CSKA 1948 is a modern Sofia football identity with a distinctive place in Bulgaria’s professional landscape. The club page brings together the team’s 2026 snapshot, its changing personnel, competition footprint and longer story, from formation in 2016 to a rapid rise through the national pyramid. Red-and-white symbolism, the Bistritsa setting and supporter-linked foundations provide the context behind the name, while the latest recorded details show how the organisation continues to evolve within Bulgarian football.
CSKA 1948 Upcoming matches by league
First League
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- Regular Season - 10
Slavia Sofia
CSKA 1948
Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov -
- Regular Season - 11
CSKA 1948No H2HCSKA Sofia
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- Regular Season - 12
CSKA 1948No H2HBotev Plovdiv
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- Regular Season - 13
LudogoretsNo H2HCSKA 1948
Huvepharma Arena
CSKA 1948 Last matches by league
First League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Friendlies Clubs
Cup
CSKA 1948 Team Roster
CSKA 1948’s recorded squad contains 31 players. The group includes four goalkeepers, nine defenders, 13 midfielders and five attackers, giving the roster a midfield-heavy balance with multiple options in the defensive unit. The goalkeeping group is A. Bozhev, D. Sheytanov, L. Marques and P. Marinov. Defensive names include A. Hoffmann, D. Medina and L. Dvali, while B. Tsonev, Elias Franco, Frédéric Maciel and M. Zemzemi are among the midfielders. J. Martínez, B. Dimitrov and M. Diallo are listed among the attackers. Squad numbers range from 1 to 99, with number 71 appearing for both D. Tarasenko and K. Yanakiev.
position Goalkeeper
Petar Totev Marinov
Dimitar Georgiev Sheytanov
Aleks Anastasov Bozhev
L. Marques
position Defender
Diego Daniel Medina Roman
Lasha Dvali
André Hoffmann
Benaissa Benamar
Fourat Soltani
Héctor Manuel Cuellar Rosales
Kostadin Stoynev Iliev
Dragan Grivić
position Midfielder
Moataz Zemzemi
Borislav Tsonev
Kaloyan Radostinov Strinski
Brian Gabriel Sobrero
Florian Krebs
Jules Meyer
Petar Ivo Vitanov
position Attacker
Atanas Petrov Iliev
Georgi Rosenov Rusev
José Carlos Martínez Garzón
Boris Aleksandrov Dimitrov
Ognjen Gašević
Frédéric Ferreira Maciel
D. Tarasenko
Elias Corrêa Franco
Mamadou Diallo
Last CSKA 1948 Coachs
The coaching timeline places A. Aleksandrov as the most recent recorded appointment by start date, beginning on 1 April 2025 and ending on the same date. Ivan Stoyanov is also recorded from 1 April 2025 with no end date shown, so the available chronology does not establish a current holder. Borislav Kyosev follows from February to April 2025, while Yuriy Vasev is listed from January 2025 and Ivan Kamenov Ivanov from October 2024 to February 2025. The sequence shows several changes across the 2024-25 period without assigning an unverified present role.
