2004–05 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2004–05 season was PFC CSKA Sofia's 57th consecutive season in A Group.

CSKA Sofia

2004–05 season
Chairman	Vassil Bozhkov
Manager	Ferario Spasov (until 23 February 2005) Miodrag Ješić
A Group	Champions
Bulgarian Cup	Runner-up
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Hristo Yanev (22) All: Hristo Yanev (24)
Highest home attendance	20,000 vs Steaua București (30 September 2004)
Lowest home attendance	700 vs Pirin 1922 (3 May 2005)

Below is a list of player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2004–05 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	SVK	Radoslav Zabavník
3	DF	BUL	Adalbert Zafirov
4	DF	ARG	Marcos Charras
5	MF	BUL	Todor Yanchev
7	MF	BUL	Hristo Yanev
8	FW	BUL	Velizar Dimitrov
9	FW	BUL	Ivan Ploshtakov
10	MF	GEO	Amiran Mujiri
11	DF	CZE	Robert Caha
12	GK	BUL	Hristo Bahtarliev
13	DF	BUL	Yordan Varbanov
14	DF	BUL	Valentin Iliev
15	MF	FRA	Benoît Cauet
17	MF	EST	Joel Lindpere

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	BUL	Gerasim Zakov
19	FW	BUL	Evgeni Yordanov
20	MF	BUL	Yordan Yurukov
21	FW	BUL	Stoyko Sakaliev
23	MF	BUL	Emil Gargorov
24	FW	BUL	Kostadin Hazurov
25	DF	BUL	Ivan Ivanov
26	MF	BUL	Petko Iliev
27	DF	BRA	Tiago Silva
29	DF	SEN	Ibrahima Gueye
30	DF	BUL	Yordan Todorov
31	GK	MDA	Evgheni Hmaruc
31	FW	BUL	Miroslav Manolov
—	MF	SEN	Mansour Ayanda

Source:

Competitions

A Group

Main article: 2004–05 A Group

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CSKA Sofia (C)	30	25	4	1	81	16	+65	79	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Levski Sofia	30	24	4	2	76	19	+57	76	Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	30	18	4	8	65	34	+31	58
4	Litex Lovech	30	16	4	10	45	27	+18	52
5	Slavia Sofia	30	13	9	8	43	33	+10	48

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 goal difference; 7th 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	25	4	1	81	16	+65	79	13	2	0	46	6	+40	12	2	1	35	10	+25

Last updated: 28 May 2005.
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	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position	6	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

Fixtures and results

Rodopa v CSKA

6 August 2004 1	Rodopa	0–1	CSKA	Smolyan
18:00			Zabavník 45+2'	Stadium: Septemvri Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

Slavia v CSKA

14 August 2004 2	Slavia	1–4	CSKA	Sofia
18:00	Valkanov 67'		Yanev 26' Dimitrov 57' (pen.) Sakaliev 80' E. Yordanov 90+3'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Anton Genov

CSKA v Nesebar

21 August 2004 3	CSKA	5–0	Nesebar	Sofia
19:30	Mujiri 10' Hazurov 23', 79' Gargorov 68' Yanev 72'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dimcho Radev

Naftex v CSKA

29 August 2004 4	Naftex	0–4	CSKA	Burgas
20:15			Yanev 3', 74' Dimitrov 22' Mujiri 55'	Stadium: Lazur Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Momchil Vraykov

CSKA v Spartak Varna

10 September 2004 5	CSKA	6–0	Spartak Varna	Sofia
19:00	Yanev 44', 58', 81' Dimitrov 45+3' (pen.), 89' Mujiri  53' Sakaliev 57'		Filatov  53' Sofroniev  66'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lachezar Yonev

Beroe v CSKA

19 September 2004 6	Beroe	1–3	CSKA	Stara Zagora
15:00	Kwakye 34' Spahiev  90'		Yanev 51' Zakov 69' Hazurov 80'	Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

CSKA v Lokomotiv Sofia

25 September 2004 7	CSKA	5–1	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
19:00	Gargorov 4', 39' Mujiri 7' Todorov 18' Hazurov 71'		Genkov 62'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov

Cherno More v CSKA

3 October 2004 8	Cherno More	1–2	CSKA	Varna
15:00	Simov 76'		Sakaliev 40' Todorov 80'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Galin Moskalev

CSKA v Levski

17 October 2004 9	CSKA	2–2	Levski	Sofia
19:00	Sakaliev 10' Yanev 45+2' (pen.)		Telkiyski 51' Borimirov 59' Topuzakov  78'	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Anton Genov

Vidima-Rakovski v CSKA

24 October 2004 10	Vidima-Rakovski	0–4	CSKA	Sevlievo
16:00	Y. Yordanov  12'		Mujiri 5' Gargorov 25', 45' E. Yordanov 80'	Stadium: Rakovski Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Momchil Vraykov

CSKA v Litex

31 October 2004 11	CSKA	3–1	Litex	Sofia
17:00	Todorov 14' (pen.) Charras 57' Yanev 90'		Joãozinho 33'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

Marek v CSKA

7 November 2004 12	Marek	2–2	CSKA	Dupnitsa
15:15	Rumenov 13', 15'		Gargorov 18' Hazurov 54'	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Galin Moskalev

CSKA v Belasitsa

13 November 2004 13	CSKA	2–0	Belasitsa	Sofia
14:30	Yanev 16', 57'		Junivan 21'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Petar Stoyanov

Pirin Blagoevgrad v CSKA

20 November 2004 14	Pirin Blagoevgrad	0–3	CSKA	Blagoevgrad
13:30			Dafkov 19' (o.g.) Sakaliev 45' Zabavník 58'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Momchil Vraykov

