CSKA Sofia
CSK1948- Country
- Bulgaria
- Venue
- Stadion Vasil Levski • Karlovo
- Capacity
- 43,632
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Where the club stands among the world's teams on current strength. Moves after every match: beating a stronger side counts more.
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UEFA's official club ranking, from the last five seasons in European competitions. It decides the draw pots; it does not measure current form.
Key players
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The season's most-used players; the rating breaks ties on minutes.
Teodor Ivanov750′ · 8 apps · 3 CS6.34Ioannis Pittas709′ · 8 apps · 3 g · 1 a · 3 CS6.67
Pastor672′ · 8 apps · 2 a · 3 CS6.29
Fedor Lapoukhov660′ · 7 apps · 3 CS6.26
Facundo Rodríguez660′ · 7 apps · 3 CS6.22
Stefano Sensi655′ · 7 apps · 1 g · 1 a · 3 CS6.43
Leandro Godoy606′ · 8 apps · 1 g · 1 a · 3 CS6.64
Jean-Philippe Gbamin582′ · 7 apps · 3 CS6.40Club Profile
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Basic facts from the provider: code, founding year, country, ground.
- Team
- CSKA Sofia
- Short code
- CSK
- Founded
- 1948
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Stadium
- Stadion Vasil Levski
- City
- Karlovo
Stadium
Staff
Achievements
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Wins and podium places per competition; a card opens the competition.
Rivals
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Derby opponents as the provider records them.
Season Cycle
2 activei
Everything the club is in now, then the last finished seasons; a row opens the competition.
Active seasons
Europa LeagueJul 2026 – Jan 2027 · current2026/2027
Europa Conference LeagueJul 2026 – Dec 2026 · current2026/2027Season timeline
Europa Conference LeagueJul 2023 – May 2024 · finished2023/2024Europa Conference LeagueJul 2022 – Jun 2023 · finished2022/2023Europa Conference LeagueJul 2021 – May 2022 · finished2021/2022Europa LeagueAug 2020 – May 2021 · finished2020/2021Europa LeagueJun 2019 – Aug 2020 · finished2019/2020Europa LeagueJun 2018 – May 2019 · finished2018/2019Europa LeagueJul 2014 – May 2015 · finished2014/2015Europa LeagueJul 2012 – May 2013 · finished2012/2013Europa LeagueJun 2011 – May 2012 · finished2011/2012Europa LeagueJul 2010 – May 2011 · finished2010/2011Goalkeepers
2Defenders
9
Midfielders
8
Forwards
6
Staff
Former coaches
Hristo YanevCaretaker Manager · 2025–2026Dušan KerkezCoach · 2025Aleksandar Tomash TomovskiCoach · 2024–2025
Tomislav StipićCoach · 2024Stamen BelchevCoach · 2024
Nestor El MaestroCoach · 2023–2024Saša IlićCoach · 2022–2023Stoycho MladenovCoach · 2021–2022
Valentin IlievCaretaker Manager · –2025Absentees
2Transfers
15
Barry CotterDerry City → 8 Sept 2026€100kDinis AlmeidaLudogorets → 2 Sept 2026free / n/a
Cătălin ItuLokomotiv Plovdiv → 14 Aug 2026€300kJean-Philippe GbaminMetz → 5 Jul 2026free / n/aFacundo Rodríguez23 Feb 2026free / n/a
Andrey YordanovBotev Plovdiv → 6 Jan 2026€150kIsaac SoletSlavia Sofia → 6 Jan 2026€500k
Léo Pereira5 Jan 2026€800k
Ángelo Martino2 Sept 2025€345k
Bruno JordãoRadomiak Radom → 15 Aug 2025€500kLeandro GodoyBeroe → 7 Aug 2025free / n/aPastorFarense → 22 Jul 2025free / n/aTeodor IvanovCSKA 1948 Sofia → 1 Jul 2025free / n/aFedor LapoukhovDinamo Minsk → 23 Jan 2025€650kJames Eto'oBotev Plovdiv → 2 Sept 2024€1MHow the current squad arrived, from SportMonks' transfer records.
Expiring contracts
4Contracts that run out within the next 12 months.
Season statistics
Europa League 2026/2027- Played
- 8
- Wins
- 3 (H 1 · A 2) · 38%
- Draws
- 2 (H 1 · A 1)
- Losses
- 3 (H 2 · A 1)
- Goals scored
- 9 (H 4 · A 5) · 1.13/match
- Goals conceded
- 11 (H 7 · A 4) · 1.38/match
- Clean sheets
- 3 · 38%
- Both teams scored
- 38%
- Failed to score
- 50%
- Possession (avg)
- 50%
- Shots / match
- 11.5
- Corners / match
- 3.9
- Attacks / match
- 107.3
- Dangerous attacks / match
- 76.3
- Offsides / match
- 1.4
- Fouls / match
- 16.3
- Yellow cards
- 26
- Red cards
- 1
- Average rating
- 6.41
When the goals come
Goals scored (purple) and conceded (blue) in 15-minute bands.
- Season's best rated
- Ioannis Pittas · 6.67
Elo strength
World rankingWhat is Elo?
Elo moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result: an underdog's win is worth a lot, a favourite's little. The number is projected onto a 100 scale; the world ranking puts the club at #362 right now with 62.2 points. The 157 days shown are the window the provider gives.
Elo score over the window the provider gives; it moves after every match by the gap between the expected and the actual result.
Rankings
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Every ranking the club appears in, as the provider carries it.
Europa Conference League · League Stage
Round 1 · 2026-10-15
Round 2 · 2026-10-22
Round 3 · 2026-11-05
Round 4 · 2026-11-26
Round 5 · 2026-12-10
Round 6 · 2026-12-17
Latest results
Upcoming fixtures
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