2019–20 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2019–20 season is CSKA Sofia's 71st season in the First League and their fourth consecutive participation after their administrative relegation in the third division due to mounting financial troubles. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2019–20 season.

CSKA Sofia
2019–20 season
Controlling owner Grisha Ganchev
Manager Dobromir Mitov
(until 21 July 2019)
Ljupko Petrović
(until 2 October 2019)
Dobromir Mitov (interim)
(until 7 October 2019)
Miloš Kruščić
(since 7 October 2019)
Parva Liga2nd
Bulgarian CupFinal
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Sowe
(10 goals)
All:
Evandro
Ali Sowe
(12 goals each)
Highest home attendance15,310 (v Zorya Luhansk,
8 August 2019)
Lowest home attendance720 (v Vitosha,
5 October 2019)
Average home league attendance4,809

Players

Current squad

As of 21 May 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Iliya Shalamanov
3 DF Geferson
4 DF Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski
6 MF Rúben Pinto (vice-captain)
8 MF Graham Carey
9 FW Tomi Juric
10 FW Evandro
11 DF Petar Zanev (captain)
13 GK Gustavo Busatto
15 MF Kristiyan Malinov
17 MF Henrique
No. Position Player
18 DF Bradley Mazikou
19 DF Ivan Turitsov
20 MF Tiago Rodrigues
21 MF Edwin Gyasi
22 FW Ali Sowe
23 FW Ahmed Ahmedov
24 MF Stefano Beltrame
26 DF Valentin Antov
27 MF Martin Smolenski
28 DF Plamen Galabov
30 GK Vytautas Černiauskas

Transfers

In
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 MF Denis Davydov 24Non-EU Nizhny Novgorod Free transfer Summer 2023 Free cska.bg
9 FW Tony Watt 25EU St Johnstone Free transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
21 MF Diego Fabbrini 28EU Botoșani Free transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
11 DF Petar Zanev 33EU Yenisey Free transfer Summer 2020 Free cska.bg
1 GK Petar Petrov 20EU Litex Lovech Loan return Summer cska.bg
23 MF Mitko Mitkov 18EU Litex Lovech Loan return Summer cska.bg
24 DF Nuno Tomás 23EU Belenenses Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed cska.bg
28 DF Plamen Galabov 23EU Etar Veliko Tarnovo Loan return Summer 2022 sportal.bg
8 MF Graham Carey 30EU Plymouth Argyle Free transfer Summer 2021 Free cska.bg
13 GK Gustavo Busatto 28EU Ituano Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed cska.bg
14 MF Viv Solomon-Otabor 23EU Birmingham City Transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
25 DF Raúl Albentosa 30EU Deportivo La Coruña Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed cska.bg
18 DF Bradley Mazikou 23EU Lorient Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed cska.bg
21/9 FW Tomi Juric 28EU Luzern Free transfer Summer 2022 Free cska.bg
23 FW Ahmed Ahmedov 24EU Dunav Ruse Transfer Winter €60,000 cska.bg
4 DF Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski 24EU FCSB Loan return Winter 2022
21 MF Edwin Gyasi 28EU FC Dallas Loan return Winter 2020
29 FW Tonislav Yordanov 21EU Litex Lovech Loan return Winter 2022
24 MF Stefano Beltrame 26EU Juventus Transfer Winter 2021 Undisclosed cska.bg
5 MF Vurnon Anita 30EU Leeds United Transfer Winter 2020 Free cska.bg
27 MF Martin Smolenski 17EU Litex Lovech Loan return Winter Free dsport.bg

