2005–06 PFC CSKA Sofia season

The 2005–06 season was PFC CSKA Sofia's 58th consecutive season in A Group.

CSKA Sofia

2005–06 season
Chairman	Vassil Bozhkov
Manager	Miodrag Ješić (until 4 April 2006) Plamen Markov
A Group	Second place
Bulgarian Cup	Winner
Bulgarian Supercup	Runner-up
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Emil Gargorov (11) All: Emil Gargorov (16)
Highest home attendance	15,846 vs Levski Sofia (2 April 2006)
Lowest home attendance	1,000 vs Rodopa Smolyan (19 November 2005)
Home colours Away colours

Below is a list of player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2005–06 season.

Club

Team kits

The team kits for the 2005–06 season are produced by Uhlsport and sponsored by Vivatel.

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	SCG	Dejan Maksić
2	DF	SVK	Radoslav Zabavnik
3	DF	BUL	Aleksandar Tunchev
4	DF	BUL	Adrian Olegov
5	DF	BUL	Vladimir Zafirov
7	MF	BUL	Hristo Yanev
8	FW	BUL	Velizar Dimitrov
11	FW	CIV	Guillaume Dah Zadi
12	GK	BUL	Todor Kyuchukov
14	DF	BUL	Valentin Iliev
15	MF	BUL	Petar Dimitrov
16	DF	BUL	Aleksandar Branekov
17	FW	CRO	Matija Matko

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	MAR	Mourad Hdiouad
19	FW	ROU	Eugen Trica
20	MF	BUL	Yordan Yurukov
21	FW	BUL	Stoiko Sakaliev
23	MF	BUL	Emil Gargorov
6	MF	BIH	Sergej Jakirović
25	DF	BUL	Ivan Ivanov
27	DF	BRA	Tiago Silva
29	DF	SEN	Ibrahima Gueye
30	DF	BUL	Yordan Todorov
31	GK	MDA	Evgheni Hmaruc
33	DF	SCG	Slavko Matić
77	FW	POR	Jose Emilio Furtado

Source:

Competitions

A Group

Main article: 2005–06 A Group

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Levski Sofia (C)	28	21	5	2	71	23	+48	68	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	CSKA Sofia	28	20	5	3	73	22	+51	65	Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Litex Lovech	28	18	6	4	51	22	+29	60
4	Lokomotiv Sofia	28	18	0	10	49	29	+20	54
5	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	28	11	7	10	43	42	+1	40	Qualification for Intertoto Cup second round

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
28	20	5	3	73	22	+51	65	11	2	1	43	11	+32	9	3	2	30	11	+19

Last updated: 31 May 2006.
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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	-	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	-	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	-	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	-	D	W	L	W	W
Position	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Fixtures and results

Botev Plovdiv v CSKA

6 August 2005 1	Botev Plovdiv	1–4	CSKA	Plovdiv
18:30	Saidhodzha 50'		Dah Zadi 1' Gargorov 8', 76' Sakaliev 78'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Attendance: 4,000

CSKA v Litex

14 August 2005 2	CSKA	2–1	Litex	Sofia
20:45	Dah Zadi 43' Hdiouad 89' (pen.)		Popov 1'	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 3,000

Belasitsa v CSKA

20 August 2005 3	Belasitsa	1–5	CSKA	Petrich
18:30	Diano 45'		Yurukov 8', 29' Todorov 65' Tiago Silva 81', 90+1'	Stadium: Tsar Samuil Stadium Attendance: 5,000

CSKA v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

26 October 2005 4	CSKA	4–3	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
19:30	Sakaliev 25' Zabavnik 31' Dimitrov 42' Jakirovic 75'		Tunchev 9', 69' Kamburov 85'	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 4,000

Levski v CSKA

11 September 2005 5	Levski	1–1	CSKA	Sofia
18:00	Telkiyski 36'		Dimitrov 31'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 13,628

CSKA v Naftex

18 September 2005 6	CSKA	3–0	Naftex	Sofia
20:30	Sakaliev 8', 61' Todorov 87'			Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 6,000

Pirin 1922 v CSKA

24 September 2005 7	Pirin 1922	0–3	CSKA	Blagoevgrad
17:30			Sakaliev 30', 33' Gargorov 90+1'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Attendance: 4,500

Marek v CSKA

2 October 2005 8	Marek	1–4	CSKA	Dupnitsa
15:00	Iliev 21'		Hdiouad 15' (pen.) Gargorov 24' Sakaliev 37' Dimitrov 62'	Stadium: Bonchuk Stadium Attendance: 2,000

