2025–26 PFC CSKA Sofia season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Controlling owner | National Fund for Sport, Culture, Art, and Science (71.29%) ID1 Invest (28.71%) |
| Manager | Dušan Kerkez |
| Parva Liga | 12th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Pittas Skarsem (1 each) All: Pittas Skarsem (1 each) |
| All statistics correct as of 9 August 2025. | |
The 2025–26 season is CSKA Sofia's 77th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their tenth 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 a second consecutive year the club will not play in the UEFA club tournaments. The last time this occurred for sporting reasons was in the 1967–69 period. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2025–26 season.
Players
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 
|
Gustavo Busatto | 34 | 2019 | 201 | 0 | 2026 | Free | |
| 2 | DF |
|
Pastor | 25 | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2028 | €800,000 | |
| 3 | DF | 
|
Sainey Sanyang | 22 | 2023 | 41 | 2 | 2028 | €100,000 | |
| 4 | DF | 
|
Adrián Lapeña | 29 | 2025 (Winter) | 25 | 0 | 2028 | €700,000 | |
| 5 | DF | 
|
Lumbardh Dellova | 26 | 2024 | 40 | 2 | 2027 | €350,000 | |
| 6 | MF | .svg.png){kind=small}
|
Bruno Jordão | 26 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2028 | €500,000 | |
| 7 | MF | 
|
Olaus Skarsem | 26 | 2024 (Winter) | 51 | 5 | 2027 | €500,000 | |
| 8 | MF | 
|
David Seger | 25 | 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2028 | €400,000 | |
| 9 | FW | 
|
Santiago Godoy | 24 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2028 | €1,800,000 | |
| 12 | GK | 
|
Marin Orlinov | 30 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2026 | Free | |
| 13 | DF | 
|
Brayan Córdoba | 25 | 2023 | 39 | 0 | 2027 | €1,180,000 | |
| 14 | DF |
|
Teodor Ivanov | 21 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2028 | €500,000 | |
| 15 | DF | 
|
Thibaut Vion | 31 | 2020 | 175 | 7 | 2027 | Free | |
| 16 | MF |
|
Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 20 | 2023 | 23 | 1 | 2028 | Youth system | |
| 17 | FW | 
|
Jason Lokilo | 26 | 2024 | 27 | 1 | 2027 | €400,000 | |
| 18 | DF | 
|
Mica Pinto | 32 | 2024 | 28 | 1 | 2026 | Free | |
| 19 | DF |
|
Ivan Turitsov | 25 | 2018 | 205 | 7 | 2026 | Youth system | |
| 20 | DF |
|
Martin Stoychev | 21 | 2024 (Winter) | 5 | 0 | 2027 | Undisclosed | |
| 21 | GK | 
|
Fyodor Lapoukhov | 22 | 2025 (Winter) | 14 | 0 | 2028 | €650,000 | |
| 22 | FW | 
|
Kevin Dodaj | 19 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 2028 | €450,000 | |
| 24 | DF |
|
Yulian Iliev | 20 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2028 | Youth system | |
| 28 | FW | 
|
Ioannis Pittas | 28 | 2025 (Winter) | 26 | 11 | 2028 | €1,200,000 | |
| 29 | FW |
|
Ivan Tasev | 22 | 2024 | 18 | 2 | 2026 | Free | |
| 30 | MF |
|
Petko Panayotov | 19 | 2024 | 26 | 1 | 2027 | Youth system | |
| 45 | FW | .svg.png){kind=small}
|
Aaron Leya Iseka | 27 | 2024 | 22 | 1 | 2027 | €1,200,000 | |
| 73 | MF |
|
Ilian Iliev | 25 | 2024 | 36 | 3 | 2026 | Free | |
| 91 | FW |
|
Yoan Bornosuzov | 21 | 2024 | 8 | 0 | 2027 | Free | |
| 99 | MF | 
|
James Eto'o | 24 | 2024 | 35 | 1 | 2027 | €1,000,000 |
- Last updated: 15 August 2025
- Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
- The squad could change until the summer transfer end on 31 August 2025.