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 GK Dante Stipica 28EU Pogoń Szczecin Released Summer Free cska.bg
7 MF Jorginho 23EU Saint-Étienne Loan return Summer Free cska.bg
12 GK Slavi Petrov 20EU Strumska Slava Released Summer Free sportal.bg
14 DF Angel Lyaskov 21EU Botev Vratsa Loan Summer Free cska.bg
18 MF Aleksandar Georgiev 21EU Arda Kardzhali Released Summer Free sportal.bg
22 MF Nikola Kolev 23EU Etar Veliko Tarnovo Released Summer Free sportal.bg
25 RB Steven Pereira 25EU Santa Clara Released Summer Free cska.bg
33 GK Georgi Kitanov 24EU Astra Giurgiu Released Summer Free sportal.bg
8 MF Edwin Gyasi 28EU FC Dallas Loan Summer Undisclosed cska.bg
1 GK Petar Petrov 20EU Litex Lovech Transfer Summer Free
4 DF Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski 24EU FCSB Loan Summer €50,000 cska.bg
21 MF Diego Fabbrini 29EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer Free cska.bg
5 DF Nikolay Bodurov 33EU Esteghlal Released Winter Free cska.bg
2 DF Stoycho Atanasov 22EU Arda Kardzhali Transfer Winter €50,000 cska.bg
23 MF Mitko Mitkov 19EU Dunav Ruse Loan Winter Free dsport.bg
9 FW Tony Watt 26EU Motherwell Released Winter Free cska.bg
16 MF Janio Bikel 24EU Vancouver Whitecaps Transfer Winter €455,000 cska.bg
27 MF Martin Smolenski 16EU Litex Lovech Loan Winter Free cska.bg
29 FW Tonislav Yordanov 21EU Etar Veliko Tarnovo Loan Winter Free cska.bg
24 DF Nuno Tomás 24EU KuPS Loan Winter Free dsport.bg
25 DF Raúl Albentosa 31EU Released Released Winter Free cska.bg
5 MF Vurnon Anita 31EU Released Released Winter Free dsport.bg
7 MF Denis Davydov 25Non-EU Released Released Winter Free dsport.bg
14 MF Viv Solomon-Otabor 24EU Released Released Winter Free cska.bg

Competitions

Parva Liga
Main article: 2019–20 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)

Regular Stage
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets 26 18 8 0 46 12 +34 62 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 14 8 4 49 23 +26 50[lower-alpha 1]
3 CSKA Sofia 26 14 8 4 41 17 +24 50[lower-alpha 1]
4 Levski Sofia 26 14 7 5 43 19 +24 49
5 Slavia Sofia 26 13 6 7 36 28 +8 45
Source: Soccerway
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]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points (GD): Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4, CSKA Sofia 1.


Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 14 8 4 41 17  +24 50 8 4 1 25 10  +15 6 4 3 16 7  +9

