2025–26 PFC CSKA Sofia season
CSKA Sofia 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season is CSKA Sofia's 77th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their tenth 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. For a second consecutive year the club will not play in the UEFA club tournaments. The last time this occurred for sporting reasons was in the 1967–69 period. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2025–26 season.
ID1 Invest (28.71%)
(until 18 December 2025)
CSKA Red Hearts Foundation (since 18 December 2025)
(until 19 September 2025)
Valentin Iliev (interim)
(until 24 September 2025)
Hristo Yanev
(since 24 September 2025)
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Controlling owner | National Fund for Sport, Culture, Art, and Science (71.29%) ID1 Invest (28.71%) (until 18 December 2025) CSKA Red Hearts Foundation (since 18 December 2025) |
| Manager | Dušan Kerkez (until 19 September 2025) Valentin Iliev (interim) (until 24 September 2025) Hristo Yanev (since 24 September 2025) |
| Parva Liga | 4th |
| Bulgarian Cup | Final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Godoy (13) All: Godoy (14) |
| All statistics correct as of 3 May 2026. | |
Players
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Pastor | 25 | 2025 | 32 | 0 | 2028 | €800,000 | ||
| 3 | DF | Andrey Yordanov | 23 | 2025[1] (Winter) | 7 | 0 | 2028 | €150,000 | ||
| 4 | DF | Adrián Lapeña | 29 | 2024 (Winter) | 47 | 1 | 2028 | €700,000 | ||
| 5 | DF | Lumbardh Dellova | 26 | 2024 | 65 | 4 | 2027 | €350,000 | ||
| 6 | MF | Bruno Jordão | 26 | 2025 | 27 | 3 | 2028 | €500,000 | ||
| 7 | MF | Olaus Skarsem | 26 | 2023 (Winter) | 62 | 5 | 2027 | €500,000 | ||
| 9 | FW | Santiago Godoy | 24 | 2025 | 30 | 14 | 2028 | €1,800,000 | ||
| 10 | MF | Max Ebong | 25 | 2025 (Winter) | 16 | 3 | 2028 | €425,000 | ||
| 11 | MF | Mohamed Brahimi | 26 | 2025 | 27 | 4 | 2028 | Free | ||
| 14 | DF | Teodor Ivanov | 21 | 2025 | 27 | 0 | 2028 | €500,000 | ||
| 17 | DF | Ángelo Martino | 27 | 2025 | 28 | 0 | 2028 | €345,000 | ||
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 25 | 2018 | 221 | 7 | 2026 | Youth system | ||
| 21 | GK | Fyodor Lapoukhov | 22 | 2024 (Winter) | 43 | 0 | 2028 | €650,000 | ||
| 23 | MF | Ilian Antonov | 20 | 2022 | 12 | 0 | 2026 | Youth system | ||
| 24 | DF | Yulian Iliev | 20 | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2028 | Youth system | ||
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 31 | 2025[2] (Winter) | 32 | 0 | 2025 | Free | ||
| 28 | FW | Ioannis Pittas | 28 | 2024 (Winter) | 59 | 20 | 2028 | €1,200,000 | ||
| 29 | FW | Ivan Tasev | 22 | 2024 | 19 | 2 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 30 | MF | Petko Panayotov | 19 | 2024 | 55 | 4 | 2027 | Youth system | ||
| 32 | DF | Facundo Rodríguez | 25 | 2025 (Winter) | 10 | 0 | 2027 | Loan | ||
| 38 | FW | Léo Pereira | 25 | 2025 (Winter) | 15 | 2 | 2028 | €800,000 | ||
| 73 | MF | Ilian Iliev | 25 | 2024 | 59 | 5 | 2026 | Free | ||
| 77 | FW | Alejandro Piedrahita | 22 | 2025 (Winter) | 13 | 2 | 2028 | Free | ||
| 91 | DF | Aleks Tunchev | 16 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 2029 | Youth system | ||
| 94 | MF | Isaac Solet | 24 | 2025 (Winter) | 12 | 0 | 2028 | €500,000 | ||
| 99 | MF | James Eto'o | 24 | 2024 | 66 | 5 | 2027 | €1,000,000 |
- Last updated: 3 May 2026
- Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 21 | EU | Loan return | Summer | 2026 | Free | |||
| 34 | MF | Vasil Kaymakanov | 17 | EU | Promoted | Summer | 2029 | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 31 | GK | Georgi Gerginov | 19 | EU | Promoted | Summer | 2029 | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 14 | DF | Teodor Ivanov | 21 | EU | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €500,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 8 | MF | David Seger | 25 | EU | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €400,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 22 | FW | Kevin Dodaj | 19 | Non-EU | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €450,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 2 | DF | Pastor | 25 | Non-EU | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €800,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 9 | FW | Santiago Godoy | 24 | Non-EU | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €1,800,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 6 | MF | Bruno Jordão | 26 | EU | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €500,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 11 | MF | Mohamed Brahimi | 26 | EU | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 17 | DF | Ángelo Martino | 27 | EU | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €345,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 77 | FW | Alejandro Piedrahita | 23 | Non-EU | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 10 | MF | Max Ebong | 26 | Non-EU | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | €425,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 38 | FW | Léo Pereira | 25 | Non-EU | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | €800,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 3 | DF | Andrey Yordanov | 24 | EU | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | €150,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 94 | MF | Isaac Solet | 24 | EU | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | €500,000 | cska.bg | ||
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 32 | EU | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | Free | dsport.bg | ||
| 32 | DF | Facundo Rodríguez | 25 | EU | Loan | Winter | 2027 | Free | cska.bg |
Out
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Pre-season
| 25 June 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 1–1 | | Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia |
| 18:30 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportski Centar Terme Čatež |
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 0–0 | | Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportski Centar Terme Čatež |
| 30 June 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 0–1 | | Radomlje, Slovenia |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Športni park Radomlje |
| 2 July 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 0–3 | | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Športni park ŽAK |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 3–1 | | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) |
On-season (autumn)
| 5 September 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 2–0 | | Pancharevo, Bulgaria |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Attendance: behind closed doors Referee: Petar Nikolov (Sofia) |
| 11 October 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 4−0 | Septemvri | Pancharevo, Bulgaria |
| 11:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Attendance: behind closed doors Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia) |
Mid-season
| 14 January 2026 Friendly | CSKA | 0−2 | | Muratpaşa, Turkey |
| 16:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Titanic Lara 1 |
| 17 January 2026 Friendly | CSKA | 1−2 | | Serik, Turkey |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cornelia Diamond Stadium |
| 21 January 2026 Friendly | CSKA | 0−0 | | Aksu, Turkey |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Titanic Mardan 1 |
| 23 January 2026 Friendly | CSKA | v | | Muratpaşa, Turkey |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Titanic Lara 1 |
On-season (spring)
| 27 March 2026 Friendly | CSKA | 6−0 | Oborishte | Pancharevo, Bulgaria |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Attendance: behind closed doors |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Parva Liga | 19 July 2025 | 25 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 53.13 |
| Bulgarian Cup | 29 October 2025 | 20 May 2026 | First round | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 80.00 |
| Total | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 56.76 | |||
Last updated: 3 May 2026
Source: Competitions
Parva Liga
Regular stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 59 | |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 56 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 46 | Qualification for the Conference League group |
| 6 | Cherno More | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 44[a] |
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[3]
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Cherno More 4; Arda 1.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 |
Last updated: 13 April 2026.
