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 owner	Grisha Ganchev
Manager	Stamen Belchev (until 25 October 2020) Daniel Morales (interim) (until 11 November 2020) Bruno Akrapović (since 11 November 2020)
Parva Liga	3rd
Bulgarian Cup	Second round
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Home colours Away colours

Players

Current squad

As of 9 February 2021 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Gustavo Busatto 2 DF  NED Jurgen Mattheij 3 DF  BRA Geferson 4 DF  BUL Aleksandar Buchkov 5 MF  ARG Federico Varela 6 DF  BUL Mitko Mitkov 7 MF  BRA Henrique 8 MF  IRL Graham Carey 9 MF  VEN Adalberto Peñaranda 10 MF  BUL Georgi Yomov 11 DF  BUL Petar Zanev (Captain) 15 DF  FRA Thibaut Vion

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  BUL Asen Donchev 18 DF  CGO Bradley Mazikou 19 DF  BUL Ivan Turitsov 20 MF  POR Tiago Rodrigues (2nd captain) 21 MF  CTA Amos Youga (3rd captain) 22 FW  GAM Ali Sowe 24 FW  ENG Jerome Sinclair 25 GK  BUL Dimitar Evtimov 27 FW  BUL Martin Smolenski 28 DF  BUL Plamen Galabov 29 FW  BUL Radoslav Zhivkov 30 FW  ECU Jordy Caicedo

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 July 2020 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 Friendly	CSKA	2−3	Montana	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3	Sowe  13' Antov  44'	Report	Baldzhiyski  35' Minkov  74' Hristov  90'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Petar Grigorov (Sofia)

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

13 January 2021 Friendly	CSKA	0−0	Stal Mielec	Alanya, Turkey
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi

17 January 2021 Friendly	CSKA	3−0	Septemvri Simitli	Alanya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2	Sankharé  39' Smolenski  66', 84'	Report		Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi

25 January 2021 Friendly	CSKA	4−0	Strumska Slava	Pancharevo, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+2	Sankharé  12' Antov  21' Henrique  72' Ahmedov  87'	Report		Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo

29 January 2021 Friendly	Pirin	0−0	CSKA	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
13:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev

2 February 2021 Friendly	CSKA	3−1	Botev Vratsa	Sofia, Bulgaria
15:00 UTC+2	Sowe  17' Tiago  23' Peñaranda  52' Yomov  58'	Report	Genov  10' N'Diaye  58'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

5 February 2021 Friendly	CSKA	3−1	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia, Bulgaria
14:00 UTC+2	Peñaranda  8' (pen.) Tiago  65' Caicedo  85'	Report	Babaliev  83'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Parva Liga	7 August 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1		16	9	6	1	26	15	+11	056.25
Bulgarian Cup	14 November 2020		First round		1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
UEFA Europa League	27 August 2020	10 December 2020	First qualifying round	Group stage	10	5	2	3	13	10	+3	050.00
Total					27	15	8	4	44	25	+19	055.56

Last updated: 18 December 2020

Source: Competitions

Parva Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ludogorets	16	12	3	1	34	13	+21	39	Qualification for the Championship group
2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	16	10	3	3	30	14	+16	33
3	CSKA Sofia	16	9	6	1	26	15	+11	33
4	Arda	16	7	8	1	23	14	+9	29
5	Beroe	16	8	4	4	29	14	+15	28

Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2020. Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[1]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	9	6	1	26	15	+11	33	6	2	0	12	5	+7	3	4	1	14	10	+4

Last updated: 18 December 2020.
Source: See results

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

7 August 2020 1	CSKA 1948	2−2	CSKA	Sofia
20:00 UTC+3	Kamburov  18' Mladenov  33' Shopov  49' S. Aleksandrov  53' Atanasov  56' Vasilev  89' Topuzov  90+2'	Report	Antov  45+4' Sowe  52' Ahmedov  90'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) Man of the Match: Martin Kamburov
Note: On 9 July 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that the stadiums are not allowed to host spectators due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[2] On 31 July 2020 the Ministry for Sport and Youth confirmed the extension of these provisions until 31 August 2020.[3] Yet, on 5 August 2020 the Ministry for Sport and Youth reversed its decision by allowing stadiums to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4]

16 August 2020 2	CSKA	2−1	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
20:00 UTC+3	Sankharé  23' Antov  35' Tiago  89' Beltrame  90+2',  90+3'	Report	Shokolarov  11' Vutov  27' Espinosa  60' Pedroso  76' Baltanov  80'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 1,453 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Valentin Antov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4]