Ivan Stoyanov Ivanov
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Stoyanov Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1 April 2025 | |
| Aleksandar Emilov Aleksandrov | Bulgaria | 1 April 2025 | 1 April 2025 |
| Borislav Raychev Kyosev | Bulgaria | 1 February 2025 | 1 April 2025 |
| Yuriy Vasilev Vasev | Bulgaria | 1 January 2025 | |
| Ivan Kamenov Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1 October 2024 | 1 February 2025 |
| Valentin Iliev Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1 April 2024 | 1 October 2024 |
| Nikolay Dimitrov Panayotov | Bulgaria | 1 August 2023 | 1 April 2024 |
| Atanas Stefanov Ribarski | Bulgaria | 1 May 2023 | 1 August 2023 |
| Todor Dimitrov Yanchev | Bulgaria | 1 December 2022 | 1 May 2023 |
| Lyuboslav Mladenov Penev | Bulgaria | 1 May 2022 | 1 December 2022 |
| Nikolay Stoilov Kirov | Bulgaria | 1 September 2021 | 1 May 2022 |
| Miroslav Mindev | Bulgaria | 1 July 2021 | 1 September 2021 |
| Radoslav Zdravkov | Bulgaria | 1 June 2021 | 1 September 2021 |
| Todor Mihaylov Kiselichkov | Bulgaria | 1 April 2021 | 1 July 2021 |
| Rosen Yordanov Kirilov | Bulgaria | 1 March 2021 | 1 April 2021 |
| Krasimir Genchev Balakov | Bulgaria | 1 June 2020 | 1 March 2021 |
| Yordan Ivanov Yurukov | Bulgaria | 1 October 2019 | 1 June 2020 |
| Petko Tsvetanov Petkov | Bulgaria | 1 August 2018 | 1 October 2019 |
| Valentin Iliev Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1 July 2017 | 1 August 2018 |
CSKA 1948 Transfers
The latest recorded arrivals are dated 30 June 2026. They include J. Meyer from Dijon as a free agent, H. Cuellar from Always Ready via a transfer, M. Zemzemi from Club Africain as a free agent, and K. Iliev from Montana as a free agent. The same date includes loan returns for Luann, S. Dembele, B. Dimitrov, C. Acheampong and D. Tarasenko. Earlier entries record K. Strinski and F. Krebs as free agents, A. David on loan, and Berna in a transfer. This is a selected record of arrivals, not a complete register.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bozhev |
Slavia Praha II
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Loan | 2 August 2026 |
| K. Iliev |
Montana
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
Lokomotiv Sofia
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 | |
| K. Iliev |
Montana
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Zemzemi |
Club Africain
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| H. Cuellar |
Always Ready
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Meyer |
Dijon
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Dembélé |
Lokomotiv Sofia
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Tarasenko |
FK Minyor Pernik
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| C. Acheampong |
Montana
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| B. Dimitrov |
Montana
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| S. Dembele |
Lokomotiv Sofia
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Luann |
Lokomotiv Sofia
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| K. Strinski |
Montana
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Free agent | 24 February 2026 |
| K. Strinski |
Montana
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Free agent | 24 February 2026 |
The latest recorded departure is J. Carrion, who left for Spartak Trnava as a free agent on 11 July 2026. The 30 June entries include Valentin Arhipov on loan to Strumska Slava, Y. Magnin as a free agent to Grenoble, Adama Ardile Traoré on loan to Arda Kardzhali, and S. Dembele, who appears in a separate loan entry to Spartak Varna and a free-agent move to Karmiotissa. G. Rusev returned to FC Sion, while A. David returned to Mouna. Earlier departures include Zé Santos to Nanjing City as a free agent and E. Tsenov to FC Orenburg in a transfer. The list is not exhaustive.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Acheampong |
Lokomotiv G. Oryahovitsa
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Loan | 13 August 2026 |
| Juanmi Carrión |
Spartak Trnava
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Free agent | 11 July 2026 |
| J. Carrion |
Spartak Trnava
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Free agent | 11 July 2026 |
Strumska Slava
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Loan | 8 July 2026 | |
| S. Dembélé |
Karmiotissa
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Dembélé |
Spartak Varna
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
Ludogorets II
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- | 30 June 2026 | |
| Y. Magnin |
Grenoble
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Dembele |
Karmiotissa
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Dembele |
Spartak Varna
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Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| Adama Ardile Traoré |
Arda Kardzhali
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| Y. Magnin |
Grenoble
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| R. Karamanov |
Botev Plovdiv II
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- | 29 June 2026 |
Mouna
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 | |
| G. Rusev |
FC Sion
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recorded movement pattern is mixed rather than one-directional. Incoming activity includes free-agent arrivals, conventional transfers, a loan and several returns from loan. The latest June 2026 entries combine free agents, transfers and loan returns. J. Meyer, M. Zemzemi, K. Iliev, K. Strinski and F. Krebs represent the free-agent stream, while H. Cuellar and Berna are listed as transfers and A. David as a loan. Outgoing activity similarly combines free-agent exits, loans, returns and at least one recorded transfer, with J. Carrion, Y. Magnin, Adama Ardile Traoré, G. Rusev and E. Tsenov illustrating different pathways. Repeated names, including S. Dembele, appear under separate movements, so entries should not be treated as unique-player totals. The available lists are selected rather than exhaustive, and no financial figures are recorded. Together, they describe active squad turnover across the 2025-26 cycle without proving a net balance or a recruitment policy.