Source: See results
Results by round
Results
| 19 July 2025 1 | Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | CSKA | Plovdiv |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna) Man of the Match: Andrey Yordanov |
| 26 July 2025 2 | CSKA | 1–1 | Spartak | Sofia |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Xandy |
| 2 August 2025 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | CSKA | Plovdiv |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Julien Lamy |
| 9 August 2025 4 | CSKA | 0–0 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Plamen Iliev |
| 24 August 2025 6 | CSKA | 0–1 | CSKA 1948 | Sofia |
| 20:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Mamadou Diallo |
| 30 August 2025 7 | Slavia | 2–2 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 21:15 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Kristiyan Balov |
| 13 September 2025 8 | CSKA | 3–1 | Septemvri | Sofia |
| 20:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Martin Markov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Lumbardh Dellova |
| 18 September 2025 5 | Arda | 1–0 | CSKA | Stara Zagora[note 2] |
| 17:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Beroe Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Félix Eboa Eboa | ||
| Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 18 August 2025, but has been rescheduled due to Arda's ongoing participation in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.[5] On 3 September the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 18 September 2025.[6] | ||||
| 22 September 2025 9 | Botev Vratsa | 1–1 | CSKA | Vratsa |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Daniel Genov |
| 27 September 2025 10 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–1 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna) Man of the Match: Georgi Minchev |
| 5 October 2025 11 | CSKA | 0–0 | Ludogorets | Sofia |
| 20:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Fyodor Lapoukhov |
| 19 October 2025 12 | Dobrudzha | 0–1 | CSKA | Dobrich |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Druzhba Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov) Man of the Match: Ioannis Pittas |
| 26 October 2025 13 | CSKA | 5–1 | Beroe | Sofia |
| 17:15 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Petko Panayotov |
| 2 November 2025 14 | CSKA | 3–1 | Montana | Sofia |
| 12:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Martin Velikov (Varna) Man of the Match: Santiago Godoy |
| 8 November 2025 15 | Levski | 0–1 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: James Eto'o |
| 22 November 2025 16 | CSKA | 2–1 | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gero Piskov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Santiago Godoy |
| 29 November 2025 17 | Spartak | 0–4 | CSKA | Varna |
| 17:30 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Spartak Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia) Man of the Match: James Eto'o |
| 3 December 2025 18 | CSKA | 2–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Santiago Godoy |
| 6 December 2025 19 | Cherno More | 2–0 | CSKA | Varna |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Ticha Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov (Pernik) Man of the Match: Weslen Júnior |
| 6 February 2026 20 | CSKA | 3–1 | Arda | Sofia |
| 17:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Léo Pereira |
| 14 February 2026 21 | CSKA 1948 | 0–2 | CSKA | Bistritsa |
| 14:45 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa Attendance: 500 Referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Léo Pereira |
| 21 February 2026 22 | CSKA | 1–0 | Slavia | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Georgi Stoyanov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Alejandro Piedrahita |
| 28 February 2026 23 | Septemvri | 2–0 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 3] Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Bertrand Fourrier |
| 4 March 2026 24 | CSKA | 1–0 | Botev Vratsa | Sofia |
| 18:30 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Martin Markov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Santiago Godoy |
| 8 March 2026 25 | CSKA | 2–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |
| 17:45 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: James Eto'o |
| 14 March 2026 26 | Ludogorets | 3–0 | CSKA | Razgrad |
| 17:45 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov (Pernik) Man of the Match: Petar Stanić |
| 22 March 2026 27 | CSKA | 2–0 | Dobrudzha | Sofia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Santiago Godoy |
| 4 April 2026 28 | Beroe | 0–3 | CSKA | Stara Zagora |
| 19:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Beroe Referee: Todor Kirov (Varna) Man of the Match: Adrián Lapeña |
| 8 April 2026 29 | Montana | 0–1 | CSKA | Montana |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Ogosta Referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Petko Panayotov |
Championship round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia (C, Q) | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA 1948 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 62 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 60 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off[a] |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 59 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if two teams tied); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fair play ranking; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- The winners of the 2025–26 Bulgarian Cup (CSKA Sofia or Lokomotiv Plovdiv) qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round.
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 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 3 May 2026.
