PFC CSKA Sofia
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{{Football club infobox
| clubname =CSKA (Sofia)
| image = [[Image:CSKA-sofia-logo.gif|170px|CSKA crest]]
| fullname = PFC CSKA
| nickname = The Armymen, The Reds
| founded = [[May 5]], [[1948]]
| ground = [[Bulgarian Army Stadium]] [[Sofia]]
| capacity = 22,015
| captain = [[Image:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|20px|Bulgarian]] [[Alexander Tunchev]]
| director = vacant
| manager = [[Dimitar Penev]]
| league = [[TBI A Football Group]]
| season = 2007-08
| position = A Grupa, 1st place
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'''PFC CSKA Sofia''' ({{lang-bg|ПФК ЦСКА София}}) is one of the most popular and successful [[Football (soccer)|football]] clubs in [[Bulgaria]]. CSKA stands for '''Central Sport Club of the Army''' ({{lang-bg|Централен спортен клуб на армията}}). Most of its home matches take place at the [[Bulgarska Armia]] (Bulgarian Army) Stadium. The club was officially founded on [[May 5]] [[1948]]. CSKA has won 31 [[Bulgarian A Professional Football Group|League titles]] and 23 [[Bulgarian Cup|National cups]]. Along with [[Celtic FC]] and [[Rangers FC]], CSKA is the club that has the most domestic titles in Europe. The club boasts one of the greatest records of [[Bulgarian]] football teams in the [[Europe]]an tournaments (2 [[semi-final]]s in the [[European Cup]] and 1 semi-final in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]).
== Address and team information ==
Address:
Dragan Tzankov Boulevard 3 Bulgarska Armia 1504 [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]
Tel: 02 963-34
Fax: 02 963-3902
=== Official sponsor ===
Vivatel
=== Equipment ===
[[Uhlsport]]
Currently the team's home kit is red and away kit is white. Also the club's third kit is black. Various combinations of red and white can be seen through the years. But red remains the basic colour of the team.
== Honours ==
'''Bulgarian Championship - 31 (record)'''
*1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981,1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2008
'''Bulgarian Cup - 23'''
'''Official - 9'''
*1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2006
'''Unofficial (as Cup of the People's Republic of Bulgaria) - 1'''
*1981
'''Cup of the Soviet Army - 13'''
'''Official - 9'''
*1951, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974
'''Unofficial - 4'''
*1985, 1986, 1989, 1990
'''Bulgarian Supercup - 2'''
*1989, 2006
'''Doubles - 15'''
'''Official - 12'''
*1951, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2006
'''Unofficial - 3'''
*1981, 1985, 1990
'''Trebles - 1'''
*1989
'''Quadruples - 1'''
*1989
'''[[European Cup]]''' - 1/2 Final
*[[European Cup 1966-67|1966/67]] vs Inter Milan, [[European Cup 1981-82|1981/82]] vs Bayern Munich
'''UEFA Cup''' - 1/16 Final
*[[UEFA Cup 1998-99|1998/99]] vs Atlético Madrid
'''UEFA Cup Winners' Cup''' - 1/2 Final
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1988-89|1988/89]] vs Barcelona
== Establishment and first steps ==
===1923 - 1948===
On [[October 28]], [[1923]] in Sofia the clubs [[Atletik Sofia]] (founded in 1910 as Klub Futbol) and [[Slava Sofia]] (founded in 1916) merged into Oficerski Sporten Klub [[AS-23|Aatletik Slava 1923]](Officer's Sport Club Atletic Slava 1932, short [[AS-23]] under the patronage of the Ministry of War which provided the equipment.<ref name="CSKA-magazine">Сп. „ЦСКА“, брой 15, 2003 г.</ref> In 1931 AS-23 won the Bulgarian championship and The Tsar's Cup, followed by another Tsar's Cup in 1941. The stadium of AS-23 has named 'Atletik park' (finished in 1938) is on the spot were is present stadium „[[Bulgarska Armia]]“.<ref>„Това е ЦСКА!“, стр.8, Димитър Пенев</ref>
With the partnership of [[Mihail Mihaylov]] from [[Shipka Sofia|Shipka's]], The [[AS-23]], the united team of [[Shipka Sofia|Shipka-Podeda]] and [[Spartak Orlandovtsi]] are merge into [[Chavdar Sofia]]. The unifying agreement was singed in [[November 9]], [[1944]] in [[Sofia]]. [[General|Gen]]. [[Vladimir Stoychev]] from As-23 was appointed as the new club's chairman. Ivan Bashev was a secretary and the person in charge of football.<ref name="sport1-43745">[http://www.sport1.bg/sport1/node/43745 С рогите срещу историята, Sport1.bg]</ref>
[[Image:The unifying protocol of Chavdar.jpg|right|thumb|The unifying protocol of Chavdar]]
'Chavdar' played in a blue strip. The club played at 'Atletik park' which was now renamed to 'Chavdar'. The physical training was inspected by the [[Boxing|boxer]] Konstantin Nikolov.<ref name="sport1-43745" /> Chavdar were relegated to the second division in 1947. With help from Mihail Mihaylov (who worked in the Minisrty of War) Chavdar became the departmental club to the Central house of the troops taking the name 'CDV'. [[Major]] [[Ivan Mirski]] was chosen as club chairman.
