FC CSKA 1948 Sofia
| Full name | Football Club Central Sports Club of the Army 1948 Sofia | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Aviators | |||
| Founded | 19 July 2016[1] | |||
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Vasil Levski, Sofia | |||
| Capacity | 43 230 | |||
| Owner | Club's members | |||
| Chairman | Dobrin Gyonov | |||
| Manager | Petko Petkov | |||
| League | Second League | |||
| 2017–18 | Third League, 1st (promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Football Club Central Sports Club of the Army 1948 Sofia (Bulgarian: Футболен Клуб Централен Спортен Клуб на Армията 1948 София), short FC CSKA 1948 Sofia (Bulgarian: ФК ЦСКА 1948 София) is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's 2nd football division, the Second League. They play their home matches at the Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia.
History
19 July 2016: Foundation
In June 2016 after the legal firm that represented PFC CSKA Sofia - PFC CSKA EAD - went bankrupt and a new one was formed to represent the club, restructuring those of PFC Chavdar Etropole and PFC Litex Lovech in order to take part into the newly created First Professional Football League, part of the fans did not comply with this procedure and decided to find a new club of their own - FC CSKA 1948 Sofia.[1]
2016–2018: Amateur Leagues
On 6 August 2016 the team was accepted in First Regional Group. The team announced partnership with Errea and a new crest close to CSKA Septemvriisko Zname.[2]
On August 21, 2016 FC CSKA 1948 won its first cup in a friendly four-team tournament in Kokalyane. FC CSKA 1948 defeated FC Akademik Sofia 1:0 in the final.
In their first official league match for the men's team, they won 8-0 against FC Liulin Sofia. The club began the season playing on Vasil Levski Stadium, but soon after they moved to Obelya Stadium. After the first half of the season in the Sofia Regional Group FC CSKA 1948 finished as leader with 10 wins and a draw from 11 games. The team also progressed to the Regional Final of the Amateur Cup.
During the mid-season CSKA 1948 moved from Obelya Stadium to German Stadium.
On 25 May 2017 they lost the Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League final against FC Chernomorets Balchik finishing the cup as runners-up.[3]
CSKA 1948 won their group and qualified for the playoffs for Bulgarian Third League. They beat Lokomotiv BDZ Sofia and Nadejda Dobroslavtsi to meet Bratsigovo in the final on 7 June 2017 and beat them after penalties to qualify for the Third League.[4]
For their first Third League season the club is moving from German Stadium to Dragalevtsi Stadium, in order to comply with the requirements of the respective league. On 7 July 2017 they signed several sponsor contracts with companies such as Hausbrandt Trieste 1892, Bachkovo and MultiArt.[5][6][7] On 19 May 2018 CSKA 1948 secured place in the upper Professional League 2 - the second level of Bulgarian football pyramid after win against Germanea Sapareva Banya.[8]
2018–present: Professional leagues
For the beginning of the 2018–19 season in Second League CSKA 1948 has moved to Vasil Levski Stadium due to the increased interest and the higher league it is playing in. Strong selection of professional players has been done for the beginning of the season. After four rounds the manager Valentin Iliev has been replaced with Petko Petkov due to unsatisfactory results, in spite of the streak of 60 consecutive league matches without losing a game for the past 2 years.
Honours
- South-West Third League:
- Winners: 2017–18
- A OFG Sofia (capital) South:
- Winners: 2016-17
- Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League:
- Runner-up: 2016–17
Shirt, sponsor and mascot
Team main kit is red and white. On 31 January 2017 the team presented their first main sponsor - Efbet. The team will sponsor the first team and will look for the academy in future.[9]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
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| 2017– | Efbet |
Since 2018, the team mascot is Army the lion.[10]
Players
Current squad
As of 26 July 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2018.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Foreign players
Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the A PFG however only three can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.
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Personnel
Manager history
| Dates | Name | Honours |
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1 Fourth League title 1 Third League title |
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Seasons
| Season | League | Bulgarian Cup | Other competitions | Top league goal scorer |
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| Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Name |  | |||||
| 2016–17 | A OFG Sofia (capital) South | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 7 | 98 | 64 | 1st  |
DNE | Cup of AFL | F | Georgi Bozhilov | 14 | 200 |
| 2017–18 | South-West Third League | 3 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 16 | 79 | 92 | 1st  |
QR2 | SF | Andon Gushterov | 22 | 500 | |
| 2018–19 | Second League | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R1 | — | — | — | — | |
Key
The division is shown in italics when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation.
| Champions |
Promotion via play-offs |
Competition winners |
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See also
References
- 1 2 Нов ЦСКА бе учреден, ще участва в А окръжна група
- ↑ ЦСКА 1948 ще играе с емблема като на "Септемврийско знаме"
- ↑ Черноморец разпиля слаб ЦСКА 1948 и спечели Купата!
- ↑ Голям късмет покри "червените": ЦСКА 1948 влезе в Трета лига след невероятна драма
- ↑ СВЕТОВНОИЗВЕСТЕН ИТАЛИАНСКИ БРАНД ЩЕ СЕ РЕКЛАМИРА ЧРЕЗ ЦСКА 1948
- ↑ НОВ СИЛЕН СПОНСОР ПОДАДЕ РЪКА НА ЦСКА 1948
- ↑ ЦСКА 1948 представи трети нов спонсор само за седмица, отговори за Камбуров и Бадема
- ↑ ЦСКА 1948 го направи! "Червените" са във Втора лига, от догодина имат право да атакуват Европа
- ↑ ЦСКА 1948 представя основен спонсор на клуба
- ↑ Лъвчето на ЦСКА 1948 ще се казва Арми
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