Last updated: 14 June 2020.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWWDWDDWWLWLWWWWDDWDWLWWD
Position711767554444444444444444433
Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
12 July 2019 (2019-07-12) 1CSKA2−2EtarSofia
21:00 EEST Sowe  4' (pen.)
Mitkov  73'
Pinto  86'		 Report Iliev  26'
Mladenov  57', 78'
Apostolov  67'
Bojaj  89'
Ivanov  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Simitli)
Man of the Match: Daniel Mladenov
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) 2CSKA1−3Cherno MoreSofia
18:45 EEST Evandro  27'
Atanasov  39'
Tiago  67'
Watt  74',  74'		 Report Rodrigo  19',  37' (pen.), 60'
Isa  23'
Popov  33'  88'
Andrade  40'
Panayotov  61'
N'Dongala  76'
Panov  76'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Rodrigo Henrique
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) 3Slavia1−2CSKASofia
21:00 EEST Dyulgerov  36'
Karabelyov  60'
Patev  84'		 Report Chorbadzhiyski  41'
Fabbrini  60'
Evandro  69', 87'
Malinov  87'		 Stadium: Stadion Slavia
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Evandro
4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) 4CSKA1−0Botev VratsaSofia
18:45 EEST Evandro  56',  71'
Turitsov  60'		 Report Gadzhev  36'
Zlatinski  39'
Domovchiyski  56'
Genov  64'
Žderić  73'  85'
Valchev  86'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Evandro
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) 5Ludogorets0−0CSKARazgrad
20:30 EEST Keșerü  77'
Wanderson  82'		 Report Tiago  45'
Fabbrini  83'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Plamen Iliev
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 6CSKA3−2ArdaSofia
18:00 EEST Watt  15'
Evandro  63'
Sowe  89'
Černiauskas  90+2'		 Report Vasilev  19'
Krumov  32'
Martinov  49'
Lozev  57'
Kokonov  90+1'
Sam  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Georgi Nikolov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Tony Watt
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25) 7Dunav1−1CSKARuse
18:00 EEST Hristov  41'
Isaevski  48'
Ahmedov  49'
Dimov  70'
Inkoom  86'
Nikolov  90'		 Report Sowe  35'
Evandro  68'		 Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 2,967
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Evandro
1 September 2019 (2019-09-01) 8CSKA2−2LevskiSofia
17:45 EEST Evandro  73',  83'
Carey  75'
Albentosa  78',  88'
Bikel  82'		 Report S. Ivanov  12'
Robertha  18'
Thiam  68'
Milanov  90+4'		 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Graham Carey
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 9Botev Plovdiv0−1CSKAPlovdiv
17:30 EEST Terziev  20'
Vutov  85'		 Report Sowe  75' Stadium: Futbolen complex Botev 1912
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
20 September 2019 (2019-09-20) 10CSKA3−0Tsarsko SeloSofia
20:00 EEST Sowe  48'
Tiago  75'
Geferson  80'		 Report Anderson  23'
Daskalov  50'
Kavdanski  87'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) 11Beroe2−1CSKAStara Zagora
20:30 EEST Conté  31'
Alkan  38'
Bandalovski  45+3'
Brígido  78'
Perniš  90+3'		 Report Carey  72'
Sowe  90'		 Stadium: Stadion Beroe
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Rúben Brígido
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12CSKA4−0VitoshaSofia
20:00 EEST Watt  4'
Albentosa  19'
Malinov  39'
Evandro  74'		 Report Gochev  22' Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 720
Referee: Georgi Ivanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Kristiyan Malinov
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 13Lokomotiv1−0CSKAPlovdiv
17:45 EEST Tomašević  16',  37'  82'
Vitanov  71'
Lukov  90+4'		 Report Galabov  57'
Carey  66'
Antov  79'
Zanev  90'		 Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Martin Lukov
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 14Etar0−4CSKAVeliko Tarnovo
18:30 EEST Stanoev  22'
Iliev  25'  54'
Bojaj  69'
Hubchev  79'
Dyulgerov  83'		 Report Galabov  32'
Zanev  36',  81'
Evandro  63'
Sowe  68'
Tiago  72'
