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2022–23 PFC CSKA Sofia season
The 2022–23 season is CSKA Sofia's 74th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their seventh 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 2022–23 season.
| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Controlling owner | Grisha Ganchev |
| Manager | Saša Ilić |
| Parva Liga | 1st |
| Bulgarian Cup | Quarter-finals |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Play-off round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Duckens Nazon (11) All: Duckens Nazon (13) |
| All statistics correct as of 18 March 2023. | |
Players
Squad information
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto | 31 | 2019 | 137 | 0 | 2023 | Free | ||
| 2 | DF | Jurgen Mattheij | 29 | 2020 | 104 | 9 | 2024 | Free | ||
| 3 | DF | Geferson | 28 | 2018 (Winter) | 156 | 3 | 2024 | Undisclosed | ||
| 4 | DF | Menno Koch | 27 | 2021 (Winter) | 52 | 4 | 2024 | €500,000 | ||
| 5 | DF | Bradley de Nooijer | 24 | 2022 | 23 | 2 | 2025 | €200,000 | ||
| 6 | DF | Hristiyan Petrov | 19 | 2020 | 29 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | ||
| 7 | MF | Jonathan Lindseth | 26 | 2022 | 26 | 1 | 2026 | €500,000 | ||
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 20 | 2022 | 28 | 1 | 2025 | Free | ||
| 9 | FW | Duckens Nazon | 28 | 2022 | 27 | 14 | 2025 | €200,000 | ||
| 10 | MF | Georgi Yomov | 24 | 2020 | 94 | 17 | 2024 | €300,000 | ||
| 11 | MF | Lazar Tufegdžić | 25 | 2022 | 27 | 3 | 2025 | €300,000 | ||
| 12 | GK | Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov | 19 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | ||
| 13 | DF | Galin Minkov | 24 | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | ||
| 14 | FW | Tobias Heintz | 23 | 2023 (Winter) | 6 | 1 | 2026 | €600,000 | ||
| 15 | DF | Thibaut Vion | 28 | 2020 | 84 | 2 | 2023 | Free | ||
| 16 | DF | Asen Donchev | 20 | 2020 | 22 | 1 | 2024 | Youth system | ||
| 17 | FW | Bismark Charles | 21 | 2021 (Winter) | 39 | 5 | 2024 | Free | ||
| 18 | FW | Ilian Antonov | 17 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | Antonov played previously with number 14 this season. | |
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 22 | 2018 | 135 | 5 | 2023 | Youth system | ||
| 20 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 23 | 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | Zhivkov played previously with number 23 this season. | |
| 21 | MF | Amos Youga | 29 | 2020 | 105 | 4 | 2023 | Free | ||
| 22 | MF | Enes Mahmutovic | 25 | 2022 (Winter) | 10 | 0 | 2024 | Free | ||
| 23 | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 21 | 2022 | 8 | 0 | 2025 | €300,000 | ||
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 27 | 2020 | 23 | 0 | 2023 | Free | ||
| 26 | MF | Marcelino Carreazo | 22 | 2022 | 15 | 3 | 2024 | €100,000 | ||
| 27 | FW | Maurício Garcez | 25 | 2022 (Winter) | 41 | 10 | 2023 | Loan | Garcez played with number 10 after the winter break. | |
| 28 | FW | Brayan Moreno | 22 | 2022 (Winter) | 31 | 9 | 2025 | Free | ||
| 29 | DF | Rosen Marinov | 17 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 2026 | Youth system | ||
| 30 | FW | Daouda Bamba | 27 | 2022 | 9 | 1 | 2025 | Free |
- Last updated: 18 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 20 | EU | SC Heerenveen | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | Free | cska.bg | |
| 24 | FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 18 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 18 | MF | Mitko Mitkov | 21 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 23 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 23 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 17 | DF | Aleksandar Buchkov | 18 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 26 | FW | Martin Smolenski | 19 | EU | Minyor Pernik | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 31 | GK | Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov | 19 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 13 | DF | Galin Minkov | 24 | EU | Litex Lovech | Transfer | Summer | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 20 | DF | Yoan Baurenski | 20 | EU | Botev Vratsa | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | ||
| 11 | MF | Lazar Tufegdžić | 25 | Non-EU | Spartak Subotica | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | €300,000 | cska.bg | |
| 5 | DF | Bradley de Nooijer | 24 | EU | Farul Constanța | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | €200,000 | cska.bg | |
| 9 | FW | Duckens Nazon | 28 | EU | US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | €200,000 | cska.bg | |
| 7 | MF | Jonathan Lindseth | 26 | EU | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | €500,000 | cska.bg | |
| 30 | FW | Daouda Bamba | 27 | EU | Altay | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | Free | cska.bg | |
| 26 | MF | Marcelino Carreazo | 22 | Non-EU | Once Caldas | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | €100,000 | cska.bg | |
| 23 | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 21 | Non-EU | Ararat-Armenia | Loan | Summer | 2025 | €300,000 | cska.bg | |
| 18 | MF | Simeon Aleksandrov | 18 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | €100,000 | cska.bg | |
| 20 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 23 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Loan return | Winter | Free | |||
| 14 | FW | Tobias Heintz | 24 | EU | BK Häcken | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | €600,000 | cska.bg |
Out
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Graham Carey | 33 | EU | St. Johnstone | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 18 | DF | Bradley Mazikou | 25 | EU | Aris Thessaloniki | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 20 | MF | Junior Nzila | 21 | EU | Chiasso | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 23 | FW | Ahmed Ahmedov | 27 | EU | Slavia Sofia | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 24 | MF | Karlo Muhar | 28 | EU | Lech Poznań | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 29 | DF | Thomas Lam | 28 | EU | Melbourne City | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 26 | DF | Rosen Bozhinov | 17 | EU | CSKA 1948 II | Released | Summer | Free | cska1948.bg | |
| 9 | FW | Jordy Caicedo | 24 | Non-EU | Tigres UANL | Transfer | Summer | €2,500,000 | dsport.bg | |
| 26 | FW | Martin Smolenski | 19 | EU | Pirin | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 30 | MF | Yanic Wildschut | 30 | EU | Oxford United | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | cska.bg | |
| 7 | MF | Yohan Baï | 25 | EU | Bastia | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | cska.bg | |
