CSKA Sofia

2003–04 season
Chairman	Vassil Bozhkov
Manager	Stoycho Mladenov (until 15 October 2003) Aleksandar Stankov (from 15 October 2003 to 3 February 2004) Ferario Spasov
A Group	Third place
Bulgarian Cup	Runner-up
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Emil Gargorov (15) All: Emil Gargorov (19)
Highest home attendance	20,000 vs Levski Sofia (24 April 2004)
Lowest home attendance	250 vs Belasitsa Petrich (5 May 2004)

The 2003–04 season^[1] was PFC CSKA Sofia's 57th consecutive season in A Group.

Below is a list of player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2003–04 season.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BUL Ivaylo Ivanov 2 DF  BUL Georgi Antonov 3 DF  BUL Yordan Varbanov 4 MF  ARG Marcos Charras 5 MF  BUL Todor Yanchev 6 DF  BUL Aleksandar Tomash 7 MF  BUL Hristo Yanev 8 FW  BUL Velizar Dimitrov 9 FW  BRA Souza 10 MF  BRA Léo Lima 10 MF  GEO Amiran Mujiri 11 FW  BUL Stoycho Mladenov Jr. 12 GK  BUL Stoyan Kolev 13 MF  BUL Konstantin Mirchev 14 MF  BUL Svetoslav Petrov

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  BUL Gerasim Zakov 16 MF  BUL Rumen Trifonov 17 MF  BUL Martin Kerchev 18 MF  BUL Petar Stanev 19 FW  BUL Evgeni Yordanov 20 MF  POR João Paulo Brito 21 FW  RSA MacDonald Mukansi 21 FW  BUL Stoyko Sakaliev 22 GK  BUL Genko Slavov 23 FW  BUL Emil Gargorov 25 DF  BRA João Carlos 27 DF  BUL Radoslav Mitrevski 29 DF  SEN Ibrahima Gueye 30 DF  BUL Yordan Todorov 77 MF  ALB Altin Haxhi

Source:^[2]

Competitions

A Group

Main article: 2003–04 A Group

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (C)	30	24	3	3	74	24	+50	75	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Levski Sofia	30	22	6	2	59	16	+43	72	Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3	CSKA Sofia	30	20	5	5	65	28	+37	65
4	Litex Lovech	30	18	10	2	43	20	+23	64
5	Slavia Sofia	30	18	3	9	57	30	+27	57

Source: A PFG (in Bulgarian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th season goal difference; 7th season goals scored; 8th "sportsmanship" (R & Y cards); 9th draw
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	20	5	5	65	28	+37	65	12	2	1	38	10	+28	8	3	4	27	18	+9

Last updated: 15 May 2004.
Source: Soccerway

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	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D
Position	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	4	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3

Source: CSKA Sofia league results
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

CSKA v Naftex

9 August 2003 1	CSKA	2–1	Naftex	Sofia
20:00	Yanev 9' Gargorov 48' (pen.)		Sakaliev 75'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kancho Dimitrov

Slavia v CSKA

17 August 2003 2	Slavia	2–4	CSKA	Sofia
18:00	Vladimirov 10' B. Georgiev 90+2' (pen.)		Gargorov 7' Léo Lima 9' Yordanov 20' Yanev 85'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ivan Dobrinov

CSKA v Litex

23 August 2003 3	CSKA	1–1	Litex	Sofia
20:30	Yordanov 30'		Tiago Silva 59'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

CSKA v Makedonska slava

31 August 2003 4	CSKA	4–1	Makedonska slava	Sofia
19:00	Gargorov 26' (pen.), 90+1' Yordanov 68' S. Georgiev 76' (o.g.)		Evtimov 73'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Georgi Ignatov

Marek v CSKA

13 September 2003 5	Marek	0–3	CSKA	Dupnitsa
16:00	Bonev  83'		João Carlos 3' Gargorov 44', 48'	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Zhivko Dimitrov

CSKA v Spartak Varna

20 September 2003 6	CSKA	2–0	Spartak Varna	Sofia
19:00	Yordanov 7' Dimitrov 34'		D. Georgiev  72'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov

Botev Plovdiv v CSKA

28 September 2003 7	Botev Plovdiv	3–1	CSKA	Plovdiv
15:00	Germanov 21' Dafchev 26' (pen.), 69' Pashev  77'		Yanev 19' Gargorov 40', 52' João Carlos  89'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

