PFC CSKA Sofia II

PFC CSKA Sofia II
Full name Professional Football Club CSKA Sofia II
Nickname(s) The Reds
The Armymen
Short name CSKA II
Founded 2016 (2016)
Dissolved 5 June 2017 (2017-06-05)
Ground Balgarska Armia, Sofia
Capacity 22 995 (18 495 seats)
Owner Grisha Ganchev
2016–17 Second League, 13th (relegated)
Website Club website

CSKA II (Bulgarian: ЦСКА II) was a Bulgarian football team based in Sofia. Founded in 2016, it was the reserve team of CSKA Sofia, and played one season in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.

They ought to play at least one level below their main side, however, so CSKA II was ineligible for promotion to First League and could not play in the Bulgarian Cup.

History

In June 2016 CSKA II took the place of Litex Lovech II in the Bulgarian Second League. The team was selected by CSKA and Litex youth players. After Stamen Belchev took charge of the first team CSKA II's results worsened, and the team was relegated to South-West Third League on the final day of the season following a 1–2 away defeat by Vitosha Bistritsa.[1] On 5 June 2017, the owners officially informed the Bulgarian Football Union that the team will not participate in the 2017–18 South-West Third League as the level was deemed too low for youth players' development.[2] On 6 June 2017, the contract of the head coach Svetoslav Todorov was terminated.[3]

Manager history

Dates Name Honours
2016 Bulgaria Stamen Belchev
2016 Bulgaria Ivaylo Stanev /caretaker/
2017 Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts
2016–17Second League (II)139615444933
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

  1. ↑ "ЦСКА II повтори случая от 1984 година" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 27 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "ЦСКА II няма да участва в Трета лига" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 5 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "ЦСКА и Светослав Тодоров се разделиха" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 6 June 2017.
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