2022–23 PFC CSKA Sofia season

CSKA Sofia
2022–23 season
Controlling owner	Grisha Ganchev
Manager	Saša Ilić
Parva Liga	2nd
Bulgarian Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Duckens Nazon (18); All: ; Duckens Nazon (20)
	← 2021−22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 7 June 2023.

The 2022–23 season is CSKA Sofia's 74th season in the Parva Liga (the top flight of Bulgarian football) and their seventh consecutive participation after their administrative relegation in the third division due to mounting financial troubles. In addition to the domestic league, CSKA Sofia participates in this season's edition of the Bulgarian Cup and UEFA Europa Conference League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2022–23 season.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Gustavo Busatto	31	2019	147	0	2023	Free
2	DF	Jurgen Mattheij	29	2020	111	10	2024	Free
3	DF	Geferson	28	2018 (Winter)	159	3	2024	Undisclosed
4	DF	Menno Koch	27	2021 (Winter)	60	6	2024	€500,000
5	DF	Bradley de Nooijer	24	2022	27	2	2025	€200,000
6	DF	Hristiyan Petrov	19	2020	36	0	2024	Youth system
7	MF	Jonathan Lindseth	26	2022	36	2	2026	€500,000
8	MF	Stanislav Shopov	20	2022	37	1	2025	Free
9	FW	Duckens Nazon	28	2022	40	20	2025	€200,000
10	MF	Georgi Yomov	24	2020	94	17	2024	€300,000
11	MF	Lazar Tufegdžić	25	2022	33	4	2025	€300,000
12	GK	Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov	19	2020	0	0	2024	Youth system
13	DF	Galin Minkov	24	2018	5	0	2024	Youth system
14	FW	Tobias Heintz	23	2023 (Winter)	17	3	2026	€600,000
15	DF	Thibaut Vion	28	2020	96	2	2023	Free
16	DF	Asen Donchev	20	2020	23	1	2024	Youth system
17	FW	Bismark Charles	21	2021 (Winter)	45	5	2024	Free
18	FW	Ilian Antonov	17	2022	1	0	2024	Youth system	Antonov played previously with number 14 this season.
19	DF	Ivan Turitsov	22	2018	144	7	2023	Youth system
20	FW	Radoslav Zhivkov	23	2017	7	0	2024	Youth system	Zhivkov played previously with number 23 this season.
21	MF	Amos Youga	29	2020	114	4	2023	Free
22	MF	Enes Mahmutovic	25	2022 (Winter)	20	1	2024	Free
23	MF	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	21	2022	16	0	2025	€300,000
25	GK	Dimitar Evtimov	27	2020	25	0	2023	Free
26	MF	Marcelino Carreazo	22	2022	26	3	2024	€100,000
27	FW	Maurício Garcez	25	2022 (Winter)	52	12	2023	Loan	Garcez played with number 10 after the winter break.
28	FW	Brayan Moreno	22	2022 (Winter)	36	10	2025	Free
29	DF	Rosen Marinov	17	2021	1	0	2026	Youth system
30	FW	Daouda Bamba	27	2022	14	1	2025	Free

Last updated: 7 June 2023
Source: Players transfer and Wikipedia players' articles
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
8	MF	Stanislav Shopov	20	EU	Heerenveen	Transfer	Summer	2025	Free	cska.bg
24	FW	Mark-Emilio Papazov	18	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan return	Summer		Free	cska.bg
18	MF	Mitko Mitkov	21	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan return	Summer		Free	cska.bg
23	FW	Radoslav Zhivkov	23	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan return	Summer		Free	cska.bg
17	DF	Aleksandar Buchkov	18	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan return	Summer		Free	cska.bg
26	FW	Martin Smolenski	19	EU	Minyor Pernik	Loan return	Summer		Free	cska.bg
31	GK	Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov	19	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan return	Summer		Free	cska.bg
13	DF	Galin Minkov	24	EU	Litex Lovech	Transfer	Summer		Free	cska.bg
20	DF	Yoan Baurenski	20	EU	Botev Vratsa	Loan return	Summer		Free	cska.bg
11	MF	Lazar Tufegdžić	25	Non-EU	Spartak Subotica	Transfer	Summer	2025	€300,000	cska.bg
5	DF	Bradley de Nooijer	24	EU	Farul Constanța	Transfer	Summer	2025	€200,000	cska.bg
9	FW	Duckens Nazon	28	EU	Quevilly-Rouen	Transfer	Summer	2025	€200,000	cska.bg
7	MF	Jonathan Lindseth	26	EU	Sarpsborg 08	Transfer	Summer	2026	€500,000	cska.bg
30	FW	Daouda Bamba	27	EU	Altay	Transfer	Summer	2025	Free	cska.bg
26	MF	Marcelino Carreazo	22	Non-EU	Once Caldas	Transfer	Summer	2024	€100,000	cska.bg
23	MF	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	21	Non-EU	Ararat-Armenia	Loan	Summer	2025	€300,000	cska.bg
18	MF	Simeon Aleksandrov	18	EU	Septemvri Sofia	Transfer	Summer	2025	€100,000	cska.bg
20	FW	Radoslav Zhivkov	23	EU	Septemvri Sofia	Loan return	Winter		Free
14	FW	Tobias Heintz	24	EU	Häcken	Transfer	Winter	2026	€600,000	cska.bg

Out[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
8	MF	Graham Carey	33	EU	St. Johnstone	Released	Summer	Free	cska.bg
18	DF	Bradley Mazikou	25	EU	Aris Thessaloniki	Released	Summer	Free	cska.bg
20	MF	Junior Nzila	21	EU	Chiasso	Loan return	Summer	Free	cska.bg
23	FW	Ahmed Ahmedov	27	EU	Slavia Sofia	Released	Summer	Free	cska.bg
24	MF	Karlo Muhar	28	EU	Lech Poznań	Loan return	Summer	Free	cska.bg
29	DF	Thomas Lam	28	EU	Melbourne City	Released	Summer	Free	cska.bg
26	DF	Rosen Bozhinov	17	EU	CSKA 1948 II	Released	Summer	Free	cska1948.bg
9	FW	Jordy Caicedo	24	Non-EU	Tigres UANL	Transfer	Summer	€2,500,000	dsport.bg
26	FW	Martin Smolenski	19	EU	Pirin	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
30	MF	Yanic Wildschut	30	EU	Oxford United	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	cska.bg
7	MF	Yohan Baï	25	EU	Bastia	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	cska.bg
5	MF	Federico Varela	26	EU	Phoenix Rising	Released	Summer	Free	cska.bg
14	FW	Kaloyan Krastev	23	EU	Beroe Stara Zagora	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
18	MF	Mitko Mitkov	22	EU	Beroe Stara Zagora	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
23	FW	Radoslav Zhivkov	23	EU	Septemvri Sofia	Loan	Summer	Free	cska.bg
20	DF	Yoan Baurenski	21	EU	Beroe Stara Zagora	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	cska.bg
—	MF	Mitko Mitkov	22	EU	Septemvri Sofia	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed	cska.bg
18	MF	Simeon Aleksandrov	19	EU	Septemvri Sofia	Loan	Winter	Free	cska.bg
24	DF	Aleksandar Buchkov	19	EU	Litex Lovech	Loan	Winter	Free	cska.bg
24	FW	Mark-Emilio Papazov	19	EU	Hebar	Loan	Winter	Free	dsport.bg

Preseason and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Preseason[edit]

18 June 2022 (2022-06-18) Friendly	CSKA	1−4	Greuther Fürth	Jenbach, Austria
17:00 UTC+3	Krastev 75'	Report	Raschl 24' Abiama 30' Ache 48', 80'	Stadium: Stadion Jenbach

21 June 2022 (2022-06-21) Friendly	CSKA	5−3	SV Kematen	Kematen in Tirol, Austria
19:30 UTC+3	Moreno 41' Kalinović 45' (o.g.) Tufegdžić 46', 88' Papazov 85'	Report	Abfalterer 21' Gatscher 53', 75'	Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) Friendly	CSKA	1−2	Red Bull Salzburg	Anif, Austria
19:00 UTC+3	Shopov 28'	Report	Šimić 37' Adamu 52'	Stadium: Maximarkt Sportpark
Note: The game was abandoned in the 70th minute due to an incident with a fan in the stands, who required medical assistance.

27 June 2022 (2022-06-27) Friendly	CSKA	0−4	Sepsi	St. Ulrich am Pillersee, Austria
--:-- UTC+3		Report	Matei 4', 44' Niňaj 8' Golofca 71'	Stadium: Sportplatz St. Ulrich

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) Friendly	CSKA	2−0	Sportist	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3	Papazov 41' Garcez 55'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

On-season (autumn)[edit]

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) Friendly	CSKA	2−0	Septemvri	Pancharevo, Bulgaria
16:00 UTC+3	Nazon 2' Bamba 72'	Report		Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)

20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) Friendly	CSKA	6−0	Minyor	Pancharevo, Bulgaria
14:00 UTC+2	Carreazo 32' Moreno 60' Garcez 64' Nazon 72' Vasilev 81' (o.g.) Youga 85'	Report		Stadium: Sporten kompleks Pancharevo

Mid-season[edit]

18 January 2023 (2023-01-18) Friendly	CSKA	0−1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2		Report	Matsumoto 87'	Stadium: Kaya Palazzo

20 January 2023 (2023-01-20) Friendly	CSKA	3−2	Górnik Zabrze	Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2	Moreno 1' Turitsov 25' (pen.) Koch 90' Mattheij Minkov Garcez Geferson	Report	Włodarczyk 29', 81' Janža Kotzke Jules	Stadium: Kaya Palazzo Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Białystok)

24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) Friendly	CSKA	1−3	LASK	Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2	Mattheij 62' Shopov 74'	Report	Žulj 38', 62' Usor 45' Goiginger 60'	Stadium: TSS Pitch

27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) Friendly	CSKA	0−0	Astana	Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Fantastic Tour Belek Sport Center

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) Friendly	CSKA	0−0	Makedonija Ǵorče Petrov	Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: TSS Pitch

30 January 2023 (2023-01-30) Friendly	CSKA	3−3	Shakhter Karagandy	Belek, Turkey
14:00 UTC+2	Nazon 62' (pen.) Lindseth 71' Bamba 90'	Report	Galkin 37' Murtazayev 80' Youga 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: TSS Pitch

5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) Friendly	CSKA	2−1	Pirin	Sofia, Bulgaria
13:30 UTC+2	De Nooijer 35' Nazon 65'	Report	Medved 81'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia

On-season (spring)[edit]

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly	Sportist	1−1	CSKA	Svoge, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3	Chilikov 62'	Report	Garcez 75'	Stadium: Stadion Chavdar Tsvetkov

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Parva Liga	10 July 2022	7 June 2023	Matchday 1	Runners-up	35	26	6	3	65	17	+48	074.29
Bulgarian Cup	26 November 2022	4 April 2023	First round	Quarterfinals	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	033.33
UEFA Europa Conference League	21 July 2022	25 August 2022	Second qualifying round	Play-off round	6	3	1	2	7	3	+4	050.00
Total					44	30	8	6	76	24	+52	068.18

Last updated: 7 June 2023
Source: Competitions

Parva Liga[edit]

Regular stage[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ludogorets Razgrad	30	23	5	2	72	21	+51	74	Qualification for the Championship group
2	CSKA Sofia	30	23	4	3	57	14	+43	73
3	CSKA 1948	30	17	8	5	49	22	+27	59
4	Levski Sofia	30	15	9	6	38	14	+24	54
5	Cherno More	30	15	8	7	36	27	+9	53

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.^[1]

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
30	23	4	3	57	14	+43	73	11	3	1	30	7	+23	12	1	2	27	7	+20

Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: See results

Results by round[edit]

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W
Position	1	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

10 July 2022 (2022-07-10) 1	CSKA	3−0	Arda	Sofia
21:00 UTC+3	Krastev 19' Garcez 45+1', 52', 56'	Report	Zhelev 19' 29' Yurukov 66' N'Diaye 81'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Maurício Garcez

16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) 2	Lokomotiv Sofia	1−1	CSKA	Sofia
18:30 UTC+3	França 21' (pen.) Katsarov 48' Orachev 56' Miloshev 58' Duarte 79' Celso 84' Damyanov 86'	Report	De Nooijer 20' Mattheij 20' Vion 25' Ilić 67' Geferson 84' Moreno 90'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Stanislav Shopov

