# 2024–25 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2024–25 season is CSKA Sofia's 76th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their ninth 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 the first time since 2016 the club will not play in the UEFA club tournaments. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2024–25 season.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto | 33 | 2019 | 197 | 0 | 2026 | Free |
| 2 | DF | Lachezar Ivanov | 19 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2028 | Youth system |
| 3 | DF | Sainey Sanyang | 21 | 2023 | 30 | 0 | 2028 | €100,000 |
| 4 | DF | Adrián Lapeña | 28 | 2025 (Winter) | 7 | 0 | 2028 | €700,000 |
| 5 | DF | Lumbardh Dellova | 25 | 2024 | 25 | 1 | 2027 | €350,000 |
| 6 | DF | Liam Cooper | 32 | 2024 | 16 | 1 | 2026 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Olaus Skarsem | 25 | 2024 (Winter) | 34 | 3 | 2026 | €500,000 |
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 22 | 2022 | 92 | 6 | 2025 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Zymer Bytyqi | 27 | 2024 | 14 | 3 | 2026 | Free |
| 10 | MF | Jonathan Lindseth | 28 | 2022 | 104 | 14 | 2025 | €500,000 |
| 11 | FW | Matthias Phaëton | 24 | 2023 | 56 | 9 | 2027 | €2,000,000 |
| 12 | GK | Marin Orlinov | 28 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | Free |
| 13 | DF | Brayan Córdoba | 24 | 2023 | 37 | 0 | 2027 | €1,180,000 |
| 15 | MF | Thibaut Vion | 30 | 2020 | 159 | 6 | 2027 | Free |
| 16 | MF | Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 19 | 2023 | 13 | 1 | 2028 | Youth system |
| 18 | DF | Mica Pinto | 31 | 2024 | 16 | 1 | 2026 | Free |
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 23 | 2018 | 196 | 7 | 2026 | Youth system |
| 20 | DF | Martin Stoychev | 20 | 2024 (Winter) | 5 | 0 | 2027 | Undisclosed |
| 21 | GK | Fyodor Lapoukhov | 21 | 2025 (Winter) | 1 | 0 | 2028 | €650,000 |
| 22 | MF | Jason Lokilo | 25 | 2024 | 17 | 1 | 2027 | €400,000 |
| 23 | MF | Ilian Antonov | 19 | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 2026 | Youth system |
| 24 | MF | Yulian Iliev | 19 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2028 | Youth system |
| 25 | GK | Ivan Dyulgerov | 24 | 2024 | 17 | 0 | 2027 | Free |
| 26 | MF | Marcelino Carreazo | 24 | 2022 | 84 | 10 | 2025 | €100,000 |
| 28 | FW | Ioannis Pittas | 27 | 2025 (Winter) | 7 | 3 | 2028 | €1,200,000 |
| 29 | FW | Ivan Tasev | 21 | 2024 | 7 | 0 | 2026 | Free |
| 30 | MF | Petko Panayotov | 18 | 2024 | 15 | 1 | 2027 | Youth system |
| 45 | FW | Aaron Leya Iseka | 26 | 2024 | 18 | 1 | 2027 | €1,200,000 |
| 73 | MF | Ilian Iliev | 24 | 2024 | 19 | 1 | 2026 | Free |
| 91 | FW | Yoan Bornosuzov | 20 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2027 | Free |
| 99 | MF | James Eto'o | 23 | 2024 | 19 | 0 | 2027 | €1,000,000 |
* Last updated: 15 March 2025
* 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 |
| 29 | FW | Ivan Tasev | 21 | EU | Pirin | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | Free | dsport.bg |
| 22 | DF | Asen Donchev | 22 | EU | Pirin | Loan return | Summer | 2026 | Free | dsport.bg |
| — | DF | Aleksandar Buchkov | 20 | EU | Lovech | Loan return | Summer | 2027 | Free | dsport.bg |
| 31 | DF | Rosen Marinov | 19 | EU | Lovech | Loan return | Summer | 2028 | Free | dsport.bg |
| 18 | FW | Simeon Aleksandrov | 20 | EU | Septemvri Sofia | Loan return | Summer | 2025 | Free | dsport.bg |
| 28 | FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 20 | EU | Hebar | Loan return | Summer | 2026 | Free | dsport.bg |
| 25 | GK | Ivan Dyulgerov | 24 | EU | Cherno More | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | Free | cska.bg |
| 5 | DF | Lumbardh Dellova | 25 | Non-EU | Ballkani | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | €350,000 | cska.bg |
| 91 | FW | Yoan Bornosuzov | 20 | EU | Genoa | Transfer | Summer | 2028 | Free | cska.bg |
| 2 | DF | Lachezar Ivanov | 19 | EU | Youth team | Promoted | Summer | 2028 | Free | cska.bg |
| 24 | MF | Yulian Iliev | 19 | EU | Youth team | Promoted | Summer | 2028 | Free | cska.bg |
| 30 | MF | Petko Panayotov | 18 | EU | Youth team | Promoted | Summer | 2028 | Free | cska.bg |
| 22 | MF | Jason Lokilo | 25 | EU | Hull City | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | €400,000 | cska.bg |
| 77 | FW | Goduine Koyalipou | 24 | EU | Beveren | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | €1,000,000 | cska.bg |
| 18 | DF | Mica Pinto | 31 | EU | Vitesse | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | Free | cska.bg |
| 99 | MF | James Eto'o | 23 | EU | Botev Plovdiv | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | €1,000,000 | cska.bg |
| 9 | FW | Zymer Bytyqi | 27 | EU | Antalyaspor | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | Free | cska.bg |
| 73 | MF | Ilian Iliev | 25 | EU | Apollon Limassol | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | Free | cska.bg |
| 45 | FW | Aaron Leya Iseka | 27 | EU | OFI Crete | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | €1,200,000 | cska.bg |
