PFC CSKA Sofia II
| Full name | Professional Football Club CSKA Sofia II | |||
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| Nicknames | The Reds The Armymen | |||
| Short name | CSKA II | |||
| Founded | 5 May 1948 | |||
| Ground | CSKA Sofia Sports Complex, Pancharevo | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 | |||
| Shareholders | Valter Papazki | |||
| Manager | Lyuben Lyubenov | |||
| League | Second League | |||
| 2025–26 | Second League, 5th of 20 | |||
| Website | cska | |||
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CSKA II (Bulgarian: ЦСКА II) is a Bulgarian football team based in Sofia. Founded in 2016, it is the reserve team of CSKA Sofia, and played one season in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football in 2016-2017 and being restored in 2022 to play in the Third League.
Because of BFU regulations, CSKA II is ineligible for promotion to the First League and can not participate in the Bulgarian Cup.
History
[edit]In June 2016 CSKA II took the place of Litex Lovech II in the Bulgarian Second League. The team was selected by CSKA and Litex youth players. After Stamen Belchev took charge of the first team CSKA II's results worsened, and the team was relegated to South-West Third League on the final day of the season following a 1–2 away defeat by Vitosha Bistritsa.[1] On 5 June 2017, the owners officially informed the Bulgarian Football Union that the team will not participate in the 2017–18 South-West Third League as the level was deemed too low for youth players' development.[2] On 6 June 2017, the contract of the head coach Svetoslav Todorov was terminated.[3]
In end of May 2022, CSKA announced that they will restore the second team and join Third League for the 2022/23 season.[4]
In 2024/2025 season, CSKA II returned to the second tier of Bulgarian football.
Squad
[edit]- As of 8 July 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.
- For first team players, see CSKA Sofia.
From first team
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Manager history
[edit]| Dates | Name | Honours |
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| 1981–1984 |  Kiril Stankov |
1 Bulgarian V Group |
| 2016 | Stamen Belchev |
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| 2016 | Ivaylo Stanev /caretaker/ |
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| 2017 | Svetoslav Todorov |
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| 2022–2024 | Stamen Belchev |
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| 2024 | Stoyan Angelov |
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| 2024–2025 | Vladimir Manchev |
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| 2025 | Valentin Iliev |
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| 2025 |  Daniel Morales /caretaker/ |
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| 2025–2026 | Valentin Iliev | |
| 2026– | Lyuben Lyubenov |
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Club officials
[edit]Current technical body
[edit]| Name | Role |
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| Valentin Iliev |
Head coach |
| Lyuben Lyubenov |
Assistant coach |
| Ivaylo Ivanov |
Goalkeeper coach |
| Kostadin Dzhorgov |
Fitness coach |
| Pavel Toshkov |
Analyst |
| Hristo Vidinov |
Analyst |
Honours
[edit]- Bulgarian V Group:
- Champions (1): 1982-83
Past seasons
[edit]| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 1981–82 | Sofia V Group (III) | 7 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 36 | 39 |
| 1982–83 | Sofia V Group (III) | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 76 | 26 | 53 |
| 1983–84 | South B Group (II) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 22 |
| 2016–17 | Second League (II) | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 49 | 33 |
| 2022–23 | South-West Third League (III) | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 35 | 42 |
| 2023–24 | South-West Third League (III) | 2 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 39 | 80 |
| 2024–25 | Second League (II) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 41 | 49 |
| 2025–26 | Second League (II) | 5 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 32 | 55 |
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | ||||||||
League positions
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References
[edit]- ↑ "ЦСКА II повтори случая от 1984 година" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 27 May 2017.
- ↑ "ЦСКА II няма да участва в Трета лига" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 5 June 2017.
- ↑ "ЦСКА и Светослав Тодоров се разделиха" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 6 June 2017.
- ↑ ЦСКА - София връща дублиращия си отбор, "червените" ще обиграват юноши в Трета лига