22 August 2020 3	Botev Vratsa	1−2	CSKA	Vratsa
18:45 UTC+3	Ivaylov  11' Kerchev  38' Genov  45',  87' Gadzhev  67'	Report	Henrique  17' Youga  56' Sowe  72' Mattheij  77' Beltrame  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4]

30 August 2020 4	CSKA	1−0	Slavia	Sofia
21:00 UTC+3	Antov  22' Sankharé  42'  44' Bengyuzov  90+2' (o.g.)	Report	F. Krastev  55' Tombak  60' K. Krastev  62' Hristov  66' Popadiyn  89'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich) Man of the Match: Bradley Mazikou
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4]

12 September 2020 5	Cherno More	1−1	CSKA	Varna
18:45 UTC+3	Coureur  36' Panayotov 48' Dimov  49'  62' Isa  86' G. Georgiev  90+5'	Report	Geferson  33' Galabov  46' Antov  82' Juric  88'	Stadium: Stadion Ticha Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) Man of the Match: Tomi Juric
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5]

20 September 2020 6	CSKA	2−2	Ludogorets	Sofia
20:30 UTC+3	Keita  27',  71' Yomov  56' Sankharé  74' Carey  80'	Report	Santana  11',  81' Grigore  23' Cicinho  34' Yankov  63' Manu  63' Higinio  83' Stoyanov  89'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Jules Keita
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5]

27 September 2020 7	Lokomotiv	2−1	CSKA	Plovdiv
21:00 UTC+3	Mattheij  32' (o.g.) Minchev  35' Tsvetanov  38' Petrović  44'	Report	Mazikou  7' Keita  36' Tiago  64',  69' Galabov  67' Ahmedov  74'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Momchil Tsvetanov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5]

4 October 2020 8	Etar	2−2	CSKA	Veliko Tarnovo
20:15 UTC+3	Angelov  12' (pen.) Pehlivanov  13'  90+2' Ferreira  45' Kupenov  53' Stanev  56' Gospodinov  80' Puertas  90+6'	Report	Carey  37' Tiago  62' Yomov  67' Ahmedov  87',  90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.[6]

17 October 2020 9	CSKA	1−1	Beroe	Sofia
20:15 UTC+3	Antov  54'	Report	Makouta  24',  48' Mézague  61' Vasilev  90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Valentin Antov
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.[6]

25 October 2020 10	Arda	1−1	CSKA	Kardzhali
17:45 UTC+2	Sulaka  32' Ganev  56' Kokonov  64' Kovachev  73' Rumenov  89' Karadzhov  90+4'	Report	Youga  58' Sinclair  84'	Stadium: Arena Arda Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Jerome Sinclair
Note: According to a regulation, issued on 5 August 2020 by the Ministry for Sport and Youth, stadiums are allowed to host up to 50% of its capacity, but no more than 1,000 spectators per block.[4] On 1 September 2020 the Ministry of Sport and Youth extended the validity of this regulation until 30 September 2020.[5] A further extension until 31 October 2020 was granted by the Ministry of Sport and Youth on 30 September 2020.[6]

1 November 2020 11	CSKA	1−0	Tsarsko Selo	Sofia
16:45 UTC+2	Yomov  79' Sankharé  90' Evtimov  90+4'	Report	A. Georgiev  3' Bandalovski  78' Baltanov  85' Vasev  89' Daskalov  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov
Note: On 27 October 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for the following two weeks due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[7]

8 November 2020 12	Montana	1−2	CSKA	Montana
15:00 UTC+2	Kiki  52' Kamenov  60' Minkov  78'	Report	Senhadji  8' (o.g.) Mazikou  63' Sowe  76' Youga  88'	Stadium: Stadion Ogosta Attendance: 0 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 27 October 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for the following two weeks due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[7]

29 November 2020 14	CSKA	2−0	CSKA 1948	Sofia
19:00 UTC+2	Sowe  18' Zanev  21' Yomov  41' Youga  68' Sankharé  82' Marin  83' (o.g.)	Report	Bastunov  34'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich) Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 11 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 November due to the ongoing increase of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[8]

6 December 2020 15	Botev Plovdiv	0−3	CSKA	Plovdiv
14:30 UTC+2	Johnathan  60' Shokolarov  90'	Report	Vion  20',  45' Tiago  28' Sowe  58' Mazikou  68' Sankharé  90'	Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 25 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for further four weeks due to a ongoing spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[9]