In May 1948 an agreement was signed between the football players of "Septemvri" and the team of "Chavdar" for uniting under the name "Septemvri pri CDV" (Central house of the troops). The board of the newly created club included: honorable chairman - general lieutenant Georgi Damjanov, the minister of defense, chairman - general major Bojan Balgaranov; deputy chairman - colonel Tashev, Petar Mihajlov, Alexander Valchev and Ljubcho Kralev. The board included 5 more members. The contract was signed on the 5th of May and that is considered to be the club's date of foundation.
The club's first official game took place on May 19th 1948 against [[Slavia Sofia]] at the Junak ({{lang-bg|Юнак}}) stadium - 1:1 The club's first title campaign started in May and finished in the beginning of September 1948.
Septemvri pri CDV(Sofia) eliminated Aprilov Gabrovo and [[Spartak Varna]] on its way to the finals.
The team reached the national finals, where it faced [[Levski Sofia]] losing 1:2 in the first match. The decisive match was on September 9th. Referee - Stephan Danchev. Team of Septemvri pri CDV: Stephan Gerenski, Borislav Futekov, Manol Manolov, Dimitar Cvetkov, Nikola Alexiev, Nako Chakmakov (captain), Dimitar Milanov, Stojne Minev, Stephan Bozkov, Nikola Bojilov, Kiril Bogdanov. Goals scored: Dimitar Milanov(2) and Nako Chakmakov. A marvellous victory 3:1. Nako Chakmakov sealed the victory with a last minute goal.
That was the first significant champion year for [[CSKA Sofia]].
=== History and Achievements ===
The club has met much domestic and international success making it the most successful [[Bulgaria]]n club in history. CSKA has won the Bulgarian championship 31 times. The club's greatest domestic triumph was an unbroken string of national victories between 1954 and 1962 (a record written in the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]''). CSKA Sofia's presence on the [[Europe]]an scene started with a glorious victory over [[Dinamo Bucharest]] 8:1 on October 21st 1956. Significantly, the club also twice reached the Semi-final stage in the UEFA European Champions Cup (today known as the [[UEFA Champions League]]) in 1967 and 1982 and once reached the Semi-final stage of the [[UEFA Cup Winner's Cup]] in 1989. CSKA managed to eliminate a reigning European Champion three times: [[Ajax Amsterdam]], [[Nottingham Forest]], and [[Liverpool FC]] respectively. In addition, CSKA eliminated over the years clubs such as [[Juventus FC]](as champions of Italy), [[Real Sociedad]](as champions of Spain), [[Monaco]](as champions of France), [[Parma FC]], [[Bayer Leverkusen]], [[Olympiakos]] and many others and played memorable matches with [[Internazionale]], [[Bayern Munich]], [[Atletico Madrid]], [[Borussia Dortmund]], [[Valencia CF]], [[Barcelona CF]] etc. The Club is still ranked 25th in the Champions' Cup All-Time Rankings. Two players managed to win the [[European Golden Boot]] while playing in CSKA - the CSKA all-time goals record holder [[Petar Zhekov]] (in 1966, scoring 36 times) and the famous [[Hristo Stoichkov]] (in 1989 with 38 goals).
CSKA nurtured many famous players, generating various dream teams through the decades. Most notably for their international success were two waves of [[Dimitar Penev]]’s discoveries; the first including [[Hristo Stoichkov]], [[Luboslav Penev]] and [[Emil Kostadinov]] in the late 80’s and the second one - [[Stiliyan Petrov]], [[Dimitar Berbatov]] and [[Martin Petrov]], introduced to the first team by Penev in the late 90’s.
