2018–19 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season

The 2018–19 season is Ludogorets Razgrad's eight consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League, of which they are defending champions. They will also take part in the Bulgarian Cup, Supercup and will enter the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.

Ludogorets Razgrad
2018–19 season
ChairmanAleksandar Aleksandrov
ManagerDimitar Dimitrov
(until 6 June)
Paulo Autuori
(6 June - 9 October)
Antoni Zdravkov
(9 October - 6 March)
Stoycho Stoev
(from 6 March)
A-Group1st
Bulgarian CupQuarter-final (vs. CSKA Sofia)
Bulgarian SupercupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Claudiu Keșerü (20)
All: Claudiu Keșerü (24)

Season events edit

On 6 June 2018, Dimitar Dimitrov left Ludogorets by mutual consent, being replaced by Paulo Autuori.[1] Three months later Autuori also left Ludogorets by mutual consent, being replaced by Antoni Zdravkov on 9 October 2018.[2] On 6 March 2019 Zdravkov became the third manager of the season to leave the club by mutual consent, with Stoycho Stoev being announced as his replacement.[3]

Squad edit

As of match played 24 May 2019
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jorge Broun   GK (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 33) Colón 2017 40 0
23 Plamen Iliev   GK (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 27) Astra Giurgiu 2019 12 0
27 Vladislav Stoyanov   GK (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 31) Sheriff Tiraspol 2013 124 0
29 Daniel Naumov   GK (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 21) Youth Team 2016 0 0
33 Renan   GK (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 30) Avaí 2017 66 0
69 Damyan Damyanov   GK (2000-07-29)29 July 2000 (aged 18) Youth Team 2016 1 0
Defenders
3 Anton Nedyalkov   DF (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 26) FC Dallas 2018 46 1
4 Cicinho   DF (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 (aged 30) Santos 2015 116 1
5 Georgi Terziev   DF (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 27) Chernomorets Burgas 2013 114 4
6 Natanael   DF (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 28) Athletico Paranaense 2015 141 6
11 Stanislav Manolev   DF (1985-12-16)16 December 1985 (aged 33) CSKA Sofia 2019 5 0
21 Dragoș Grigore   DF (1986-09-07)7 September 1986 (aged 32) Al-Sailiya 2018 13 4
30 Cosmin Moți   DF (1984-12-03)3 December 1984 (aged 34) Dinamo București 2012 258 31
53 Lachezar Kovachev   DF (1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 20) Youth Team 2017 1 0
58 Dimitar Iliev   DF (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (aged 19) Youth Team 2017 1 0
75 Martin Milkov   DF (1999-12-25)25 December 1999 (aged 19) Youth Team 2017 1 0
87 Preslav Petrov   DF (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 24) Vidima-Rakovski 2014 8 0
90 Rafael Forster   DF (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 28) Zorya Luhansk 2017 33 0
Midfielders
7 Dimo Bakalov   MF (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 30) Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2018 19 2
8 Lucas Sasha   MF (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 29) Hapoel Tel Aviv 2015 126 6
12 Anicet Abel   MF (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 29) Botev Plovdiv 2014 152 12
18 Svetoslav Dyakov   MF (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 (aged 34) Lokomotiv Sofia 2012 296 11
34 Oleg Dimitrov   MF (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 23) Youth Team 2015 6 0
44 Jacek Góralski   MF (1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 26) Jagiellonia Białystok 2017 70 0
63 David Ribeiro   MF (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 21) Santo André 2019 1 0
64 Dominik Yankov   MF (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 18) Sunderland 2017 8 0
72 Erol Dost   MF (1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 19) Youth Team 2017 3 1
76 Serdar Yusufov   MF (1998-10-02)2 October 1998 (aged 20) Youth Team 2018 0 0
77 Adrian Popa   MF (1988-07-24)24 July 1988 (aged 30) loan from Reading 2019 14 0
84 Marcelinho   MF (1984-08-24)24 August 1984 (aged 34) Bragantino 2011 316 91
88 Wanderson   MF (1988-01-02)2 January 1988 (aged 31) Portuguesa 2014 203 60
92 Jody Lukoki   MF (1992-11-15)15 November 1992 (aged 26) PEC Zwolle 2015 130 20
96 Serkan Yusein   MF (1996-03-31)31 March 1996 (aged 23) Botev Plovdiv 2019 9 0
Georgi Valchev   MF (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 (aged 19) Youth Team 2018 0 0
Forwards
28 Claudiu Keșerü   FW (1986-12-02)2 December 1986 (aged 32) Al-Gharafa 2015 167 101
70 Jakub Świerczok   FW (1982-12-28)28 December 1982 (aged 36) Zagłębie Lubin 2017 51 25
Players away on loan
9 Juninho   FW (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 24) Atlético Goianiense 2018 2 0
11 May Mahlangu   MF (1989-05-01)1 May 1989 (aged 30) Dinamo București 2018 8 1
23 Ventsislav Kerchev   DF (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 (aged 21) Youth Team 2014 26 2
37 João Paulo   FW (1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 30) Botev Plovdiv 2017 50 6
45 Ivaylo Klimentov   MF (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 21) Youth Team 2015 6 1
98 Svetoslav Kovachev   MF (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 21) Youth Team 2015 13 2
Players who left during the season
10 Campanharo   MF (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 27) Bragantino 2016 104 11
24 Vasil Simeonov   GK (1998-02-04)4 February 1998 (aged 21) Youth Team 2016 1 0
25 Tsvetomir Panov   DF (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 30) Botev Plovdiv 2018 11 0
80 Denislav Aleksandrov   MF (1997-07-19)19 July 1997 (aged 21) Youth Team 2014 10 1
93 Vura   FW (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 25) Willem II 2013 201 49

