2021–22 PFC CSKA Sofia season
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controlling owner |  Grisha Ganchev | |||
| Manager | Lyuboslav Penev (until 26 July 2021) Stoycho Mladenov(until 13 April 2022)  Alan Pardew(since 15 April 2022) | |||
| Parva Liga |  Second place | |||
| Bulgarian Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Bulgarian Supercup | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jordy Caicedo (16) All: Jordy Caicedo (22) | |||
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The 2021–22 season is CSKA Sofia's 73rd season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their sixth 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 2021–22 season.
Players
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 
|
Gustavo Busatto | 30 | 2019 | 109 | 0 | 2022 | Free | |
| 2 | DF | 
|
Jurgen Mattheij | 28 | 2020 | 78 | 8 | 2024 | Free | |
| 3 | DF |
|
Geferson | 27 | 2018 (Winter) | 131 | 2 | 2024 | Undisclosed | |
| 4 | DF |
|
Menno Koch | 26 | 2021 (Winter) | 35 | 3 | 2024 | €500,000 | |
| 5 | MF | 
|
Federico Varela | 24 | 2021 (Winter) | 34 | 0 | 2023 | Free | |
| 6 | DF |
|
Hristiyan Petrov | 19 | 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 7 | MF | 
|
Yohan Baï | 24 | 2021 | 34 | 3 | 2023 | Free | |
| 8 | MF | 
|
Graham Carey | 32 | 2019 | 106 | 11 | 2022 | Free | |
| 9 | FW | 
|
Jordy Caicedo | 23 | 2021 (Winter) | 65 | 32 | 2025 | Free | |
| 10 | MF |
|
Georgi Yomov | 23 | 2020 | 86 | 15 | 2024 | €300,000 | |
| 14 | MF |
|
Kaloyan Krastev | 22 | 2021 | 25 | 0 | 2024 | €300,000 | |
| 15 | DF |
|
Thibaut Vion | 27 | 2020 | 54 | 2 | 2023 | Free | |
| 16 | DF |
|
Asen Donchev | 19 | 2020 | 14 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 17 | FW | 
|
Bismark Charles | 20 | 2021 (Winter) | 31 | 5 | 2024 | Free | |
| 18 | DF | 
|
Bradley Mazikou | 28 | 2019 | 110 | 4 | 2022 | Free | |
| 19 | DF |
|
Ivan Turitsov | 21 | 2018 | 111 | 1 | 2023 | Youth system | |
| 20 | MF |
|
Junior Nzila | 20 | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2022 | Loan | |
| 21 | MF | 
|
Amos Youga | 28 | 2020 | 77 | 3 | 2023 | Free | |
| 23 | FW |
|
Ahmed Ahmedov | 26 | 2020 (Winter) | 42 | 9 | 2023 | Free | |
| 24 | MF | 
|
Karlo Muhar | 25 | 2021 | 36 | 2 | 2022 | Loan | |
| 25 | GK |
|
Dimitar Evtimov | 27 | 2020 | 19 | 0 | 2022 | Free | |
| 26 | DF |
|
Rosen Bozhinov | 16 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2025 | Youth system | |
| 27 | FW |
|
Maurício Garcez | 24 | 2022 (Winter) | 13 | 1 | 2023 | Loan | |
| 28 | FW | 
|
Brayan Moreno | 22 | 2022 (Winter) | 3 | 0 | 2025 | Free | |
| 29 | DF | 
|
Thomas Lam | 27 | 2021 | 34 | 0 | 2023 | Free | |
| 30 | MF | 
|
Yanic Wildschut | 29 | 2021 | 45 | 1 | 2023 | Free | |
| — | MF | 
|
Enes Mahmutovic | 24 | 2022 (Winter) | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Free |
- Last updated: 22 May 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF |
|
Yohan Baï | 24 | EU | Canet Roussillon
|
Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Free | cska.bg |
| 23 | FW |
|
Ahmed Ahmedov | 26 | EU |  Neftçi
|
Loan return | Summer | Free | topsport.bg | |
| — | GK |
|
Iliya Shalamanov | 18 | EU | Litex Lovech
|
Loan return | Summer | Free | ||
| — | GK |
|
Ivaylo Iliev | 18 | EU | Litex Lovech
|
Loan return | Summer | Free | ||
| 29 | DF |
|
Hristiyan Petrov | 18 | EU | Litex Lovech
|
Loan return | Summer | Free | ||
| — | MF |
|
Hristo Radkov | 18 | EU | Litex Lovech
|
Loan return | Summer | Free | ||
| 6 | MF |
|
Junior Nzila | 20 | EU |  Chiasso
|
Loan | Summer | 2022 | €90,000 | cska.bg |
| 11 | FW | 
|
Hamza Čataković | 24 | Non-EU |  Trenčín
|
Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Free | cska.bg |
| 30 | MF |
|
Yanic Wildschut | 29 | EU |  Maccabi Haifa
|
Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Free | cska.bg |
| 26 | DF |
|
Valentin Antov | 20 | EU | Bologna
|
Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg | |
| 29 | DF |
|
Thomas Lam | 27 | EU | PEC Zwolle
|
Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Free | cska.bg |
| 24 | MF |
|
Karlo Muhar | 27 | EU |  Lech Poznań
|
Loan | Summer | 2022 | Free | cska.bg |
| 14 | FW |
|
Kaloyan Krastev | 22 | EU | Slavia Sofia
|
Transfer | Summer | 2024 | €300,000 | cska.bg |
| 20 | DF | 
|
Karol Mets | 28 | EU |  Al-Ettifaq
|
Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free | cska.bg |
| — | FW |
|
Ivan Mitrev | 22 | EU | Botev Vratsa
|
Loan return | Winter | Free | trug.bg | |
| 27 | FW |
|
Maurício Garcez | 24 | Non-EU | Brusque
|
Loan | Winter | 2023 | €100,000 | cska.bg |