=== Cup final scandal ===
On [[June 19]], [[1985]], the final game of the [[Bulgarian Cup]] between [[CSKA Sofia]] and city rivals [[Levski Sofia]] took place at the [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]]. During the game both teams demonstrated extremely poor sportsmanship; the match saw several brutal fights and an attack on a referee. CSKA won the game, but the players' behavior percipitated a major scandal. By decree of [[Central Committee]] of the [[Bulgarian Communist Party]], both teams were disbanded. CSKA Septemvriisko Zname was renamed "Sredets" and Levski-Spartak was renamed "Vitosha". Both teams were playing under these names for several years. Additionally, several major players including [[Kostadin Yanchev]], [[Borislav Mikhailov]], [[Plamen Nikolov]], [[Emil Spasov]], [[Emil Velev]] and yet unknown [[Hristo Stoichkov]] were prohibited from participating in club games for varying periods of time. In 1988 the name CSKA was restored.
==2008 problems with UEFA==
In early June 2008, [[UEFA]] notified the [[Bulgarian Football Union]] that CSKA will not receive a license for participation in the [[UEFA Champion's League]] and other European tournaments because of financial problems.<ref>http://sportni.bg/index.phtml?tid=40&oid=1206299 ''УЕФА отсече: ЦСКА е аут!'', Netinfo Sport, 2008-06-05 (retr. 2008-06-21)</ref> The BFU then speculated that this would mean that CSKA would not be able to take part in the A Professional Football Group of Bulgaria, effectively turning it back into an amateur team. Attempts to arrange a settlement with UEFA were unsuccessful, but the BFU still hopes that the football club will be able to put their financial state in shape before the 2008/2009 season starts, so it can at least play in the A Group, this will involve selling many of their star players. The person generally blamed for the situation was [[Alexander Tomov]], chairman of the supervising council of CSKA. Later he dropped from his position.
== Name ==
CSKA has carried a plethora of names in its history. In chronological order they are:
* ''Септември при ЦДВ'' /September to Central House of the Troops/ in 1948 and 1948/49.
* ''Народна войска'' /People's Troops/ in 1950.
* ''ЦДНВ'' /CDNV - Central House of the People's Troops/ in 1951 and 1952.
* ''Отбор на софийския гарнизон'' /Team of the Sofian garrison/ in 1953.
* ''ЦДНА'' /CDNA - Central House of the People's Army/ from 1954 and until the 1961/62 season.
* ''ЦСКА Червено знаме'' /CSKA Red Flag/ between 1962/63 and 1967/68.
* ''ЦСКА Семптемврийско знаме'' /CSKA September Flag/ between 1968/69 and 1984/85.
* ''ЦФКА Средец'' /CFKA Sredets - Central Football Club Of The Army/ from 1985/86 and until 1988/89
* ''ЦСКА София'' /CSKA Sofia - Central Sports Club Of The Army/ from 1989/90.
== Bulgarian Army Stadium ==
{{Main|Balgarska Armiya Stadium}}
The team's home stadium, "[[Bulgarska Armia]]", was completed in 1967 and stands on the same spot as its predecessor, "Atletik Park." A plan for major renovation has been adopted.