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   BUL Ventsislav Kerchev (at Botev Vratsa until 30 June 2019)
MF   BUL Svetoslav Kovachev (at Dunav Ruse until 30 June 2019)
MF   BUL Ivaylo Klimentov (at Vitosha Bistritsa until 30 June 2019)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   RSA May Mahlangu (at Ordabasy until November 2019)
FW   BRA João Paulo (at Ordabasy until November 2019)
FW   BRA Juninho (at Goiás until 31 December 2019)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
5 June 2018 DF   Dragoș Grigore Al-Sailiya Undisclosed [4]
5 June 2018 MF   Dimo Bakalov Lokomotiv Plovdiv Undisclosed [4]
23 June 2018 DF   Anton Nedyalkov FC Dallas Undisclosed [5]
21 August 2018 MF   May Mahlangu Dinamo București Undisclosed [6]
27 August 2018 FW   Júnior Brandão Atlético Goianiense Undisclosed [7]
12 January 2019 GK   Plamen Iliev Astra Giurgiu Undisclosed [8]
23 January 2019 MF   Serkan Yusein Botev Plovdiv Undisclosed [9]
12 February 2019 MF   David Ribeiro Santo André Undisclosed [10]
18 February 2019 DF   Stanislav Manolev CSKA Sofia Undisclosed [11]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 June 2018 DF   Aleksandar Vasilev Beroe Undisclosed [12]
12 June 2018 DF   Ihor Plastun Gent Undisclosed [13]
31 August 2018 FW   Virgil Misidjan 1. FC Nürnberg Undisclosed [14]
11 January 2019 DF   Tsvetomir Panov Cherno More Undisclosed [15]
Winter 2019 GK   Vasil Simeonov Pirin Razlog Undisclosed
Winter 2019 MF   Denislav Aleksandrov CSKA 1948 Sofia Undisclosed

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
20 December 2018 MF   Adrian Popa Reading End of Season [16]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
13 June 2018 DF   Ventsislav Kerchev Botev Vratsa 30 June 2019 [17]
9 June 2018 MF   Svetoslav Kovachev Dunav Ruse 30 June 2019 [18]
MF   Ivaylo Klimentov Vitosha Bistritsa 30 June 2019
3 January 2019 FW   Júnior Brandão Goiás 31 December 2019 [19]
15 February 2019 MF   May Mahlangu Ordabasy November 2019 [20]
15 February 2019 FW   João Paulo Ordabasy November 2019 [20]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
MF   Gustavo Campanharo Chapecoense

Competitions edit

Bulgarian Supercup edit

5 July 2018 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 0 Slavia Sofia Stara Zagora
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü   30'
Campanharo   38'
Dyakov   87'
Report Gamakov   38'
Aleksandrov   90'
Karabelyov   90+2'
Stadium: Trace Arena
Attendance: 850
Referee: Georgi Kabakov

