# 2022–23 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2022–23 season is CSKA Sofia's 74th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their seventh 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 2022–23 season.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto | 31 | 2019 | 147 | 0 | 2023 | Free | |
| 2 | DF | Jurgen Mattheij | 29 | 2020 | 111 | 10 | 2024 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Geferson | 28 | 2018 (Winter) | 159 | 3 | 2024 | Undisclosed | |
| 4 | DF | Menno Koch | 27 | 2021 (Winter) | 60 | 6 | 2024 | €500,000 | |
| 5 | DF | Bradley de Nooijer | 24 | 2022 | 27 | 2 | 2025 | €200,000 | |
| 6 | DF | Hristiyan Petrov | 19 | 2020 | 36 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 7 | MF | Jonathan Lindseth | 26 | 2022 | 36 | 2 | 2026 | €500,000 | |
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 20 | 2022 | 37 | 1 | 2025 | Free | |
| 9 | FW | Duckens Nazon | 28 | 2022 | 40 | 20 | 2025 | €200,000 | |
| 10 | MF | Georgi Yomov | 24 | 2020 | 94 | 17 | 2024 | €300,000 | |
| 11 | MF | Lazar Tufegdžić | 25 | 2022 | 33 | 4 | 2025 | €300,000 | |
| 12 | GK | Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov | 19 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 13 | DF | Galin Minkov | 24 | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 14 | FW | Tobias Heintz | 23 | 2023 (Winter) | 17 | 3 | 2026 | €600,000 | |
| 15 | DF | Thibaut Vion | 28 | 2020 | 96 | 2 | 2023 | Free | |
| 16 | DF | Asen Donchev | 20 | 2020 | 23 | 1 | 2024 | Youth system | |
| 17 | FW | Bismark Charles | 21 | 2021 (Winter) | 45 | 5 | 2024 | Free | |
| 18 | FW | Ilian Antonov | 17 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | Antonov played previously with number 14 this season. |
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 22 | 2018 | 144 | 7 | 2023 | Youth system | |
| 20 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 23 | 2017 | 7 | 0 | 2024 | Youth system | Zhivkov played previously with number 23 this season. |
| 21 | MF | Amos Youga | 29 | 2020 | 114 | 4 | 2023 | Free | |
| 22 | MF | Enes Mahmutovic | 25 | 2022 (Winter) | 20 | 1 | 2024 | Free | |
| 23 | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 21 | 2022 | 16 | 0 | 2025 | €300,000 | |
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 27 | 2020 | 25 | 0 | 2023 | Free | |
| 26 | MF | Marcelino Carreazo | 22 | 2022 | 26 | 3 | 2024 | €100,000 | |
| 27 | FW | Maurício Garcez | 25 | 2022 (Winter) | 52 | 12 | 2023 | Loan | Garcez played with number 10 after the winter break. |
| 28 | FW | Brayan Moreno | 22 | 2022 (Winter) | 36 | 10 | 2025 | Free | |
| 29 | DF | Rosen Marinov | 17 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 2026 | Youth system | |
| 30 | FW | Daouda Bamba | 27 | 2022 | 14 | 1 | 2025 | Free | |
* Last updated: 7 June 2023
* Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
* Ordered by squad number.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 20 | EU | Heerenveen | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | Free | cska.bg |
| 24 | FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 18 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | | Free | cska.bg |
| 18 | MF | Mitko Mitkov | 21 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | | Free | cska.bg |
| 23 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 23 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | | Free | cska.bg |
| 17 | DF | Aleksandar Buchkov | 18 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | | Free | cska.bg |
| 26 | FW | Martin Smolenski | 19 | EU | Minyor Pernik | Loan return | Summer | | Free | cska.bg |
| 31 | GK | Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov | 19 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan return | Summer | | Free | cska.bg |
