PFC CSKA Sofia II

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PFC CSKA Sofia II
CSKA Sofia logo.svg
Full name Professional Football Club CSKA Sofia II
Nickname(s) The Reds
The Armymen
Short name CSKA II
Founded 1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Ground Balgarska Armia, Sofia
Ground Capacity 22 995 (18 495 seats)
Owner Danail Ganchev (40.0%)
Danail Iliev (40.0%)
Hristo Stoichkov (20.0%)
Chairman Danail Ganchev
Manager Stamen Belchev
League Third League
2022–23 Third League, 5th
Website Club home page

CSKA II (Bulgarian: ЦСКА II) is a Bulgarian football team based in Sofia. Founded in 2016, it is the reserve team of CSKA Sofia, and played one season in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football in 2016-2017 and being restored in 2022 to play in the Third League.

They ought to play at least one level below their main side, however, so CSKA II was ineligible for promotion to the First League and could not play in the Bulgarian Cup.

History

In June 2016 CSKA II took the place of Litex Lovech II in the Bulgarian Second League. The team was selected by CSKA and Litex youth players. After Stamen Belchev took charge of the first team CSKA II's results worsened, and the team was relegated to South-West Third League on the final day of the season following a 1–2 away defeat by Vitosha Bistritsa.[1] On 5 June 2017, the owners officially informed the Bulgarian Football Union that the team will not participate in the 2017–18 South-West Third League as the level was deemed too low for youth players' development.[2] On 6 June 2017, the contract of the head coach Svetoslav Todorov was terminated.[3]

In end of May 2022, CSKA announced that they will restore its second team and will join Third League for the 2022/23 season.[4]

Squad

As of 25 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Bulgaria GK Georgi Gerginov
2 Bulgaria MF Teodor Apostolov
3 Bulgaria DF Lachezar Ivanov
4 Bulgaria DF Brayan Stefkov
5 Bulgaria MF Martin Sotirov
6 Bulgaria MF Petko Panayotov
7 Bulgaria FW Mark-Emilio Papazov
8 Bulgaria MF Yulian Iliev (captain)
9 Bulgaria FW Georgi Dimitrov
10 Bulgaria MF Georgi Chorbadzhiyski
11 Bulgaria MF Ilian Antonov
12 Bulgaria GK Ivaylo Nedelchev
13 Bulgaria FW Vasil Kaymakanov
No. Position Player
14 Bulgaria DF Iliyan Dimitrov
15 Bulgaria DF Dimitar Hristov
16 Bulgaria MF Kiril Georgiev
17 Bulgaria MF Alesandro Nikolov
18 Bulgaria MF Dimitar Petrov
19 Bulgaria FW Aleksandar Kozhuharov
20 Bulgaria FW Roberto Shtiliyanov
31 Bulgaria GK Stanislav Tanev
Bulgaria DF Svetozar Evtov
Bulgaria MF Dimitar Petrov
Bulgaria MF Ventsislav Ivanov
Bulgaria FW Slavi Zarkov
Bulgaria FW Yulian Gilov
For first team players, see CSKA Sofia.

Honours

Bulgarian V Group:
  • Champions (1): 1982-83

Manager history

Dates Name Honours
2016 Bulgaria Stamen Belchev
2016 Bulgaria Ivaylo Stanev /caretaker/
2017 Bulgaria Svetoslav Todorov
2022– Bulgaria Stamen Belchev

Past seasons

Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts
1981-82 Sofia V Group (III) 7 15 9 10 51 36 39
1982-83 Sofia V Group (III) 1 23 7 4 76 26 53
1983-84 South B Group (II) 17 8 6 20 45 65 22
2016–17 Second League (II) 13 9 6 15 44 49 33
2022–23 South-West Third League (III) 5 11 9 10 54 35 42
2023–24 South-West Third League (III)
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

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External links

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