13 December 2020 16	CSKA	2−1	Botev Vratsa	Sofia
12:30 UTC+2	Kerchev  17' (o.g.) Sowe  58'	Report	Gadzhev  43' Genov  63' Dobrev  66'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Petar Zanev
Note: On 25 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators for further four weeks due to a ongoing spike of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[9]

18 December 2020 13	CSKA	1−0	Levski	Sofia
18:00 UTC+2	Sowe  20' Youga  29'  74' Tiago 34' Vion  36' Mazikou  46' Mattheij  60' Evtimov  62' Antov  69'	Report	M. D. Petkov  32' Stojanovič  36' Paulinho  42' Aleksandrov  90' Bojinov  90+4'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
Note: On 11 November 2020 the Ministry of Health announced that stadiums are not allowed to host spectators until 30 November due to the ongoing increase of COVID-19-related infections in Bulgaria.[8] The game was originally scheduled for 21 November 2020, but because of a case of an 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 17	Slavia	v	CSKA	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia

20 February 2021 18	CSKA	v	Cherno More	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

27 February 2021 19	Ludogorets	v	CSKA	Razgrad
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Huvepharma Arena

6 March 2021 20	CSKA	v	Lokomotiv	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

12−15 March 2021 21	CSKA	v	Etar	Sofia
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

19−21 March 2021 22	Beroe	v	CSKA	Stara Zagora
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Beroe

2−5 April 2021 23	CSKA	v	Arda	Sofia
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

9−12 April 2021 24	Tsarsko Selo	v	CSKA	Sofia
		Report		Stadium: Sporten kompleks Tsarsko Selo

14 April 2021 25	CSKA	v	Montana	Sofia
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

16−19 April 2021 26	Levski	v	CSKA	Sofia
		Report		Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski

Bulgarian Cup

14 November 2020 1R	Botev Ihtiman	0−5	CSKA	Sofia[13]
15:45 UTC+2		Report	Sowe  34' Sinclair  55', 70' Beltrame  64' Ahmedov  76'	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 2R	CSKA	v	Cherno More	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

27 August 2020 1QR	CSKA	2−1	Sirens	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3	Mattheij  47' Mazikou  73' Ahmedov  75' Sankharé  88' Sowe  90+1'	Report	Scicluna  43' Maxuell 48',  69'	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.[14]

Second qualifying round

17 September 2020 2QR	CSKA	2−0	BATE Borisov	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3	Busatto  32' Sowe  44' Carey  90+5'	Report	Milić 33' Yablonskiy  46' Filipović  63' Dubajić  90+4'	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.[14]

Third qualifying round

24 September 2020 3QR	CSKA	3−1	B36 Tórshavn	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3	Geferson  15' Sowe  27' Yomov  38' Keita  83'	Report	Nielsen  26' Jacobsen  47' Heinesen  58' Pingel  61'	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.[14]

Play-off round

1 October 2020 PO	Basel	1−3	CSKA	Basel, Switzerland
21:30 UTC+3	Padula  49' Arthur  54' (pen.) Alderete  87' Cömert  90+5'	Report	Geferson  45' Galabov  58' Mazikou  66' Tiago  72', 88' Sankharé  75' Youga  90+5' Ahmedov  90+6' Keita  90+7'	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.[14]

Group stage

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[lower-alpha 1]			0–2	1–1	—	0–0
4	CSKA Sofia	6	1	2	3	3	7	−4	5[lower-alpha 1]			3–1	0–1	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: CFR Cluj 4, CSKA Sofia 1.

22 October 2020 1	CSKA	0−2	CFR Cluj	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:55 UTC+3	Yomov  61' Vion  83' Mattheij  90+3'	Report	Rondón  53' Deac  74' (pen.) Chipciu  83'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[15] Attendance: 11,958 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

29 October 2020 2	Roma	0−0	CSKA	Rome, Italy
22:00 UTC+2	Peres  41' Karsdorp  80' Villar  84'	Report	Zanev  86' Busatto  87'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

5 November 2020 3	Young Boys	3−0	CSKA	Bern, Switzerland
22:00 UTC+2	Mambimbi  2', 32' Sulejmani  19' Camara  51' Aebischer  68'	Report	Youga  68'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

26 November 2020 4	CSKA	0−1	Young Boys	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:55 UTC+2	Sinclair  90+2'	Report	Nsame  34',  90+4'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[15] Attendance: 0 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

