2024–25 PFC CSKA Sofia season

CSKA Sofia
2024–25 season
Controlling owners	Sport Fund of the National Fund for Sport, Culture, Art, and Science (87.45%); Hristo Stoichkov (12.55%)
Manager	Tomislav Stipić
	← 2023−24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 13 June 2024.

The 2024–25 season is CSKA Sofia's 76th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their ninth 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. For the first time since 2016 the club will not play in the UEFA club tournaments. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2024–25 season.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee
1	GK	Gustavo Busatto	33	2019	186	0	2026	Free
3	DF	Sainey Sanyang	21	2023	21	0	2028	€100,000
5	DF	Bradley de Nooijer	26	2022	32	2	2024	€200,000
6	DF	Hristiyan Petrov	22	2020	69	1	2026	Youth system
7	MF	Olaus Skarsem	25	2024 (Winter)	17	3	2027	€500,000
8	MF	Stanislav Shopov	22	2022	70	4	2025	Free
10	MF	Jonathan Lindseth	28	2022	77	11	2026	€500,000
11	FW	Matthias Phaëton	24	2023	39	6	2026	€2,000,000
12	GK	Marin Orlinov	28	2023	0	0	2024	Free
13	DF	Brayan Córdoba	24	2023	28	0	2027	€1,180,000
14	FW	Tobias Heintz	25	2023 (Winter)	57	9	2026	€600,000
15	DF	Thibaut Vion	30	2020	135	4	2025	Free
16	MF	Georgi Chorbadzhiyski	19	2023	7	0	2028	Youth system
17	DF	Emanuel Šakić	33	2023	26	0	2025	Free
19	DF	Ivan Turitsov	23	2018	174	7	2024	Youth system
20	DF	Martin Stoychev	20	2024 (Winter)	5	0	2027	Undisclosed
21	MF	Amos Youga	31	2020	147	6	2026	Free
23	MF	Ilian Antonov	19	2022	5	0	2027	Youth system
25	GK	Dimitar Evtimov	30	2020	31	0	2025	Free
26	MF	Marcelino Carreazo	24	2022	62	6	2025	€100,000
—	DF	Aleksandar Buchkov	20	2020	4	0	2025	Youth system
—	DF	Rosen Marinov	19	2021	1	0	2026	Youth system
—	DF	Asen Donchev	23	2020	29	1	2026	Youth system
—	MF	Ivan Tasev	21	2024	0	0	2028	Free
—	MF	Simeon Aleksandrov	20	2022	2	0	2025	€100,000
—	FW	Mark-Emilio Papazov	20	2020	4	0	2026	Youth system

Last updated: 17 June 2024
Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
—	MF	Ivan Tasev	21	EU	Pirin	Transfer	Summer	2028	Free	dsport.bg
—	DF	Asen Donchev	22	EU	Pirin	Loan return	Summer	2026	Free	dsport.bg
—	DF	Aleksandar Buchkov	20	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan return	Summer	2025	Free	dsport.bg
—	DF	Rosen Marinov	19	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan return	Summer		Free	dsport.bg
—	MF	Simeon Aleksandrov	20	EU	Septemvri Sofia	Loan return	Summer	2025	Free	dsport.bg
—	FW	Mark-Emilio Papazov	20	EU	Hebar	Loan return	Summer	2026	Free	dsport.bg

Out[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
—	FW	Bismark Charles	22	Non-EU	Released	Released	Summer	Free	cska.bg
—	GK	Aleks Bozhev	18	EU	CSKA 1948	End of contract	Summer	Free	dsport.bg
2	DF	Jurgen Mattheij	31	EU	Released	End of contract	Summer	Free	dsport.bg
4	DF	Menno Koch	29	EU	Released	End of contract	Summer	Free	dsport.bg
9	FW	Fernando Karanga	32	Non-EU	Released	End of contract	Summer	Free	dsport.bg
22	DF	Enes Mahmutović	27	EU	Released	End of contract	Summer	Free	dsport.bg
30	FW	Danilo Asprilla	35	Non-EU	Released	End of contract	Summer	Free	dsport.bg
27	MF	Lazar Tufegdžić	27	Non-EU	Čukarički	Released	Summer	Free	cska.bg

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Pre-season[edit]

22 June 2024 (2024-06-22) Friendly	CSKA	2–0	Belasitsa	Pancharevo, Bulgaria
11:00 UTC+3	Heintz 7' Aleksandrov 75'	Report		Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Attendance: 200 Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)

26 June 2024 (2024-06-26) Friendly	CSKA	v	Krumovgrad	Banya, Bulgaria
17:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima

29 June 2024 (2024-06-29) Friendly	CSKA	v	FC Politehnica Iași	Banya, Bulgaria
17:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima

1−2 July 2024 (2024-07) Friendly	CSKA	v	*to be determined*	Banya, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima

5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) Friendly	CSKA	v	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Banya, Bulgaria
11:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima

5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) Friendly	CSKA	v	Radnički Niš	Banya, Bulgaria
17:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Sporten kompleks Evima

13−14 July 2024 (2024-07) Friendly	CSKA	v	*to be determined*	Sofia, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Parva Liga	19 July 2024	26 May 2025	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Bulgarian Cup	30 October 2024		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 13 June 2024
Source: Competitions

Parva Liga[edit]

Regular stage[edit]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 13 June 2024.
Source: See results