A Football Group edit

Regular stage edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 19 5 2 53 14 +39 62 Qualification for the Championship round
2 CSKA Sofia 26 18 3 5 47 14 +33 57
3 Levski Sofia 26 17 3 6 51 24 +27 54
4 Botev Plovdiv 26 13 6 7 39 21 +18 45
5 Cherno More 26 12 6 8 36 34 +2 42
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[21]
Results summary edit
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 19 5 2 53 14  +39 62 11 1 1 29 6  +23 8 4 1 24 8  +16

Last updated: 16 March 2019.
Source: See Results

Results by round edit
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDLWWDWWWWWWWWWWWDWWDDLWWW
Position55843433322111111111111111
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results edit
21 July 2018 1 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 0 Etar Veliko Tarnovo Razgrad
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Wanderson   3'
Dyakov   89'
Lukoki   90+1'
Report K.Stoyanov   9'
I.Stoyanov   88'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Nikola Popov
28 July 2018 2 Beroe Stara Zagora 1 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
20:45 EEST (UTC+3) Mesca   19'
Tsvetkov   45'
Raynov   61'
Bandalovski   77'
Report Natanael   36'
Marcelinho   45'  57'
Świerczok   68'
Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
4 August 2018 3 Ludogorets Razgrad 0 – 1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
20:45 EEST (UTC+3) Moți   34'
Cicinho   73'
João Paulo   86'
Report Aralica   11'
Tomašević   40'
Vezalov   47'
Banović   52'
Posinković   55'
Mihaljević   86'  90+2'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
12 August 2018 4 Vitosha Bistritsa 0 – 2 Ludogorets Razgrad Bistritsa
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Gochev   18'
Kotev   23'
Report Góralski   12'
Vura   65'
Keșerü   75'
Moți   85'
Lukoki   90'
Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
19 August 2018 5 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 0 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Wanderson   21'
Moți   40'
Dyakov   68'
Marcelinho   78'
Lukoki   90+1'
Report Malinov   5'
Bikel   34'
Rodrigues   45+1'
Lyaskov   67'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
26 August 2018 6 Slavia Sofia 0 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Velkovski   16'
Uzunov   51'
Shokolarov   63'
G.Ivanov   90+1'
Petkov   90+3'
Report Lukoki   87' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 160
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov
2 September 2018 7 Ludogorets Razgrad 3 – 1 Dunav Ruse Razgrad
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Lukoki   26'
Keșerü   51', 53'
Report Kokonov   76' Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
14 September 2018 8 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 1 Vereya Razgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dyakov   64'
Nedyalkov   78'
Marcelinho   82'
Report Vušurović   13'
Ognyanov   40'
Ait Malek   72'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 480
Referee: Vladimir Valkov
23 September 2018 9 Botev Plovdiv 2 – 3 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Yusein   8'  43'
Nichev   9'
Nedelev   14'  89'
Vutov   61'
Terziev   65'
Report Dyakov   18'
Keșerü   25'
Moți   33'  58' (pen.)
Mahlangu   62'
Marcelinho   89'
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
29 September 2018 10 Ludogorets Razgrad 5 – 1 Cherno More Razgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Wanderson   12'
Keșerü   47', 71'
Bakalov   48'
Marcelinho   62'
Moți   87'
Report N'Dongala   55' Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Nikola Popov
7 October 2018 11 Botev Vratsa 1 – 4 Ludogorets Razgrad Montana
16:45 EEST (UTC+3) Valchev   22'
Bojinov   45+1'
Domovchiyski   53'
Mihaylov   59'
Report Lukoki   10'
Keșerü   20', 39', 43'
Cicinho   45+1'
Góralski   76'
Stadium: Ogosta Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
20 October 2018 12 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 1 Levski Sofia Razgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Nedyalkov   19'
Dyakov   21'
Lukoki   34'
Wanderson   45+1'
Cicinho   78'
Renan   89'
Bakalov   90+2'
Moți   90+4'
Report Cvetković   11'