CSKA v Chernomorets

3 October 2003 8	CSKA	3–0	Chernomorets	Sofia
16:45	Léo Lima 32', 70' Yanev 59'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Referee: Stanislav Todorov

Vidima-Rakovski v CSKA

19 October 2003 9	Vidima-Rakovski	0–1	CSKA	Sevlievo
14:30	Zelenkov  33'		Yordanov 74'	Stadium: Rakovski Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Stefan Gospodinov

CSKA v Lokomotiv Sofia

24 October 2003 10	CSKA	3–0	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
15:30	Gargorov 31', 76' Yanev 42'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Galin Moskalev

Levski v CSKA

31 October 2003 11	Levski	1–1	CSKA	Sofia
15:30	Kolev 54'		Gargorov 53' Yanev  76'	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Angel Bekyarov

CSKA v Rodopa

8 November 2003 12	CSKA	1–0	Rodopa	Sofia
16:30	Gargorov 20'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kolyo Danev

Belasitsa v CSKA

22 November 2003 13	Belasitsa	0–4	CSKA	Petrich
14:00	Salis  79'		Dimitrov 6' João Carlos 24' Brito 30' Yordanov 37'	Stadium: Tsar Samuil Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anton Genov

CSKA v Cherno More

30 November 2003 14	CSKA	2–0	Cherno More	Sofia
16:30	Gargorov 62', 79' (pen.)			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Momchil Vraykov

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v CSKA

8 December 2003 15	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	3–1	CSKA	Plovdiv
14:00	Jayeoba 5' Paskov 34' Mihaylov 55'		Gargorov 22'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov

Naftex v CSKA

13 February 2004 16	Naftex	3–3	CSKA	Burgas
14:30	Bornosuzov 8' S. Petrov 44' (o.g.) Morales 82'		Gargorov 5' Yanev 14' Dimitrov 76'	Stadium: Lazur Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Angel Bekyarov

CSKA v Slavia

21 February 2004 17	CSKA	2–1	Slavia	Sofia
16:00	Sakaliev 31' Ambartsumyan 58' (o.g.)		Bachev 46'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Galin Moskalev

Litex v CSKA

28 February 2004 18	Litex	1–0	CSKA	Lovech
16:00	Belyakov 24'		Gargorov 58'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Anton Genov

Makedonska slava v CSKA

6 March 2004 19	Makedonska slava	0–2	CSKA	Simitli
14:30	Evtimov  85'		Yanchev 37' Sakaliev 46'	Stadium: Struma Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

CSKA v Marek

13 March 2004 20	CSKA	4–0	Marek	Sofia
16:30	Yanchev 4' Yordanov 9' Gueye 62' (pen.) Sakaliev 74'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

Spartak Varna v CSKA

19 March 2004 21	Spartak Varna	0–0	CSKA	Varna
15:00			Dimitrov 80'	Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Stefan Gospodinov

CSKA v Botev Plovdiv

27 March 2004 22	CSKA	4–1	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
16:30	Zakov 14', 61' Yanev 34' Hazurov 88'		Minev 53'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev

Chernomorets v CSKA

3 April 2004 23	Chernomorets	1–3	CSKA	Burgas
15:30	Nedev 24'		Dimitrov 3' Sakaliev 40', 84'	Stadium: Chernomorets Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

CSKA v Vidima-Rakovski

10 April 2004 24	CSKA	3–1	Vidima-Rakovski	Sofia
16:00	Hazurov 12' Yanev 35' S. Petrov 64' (pen.)		Vasilev 21'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Dimcho Radev

Lokomotiv Sofia v CSKA

17 April 2004 25	Lokomotiv Sofia	0–1	CSKA	Sofia
16:00			Sakaliev 19'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Angel Bekyarov

CSKA v Levski

24 April 2004 26	CSKA	1–2	Levski	Sofia
17:00	Yanev 64' Haxhi  86'		Temile 85' Chilikov 90+4'	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov

Rodopa v CSKA

1 May 2004 27	Rodopa	1–3	CSKA	Smolyan
15:00	I. Petrov 80'		Charras 29' S. Petrov 43' João Carlos 75'	Stadium: Septemvri Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

CSKA v Belasitsa

5 May 2004 28	CSKA	5–1	Belasitsa	Sofia
17:30	Hazurov 12', 13', 90+1' Sakaliev 80' Yanev 86'		Junivan 85'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 250 Referee: Stefan Spasov

