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13.1
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
21.8
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 19/30 rated

Club profile

LeagueFirst League
League position3rd of 16
Squad size28
Average age25.2
CountryBulgaria

Team scout report

Title contender3rd of 16 · First League

CSKA 1948 sit 3rd of 16 in the First League, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 13.1 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 21.8 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWLWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 54.1% on last season (Season 8.8 → 13.5), while squad talent has eased 38.6% (Rating 35.6 → 21.9). Of the 5 players with a season to compare, 1 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

L. Dvali is the form pick (Season 18), while B. Dimitrov carries the highest ceiling (Rating 32). In the market, the headline arrival is D. Medina (Value 5.5), and D. Medina is the most valuable asset at 5.5.

13.1
54.1%
Squad season
21.8
38.6%
Squad rating
3rdof 16
League finish
WWLWW
Last 5
Top performer
L. Dvali
Season 18
Highest potential
B. Dimitrov
Rating 32
Marquee signing
D. Medina
Value 5.5
Top asset
D. Medina
Value 5.5

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
1226
Defence
1122
Midfield
821
Attack
1221

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Dvali
1815
Medina
1832
Tsonev
1715
Dimitrov
1632
Gašević
1531
Sheytanov
1225
Marinov
1128
Krebs
1126
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1A. Iliev4goals
  2. 2B. Tsonev2goals
  3. 3Elias Franco2goals
  4. 4L. Dvali1goals
  5. 5B. Benamar1goals

Top assists

  1. 1B. Tsonev3assists
  2. 2Frédéric Maciel3assists
  3. 3L. Dvali2assists
  4. 4D. Grivić1assists
  5. 5F. Krebs1assists

Squad · 28

Nat.
1P. MarinovGoalkeeperBulgaria263.24—1128
13D. SheytanovGoalkeeperBulgaria272.82—1225
31A. BozhevGoalkeeper—20—————
99L. MarquesGoalkeeper—14—————
2D. MedinaFull-back
earlier at Always Ready · 460 min, 0g
Bolivia245.51—1832
3L. DvaliCentre-backGeorgia311.3611815
4A. HoffmannCentre-backGermany330.62—1061.5%874.1%
5B. BenamarCentre-backMorocco291.1—143800%1849.1%
6E. ParkhomenkoCentre-back
earlier at Neman · 810 min, 1g
Belarus2347—1030
15F. SoltaniFull-backTunisia262.9——325
22O. GaševićFull-backMontenegro243.66—1531
70K. Iliev
Defender
—23—————
96D. GrivićFull-backMontenegro300.9511016
10B. TsonevCentral midfielderBulgaria311.3521715
14K. Strinski
Midfielder
—19—————
17J. MartínezCentral midfielder
played FWD · MID
earlier at San Antonio Bulo Bulo · 363 min, 0g
Bolivia233.741431
19M. Boychev
Midfielder
—17—————
20B. Sobrero
Midfielder
—26—————
23F. KrebsCentral midfielder
earlier at Inter Turku · 1064 min, 3g
Germany274.351112626.6%
30J. MeyerNewCentral midfielderFrance253.11—027
34P. VitanovCentral midfielderBulgaria310.74—620%1349.4%
67Frédéric MacielCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Portugal320.84—101%1362.9%
71K. Yanakiev
Midfielder
—16—————
77Elias FrancoCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Brazil301521017
9A. IlievCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Bulgaria310.964115.3%1473.4%
18B. DimitrovNewCentre-forwardBulgaria223.5——1632
71D. Tarasenko
Attacker
—17—————
93M. Diallo
Attacker
—28—————

Season form

Record (W-D-L)20-7-9 in 36
Goals (for / against)54 / 35
Clean sheets14
Last 5WWLWW

Fixtures & results

First League20W 7D 9LFriendlies Clubs2W 0D 5LCup2W 0D 1L
24W 7D 15L in 46 · 74–63
May 25HLevski Sofia0–0D
May 16HLudogorets1–0W
May 13ACSKA Sofia1–1D
May 8HCSKA Sofia0–1L
May 2ALevski Sofia0–1L
Apr 25ALudogorets2–1W
Apr 15ACherno More Varna4–0W
Apr 10HBotev Vratsa1–0W
Apr 5ALudogorets0–3L
Mar 21HLokomotiv Sofia3–2W
Mar 14ASpartak Varna2–1W
Mar 8HBotev Plovdiv0–0D
Mar 5ALokomotiv Plovdiv5–0W
Feb 27ASlavia Sofia2–0W
Feb 22HLevski Sofia1–3L
Feb 14HCSKA Sofia0–2L
Feb 10ACSKA Sofia0–2L
Feb 6AMontana1–0W
Dec 13ASlavia Sofia3–2W
Dec 8HDobrudzha0–0D
Dec 3ASeptemvri Sofia4–1W
Nov 29HBeroe2–1W
Nov 22AArda Kardzhali0–3L
Nov 9HCherno More Varna0–1L
Nov 3ABotev Vratsa0–0D
Oct 30AYantra 20194–0W
Oct 27HLudogorets5–4W
Oct 19ALokomotiv Sofia1–0W
Oct 4HSpartak Varna1–1D
Sep 25ABotev Plovdiv2–1W
Sep 20HLokomotiv Plovdiv4–0W
Sep 15HSlavia Sofia3–1W
Aug 31ALevski Sofia1–2L
Aug 24ACSKA Sofia1–0W
Aug 15HMontana2–1W
Aug 8ADobrudzha1–2L
Aug 1HSeptemvri Sofia2–1W
Jul 26ABeroe1–1D
Jul 18HArda Kardzhali1–0W
Jul 10HGöztepe2–1W
Jan 25HRužomberok1–2L
Jan 23HSanfrecce Hiroshima3–4L
Jan 23HSanfrecce Hiroshima3–4L
Jan 19AJagiellonia0–7L
Jan 16HDynamo Kyiv1–4L
Jan 11HPetrolul Ploiesti3–2W

Completed transfers · 2026/27

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In

A. BozhevSlavia Praha· Loan2026/27
S. DembeleLokomotiv Sofia· Return from loan2026/27
B. DimitrovMontana· Return from loan2026/27
C. AcheampongMontana· Return from loan2026/27
LuannLokomotiv Sofia· Return from loan2026/27
K. IlievMontana· Free agent2026/27
K. IlievMontana· Free agent2026/27
J. MeyerDijon· Free agent2026/27

Out

G. RusevFC Sion· Return from loan2026/27
Adama Ardile TraoréArda Kardzhali· Loan2026/27
S. DembeleSpartak Varna· Loan2026/27
S. DembeleKKarmiotissa· Free agent2026/27
S. DembeleKKarmiotissa· Free agent2026/27
B. BenamarBBenamar Benaissa· Free agent2026/27
Y. MagninGrenoble· Free agent2026/27
Y. MagninGrenoble· Free agent2026/27