Solomon-Otabor  74'		 Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Petar Zanev
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) 15Cherno More0−2CSKAVarna
17:30 EET Andrade  16'
Kiki  45'
Popov  60'
Yanchev  75'
Panayotov  79'		 Report Evandro  13'
Sowe  30',  90+2'
Kruščić  63'
Mazikou  66'
Geferson  78'
Pinto  79'
Malinov  88'		 Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Kristiyan Malinov
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 16CSKA1−0SlaviaSofia
17:30 EET Zanev  45+1'
Sowe  66'
Albentosa  75'
Busatto  90+6'		 Report Karabelyov  65'
Gamakov  65'
Shokolarov  87'  88'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17Botev Vratsa0−3CSKAVratsa
15:00 EET Kerchev  24'
Milanov  60'
Gadzhev  77'		 Report Galabov  7'
Tiago  18', 90+2'
Pinto  35'
Antov  77'		 Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Plamen Galabov
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 18CSKA0−0LudogoretsSofia
18:00 EET Albentosa  12'
Tiago  36'
Galabov  72'
Geferson  89'		 Report Anicet  25'
Forster  33'
Tchibota  38'
Keșerü  49'
Wanderson  90'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Plamen Iliev
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 19Arda0−0CSKAPlovdiv
14:15 EET Kokonov  11'
Amorim  45+1'
Krumov  66'
Hristov  90+1'		 Report Mazikou  19'
Geferson  34'
Pinto  90'		 Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 820
Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)
Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 20CSKA4−0DunavSofia
16:50 EET Tiago  31'
Sowe  59'
Turitsov  62'
Carey  68'
Pinto  73'		 Report Shterev  21'
Varbanov  32'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 850
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Rúben Pinto
Note: The game was scheduled for a 16:30 start, but started with a 20 minute delay due to a power outage.
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 21Levski0−0CSKASofia
14:45 EET Paulinho  31'
Reis  40'  75'
Milanov  52'		 Report Malinov  18'
Kruščić  22'
Antov  24'
Bikel  90'
Juric  90+3'
Zanev  90+5'  90+5'		 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 25,255
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Valentin Antov
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 22CSKA1−0Botev PlovdivSofia
16:30 EET Beltrame  34',  59' Report Shopov  13'
A. Tonev  55'
Pirgov  60'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Stefano Beltrame
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 23Tsarsko Selo2−1CSKABistritsa
17:30 EET Anderson  6'
Bahamboula  42'  43'
Daskalov  59'
Budinov  82'
Ivanov  88'
Placide  90+2'		 Report Beltrame  20'
Galabov  57'		 Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Dylan Bahamboula
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 24CSKA2−0BeroeSofia
17:30 EET Anita  21'
Carey  59', 72'		 Report Octávio  18'
Angelov  23'
Mézague  31'
Furtado  45'
Stoyanov  51'
D. Dimitrov  82'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Man of the Match: Graham Carey
6 June 2020 (2020-06-06) 25Vitosha0−1CSKABistritsa
21:00 EEST Krastev  24'
Dinev  41'
Amzin  56'
Zyumbulev  71'
Dyakov  76'
Kutev  89'		 Report Sowe 25'
Pinto  63'
Ahmedov  73'
Evandro  86'		 Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa
Attendance: 550
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Evandro
Note: The game was originally scheduled to be played on 15 March 2020. Due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak it was decided to be played behind closed doors.[2] On 13 March the Bulgarian Football Union postponed all games until 13 April.[3], which was on 6 April extended until 13 May 2020.[4]
14 June 2020 (2020-06-14) 26CSKA1−1LokomotivSofia
21:00 EEST Malinov  67'
Turitsov  68'
Tiago  83'
Zanev  90'
Carey  90+4'		 Report Lucas  4'
Almeida  49'
Petrović  52'  66'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
Man of the Match: Tiago Rodrigues
Note: The match was to be originally played on 21 March 2020, but was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[3]

