CSKA Sofia
2023–24 season
Controlling ownerBulgaria Grisha Ganchev
ManagerSerbia Saša Ilić
(until 29 July 2023)
England Nestor El Maestro
(since 29 July 2023)
Parva Liga1st
Bulgarian CupSecond round
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2023.

The 2023–24 season is CSKA Sofia's 75th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their eighth 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 Conference League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2023–24 season.

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto32 2019 168 0 2024 Free
2 DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij30 2020 111 10 2024 Free
3 DF The Gambia Sainey Sanyang20 2023 12 0 2028 €100,000
4 DF Netherlands Menno Koch28 2021 (Winter) 73 6 2024 €500,000
5 DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer25 2022 27 2 2024 €200,000
6 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov21 2020 54 1 2026 Youth system
7 MF Norway Jonathan Lindseth27 2022 58 7 2026 €500,000
8 MF Bulgaria Stanislav Shopov21 2022 52 2 2025 Free
9 FW Haiti Duckens Nazon29 2022 60 27 2025 €200,000
10 MF Armenia Zhirayr Shaghoyan22 2022 26 0 2024 €300,000
11 FW Guadeloupe Matthias Phaëton23 2023 20 2 2026 €2,000,000
12 GK Bulgaria Marin Orlinov28 2023 0 0 2026 Free
13 DF Colombia Brayan Córdoba23 2023 15 0 2027 €1,180,000
14 FW Norway Tobias Heintz24 2023 (Winter) 39 6 2026 €600,000
15 DF France Thibaut Vion29 2020 116 2 2025 Free
16 MF Bulgaria Georgi Chorbadzhiyski18 2023 1 0 2028 Youth system
17 DF Austria Emanuel Šakić32 2023 12 0 2025 Free
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov23 2018 164 7 2024 Youth system
20 DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev21 2020 29 1 2026 Youth system
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga30 2020 129 5 2026 Free
22 MF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutović26 2022 (Winter) 32 1 2024 Free
23 MF Bulgaria Ilian Antonov18 2022 2 0 2027 Youth system
24 FW Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov19 2020 4 0 2026 Youth system
25 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov27 2020 26 0 2025 Free
26 MF Colombia Marcelino Carreazo23 2022 43 5 2024 €100,000
27 MF Serbia Lazar Tufegdžić26 2022 37 5 2025 €300,000
28 FW Colombia Brayan Moreno23 2022 (Winter) 39 10 2026 Free
29 FW Ecuador Michael Estrada27 2023 17 4 2024 Loan
30 FW Colombia Danilo Asprilla34 2023 12 3 2025 €180,000
  • Last updated: 1 December 2023
  • 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
12 GK Bulgaria Marin Orlinov 28EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Free transfer Summer Free dsport.bg
24 FW Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov 19EU Bulgaria Hebar Loan return Summer Free
3 DF The Gambia Sainey Sanyang 20Non-EU The Gambia Hawks Transfer Summer 2026 €100,000 cska.bg
11 FW Guadeloupe Matthias Phaëton 23EU France Grenoble Transfer Summer 2026 €2,000,000 cska.bg
29 FW Ecuador Michael Estrada 27Non-EU Mexico Toluca Loan Summer 2024 Free cska.bg
13 DF Colombia Brayan Córdoba 23Non-EU Colombia América de Cali Transfer Summer 2026 €1,180,000 cska.bg
30 FW Colombia Danilo Asprilla 34Non-EU Israel Beitar Jerusalem Transfer Summer 2025 €180,000 cska.bg
17 DF Austria Emanuel Šakić 32EU Greece Kifisia Transfer Summer 2025 Free cska.bg

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
3 DF Brazil Geferson 29EU Released Released Summer Free dsport.bg
10 FW Brazil Maurício Garcez 26Non-EU Brazil Brusque Loan return Summer Free topsport.bg
13 DF Bulgaria Galin Minkov 25EU Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia Transfer Summer Free dsport.bg
20 FW Bulgaria Radoslav Zhivkov 24EU Bulgaria Sportist Svoge Transfer Summer Free trud.bg
30 FW Ivory Coast Daouda Bamba 28EU Turkey Ümraniyespor Released Summer Free topsport.bg
MF Bulgaria Georgi Yomov 25EU Released Released Summer Free
FW Bulgaria Martin Smolenski 20EU Bulgaria Botev Vratsa Transfer Summer Free topsport.bg
FW Bulgaria Kaloyan Krastev 24EU Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia Transfer Summer Free cska.bg
FW Bulgaria Ivan Mitrev 24EU Retired Released Summer Free kotasport.com
31 GK Bulgaria Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov 20EU Released Released Summer Free topsport.bg
18 MF Bulgaria Simeon Aleksandrov 19EU Bulgaria Pirin Loan Summer Free cska.bg
30 DF Bulgaria Aleksandar Buchkov 19EU Bulgaria Pirin Loan Summer Free cska.bg
12 GK Bulgaria Aleks Bozhev 17EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free cska.bg
FW Bulgaria Pavel Zhabov 19EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free cska.bg
DF Bulgaria Rosen Marinov 18EU Bulgaria Litex Lovech Loan Summer Free cska.bg
17 FW Ghana Bismark Charles 22Non-EU Bulgaria Pirin Loan Summer Free topsport.bg