CSKA v Beroe

15 October 2005 9	CSKA	7–0	Beroe	Sofia
19:30	Hdiouad 7', 13', 56' Dah Zadi 27', 90+3' Sakaliev 41' Todorov 44'			Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 1,500

CSKA v Pirin Blagoevgrad

23 October 2005 10	CSKA	–	Pirin Blagoevgrad	Sofia
				Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium
Note: On 18 August 2005 Pirin Blagoevgrad was removed from A Group after Round 2 because of outstanding obligations to National Insurance Institute. All results of Pirin so far are canceled and their opponents in the next meetings will rest. PFC Pirin has the right to renew its participation in the league for season 2005/2006 in South-West V AFG.

CSKA v Cherno More

29 October 2005 11	CSKA	3–0	Cherno More	Sofia
19:30	Gargorov 33' Yurukov 58' Dimitrov 90+3'			Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 2,000

Lokomotiv Sofia v CSKA

6 November 2005 12	Lokomotiv Sofia	1–2	CSKA	Sofia
14:30	Genkov 17'		Branekov 28' Tiago Silva 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 3,500

CSKA v Rodopa

19 November 2005 13	CSKA	7–0	Rodopa	Sofia
15:00	Yanev 22' (pen.), 34' (pen.) Sakaliev 36', 43' Dah Zadi 55', 73' Gargorov 87'			Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 1,000

Slavia v CSKA

26 November 2005 14	Slavia	1–2	CSKA	Sofia
14:00	Ivanovic 70'		Dah Zadi 35' Iliev 76'	Stadium: Slavia Stadium Attendance: 2,000

CSKA v Vihren

4 December 2005 15	CSKA	6–0	Vihren	Sofia
15:00	Gueye 29', 67' Dah Zadi 45+1' Yanev 69' Dimitrov 84', 89'			Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 1,000

CSKA v Botev Plovdiv

5 March 2006 16	CSKA	1–0	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
15:30	Hdiouad 33'			Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium

Litex v CSKA

12 March 2006 17	Litex	1–1	CSKA	Lovech
14:00	Novakovic 46'		Dah Zadi 28'	Stadium: Lovech Stadium Attendance: 4,500

CSKA v Belasitsa

19 March 2006 18	CSKA	2–2	Belasitsa	Sofia
15:30	Furtado 70' Dimitrov 87'		Ivanov 45+2' Marquinhos 58'	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 4,500

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v CSKA

26 March 2006 19	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1–0	CSKA	Plovdiv
15:00	Zlatinov 10'			Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

CSKA v Levski

2 April 2006 20	CSKA	0–1	Levski	Sofia
18:00			Ivanov 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 15,846

Naftex v CSKA

8 April 2006 21	Naftex	0–1	CSKA	Burgas
18:30			Gargorov 38'	Stadium: Lazur Stadium Attendance: 5,000

CSKA v Pirin 1922

15 April 2006 22	CSKA	2–0	Pirin 1922	Sofia
19:00	Furtado 1' Jakirovic 32'			Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 2,000

CSKA v Marek

19 April 2006 23	CSKA	1–1	Marek	Sofia
18:00	Furtado 90+1'		Mitov 16'	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 1,000

Beroe v CSKA

23 April 2006 24	Beroe	1–4	CSKA	Stara Zagora
15:00	Dimitrov 84'		Trica 49' Gargorov 57', 60' Furtado 81'	Stadium: Beroe Stadium Attendance: 5,500

Pirin Blagoevgrad v CSKA

30 April 2006 25	Pirin Blagoevgrad	–	CSKA	Blagoevgrad
				Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Note: On 18 August 2005 Pirin Blagoevgrad was removed from A Group after Round 2 because of outstanding obligations to National Insurance Institute. All results of Pirin so far are canceled and their opponents in the next meetings will rest. PFC Pirin has the right to renew its participation in the league for season 2005/2006 in South-West V AFG.

