2023–24 PFC CSKA Sofia season

CSKA Sofia
2023–24 season
Controlling owner	Danail Ganchev (40.0%); Danail Iliev (40.0%); Hristo Stoichkov (20.0%); (until 30 April 2024); ; Angel Borisov (40.0%); Stoyan Ormandzhiev (40.0%); Hristo Stoichkov (20.0%); (since 30 April 2024)
Manager	Saša Ilić; (until 29 July 2023); Nestor El Maestro; (until 14 April 2024); Stamen Belchev; (since 15 April 2024)
Parva Liga	Third place
Bulgarian Cup	Semifinal
UEFA Europa Conference League	Second qualifying round
	← 2022−23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 31 May 2024.

The 2023–24 season is CSKA Sofia's 75th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their eighth 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 2023–24 season.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Gustavo Busatto	32	2019	186	0	2024	Free
2	DF	Jurgen Mattheij	30	2020	121	11	2024	Free
3	DF	Sainey Sanyang	20	2023	21	0	2028	€100,000
4	DF	Menno Koch	28	2021 (Winter)	81	6	2024	€500,000
5	DF	Bradley de Nooijer	25	2022	32	2	2024	€200,000
6	DF	Hristiyan Petrov	21	2020	69	1	2026	Youth system
7	MF	Olaus Skarsem	24	2024 (Winter)	17	3	2027	€500,000
8	MF	Stanislav Shopov	21	2022	70	4	2025	Free
9	FW	Fernando Karanga	32	2024^[1] (Winter)	53	36	2024	Free
10	MF	Jonathan Lindseth	27	2022	77	11	2026	€500,000	Lindseth played previously with number 7 this season.
11	FW	Matthias Phaëton	23	2023	39	6	2026	€2,000,000
12	GK	Marin Orlinov	28	2023	0	0	2024	Free
13	DF	Brayan Córdoba	23	2023	28	0	2027	€1,180,000
14	FW	Tobias Heintz	24	2023 (Winter)	57	9	2026	€600,000
15	DF	Thibaut Vion	29	2020	135	4	2025	Free
16	MF	Georgi Chorbadzhiyski	18	2023	7	0	2028	Youth system
17	DF	Emanuel Šakić	32	2023	26	0	2025	Free
19	DF	Ivan Turitsov	23	2018	174	7	2024	Youth system
20	DF	Martin Stoychev	19	2024 (Winter)	5	0	2027	Undisclosed
21	MF	Amos Youga	30	2020	147	6	2026	Free
22	MF	Enes Mahmutović	26	2022 (Winter)	44	1	2024	Free
23	MF	Ilian Antonov	18	2022	5	0	2027	Youth system
24	MF	Petko Panayotov	17	2021	2	0	2027	Youth system
25	GK	Dimitar Evtimov	27	2020	31	0	2025	Free
26	MF	Marcelino Carreazo	23	2022	62	6	2025	€100,000
27	MF	Lazar Tufegdžić	26	2022	38	5	2025	€300,000
28	DF	Nasko Tsekov	17	2021	1	0	2027	Youth system
30	FW	Danilo Asprilla	34	2023	30	5	2025	€180,000

Last updated: 31 May 2024
Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
12	GK	Marin Orlinov	28	EU	Litex Lovech	Free transfer	Summer		Free	dsport.bg
24	FW	Mark-Emilio Papazov	19	EU	Hebar	Loan return	Summer		Free
3	DF	Sainey Sanyang	20	Non-EU	Hawks	Transfer	Summer	2026	€100,000	cska.bg
11	FW	Matthias Phaëton	23	EU	Grenoble	Transfer	Summer	2026	€2,000,000	cska.bg
29	FW	Michael Estrada	27	Non-EU	Toluca	Loan	Summer	2024	Free	cska.bg
13	DF	Brayan Córdoba	23	Non-EU	América de Cali	Transfer	Summer	2026	€1,180,000	cska.bg
30	FW	Danilo Asprilla	34	Non-EU	Beitar Jerusalem	Transfer	Summer	2025	€180,000	cska.bg
17	DF	Emanuel Šakić	32	EU	Kifisia	Transfer	Summer	2025	Free	cska.bg
7	MF	Olaus Skarsem	25	EU	Rosenborg BK	Transfer	Winter	2027	€500,000	cska.bg
9	FW	Fernando Karanga	32	EU	Jinan Xingzhou	Transfer	Winter	2027	Free	cska.bg
20	DF	Martin Stoychev	20	EU	Septemvri Sofia	Transfer	Winter	2027	Undisclosed	cska.bg

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
3	DF	Geferson	29	EU	Paysandu	Released	Summer	Free	dsport.bg
10	FW	Maurício Garcez	26	Non-EU	Brusque	Loan return	Summer	Free	topsport.bg
13	DF	Galin Minkov	25	EU	Lokomotiv Sofia	Transfer	Summer	Free	dsport.bg
20	FW	Radoslav Zhivkov	24	EU	Sportist Svoge	Transfer	Summer	Free	trud.bg
30	FW	Daouda Bamba	28	EU	Ümraniyespor	Released	Summer	Free	topsport.bg
—	MF	Georgi Yomov	25	EU	Released	Released	Summer	Free
—	FW	Martin Smolenski	20	EU	Botev Vratsa	Transfer	Summer	Free	topsport.bg
—	FW	Kaloyan Krastev	24	EU	Lokomotiv Sofia	Transfer	Summer	Free	cska.bg
—	FW	Ivan Mitrev	24	EU	Retired	Released	Summer	Free	kotasport.com
31	GK	Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov	20	EU	Port Melbourne SC	Released	Summer	Free	topsport.bg
18	MF	Simeon Aleksandrov	19	EU	Pirin	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
30	DF	Aleksandar Buchkov	19	EU	Pirin	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
12	GK	Aleks Bozhev	17	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
—	FW	Pavel Zhabov	19	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
—	DF	Rosen Marinov	18	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
17	FW	Bismark Charles	22	Non-EU	Pirin	Loan	Summer	Free	topsport.bg
28	FW	Brayan Moreno	24	Non-EU	Neftçi Baku	Released	Winter	Free	cska.bg
16	DF	Asen Donchev	22	EU	Pirin	Loan	Winter	Free	cska.bg
10	MF	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	22	Non-EU	Ararat-Armenia	Loan return	Winter	Free	cska.bg
—	MF	Simeon Aleksandrov	20	EU	Septemvri Sofia	Loan	Winter	Free	topsport.bg
—	DF	Aleksandar Buchkov	20	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan	Winter	Free
—	FW	Bismark Charles	22	Non-EU	Željezničar Sarajevo	Loan	Winter	Free	dsport.bg
9	FW	Duckens Nazon	29	EU	Kayserispor	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	cska.bg
24	FW	Mark-Emilio Papazov	20	EU	Hebar	Loan	Winter	Free	cska.bg
29	FW	Michael Estrada	27	Non-EU	LDU Quito	Loan return	Winter	Free	dsport.bg
—	FW	Pavel Zhabov	19	EU	Chernomorets Burgas	Loan	Winter	Free	topsport.bg

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Pre-season

27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) Friendly	CSKA	1–0	Botoșani	Jenbach, Austria
19:00 UTC+3	Șeroni 6' (o.g.) Vion 65'	Report	Ilaș 49'	Stadium: Stadion Jenbach

1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) Friendly	CSKA	1−0	Basel	Kematen in Tirol, Austria
14:00 UTC+3	Heintz 47' Turitsov 59'	Report		Stadium: Melach Road

4 July 2023 (2023-07-04) Friendly	CSKA	0−1	Qarabağ	Wörgl, Austria
19:00 UTC+3	Mahmutović 19' Shopov 65'	Report	Xhixha 42'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl

8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) Friendly	CSKA	2−1	WSG Tirol	Neustift im Stubaital, Austria
18:30 UTC+3	Carreazo 7' Zhabov 90'	Report	Prelec 27'	Stadium: Sportplatz Neustift Kamplersee

On-season (autumn)

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Friendly	CSKA	5−1	Litex	Teteven, Bulgaria
11:00 UTC+3	Estrada 14' Vion 45', 88' Asprilla 55', 62' Nazon 85'	Report	Zhabov 8' ? 60'	Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Friendly	CSKA	5−1	Litex	Teteven, Bulgaria
11:00 UTC+3	Moreno 26' Shaghoyan 28' Koch 38' Estrada 50' Sanyang 56'	Report	Kapitanov 17' Georgiev 49' Nankov 60'	Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski

Mid-season

12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) Friendly	CSKA	5−3	Litex	Boyana, Bulgaria
13:00 UTC+2	Papazov 2' Phaëton 22' (pen.) Nazon 23' Antonov 56' Lindseth 90'	Report	I. Ivanov 6' Staykov 29' Buchi 71'	Stadium: Natsionalna futbolna baza Boyana

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) Friendly	CSKA	0−2	Korona Kielce	Aksu, Turkey
15:00 UTC+2	Youga 37'	Report	Malarczyk 39' Dalmau 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Miracle Resort Hotel Futbol Kompleksi

25 January 2024 (2024-01-25) Friendly	CSKA	0−1	Tractor	Serik, Turkey
15:00 UTC+2	Youga 74'	Report	Hadi 52'	Stadium: Papillon Belek Sport Center

30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) Friendly	CSKA	2−0	AS Trenčín	Aksu, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2	Heintz 53' Nazon 85'	Report		Stadium: Asteria Kremlin Palace Football Center

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) Friendly	CSKA	2−1	Bohemians 1905	Serik, Turkey
15:00 UTC+2	Nazon 9' Phaëton 52'	Report	Kozák 82'	Stadium: Papillon Belek Sport Center

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) Friendly	CSKA	1−0	Septemvri	Pancharevo, Bulgaria
12:30 UTC+2	Petrov 57'	Report		Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo

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	16 July 2023	25 May 2024	Matchday 1	Third place	36	20	7	9	56	29	+27	055.56
Bulgarian Cup	1 November 2023	1 May 2024	First round	Semi-final	5	3	0	2	5	3	+2	060.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	27 July 2023	3 August 2023	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	000.00
Total					43	23	7	13	61	38	+23	053.49

Last updated: 31 May 2024
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	24	3	3	78	15	+63	75	Qualification for the Championship group
2	CSKA Sofia	30	19	6	5	50	19	+31	63
3	Cherno More	30	18	8	4	47	25	+22	62
4	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	30	16	7	7	50	34	+16	55
5	Levski Sofia	30	16	6	8	45	26	+19	54

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^[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
30	19	6	5	50	19	+31	63	8	4	3	25	8	+17	11	2	2	25	11	+14

Last updated: 21 April 2024.
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	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W
Position	10	5	3	5	7	7	8	5	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

16 July 2023 (2023-07-16) 1	Hebar	0−0	CSKA	Pazardzhik
21:00 UTC+3	Tisovski 52' Nikolov 75' Kabov 86'	Report	Sanyang 73'	Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Petar Debarliev

21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) 2	CSKA	1−0	Krumovgrad	Sofia
21:15 UTC+3	Heintz 24' Youga 27' Busatto 90+3'	Report	Katsarov 12' Kolev 26' Bonev 61'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) 4	CSKA	1−1	Slavia	Sofia
18:45 UTC+3	Vion 42' Lindseth 60' Shopov 64' Turitsov 75' Tufegdžić 82' Córdoba 90+5'	Report	Ivanov 65', 76' Krastev 90+1' Nikolov 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 4,148 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Galin Ivanov