3 December 2020 5	CFR Cluj	0−0	CSKA	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
22:00 UTC+2	Sušić  33' Chipciu  54'  85'	Report	Vion  1' Geferson  54'	Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)

10 December 2020 6	CSKA	3−1	Roma	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:55 UTC+2	Tiago  5' Sowe  34', 55' Antov  89'	Report	Milanese  22' Tripi  83'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[15] Attendance: 0 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 18 December 2020

No.	Pos	Player	Parva Liga		Bulgarian Cup		Europa League		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Gustavo Busatto	15	-15	0	0	10	-10	25	-25
2	DF	Jurgen Mattheij	13	0	1	0	9	0	23	0
3	DF	Geferson	9+3	0	1	0	6	0	19	0
5	MF	Federico Varela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Mitko Mitkov	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	Henrique	9+4	1	0	0	2+6	0	21	1
8	MF	Graham Carey	6+7	0	0	0	4+2	1	19	1
9	MF	Adalberto Peñaranda	2	0	1	0	1+1	0	5	0
10	MF	Georgi Yomov	6+7	0	0	0	9+1	1	23	1
11	DF	Petar Zanev	8+1	0	0	0	4	0	13	0
15	DF	Thibaut Vion	5+1	1	0	0	4+1	0	11	1
18	DF	Bradley Mazikou	14+1	1	0	0	8	0	23	1
19	DF	Ivan Turitsov	6+2	0	0	0	1+2	0	11	0
20	MF	Tiago Rodrigues	11+3	2	1	0	4+6	3	25	5
21	MF	Amos Youga	13+3	0	0	0	9+1	0	26	0
22	FW	Ali Sowe	14+1	7	1	1	10	5	26	13
24	FW	Jerome Sinclair	3+3	1	1	2	3+1	0	11	3
25	GK	Dimitar Evtimov	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
27	FW	Martin Smolenski	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
28	DF	Plamen Galabov	7+2	0	1	0	4+1	0	15	0
30	FW	Jordy Caicedo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
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
14	MF	Jules Keita	5+5	1	0	0	1+5	1	16	2
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

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Parva Liga	Bulgarian Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW		22	Ali Sowe	7	1	5	13
2	MF		20	Tiago Rodrigues	2	0	3	5
3	FW		23	Ahmed Ahmedov	1	1	2	4
4	MF		13	Younousse Sankharé	3	0	0	3
	FW		24	Jerome Sinclair	1	2	0	3
6	MF		10	Stefano Beltrame	1	1	0	2
	MF		14	Jules Keita	1	0	1	2
	DF		26	Valentin Antov	2	0	0	2
9	MF		7	Henrique	1	0	0	1
	MF		8	Graham Carey	0	0	1	1
	FW		9	Tomi Juric	1	0	0	1
	DF		15	Thibaut Vion	1	0	0	1
	DF		18	Bradley Mazikou	1	0	0	1
	MF		30	Georgi Yomov	0	0	1	1
				Own goal	4	0	0	4
TOTALS					26	5	13	44

As of 18 December 2020

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			Europa League			Total			Notes
1	GK		Busatto							2			2
2	DF		Mattheij	2						2			4
3	DF		Geferson	1						3			4
8	MF		Carey	2									2
10	MF		Beltrame	2									2
11	DF		Zanev	1						1			2
13	MF		Sankharé	3	1					2			5	1
14	MF		Keita	2						2			4
15	DF		Vion	2						2			4
18	DF		Mazikou	3						2			5
20	MF		Tiago	3									3
21	MF		Youga	5	1					2			7	1
23	FW		Ahmedov	3									3
24	FW		Sinclair							1			1
25	GK		Evtimov	2									2
26	DF		Antov	4						1			5
28	DF		Galabov	2						1			3
30	MF		Yomov	4						1			5

Last updated: 18 December 2020
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

• PFC CSKA Sofia

References

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. "Публиката се завръща на трибуните". Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 5 August 2020.
5. "Заповед № РД-09-962/01.09.2020 г." Ministry of Sport and Youth of Republic of Bulgaria. 1 September 2020.
6. "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. "От четвъртък, 29 октомври, в страната се въвеждат допълнителни противоепидемични мерки". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 27 October 2020.
8. "От четвъртък, 12 ноември, в страната се въвеждат допълнителни противоепидемични мерки". Ministry of Heath of Republic of Bulgaria. 11 November 2020.
9. "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. "Решение СТК 11.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
13. 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.[12]
14. "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020.
15. 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.

External links

• CSKA Official Site