Cherno More v CSKA

8 May 2004 29	Cherno More	3–0	CSKA	Varna
17:30	Genchev 17', 90+1' Stoyanov 51'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Georgi Ignatov

CSKA v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

15 May 2004 30	CSKA	1–1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
17:30	Yanev 62'		Kamburov 87'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stefan Gospodinov

Bulgarian Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Bulgarian Cup

Pirin Blagoevgrad v CSKA

28 October 2003 Second round Leg 1	Pirin Blagoevgrad	0–0	CSKA	Blagoevgrad
14:30				Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stoyan Aleksiev

CSKA v Pirin Blagoevgrad

12 November 2003 Second round Leg 2	CSKA	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Pirin Blagoevgrad	Sofia
14:00	Tomash 44' Yanev 77'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 400 Referee: Stanislav Todorov

CSKA v Botev Plovdiv

26 November 2003 Third round Leg 1	CSKA	5–0	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
14:00	Sv. Petrov 6' Yanev 12' Brito 13', 21' Gargorov 59'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Zhivko Gospodinov

Botev Plovdiv v CSKA

3 December 2003 Third round Leg 2	Botev Plovdiv	1–2 (1–7 agg.)	CSKA	Plovdiv
13:00	Milenov 46'		Valkov 16' Yanev 86'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

CSKA v Rodopa

13 December 2003 Quarter-final Leg 1	CSKA	6–0	Rodopa	Sofia
13:00	Gargorov 8', 38' Yanev 52', 80' E. Yordanov 67' Yanchev 70'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 300 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

Rodopa v CSKA

17 December 2003 Quarter-final Leg 2	Rodopa	1–0 (1–6 agg.)	CSKA	Smolyan
13:00	Filipov 90+2'			Stadium: Septemvri Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Angel Angelov

Lokomotiv Sofia v CSKA

7 April 2004 Semi-final Leg 1	Lokomotiv Sofia	0–1	CSKA	Sofia
16:30			Yanev 55'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Anton Genov

CSKA v Lokomotiv Sofia

21 April 2004 Semi-final Leg 2	CSKA	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
16:30	Sakaliev 9' Yanchev 11' Yanev 58' Hazurov 76'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

Litex v CSKA

12 May 2004 Final	Litex	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	CSKA	Sofia
17:30	Zhelev 38' Hdiouad 85'		João Carlos 57' Gargorov 72'	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 11,461 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Sandanski)
	Penalties
	Trică Zhelev Jelenković Dimitrov Dzhambazov Bachev Hdiouad		Petrov Dimitrov Charras Yanchev Kolev Sakaliev Gueye

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Second qualifying round

Pyunik v CSKA Sofia

30 July 2003 First leg	Pyunik	0–2	CSKA Sofia	Yerevan, Armenia
19:00		Report	Yanchev 20' Mukasi 48'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

CSKA Sofia v Pyunik

6 August 2003 Second leg	CSKA Sofia	1–0 (3–0 agg.)	Pyunik	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:30	Léo Lima 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland)

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round

Galatasaray v CSKA Sofia

13 August 2003 First leg	Galatasaray	3–0	CSKA Sofia	Istanbul, Turkey
21:00	Hasan Şaş 3' Hakan Şükür 6' Arif 37'	Report		Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Attendance: 66,300 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

CSKA Sofia v Galatasaray

27 August 2003 Second leg	CSKA Sofia	0–3 (0–6 agg.)	Galatasaray	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:30		Report	César Prates 28' Sabri 53' Arif 86'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup

First round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup § First round

CSKA Sofia v Torpedo Moscow

24 September 2003 First leg	CSKA Sofia	1–1	Torpedo Moscow	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00	Dimitrov 18'	Report	Semshov 78'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 7,832 Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)

Torpedo Moscow v CSKA Sofia

15 October 2003 Second leg	Torpedo Moscow	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–2 p)	CSKA Sofia	Moscow, Russia
17:00	Oper 11'	Report	Dimitrov 90+2'	Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Roland Beck (Liechtenstein)
	Penalties
	Leonchenko Volkov Lebedenko Jolović Budylin		Dimitrov Leo Lima João Carlos Kolev Brito

References

External links

• CSKA Official Site
• CSKA Fan Page with up-to-date information
• Bulgarian A Professional Football Group Site