| 5 | MF | Federico Varela | 26 | EU | Phoenix Rising | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 14 | FW | Kaloyan Krastev | 23 | EU | Beroe Stara Zagora | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 18 | MF | Mitko Mitkov | 22 | EU | Beroe Stara Zagora | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 23 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 23 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 20 | DF | Yoan Baurenski | 21 | EU | Beroe Stara Zagora | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | cska.bg | |
| — | MF | Mitko Mitkov | 22 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | cska.bg | |
| 18 | MF | Simeon Aleksandrov | 19 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Loan | Winter | Free | cska.bg | |
| 24 | DF | Aleksandar Buchkov | 19 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan | Winter | Free | cska.bg | |
| 24 | FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 19 | EU | Hebar | Loan | Winter | Free | dsport.bg |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Pre-season
On-season (autumn)
| 25 September 2022 Friendly | CSKA | 2−0 | Septemvri | Pancharevo, Bulgaria |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia) |
Mid-season
| 29 January 2023 Friendly | CSKA | 0−0 | Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov | Belek, Turkey |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: TSS Pitch |
| 5 February 2023 Friendly | CSKA | 2−1 | Pirin | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 13:30 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia |
On-season (spring)
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Parva Liga | 10 July 2022 | 2–5 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 79.17 | |
| Bulgarian Cup | 26 November 2022 | First round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 | ||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 21 July 2022 | 25 August 2022 | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Total | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 71.88 | ||||
Last updated: 18 March 2023
Source: Competitions
Parva Liga
Regular stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSKA Sofia (Q) | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 2 | Ludogorets Razgrad (Q) | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 18 | +38 | 56 | |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 (X) | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 48 | |
| 4 | Levski Sofia (X) | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 41 | |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 40 |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 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]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of a place in the Europa Conference League group
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]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of a place in the Europa Conference League group
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 |
| 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 |
Last updated: 18 March 2023.
Source: See results
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 16 July 2022 2 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1−1 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Stanislav Shopov |
| 25 July 2022 3 | CSKA | 1−0 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Asen Donchev |
| 29 August 2022 8 | CSKA | 2−1 | CSKA 1948 | Sofia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Bradley de Nooijer |
| 18 September 2022 11 | Levski | 2−0 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 16:45 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Welton Felipe |
| 10 October 2022 13 | Ludogorets | 2−1 | CSKA | Razgrad |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Sergio Padt |
| 19 October 2022 5 | Botev Plovdiv | 0−1 | CSKA | Plovdiv |
| 18:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon | ||
| Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 7 August, 21:00 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[2] On 16 September the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 19 October 2022.[3] | ||||
| 23 October 2022 15 | Botev Vratsa | 0−4 | CSKA | Vratsa |
| 16:45 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia) Man of the Match: Marcelino Carreazo |
| 28 October 2022 16 | Arda | 1−3 | CSKA | Kardzhali |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Arena Arda Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth |
| 1 November 2022 7 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0−1 | CSKA | Plovdiv |
| 17:15 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Amos Youga | |
| Note: The game has been originally scheduled for the period between 19 and 22 August 2022, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[4] On 16 September the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 1 November 2022.[3] | ||||
| 6 November 2022 17 | CSKA | 0−0 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |
| 17:15 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Aleksandar Lyubenov |
| 12 November 2022 18 | Cherno More | 0−2 | CSKA | Varna |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Ticha Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Geferson |
| 12 February 2023 19 | Beroe | 1−4 | CSKA | Stara Zagora |
| 14:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Beroe Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Bradley de Nooijer |
| 18 February 2023 20 | CSKA | 3−1 | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon |
| 26 February 2023 21 | Septemvri | 0−1 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 17:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon |
| 4 March 2023 22 | CSKA | 1−1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Dimitar Iliev |
| 12 March 2023 23 | CSKA 1948 | 0−1 | CSKA | Bistritsa |
| 16:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa Attendance: 300 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz |
| 9 April 2023 25 | Slavia | v | CSKA | Sofia |
| 20:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
| 17 April 2023 26 | CSKA | v | Levski | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski |
| 21−24 April 2023 27 | Pirin | v | CSKA | Blagoevgrad |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev |
| 28−30 April 2023 28 | CSKA | v | Ludogorets | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia |
| 2−4 May 2023 29 | Hebar | v | CSKA | Pazardzhik |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski |
| 5−8 May 2023 30 | CSKA | v | Botev Vratsa | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia |
Bulgarian Cup
| 4 April 2023 QF | CSKA | v | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia |