title: 2010–11 PFC CSKA Sofia season
text: # 2010–11 PFC CSKA Sofia season
  
  The 2010–11 season was PFC CSKA Sofia's 63rd consecutive season in A Group. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2010–11 season.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad statistics
  
  Appearances for competitive matches only
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A Group | A Group | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | BUL | Zdravko Chavdarov | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | MF | BUL | Tomislav Kostadinov | 9 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 |
  | 4 | DF | BUL | Kostadin Stoyanov | 27 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | BUL | Todor Yanchev | 43 | 2 | 27+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
  | 6 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Aquaro | 31 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
  | 7 | MF | BUL | Spas Delev | 39 | 22 | 24+2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5+3 | 2 |
  | 8 | DF | BUL | Rumen Trifonov | 42 | 3 | 27+2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
  | 9 | FW | BRA | Michel Platini | 26 | 10 | 15+3 | 10 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 11 | DF | BUL | Ivan Bandalovski | 19 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 12 | GK | BUL | Ivan Karadzhov | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 14 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Kostov | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | BUL | Chetin Sadula | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | BUL | Boris Galchev | 34 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | BUL | Apostol Popov | 26 | 2 | 16+4 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | BUL | Kosta Yanev | 26 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | BUL | Petar Stoyanov | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | MF | BUL | Emil Gargorov | 13 | 2 | 6+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Tonev | 35 | 2 | 17+6 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
  | 26 | FW | IRL | Cillian Sheridan | 26 | 7 | 9+7 | 4 | 1+2 | 2 | 4+3 | 1 |
  | 27 | FW | BUL | Stanko Yovchev | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | BRA | Marquinhos | 43 | 13 | 24+4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9+1 | 3 |
  | 29 | FW | NED | Gregory Nelson | 31 | 4 | 17+6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
  | 30 | DF | ITA | Fabrizio Grillo | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
  | 88 | GK | BUL | Blagoy Makendzhiev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: ||||||||||||
  | 2 | DF | BUL | Pavel Vidanov | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
  | 9 | FW | BUL | Dormushali Saidhodzha | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | POR | Rui Miguel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | ARG | Lucas Trecarichi | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | 11 | DF | BUL | Kristiyan Velinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | BUL | Bozhidar Stoychev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | FW | BUL | Dimitar Iliev | 10 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | FRA | Elliot Grandin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 16 | FW | ITA | Christian Tiboni | 6 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
  | 16 | FW | SRB | Nikola Radulović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | BUL | Atanas Zehirov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Manchev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | ITA | Marco Esposito | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | MF | GHA | William Tiero | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | BUL | Yordan Minev | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | BUL | Martin Dechev | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
  | 92 | GK | ALG | Raïs M'Bolhi | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  
  As of 29 May 2011
  
  ## Players in/out
  
  ### Summer transfers
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | MF | BUL | Tomislav Kostadinov (Loan return from Bdin Vidin) |
  | 6 | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Aquaro (From Aarau) |
  | 7 | MF | BUL | Spas Delev (From Pirin, previously on loan) |
  | 10 | MF | ARG | Lucas Trecarichi (Free from Sevilla II, previously on loan at Ponferradina) |
  | 11 | DF | BUL | Ivan Bandalovski (Free from Lokomotiv Sofia) |
  | 14 | FW | BUL | Dimitar Iliev (Loan return from Minyor Pernik) |
  | 15 | DF | BUL | Martin Vasilev (Free from CSKA Sofia II) |
  | 16 | FW | ITA | Christian Tiboni (On Loan from Atalanta) |
  | 17 | MF | BUL | Atanas Zehirov (Loan return from OFC Sliven 2000) |
  | 22 | DF | ITA | Marco Esposito (From Mantova) |
  | 23 | MF | GHA | William Tiero (Free from Académica de Coimbra) |
  | 24 | MF | BUL | Aleksandar Tonev (Loan return from OFC Sliven 2000) |
  | 26 | FW | IRL | Cillian Sheridan (From Celtic, previously on loan at St Johnstone) |
  | 27 | DF | BUL | Martin Dechev (Loan return from Lokomotiv Mezdra) |
  | 29 | FW | NED | Gregory Nelson (Free from AZ, previously on loan at RBC Roosendaal) |
  | 30 | DF | ITA | Fabrizio Grillo (From Arezzo, previously on loan at Crotone) |
  | 36 | FW | SRB | Nikola Radulović (From Radnički Pirot) |
  | 92 | GK | ALG | Raïs M'Bolhi (Loan from Slavia Sofia) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 3 | MF | POR | David Silva (Released, previously on loan from Castellón) |
  | 7 | FW | BUL | Vladimir Manchev (Free to Akademik Sofia) |
  | 10 | FW | POR | Rui Miguel (Released) |
  | 11 | DF | BUL | Kristiyan Velinov (On loan at Akademik Sofia) |
  | 13 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Branekov (Free to Vidima-Rakovski) |
  | 14 | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Petrov (Released) |
  | 15 | FW | FRA | Elliot Grandin (To Blackpool) |
  | 17 | MF | BUL | Atanas Zehirov (Terminated contract) |
  | 20 | MF | BUL | Nikolay Manchev (Free to Botev Plovdiv) |
  | 29 | FW | BUL | Blagoy Paskov (Free to Pirin, previously on loan from Bdin Vidin) |
  | 32 | MF | LVA | Viktors Morozs (Released) |
  | — | DF | BUL | Dimitar Petkov (Free to Cherno more Varna, previously on loan from Lokomotiv Mezdra) |
  | — | FW | BUL | Ivaylo Dimitrov (Released, previously on loan from Sportist Svoge) |
  
  ### Winter transfers
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Kostov (From Pirin Blagoevgrad) |
  | 16 | MF | BUL | Vladimir Baharov (From CSKA Sofia II) |
  | 17 | FW | BUL | Stanko Yovchev (From Pontioi Katerini) |
  | 22 | MF | BUL | Petar Stoyanov (From Sliven) |
  | 23 | MF | BUL | Emil Gargorov (From Universitatea Craiova) |
  | 27 | MF | BUL | Chetin Sadula (From Kaliakra Kavarna) |
  | 34 | FW | BUL | Borislav Nikolov (From CSKA Sofia II) |
  | 35 | DF | BUL | Angel Granchov (From CSKA Sofia II) |
  | 38 | MF | BUL | Georgi Amzin (From CSKA Sofia II) |
  | 88 | GK | BUL | Blagoy Makendzhiev (From Pirin Blagoevgrad) |
  | — | FW | CHI | Nicolás Medina (From Osasuna) |
  | — | MF | POR | Sérgio Organista (From OFI Crete) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 2 | DF | BUL | Pavel Vidanov (On loan at Rapid București) |
  | 9 | FW | BUL | Dormushali Saidhodzha (Free to Lokomotiv Sofia) |
  | 13 | GK | BUL | Bozhidar Stoychev (On loan at Akademik Sofia) |
  | 14 | FW | BUL | Dimitar Iliev (On loan at Pirin Blagoevgrad) |
  | 16 | FW | ITA | Christian Tiboni (Free to Hellas Verona, previously on loan from Atalanta) |
  | 16 | FW | SRB | Nikola Radulović (On loan at Akademik Sofia) |
  | 22 | DF | ITA | Marco Esposito (To Portogruaro) |
  | 23 | MF | GHA | William Tiero (Released to Olhanense) |
  | 25 | DF | BUL | Yordan Minev (Free to Botev Plovdiv) |
  | 27 | DF | BUL | Martin Dechev (On loan at Ludogorets Razgrad) |
  | 92 | GK | ALG | Raïs M'Bolhi (To Krylia Sovetov Samara, previously on loan from Slavia Sofia) |
  | — | FW | CHI | Nicolás Medina (On loan at Akademik Sofia) |
  | — | MF | POR | Sérgio Organista (On loan at Akademik Sofia) |
  
  ## Player seasonal records
  
  Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 29 May 2011.
  
  ### Overall
  
  | | Total | Home | Away |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Games played | 30 | 15 | 15 |
  | Games won | 18 | 10 | 8 |
  | Games drawn | 7 | 3 | 4 |
  | Games lost | 4 | 2 | 3 |
  | Biggest win | 4–0 vs Chernomorets | 3–1 vs Lokomotiv Sofia 3–1 vs Akademik Sofia | 4–0 vs Chernomorets |
  | Biggest loss | 1–4 vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–2 vs Chernomorets | 1–4 vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
  | Clean sheets | 13 | 8 | 5 |
  | Goals scored | 53 | 23 | 30 |
  | Goals conceded | 26 | 10 | 16 |
  | Goal difference | +27 | +11 | +14 |
  | Top scorer | Delev – 13 | Delev – 7 | Delev – 6 |
  | Winning rate | 60% | 67% | 53% |
  | Team | Results | Results | Points |
  | Team | Home | Away | Points |
  | Akademik | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4 |
  | Beroe | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6 |
  | Cherno more | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3 |
  | Chernomorets | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3 |
  | Kaliakra | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4 |
  | Levski | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3 |
  | Litex | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2 |
  | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3 |
  | Lokomotiv Sofia | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4 |
  | Minyor | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6 |
  | Montana | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6 |
  | Pirin | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4 |
  | Slavia | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3 |
  | Sliven | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6 |
  | Vidima | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4 |
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### A Group
  
  **Table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Litex Lovech (C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 13 | +43 | 75 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
  | 2 | Levski Sofia | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 72 | Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round |
  | 3 | CSKA Sofia | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 61 | Qualification for Europa League play-off round |
  | 4 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 52 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 5 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 52 | |
  
  * ↑ CSKA Sofia have won the 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup competition and therefore qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
  * 1 2 Lokomotiv Sofia ahead of Lokomotiv Plovdiv on head-to-head record; Lokomotiv Sofia–Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–0, Lokomotiv Plovdiv–Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 29 May 2011. 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W |
  | Position | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
  
  ### Europa League
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Porto | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 2 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 3 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
  | 4 | CSKA Sofia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
  
  ## UEFA Club Rankings
  
  This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2009–10.
  
  | Rank | Team | Points | Mvmnt |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 107 | Genoa | 17.867 | (0) |
  | 108 | Austria Wien | 16.915 | (−40) |
  | 109 | Feyenoord | 16.309 | (−29) |
  | 110 | Litex Lovech | 15.900 | (−1) |
  | 111 | CFR Cluj | 15.898 | (+7) |
  | 112 | CSKA Sofia | 15.400 | (+3) |
  | 113 | OB | 14.970 | (+11) |
  | 114 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 14.910 | (−27) |
  | 115 | Napoli Empoli Chievo | 14.867 | (−3) |
  | 118 | Borussia Dortmund | 14.841 | (+1) |
  | 119 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14.466 | (−11) |
  