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | FW |
|
Mark-Emilio Papazov | 21 | EU | Botev Vratsa
|
Loan return | Summer | 2026 | Free | |
| 34 | MF |
|
Vasil Kaymakanov | 17 | EU |  Youth team
|
Promoted | Summer | 2029 | Free | cska.bg |
| 31 | GK |
|
Georgi Gerginov | 19 | EU | Youth team
|
Promoted | Summer | 2029 | Free | cska.bg |
| 14 | DF |
|
Teodor Ivanov | 21 | EU | CSKA 1948
|
Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €500,000 | cska.bg |
| 8 | MF |
|
David Seger | 25 | EU | Östers IF
|
Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €400,000 | cska.bg |
| 22 | FW |
|
Kevin Dodaj | 19 | Non-EU | KF Vllaznia Shkodër
|
Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €450,000 | cska.bg |
| 2 | DF |
|
Pastor | 25 | Non-EU | Farense
|
Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €800,000 | cska.bg |
| 9 | FW |
|
Santiago Godoy | 24 | Non-EU | Beroe
|
Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €1,800,000 | cska.bg |
| 6 | MF |
|
Bruno Jordão | 26 | EU |  Radomiak Radom
|
Transfer | Summer | 2028 | €500,000 | cska.bg |
Out
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF |
|
Stanislav Shopov | 23 | EU |  Osijek
|
End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 10 | MF |
|
Jonathan Lindseth | 29 | EU |  Manisa
|
End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 26 | MF |
|
Marcelino Carreazo | 25 | Non-EU | Released
|
End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| — | GK |
|
Dimitar Evtimov | 31 | EU | Botev Vratsa
|
End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 25 | GK |
|
Ivan Dyulgerov | 25 | EU |  Sheriff Tiraspol
|
Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 31 | DF |
|
Rosen Marinov | 20 | EU | Botev Vratsa
|
Transfer | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 11 | FW |
|
Matthias Phaëton | 25 | EU | .svg.png){kind=small} FC Zürich
|
Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 6 | DF | 
|
Liam Cooper | 33 | Non-EU | Released
|
Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 11 | FW |
|
Zymer Bytyqi | 28 | EU | Released
|
Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Pre-season
| 25 June 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 1–1 |  Shkëndija | Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia |
| 18:30 UTC+3 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Sportski Centar Terme Čatež |
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 0–0 |  Kryvbas | Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Sportski Centar Terme Čatež |
| 30 June 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 0–1 | Hajduk Split | Radomlje, Slovenia |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Športni park Radomlje |
| 2 July 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 0–3 |  Olimpija Ljubljana | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Športni park ŽAK |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | CSKA | 3–1 |  Radnički Niš | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Parva Liga | 19 July 2025 | 25 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Bulgarian Cup | October 2025 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |||
Last updated: 9 August 2025
Source: Competitions
Parva Liga
Regular stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Botev Vratsa | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Qualification for the Relegation group |
| 11 | Botev Plovdiv | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
| 12 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Spartak Varna | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 14 | Septemvri Sofia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: 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
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
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 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Last updated: 9 August 2025.
