# 2018–19 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2018–19 season is CSKA Sofia's 70th season in the First League and their third consecutive participation after their administrative relegation in the third division due to mounting financial troubles. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2018–19 season.

## Players
### Current squad

As of 8 February 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Dante Stipica |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Stoycho Atanasov |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Geferson |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Bodurov (captain) |
| 6 | MF | POR | Rúben Pinto (vice-captain) |
| 7 | MF | GNB | Jorginho |
| 8 | MF | GHA | Edwin Gyasi |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Evandro |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Slavi Petrov |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Angel Lyaskov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | BUL | Kristiyan Malinov |
| 16 | MF | POR | Janio Bikel |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Henrique |
| 19 | DF | BUL | Ivan Turitsov |
| 20 | MF | POR | Tiago Rodrigues |
| 22 | FW | GAM | Ali Sowe |
| 24 | DF | POR | Nuno Tomás |
| 25 | DF | CPV | Steven Pereira |
| 26 | DF | BUL | Valentin Antov |
| 30 | GK | LTU | Vytautas Černiauskas |

## Transfers
### Summer transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Dante Stipica (from Hajduk Split) |
| 7 | MF | GNB | Jorginho (on loan from Saint-Étienne) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Maurides (from Belenenses) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Evandro (from Coritiba) |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Angel Lyaskov (loan return from Litex Lovech) |
| 16 | MF | POR | Janio Bikel (from NEC Nijmegen) |
| 16 | DF | BUL | Ivan Turitsov (loan return from Litex Lovech) |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Henrique (from Atlético Mineiro, previously on loan) |
| 21 | FW | BUL | Tonislav Yordanov (loan return from Litex Lovech) |
| 22 | FW | GAM | Ali Sowe (on loan from Chievo) |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Nikola Kolev (loan return from Etar Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 25 | DF | CPV | Steven Pereira (from MVV Maastricht) |
| 27 | FW | BUL | Georgi Minchev (loan return from Tsarsko Selo) |
| 27 | DF | SVK | Boris Sekulić (from Slovan Bratislava) |
| 28 | DF | BUL | Plamen Galabov (loan return from Etar Veliko Tarnovo) |
| — | DF | BUL | Galin Minkov (loan return from Tsarsko Selo) |
| — | MF | BUL | Reyan Daskalov (loan return from Tsarsko Selo) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | COL | Jean Carlos Blanco (to Independiente Medellín) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Fernando Karanga (to Henan Jianye) |
| 10 | MF | NED | Roland Alberg (to Panionios) |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Slavi Petrov (on loan at Litex Lovech) |
| 14 | MF | POR | Ukra (to Santa Clara) |
| 16 | MF | CMR | Raoul Loé (to Omonia) |
| 16 | DF | BUL | Ivan Turitsov (on loan to Litex Lovech) |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Georgiev (on loan at Septemvri Sofia) |
| 21 | FW | BUL | Tonislav Yordanov (on loan at Litex Lovech) |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Nikola Kolev (on loan at Etar Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 25 | DF | FRA | Alexandre Barthe (released) |
| 27 | FW | BUL | Radoslav Zhivkov (on loan at Litex Lovech) |
| 27 | FW | BUL | Georgi Minchev (on loan at Tsarsko Selo) |
| 28 | DF | BUL | Plamen Galabov (on loan at Etar Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 33 | GK | BUL | Georgi Kitanov (on loan at Cherno More Varna) |
| — | DF | BUL | Martin Achkov (on loan at Litex Lovech) |
| — | DF | BUL | Galin Minkov (on loan at Tsarsko Selo) |
| — | DF | BUL | Daniel Yordanov (to Litex Lovech) |
| — | MF | BUL | Reyan Daskalov (on loan at Tsarsko Selo) |
| — | MF | BUL | Nikolay Yankov (on loan at Litex Lovech) |
| — | MF | BUL | Petar D. Petrov (to Litex Lovech) |
| — | MF | BUL | Ivan Mitrev (to Litex Lovech) |