| 6 | FW | Liam Cooper | 33 | Non-EU | Leeds United | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | Free | bbc.co.uk |
| — | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 30 | EU | Karmiotissa | Loan return | Summer | 2025 | Free | topsport.bg |
| 21 | GK | Fyodor Lapoukhov | 21 | Non-EU | Dinamo Minsk | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | €650,000 | cska.bg |
| 4 | DF | Adrián Lapeña | 28 | EU | Córdoba | Transfer | Winter | 2027 | €700,000 | cska.bg |
| 28 | FW | Ioannis Pittas | 28 | EU | AIK Fotboll | Transfer | Winter | 2028 | €1,200,000 | cska.bg |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| — | FW | Bismark Charles | 22 | Non-EU | Skënderbeu | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| — | GK | Aleks Bozhev | 18 | EU | CSKA 1948 | End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 2 | DF | Jurgen Mattheij | 31 | EU | Excelsior | End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 4 | DF | Menno Koch | 29 | EU | Sarpsborg 08 | End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 9 | FW | Fernando Karanga | 32 | Non-EU | Dalian Yingbo | End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 22 | DF | Enes Mahmutović | 27 | EU | NAC Breda | End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 30 | FW | Danilo Asprilla | 35 | Non-EU | Al Safa | End of contract | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 27 | MF | Lazar Tufegdžić | 27 | Non-EU | Čukarički | Released | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 25 | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 30 | EU | Karmiotissa | Loan | Summer | Free | cska.bg |
| 22 | DF | Asen Donchev | 22 | EU | Cherno More | Transfer | Summer | Free | dsport.bg |
| 18 | MF | Simeon Aleksandrov | 20 | EU | CSKA 1948 II | Released | Summer | Free | topsport.bg |
| — | DF | Bradley de Nooijer | 27 | EU | Gloria Buzău | Released | Winter | Free | cska.bg |
| 21 | MF | Amos Youga | 31 | EU | Debreceni | Released | Winter | Free | cska.bg |
| 77 | FW | Goduine Koyalipou | 24 | EU | Lens | Transfer | Winter | €2,000,000 | cska.bg |
| 14 | MF | Tobias Heintz | 26 | EU | IFK Göteborg | Released | Winter | Free | cska.bg |
| 4 | DF | Hristiyan Petrov | 22 | EU | Heerenveen | Transfer | Winter | €500,000 | cska.bg |
| 28 | FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 21 | EU | Botev Vratsa | Loan | Winter | Free | dsport.bg |
| 17 | DF | Emanuel Šakić | 33 | EU | Released | Released | Winter | Free | cska.bg |
| — | GK | Dimitar Evtimov | 30 | EU | Botev Vratsa | Loan | Winter | Free | cska.bg |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Mid-season
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Parva Liga | 19 July 2024 | 26 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 040.00 |
| Bulgarian Cup | 29 October 2024 | | First round | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 046.43 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Arda | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 40 | Qualification for the Conference League group |
| 6 | Spartak Varna | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 39 | Qualification for the Conference League group |
| 7 | CSKA Sofia | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 37 | Qualification for the Conference League group |
| 8 | Beroe | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 37 | Qualification for the Conference League group |
| 9 | Slavia Sofia | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 35 | Qualification for the Relegation group |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: CSKA Sofia 6, Beroe 0.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | | | | | |
| Position | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | | | | | |

##### Results
### Bulgarian Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Parva Liga | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Gustavo Busatto | 11 | -10 | 10 | -8 | 1 | -2 |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Lachezar Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GAM | Sainey Sanyang | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Adrián Lapeña | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KOS | Lumbardh Dellova | 25 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Liam Cooper | 16 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Olaus Skarsem | 17 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Stanislav Shopov | 22 | 2 | 14+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KOS | Zymer Bytyqi | 14 | 3 | 6+7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | NOR | Jonathan Lindseth | 26 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GLP | Matthias Phaëton | 17 | 3 | 9+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Marin Orlinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | COL | Brayan Córdoba | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Thibaut Vion | 26 | 2 | 20+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | BUL | Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | LUX | Mica Pinto | 16 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | BUL | Ivan Turitsov | 22 | 0 | 9+10 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | BUL | Martin Stoychev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | BLR | Fyodor Lapoukhov | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | COD | Jason Lokilo | 17 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | BUL | Ilian Antonov | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | BUL | Yulian Iliev | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | BUL | Ivan Dyulgerov | 17 | -17 | 14+1 | -16 | 2 | -1 |
| 26 | MF | COL | Marcelino Carreazo | 21 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | CYP | Ioannis Pittas | 7 | 3 | 5+1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | BUL | Ivan Tasev | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BUL | Petko Panayotov | 13 | 1 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | BEL | Aaron Leya Iseka | 18 | 1 | 6+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 73 | MF | BUL | Ilian Iliev | 19 | 1 | 9+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 91 | FW | BUL | Yoan Bornosuzov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | CMR | James Eto'o | 19 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for CSKA Sofia that left during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | BUL | Hristiyan Petrov | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NOR | Tobias Heintz | 14 | 1 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | AUT | Emanuel Šakić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | BUL | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | CTA | Goduine Koyalipou | 17 | 15 | 14+2 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| — | GK | BUL | Dimitar Evtimov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 77 | Goduine Koyalipou | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | MF | | 26 | Marcelino Carreazo | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | | 9 | Zymer Bytyqi | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | | 11 | Matthias Phaëton | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | | 28 | Ioannis Pittas | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | 8 | Stanislav Shopov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 10 | Jonathan Lindseth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | 15 | Thibaut Vion | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 5 | Lumbardh Dellova | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 6 | Liam Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 14 | Tobias Heintz | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 16 | Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 18 | Mica Pinto | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | 22 | Jason Lokilo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 30 | Petko Panayotov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | 45 | Aaron Leya Iseka | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 73 | Ilian Iliev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | Own goal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 35 | 9 | 44 |
As of 15 March 2025

### 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 | Bulgarian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Gustavo Busatto | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Sainey Sanyang | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | Adrián Lapeña | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | Lumbardh Dellova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Liam Cooper | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Olaus Skarsem | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Stanislav Shopov | 3 | | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | FW | Zymer Bytyqi | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Jonathan Lindseth | 4 | | | 4 | |
| 11 | FW | Matthias Phaëton | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 13 | DF | Brayan Córdoba | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 14 | MF | Tobias Heintz | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Thibaut Vion | 5 | | | 5 | |
| 18 | DF | Mica Pinto | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 19 | DF | Ivan Turitsov | 4 | | | 4 | |
| 22 | FW | Jason Lokilo | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 25 | GK | Ivan Dyulgerov | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 26 | DF | Marcelino Carreazo | 5 | | | 5 | |
| 28 | FW | Ioannis Pittas | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 29 | FW | Ivan Tasev | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 45 | FW | Aaron Leya Iseka | 1 | | 1 | 2 | |
| 73 | MF | Ilian Iliev | 4 | | 1 | 5 | |
| 99 | MF | James Eto'o | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| M | | Aleksandar Tomash | 1 | | | 1 | |
Last updated: 15 March 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.