2021–22 FC Arda Kardzhali season

The 2021–22 season is Arda's third consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League. During this season the club will compete for the first time in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Arda
2021–22 season
ChairmanPetar Peshev
ManagerNikolay Kirov
StadiumArena Arda
First League6th
Bulgarian CupRound Of 16
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSecond qualifying round

This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2021–22 season.

Squad

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As of 14 August 2021
No. Position Player Date of birth (Age) Since Previous club Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
12 GK   Ivan Karadzhov (1989-07-12)12 July 1989 (aged 32) 2018   Shakhtyor Soligorsk 82 0
23 GK   Mesut Yusuf (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 29) 2019 4 0
36 GK   Vasil Simeonov (1998-02-04)4 February 1998 (aged 23) 2020   Montana 11 0
Defenders
4 DF   Milen Stoev (1999-09-29)29 September 1999 (aged 21) 2018   Vihren Sandanski 40 0
5 DF   Petko Ganev (1996-09-17)17 September 1996 (aged 24) 2020   Litex Lovech 11 0
8 DF   Milen Zhelev (1993-07-17)17 July 1993 (aged 28) 2020   Beroe Stara Zagora 31 2
18 DF   Slobodan Rubežić (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 (aged 21) 2021   Čukarički 0 0
20 DF   Deyan Lozev (1993-10-26)26 October 1993 (aged 27) 2020   Levski Sofia 76 2
24 DF   Alex Petkov (1999-07-25)25 July 1999 (aged 22) 2021   Levski Sofia 15 1
25 DF   Krum Stoyanov (1991-08-01)1 August 1991 (aged 30) 2021   Beroe 0 0
71 DF   Plamen Krumov (1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 35) 2018   Lokomotiv Plovdiv 72 4
79 DF   Radoslav Uzunov (2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (aged 15) 2021 Youth Team 2 0
Midfielders
11 MF   Aleksandar Georgiev (1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 23) 2019   Etar 45 1
19 MF   Rumen Rumenov (1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 28) 2020   Etar 40 3
27 MF   Emil Martinov (1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 29) 2019   Sabail 66 0
29 MF   Georgi Atanasov (2004-03-06)6 March 2004 (aged 17) 2021   Levski Sofia 13 0
30 MF   Okan Topcu (2004-01-16)16 January 2004 (aged 17) 2021 Youth Team 0 0
33 MF   Ivan Tilev (1999-03-04)4 March 1999 (aged 22) 2020   Septemvri Sofia 34 3
77 MF   Iliya Yurukov (1999-09-22)22 September 1999 (aged 21) 2021   Levski Sofia 0 0
80 MF   Lachezar Kotev (1998-01-05)5 January 1998 (aged 23) 2020   Vitosha Bistritsa 31 0
Forwards
9 FW   Spas Delev (1989-09-22)22 September 1989 (aged 31) 2019   Pogoń Szczecin 52 11
10 FW   Svetoslav Kovachev (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 23) 2021   Ludogorets Razgrad 25 5
17 FW   Ivan Kokonov (1991-08-17)17 August 1991 (aged 29) 2019   Cherno More 72 16
37 FW   Juninho (1999-02-26)26 February 1999 (aged 22) 2020   Sport Recife 12 4
98 FW   Tonislav Yordanov (1998-11-27)27 November 1998 (aged 22) 2021   CSKA Sofia 21 8
Players have left the club
13 DF   Nicolas Taravel (1994-10-13)13 October 1994 (aged 26) 2021   Oklahoma City Energy 9 0
14 DF   Stoycho Atanasov (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 24) 2020   CSKA Sofia 4 0
22 DF   Manolis Roussakis (1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 25) 2021   Xanthi 1 0
77 DF   Martin Kostadinov (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 25) 2020   Cherno More 18 0

Transfers

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Date Position Player From Fee Source
15 June 2021 DF   Krum Stoyanov   Beroe Free transfer [1][2]
MF   Iliya Yurukov   Levski Sofia Free transfer [3][2]
1 July 2021 FW   Svetoslav Kovachev   Ludogorets Razgrad Free transfer [4]
26 July 2021 DF   Slobodan Rubežić   Čukarički Free transfer [5]
Date Position Player To Fee Source
30 June 2021 DF   Nicolas Taravel Unattached Released [6]
DF   Manolis Roussakis   Xanthi Loan return [6]
FW   Petar Hristov   Levski Krumovgrad Free transfer [7]
3 August 2021 DF   Stoycho Atanasov   Lokomotiv Sofia Free transfer [8]

Loans out

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Start date End date Position Player To Fee Source
1 July 2021 30 June 2022 DF   Martin Kostadinov   Botev Vratsa Undisclosed [9]

