# 2020–21 FC Arda Kardzhali season

The 2020–21 season was Arda's second consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League. It was the club's most successful season yet, with the club both reaching the final of the Bulgarian Cup and qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League for the first time in their history.
This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2020–21 season.

## Squad

    As of 31 May 2021
| No. | Position | Player | Date of birth (age) | Since | Previous club | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 12 | GK | Ivan Karadzhov | (1989-07-12)12 July 1989 (aged 31) | 2018 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 82 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Mesut Yusuf | (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 29) | 2019 | | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | Vasil Simeonov | (1998-02-04)4 February 1998 (aged 23) | 2020 | Montana | 11 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 4 | DF | Milen Stoev | (1999-09-29)29 September 1999 (aged 21) | 2018 | Vihren Sandanski | 40 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Petko Ganev | (1996-09-17)17 September 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | Litex Lovech | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Milen Zhelev | (1993-07-17)17 July 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 31 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | Nicolas Taravel | (1994-10-13)13 October 1994 (aged 26) | 2021 | Oklahoma City Energy | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Stoycho Atanasov | (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 24) | 2020 | CSKA Sofia | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Deyan Lozev | (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | Levski Sofia | 76 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | Manolis Roussakis | (1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 25) | 2021 | Xanthi | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Alex Petkov | (1999-07-25)25 July 1999 (aged 21) | 2021 | Levski Sofia | 15 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Radoslav Uzunov | (2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (aged 15) | 2021 | Youth Team | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | DF | Plamen Krumov | (1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 35) | 2018 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 72 | 4 |
| 77 | DF | Martin Kostadinov | (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 25) | 2020 | Cherno More | 18 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 11 | MF | Aleksandar Georgiev | (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 23) | 2019 | Etar | 45 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov | (1991-08-17)17 August 1991 (aged 29) | 2019 | Cherno More | 72 | 16 |
| 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov | (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | Etar | 40 | 3 |
| 27 | MF | Emil Martinov | (1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 29) | 2019 | Sabail | 66 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Okan Topcu | (2004-01-16)16 January 2004 (aged 17) | 2021 | Youth Team | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev | (1999-03-04)4 March 1999 (aged 22) | 2020 | Septemvri Sofia | 34 | 3 |
| 80 | MF | Lachezar Kotev | (1998-01-05)5 January 1998 (aged 23) | 2020 | Vitosha Bistritsa | 31 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | Spas Delev | (1989-09-22)22 September 1989 (aged 31) | 2019 | Pogoń Szczecin | 52 | 11 |
| 18 | FW | Georgi Atanasov | (2004-03-06)6 March 2004 (aged 17) | 2021 | Levski Sofia | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Juninho | (1999-02-26)26 February 1999 (aged 22) | 2020 | Sport Recife | 12 | 4 |
| 98 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov | (1998-11-27)27 November 1998 (aged 22) | 2021 | CSKA Sofia | 21 | 8 |
| Players who have left the club ||||||||
| 7 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov | (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 31) | 2019 | Arsenal Tula | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev | (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 23) | 2020 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 25 | 5 |
| 14 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar | (1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 | Mura | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Moussa Haddad | (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 23) | 2020 | Sochaux B | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Lovre Knežević | (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 22) | 2020 | Beltinci | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Rebin Sulaka | (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 29) | 2020 | Radnički Niš | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Matheus Leoni | (1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 29) | 2019 | Beroe | 30 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev | (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 30) | 2019 | Cherno More | 32 | 12 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 20 July 2020 | GK | Vasil Simeonov | Montana | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2020 | DF | Petko Ganev | Litex | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2020 | DF | Deyan Lozev | Levski Sofia | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2020 | MF | Ivan Tilev | Septemvri Sofia | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2020 | MF | Lachezar Kotev | Vitosha | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2020 | MF | Lovre Knežević | Beltinci | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2020 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar | Mura | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2020 | DF | Rebin Sulaka | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 1 September 2020 | MF | Moussa Haddad | Sochaux B | Free transfer |
| 14 September 2020 | FW | Juninho | Sport Recife | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2021 | DF | Nicolas Taravel | Oklahoma City Energy | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2021 | FW | Georgi Atanasov | Levski Sofia | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2021 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov | CSKA Sofia | €50,000 |
| 2 March 2021 | DF | Alex Petkov | Levski Sofia | Free transfer |

#### Notes

* ↑ Sulaka previously left Radnički Niš on 1 January 2020.