Championship round
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets (C, Q) 27 19 8 0 48 13 +35 65 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 27 14 9 4 44 20 +24 51 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 27 14 8 5 49 24 +25 50[lower-alpha 1]
4 Levski Sofia 27 14 8 5 46 22 +24 50[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the European play-off final
5 Slavia Sofia 27 14 6 7 37 28 +9 48
6 Beroe 27 14 1 12 45 36 +9 43
Updated to match(es) played on 21 June 2020. Source: Soccerway
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.[5]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head goal difference: Lokomotiv Plovdiv +1, Levski Sofia -1.


Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1 0 1 0 3 3  0 1 0 1 0 3 3  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 20 June 2020.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round12345
GroundHAHAH
ResultD
Position2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
20 June 2020 (2020-06-20) 27CSKA3−3LevskiSofia
16:15 EEST Kargas  16' (o.g.)
Busatto  34'
Antov  38'
Carey  58' (pen.)
Galabov  69'
Kruščić  70'
Pinto  74'
Sowe  88'		 Report Alar  16'
Nascimento  16'
Kargas  19'
Goranov  35' (pen.)
Thiam  45+3'
Eyjólfsson  57'
Slavchev  62',  70'
Naydenov  86'		 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Ali Sowe
27 June 2020 (2020-06-27) 28SlaviavCSKASofia
18:45 EEST Report Stadium: Stadion Slavia
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
5 July 2020 (2020-07-05) 29CSKAvLudogoretsSofia
21:00 EEST Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
9 July 2020 (2020-07-09) 30LokomotivvCSKAPlovdiv
20:30 EEST Report Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
12 July 2020 (2020-07-12) 31CSKAvBeroeSofia
21:00 EEST Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Bulgarian Cup
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) First RoundLokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa0−3CSKAGorna Oryahovitsa
18:30 EEST Report Davydov  20'
Watt  55', 62'		 Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Dimo Dimov (Sliven)
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) Second RoundArda0−1CSKAKardzhali
13:30 EET Delev  6'
Hassani  14'  66'
Kokonov  37'
Georgiev  73'
Krumov  73'		 Report Sowe  2',  66'
Galabov  21'
Tiago  39'		 Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) Quarter-finalCSKA2−1Botev VratsaSofia
18:00 EET Gyasi  34',  67'
Zanev  38'
Anita  87'
Ahmedov  89'		 Report Genov  22'
Ivaylov  24'
Vasev  43'
Uzunov  71'
Kostov  75'
Gadzhev  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
10 June 2020 (2020-06-10) Semi-final Leg 1Botev Plovdiv0−0CSKAPlovdiv
21:00 EEST Terziev  34'
Filipov  89'  90+1'		 Report Malinov  49'
Kruščić  83'		 Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Note: The match was to be originally played between 7 and 9 April 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[3]
24 June 2020 (2020-06-24) Semi-final Leg 2CSKA2−0
(2−0 agg.)		Botev PlovdivSofia
20:30 EEST Bandalovski  19' (o.g.)
Sowe  54'
Pinto  88'
Malinov  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Note: The match was to be originally played between 21 and 23 April 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[3]
1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) FinalCSKAvLokomotiv PlovdivSofia
19:15 EEST Report Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Note: The match was to be originally played on 16 May 2020, but it was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[3]

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § First qualifying round
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) First legCSKA 4−0 TitogradSofia, Bulgaria
20:30 EEST Evandro  40'
Tiago  53'
Geferson  55'
Malinov  72'		 Report Mamadou  32'
Roganović  39'
Djalović  45'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Luís Godinho (Portugal)
16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Second legTitograd 0−0
(0−4 agg.)		 CSKAPodgorica, Montenegro
21:30 EEST Banović  34' Report Mitkov  68'
Pinto  89'		 Stadium: Stadion pod Goricom[6]
Attendance: 969
Referee: Vasilis Dimitriou (Cyprus)

Second qualifying round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § Second qualifying round
25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) First legCSKA 1−0 OsijekSofia, Bulgaria
20:30 EEST Fabbrini  17'
Evandro  53'
Geferson  66'
Antov  71'
Carey  90'		 Report Žaper  21'
Šorša  29'
Bočkaj  58'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
1 August 2019 (2019-08-01) Second legOsijek 1−0 (a.e.t.)
(1−1 agg.)
(3−4 p)		 CSKAOsijek, Croatia
21:45 EEST Majstorović  28'
Žaper  50'
Bočkaj  54'
Škorić  60'
Mance  68'		 Report Bodurov  21'
Albentosa  39'
Sowe  51'		 Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt
Attendance: 7,214
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
Penalties
Lyopa
Bočkaj
Škorić
Pilj
Marić 		Tiago
Carey
Geferson
Bodurov
Sowe

Third qualifying round
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path) § Third qualifying round
8 August 2019 (2019-08-08) First legCSKA 1−1 Zorya LuhanskSofia, Bulgaria
20:30 EEST Evandro  13'
Bikel  33'
Malinov  41'
Fabbrini  75'		 Report Yurchenko  45+1' (pen.)
Tymchyk  61'
Abu Hanna  74'		 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[7]
Attendance: 15,310
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) Second legZorya Luhansk 1−0
(2−1 agg.)		 CSKAZaporizhia, Ukraine
20:00 EEST Khomchenovskyi  21'
Yurchenko  29'
Budkivskyi  45'
Rusyn  68'  90',  89'
Shevchenko  90+2'		 Report Turitsov  15'  22' Stadium: Slavutych-Arena[8]
Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)

