| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Petar Peshev | |||
| Manager | Nikolay Kirov | |||
| Stadium | Arena Arda | |||
| First League | 4th | |||
| Bulgarian Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ivan Kokonov (9) All: Spas Delev (10) | |||
| Biggest win | 3–0 v. Montana (28 November 2020) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 v. Tsarsko Selo (25 April 2021) | |||
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| ← 2019–202021–22 → | ||||
The 2020–21 season was Arda's second consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League. It was the club's most successful season yet, with the club both reaching the final of the Bulgarian Cup and qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League for the first time in their history.
This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2020–21 season.
Squad
- As of 31 May 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 31) | 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 27) | 2020 | Beroe Stara Zagora |
31 | 2 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 20 | DF | Deyan Lozev |
(1993-10-26)26 October 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | Levski Sofia |
76 | 2 | |||
| 22 | DF |  Manolis Roussakis |
(1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 25) | 2021 | Xanthi |
1 | 0 | |||
| 24 | DF | Alex Petkov |
(1999-07-25)25 July 1999 (aged 21) | 2021 | Levski Sofia |
15 | 1 | |||
| 25 | DF | Radoslav Uzunov |
(2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (aged 15) | 2021 | Youth Team | 2 | 0 | |||
| 71 | DF | Plamen Krumov |
(1985-11-04)4 November 1985 (aged 35) | 2018 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
72 | 4 | |||
| 77 | DF | Martin Kostadinov |
(1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 25) | 2020 | Cherno More |
18 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | Aleksandar Georgiev |
(1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 23) | 2019 | Etar |
45 | 1 | |||
| 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov |
(1991-08-17)17 August 1991 (aged 29) | 2019 | Cherno More |
72 | 16 | |||
| 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov |
(1993-06-07)7 June 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | Etar |
40 | 3 | |||
| 27 | MF | Emil Martinov |
(1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 29) | 2019 |  Sabail |
66 | 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 18 | FW | Georgi Atanasov |
(2004-03-06)6 March 2004 (aged 17) | 2021 | Levski Sofia |
13 | 0 | |||
| 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 who have left the club | ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov |
(1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 31) | 2019 |  Arsenal Tula |
10 | 0 | |||
| 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev |
(1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 23) | 2020 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
25 | 5 | |||
| 14 | FW |  Andrija Bubnjar |
(1997-06-29)29 June 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 |  Mura |
4 | 0 | |||
| 15 | MF | Moussa Haddad |
(1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 23) | 2020 | Sochaux B |
4 | 0 | |||
| 22 | MF | Lovre Knežević |
(1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 22) | 2020 | Beltinci |
9 | 1 | |||
| 24 | DF |  Rebin Sulaka |
(1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 29) | 2020 |  Radnički Niš |
12 | 0 | |||
| 25 | MF | Matheus Leoni |
(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 29) | 2019 | Beroe |
30 | 1 | |||
| 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev |
(1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 30) | 2019 | Cherno More |
32 | 12 | |||
Transfers
Main articles: List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2020–21In
| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2020 | GK | Vasil Simeonov |
Montana |
Free transfer | |
| 22 July 2020 | DF | Petko Ganev |
Litex |
Free transfer | |
| 1 August 2020 | DF | Deyan Lozev |
Levski Sofia |
Free transfer | |
| MF | Ivan Tilev |
Septemvri Sofia |
Undisclosed | ||
| MF | Lachezar Kotev |
Vitosha |
Free transfer | ||
| MF | Lovre Knežević |
Beltinci |
Undisclosed | ||
| 3 August 2020 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar |
Mura |
Free transfer | |
| 15 August 2020 | DF | Rebin Sulaka |
Unattached | Free transfer | |
| 1 September 2020 | MF | Moussa Haddad |
Sochaux B |
Free transfer | |
| 14 September 2020 | FW | Juninho |
Sport Recife |
Free transfer | |
| 13 January 2021 | DF | Nicolas Taravel |
Oklahoma City Energy |
Free transfer | |
| FW | Georgi Atanasov |
Levski Sofia |
Undisclosed | ||
| 29 January 2021 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov |
CSKA Sofia |
€50,000 | |
| 2 March 2021 | DF | Alex Petkov |
Levski Sofia |
Free transfer |
- Notes
- Sulaka previously left Radnički Niš on 1 January 2020.