| 28 | FW |
|
Brayan Moreno | 22 | Non-EU | Atlético Huila
|
Transfer | Winter | 2024 | Free | cska.bg |
| 6 | DF |
|
Hristiyan Petrov | 19 | EU | Litex Lovech
|
Loan return | Winter | Free | cska.bg | |
| — | DF |
|
Enes Mahmutovic | 24 | EU |  Lviv
|
Transfer | Winter | Free | cska.bg |
Out
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Pre-season
| 19 June 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 2−0 | Litex | Pancharevo, Bulgaria |
| 11:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Attendance: 0 |
| 26 June 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 1−0 |  Wacker Innsbruck | Fulpmes, Austria |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
|
Report | Stadium: Sportplatz Fulpmes Attendance: 0 |
| 30 June 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 1−2 |  Olympiakos | Schwaz, Austria |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
|
Report | Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Attendance: 0 |
| 4 July 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 0−1 |  Werder Bremen | Zell am Ziller, Austria |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Parkstadion |
| 7 July 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 0−1 | Qarabağ | Fulpmes, Austria |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
|
Stadium: Sportplatz Fulpmes |
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 4−0 | Botev Vratsa | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia |
On-season (autumn)
| 6 September 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 4−1 | Bansko | Banya, Bulgaria |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima |
| 11 October 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 6−1 | Bansko | Banya, Bulgaria |
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima |
| 16 November 2021 Friendly | CSKA | 4−1 | Litex | Pancharevo, Bulgaria |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo |
Mid-season
| 21 January 2022 Friendly | CSKA | 1−1 | Stal Mielec | Alanya, Turkey |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Gold City Spor Kompleksi |
| 26 January 2022 Friendly | CSKA | cancelled | Hartberg | Belek, Turkey |
| 9:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Arcadia Center | |||
| Note: Initially postponed due to severe weather conditions (snowfall), then cancelled | ||||
| 28 January 2022 Friendly | CSKA | 3−1 |  Dynamo Moscow | Belek, Turkey |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Regnum Kompleksi |
| 31 January 2022 Friendly | CSKA | 5−1 |  Shakhter Karagandy | Belek, Turkey |
| 11:30 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Titanic Hotel Kompleksi |
| 31 January 2022 Friendly | CSKA | 0−4 |  Akademija Pandev | Belek, Turkey |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Susesi Football Center |
| 6 February 2022 Friendly | CSKA | 2−0 | Litex | Pancharevo, Bulgaria |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Attendance: 0 |
| 7 February 2022 Friendly | CSKA | 3−0 | Tsarsko Selo | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia |
On-season (spring)
| 27 March 2022 Friendly | CSKA | 3−1 | Sportist | Pancharevo, Bulgaria |
| 16:30 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Attendance: 100 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Parva Liga | 25 July 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Runner-up | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 51.61 |
| Bulgarian Cup | 22 September 2021 | 15 May 2022 | First round | Runner-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 66.67 |
| Bulgarian Supercup | 17 July 2021 | Final | Runner-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 22 July 2021 | 9 December 2021 | Second qualifying round | Group Stage | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 16.67 |
| Total | 50 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 44.00 | ||||
Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions
Parva Liga
Regular stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 64 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 52 | |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 46 | |
| 4 | Cherno More | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 45 | |
| 5 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 42 |
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]
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]
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 |
| 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
Last updated: 2 April 2022.