13 August 2023 (2023-08-13) 5	Ludogorets	3−0	CSKA	Razgrad
21:15 UTC+3	Rwan 8' Sanyang 33' (o.g.) Tekpetey 55' Despodov 56' (pen.) Sonko Sundberg 73' Verdon 83'	Report	Vion 32' Busatto 55' Lindseth 58' Shaghoyan 69'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Kiril Despodov

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 6	Botev Vratsa	0−2	CSKA	Vratsa
21:15 UTC+3	Georgiev 1'	Report	Nazon 6' Shopov 18' Petrov 21' Heintz 84'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) 7	CSKA	1−1	Cherno More	Sofia
21:15 UTC+3	Nazon 15' Petrov 35' Youga 67' Sanyang 82'	Report	Fernandes 51' Álvarez 55' Drobarov 77' Dyulgerov 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 8	Beroe	0−3	CSKA	Stara Zagora
21:15 UTC+3	Valkov 13' Ceijas 49'	Report	Heintz 5', 20' Nazon 18' Vion 39' Lindseth 63' Youga 70'	Stadium: Stadion Beroe Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) 9	CSKA	2−0	CSKA 1948	Sofia
20:15 UTC+3	Nazon 74', 81'	Report	Umarbayev 29' Furtado 79' Héliton 90+2' Pedrinho 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 10	Botev Plovdiv	1−2	CSKA	Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3	Conte 45+4' Balogiannis 79' Rabeï 90+5' Karabelyov 90+10'	Report	Lindseth 21' Vion 39' Carreazo 41' Phaëton 45+4' Nazon 67' (pen.) Busatto 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth

28 September 2023 (2023-09-28) 11	CSKA	2−0	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
20:30 UTC+3	Carreazo 26' Estrada 40', 45'	Report	Franco 24' Naydenov 36'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Michael Estrada

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 12	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	0−2	CSKA	Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3	Lyaskov 45+3' Ali 48'	Report	Estrada 20' Nazon 26', 39', 45+2' Petrov 41' Carreazo 45+3' Turitsov 46'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Michael Estrada

7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 13	CSKA	1−1	Levski	Sofia
14:45 UTC+3	Lindseth 49' Heintz 54' Youga 75' Estrada 75' Carreazo 90+2'	Report	Ronaldo 43' Mitkov 48' Ricardinho 75' K. Dimitrov 75' Bachev 90+7'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 17,532 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth

21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) 14	Pirin	1−2	CSKA	Blagoevgrad
19:00 UTC+3	Tyutyukov 5' Abou 22' 84' Tasev 45+1', 75' Semeniv 57'	Report	Mahmutović 3' Lindseth 25', 80' Nazon 42' Phaëton 79' Asprilla 82'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Matthias Phaëton

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 15	CSKA	0−0	Arda	Sofia
16:30 UTC+3	Šakić 19' Turitsov 82' Mahmutović 90+1'	Report	Ebenezer 57' Tetah 64' Kotev 78' Krachunov 88' Hüseynov 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov

1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) 3	Etar	0−1	CSKA	Veliko Tarnovo
17:00 UTC+2	Ivanov 24' Y. Angelov 74' Bakalov 80' Knežević 90+6'	Report	Estrada 45+5' Carreazo 49' Youga 60' Šakić 84' Phaëton 90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Ivelin Zanev (Ruse) Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 29 July 2023, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.^[3] On 10 October the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 1 November 2023.^[4]

6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) 16	CSKA	3−0	Hebar	Sofia
18:00 UTC+2	Phaëton 45+1' Estrada 59' Shopov 90+1'	Report	Mihaylov 18' Valchev 33' Isuf 49' Marin 65'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Stanislav Shopov

12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) 17	Krumovgrad	1−4	CSKA	Plovdiv^{[note 1]}
13:00 UTC+2	Granado 27' Kolev 34'	Report	Youga 38', 80' El Maestro 69' Petrov 78' Asprilla 81', 83' Carreazo 90+1'	Stadium: Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika Attendance: 1,369 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Hristiyan Petrov

25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 18	CSKA	2−0	Etar	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2	Lindseth 84' Petrov 86'	Report	Aleksandrov 13' Dimov 14'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth
Note: The game has been interrupted at halftime due to heavy snowfall. It has been played to an end on 26 November 2023 at 17:30 EET.^[5] The game restared with an hour delay of the initial time to ensure the proper cleaning of the pitch.

