# 2016–17 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2016–17 season was CSKA Sofia's 68th season in the Bulgarian A Football Group after their administrative relegation in the third division during the past season due to mounting financial troubles. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2016–17 season.

## Players
### Squad stats

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Parva Liga | Parva Liga | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Stoycho Atanasov | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Anton Nedyalkov | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BUL | Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski | 32 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Martin Simeonov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | POR | Rúben Pinto | 28 | 2 | 25+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ECU | Kevin Mercado | 14 | 1 | 4+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | CGO | Kévin Koubemba | 12 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Fernando Karanga | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | POR | Arsénio Nunes | 29 | 4 | 25+3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BUL | Rumen Rumenov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Manolev | 24 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Georgi Kitanov | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Bodurov | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BUL | Kristiyan Malinov | 18 | 0 | 8+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | BUL | Krasimir Stanoev | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | POR | David Simão | 22 | 3 | 17+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Georgiev | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BUL | Kiril Despodov | 25 | 4 | 15+10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BUL | Mitko Mitkov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CMR | Petrus Boumal | 22 | 2 | 17+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BUL | Petar Vitanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | POR | Rui Pedro | 26 | 5 | 16+9 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | BUL | Radoslav Iliev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Nikola Kolev | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Dyulgerov | 20 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | BUL | Tonislav Yordanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | COL | Gustavo Culma | 30 | 7 | 26+4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | BUL | Georgi Tartov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | BUL | Plamen Galabov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BUL | Milcho Angelov | 11 | 4 | 1+9 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | BUL | Milen Manchev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | BUL | Aleksandar Konov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BUL | Anatoli Gospodinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | COL | Rafa Pérez | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | POR | Diogo Viana | 19 | 5 | 15+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Boris Galchev | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Preslav Yordanov | 11 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | BUL | Yordan Yordanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BUL | Samir Ayass | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Malamov | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | BUL | Ivan Minchev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | BUL | Lazar Marin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | COL | Wilmar Jordán | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | BUL | Georgi Minchev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As of 31 May 2017