Friendlies
18 June 2019 (2019-06-18) FriendlyCSKA3−0Lokomotiv Gorna OryahovitsaTeteven, Bulgaria
11:00 EEST Sowe  56'
Bikel  79'
Sandov  84' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski
24 June 2019 (2019-06-24) FriendlyCSKA 3−0 PříbramBruck, Austria
18:00 EEST Sowe  11'
Henrique  41'
Fabbrini  79'		 Report Stadium: Sportplatz Bruck
27 June 2019 (2019-06-27) FriendlyCSKA 0−1 FerencvárosHochfilzen, Austria
19:00 EEST Report Nguen  71' Stadium: Stadion Hochfilzen
30 June 2019 (2019-06-30) FriendlyCSKA 0−1 Shakhtar DonetskGrödig, Austria
12:00 EEST Report Sikan  10' Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
3 July 2019 (2019-07-03) FriendlyCSKA 1−0 Red Bull SalzburgSaalfelden, Austria
19:30 EEST Evandro  35' Report Prevljak 62' Stadium: Sportplatz Bürgerau
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06) FriendlyCSKA3−0VihrenSofia, Bulgaria
19:00 EEST Carey  27'
Sowe  53'
Pinto  83'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya
Referee: Petar Grigorov (Sofia)
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) FriendlyCSKA1−0PomorieStraldzha, Bulgaria
17:00 EEST Sowe  67' Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) FriendlyPirin1−3CSKABlagoevgrad, Bulgaria
16:30 EEST Meledje  21' Report Evandro  10', 52'
Galabov  30'		 Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) FriendlyCSKA3−1KarianaPancharevo, Bulgaria
16:00 EEST Tiago  35', 72'
Sowe  90' (pen.)		 Report Todorov  32' Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) FriendlyAris 2−0 CSKAThessaloniki, Greece
15:30 EET Mancini  19'
Tonso  37'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Kleanthis Vikelidis
16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) FriendlyCSKA 4−0 CaspiyAntalya, Turkey
15:30 EET Sowe  35', 39'
Albentosa  61'
Nabihanov  68' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Aqua Sports Center Side
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) FriendlyCSKA 0−5 1. FC NürnbergMarbella, Spain
17:00 EET Report Lohkemper  29', 33'
Carey  66' (o.g.)
Frey  72'
Geis  90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Marbella Football Center
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) FriendlyCSKA 0−1 Shonan BellmareBenahavís, Spain
17:00 EET Report Saka  71' Stadium: La Quinta Football Fields
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) FriendlyCSKA 0−0 Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsMarbella, Spain
17:00 EET Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center S1
31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) FriendlyCSKA 0−3 Viktoria PlzeňEstepona, Spain
17:00 EET Report Kovařík  39', 47'
Alvir  66'		 Stadium: Arroyo Enmedio Pitch
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) FriendlyCSKA 0−2 JablonecMarbella, Spain
18:15 EET Report Kubista  6'
Jovović  35'		 Stadium: Marbella Football Center S1
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) FriendlyCSKA2−0Strumska SlavaSofia, Bulgaria
14:45 EET Beltrame  44'
Pinto  79' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
30 May 2020 (2020-05-30) FriendlyCSKA2−0Botev VratsaSofia, Bulgaria
17:00 EEST Juric  77' (pen.)
Carey  79'		 Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