== Current squad ==
''As of July 2008''
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{{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.05|scale=500|text=<font size=1 color="Red">25. BEKONO</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.05|y=0.30|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">2. NASTIC</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.18|y=0.25|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">6. KOTEV</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.37|y=0.25|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">10. IVANOV</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.46|y=0.30|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">84. MACHADO</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.56|y=0.61|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">21. UDOJI</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.16|y=0.52|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">5. YANCHEV</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.40|y=0.52|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">28. MARQUINHOS</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.05|y=0.61|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">17. ZE RUI</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.18|y=0.77|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">7. ZLATINOV</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.42|y=0.77|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Red">19. YORDANOV</font>}}
</div></td></tr>
<tr><td><small>CSKA Sofia'2008</small></td></tr>
</table>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=SER|pos=DF|name=[[Nenad Nastić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=[[Pavel Vidanov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=BUL|pos=MF|name=[[Todor Yanchev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=[[Kiril Kotev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=BUL|pos=FW|name=[[Martin Toshev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=BUL|pos=FW|name=[[Vladislav Zlatinov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=[[Ivan Ivanov (footballer)|Ivan Ivanov ]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Macedonia|pos=MF|name=[[Mensur Kurtisi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Montenegro|pos=DF|name=[[Nikola Vujadinovic]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=BUL|pos=MF|name=[[Nikolay Chipev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=BUL|pos=GK|name=[[Vencislav Velinov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[José Rui (football player)|José Rui]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Algeria|pos=MF|name=[[Toufik Zerara]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=BUL|pos=FW|name=[[Evgeni Yordanov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=[[Aleksandar Branekov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Nigeria|pos=MF|name=[[Shikoze Udoji]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=[[Aleksandar Tonev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Cameroon|pos=GK|name=[[Daniel Bekono]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=BUL|pos=MF|name=[[Yanko Sandanski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Marcos Antônio Malachias Júnior|Marquinhos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=BUL|pos=DF|name=[[Yordan Todorov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=BUL|pos=GK|name=[[Todor Kyuchukov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=84|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Filipe Machado]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Claudinei Alexandre Aparecido|Nei]]}}
{{Fs end}}
=== Squad changes 2008 ===
'''In:'''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Vladislav Zlatinov]] - from [[Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Martin Toshev]] - from [[1. FC Köln]]
* {{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Mensur Kurtisi]] - from [[SC-ESV Parndorf 1919|Parndorf 1919]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Todor Kyuchukov]] - from [[Nea Salamina Famagusta|Nea Salamina]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Adrian Olegov]] - from [[Minyor Pernik]]
* {{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Toufik Zerara]] - from [[K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot|Germinal Beerschot]] ''(in negotiations)''
Total spending: {{loss}} 0 €
'''Out:'''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Yordan Todorov]] - to [[Israel]] in negotiations
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Nei]] - to [[Poland]] in negotiations
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Aleksandar Tunchev]] - to [[Leicester City F.C.]] fee 1 000 000 €
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florentin Petre]] - to [[Terek Grozny]] fee 300 000 €
* {{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Robert Petrov]] - free agent
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivaylo Petrov]] - to [[AEK Larnaca]] fee 50 000 €
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Velizar Dimitrov]] - to [[FC Metalurh Donetsk]] fee 450 000 €
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Iliev (footballer)|Georgi Iliev]] - to [[Cherno More Varna]] fee 150 000 €
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Yordan Yurukov]] - to [[Cherno More Varna]] fee 100 000 €
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ilko Pirgov]] - to [[CS Otopeni]] fee 100 000 €
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Quido Lanzaat]] - to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] fee 300 000 €
Total income: {{gain}} 2 450 000 €
For other transfers, see [[List of Bulgarian football transfers 2008-09]].
== Famous players ==
{| style="width: 100%"
| style="vertical-align: top" |
'''1950s'''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivan Petkov Kolev|Ivan Kolev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Naidenov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Milanov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Manol Manolov]]
'''1960s'''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Nikola Tzanev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Petar Zhekov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Hristo Marinchev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stefan Bozhkov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Kiril Rakarov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Boris Gaganelov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Yakimov]]
'''1970s'''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stoyan Yordanov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Asparuh Nikodimov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bozhil Kolev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Marashliev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Denev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Penev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Tzonyo Vasilev]]
| style="vertical-align: top" |
'''1980s'''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Velinov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Slavkov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Iliya Valov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Emil Kostadinov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Dimitrov (footballer)|Georgi Dimitrov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Luboslav Penev]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Radoslav Zdravkov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stoycho Mladenov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Spas Dzhevizov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Krasimir Bezinski]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Plamen Markov]]
'''1990s'''
* {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Bernardo Redin]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivaylo Andonov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Trifon Ivanov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Yordan Letchkov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Anatoli Nankov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Martin Petrov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stilian Petrov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Milen Petkov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Metodi Deyanov]]
| style="vertical-align: top" |
'''2000s'''
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Berbatov]]
* {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Ibrahima Gueye]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Benoit Cauet]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Vladimir Manchev]]
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tiago Silva]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Velizar Dimitrov]]
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Florentin Petre]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ivaylo Petrov]]
* {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Aleksandar Tunchev]]
|}
== The best 55 ==
An extended team of the best 55 players for 55th anniversary of CSKA. Players are ordered by number which they played.