### Out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Nikolay Bankov | Septemvri Sofia | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Connor Randall | Ross County | Free transfer |
| 2 July 2020 | MF | Dimitar Atanasov | Levski Chepintsi | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2020 | FW | Ahmed Osman | Dimitrovgrad | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2020 | DF | Atanas Krastev | Unattached | Released |
| 17 July 2020 | DF | Darren Sidoel | Córdoba | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2020 | MF | Lucas Willian | Unattached | Released |
| 12 August 2020 | MF | Rumyan Hovsepyan | Alashkert | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2020 | FW | Elisha Sam | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 3 October 2020 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev | Xanthi | Free transfer |
| 1 January 2021 | FW | Eray Karadayi | Spartak Plovdiv | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2021 | MF | Lovre Knežević | Etar | Free transfer |
| 12 January 2021 | DF | Rebin Sulaka | Levski Sofia | Free transfer |
| 18 January 2021 | DF | Matheus Leoni | Kisvárda | Free transfer |
| 10 February 2021 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar | HNK Cibalia | Undisclosed |
| 10 February 2021 | MF | Moussa Haddad | Unattached | Released |
| 26 February 2021 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov | Slavia Sofia | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | Player | From | Fee | Source |
| 13 January 2021 | 30 June 2021 | DF | Manolis Roussakis | Xanthi | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 25 February 2020 | 30 June 2021 | FW | Petar Hristov | Litex | Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2020 | 1 January 2021 | FW | Eray Karadayi | Dobrudzha | Undisclosed |
| 5 October 2020 | 7 January 2021 | DF | Martin Kostadinov | Botev Vratsa | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2021 | 30 June 2021 | MF | Emirdzhan Syuleyman | Dimitrovgrad | Undisclosed |

## Competitions
### Bulgarian First league
#### Regular season
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 52 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 50 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 4 | Arda | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 6 | Beroe | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship group |
* ↑ Head-to-head points (GD): Beroe 3 (+3), Cherno More 3 (-3).

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 April 2021. Source: See Results

##### Results by round

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Championship round
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Arda (O) | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 47 | |
| 6 | Beroe | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 39 | |
* ↑ CSKA Sofia qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 May 2021. Source: See Results

##### Results by round

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

##### Results
#### UEFA Europa Conference League qualification
### Bulgarian Cup
## Squad statistics

Including UEFA Europa Conference league qualification play-off

### Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| 4 | DF | Milen Stoev | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 22 |
| 5 | DF | Petko Ganev | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | DF | Milen Zhelev | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 |
| 9 | FW | Spas Delev | 26 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 27 |
| 11 | MF | Aleksandar Georgiev | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 |
| 12 | GK | Ivan Karadzhov | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 27 |
| 13 | DF | Nicolas Taravel | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 26 |
| 18 | FW | Georgi Atanasov | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov | 27 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 20 |
| 20 | DF | Deyan Lozev | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 |
| 22 | DF | Manolis Roussakis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Alex Petkov | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
| 25 | DF | Radoslav Uzunov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Emil Martinov | 29 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 34 |
| 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 17 |
| 36 | GK | Vasil Simeonov | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 37 | FW | Juninho | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 71 | DF | Plamen Krumov | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 |
| 77 | DF | Martin Kostadinov | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| 80 | MF | Lachezar Kotev | 25 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 |
| 98 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 |
| Players who have left the club |||||||||
| 7 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
| 14 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Moussa Haddad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Lovre Knežević | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | Rebin Sulaka | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| 25 | DF | Matheus Leoni | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Last updated: 29 May 2021. Source: FBref.com

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Spas Delev | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 37 | FW | Juninho | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | DF | Milen Zhelev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 22 | MF | Lovre Knežević | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 24 | DF | Alex Petkov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | DF | Matheus Leoni | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 71 | DF | Plamen Krumov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 43 | 5 | 48 |
Last updated: 29 May 2021. Source: FBref.com

### Top assists

Not all goals have an assist.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Spas Delev | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 20 | DF | Deyan Lozev | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 11 | DF | Aleksandar Georgiev | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | DF | Emil Martinov | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 80 | DF | Lachezar Kotev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 98 | MF | Tonislav Yordanov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 | MF | Moussa Haddad | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 25 | DF | Matheus Leoni | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 37 | FW | Juninho | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 71 | FW | Plamen Krumov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 77 | DF | Martin Kostadinov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 36 | 4 | 40 |
Last updated: 29 May 2021. Source: FBref.com

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
| 1 | 12 | GK | Ivan Karadzhov | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | 36 | GK | Vasil Simeonov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 13 | 4 | 17 |
Last updated: 29 May 2021. Source: FBref.com

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 4 | DF | Milen Stoev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Petko Ganev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Milen Zhelev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Spas Delev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Aleksandar Georgiev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Ivan Karadzhov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Nicolas Taravel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Stoycho Atanasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Georgi Atanasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Deyan Lozev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Manolis Roussakis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Mesut Yusuf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Alex Petkov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Radoslav Uzunov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Emil Martinov | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Okan Topcu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | Vasil Simeonov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Juninho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | DF | Plamen Krumov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Martin Kostadinov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Lachezar Kotev | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Moussa Haddad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Lovre Knežević | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Rebin Sulaka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Matheus Leoni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 84 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 3 | 1 |
Last updated: 29 May 2021. Source: FBref.com

## Awards

* Football manager of 2020: Nikolay Kirov