# 2011–12 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season

The 2011–12 season was Ludogorets Razgrad's first season in the A Football Group. Ludogorets Razgrad won their first Bulgarian Cup on 16 May, defeating Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1, before completing the domestic double a week later by defeating CSKA Sofia 1–0 on 23 May 2012 to claim their first top flight league title.

## Squad

    As of match played 23 May 2012
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Uroš Golubović | GK | (1976-08-19)19 August 1976 (aged 35) | Litex Lovech | 2011 | | 33 | 0 |
| 13 | Radek Petr | GK | (1987-02-24)24 February 1987 (aged 25) | Eupen | 2012 | | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Georgi Argilashki | GK | (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (aged 20) | Brestnik 1948 | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Marián Jarabica | DF | (1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 23) | loan from Cracovia | 2011 | | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Tero Mäntylä | DF | (1991-04-18)18 April 1991 (aged 21) | Inter Turku | 2012 | | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Alexandre Barthe | DF | (1986-03-05)5 March 1986 (aged 26) | Litex Lovech | 2011 | | 32 | 3 |
| 20 | Choco | DF | (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 22) | Santos | 2011 | | 32 | 1 |
| 25 | Yordan Minev | DF | (1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (aged 31) | Botev Plovdiv | 2011 | | 33 | 0 |
| 33 | Ľubomír Guldan | DF | (1983-01-30)30 January 1983 (aged 29) | MŠK Žilina | 2011 | | 33 | 0 |
| 77 | Vitinha | DF | (1986-02-11)11 February 1986 (aged 26) | Concordia Chiajna | 2012 | | 11 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Georgi Kostadinov | MF | (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 21) | Pomorie | 2012 | | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Mihail Aleksandrov | MF | (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 22) | Akademik Sofia | 2010 | | 41 | 9 |
| 8 | Stanislav Genchev | MF | (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 31) | Vaslui | 2012 | | 32 | 7 |
| 18 | Svetoslav Dyakov | MF | (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 (aged 27) | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2012 | | 34 | 1 |
| 22 | Miroslav Ivanov | MF | (1991-11-09)9 November 1991 (aged 20) | Montana | 2011 | | 42 | 7 |
| 23 | Emil Gargorov | MF | (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 21) | CSKA Sofia | 2011 | | 30 | 14 |
| 36 | Mladen Kašćelan | MF | (1983-02-13)13 February 1983 (aged 29) | loan from Jagiellonia Białystok | 2012 | | 13 | 1 |
| 37 | Jakub Hronec | MF | (1992-09-05)5 September 1992 (aged 19) | Birmingham City | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Ivan Stoyanov | MF | (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 28) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2011 | | 30 | 19 |
| 84 | Marcelinho | MF | (1984-08-24)24 August 1984 (aged 27) | Bragantino | 2011 | | 30 | 13 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 11 | Juninho Quixadá | FW | (1985-12-12)12 December 1985 (aged 26) | Bragantino | 2011 | | 12 | 5 |
| 19 | Dimo Bakalov | FW | (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 23) | Sliven | 2011 | | 17 | 2 |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele | DF | (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 21) | Eupen | 2011 | 2014 | 15 | 6 |
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||
| 9 | Miroslav Antonov | FW | (1986-03-10)10 March 1986 (aged 26) | Levski Sofia | 2011 | | 8 | 3 |
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | Jure Travner | DF | (1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 26) | St Mirren | 2011 | | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Nikolay Dyulgerov | MF | (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 24) | Slavia Sofia | 2011 | | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Todor Kolev | FW | (1980-02-08)8 February 1980 (aged 32) | Slavia Sofia | 2011 | | 22 | 10 |
| 13 | Emil Mihaylov | GK | (1988-03-01)1 March 1988 (aged 24) | Akademik Sofia | 2011 | | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Franco Bano | DF | (1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 26) | Miramar Misiones | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Dimo Atanasov | MF | (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 (aged 27) | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2011 | | 17 | 3 |
| 24 | Shener Remzi | MF | (1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 35) | Chernomorets Burgas | 2010 | | 27 | 2 |
| 30 | Hristo Nikolov | GK | (1980-03-05)5 March 1980 (aged 32) | Dorostol Silistra | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Suvad Grabus | DF | (1981-12-14)14 December 1981 (aged 30) | Travnik | 2011 | | 1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 30 July 2011 | DF | Alexandre Barthe | Litex Lovech | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2011 | DF | Jure Travner | St Mirren | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2011 | MF | Jakub Hronec | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 22 August 2011 | FW | Christian Kabasele | Eupen | Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2011 | MF | Ivan Stoyanov | Alania Vladikavkaz | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | GK | Hristo Nikolov | Dorostol Silistra | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | GK | Uroš Golubović | Litex Lovech | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Franco Bano | Miramar Misiones | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Suvad Grabus | Travnik | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Yordan Minev | Botev Plovdiv | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Ľubomír Guldan | MŠK Žilina | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | MF | Marcelinho | Bragantino | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | MF | Svetoslav Dyakov | Lokomotiv Sofia | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | MF | Stanislav Genchev | Vaslui | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | MF | Emil Gargorov | CSKA Sofia | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | FW | Juninho Quixadá | Bragantino | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | FW | Dimo Bakalov | Sliven 2000 | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2011 | GK | Georgi Argilashki | Brestnik 1948 | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2011 | GK | Radek Petr | Eupen | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2012 | DF | Tero Mäntylä | Inter Turku | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2012 | DF | Vitinha | Concordia Chiajna | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2011 | MF | Georgi Kostadinov | Chernomorets Pomorie | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
| 18 June 2011 | DF | | Marián Jarabica | Cracovia | End of Season | |
| 24 January 2012 | MF | | Mladen Kašćelan | Jagiellonia Białystok | End of Season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| Summer 2011 | GK | Miroslav Grigorov | Nesebar | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Georgi Georgiev | Svetkavitsa | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Radoslav Komitov | Svetkavitsa | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Ventsislav Yordanov | Svetkavitsa | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Zheko Yordanov | Dimitrovgrad | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | DF | Stanislav Zhekov | Pelita Jaya | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | MF | Radoslav Anev | Etar 1924 | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | MF | Diyan Dimov | Svetkavitsa | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | MF | Syuleiman Shakirov | Dunav Ruse | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | FW | Antonio Pavlov | Hapoel Jerusalem | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2011 | FW | Zoran Zlatkovski | Malavan | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2012 | GK | Emil Mihaylov | Lokomotiv Sofia | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2012 | DF | Jure Travner | Mura 05 | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2012 | MF | Nikolay Dyulgerov | CSKA Sofia | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2012 | FW | Todor Kolev | Etar 1924 | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
| Summer 2011 | MF | | Jakub Hronec | Kaliakra Kavarna | Winter 2012 | |
| Winter 2012 | FW | | Miroslav Antonov | Montana | End of Season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined |
| 6 December 2011 | DF | Suvad Grabus | Travnik |
| Winter 2012 | DF | Franco Bano | Atenas |
| Winter 2012 | GK | Hristo Nikolov | |
| Winter 2012 | MF | Shener Remzi | Kubrat |