## Players in/out
### Summer transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Stoycho Atanasov (from Litex Lovech) |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Anton Nedyalkov (from Litex Lovech) |
| 5 | DF | COL | Rafa Pérez (from Litex Lovech) |
| 6 | MF | BUL | Krasimir Stanoev (from Litex Lovech) |
| 6 | MF | POR | Rúben Pinto (loan from Belenenses) |
| 7 | MF | POR | Diogo Viana (from Litex Lovech) |
| 10 | MF | POR | Arsénio (from Litex Lovech) |
| 11 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Manolev (from Kuban Krasnodar) |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Georgi Kitanov (from Cherno More Varna) |
| 15 | MF | BUL | Kristiyan Malinov (from Litex Lovech) |
| 17 | MF | POR | David Simão (from Arouca) |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Georgiev (from Litex Lovech) |
| 19 | FW | BUL | Kiril Despodov (from Litex Lovech) |
| 20 | MF | CMR | Petrus Boumal (from Litex Lovech) |
| 21 | MF | BUL | Ivan Minchev (from Montana) |
| 21 | FW | POR | Rui Pedro (from Académica) |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Nikola Kolev (from Litex Lovech) |
| 23 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Dyulgerov (from Pirin Blagoevgrad) |
| 24 | DF | BUL | Lazar Marin (from Botev Plovdiv) |
| 25 | FW | COL | Wilmar Jordán (from Tianjin Teda) |
| 26 | MF | COL | Gustavo Culma (from Litex Lovech) |
| 27 | FW | BUL | Georgi Minchev (from Litex Lovech) |
| 28 | DF | BUL | Plamen Galabov (from Litex Lovech) |
| 29 | FW | BUL | Milcho Angelov (from Litex Lovech) |
| 30 | GK | BUL | Aleksandar Konov (from Litex Lovech) |
| 31 | MF | BUL | Rumen Rumenov (from Litex Lovech) |
| — | FW | USA | Bjørn Johnsen (from Litex Lovech) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BUL | Kiril Dinchev (retired) |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Dichev (to Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa) |
| 6 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Branekov (to Slavia Sofia) |
| 6 | MF | BUL | Krasimir Stanoev (to CSKA Sofia II) |
| 7 | MF | BUL | Momchil Tsvetanov (to Vereya Stara Zagora) |
| 10 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Aleksandrov (to Neftochimic Burgas) |
| 11 | MF | BUL | Pavel Golovodov (to CSKA Sofia II) |
| 12 | GK | BUL | Stoyan Kolev (to Neftochimic Burgas) |
| 13 | MF | BUL | Yordan Yordanov (to Neftochimic Burgas) |
| 14 | MF | BUL | Samir Ayass (to Dunav Ruse) |
| 16 | MF | BUL | Petar Vitanov (to CSKA Sofia II) |
| 17 | DF | BUL | Milen Kikarin (to Botev Plovdiv) |
| 18 | MF | BUL | Aykut Ramadan (to CSKA Sofia II) |
| 19 | MF | BUL | Mario Yordanov (to Slavia Sofia) |
| 19 | DF | BUL | Valentin Antov (to CSKA Sofia II) |
| 20 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Malamov (to Neftochimic Burgas) |
| 21 | MF | BUL | Ivan Minchev (loan to Slavia Sofia) |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Viktor Raychev (released) |
| 22 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Tsvetkov (to Etar Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 24 | FW | BUL | Kostadin Hazurov (to Neftochimic Burgas) |
| 25 | DF | BUL | Angel Granchov (to Neftochimic Burgas) |
| 25 | FW | COL | Wilmar Jordán (released) |
| 27 | FW | BUL | Georgi Minchev (to CSKA Sofia II) |
| 29 | FW | BUL | Milcho Angelov (to CSKA Sofia II) |
| 31 | MF | BUL | Rumen Rumenov (loan to Neftochimic Burgas) |
| — | FW | BUL | Emil Petrov (loan to Spartak Pleven) |
| — | FW | USA | Bjørn Johnsen (to Heart of Midlothian) |

### Winter transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | ECU | Kevin Mercado (on loan from Granada) |
| 8 | FW | CGO | Kévin Koubemba (from Sint-Truidense) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Fernando Karanga (from Jeju United, previously on loan at Paraná Clube) |
| 14 | DF | BUL | Nikolay Bodurov (free agent) |
| 24 | MF | BUL | Rumen Rumenov (loan return from Neftochimic Burgas) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BUL | Anatoli Gospodinov (to Chrobry Głogów) |
| 5 | DF | COL | Rafa Pérez (to Atlético Junior) |
| 7 | MF | POR | Diogo Viana (to Belenenses) |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Boris Galchev (to Septemvri Sofia) |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Preslav Yordanov (to Ordabasy) |
| 11 | MF | BUL | Pavel Golovodov (to Botev Vratsa) |
| 24 | DF | BUL | Lazar Marin (to Botev Plovdiv) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### On-season (spring)
## Competitions
### Parva Liga
#### Regular season
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 67 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Levski Sofia | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 51 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 46 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Cherno More | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 43 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 39 | 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: 1 April 2017. 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L |
| Position | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 87 | 28 | +59 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 67 | |
| 3 | Levski Sofia (O) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 63 | Qualification for the European play-off final |
| 4 | Dunav Ruse | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 52 | |
| 6 | Cherno More Varna | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 47 | |
* 1 2 On 29 May 2017 a UEFA letter to the Bulgarian Football Union declared that CSKA Sofia were not allowed to compete in European tournaments for the following two seasons as they were considered to have been re-formed as a new club and thus did not pass the "three-year rule". As this decision was appealed by CSKA Sofia, the Bulgarian Football Union granted a license to them subject to legal proceedings. A few hours prior to the Europa League first qualifying round draw, UEFA replaced them by Dunav Ruse, the fourth-placed team of the league.

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 May 2017. Source: See results

##### Results by round

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