Leagues CSKA 1948 has participated in
The recorded competition profile places CSKA 1948 in the First League and the Cup through 2025, with both entries marked recently active. Friendlies Clubs is also recorded through 2025. The club’s UEFA Europa Conference League participation runs through 2024 and is historical in this profile, while the Super Cup entry is limited to 2023. Second League participation is earlier, spanning 2018 to 2019, before First League records begin in 2020. The list therefore traces a progression from Bulgaria’s second tier into top-flight competition, alongside domestic cups, friendlies and a documented European phase. It confirms participation history rather than results, titles or a 2026 fixture schedule.
More about CSKA 1948
CSKA 1948 is a Sofia football club founded in 2016, with its recorded identity rooted in the modern Bulgarian game rather than in a long-established pre-2016 legal history. The club is commonly associated with the full name Football Club Central Sports Club of the Army 1948 Sofia and is known as CSKA 1948. Its red-and-white colors and the nickname The Reds give the team a clear visual identity, while the Armymen tradition connects its presentation to the wider CSKA sporting culture. The club is based in Sofia and plays at Bistritsa Stadium, also known as Stadion Bistritsa or Vitosha Stadium, on the southern side of the capital near the Vitosha mountain range. The setting distinguishes the club from larger central-city venues and has become part of its modern character. Selected major fixtures have also been staged at prominent national grounds in Sofia, but Bistritsa remains the principal home listed in the club profile. CSKA 1948 was formed by a collective of supporters, former club figures and youth coaches after the financial and administrative collapse surrounding the historic CSKA Sofia structure. Its subsequent rise from regional football through Bulgaria’s professional divisions is central to the club’s story. That route gives the team an identity built around independence, supporter involvement and competitive development, while avoiding a claim that it is simply the same legal entity as an earlier club. Its governance model is associated with the non-profit Association FC CSKA 1948, which holds foundational stake control within a fan-linked democratic framework. The wider football ecosystem includes reserve sides CSKA 1948 II and III and a youth academy intended to connect development with senior football. Recorded competition participation shows progression from the Second League to the First League, along with domestic cup and European entries. The club’s durable profile therefore combines Sofia locality, red-and-white tradition, supporter stewardship, academy infrastructure and a rapid professional ascent.
Last matches statistics for CSKA 1948
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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CSKA 1948
0 - 0
Spartak Trnava
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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CSKA 1948
2 - 1
Arda Kardzhali
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Panathinaikos
1 - 1
CSKA 1948
|
2 / 19 |
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72 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
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Lokomotiv Sofia
1 - 3
CSKA 1948
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
CSKA 1948
1 - 2
Panathinaikos
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5 / 14 |
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87 | 13 | 2 | 9 |
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CSKA 1948
4 - 1
Cherno More Varna
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Septemvri Sofia
1 - 0
CSKA 1948
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | 1 | |
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CSKA 1948
2 - 0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | 1 | |
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Levski Sofia
1 - 0
CSKA 1948
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2 / 7 |
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0% | 0 | 2 | |
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CSKA 1948
2 - 1
Dunav Ruse
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5 / 12 |
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0% | 0 | - |
Detailed statistics CSKA 1948
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Last rating points (most recent matches).