1 0 9+1 0 23 3
15 MF   Kristiyan Malinov 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW   Tonislav Yordanov 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Europa League Total
1 FW   22 Ali Sowe 8 1 5 14
2 FW   30 Jordy Caicedo 7 3 0 10
3 MF   20 Tiago Rodrigues 3 1 3 7
4 FW   17 Bismark Charles 2 3 0 5
5 MF   10 Georgi Yomov 0 3 1 4
FW   23 Ahmed Ahmedov 1 1 2 4
7 DF   2 Jurgen Mattheij 3 0 0 3
MF   7 Henrique 2 1 0 3
MF   13 Younousse Sankharé 3 0 0 3
MF   14 Jules Keita 2 0 1 3
FW   24 Jerome Sinclair 1 2 0 3
12 DF   4 Menno Koch 2 0 0 2
MF   8 Graham Carey 1 0 1 2
MF   10 Stefano Beltrame 1 1 0 2
DF   15 Thibaut Vion 2 0 0 2
DF   26 Valentin Antov 2 0 0 2
17 FW   9 Tomi Juric 1 0 0 1
DF   18 Bradley Mazikou 1 0 0 1
Own goal 4 0 0 4
TOTALS 46 16 13 75

As of 26 May 2021

Disciplinary record

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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
                       
1 GK   Busatto 1 2 2 5
2 DF   Mattheij 6 2 2 10
3 DF   Geferson 1 1 3 5
4 DF   Koch 3 1 4
6 MF   Mitkov 2 3 5
7 MF   Henrique 1 3 4
8 MF   Carey 4 1 5
9 MF   Peñaranda 1 2 3
10 MF   Yomov 5 1 6
10 MF   Beltrame 2 2
11 DF   Zanev 5 1 1 6 1
13 MF   Sankharé 2 1 2 4 1
14 MF   Keita 2 2 4
15 DF   Vion 4 2 2 8
17 FW   Bismark 2 1 3
18 DF   Mazikou 5 1 2 8
19 DF   Turitsov 3 2 1 5 1
20 MF   Tiago 5 1 6
21 MF   Youga 7 1 1 2 10 1
23 FW   Ahmedov 3 3
24 FW   Sinclair 1 1 1 3
25 GK   Evtimov 2 2
26 DF   Antov 4 1 5
28 DF   Galabov 3 1 1 5
30 FW   Caicedo 3 1 1 5

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Публиката се завръща на трибуните". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Заповед № РД-09-962/01.09.2020 г." Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Министър Кралев утвърди указанията за прилагане на противоепидемични мерки в закрити спортни обекти". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 30 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "От четвъртък, 29 октомври, в страната се въвеждат допълнителни противоепидемични мерки". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 27 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "От четвъртък, 12 ноември, в страната се въвеждат допълнителни противоепидемични мерки". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 11 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "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.
  10. ^ "Решение СТК 20.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Решение СТК 25.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Министър Ангелов издаде три заповеди във връзка с актуалната епидемиологична обстановка". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 26 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "Изборите отлагат кръг на efbet Лига". dsport.bg. 2 March 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Заповед № РД-01-265/23.04.2021 г." (PDF). Ministry of Health of Republic of Bulgaria. 23 April 2021.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Изявление на ръководството на БФС". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Решение СТК 05.05.2021". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Решение на Апелативната комисия към БФС". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Решение СТК 07.05.2021". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Решение СТК 10.05.2021". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Решение на Спортно-техническата комисия при БФС". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Решение СТК 11.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  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. ^ a b c d "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020.
  25. ^ 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.
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