Cherno More v CSKA

6 May 2006 26	Cherno More	0–0	CSKA	Varna
16:00				Stadium: Ticha Stadium Attendance: 9,000

CSKA v Lokomotiv Sofia

16 May 2006 27	CSKA	3–2	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
20:30	Hdiouad 7' (pen.) Dah Zadi 9' Furtado 81'		Kazadzhinov 11' Paskov 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 2,000

Rodopa v CSKA

20 May 2006 28	Rodopa	1–0	CSKA	Smolyan
18:00	Peev 18'			Stadium: Septemvri Stadium Attendance: 3,500

CSKA v Slavia

28 May 2006 29	CSKA	2–1	Slavia	Sofia
18:00	Tiago Silva 15' Gargorov 35'		Stefanov 48'	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 1,000

Vihren v CSKA

31 May 2006 30	Vihren	1–3	CSKA	Sandanski
18:00	Stoynev 4'		Tunchev 16' Furtado 41' Gargorov 57'	Stadium: Sandanski Stadium Attendance: 1,000

Bulgarian Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Bulgarian Cup

Belasitsa v CSKA

11 November 2005 Second round	Belasitsa	1–2	CSKA	Petrich
14:00	Dinkov 11'		Yanev 44' Dah Zadi 90'	Stadium: Tsar Samuil Stadium

CSKA v Litex

22 March 2006 Third round	CSKA	1–0	Litex	Sofia
17:00	Hdiouad 43'			Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 6,000

CSKA v Beroe

12 April 2006 Quarter-final	CSKA	4–1	Beroe	Sofia
16:30	Tunchev 11' Trica 37' Hdiouad 56' Todorov 90+2'		Todorov 65'	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 1,000

CSKA v Naftex

3 May 2006 Semi-final	CSKA	4–1	Naftex	Sofia
17:30	Gargorov 39' Tiago Silva 52' Trica 61' Hdiouad 88'		Serra 37'	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 1,200

CSKA v Cherno More

24 May 2006 Final	CSKA	3–1	Cherno More	Sofia
17:30	Gargorov 12' 28' Dah Zadi 34'		Moke 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 7,216 Referee: Santiago Rodríguez (Spain)

Bulgarian Supercup

Main article: 2005 Bulgarian Supercup

CSKA lost the game on penalty shoot-out after the extra time.

CSKA v Levski

31 July 2005 Final	CSKA	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Levski	Sofia
18:30	Yanev 82'		Topuzakov 76'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 9,894 Referee: Georgios Kaznaferis (Greece)
	Penalties
	Yanev Dah Zadi Gargorov Iliev		Topuzakov Telkiyski Borimirov Tomašić

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Second qualifying round

Tirana v CSKA

27 July 2005 First leg	Tirana	0–2	CSKA	Tirana, Albania
21:30		Report	Gueye 89' Gargorov 90+2'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

CSKA v Tirana

3 August 2005 Second leg	CSKA	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	Tirana	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:45	Dah Zadi 2' Todorov 90'	Report		Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round

CSKA v Liverpool

10 August 2005 First leg	CSKA	1–3	Liverpool	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45	Dimitrov 45'	Report	Cissé 25' Morientes 31', 58'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Liverpool v CSKA

23 August 2005 Second leg	Liverpool	0–1 (3–2 agg.)	CSKA	Liverpool, England
22:05		Report	Iliev 14'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,175 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup

First round

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup first round

Bayer Leverkusen v CSKA

15 September 2005 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	0–1	CSKA	Leverkusen, Germany
19:15		Report	Todorov 15'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

CSKA v Bayer Leverkusen

29 September 2005 Second leg	CSKA	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Bayer Leverkusen	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:15	Hdiouad 67'	Report		Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)

Group stage

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup group stage § Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MON	HSV	SLA	VIK	CSS
1	Monaco	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–0	—	—	2–1
2	Hamburg	4	3	0	1	5	2	+3	9			—	—	2–0	2–0	—
3	Slavia Prague	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4			0–2	—	—	—	4–2
4	Viking	4	1	1	2	3	6	−3	4			1–0	—	2–2	—	—
5	CSKA Sofia	4	1	0	3	5	7	−2	3			—	0–1	—	2–0	—

Source:

CSKA v Hamburg

20 October 2005 1	CSKA	0–1	Hamburg	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:15		Report	van der Vaart 57'	Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Slavia Prague v CSKA

3 November 2005 2	Slavia Prague	4–2	CSKA	Prague, Czech Republic
21:00	Fořt 5', 75' Vlček 36' Piták 56'	Report	Gargorov 10' Sakaliev 58'	Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 7,171 Referee: Sergey Shebek (Ukraine)

CSKA v Viking

30 November 2005 3	CSKA	2–0	Viking	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45	Yanev 34' (pen.) Dah Zadi 46'	Report		Stadium: Bulgarska Armiya Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Monaco v CSKA

15 December 2005 4	Monaco	2–1	CSKA	Monaco
19:30	Kapo 49' Squillaci 74'	Report	Dimitrov 83'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 7,296 Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland)

External links

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