Source: See results
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 2 August 2025. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 19 July 2025 1 | Botev Plovdiv | 1–1 | CSKA | Plovdiv |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna) Man of the Match: Andrey Yordanov |
| 26 July 2025 2 | CSKA | 1–1 | Spartak | Sofia |
| 21:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Xandy |
| 2 August 2025 3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | CSKA | Plovdiv |
| 19:00 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Julien Lamy |
| 9 August 2025 4 | CSKA | 0–0 | Cherno More | Sofia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Plamen Iliev |
| 24 August 2025 6 | CSKA | v | CSKA 1948 | Sofia |
| 20:15 UTC+3 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 30 August 2025 7 | Slavia | v | CSKA | Sofia |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
| 12–14 September 2025 8 | CSKA | v | Septemvri | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2025 9 | Botev Vratsa | v | CSKA | Vratsa |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev |
| 2025 10 | Lokomotiv Sofia | v | CSKA | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv |
| 2025 11 | CSKA | v | Ludogorets | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2025 12 | Dobrudzha | v | CSKA | Varna[note 2] |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadion Spartak |
| 2025 13 | CSKA | v | Beroe | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2025 14 | CSKA | v | Montana | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2025 15 | Levski | v | CSKA | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski |
| 2025 16 | CSKA | v | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2025 17 | Spartak | v | CSKA | Varna |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Stadion Spartak |
| 2025 18 | CSKA | v | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 5–7 December 2025 19 | Cherno More | v | CSKA | Varna |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Stadion Ticha |
| 2025 5 | Arda | v | CSKA | Kardzhali |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) | ||
| Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 18 August 2025, but has been rescheduled due to Arda's ongoing participation in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.[1] | ||||
| 6–8 February 2026 20 | CSKA | v | Arda | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2026 21 | CSKA 1948 | v | CSKA | Bistritsa |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa |
| 2026 22 | CSKA | v | Slavia | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2026 23 | Septemvri | v | CSKA | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv[note 3] |
| 2026 24 | CSKA | v | Botev Vratsa | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2026 25 | CSKA | v | Lokomotiv Sofia | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2026 26 | Ludogorets | v | CSKA | Razgrad |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena |
| 2026 27 | CSKA | v | Dobrudzha | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] |
| 2026 28 | Beroe | v | CSKA | Stara Zagora |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadion Beroe |
| 2026 29 | Montana | v | CSKA | Montana |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadion Ogosta |
| 17–19 April 2026 30 | CSKA | v | Levski | Sofia |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski |
Bulgarian Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | BRA
|
Gustavo Busatto | 4 | -3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | BRA
|
Pastor | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | GAM
|
Sainey Sanyang | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | ESP
|
Adrián Lapeña | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | KOS
|
Lumbardh Dellova | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF | POR
|
Bruno Jordão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | NOR
|
Olaus Skarsem | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | SWE
|
David Seger | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | ARG
|
Santiago Godoy | 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 | DF | BUL
|
Teodor Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | FRA
|
Thibaut Vion | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | BUL
|
Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | FW | COD
|
Jason Lokilo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF | LUX
|
Mica Pinto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | BUL
|
Ivan Turitsov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | DF | BUL
|
Martin Stoychev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | GK | BLR
|
Fyodor Lapoukhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | FW | ALB
|
Kevin Dodaj | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | DF | BUL
|
Yulian Iliev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | FW | CYP
|
Ioannis Pittas | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | FW | BUL
|
Ivan Tasev | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | MF | BUL
|
Petko Panayotov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 45 | FW | BEL
|
Aaron Leya Iseka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 73 | MF | BUL
|
Ilian Iliev | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 91 | FW | BUL
|
Yoan Bornosuzov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 99 | MF | CMR
|
James Eto'o | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | SCO
|
Liam Cooper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | KOS
|
Zymer Bytyqi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos | Nat | No | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | |
7 | Olaus Skarsem | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | |
28 | Ioannis Pittas | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
As of 9 August 2025
Clean sheets
| Rank | Nat | No | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
1 | Gustavo Busatto | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
As of 9 August 2025
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 | Total | Notes | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF |
|
Adrián Lapeña | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF |
|
Lumbardh Dellova | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | DF |
|
Liam Cooper | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF |
|
David Seger | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 11 | FW |
|
Zymer Bytyqi | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 | MF |
|
Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 18 | DF |
|
Mica Pinto | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 19 | DF |
|
Ivan Turitsov | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Last updated: 9 August 2025
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
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dobrudzha plays their league home games at Stadion Spartak, Varna, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Druzhba, Dobrich, which does not meet the BFU requirements.
- ^ Septemvri plays their league home games at Stadion Lokomotiv, Sofia, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Septemvri, Sofia, which does not meet the BFU requirements.
References
- ^ "Решение СТК 15.08.2025 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 15 August 2025.