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Pre-season

27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 1–0 Romania Botoșani Jenbach, Austria
19:00 UTC+3
  • Șeroni 6' (o.g.)
  • Vion Yellow card 65'
Report
  • Ilaș Yellow card 49'
Stadium: Stadion Jenbach
1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 1−0 Switzerland Basel Kematen in Tirol, Austria
14:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Melach Road
4 July 2023 (2023-07-04) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 0−1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Wörgl, Austria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl
8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) Friendly CSKA Bulgaria 2−1 Austria WSG Tirol Neustift im Stubaital, Austria
18:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Neustift Kamplersee

On-season (autumn)

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Friendly CSKA 5−1 Litex Teteven, Bulgaria
11:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Zhabov 8'
  •  ? Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Friendly CSKA 5−1 Litex Teteven, Bulgaria
11:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Parva Liga 16 July 2023 1 June 2024 Matchday 1 19 12 6 1 30 10 +20 063.16
Bulgarian Cup 1 November 2023 First round 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 27 July 2023 3 August 2023 Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 000.00
Total 22 13 6 3 33 16 +17 059.09

Last updated: 1 December 2023
Source: Competitions

Parva Liga

Regular stage

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CSKA Sofia 19 12 6 1 30 10 +20 42 Championship group
2 Cherno More 18 11 6 1 30 15 +15 39
3 Ludogorets Razgrad 17 11 3 3 42 12 +30 36
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 18 10 5 3 31 18 +13 35
5 CSKA 1948 16 8 5 3 19 10 +9 29[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2023. 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]
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: CSKA 1948 6, Levski Sofia 0.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
19 12 6 1 30 10  +20 42 5 4 0 13 3  +10 7 2 1 17 7  +10

Last updated: 1 December 2023.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWDLWDWWWWWDWDWWWD
Position1053577853333312111
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
16 July 2023 (2023-07-16) 1 Hebar 0−0 CSKA Pazardzhik
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Petar Debarliev
21 July 2023 (2023-07-21) 2 CSKA 1−0 Krumovgrad Sofia
21:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz
6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) 4 CSKA 1−1 Slavia Sofia
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Galin Ivanov
13 August 2023 (2023-08-13) 5 Ludogorets 3−0 CSKA Razgrad
21:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Kiril Despodov
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 6 Botev Vratsa 0−2 CSKA Vratsa
21:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz
26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) 7 CSKA 1−1 Cherno More Sofia
21:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 8 Beroe 0−3 CSKA Stara Zagora
21:15 UTC+3
  • Valkov Yellow card 13'
  • Ceijas Yellow card 49'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Beroe
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz
17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) 9 CSKA 2−0 CSKA 1948 Sofia
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 10 Botev Plovdiv 1−2 CSKA Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth
28 September 2023 (2023-09-28) 11 CSKA 2−0 Lokomotiv Sofia Sofia
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Michael Estrada
2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 12 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0−2 CSKA Plovdiv
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Michael Estrada
7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 13 CSKA 1−1 Levski Sofia
14:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth
21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) 14 Pirin 1−2 CSKA Blagoevgrad
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Man of the Match: Matthias Phaëton
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 15 CSKA 0−0 Arda Sofia
16:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Man of the Match: Stanislav Ivanov
1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) 3 Etar 0−1 CSKA Veliko Tarnovo
17:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo
Referee: Ivelin Zanev (Ruse)
Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 29 July 2023, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[2] On 10 October the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 1 November 2023.[3]
6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) 16 CSKA 3−0 Hebar Sofia
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Stanislav Shopov
12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) 17 Krumovgrad 1−4 CSKA Plovdiv[note 1]
13:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Hristiyan Petrov
25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 18 CSKA 2−0 Etar Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv)
Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth
Note: The game has been interrupted at halftime due to heavy snowfall. It has been played to an end on 26 November 2023 at 17:30 EET.[4] The game restared with an hour delay of the initial time to ensure the proper cleaning of the pitch.
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 19 Slavia 1−1 CSKA Sofia
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov
Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)
Man of the Match: Roberto Raychev
10 December 2023 (2023-12-10) 20 CSKA v Ludogorets Sofia
17:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
16−19 February 2024 (2024-02) 21 CSKA v Botev Vratsa Sofia
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 2]
23−26 February 2024 (2024-02) 22 Cherno More v CSKA Varna
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Stadion Ticha
1−4 March 2024 (2024-03) 23 CSKA v Beroe Sofia
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 2]
8−11 March 2024 (2024-03) 24 CSKA 1948 v CSKA Bistritsa
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa
15−17 March 2024 (2024-03) 25 CSKA v Botev Plovdiv Sofia
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 2]
29−31 March 2024 (2024-03) 26 Lokomotiv Sofia v CSKA Sofia
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
2−4 April 2024 (2024-04) 27 CSKA v Lokomotiv Plovdiv Sofia
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 2]
5−8 April 2024 (2024-04) 28 Levski v CSKA Sofia
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
12−15 April 2024 (2024-04) 29 CSKA v Pirin Sofia
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 2]
19−22 April 2024 (2024-04) 30 Arda v CSKA Kardzhali
--:-- UTC+3 Stadium: Arena Arda