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2024. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

19–22 July 2024 (2024-07) 1	Ludogorets	v	CSKA	Razgrad
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Huvepharma Arena

26–29 July 2024 (2024-07) 2	CSKA	v	Hebar	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

2–5 August 2024 (2024-08) 3	Spartak	v	CSKA	Varna
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Stadion Spartak

9–12 August 2024 (2024-08) 4	CSKA 1948	v	CSKA	Bistritsa
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa

16–19 August 2024 (2024-08) 5	CSKA	v	Slavia	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

23–26 August 2024 (2024-08) 6	Arda	v	CSKA	Kardzhali
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Arena Arda

30–31 August 2024 (2024-08) 7	CSKA	v	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

13–16 September 2024 (2024-09) 8	Levski	v	CSKA	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski

20–23 September 2024 (2024-09) 9	CSKA	v	Beroe	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

27–30 September 2024 (2024-09) 10	Cherno More	v	CSKA	Varna
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Stadion Ticha

4–6 October 2024 (2024-10) 11	CSKA	v	Septemvri	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

18–21 October 2024 (2024-10) 12	Lokomotiv Sofia	v	CSKA	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv

25–28 October 2024 (2024-10) 13	CSKA	v	Botev Vratsa	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

1–4 November 2024 (2024-11) 14	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	v	CSKA	Plovdiv
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv

8–10 November 2024 (2024-11) 15	CSKA	v	Krumovgrad	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

22–25 November 2024 (2024-11) 16	CSKA	v	Ludogorets	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

1–2 December 2024 (2024-12) 17	Hebar	v	CSKA	Pazardzhik
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski

3–5 December 2024 (2024-12) 18	CSKA	v	Spartak	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

6–9 December 2024 (2024-12) 19	CSKA	v	CSKA 1948	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

7–10 February 2025 (2025-02) 20	Slavia	v	CSKA	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov

14–17 February 2025 (2025-02) 21	CSKA	v	Arda	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

21–24 February 2025 (2025-02) 22	Botev Plovdiv	v	CSKA	Plovdiv
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev

1–3 March 2025 (2025-03) 23	Levski	v	CSKA	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski

7–10 March 2025 (2025-03) 24	Beroe	v	CSKA	Stara Zagora
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Stadion Beroe

14–16 March 2025 (2025-03) 25	CSKA	v	Cherno More	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

28–31 March 2025 (2025-03) 26	Septemvri	v	CSKA	Sofia
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 2]}

1–3 April 2025 (2025-04) 27	CSKA	v	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

4–7 April 2025 (2025-04) 28	Botev Vratsa	v	CSKA	Vratsa
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev

11–14 April 2025 (2025-04) 29	CSKA	v	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]}

17–21 April 2025 (2025-04) 30	Krumovgrad	v	CSKA	Plovdiv^{[note 3]}
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika

Bulgarian Cup[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Parva Liga		Bulgarian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BRA	Gustavo Busatto	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	GAM	Sainey Sanyang	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	NED	Bradley de Nooijer	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	BUL	Hristiyan Petrov	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	NOR	Olaus Skarsem	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	BUL	Stanislav Shopov	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	NOR	Jonathan Lindseth	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	GLP	Matthias Phaëton	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	BUL	Marin Orlinov	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	COL	Brayan Córdoba	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	NOR	Tobias Heintz	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	FRA	Thibaut Vion	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	BUL	Georgi Chorbadzhiyski	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	AUT	Emanuel Šakić	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	BUL	Ivan Turitsov	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	BUL	Martin Stoychev	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	CAF	Amos Youga	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	BUL	Ilian Antonov	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	BUL	Dimitar Evtimov	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	COL	Marcelino Carreazo	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF	BUL	Aleksandar Buchkov	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF	BUL	Asen Donchev	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF	BUL	Rosen Marinov	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF	BUL	Ivan Tasev	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF	BUL	Simeon Aleksandrov	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW	BUL	Mark-Emilio Papazov	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season:

Goalscorers[edit]

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Parva Liga	Bulgarian Cup	Conference League	Total
1					0	0	0	0
				Own goal	0	0	0	0
TOTALS					0	0	0	0

As of 14 June 2024^[update]

Disciplinary Record[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for CSKA first squad during the season.

N	P	Nat.	Name										Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Parva Liga			Bulgarian Cup			Total			Notes

Last updated: 13 June 2024
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.

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ From the spring of 2024 CSKA plays their home games at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which is undergoing a major reconstruction.
^ Septemvri plays their league home games at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Septemvri, Sofia, which does not meet the BFU requirements.
^ 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.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

CSKA Official Site

[VasilLevski1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ From the spring of 2024 CSKA plays their home games at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofia, which is undergoing a major reconstruction.

[Septemvri1-2] Septemvri plays their league home games at Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Septemvri, Sofia, which does not meet the BFU requirements.

[Krumovgrad1-3] 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.

[note 1]

[note 2]

[note 3]

v t e 2024–25 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	First League Second League Third League Women's League
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup (Final) Bulgarian Supercup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Conference League
Related to national team	2024–25 UEFA Nations League (League C) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ilian Iliev
Club seasons
First League	Arda Beroe Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa Cherno More CSKA CSKA 1948 Hebar Krumovgrad Levski Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia Ludogorets Septemvri Slavia Spartak
Summer transfers Winter transfers