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 19	Slavia	1−1	CSKA	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2	Nikolov 37' Tasev 38' Kerchev 46' Genev 54' Raychev 86' Vutsov 90+7'	Report	El Maestro 39' Vion 62' Shopov 85' Georgiev 67' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Roberto Raychev

10 December 2023 (2023-12-10) 20	CSKA	0−1	Ludogorets	Sofia
17:45 UTC+2	Vion 15' Carreazo 38' Córdoba 40' Busatto 90+21'	Report	Naressi 30' Caio Vidal 64' Gonçalves 86' Delev 90+18' Padt 90+24' Rick 90+25'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Spas Delev

18 February 2024 (2024-02-18) 21	CSKA	3−0	Botev Vratsa	Sofia
17:45 UTC+2	Vion 21', 61', 49' Phaëton 22' Heintz 36' Youga 68'	Report	Georgiev 75'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Attendance: 2,344 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Thibaut Vion

24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 22	Cherno More	1−0	CSKA	Varna
15:15 UTC+2	Popov 29' Isa 45' Soula 78' 83' Atanasov 88' Iliev 90+2' Dyulgerov 90+3'	Report	Karanga 14' 73' Mattheij 45' Busatto 74'	Stadium: Stadion Ticha Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Zhivko Atanasov

3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) 23	CSKA	3−0	Beroe	Sofia
14:30 UTC+2	Shopov 3', 48' Phaëton 32' Mahmutović 89'	Report	Espinoza 7' Mingo 17' Villa 42' Algarra 90+1'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Stanislav Shopov

9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 24	CSKA 1948	1−2	CSKA	Bistritsa
15:00 UTC+2	Serdyuk 11' Piščević 36' 45' Vutov 90+4'	Report	Vion 45+2' Asprilla 66' Skarsem 90+4' Šakić 90+7'	Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa Attendance: 3,199 Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Olaus Skarsem

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 25	CSKA	4−0	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
17:45 UTC+2	Lindseth 25' Karanga 33', 42' Skarsem 64' Phaëton 65' Antonov 90+2' Shopov 90+3'	Report	Nikolov 5' Papazov 36' Perera 41' Brahimi 81'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Attendance: 3,788 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Man of the Match: Fernando Karanga

30 March 2024 (2024-03-30) 26	Lokomotiv Sofia	0−1	CSKA	Sofia
19:00 UTC+3	Miloshev 41' França 57' Naydenov 66'	Report	Lindseth 17' Youga 41' Karanga 43' Mahmutović 48' Šakić 55'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 5,056 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth

3 April 2024 (2024-04-03) 27	CSKA	1−2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
17:00 UTC+3	Phaëton 72' Asprilla 73'	Report	Kamdem 40' Segura 49' Ntelo 60' Peshov 90+3'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Mitchy Ntelo

7 April 2024 (2024-04-07) 28	Levski	0−2	CSKA	Sofia
14:45 UTC+3	Andonov 24'	Report	Heintz 61' Karanga 77', 78' Lindseth 86'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 25,556 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) 29	CSKA	1−2	Pirin	Sofia
20:15 UTC+3	Karanga 26', 45+2' Phaëton 74'	Report	Jagodinskis 14' Tasev 79' Kirev 80' Esalo 90+4' Kovalyov 90+5'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Petar Kuzev (Gabrovo) Man of the Match: Ivan Tasev