### Winter transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Slavi Petrov (loan return from Litex Lovech) |
| 19 | DF | BUL | Ivan Turitsov (loan return from Litex Lovech) |
| 22 | FW | GAM | Ali Sowe (from Chievo, previously on loan) |
| 24 | DF | POR | Nuno Tomás (on loan from Belenenses) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Maurides (to Changchun Yatai) |
| 11 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Manolev (to Ludogorets) |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Georgiev (on loan at Etar Veliko Tarnovo, previously on loan at Septemvri Sofia) |
| 19 | FW | BUL | Kiril Despodov (to Cagliari) |
| 23 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Dyulgerov (to Septemvri Sofia) |
| 27 | DF | SVK | Boris Sekulić (to Górnik Zabrze) |
| — | DF | BUL | Nikola Borisov (on loan at Litex Lovech) |
| — | DF | BUL | Galin Minkov (to Tsarsko Selo, previously on loan) |
| — | MF | BUL | Reyan Daskalov (to Tsarsko Selo, previously on loan) |
| — | FW | BUL | Georgi Minchev (to Tsarsko Selo, previously on loan) |

## Preseason and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Mid-season
## Competitions
### Parva Liga
#### Regular Stage
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 62 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 57 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 54 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Cherno More | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 March 2019. Source: See results

##### Results by round

| 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |

##### Results
#### Championship round
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 78 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Levski Sofia (O) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 66 | Qualification for the European play-off final |
| 4 | Beroe | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 58 | |
| 5 | Cherno More | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 52 | |
| 6 | Botev Plovdiv | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 50 | |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 May 2019. Source: See results

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

##### Results
### UEFA Europa League
#### First qualifying round
#### Third qualifying round
## Squad stats
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Totals | Totals | Parva Liga | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Dante Stipica | 4 | -3 | 2 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Stoycho Atanasov | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Geferson | 21 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | 37 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Bodurov | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | POR | Rúben Pinto | 43 | 5 | 30+3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GNB | Jorginho | 42 | 6 | 19+13 | 5 | 4+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | GHA | Edwin Gyasi | 38 | 5 | 21+9 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Evandro | 25 | 5 | 8+12 | 2 | 1+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Slavi Petrov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Angel Lyaskov | 18 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BUL | Kristiyan Malinov | 39 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | POR | Janio Bikel | 40 | 0 | 18+12 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Henrique | 19 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BUL | Martin Smolenski | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | BUL | Ivan Turitsov | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | POR | Tiago Rodrigues | 40 | 9 | 30+3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | GAM | Ali Sowe | 33 | 17 | 19+9 | 11 | 3+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | POR | Nuno Tomás | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | CPV | Steven Pereira | 13 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | BUL | Valentin Antov | 27 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BUL | Andrey Yordanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | BUL | Borislav Budinov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | LTU | Vytautas Černiauskas | 43 | -27 | 34 | -15 | 3 | -6 | 6 | -6 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 21 | FW | BUL | Tonislav Yordanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | BUL | Plamen Galabov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | BUL | Georgi Kitanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Maurides | 27 | 13 | 16+5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Manolev | 14 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BUL | Kiril Despodov | 22 | 10 | 14+2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Dyulgerov | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SVK | Boris Sekulić | 19 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
As of 24 May 2019

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 22 | Ali Sowe | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Maurides | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | FW | | 19 | Kiril Despodov | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | | 20 | Tiago Rodrigues | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | MF | | 7 | Jorginho | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | | 6 | Rúben Pinto | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | | 8 | Edwin Gyasi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | | 10 | Evandro | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | DF | | 4 | Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 11 | Stanislav Manolev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 15 | Kristiyan Malinov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 17 | Henrique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 57 | 11 | 9 | 77 |
As of 24 May 2019

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Parva Liga | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Stoycho Atanasov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Geferson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Nikolay Bodurov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Rúben Pinto | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jorginho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Edwin Gyasi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Evandro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Angel Lyaskov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Kristiyan Malinov | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Janio Bikel | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Henrique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Tiago Rodrigues | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | Ali Sowe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Nuno Tomás | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Steven Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Valentin Antov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Vytautas Černiauskas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players away on loan or who left CSKA Sofia during the season: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Maurides | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Stanislav Manolev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Kiril Despodov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Boris Sekulić | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 89 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 119 | 7 |
As of 24 May 2019