* No 1 - [[Georgi Velinov]], [[Stefan Gerenski]], [[Stoyan Yordanov]], [[Georgi Naydenov (footballer)|Georgi Naydenov]], [[Yordan Filipov]]
* No 2 - [[Ivan Vasilev]], [[Ivan Zafirov]], [[Kiril Rakarov]], [[Dimitar Tsvetkov]], [[Borislav Futekov]]
* No 3 - [[Boris Gaganelov]], [[Trifon Ivanov]], [[Georgi Iliev - Michael]], [[Manol Manolov]], [[Kiril Stankov]]
* No 4 - [[Tsonyo Vasilev]], [[Georgi Enisheynov]], [[Nikola Kovachev]], [[Hristo Marinchev]], [[Georgi Tsvetkov]], [[Krasimir Bezinski]]
* No 5 - [[Stefan Bozhkov]], [[Georgi Dimitrov - Dzheki]] , [[Panteley Dimitrov]], [[Radoslav Zdravkov]], [[Bozhil Kolev]]
* No 6 - [[Nikola Aleksiev]], [[Dimitar Penev]], [[Boris Stankov]], [[Gavril Stoyanov]], [[Plamen Markov]]
* No 7 - [[Tsvetan Atanasov]], [[Tsvetan Yonchev]], [[Emil Kostadinov]], [[Dimitar Milanov]], [[Stefan T. Stefanov]]
* No 8 - [[Kiril Bogdanov]], [[Georgi Dimitrov - Chervenia]], [[Asparuh Nikodimov]], [[Hristo Stoichkov]], [[Nako Chakmakov]]
* No 9 - [[Spas Dzhevizov]], [[Petar Zhekov]], [[Panayot Panayotov]], [[Lyuboslav Penev]], [[Nikola Tsanev]]
* No 10 - [[Nikola Bozhilov]], [[Georgi Denev]], [[Ivan Kolev]], [[Lachezar Tanev]], [[Dimitar Yakimov]]
* No 11 - [[Dimitar Marashliev]], [[Stoycho Mladenov]], [[Vasil Romanov]], [[Stoyne Minev]], [[Krum Yanev]]
== Coaches history ==
{| style="width: 100%"
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* 1950–1964 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Krum Milev]]
* 1964–1965 {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Grigoriy Pinaychev]]
* 1965–1969 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stoyan Ormandzhiev]]
* 1969–1975 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Manol Manolov]]
* 1975–1977 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Sergi Yotsov]]
* 1977–1979 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Nikola Kovachev]]
* 1979–1982 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Asparuh Nikodimov]]
* 1982–1983 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stefan Bozhkov]], [[Boris Stankov]]
* 1983–1984 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Apostol Chachevski]], [[Manol Manolov]]
* 1984–1985 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Manol Manolov]]
* 1985–1986 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Sergi Yotsov]]
* 1986–1990 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Penev]]
* 1990–1992 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Asparuh Nikodimov]]
* 1992–1993 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Tsvetan Yonchev]]
* 1993–1994 {{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Gjoko Hadžievski]]
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* 1994–1995 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bozhil Kolev]], [[Spas Dzhevizov]]
* 1995–1996 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Plamen Markov]], [[Georgi Vasilev]]
* 1996–1997 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Vasilev]]
* 1997–1998 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Georgi Vasilev]], [[Petar Zehtinski]]
* 1998–2000 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Penev]]
* 2000 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Spas Dzhevizov]], [[Aleksandar Stankov]]
* 2000–2001 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Enrico Catuzzi]]
* 2001 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Asparuh Nikodimov]]
* 2001–2002 {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Simoni]]
* 2002–2004 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stoycho Mladenov]]
* 2004–2005 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Ferario Spasov]]
* 2005–2006 {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Miodrag Ješić]]
* 2006–2007 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Plamen Markov]]
* 2007–2008 {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stoycho Mladenov]]
* 2008- {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Dimitar Penev]]
|}
== Kit ==
===Kit manufacturers===
*1948-mid 70s - ?
*mid 70s-1982 - [[Adidas]]
*1982-1985 - [[Puma]]
*1985-1991 - [[Adidas]]
*1991-1992 (Season's 1st part) - [[Abm Pro]]
*1991-1992 (Season's 2nd part) - [[Umbro]]
*1992-1993 - [[Erreà]]
*1993-1995 - [[Lotto]]
*1995-2000 - [[Puma AG|Puma]]
*1999-2000 (Season's 2nd part) - [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
*2000-2003 - [[Lotto]]
*2003-2004 - [[Asics]]
*2004-present - [[Uhlsport]]
===Shirt sponsors===
*1948-1989 - No sponsor
*1989-1990 - [[Comco]]
*1990-1996 - [[Sintofarm]]
*1996-1999 - [[Multigroup]]
*1999-2005 (Bulgarian Championship) - No sponsor
*2001-2002 (UEFA Cup) - [[Sintofarm]]
*2003-2004 (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup) - [[Transimpex]]
*2005-present - [[Vivatel]]
== Trivia ==
{{Trivia|date=March 2008}}
* The first ever coach of CSKA Sofia Konstantin Nikolov - Zamorata was a heavyweight boxer.