Bulgarian Cup

9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 1R Chernomorets 0−3 CSKA Balchik
17:30 UTC+2
  • Georgiev Yellow card 70'
  • Fonkeu Yellow card 87'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balchik
Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2R Slavia v CSKA Sofia
17:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) First leg CSKA Bulgaria 0−2 Romania Sepsi OSK Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 7,966
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) Second leg Sepsi OSK Romania 4−0
(6−0 agg.)
Bulgaria CSKA Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Sepsi Arena
Attendance: 8,270
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 1 December 2023
No.PosPlayerParva LigaBulgarian CupConference League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 19-10002-6 21-16
2DF Netherlands Jurgen Mattheij 000000 00
3DF The Gambia Sainey Sanyang 5+40101+10 120
4DF Netherlands Menno Koch 4+700020 130
5DF Netherlands Bradley de Nooijer 000000 00
6DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 1820000 182
7MF Norway Jonathan Lindseth 1950+1120 226
8MF Bulgaria Stanislav Shopov 2+101100+20 151
9FW Haiti Duckens Nazon 15+271020 207
10MF Armenia Zhirayr Shaghoyan 5+30000+20 100
11FW Guadeloupe Matthias Phaëton 12+520+1020 202
12GK Bulgaria Marin Orlinov 000000 00
13DF Colombia Brayan Córdoba 11+101020 150
14MF Norway Tobias Heintz 18+131020 223
15DF France Thibaut Vion 12+500+101+10 200
16MF Bulgaria Georgi Chorbadzhiyski 0+100000 10
17DF Austria Emanuel Šakić 7+401000 120
19DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 14+201020 190
20DF Bulgaria Asen Donchev 2+200+100+10 60
21MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 1411000 151
22DF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutović 7+201020 120
23MF Bulgaria Ilian Antonov 0+100000 10
24FW Bulgaria Mark-Emilio Papazov 1+200000 30
25GK Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov 001000 10
26MF Colombia Marcelino Carreazo 1520+1020 182
27MF Serbia Lazar Tufegdžić 0+410000 41
28FW Colombia Brayan Moreno 0+300000 30
29FW Ecuador Michael Estrada 9+74000+10 174
30FW Colombia Danilo Asprilla 0+101120+10 123
Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season:

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Parva Liga Bulgarian Cup Conference League Total
1FWHaiti9Duckens Nazon7007
2MFNorway7Jonathan Lindseth5106
3FWEcuador29Michael Estrada4004
4MFNorway14Tobias Heintz3003
FWColombia30Danilo Asprilla1203
6DFBulgaria6Hristiyan Petrov2002
FWGuadeloupe11Matthias Phaëton2002
MFColombia26Marcelino Carreazo2002
9MFBulgaria8Stanislav Shopov1001
MFCentral African Republic21Amos Youga1001
MFSerbia27Lazar Tufegdžić1001
Own goal1000
TOTALS303033

As of 1 December 2023

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 Conference League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Brazil Gustavo Busatto 3 3
3 DF The Gambia Sainey Sanyang 2 2
6 DF Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov 3 3
7 MF Norway Jonathan Lindseth 3 3
8 MF Bulgaria Stanislav Shopov 3 2 5
9 FW Haiti Duckens Nazon 2 1 1 4
10 MF Armenia Zhirayr Shaghoyan 1 1 2
11 FW Guadeloupe Matthias Phaëton 2 2 4
13 DF Colombia Brayan Córdoba 1 1
14 MF Norway Tobias Heintz 2 2
15 DF France Thibaut Vion 5 1 6
17 DF Austria Emanuel Šakić 2 2
19 DF Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov 3 1 4
21 MF Central African Republic Amos Youga 5 1 5 1
22 DF Luxembourg Enes Mahmutović 2 2 4
26 MF Colombia Marcelino Carreazo 4 1 1 5 1
29 FW Ecuador Michael Estrada 2 2
30 FW Colombia Danilo Asprilla 2 2
Manager England Nestor El Maestro 2 2

Last updated: 1 December 2023
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

See also

Notes

  1. Krumovgrad plays their league home games at Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika, Plovdiv, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Krumovgrad, Krumovgrad, which does not meet the BFU requirements.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 CSKA plays their league home games at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which is undergoing a major renovation.

References

  1. "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. "Решение СТК 20.07.2023 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. "Решение СТК 10.10.2023 година". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. "Официално: ЦСКА - Етър ще се доиграва в неделя заради снежната покривка на Армията". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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