Out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Nikolay Bankov |
Septemvri Sofia |
Free transfer | |
| DF |  Connor Randall |
 Ross County |
Free transfer | ||
| 2 July 2020 | MF | Dimitar Atanasov |
Levski Chepintsi |
Free transfer | |
| 12 July 2020 | FW | Ahmed Osman |
Dimitrovgrad |
Free transfer | |
| 15 July 2020 | DF | Atanas Krastev |
Unattached | Released | |
| 17 July 2020 | DF |  Darren Sidoel |
 Córdoba |
Free transfer | |
| 1 August 2020 | MF | Lucas Willian |
Unattached | Released | |
| 12 August 2020 | MF |  Rumyan Hovsepyan |
Alashkert |
Free transfer | |
| 31 August 2020 | FW |  Elisha Sam |
Notts County |
Free transfer | |
| 3 October 2020 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev |
Xanthi |
Free transfer | |
| 1 January 2021 | FW | Eray Karadayi |
Spartak Plovdiv |
Free transfer | |
| 7 January 2021 | MF | Lovre Knežević |
Etar |
Free transfer | |
| 12 January 2021 | DF | Rebin Sulaka |
Levski Sofia |
Free transfer | |
| 18 January 2021 | DF | Matheus Leoni |
 Kisvárda |
Free transfer | |
| 10 February 2021 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar |
HNK Cibalia |
Undisclosed | |
| MF | Moussa Haddad |
Unattached | Released | ||
| 26 February 2021 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov |
Slavia Sofia |
Free transfer |
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2021 | 30 June 2021 | DF | Manolis Roussakis |
Xanthi |
Undisclosed |
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 February 2020 | 30 June 2021 | FW | Petar Hristov |
Litex |
Undisclosed | |
| 9 July 2020 | 1 January 2021 | FW | Eray Karadayi |
Dobrudzha |
Undisclosed | |
| 5 October 2020 | 7 January 2021 | DF | Martin Kostadinov |
Botev Vratsa |
Undisclosed | |
| 1 January 2021 | 30 June 2021 | MF | Emirdzhan Syuleyman |
Dimitrovgrad |
Undisclosed |
Friendlies
Pre-season
Beroe v Arda
| 30 May 2020 | Beroe | 1–0 | Arda | Stara Zagora |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kamburov  16' |
Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv |
v Hebar
| 18 July 2020 | Arda | 1–1 | Hebar | Stara Zagora |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Kokonov 76' |
Report | Dimitrov 58' |
Stadium: Trace Arena |
v Arda
| 22 July 2020 | Septemvri Simitli | 0–1 | Arda | Simitli |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Hassani 56' |
Stadium: Struma |
v Arda
| 25 July 2020 | Slavia Sofia | 1–4 | Arda | Bansko |
| 18:30 EET (UTC+2) | Yomov 24' |
Report | Georgiev 30' Kokonov 54' Bubnjar 85', 90' |
Stadium: Terenite na Evima Futbol |
v Arda
| 31 July 2020 | Pirin | 2–0 | Arda | Blagoevgrad |
| 10:30 EET (UTC+2) | Valchanov 60', 81' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Hristo Botev |
Mid-season
Arda v Lokomotiv GO
| 4 September 2020 | Arda | 3–0 | Lokomotiv GO | Stara Zagora |
| 11:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Vasilev 20' Tilev 39' Bubnjar 79' |
Report | Stadium: Trace Arena |
v Hebar
| 14 November 2020 | Arda | 1–0 | Hebar | Stara Zagora |
| 14:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Juninho 63' |
Report | Stadium: Trace Arena |
v Arda
| 22 January 2021 | Zagłębie Lubin | 3–1 | Arda | Belek, Turkey |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Starzyński 8' Crnomarković 37' Szysz 79' |
Report | Juninho 55' |
Stadium: Susesi Sport Center A |
v Arda
| 27 January 2021 | Kyzylzhar | 3–2 | Arda | Serik, Turkey |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Drachenko 15' (pen.) 29' 54' |
Report | Georgiev 2' Juninho 82' |
Stadium: IC Hotels Santai |
v Arda
| 29 January 2021 | Oleksandria | 1–3 | Arda | Alanya, Turkey |
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Dubra 26' |
Report | Juninho 48', 90' Delev 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Gold City Sports Complex Field 1 |
v Arda
| 2 February 2021 | Inhulets Petrove | 2–1 | Arda | Alanya, Turkey |
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Taravel 20' (o.g.) Vasin 68' |
Report | Juninho 39' |
Stadium: Gold City Sports Complex Field 1 |
v Arda
| 5 February 2021 | Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 0–0 | Arda | Evrenseki, Turkey |
| 13:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report |
v Sozopol
| 27 March 2021 | Arda | 4–1 | Sozopol | Kardzhali |
| 14:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Tilev 36' Yordanov 38' Kokonov 43' Lozev 88' |
Report | Feradov 17' |
Stadium: Arena Arda |
Competitions
Bulgarian First league
Regular season
Main article: 2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 52 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 50 | |
| 4 | Arda | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 45 | |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 38 | |
| 6 | Beroe | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 37 |
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.
Notes:
- Head-to-head points (GD): Beroe 3 (+3), Cherno More 3 (-3).
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 |
Last updated: 26 April 2021.