Source: See results
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2022. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 25 July 2021 1 | CSKA 1948 | 2−4 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 18:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 300 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij |
| 22 August 2021 5 | CSKA | 1−0 | Pirin | Sofia |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov |
| 29 August 2021 6 | Cherno More | 0−1 | CSKA | Varna |
| 18:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Ticha Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov |
| 11 September 2021 7 | CSKA | 1−1 | Slavia | Sofia |
| 20:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Svetoslav Vutsov |
| 19 September 2021 8 | Botev Vratsa | 2−4 | CSKA | Vratsa |
| 18:15 UTC+3 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov |
| 26 September 2021 9 | CSKA | 2−1 | Levski | Sofia |
| 16:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Graham Carey |
| 3 October 2021 10 | Tsarsko Selo | 1−2 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 17:45 UTC+3 |
|
Report | Stadium: Arena Tsarsko Selo Attendance: 150 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Karlo Muhar |
| 17 October 2021 11 | CSKA | 3−2 | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 19:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov | ||
| Note: On 12 October 2021 the Regional Health Inspectorate of Sofia City announced that the stadiums are not allowed to host spectators due to a recent spike of COVID-19-related infections.[2] | ||||
| 24 October 2021 12 | Beroe | 0−0 | CSKA | Stara Zagora |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Beroe Attendance: 500 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto |
| 31 October 2021 13 | CSKA | 1−3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 16:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Georgi Minchev |
| 8 November 2021 14 | CSKA | 1−0 | CSKA 1948 | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij | |
| Note: The game was played without spectators as CSKA was serving a two-game ban due to the disturbances during their home game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3] | ||||
| 20 November 2021 15 | CSKA | 2−1 | Arda | Sofia |
| 17:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Bradley Mazikou | ||
| Note: The game was played without spectators as CSKA was serving a two-game ban due to the disturbances during their home game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[3] | ||||
| 29 November 2021 16 | Ludogorets | 2−0 | CSKA | Razgrad |
| 17:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Mavis Tchibota |
| 2 December 2021 17 | CSKA | 2−0 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 750 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo |
| 5 December 2021 18 | Pirin | 1−1 | CSKA | Blagoevgrad |
| 16:45 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Stanislav Manolev |
| 12 December 2021 19 | CSKA | 2−0 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 14:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 850 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Yohan Baï |
| 16 December 2021 2 | Arda | 2−2 | CSKA | Kardzhali |
| 16:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Arena Arda Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo | ||
| Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 1 August, 21:00 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to the ongoing participation of both clubs in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[4] On 8 November the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 22 December 2021.[5] A couple of days later, on 10 November the committee did another round of rescheduiling, so this time the game was scheduled for 16 December 2021.[6] | ||||
| 20 December 2021 3 | CSKA | 1−0 | Ludogorets | Sofia |
| 16:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij | ||
| Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 8 August, 21:00 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to the ongoing participation of both clubs in the European tournaments.[7] On 8 November the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 19 December 2021.[5] A couple of days later, on 10 November the committee did another round of rescheduiling, so this time the game was scheduled for 20 December 2021.[6] | ||||
| 13 February 2022 4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1−1 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 16:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov | ||
| Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 15 August, 18:45 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[8] On 8 November the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 16 December 2021.[5] A couple of days later, on 10 November the committee did another round of rescheduiling, so this time the game was to be scheduled for 2022 before the start of the spring matches.[6] On 19 January 2022 the match was scheduled for 13 February 2022.[9] | ||||
| 20 February 2022 20 | Slavia | 2−3 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 17:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Menno Koch |
| 25 February 2022 21 | CSKA | 4−0 | Botev Vratsa | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Ivanov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Jurgen Mattheij | ||
| Note: The game was played without spectators as CSKA was serving a one-game ban due to fans throwing objects towards the pitch during their home game against Ludogorets.[10] | ||||
| 6 March 2022 22 | Levski | 0−0 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Nikolay Mihaylov | ||
| Note: The game has been interrupted in the 15th minute of the first half to clean up the pitch from the heavy snowfall. | ||||
| 12 March 2022 23 | CSKA | 0−0 | Tsarsko Selo | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 650 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Nikolay Nikolaev |
| 20 March 2022 24 | Botev Plovdiv | 2−0 | CSKA | Plovdiv |
| 15:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Todor Nedelev |
| 2 April 2022 25 | CSKA | 1−0 | Beroe | Sofia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo |
| 8 April 2022 26 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2−0 | CSKA | Plovdiv |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Birsent Karagaren |
Championship round
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 25 | +52 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv (O) | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Cherno More | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 47 | |
| 6 | Slavia Sofia | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 37 |
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.[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
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.[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ^ Levski Sofia qualified for the Europa Conference League by winning the 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup.