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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25 June 2021 Arda   2–1   Maritsa Plovdiv Momchilgrad
11:00 EEST (UTC+3) Yordanov   64' (pen.)
Georgiev   78'
Report Tonev   19'
30 June 2021 Cherno More   3–2   Arda Bansko
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ze Gomes   2'
Angelov   26'
Stoyanov   40' (o.g.)
Report Delev   32'
Kokonov   65' (pen.)
Stadium: Terenite na Evima Futbol
3 July 2021 Arda   1–1   Strumska Slava Bansko
11:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kokonov   40' Report Paul   30' Stadium: Terenite na Evima Futbol
7 July 2021 Arda   1–0   CSKA 1948 Bansko
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Delev   87' Report Stadium: Terenite na Evima Futbol
10 July 2021 Arda   0–1   Slaviа Bansko
10:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Makrillos   25' Stadium: Terenite na Evima Futbol
15 July 2021 Arda   2–0   Beroe Kardzhali
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Delev   50'
Yordanov   61' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Arena Arda

Mid-season

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1 August 2021 Arda   2–1   Al Nassr Sofia
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Juninho   52'
Yordanov   58'
Report Talisca   85' (pen.) Stadium: Boyana National Football Complex

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bulgarian First League 26 July 2021 Matchday 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00
Bulgarian Cup 21-23 September 2021 Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Europa Conference League 22 July 2021 29 July 2021 Second qualifying round 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 000.00
Total 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 025.00

Last updated: 8 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Bulgarian First league

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Regular season

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Table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Beroe 26 9 5 12 23 27 −4 32 Qualification for the Europa Conference League group
9 CSKA 1948 26 8 6 12 36 37 −1 30
10 Arda 26 7 8 11 27 34 −7 29
11 Pirin Blagoevgrad 26 7 6 13 34 41 −7 27 Qualification for the Relegation group
12 Lokomotiv Sofia 26 6 7 13 22 42 −20 25
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
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.[10]
Results summary
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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 8 11 13 38 51  −13 35 6 6 4 26 26  0 2 5 9 12 25  −13

Last updated: 20 May 2022.
Source: See Results

Results by round
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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWLLDLWDLDDWWLDLWLLLWLWLDDLDDLW
Position6969981078881087889991011101091010101010101010
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were revealed on 22 June 2021.[11]

26 July 2021 1 Botev Vratsa 0–0 Arda Vratsa
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Baurenski   67'
Nichev   90+1'
Report Georgiev   38'
Lozev   44'
Rumenov   62'
Krumov   90+1'
Stoev   90+2'
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Referee: Georgi Ginchev
16 December 2021 2 Arda 2 – 2 CSKA Sofia Kardzhali
16:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 1,100
Referee:   Ivaylo Stoyanov
Note: Postponed on a request by both teams.[12]
8 August 2021 3 Levski Sofia 0–2 Arda Sofia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bari   64' Report Yordanov   20' (pen.)
Karadzhov   28'
Delev   32'
Juninho   64'
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
20 August 2021 5 Tsarsko Selo 1–0 Arda Sofia
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Aleksandrov   41'
Shopov   50'
Kolev   88'
Georgiev   90+2'
Report Martinov   64'
Stoev   64'
Stadium: Arena Tsarsko Selo
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
27 August 2021 6 Arda 1 – 1 Lokomotiv Sofia Kardzhali
21:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 700
Referee:   Stanimir Trenchev
13 September 2021 7 Botev Plovdiv 2 – 1 Arda Plovdiv
20:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:   Dragomir Draganov
17 September 2021 8 Arda 3 – 0 Pirin Kardzhali
18:15 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 700
Referee:   Georgi Kabakov
24 September 2021 9 Beroe 1 – 1 Arda Stara Zagora
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Ivo Andreev
2 October 2021 10 Arda 0 – 3 Cherno More Kardzhali
20:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 450
Referee:   Stanislav Todorov
15 October 2021 11 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 – 0 Arda Plovdiv
20:15 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 250
Referee:   Ivelin Zanev
23 October 2021 12 Arda 1 – 1 Slavia Sofia Kardzhali
16:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 450
Referee:   Valentin Zhelezov
1 November 2021 13 CSKA 1948 2 – 3 Arda Sofia
18:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 20
Referee:   Georgi Kabakov
7 November 2021 14 Arda 3 – 2 Botev Vratsa Kardzhali
15:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 600
Referee:   Radoslav Gidzhenov
20 November 2021 15 CSKA Sofia 2 – 1 Arda Sofia
17:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balgarska Armia
Attendance: No Spectators
Referee:   Nikola Popov
27 November 2021 16 Arda 0 – 0 Levski Sofia Kardzhali
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 1,200
Referee:   Stanimir Trenchev
2 December 2021 17 Ludogorets 4 – 1 Arda Razgrad
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee:   Vladimir Valkov
6 December 2021 18 Arda 2 – 0 Tsarsko Selo Kardzhali
16:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
  • Aleksandar Aleksandrov   45'
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 400
Referee:   Radoslav Gidzhenov
11 December 2021 19 Lokomotiv Sofia 2 – 0 Arda Sofia
12:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report
  • Slobodan Rubežić   44'
  • Stoev   56'
  • Ivanov   67'
Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 200
Referee:   Georgi Dimitrov
13 February 2022 4 Arda 0 – 4 Ludogorets Kardzhali
14:15 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 1,800
Referee:   Radoslav Gidzhenov
18 February 2022 20 Arda 0 – 2 Botev Plovdiv Kardzhali
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 1,100
Referee:   Dimo Dimov
28 February 2022 21 Pirin 1 – 0 Arda Blagoevgrad
17:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Nikola Popov
TBD 22 Arda v Beroe Kardzhali
Stadium: Arena Arda
TBD 23 Cherno More v Arda Varna
Stadium: Ticha
TBD 25 Slavia Sofia v Arda Sofia
Stadium: Slavia
TBD 26 Arda v CSKA 1948 Kardzhali
Stadium: Arena Arda

