PFC CSKA Sofia II
Full nameProfessional Football Club CSKA Sofia II
Nickname(s)The Reds
The Armymen
Short nameCSKA II
Founded1948 (1948)
GroundBalgarska Armia, Sofia
Capacity22 995 (18 495 seats)
OwnerDanail Ganchev (40.0%)
Danail Iliev (40.0%)
Hristo Stoichkov (20.0%)
ChairmanDanail Ganchev
ManagerStamen Belchev
LeagueThird League
2022–23Third League, 5th
WebsiteClub website

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Bulgaria BUL Georgi Gerginov
2 MF Bulgaria BUL Teodor Apostolov
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Lachezar Ivanov
4 DF Bulgaria BUL Brayan Stefkov
5 MF Bulgaria BUL Martin Sotirov
6 MF Bulgaria BUL Petko Panayotov
7 FW Bulgaria BUL Mark-Emilio Papazov
8 MF Bulgaria BUL Yulian Iliev (captain)
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Georgi Dimitrov
10 MF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Chorbadzhiyski
11 MF Bulgaria BUL Ilian Antonov
12 GK Bulgaria BUL Ivaylo Nedelchev
13 FW Bulgaria BUL Vasil Kaymakanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Bulgaria BUL Iliyan Dimitrov
15 DF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Hristov
16 MF Bulgaria BUL Kiril Georgiev
17 MF Bulgaria BUL Alesandro Nikolov
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Petrov
19 FW Bulgaria BUL Aleksandar Kozhuharov
20 FW Bulgaria BUL Roberto Shtiliyanov
31 GK Bulgaria BUL Stanislav Tanev
— DF Bulgaria BUL Svetozar Evtov
— MF Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Petrov
— MF Bulgaria BUL Ventsislav Ivanov
— FW Bulgaria BUL Slavi Zarkov
— FW Bulgaria BUL 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
2016–17Second League (II)139615444933
2022–23South-West Third League (III)511910543542
2023–24South-West Third League (III)
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

References

  1. ↑ "ЦСКА II повтори случая от 1984 година" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 27 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "ЦСКА II няма да участва в Трета лига" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 5 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "ЦСКА и Светослав Тодоров се разделиха" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 6 June 2017.
  4. ↑ ЦСКА - София връща дублиращия си отбор, "червените" ще обиграват юноши в Трета лига
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