| 13 | DF | Galin Minkov | 24 | EU | Litex Lovech | Transfer | Summer | | Free | cska.bg |
| 20 | DF | Yoan Baurenski | 20 | EU | Botev Vratsa | Loan return | Summer | | Free | cska.bg |
| 11 | MF | Lazar Tufegdžić | 25 | Non-EU | Spartak Subotica | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | €300,000 | cska.bg |
| 5 | DF | Bradley de Nooijer | 24 | EU | Farul Constanța | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | €200,000 | cska.bg |
| 9 | FW | Duckens Nazon | 28 | EU | Quevilly-Rouen | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | €200,000 | cska.bg |
| 7 | MF | Jonathan Lindseth | 26 | EU | Sarpsborg 08 | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | €500,000 | cska.bg |
| 30 | FW | Daouda Bamba | 27 | EU | Altay | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | Free | cska.bg |
| 26 | MF | Marcelino Carreazo | 22 | Non-EU | Once Caldas | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | €100,000 | cska.bg |
| 23 | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 21 | Non-EU | Ararat-Armenia | Loan | Summer | 2025 | €300,000 | cska.bg |
| 18 | MF | Simeon Aleksandrov | 18 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | €100,000 | cska.bg |
| 20 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 23 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Loan return | Winter | | Free | |
| 14 | FW | Tobias Heintz | 24 | EU | Häcken | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | €600,000 | cska.bg |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 8 | MF | Graham Carey | 33 | EU | St. Johnstone | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 18 | DF | Bradley Mazikou | 25 | EU | Aris Thessaloniki | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 20 | MF | Junior Nzila | 21 | EU | Chiasso | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 23 | FW | Ahmed Ahmedov | 27 | EU | Slavia Sofia | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 24 | MF | Karlo Muhar | 28 | EU | Lech Poznań | Loan return | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 29 | DF | Thomas Lam | 28 | EU | Melbourne City | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 26 | DF | Rosen Bozhinov | 17 | EU | CSKA 1948 II | Released | Summer | Free | cska1948.bg |
| 9 | FW | Jordy Caicedo | 24 | Non-EU | Tigres UANL | Transfer | Summer | €2,500,000 | dsport.bg |
| 26 | FW | Martin Smolenski | 19 | EU | Pirin | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 30 | MF | Yanic Wildschut | 30 | EU | Oxford United | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | cska.bg |
| 7 | MF | Yohan Baï | 25 | EU | Bastia | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | cska.bg |
| 5 | MF | Federico Varela | 26 | EU | Phoenix Rising | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 14 | FW | Kaloyan Krastev | 23 | EU | Beroe Stara Zagora | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 18 | MF | Mitko Mitkov | 22 | EU | Beroe Stara Zagora | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 23 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 23 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 20 | DF | Yoan Baurenski | 21 | EU | Beroe Stara Zagora | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | cska.bg |
| — | MF | Mitko Mitkov | 22 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | cska.bg |
| 18 | MF | Simeon Aleksandrov | 19 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Loan | Winter | Free | cska.bg |
| 24 | DF | Aleksandar Buchkov | 19 | EU | Litex Lovech | Loan | Winter | Free | cska.bg |
| 24 | FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 19 | EU | Hebar | Loan | Winter | Free | dsport.bg |