* During the first years of the club the ball for the kick-off has been often dropped by plane over the field
* Even nowadays sometimes the team comes on field accompanied by a Bulgarian army march due to the club's army origin and heritage
* CSKA Sofia enjoys a symbiotic relationship with FC Liverpool.
* CSKA Sofia has always played in the 1st and never in lower division
* The stand for the most loyal team supporters is the North terrace and it's known as "Sektor G"
* CSKA Sofia has been marked several times in the ''[[Guinness World Records]]''
* The club stadium is nicknamed "The army"
* CSKA Sofia earned the nickname "The Giants' Killer" as it eliminated 3 acting (at the time) [[European Champions' Cup]] holders - [[AFC Ajax Amsterdam]], [[Nottingham Forest FC]] and [[Liverpool FC]].
* [[Scotland|Scottish]] writer [[Irvine Welsh]] appeared on [[Slavi's Show]] with a CSKA Sofia fan club T-shirt
* There are over 1058 trophies in the CSKA Museum of glory in 29 sports; 142 of them are football trophies and awards.
* CSKA Sofia holds the largest number of football records in Bulgarian football
* [[Petar Zhekov]] has scored 144 goals for CSKA during 1968-1975
* CSKA Sofia won all possible domestic trophies during season 1988-89 : Champion title, Cup of Bulgaria, Cup of the Soviet army, Bulgarian supercup and the Republic spartakiada cup.
* CSKA Sofia is famous for winnig a lot of friendly international tournaments. Recently the club is co-promoter of Play Station tournament in Soifa.
* [[Dimitar Yakimov]] was often called "the poet of football" due to his great football techniques
* [[Dimitar Penev]] was honnored as "The coach of 20th century" for Bulgaria
* The famous offensive trio of CSKA - [[Hristo Stoichkov]], [[Emil Kostadinov]] and [[Luboslav Penev]] have played a major role in the [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria national team]] success in the 90s.
* According to the National fan club data CSKA Sofia has 785 fan clubs at home and abroad, with around 180 000 members
* The music group [[Ladytron]] features a song called "CSKA Sofia" on their 2001 album ''604''
* CSKA Sofia has more than 10 million fans all around the world
* 2 rounds before the end of the [[07/08]] season, CSKA Sofia made a 16 points distance over their main rival - Levski Sofia
* A cow coloured in blue and yellow paint and wearing a Levski Sofia scarf on its neck is the CSKA Sofia fans' mascott during matches between the two teams
*Most consecutive titles - 9 (record)
*Most goals in a single match - 6 - Petar Mihaylov in 1951, vs Torpedo Ruse
*Most goals in a single season - 38 - Hristo Stoichkov in 1989/90 (record)
*Most times champion as player - 12 - Manol Manolov (record)
*Most times champion as coach - 11 - Krum Milev (record)
*Biggest win - 12:0 in 1951 vs Torpedo Ruse (record)
*Biggest win over Levski Sofia - 5:0 in 1953 and 1989
'''Biggest win in European tournaments:'''
*UEFA Champions League - 8:1 in 1956/57 vs Dinamo Bucuresti
*UEFA Cup - 5:0 in 1999/2000 vs Portadown
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - 9:0 in 1970/71 vs Haka
'''Biggest defeat in European tournaments:'''
*UEFA Champions League - 1:6 in 1957/58 vs Vasas Budapest
*UEFA Cup - 1:5 in 1994/95 vs Juventus
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - 0:3 in 1965/66 vs Borussia Dortmund
== Footnotes ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.cska.bg/ Official website]
* [http://forum.cska.bg/ Official forum]
* [http://www.cska.net/ CSKA Sofia Ultimate Internet Fan Club]
* [http://clubs.bul-foot.org/html/a/a/CSKA(Sofia).htm Bulgarian clubs - CSKA (Sofia)]
* [http://cskapoker.com/ CSKA Poker]
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