Belmonte   51'
Kostov   54'
Goranov   86'
Nascimento   88'
Thiam   90+5'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
28 October 2018 13 Septemvri Sofia 1 – 4 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Chandarov   7'
Meledje   24'
Fabiano   48'
Report Świerczok   46'
Keșerü   74', 78'
Wanderson   89'
Marcelinho   90+1'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
4 November 2018 14 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 1 – 4 Ludogorets Razgrad Veliko Tarnovo
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Manneh   36'  70' Report Cicinho   13'
Keșerü   21', 38', 54'
Marcelinho   25'
Stadium: Ivaylo Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
11 November 2018 15 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 0 Beroe Stara Zagora Razgrad
16:45 EET (UTC+2) Moți   66'
Góralski   74'
Lukoki   81'
Report Wanderson   73'
Mesca   75'
Raynov   78'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 650
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov
24 November 2018 16 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Angelov   49'
Tomašević   87'
Posinković   90+4'
Report Nedyalkov   13'
Natanael   58'
Campanharo   68'
Keșerü   76'
Dyakov   83'
João Paulo   90+3'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 460
Referee: Volen Chinkov
2 December 2018 17 Ludogorets Razgrad 3 – 0 Vitosha Bistritsa Razgrad
14:45 EET (UTC+2) Wanderson   13'
Sasha   15'
Nedyalkov   53'
Świerczok   81'
Report Milchev   28'
Tsankov   71'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 330
Referee: Vladimir Valkov
6 December 208 18 CSKA Sofia 1 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Pinto   25'
Geferson   57'
Manolev   58'
Despodov   67'
Malinov   69'
Bodurov   90+3'
Report Cicinho   11'   89'
Keșerü   29'
Marcelinho   82'
Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
9 December 2018 19 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 0 Slavia Sofia Razgrad
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Moți   33'   37'
Keșerü   55' (pen.)
Marcelinho   79'
Report Uzunov   13'
Aleksandrov   43'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 460
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
16 December 2018 20 Dunav Ruse 0 – 2 Ludogorets Razgrad Ruse
12:30 EET (UTC+2) Ahmedov   52'
Stanoev   53'
Patev   80'
Report Świerczok   16'
Góralski   52'
Keșerü   82'
Stadium: Gradski Stadium
Attendance: 370
Referee: Nikola Popov
15 February 2019 21 Vereya 0 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Hanyev   90+4'
Rudyka   90+5'
Stanchev   90+5'
Report Forster   9' Stadium: Trace Arena
Attendance: 90
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
19 February 2019 22 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 1 Botev Plovdiv Razgrad
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Góralski   27'
Lukoki   47'
Report Ebert   53'
Vutov   68'  90+4'   90+4'
Dimitrov   90+4'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
23 February 2019 23 Cherno More 1 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad Varna
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Genev   13'
Enchev   24'
Dimov   52'
Vitanov   59'
Panov   90+2'
Kiki   90+3'
Report Grigore   12'
Bakalov   40'
Keșerü   90'
Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Nikola Popov
3 March 2019 24 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 0 Botev Vratsa Razgrad
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Moți   33'
Keșerü   37'
Lukoki   41'
Report Tur   41' Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 800
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
10 March 2019 25 Levski Sofia 0 – 2 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Paulinho   48'
Jablonský   79'
Thiam   90'
Report Marcelinho   21'  40'
Wanderson   38'
Moți   45'
Grigore   69'
Dyakov   77'
Lukoki   90+2'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
16 March 2019 26 Ludogorets Razgrad 6 – 0 Septemvri Sofia Razgrad
15:15 EET (UTC+2) Świerczok   8', 21'
Grigore   24' (pen.)
Marcelinho   42', 55'
Keșerü   63'
Report Stoichkov   2'
Nikolov   13'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 480
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov

Championship stage edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 36 23 10 3 67 19 +48 79 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia 36 24 6 6 57 17 +40 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Levski Sofia (O) 36 20 6 10 64 37 +27 66 Qualification for the European play-off final
4 Beroe 36 16 10 10 42 30 +12 58
5 Cherno More 36 15 7 14 44 51 −7 52
6 Botev Plovdiv 36 14 8 14 44 36 +8 50
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary edit
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 4 5 1 14 5  +9 17 2 3 0 8 2  +6 2 2 1 6 3  +3

Last updated: 24 May 2018.
Source: See Results

Results by round edit
Round12345678910
GroundHHAHAAAHAH
ResultDDWWLDDDWW
Position1111111111
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results edit
30 March 2019 1 Ludogorets Razgrad 0 – 0 Beroe Stara Zagora Razgrad
18:15 EET (UTC+2) Keșerü   73' Report Alkan   39'
Vasilev   83'
Perniš   90+3'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 950
Referee: Vladimir Valkov
6 April 2019 2 Ludogorets Razgrad 0 – 0 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
17:15 EEST (UTC+3) Dyakov   73' Report Geferson   71' Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
14 April 2019 3 Levski Sofia 0 – 2 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Raynov   35'
Cvetković   69'
Paulinho   75'
Goranov   79'
Report Moți   33'   82'   80' (pen.)
Keșerü   37'
Góralski   42'
Cicinho   59'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
20 April 2019 4 Ludogorets Razgrad 3 – 0 Botev Plovdiv Razgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Grigore   37' (pen.)
Góralski   40'
Świerczok   45', 89'
Report Nedelev   38' Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 480
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
26 April 2019 5 Cherno More 2 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Varna
18:15 EEST (UTC+3) Iliev   20', 52'
Andrade   23'
Stanchev   80'
Report Grigore   34'
Cicinho   47'
Świerczok   87'
Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
3 May 2019 6 Beroe Stara Zagora 1 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ohene   12'
Brígido   50'
Meledje   61'
Bandalovski   67'
Eugénio   85'   89'
Report Yusein   18'
Wanderson   38'
Moți   58'
Lukoki   64'
Abel   76'
Grigore   90+3'
Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
11 May 2019 7 CSKA Sofia 0 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:15 EEST (UTC+3) Geferson   39'
Malinov   64'   90+3'
Report Świerczok   18'
Dyakov   42'   90+3'
Lukoki   83'
Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
18 May 2019 8 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 1 Levski Sofia Razgrad
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Grigore   12'   70'
Abel   35'   85'
Moți   50' (pen.)
Popa   58'
Report Raynov   14'
Bojinov   22'
Ivanov   47'
Yurukov   52'
Milanov   72'
Nganioni   90'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
21 May 2019 9 Botev Plovdiv 0 – 2 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Apostolov   31'
Vutov   63'
Dimitrov   73'
Report Keșerü   31'   35'
Świerczok   45'
Manolev   54'
Góralski   59'
Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
24 May 2019 10 Ludogorets Razgrad 4 – 1 Cherno More Razgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bakalov   10'
Świerczok   33', 58', 71'   49'
Nedyalkov   80'
Cicinho   88'
Report Jorginho   23'
Andrade   55'
Stanchev   60'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Volen Chinkov

Bulgarian Cup edit

26 September 2018 First Round Nesebar 1 – 3 Ludogorets Razgrad Nesebar
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) N.Pyuskyulyu   25'
Dimov   38'
Report João Paulo   36'
Lukoki   44'  87'
Terziev   64'
Stadium: Nesebar Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Georgi Ginchev
31 October 2018 Second Round Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)
Slavia Sofia Razgrad
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Świerczok   35', 74'   62'
Natanael   54'
Forster   116'
Campanharo   116'
Report G.Ivanov   14', 77'
Yomov   54'
Angelov   57'
Karabelyov   74'
Petkov   75'
Shokolarov  76'
Marem   80'
Uzunov   109'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nikola Popov
Penalties
Świerczok  
Sasha  
Lukoki  
Campanharo  
Keșerü  
  Shokolarov
  Uzunov
  G.Ivanov
  Gamakov
  Yomov
3 April 2018 Quarterfinal Ludogorets Razgrad 0 – 1 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Moți   15'
Cicinho   45'
Manolev   66'
Góralski   68'
Grigore   90+1'
Report Pinto   30'  56'
Bikel   39'
Malinov   61'
Tomás   70'
Sowe   77'
Evandro   90+2'
Černiauskas   90+4'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov

UEFA Champions League edit

Qualifying rounds edit

11 July 2018 First qualifying round 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad   7 – 0   Crusaders Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü   6',   53'
Marcelinho   25', 66'
Brown   40' (o.g.)
Świerczok   73', 78', 80'
Report Caddell   7'
Burns   14'
Beverland   36'
Forsythe   83'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 4,597[23]
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
17 July 2018 First qualifying round 2nd leg Crusaders   0 – 2
(0 – 9 agg.)
  Ludogorets Razgrad Belfast, Northern Ireland
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) Cushley   45' Report Brown   11' (o.g.)
Świerczok   65'
Lukoki   76'
Terziev   78'
Stadium: Seaview
Attendance: 1,116[23]
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)
25 July 2018 Second qualifying round 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad   0 – 0   MOL Vidi Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Juhász   29'
Kovács   42'
Huszti   45+3'
Nego   80'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 5,327[24]
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
1 August 2018 Second qualifying round 2nd leg MOL Vidi   1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)
  Ludogorets Razgrad Felcsút, Hungary
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Fiola   37'
Hadžić   45'  45+2'
Huszti   85'
Nikolov   90+4'
Report Marcelinho   26'
Vura   29'   39'
Wanderson   39'
Dyakov   71'
Góralski   85'
Moți   87'
Stadium: Pancho Aréna
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
Note: Vidi played their home match at the Pancho Aréna, Felcsút, instead of their regular stadium Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár, due to reconstruction.

UEFA Europa League edit

Qualifying rounds edit

9 August 2018 Third qualifying round 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad   1 – 0   Zrinjski Mostar Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Moți   16'
Cicinho   49'
Report Kadušić   60'
Laštro   74'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 3,574[25]
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
16 August 2018 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Zrinjski Mostar   1 – 1
(1 – 2 agg.)
  Ludogorets Razgrad Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Barišić   4'
Šovšić   40'
Bilbija   90+2'
Report Keșerü   24'
Campanharo   43'
Stadium: Stadion Pecara
Attendance: 3,500[25]
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
23 August 2018 Playoff round 1st leg Torpedo Kutaisi   0 – 1   Ludogorets Razgrad Tbilisi, Georgia
19:00 FET (UTC+3) Tsintsadze   4'
Dolidze   58'
Report Cicinho   35'
Wanderson   45+1'
Dyakov   55'
Moți   73'
Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 17,869[26]
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Note: Torpedo Kutaisi played their play-off round home match at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, instead of their regular stadium Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi.
30 August 2018 Playoff round 2nd leg Ludogorets Razgrad   4 – 0
(5 – 0 agg.)
  Torpedo Kutaisi Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:00 FET (UTC+3) Misidjan   6'
Campanharo   38', 59'  67'
Wanderson   62'
Góralski   75'
Report Dolidze   40'
Azatskyi   53'
Kobakhidze   63'
Kukhianidze   84'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 1 1 16 9 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase
2   Zürich 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
3   AEK Larnaca 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5
4   Ludogorets Razgrad 6 0 4 2 5 7 −2 4
Source: UEFA
20 September 2018 1 Ludogorets Razgrad   2 – 3   Bayer Leverkusen Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü   8'
Marcelinho   20',   31'
Campanharo   83'
Moți   88'
Report Havertz   38', 69'
L.Bender   44'
Kohr   61'
Kiese Thelin   63',   71'
Volland   85'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 8,240[27]
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
4 October 2018 2 Zürich   1 – 0   Ludogorets Razgrad Zürich, Switzerland
19:55 EEST (UTC+3) Maxsø   39'
Pálsson   84'
Rodríguez   85'
Report Marcelinho   21'
Juninho   37'
Dyakov   40'
Natanael   66'
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 7,092[28]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
25 October 2018 3 AEK Larnaca   1 – 1   Ludogorets Razgrad Nicosia, Cyprus
19:55 EEST (UTC+3) Hevel   20'
Larena   25' (pen.)
Report Lukoki   7'
Natanael   47'
Góralski   90'
Cicinho   90+1'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 2,631[29]
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
8 November 2018 4 Ludogorets Razgrad   0 – 0   AEK Larnaca Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Campanharo   12'
Natanael   18'
Dyakov   42'
Moți   51'
Report Giannou   51'
Silva   53'
González   90+2'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 4,520[30]
Referee: Ole Hobber Nilsen (Norway)
29 November 2018 5 Bayer Leverkusen   1 – 1   Ludogorets Razgrad Leverkusen, Germany
19:55 EET (UTC+2) Weiser   71'  85'
Thelin   90'
Report Marcelinho   69'
Moți   90'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 16,066[31]
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
13 December 2018 6 Ludogorets Razgrad   1 – 1   Zürich Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Góralski   16'
Forster   18'
Świerczok   45+1'
Report Dixon   1'
Odey   21'
Kryeziu   31'
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 2,150[32]
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 24 May 2019