UEFA Conference League Play Offs

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Bulgarian Cup

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21 September 2021 Round of 32 Yambol 1915 0 - 3 Arda Yambol
16:00 EET Report
Stadium: Luskov Stadium
Referee:   Kristiyan Kolev
28 October 2021 Round of 16 CSKA Sofia 2 - 0 Arda Sofia
19:00 EET
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee:   Stanimir Trenchev

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Arda entered the competition in the second qualifying round following their win in the 2020–21 First Professional Football League Europa Conference League play-off.

Second qualifying round

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22 July 2021 First leg Arda   0–2   Hapoel Be'er Sheva Kardzhali
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stoev   28'
Stoyanov   30'
Delev   80'
Juninho   80'
Report Bareiro   52'
Gordana   28'
Keltjens   28'
Yehezkel   76'
Micha   78'
Harush   80'
Vitor   88'
Bareiro   88'
Hatuel   89'
Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)
29 July 2021 Second leg Hapoel Be'er Sheva   4–0   Arda Petah Tikva
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Acolatse   5'
Safuri   31' (pen.)
Ansah   71'
Hatuel   84'
Report Martinov   24'
Krumov   45+2'
Stadium: Itztadion HaMoshava
Referee: Daniele Doveri (Italy)

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No. Pos. Player Bulgarian First League Bulgarian Cup UEFA Europa Conference League Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
4 DF   Milen Stoev 3 3 0 0 2 2 5 5
8 DF   Milen Zhelev 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 4
9 FW   Spas Delev 3 3 0 0 2 2 5 5
10 FW   Svetoslav Kovachev 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
11 MF   Aleksandar Georgiev 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 3
12 GK   Ivan Karadzhov 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 4
17 MF   Ivan Kokonov 3 3 0 0 2 2 5 5
19 MF   Rumen Rumenov 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 2
20 DF   Deyan Lozev 3 3 0 0 2 2 5 5
25 DF   Krum Stoyanov 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
27 MF   Emil Martinov 3 3 0 0 2 2 5 5
36 GK   Vasil Simeonov 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
33 MF   Ivan Tilev 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 1
37 FW   Juninho 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 1
71 DF   Plamen Krumov 3 3 0 0 2 2 5 5
77 DF   Iliya Yurukov 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
80 MF   Lachezar Kotev 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 3
98 FW   Tonislav Yordanov 3 3 0 0 2 1 5 4

Last updated: 20 August 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Player Bulgarian First League Bulgarian Cup UEFA Europe Conference Cup Total
1 9 FW   Spas Delev 1 0 0 1
98 FW   Tonislav Yordanov 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 2 0 0 2

Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Top assists

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Not all goals have an assist.

Rank No. Pos. Player Bulgarian First League Bulgarian Cup UEFA Europe Conference Cup Total
1 37 FW   Juninho 1 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 1

Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos. Player Bulgarian First League Bulgarian Cup UEFA Europe Conference Cup Total
1 12 GK   Ivan Karadzhov 1 0 0 1
36 GK   Vasil Simeonov 1 0 0 1
Totals 2 0 0 2

Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player Bulgarian First League Bulgarian Cup UEFA Europe Conference Cup Total
                               
4 DF   Milen Stoev 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
5 DF   Petko Ganev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF   Milen Zhelev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Spas Delev 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW   Svetoslav Kovachev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   Aleksandar Georgiev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 GK   Ivan Karadzhov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF   Ivan Kokonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   Slobodan Rubežić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   Rumen Rumenov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DF   Deyan Lozev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 GK   Mesut Yusuf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Alex Petkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   Krum Stoyanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
27 MF   Emil Martinov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
29 FW   Georgi Atanasov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   Okan Topcu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   Ivan Tilev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK   Vasil Simeonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   Juninho 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
71 DF   Plamen Krumov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
77 MF   Iliya Yurukov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
79 DF   Radoslav Uzunov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF   Lachezar Kotev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 FW   Tonislav Yordanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0

Last updated: 20 August 2021.
Source: FBref.com

Awards

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References

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