Squad stats

Appearances and goals
As of 24 June 2020
No.PosPlayerParva LigaBulgarian CupEuropa League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Iliya Shalamanov 000000 00
3DF Geferson 7+911+2061 252
4DF Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski 30000+10 40
6MF Rúben Pinto 14+313+101+10 231
8MF Graham Carey 14+84302+30 304
9FW Tomi Juric 0+700+1000 80
10FW Evandro 19+794053 3512
11DF Petar Zanev 221404+10 311
13GK Gustavo Busatto 20-95-100 25-10
15MF Kristiyan Malinov 19+624+105+11 363
17FW Henrique 2+500+3000 100
18DF Bradley Mazikou 19+205000 260
19DF Ivan Turitsov 160302+10 220
20MF Tiago Rodrigues 14+652+2051 296
21MF Edwin Gyasi 5+101100 71
22FW Ali Sowe 23+310425+10 3612
23FW Ahmed Ahmedov 1+200+3100 61
24MF Stefano Beltrame 522+1000 82
26DF Valentin Antov 150501+10 220
27MF Martin Smolenski 0+100000 10
28DF Plamen Galabov 1312020 171
30GK Vytautas Černiauskas 7-11006-3 13-14
Players away from the club on loan:
23MF Mitko Mitkov 0+21000+20 41
24DF Nuno Tomás 400050 90
29FW Tonislav Yordanov 000000 00
Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season:
2DF Stoycho Atanasov 200+1010 40
5DF Nikolay Bodurov 200030 50
5MF Vurnon Anita 1+101000 30
7MF Denis Davydov 0+301100 41
9FW Tony Watt 7+831+121+20 205
14MF Viv Solomon-Otabor 13+611+100+10 221
16MF Janio Bikel 12+20105+10 210
21MF Diego Fabbrini 3+20004+20 110
25DF Raúl Albentosa 1522030 202

Goal Scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Europa League Total
1FW10Evandro90312
FW22Ali Sowe102012
3MF20Tiago Rodrigues5016
4FW9Tony Watt3205
5MF8Graham Carey4004
6MF15Kristiyan Malinov2013
7DF3Geferson1012
MF24Stefano Beltrame2002
DF25Raúl Albentosa2002
10MF6Rúben Pinto1001
MF7Denis Davydov0101
DF11Petar Zanev1001
MF14Viv Solomon-Otabor1001
MF21Edwin Gyasi0101
MF23Mitko Mitkov1001
FW23Ahmed Ahmedov0101
DF28Plamen Galabov1001
Own goal1102
TOTALS448658

As of 24 June 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
2 DF Atanasov 1 1
3 DF Geferson 3 1 4
4 DF Chorbadzhiyski 1 1
5 MF Anita 1 1 2
5 DF Bodurov 1 1
6 MF Pinto 6 1 1 8
8 MF Carey 4 1 5
9 FW Watt 1 1
9 FW Juric 1 1
10 FW Evandro 4 4
11 DF Zanev 5 1 1 6 1
13 GK Busatto 2 2
15 MF Malinov 3 2 1 6
16 MF Bikel 2 1 3
18 DF Mazikou 2 2
19 DF Turistsov 3 1 1 4 1
20 MF Tiago 4 1 5
21 MF Gyasi 1 1
21 MF Fabbrini 2 2 4
22 FW Sowe 2 1 1 3 1
23 MF Ahmedov 1 1
23 MF Mitkov 1 1
24 MF Beltrame 1 1
25 DF Albentosa 3 1 4
26 MF Antov 4 1 5
28 DF Galabov 5 1 6
30 GK Černiauskas 1 1

Last updated: 24 June 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

References
  1. "A PFG – Regular season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. "Изявление на БФС". Bulgarian Football Union. 8 March 2020.
  3. "БФС преустановява временно първенствата в Първа и Втора лига". Bulgarian Football Union. 13 March 2020.
  4. "Решения след срещата на Експертната група към БФС". Bulgarian Football Union. 6 April 2020.
  5. "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2019/2020 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. OFK Titograd plays their home match at Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica, instead of their regular stadium at Camp FSCG, Podgorica, which does not meet UEFA requirements.
  7. CSKA plays their third qualifying round home match 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.
  8. Zorya Luhansk play their home matches at Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhia, instead of their regular stadium Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
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