21 April 2024 (2024-04-21) 30	Arda	2−3	CSKA	Kardzhali
20:15 UTC+3	Tsonev 19' Ivanov 21', 23' Tetah 34'	Report	Mattheij 12', 61' Phaëton 35' Heintz 58' Skarsem 67' De Nooijer 90+2'	Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Olaus Skarsem

Championship round

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ludogorets Razgrad (C)	35	26	4	5	87	24	+63	82	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Cherno More	35	22	9	4	56	26	+30	75	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	CSKA Sofia	35	20	7	8	56	27	+29	67	Qualification for the Conference League play-off
4	Levski Sofia	35	19	7	9	50	30	+20	64
5	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	35	17	7	11	53	44	+9	58
6	Krumovgrad	35	13	10	12	45	45	0	49

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.^[2]
(C) Champions

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
4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	4	1	1	1	5	4	+1	0	0	1	1	3	−2

Last updated: 23 May 2024.
Source: See results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	D	L	L
Position	2	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2024. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) 31	CSKA	3−1	Levski	Sofia
16:15 UTC+3	Sanyang 15' Skarsem 25' Lindseth 36' Mattheij 44' Carreazo 45' Karanga 45+1'	Report	El Jemili 29' Kostov 29' Fadiga 61' Córdoba 66'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 11,948 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Olaus Skarsem

11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) 32	Ludogorets	3−1	CSKA	Razgrad
19:30 UTC+3	Duah 2', 57' (pen.), 60' Nedyalkov 48' Tekpetey 60' Almeida 90+2'	Report	Córdoba 34' Karanga 34', 60' Youga 60' De Nooijer 64' Asprilla 80' Carreazo 82'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 6,329 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Anton Nedyalkov

18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) 33	CSKA	2−2	Krumovgrad	Sofia
17:45 UTC+3	Lindseth 29', 43' Phaëton 49' Asprilla 82' Chorbadzhiyski 86'	Report	Luan 3', 55' Kolev 87' Velyev 90+1'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Patrick Luan

23 May 2024 (2024-05-23) 34	CSKA	0−1	Cherno More	Sofia
20:15 UTC+3	Skarsem 36' Heintz 38' Busatto 50'	Report	Weslen 34' Calcan 48' Álvarez 57' Atanasov 62' Dyulgerov 88'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Daniel Dimov

26 May 2024 (2024-05-26) 35	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1−0	CSKA	Plovdiv
20:30 UTC+3	Andreev 5' Segura 77'	Report	Turitsov 46' Sanyang 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Martin Lukov

European play-off final

31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)	CSKA	0−2	CSKA 1948	Sofia
19:00 UTC+3	Córdoba 13' Phaëton 83'	Report	Piščević 30' Pedrinho 53', 54' Marinov 64' Karagaren 73'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Pedrinho

Bulgarian Cup

9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 1R	Chernomorets	0−3	CSKA	Balchik
17:30 UTC+2	Georgiev 70' Fonkeu 87'	Report	Asprilla 2', 42' Lindseth 89' Nazon 90'	Stadium: Stadion Balchik Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv)

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2R	Slavia	0−1	CSKA	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2	Aleksandrov 45+1' Ivanov 45+4' Tasev 53'	Report	Sanyang 4' Phaëton 27' Youga 34' Heintz 55' Córdoba 58' Busatto 65' Evtimov 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