CSKA v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

27 November 2004 15	CSKA	0–0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
14:30				Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov

CSKA v Rodopa

27 February 2005 16	CSKA	1–0	Rodopa	Sofia
14:00	E. Yordanov 16'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed

CSKA v Slavia

5 March 2005 17	CSKA	4–0	Slavia	Sofia
15:30	E. Yordanov 20' Yanev 27', 36' Gueye 28'		Mechedzhiev  69'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Momchil Vraykov

Nesebar v CSKA

12 March 2005 18	Nesebar	0–2	CSKA	Nesebar
15:00	Baychev  49'		Todorov 80' Zabavník 84'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov

CSKA v Naftex

19 March 2005 19	CSKA	3–0	Naftex	Sofia
16:00	Yanev 30', 74' Zabavník 90'		Hristov  45+1'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Angel Bekyarov

Spartak Varna v CSKA

3 April 2005 20	Spartak Varna	0–0	CSKA	Varna
15:00				Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anton Genov

CSKA v Beroe

6 April 2005 21	CSKA	4–1	Beroe	Sofia
17:00	Todorov 21' Zabavník 31' Yanev 52' Iliev 67'		Tonchev 90+2'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Georgi Hadzhiyski

Lokomotiv Sofia v CSKA

9 April 2005 22	Lokomotiv Sofia	0–1	CSKA	Sofia
17:00			E. Yordanov 7'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

CSKA v Cherno More

17 April 2005 23	CSKA	1–0	Cherno More	Sofia
17:00	Yanev 63' (pen.)			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Krasimir Yosifov

Levski v CSKA

23 April 2005 24	Levski	0–1	CSKA	Sofia
18:00			Yanev 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 17,345 Referee: Momchil Vraykov

CSKA v Vidima-Rakovski

30 April 2005 25	CSKA	3–0	Vidima-Rakovski	Sofia
17:00	Iliev 18', 47' Mujiri 84'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

Litex v CSKA

7 May 2005 26	Litex	0–1	CSKA	Lovech
18:00			Iliev 64'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev

CSKA v Marek

11 May 2005 27	CSKA	5–0	Marek	Sofia
18:00	Yanev 8' (pen.) Zabavník 29' E. Yordanov 33' Yanchev 37' Gargorov 83'			Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Stefan Spasov

Belasitsa v CSKA

15 May 2005 28	Belasitsa	1–4	CSKA	Petrich
18:00	Daskalov 59' Paparkov  73'		E. Yordanov 14', 34' V. Ivanov 49' (o.g.) Gargorov 78'	Stadium: Tsar Samuil Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Anton Genov

CSKA v Pirin Blagoevgrad

21 May 2005 29	CSKA	2–1	Pirin Blagoevgrad	Sofia
18:00	E. Yordanov 16' Gargorov 77'		Georgiev 26'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Momchil Vraykov

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v CSKA

28 May 2005 30	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	4–3	CSKA	Plovdiv
17:30	Kamburov 43' (pen.) Jančevski 62', 70' Hristev 87'		Hazurov 11' Yanev 60', 68'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov

Bulgarian Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Bulgarian Cup

Shumen v CSKA

27 October 2004 Second round	Shumen	0–3	CSKA	Shumen
15:00			E. Yordanov 39' Gargorov 46' Sakaliev 87'	Stadium: Panayot Volov Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Kostadin Kostadinov

Rilski Sportist v CSKA

10 November 2004 Third round	Rilski Sportist	2–3 (a.e.t.)	CSKA	Samokov
14:00	Videnov 12' Chalakov 82'		Sakaliev 23' E. Yordanov 45' Hazurov 104'	Stadium: Iskar Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dimcho Radev

Hebar v CSKA

16 March 2005 Quarter-final	Hebar	0–1	CSKA	Pazardzhik
15:00			E. Yordanov 2'	Stadium: Georgi Benkovski Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dimcho Radev

Pirin 1922 v CSKA

13 April 2005 Semi-final Leg 1	Pirin 1922	0–2	CSKA	Blagoevgrad
17:00			Yanchev 44' Cauet 80'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hristo Ristoskov

CSKA v Pirin 1922

3 May 2005 Semi-final Leg 2	CSKA	3–3 (5–3 agg.)	Pirin 1922	Sofia
17:30	Hazurov 12' Zakov 63', 72'		Nikolov 39' Mitsanski 65' Pavlov 89'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 700 Referee: Georgi Ignatov

Levski v CSKA

25 May 2005 Final	Levski	2–1	CSKA	Sofia
18:00	Borimirov 52' Domovchiyski 76'		Yanev 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 10,848 Referee: Anton Genov (Gabrovo)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds § Second qualifying round

Omonia v CSKA

10 August 2004 First leg	Omonia	1–1	CSKA	Nicosia, Cyprus
19:00	Kožlej 57'		Mujiri 79'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Paul Mckeon (Republic of Ireland)

CSKA v Omonia

26 August 2004 Second leg	CSKA	3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 agg.)	Omonia	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:30	Mujiri 90+3' Sakaliev 111' Hazurov 116'		Stjepanović 78'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)

First round

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup first round

Steaua București v CSKA

16 September 2004 First leg	Steaua București	2–1	CSKA	Bucharest, Romania
20:00	Neaga 9' Dică 80'		Yanev 28'	Stadium: Ghencea Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

CSKA v Steaua București

30 September 2004 Second leg	CSKA	2–2 (3–4 agg.)	Steaua București	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00	Sakaliev 45' Gargorov 75'		Oprița 14' Paraschiv 34'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)

External links

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