## Competitions
### Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 16 | +57 | 70 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 69 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 62 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Chernomorets Burgas | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 57 | 23 | +34 | 60 | |
| 5 | Litex Lovech | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 59 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 January 2012. Source: Soccerway

#### 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

#### Fixtures and results
### Bulgarian Cup
#### Final
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 23 May 2012

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A PFG | A PFG | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Uroš Golubović | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SVK | Marián Jarabica | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Tero Mäntylä | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Alexandre Barthe | 32 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BUL | Georgi Kostadinov | 5 | 2 | 0+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Mihail Aleksandrov | 32 | 7 | 17+11 | 5 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Stanislav Genchev | 32 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Juninho Quixadá | 12 | 5 | 1+10 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | CZE | Radek Petr | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Dyakov | 34 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BUL | Dimo Bakalov | 17 | 2 | 9+5 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Choco | 32 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Miroslav Ivanov | 31 | 5 | 23+4 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | BUL | Emil Gargorov | 30 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | BUL | Yordan Minev | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | BEL | Christian Kabasele | 15 | 6 | 1+10 | 3 | 2+2 | 3 |
| 33 | DF | SVK | Ľubomír Guldan | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | MNE | Mladen Kašćelan | 13 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 73 | MF | BUL | Ivan Stoyanov | 30 | 19 | 17+8 | 16 | 4+1 | 3 |
| 77 | DF | POR | Vitinha | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | BRA | Marcelinho | 30 | 13 | 23+2 | 9 | 4+1 | 4 |
| Players who appeared for Ludogorets Razgrad no longer at the club: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | SVN | Jure Travner | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Dyulgerov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BUL | Todor Kolev | 10 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BUL | Dimo Atanasov | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | BIH | Suvad Grabus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | A PFG | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 73 | Ivan Stoyanov | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | MF | 23 | Emil Gargorov | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | MF | 84 | Marcelinho | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Stanislav Genchev | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Mihail Aleksandrov | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | FW | 27 | Christian Kabasele | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Juninho Quixadá | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 22 | Miroslav Ivanov | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Alexandre Barthe | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | 19 | Dimo Bakalov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 6 | Georgi Kostadinov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 10 | Todor Kolev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 20 | Choco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 36 | Mladen Kašćelan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 18 | Svetoslav Dyakov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 73 | 15 | 88 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | A PFG | A PFG | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Uroš Golubović | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Alexandre Barthe | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Genchev | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Todor Kolev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Juninho Quixadá | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Svetoslav Dyakov | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Dimo Bakalov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Choco | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Miroslav Ivanov | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Emil Gargorov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Yordan Minev | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Christian Kabasele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Ľubomír Guldan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Mladen Kašćelan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | MF | Ivan Stoyanov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Vitinha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | Marcelinho | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Players who left Ludogorets Razgrad during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Jure Travner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 80 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 3 |