28 February 2024 (2024-02-28) QF	CSKA	1−0	Arda	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2	Youga 19', 90+4'	Report	Lozev 90'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) SF Leg 1	CSKA	0−1	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
19:00 UTC+3	Mattheij 58' Córdoba 62' Carreazo 87'	Report	Emmanuel 46' Popov 62' Hankić 83' Eto'o 88' Minkov 90+8'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]} Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01) SF Leg 2	Botev Plovdiv	2−0 (3−0 agg.)	CSKA	Plovdiv
18:45 UTC+3	Popov 4', 31' Minkov 29' Eto'o 48' Brahimi 56' Conte 69' Perera 76' Mertens 82', 83'	Report	Youga 28' Sanyang 29' Lindseth 69' Carreazo 89'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 16,233 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) First leg	CSKA	0−2	Sepsi OSK	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3	Vion 47' Mahmutović 71' Shopov 88' Phaëton 89'	Report	Alimi 26' Gheorghe 38' Păun 68' Varga 81' Niczuly 89'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 7,966 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) Second leg	Sepsi OSK	4−0 (6−0 agg.)	CSKA	Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
20:00 UTC+3	Dumitrescu 11' Ștefănescu 18' Matei 19' (pen.) Šafranko 62' Aganović 70' Varga 90' Alimi 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Phaëton 14' Nazon 18' Mahmutović 43' Turitsov 64' Shaghoyan 80' Shopov 85' Carreazo 90+3' 90+7'	Stadium: Stadionul Sepsi Arena Attendance: 8,270 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 31 May 2024

No.	Pos	Player	Parva Liga		Bulgarian Cup		Conference League		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Gustavo Busatto	33	-25	4	-3	2	-6	39	-34
2	DF	Jurgen Mattheij	5+1	1	3	0	0	0	9	1
3	DF	Sainey Sanyang	11+5	0	3	0	1+1	0	21	0
4	DF	Menno Koch	6+12	0	0+1	0	2	0	21	0
5	DF	Bradley de Nooijer	1+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	5	0
6	DF	Hristiyan Petrov	30	2	3	0	0	0	33	2
7	MF	Olaus Skarsem	12+3	3	2	0	0	0	17	3
8	MF	Stanislav Shopov	7+20	3	1+3	0	0+2	0	33	3
9	FW	Fernando Karanga	11	5	0	0	0	0	11	5
10	MF	Jonathan Lindseth	33+2	9	4+1	1	2	0	42	10
11	FW	Matthias Phaëton	27+6	5	3+1	1	2	0	39	6
12	GK	Marin Orlinov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Brayan Córdoba	19+3	0	4	0	2	0	28	0
14	MF	Tobias Heintz	29+4	6	5	0	2	0	40	6
15	DF	Thibaut Vion	28+5	2	3+1	0	1+1	0	39	2
16	MF	Georgi Chorbadzhiyski	1+5	0	0+1	0	0	0	7	0
17	DF	Emanuel Šakić	10+12	0	2+2	0	0	0	26	0
19	DF	Ivan Turitsov	19+5	0	3	0	2	0	29	0
20	DF	Martin Stoychev	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	5	0
21	MF	Amos Youga	28	1	5	1	0	0	33	2
22	DF	Enes Mahmutović	16+4	0	2	0	2	0	24	0
23	MF	Ilian Antonov	0+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	4	0
24	MF	Petko Panayotov	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	GK	Dimitar Evtimov	3+1	-4	1+1	0	0	0	6	-4
26	MF	Marcelino Carreazo	30	3	3+2	0	2	0	37	3
27	MF	Lazar Tufegdžić	0+5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
28	DF	Nasko Tsekov	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	FW	Danilo Asprilla	2+22	3	3+2	2	0+1	0	30	5
Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season:
9	FW	Duckens Nazon	16+2	7	1+1	0	2	0	22	7
10	MF	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	5+3	0	0	0	0+2	0	10	0
20	DF	Asen Donchev	2+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	6	0
24	FW	Mark-Emilio Papazov	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
28	FW	Brayan Moreno	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
29	FW	Michael Estrada	9+8	4	1	0	0+1	0	19	4

Goalscorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Parva Liga	Bulgarian Cup	Total
1	MF	7/10	Jonathan Lindseth	9	1	10
2	FW	9	Duckens Nazon	7	0	7
3	FW	11	Matthias Phaëton	5	1	6
3	MF	14	Tobias Heintz	6	0	6
5	FW	9	Fernando Karanga	5	0	5
5	FW	30	Danilo Asprilla	3	2	5
7	FW	29	Michael Estrada	4	0	4
8	MF	7	Olaus Skarsem	3	0	3
	MF	8	Stanislav Shopov	3	0	3
	MF	26	Marcelino Carreazo	3	0	3
11	DF	6	Hristiyan Petrov	2	0	2
	DF	15	Thibaut Vion	2	0	2
	MF	21	Amos Youga	1	1	2
14	DF	2	Jurgen Mattheij	1	0	1
14	MF	27	Lazar Tufegdžić	1	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	0
TOTALS				56	5	61

As of 31 May 2024^[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										Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Parva Liga		Bulgarian Cup		Conference League		Total			Notes
1	GK		Gustavo Busatto	5	1	1				6		1
2	DF		Jurgen Mattheij	3		1				4
3	DF		Sainey Sanyang	4		2				6
5	DF		Bradley de Nooijer	2						2
6	DF		Hristiyan Petrov	3						3
7	MF		Olaus Skarsem	2						2
8	MF		Stanislav Shopov	4				2		6
9	FW		Fernando Karanga	4	2					4		2
9	FW		Duckens Nazon	2		1		1		4
10	MF		Jonathan Lindseth	4		1				5
10	MF		Zhirayr Shaghoyan	1				1		2
11	FW		Matthias Phaëton	7				2		9
13	DF		Brayan Córdoba	4		1	1			5		1
14	MF		Tobias Heintz	3		1				4
15	DF		Thibaut Vion	8				1		9
16	MF		Georgi Chorbadzhiyski	1						1
17	DF		Emanuel Šakić	4						4
19	DF		Ivan Turitsov	4				1		5
21	MF		Amos Youga	8	1	3				11		1
22	DF		Enes Mahmutović	4				2		6
23	MF		Ilian Antonov	1						1
25	GK		Dimitar Evtimov			1				1
26	MF		Marcelino Carreazo	6		2		1	1	9	1
29	FW		Michael Estrada	2						2
30	FW		Danilo Asprilla	4						4
Manager			Nestor El Maestro	2						2

Last updated: 31 May 2024
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.

Notes

^ Krumovgrad plays their league home games at Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika, Plovdiv, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Krumovgrad, Krumovgrad, which does not meet the BFU requirements.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j From the spring of 2024 CSKA plays their home games at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which is undergoing a major reconstruction.

References

^ Player's second spell at the club; 1st spell 2017–2018
^ ^a ^b "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2023/2024 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Решение СТК 20.07.2023 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "Решение СТК 10.10.2023 година". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ "Официално: ЦСКА - Етър ще се доиграва в неделя заради снежната покривка на Армията". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 November 2023.

External links

CSKA Official Site

[Krumovgrad1-5] Krumovgrad plays their league home games at Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika, Plovdiv, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Krumovgrad, Krumovgrad, which does not meet the BFU requirements.

[VasilLevski1-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j From the spring of 2024 CSKA plays their home games at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which is undergoing a major reconstruction.

[1] Player's second spell at the club; 1st spell 2017–2018

[regulations2024-2] "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2023/2024 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[3] "Решение СТК 20.07.2023 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[resched1-4] "Решение СТК 10.10.2023 година". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[resched2-6] "Официално: ЦСКА - Етър ще се доиграва в неделя заради снежната покривка на Армията". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 November 2023.

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2023–24 PFC CSKA Sofia season

Contents

Players

Squad information

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season

On-season (autumn)

Mid-season

Competitions

Overview

Parva Liga

Regular stage

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Championship round

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

European play-off final

Bulgarian Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Disciplinary record

See also

Notes

References

External links

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	19	6	5	50	19	+31	63	8	4	3	25	8	+17	11	2	2	25	11	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	19	6	5	50	19	+31	63	8	4	3	25	8	+17	11	2	2	25	11	+14

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	19	6	5	50	19	+31	63	8	4	3	25	8	+17	11	2	2	25	11	+14