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 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: See results
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2022. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 17 April 2022 27 | CSKA | 0−0 | Levski | Sofia |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov |
| 30 April 2022 28 | Ludogorets | 5−0 | CSKA | Razgrad |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Dominik Yankov |
| 6 May 2022 29 | CSKA | 3−1 | Slavia | Sofia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Georgi Yomov |
| 19 May 2022 30 | CSKA | 0−0 | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov |
| 22 May 2022 31 | Cherno More | 0−0 | CSKA | Varna |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Ticha Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) |
Bulgarian Cup
| 22 September 2021 1R | Hebar | 0−3 | CSKA | Sofia[note 1] |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) |
| 28 October 2021 2R | CSKA | 2−0 | Arda | Sofia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 850 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) |
| 1 March 2022 QF | CSKA | 2−0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) |
| 12 April 2022 SF Leg 1 | Slavia | 0−2 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Jordy Caicedo |
| 21 April 2022 SF Leg 2 | CSKA | 0−2 (a.e.t.) (2−2 agg.) (7−6 p) | Slavia | Sofia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Dimitar Evtimov | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 15 May 2022 F | CSKA | 0−1 | Levski | Sofia |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov |
Bulgarian Supercup
| 17 July 2021 Final | Ludogorets | 4−0 | CSKA | Sofia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) |
UEFA Europa Conference League
Second qualifying round
| 22 July 2021 First leg | CSKA | 0−0 |  Liepāja | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Peter Bankes (England) |
| 29 July 2021 Second leg | Liepāja | 0−0 (0−0 agg.) (1−3 p) | CSKA | Liepāja, Latvia |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Daugavas stadions Attendance: 453 Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Third qualifying round
| 5 August 2021 First leg | CSKA | 4−2 | Osijek | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 2] Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
| 12 August 2021 Second leg | Osijek | 1−1 (3−5 agg.) | CSKA | Osijek, Croatia |
| 22:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Gradski Vrt Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
Play-off round
| 19 August 2021 First leg | Viktoria Plzeň  | 2−0 | CSKA | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 6,859 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) |
| 26 August 2021 Second leg | CSKA | 3−0 (a.e.t.) (3−2 agg.) | Viktoria Plzeň | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 3] Attendance: 6,717 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROM | BOD | ZOR | CSS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roma
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
| 2 |  Bodø/Glimt
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 6–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Zorya Luhansk
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | CSKA Sofia
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
| 16 September 2021 1 | Roma | 5–1 | CSKA | Rome, Italy |
| 22:00 UTC+3 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 29,876 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
| 30 September 2021 2 | CSKA | 0−0 | Bodø/Glimt | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 4] Attendance: 7,291 Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia) |
| 21 October 2021 3 | CSKA | 0−1 | Zorya Luhansk | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 4] Attendance: 3,158 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
| 4 November 2021 4 | Zorya Luhansk | 2−0 | CSKA | Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine |
| 19:45 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Stadium: Slavutych-Arena[note 5] Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland) |
| 25 November 2021 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 2−0 | CSKA | Bodø, Norway |
| 22:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel) |
| 9 December 2021 6 | CSKA | 2−3 | Roma | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 4] Attendance: 4,640 Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 22 May 2022
| No. | Pos | Player | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Supercup | Conference League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto
|
23 | -22 | 2 | -1 | 1 | -4 | 12 | -18 | 38 | -45 | |
| 2 | DF | Jurgen Mattheij
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22 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 5 | |
| 3 | DF | Geferson
|
22+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Menno Koch
|
12+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 5 | MF | Federico Varela
|
7+7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Hristiyan Petrov
|
2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Yohan Baï
|
12+11 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | Graham Carey
|
18+5 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 5 | |
| 9 | FW | Jordy Caicedo
|
27+1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 22 | |
| 10 | MF | Georgi Yomov
|
23+3 | 8 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 10+2 | 2 | 45 | 11 | |
| 14 | FW | Kaloyan Krastev
|
1+17 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Thibaut Vion
|
14+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Asen Donchev
|
3+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Bismark Charles
|
1+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Bradley Mazikou
|
22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 3 | |
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov
|
23+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | Junior Nzila
|
1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Amos Youga
|
15+6 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 23 | FW | Ahmed Ahmedov
|
3+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 24 | MF | Karlo Muhar
|
21+4 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov
|
8 | -9 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -11 | |
| 26 | DF | Rosen Bozhinov
|
1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Maurício Garcez
|
4+6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| 28 | FW | Brayan Moreno
|
1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Thomas Lam
|
20+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Yanic Wildschut
|
19+10 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9+2 | 1 | 45 | 1 | |
| — | DF | Enes Mahmutovic