25 July 2022 (2022-07-25) 3	CSKA	1−0	Cherno More	Sofia
20:30 UTC+3	Krastev 53' Vion 55' Turitsov 64' Donchev 77' Ilić 90+3'	Report	Panov 3' Clemente 40'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Asen Donchev

31 July 2022 (2022-07-31) 4	CSKA	5−1	Beroe	Sofia
21:00 UTC+3	Garcez 5', 90+6', 90+1' Geferson 13' Nazon 18' Moreno 75' Turitsov 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Nikolov 26' Toungara 81' (pen.), 83' Ruca 86'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) 6	CSKA	1−0	Septemvri	Sofia
20:00 UTC+3	Minkov 30' Geferson 35' Moreno 59' Ilić 80' Vion 87' Donchev 90+2'	Report	Kolev 42' Delimeđac 87' Achkov 87'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Brayan Moreno

29 August 2022 (2022-08-29) 8	CSKA	2−1	CSKA 1948	Sofia
20:30 UTC+3	De Nooijer 14', 87' Kaplanović 75' Turitsov 78' (pen.) Youga 90+4' Geferson 90+6'	Report	Bastunov 51' Héliton 77' 90'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Bradley de Nooijer

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 9	Spartak	0−1	CSKA	Varna
17:15 UTC+3	Mendy 39' Vasev 63' Klimentov 63' Mitev 86'	Report	Bamba 40' Busatto 56' Mattheij 63' Nazon 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Spartak Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia) Man of the Match: Daouda Bamba

11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 10	CSKA	2−0	Slavia	Sofia
17:45 UTC+3	Tufegdžić 45' Garcez 55' Koch 58' Youga 86'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Maurício Garcez

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 11	Levski	2−0	CSKA	Sofia
16:45 UTC+3	Milanov 52' Kraev 56' Stefanov 77' Welton 81'	Report	Youga 52' De Nooijer 74' Turitsov 90' Koch 90+6'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Welton Felipe

3 October 2022 (2022-10-03) 12	CSKA	2−1	Pirin	Sofia
17:30 UTC+3	Nazon 19' (pen.) Moreno 23' Youga 65' Shopov 88' Bismark 90+2'	Report	Georgiev 17' Tasev 26' Bengyuzov 33' Velyev 43' Tsonev 45+1' Hubchev 51'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 700 Referee: Ivo Andreev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Brayan Moreno

10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) 13	Ludogorets	2−1	CSKA	Razgrad
19:00 UTC+3	Tissera 9' Gropper 33' Verdon 65' Tekpetey 68' Piotrowski 79'	Report	Moreno 37' Youga 56' Mattheij 58' Geferson 68'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Sergio Padt

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14	CSKA	4−0	Hebar	Sofia
19:15 UTC+3	Nazon 32', 56', 50' Ilić 45+1' Moreno 61', 71', 83'	Report	Debarliev 72' Serrano 79' Mazáň 84'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Referee: Ivaylo Nenkov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

19 October 2022 (2022-10-19) 5	Botev Plovdiv	0−1	CSKA	Plovdiv
18:45 UTC+3	Eto'o 37' Tonev 54' Kopić 55' Rabeï 83' Punčec 83' Baroan 90+2'	Report	Nazon 53', 72' (pen.) Youga 54' Lindseth 65' De Nooijer 90+1' Vion 90+6'	Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for 7 August, 21:00 EEST, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.^[2] On 16 September the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 19 October 2022.^[3]

23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) 15	Botev Vratsa	0−4	CSKA	Vratsa
16:45 UTC+3	Biatoumoussoka 38'	Report	Carreazo 6' Turitsov 16' Tufegdžić 35' Nazon 45' Shopov 80' Moreno 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia) Man of the Match: Marcelino Carreazo

28 October 2022 (2022-10-28) 16	Arda	1−3	CSKA	Kardzhali
18:30 UTC+3	Kovachev 38', 55' Yurukov 90+2'	Report	Garcez 20' Lindseth 32' Nazon 64' Mattheij 74' Geferson 79' Carreazo 90'	Stadium: Arena Arda Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Jonathan Lindseth

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 7	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	0−1	CSKA	Plovdiv
17:15 UTC+2	Karagaren 8'	Report	Tufegdžić 27' Nazon 35' Carreazo 58' Turitsov 61' Busatto 90+3' Moreno 90+4' De Nooijer 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Amos Youga
Note: The game has been originally scheduled for the period between 19 and 22 August 2022, but has been rescheduled due to CSKA's ongoing participation in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.^[4] On 16 September the technical committee of the BFU rescheduled the game for 1 November 2022.^[3]

6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) 17	CSKA	0−0	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
17:15 UTC+2	Mahmutovic 67'	Report	Celso 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Aleksandar Lyubenov

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18	Cherno More	0−2	CSKA	Varna
15:00 UTC+2	Panov 55' Clemente 90+5'	Report	Petrov 38' Vion 50' Geferson 64' Carreazo 75' Koch 85' De Nooijer 90+3' 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Ticha Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Geferson

12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) 19	Beroe	1−4	CSKA	Stara Zagora
14:15 UTC+2	Mechev 54' Karadzhov 57' Henrique 68'	Report	Mattheij 23' Youga 50' Petrov 57' 90+4' De Nooijer 71' Moreno 77' Lindseth 80' Nazon 85' Turitsov 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Beroe Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) Man of the Match: Bradley de Nooijer

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 20	CSKA	3−1	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2	Nazon 10', 25' Garcez 47' Mahmutovic 65'	Report	Minkov 45+2' Konate 54' Nnadi 62' Eto'o 90' 90+11' Herman 90+9'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) 21	Septemvri	0−1	CSKA	Sofia
17:15 UTC+2	Gavrilov 5' Georgiev 42' Achkov 43' Atanasov 90+3'	Report	Ilić 41' Nazon 42' Shopov 45+2' Petrov 67' Geferson 74' Carreazo 88' Busatto 90+2'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski^{[note 1]} Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 22	CSKA	1−1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
17:30 UTC+2	Nazon 9' Mattheij 87'	Report	Sorga 41' Horkaš 90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) Man of the Match: Dimitar Iliev

12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 23	CSKA 1948	0−1	CSKA	Bistritsa
16:45 UTC+2	Bidounga 19' Rusev 44'	Report	Geferson 28' Vion 52' Heintz 65' Mahmutovic 73' Lindseth 82' Moreno 89'	Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa Attendance: 300 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 24	CSKA	1−0	Spartak	Sofia
17:00 UTC+2	Garcez 14' Mattheij 22' Shopov 66'	Report	Mitev 45+1' Vasev 89'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Maurício Garcez

9 April 2023 (2023-04-09) 25	Slavia	0−2	CSKA	Sofia
20:15 UTC+2	Nikolov 86'	Report	Geferson 27' Koch 59', 62' Nazon 67', 78' Mahmutovic 86'	Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

17 April 2023 (2023-04-17) 26	CSKA	0−0	Levski	Sofia
17:30 UTC+3	Heintz 36' Vion 40' Youga 45' Mattheij 80' De Nooijer 88' Busatto 90+1'	Report	Kraev 12' Tsunami 60' Welton 64' Popov 90'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Man of the Match: Gustavo Busatto

23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) 27	Pirin	0−1	CSKA	Blagoevgrad
17:45 UTC+3	Budinov 45+2' Makreckis 77'	Report	Moreno 42' Tufegdžić 49' Carreazo 77'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) Man of the Match: Tobias Heintz

30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) 28	CSKA	0−1	Ludogorets	Sofia
20:15 UTC+3	Carreazo 21' Moreno 32' Vion 41' Mahmutović 51' Turitsov 69' Lindseth 86'	Report	Nonato 24' Witry 43' Gonçalves 45+5' Despodov 64' Piotrowski 65' Thiago 68', 69' Verdon 80' Vidal 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 17,600 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Igor Thiago

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 29	Hebar	0−4	CSKA	Pazardzhik
18:00 UTC+3	Valchev 49'	Report	Nazon 5', 28' Tufegdžić 13' Mattheij 19' Turitsov 51' (pen.) Busatto 85'	Stadium: Stadion Georgi Benkovski Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

8 May 2023 (2023-05-08) 30	CSKA	5−1	Botev Vratsa	Sofia
20:15 UTC+3	Turitsov 15' (pen.) Nazon 21', 53', 75' Koch 52'	Report	Barbosa 42' Mendoza 59'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0^{[note 2]} Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Man of the Match: Duckens Nazon

Championship round[edit]