Source: See results
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 25 April 2026 31 | CSKA | 1–3 | Levski | Sofia |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Vasil Minev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Akram Bouras |
| 3 May 2026 32 | CSKA | 1–0 | Ludogorets | Sofia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov) Man of the Match: Mohamed Brahimi |
| 8 May 2026 33 | CSKA 1948 | v | CSKA | Bistritsa |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia) |
| 13 May 2026 34 | CSKA | v | CSKA 1948 | Sofia |
| 17:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 25 May 2026 36 | Ludogorets | v | CSKA | Razgrad |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena |
Bulgarian Cup
| 29 October 2025 1R | Sevlievo | 1–2 | CSKA | Sevlievo |
| 13:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Rakovski Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) |
| 13 December 2025 2R | CSKA | 2–1 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov) |
| 10 February 2026 QF | CSKA | 2–0 | CSKA 1948 | Sofia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Max Ebong |
| 21 April 2026 SF Leg 1 | Ludogorets | 1–2 | CSKA | Razgrad |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv) |
| 29 April 2026 SF Leg 2 | CSKA | 0–0 (2–1 agg.) | Ludogorets | Sofia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Referee: Gero Piskov (Sofia) |
| 20 May 2026 Final | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | v | CSKA | Sofia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Pastor | 32 | 0 | 22+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Andrey Yordanov | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Adrián Lapeña | 26 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Lumbardh Dellova | 28 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Bruno Jordão | 27 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | MF | Olaus Skarsem | 15 | 1 | 8+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | FW | Santiago Godoy | 30 | 14 | 18+7 | 13 | 4+1 | 1 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Max Ebong | 16 | 3 | 11+2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 11 | MF | Mohamed Brahimi | 27 | 4 | 10+12 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | DF | Teodor Ivanov | 27 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | DF | Ángelo Martino | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 19 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | GK | Fyodor Lapoukhov | 29 | -19 | 25 | -17 | 4 | -2 | |||||
| 23 | MF | Ilian Antonov | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | DF | Yulian Iliev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 1 | -3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | FW | Ioannis Pittas | 37 | 10 | 27+5 | 8 | 2+3 | 2 | |||||
| 29 | FW | Ivan Tasev | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | MF | Petko Panayotov | 31 | 3 | 11+16 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | DF | Facundo Rodríguez | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 38 | FW | Léo Pereira | 16 | 2 | 9+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 73 | MF | Ilian Iliev | 26 | 1 | 11+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||
| 77 | FW | Alejandro Piedrahita | 13 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 91 | DF | Aleks Tunchev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 94 | MF | Isaac Solet | 12 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 99 | MF | James Eto'o | 35 | 4 | 26+4 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | |||||
| Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto | 7 | -7 | 6 | -6 | 1 | -1 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Sainey Sanyang | 10 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | DF | Liam Cooper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | David Seger | 15 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | FW | Zymer Bytyqi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | GK | Marin Orlinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | DF | Brayan Córdoba | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | DF | Thibaut Vion | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | MF | Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | FW | Jason Lokilo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | DF | Mica Pinto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | DF | Martin Stoychev | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | FW | Kevin Dodaj | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 91 | FW | Yoan Bornosuzov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos | Nat | No | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | Santiago Godoy | 13 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | FW | 28 | Ioannis Pittas | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Mohamed Brahimi | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| MF | 99 | James Eto'o | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5 | MF | 6 | Bruno Jordão | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| MF | 10 | Max Ebong | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| MF | 30 | Petko Panayotov | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | DF | 5 | Lumbardh Dellova | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 38 | Léo Pereira | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | 77 | Alejandro Piedrahita | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | DF | 3 | Sainey Sanyang | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 4 | Adrián Lapeña | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 7 | Olaus Skarsem | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 73 | Ilian Iliev | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 8 | 53 | ||||
As of 3 May 2026[update]
Clean sheets
| Rank | Nat | No | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Fyodor Lapoukhov | 12 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2 | 1 | Gustavo Busatto | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 2 | 15 | |||
As of 3 May 2026[update]
Disciplinary Record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for CSKA first squad during the season.
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Total | Notes | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | Pastor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | Andrey Yordanov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | DF | Adrián Lapeña | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 | DF | Lumbardh Dellova | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | Bruno Jordão | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |||||
| 6 | DF | Liam Cooper | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | MF | Olaus Skarsem | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | David Seger | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 | FW | Santiago Godoy | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 | MF | Max Ebong | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 | MF | Mohamed Brahimi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 11 | FW | Zymer Bytyqi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 14 | DF | Teodor Ivanov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 | MF | Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 17 | DF | Ángelo Martino | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | DF | Mica Pinto | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 21 | GK | Fyodor Lapoukhov | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 | FW | Ioannis Pittas | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 | MF | Petko Panayotov | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 32 | DF | Facundo Rodríguez | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 38 | FW | Léo Pereira | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 73 | MF | Ilian Iliev | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 77 | FW | Alejandro Piedrahita | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 94 | MF | Isaac Solet | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 99 | MF | James Eto'o | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| M | Hristo Yanev | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Last updated: 3 May 2026
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
Notes
- 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.
- The game has been moved to Stadion Beroe in Stara Zagora, as Arena Arda in Kardzhali will undergo pitch renovation.[4]
- Septemvri plays this game at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion DIT, Sofia, which cannot accommodate the large away support.