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Hamza Čataković
|
4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | Karol Mets
|
8+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Valentin Antov
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | Plamen Galabov
|
2+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Conference League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | |
9 | Jordy Caicedo | 16 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | MF | |
10 | Georgi Yomov | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | DF | |
2 | Jurgen Mattheij | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| MF | |
8 | Graham Carey | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | MF | |
7 | Yohan Baï | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | |
18 | Bradley Mazikou | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| MF | |
21 | Amos Youga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | |
24 | Karlo Muhar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | |
4 | Menno Koch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | |
11 | Hamza Čataković | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | |
19 | Ivan Turitsov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | |
23 | Ahmed Ahmedov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | |
27 | Maurício Garcez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
30 | Yanic Wildschut | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| TOTALS | 42 | 9 | 11 | 42 | ||||
As of 22 May 2022
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 | Supercup | Conference League | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | GK |
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Gustavo Busatto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |
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Jurgen Mattheij | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |
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Geferson | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | DF |
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Menno Koch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF |
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Yohan Baï | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF |
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Graham Carey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | FW |
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Jordy Caicedo | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10 | MF |
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Georgi Yomov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 11 | FW |
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Hamza Čataković | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | DF |
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Thibaut Vion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 16 | DF |
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Asen Donchev | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | FW |
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Bismark Charles | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | DF |
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Bradley Mazikou | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 | DF |
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Ivan Turitsov | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | DF |
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Karol Mets | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | MF |
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Amos Youga | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | FW |
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Radoslav Zhivkov | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | FW |
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Ahmed Ahmedov | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | MF |
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Karlo Muhar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 | GK |
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Dimitar Evtimov | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | DF |
|
Valentin Antov | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | DF |
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Plamen Galabov | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | DF |
|
Thomas Lam | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 30 | MF |
|
Yanic Wildschut | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Manager |
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Alan Pardew | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Manager |
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Stoycho Mladenov | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Manager |
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Anatoli Nankov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Manager |
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Lyuboslav Penev | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
See also
Notes
- ^ Hebar plays their first round home match at Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Georgi Benkovski in Pazardzhik, which was not in optimal condition to host a football match.[12]
- ^ CSKA plays their third qualifying round home match at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which does not meet UEFA requirements for this stage of the tournament.
- ^ CSKA plays their play-off round home match at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which does not meet UEFA requirements for this stage of the tournament.
- ^ a b c CSKA plays their group stage home matches 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.
- ^ Zorya Luhansk plays their group stage home matches at Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Avanhard, Luhansk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
References
- ^ "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Заповед РД-01-343/ 12.10.2021 г. на директора на Столична РЗИ" (PDF). Regional Health Inspectorate of Sofia City. 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Решение ДК 05.11.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Решение СТК 28.07.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Решение СТК 08.11.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Решение СТК 10.11.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Решение СТК 02.08.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Решение СТК 13.08.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Решение 19.01.2022". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Решение ДК 21.12.2021 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""Българска армия" приема Хебър - ЦСКА". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 21 September 2021.