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ARG Jorge Broun 11 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF   BUL Anton Nedyalkov 46 1 34+1 1 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 7+2 0
4 DF   BRA Cicinho 46 0 27+2 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 10 0
5 DF   BUL Georgi Terziev 21 1 10+4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2+1 0
6 DF   BRA Natanael 32 1 13+3 1 1+1 0 1 0 4 0 9 0
7 MF   BUL Dimo Bakalov 19 2 8+5 2 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
8 MF   BRA Lucas Sasha 27 1 9+9 1 2 0 0 0 2+1 0 2+2 0
11 DF   BUL Stanislav Manolev 6 0 2+3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF   MAD Anicet Abel 16 0 6+9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   BUL Svetoslav Dyakov 47 0 27+3 0 1+1 0 1 0 4 0 10 0
21 DF   ROU Dragoș Grigore 13 4 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   BUL Plamen Iliev 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW   ROU Claudiu Keșerü 49 24 29+6 20 1+1 0 1 1 2+1 1 7+1 2
30 DF   ROU Cosmin Moți 43 6 28 5 1 0 1 0 4 0 9 1
33 GK   BRA Renan 31 0 19 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 7 0
44 MF   POL Jacek Góralski 37 0 21+5 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+7 0
63 MF   BRA David Ribeiro 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 MF   BUL Dominik Yankov 5 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 FW   POL Jakub Świerczok 36 18 9+16 11 1 2 0+1 0 2+2 4 2+3 1
77 MF   ROU Adrian Popa 14 0 6+7 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 MF   BUL Marcelinho 46 12 27+2 8 1+1 0 1 0 4 2 9+1 2
88 MF   BRA Wanderson 45 8 28+1 6 2 0 1 0 3 0 10 2
90 DF   BRA Rafael Forster 24 0 11+4 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
92 MF   COD Jody Lukoki 43 8 22+6 6 2+1 1 0+1 0 1+2 0 5+3 1
96 MF   BUL Serkan Yusein 9 0 6+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
9 FW   BRA Juninho 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
11 MF   RSA May Mahlangu 7 1 1+3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
37 FW   BRA João Paulo 18 1 3+8 0 1 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
Players who appeared for Ludogorets Razgrad that left during the season:
10 MF   BRA Campanharo 30 2 13+3 0 1+1 0 1 0 2+1 0 7+1 2
25 DF   BUL Tsvetomir Panov 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
93 FW   NED Vura 13 2 5+1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 1

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW   28 Claudiu Keșerü 20 0 1 1 2 24
2 FW   70 Jakub Świerczok 11 2 0 4 1 18
3 MF   84 Marcelinho 8 0 0 2 2 12
4 MF   92 Jody Lukoki 6 1 0 0 1 8
MF   88 Wanderson 6 0 0 0 2 8
6 DF   30 Cosmin Moți 5 0 0 0 1 6
7 DF   21 Dragoș Grigore 4 0 0 0 0 4
8 MF   7 Dimo Bakalov 2 0 0 0 0 2
FW   93 Vura 1 0 0 0 1 2
MF   10 Campanharo 0 0 0 0 2 2
Own goal 0 0 0 2 0 2
12 DF   3 Anton Nedyalkov 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF   11 May Mahlangu 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF   6 Natanael 1 0 0 0 0 1
MF   8 Lucas Sasha 1 0 0 0 0 1
FW   37 João Paulo 0 1 0 0 0 1
DF   5 Georgi Terziev 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 67 5 1 9 12 90

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Europa League Total
                       
3   DF Anton Nedyalkov 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4   DF Cicinho 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 1
5   DF Georgi Terziev 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6   DF Natanael 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
7   MF Dimo Bakalov 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11   DF Stanislav Manolev 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12   MF Anicet Abel 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
18   MF Svetoslav Dyakov 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 15 1
21   DF Dragoș Grigore 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
28   FW Claudiu Keșerü 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
30   DF Cosmin Moți 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18 1
33   GK Renan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44   MF Jacek Góralski 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 13 0
70   FW Jakub Świerczok 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
77   MF Adrian Popa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
84   MF Marcelinho 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
88   MF Wanderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
90   DF Rafael Forster 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
92   MF Jody Lukoki 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
96   MF Serkan Yusein 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
9   FW Juninho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
37   FW João Paulo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players who left Ludogorets Razgrad during the season:
10   MF Campanharo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 6 0
93   FW Vura 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
TOTALS 85 5 9 0 2 0 10 0 24 0 130 6

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