## Preseason and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### On-season (spring)
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Parva Liga | 10 July 2022 | 7 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 17 | +48 | 074.29 |
| Bulgarian Cup | 26 November 2022 | 4 April 2023 | First round | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 033.33 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 21 July 2022 | 25 August 2022 | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 068.18 |
Last updated: 7 June 2023 Source: Competitions

### Parva Liga
#### Regular stage
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 21 | +51 | 74 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 14 | +43 | 73 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 54 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 5 | Cherno More | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Championship group |

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2023. 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 81 | 27 | +54 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 17 | +48 | 84 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Levski Sofia (O) | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 54 | |
| 6 | Cherno More | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 54 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3, Cherno More 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Lokomotiv Plovdiv +2, Cherno More -2.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 June 2023. Source: See results

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

##### Results
### UEFA Europa Conference League
#### Second qualifying round
#### Play-off round
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 7 June 2023
| No. | Pos | Player | Parva Liga | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Conference League | Conference League | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto | 32 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 38 | -18 |
| 2 | DF | Jurgen Mattheij | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Geferson | 15+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Menno Koch | 9+9 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Bradley de Nooijer | 19+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Hristiyan Petrov | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jonathan Lindseth | 24+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 18+11 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Duckens Nazon | 22+10 | 18 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 40 | 20 |
| 10 | FW | Maurício Garcez | 24+7 | 10 | 2+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 12 |
| 11 | MF | Lazar Tufegdžić | 15+11 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 | 33 | 4 |
| 12 | GK | Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Galin Minkov | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Tobias Heintz | 13+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 15 | DF | Thibaut Vion | 28+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Asen Donchev | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Bismark Charles | 1+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Ilian Antonov | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 24+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 6 |
| 20 | FW | Radoslav Zhivkov | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Amos Youga | 28+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Enes Mahmutovic | 15+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 8+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 3 | -2 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
| 26 | MF | Marcelino Carreazo | 14+9 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 28 | FW | Brayan Moreno | 8+17 | 9 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
| 29 | DF | Rosen Marinov | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Daouda Bamba | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| — | MF | Georgi Yomov | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season: |||||||||||
| 14 | FW | Kaloyan Krastev | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Simeon Aleksandrov | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Yoan Baurenski | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Aleksandar Buchkov | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Conference League | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Duckens Nazon | 18 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | FW | | 10 | Maurício Garcez | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | | 28 | Brayan Moreno | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | DF | | 19 | Ivan Turitsov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | | 11 | Lazar Tufegdžić | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | | 14 | Tobias Heintz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | | 4 | Menno Koch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | 26 | Marcelino Carreazo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | | 2 | Jurgen Mattheij | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 5 | Bradley de Nooijer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 7 | Jonathan Lindseth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | | 3 | Geferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 8 | Stanislav Shopov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 16 | Asen Donchev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 21 | Amos Youga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 22 | Enes Mahmutovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | 30 | Daouda Bamba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | — | Georgi Yomov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | Own goal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 65 | 4 | 7 | 76 |
As of 7 June 2023

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for CSKA first squad during the season.
| N | P | Name | Parva Liga | Parva Liga | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Conference League | Conference League | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto | 7 | | | | 1 | | 8 | | |
| 2 | DF | Jurgen Mattheij | 10 | | | 1 | 2 | | 13 | | |
| 3 | DF | Geferson | 10 | | | 1 | 1 | | 12 | | |
| 4 | DF | Menno Koch | 4 | | | 1 | 1 | | 6 | | |
| 5 | DF | Bradley de Nooijer | 6 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Hristiyan Petrov | 3 | 1 | | | 1 | | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Jonathan Lindseth | 5 | | | 1 | | | 6 | | |
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 5 | | | 1 | 1 | | 7 | | |
| 9 | FW | Duckens Nazon | 8 | | | 1 | | | 9 | | |
| 10 | MF | Georgi Yomov | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 11 | MF | Lazar Tufegdžić | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 13 | DF | Galin Minkov | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 14 | MF | Tobias Heintz | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 14 | FW | Kaloyan Krastev | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 15 | DF | Thibaut Vion | 9 | | | | 2 | | 11 | | |
| 16 | DF | Asen Donchev | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 17 | FW | Bismark Charles | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 4 | | 1 | | 3 | | 7 | | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Yoan Baurenski | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 21 | MF | Amos Youga | 8 | | | | 2 | | 10 | | |
| 22 | DF | Enes Mahmutovic | 6 | | | | 1 | | 7 | | |
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 26 | MF | Marcelino Carreazo | 6 | | | 1 | | | 7 | | |
| 27 | FW | Maurício Garcez | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 28 | FW | Brayan Moreno | 5 | | | 1 | | | 6 | | |
| Manager | | Saša Ilić | 6 | | | | | | 6 | | |
| Assistant | | Milorad Peković | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| Assistant | | Veličko Kaplanović | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 7 June 2023 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.