Source: See Results
Results by round
| Matchday | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Montana v Arda| 8 August 2020 1 | Montana | 3–3 | Arda | Montana |
| 17:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Petrov 48',  70' Baldzhiyski 49' , 68' Aytov 82' Orlinov 86' Tasev 89' |
Report | Kotev 27' Zhelev 33', 53' Kovachev 34' Stoev 50' Petrov 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Ogosta Referee: Vasimir El Hatib |
| 15 August 2020 2 | Arda | 1–1 | Levski Sofia | Kardzhali |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kokonov 8' Lozev 39' Martinov 87' |
Report | Naydenov 4'  53' Paulinho 49' Dasquet 81' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
| 24 August 2020 3 | CSKA 1948 | 0–2 | Arda | Sofia |
| 21:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Ivanov 23' Vasilev 57' Pirgov 67' |
Report | Delev 14' Leoni 57' Kokonov 59' Simeonov 75' Aleksandrov 88' |
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov |
| 29 August 2020 4 | Arda | 3–2 | Botev Plovdiv | Kardzhali |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kokonov 29', 70' (pen.) Delev 85', 85' Leoni 87' Knežević 90' |
Report | Iliev 1', 45' Dobrev 45' Johnathan 64' 87' Shopov 83' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Georgi Kabakov |
| 11 September 2020 5 | Botev Vratsa | 0–0 | Arda | Vratsa |
| 18:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Tom 33' Genov 50' |
Report | Martinov 19' Krumov 44' 49' Rumenov 65' Lozev 84' |
Stadium: Hristo Botev Referee: Nikolay Yordanov |
| 21 September 2020 6 | Arda | 2–1 | Slavia Sofia | Kardzhali |
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Karadzhov 57' Kokonov 74' Vasilev 82' Rumenov 82' |
Report | Popadiyn 33' Kirilov 39' Stoev 71' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Valentin Zhelezov |
| 27 September 2020 7 | Cherno More | 2–0 | Arda | Varna |
| 18:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Coureur 30', 47' |
Report | Georgiev 13' Ganev 63' Delev 77' |
Stadium: Ticha Referee: Georgi Davidov |
| 20 October 2020 9 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 0–0 | Arda | Plovdiv |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Umarbayev 24' Tsvetanov 86' |
Report | Delev 64' Kotev 64' Kovachev 64' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Referee: Nikola Popov |
| 25 October 2020 10 | Arda | 1–1 | CSKA Sofia | Kardzhali |
| 17:45 EET (UTC+2) | Sulaka 32' Ganev 56' Kokonov 65' Kovachev 73' Karadzhov 90' Rumenov 90' |
Report | Youga 58' Sinclair 84' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov |
| 31 October 2020 11 | Beroe | 0–1 | Arda | Stara Zagora |
| 18:45 EET (UTC+2) | Erivaldo 45' Angelov 78' |
Report | Delev 56' Karadzhov 87' Martinov 88' |
Stadium: Beroe Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
| 8 November 2020 12 | Etar | 0–0 | Arda | Veliko Tarnovo |
| 12:30 EET (UTC+2) | Pehlivanov 34' Katsarov 73' Dobrev 89' Ivanov 90+3' |
Report | Zhelev 31' Kokonov 37' Martinov 51' Tilev 60' |
Stadium: Ivaylp Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
| 23 November 2020 13 | Arda | 2–0 | Tsarsko Selo | Kardzhali |
| 17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Martinov 13' Rumenov 33', 60' Kovachev 40', 70' |
Report | Luis Pedro 60' Manev 71' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Dimo Dimov |
| 28 November 2020 14 | Arda | 3–0 | Montana | Kardzhali |
| 13:00 EET (UTC+2) | Sulaka 24' Kokonov 30' Rumenov 63' Kotev 65' Delev 70' |
Report | Angelov  40' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Volen Chinkov |
| 5 December 2020 15 | Levski Sofia | 1–2 | Arda | Sofia |
| 16:30 EET (UTC+2) | Raynov 26' Paulinho 89' |
Report | Leoni 41' Kokonov 44', 90' Kovachev 50' Kotev 84' Zhelev 87' |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
| 11 December 2020 16 | Arda | 1–1 | CSKA 1948 | Kardzhali |
| 17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Sulaka 52' Tilev 71' Kokonov 74' (pen.) |
Report | Topuzov 20' Marin 49' Kamburov 62' Shopov 74' Pirgov 74' Ivanov 90+1' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Nikola Popov |
| 17 December 2020 8 | Arda | 2–2 | Ludogorets | Kardzhali |
| 17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Delev 17' Lozev 51' Kotev 67' Juninho 84' |
Report | Despodov 11' Grigore 70' Keșerü 73' Sá 90+6' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Georgi Davidov |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 October 2020. | ||||
| 12 February 2021 17 | Botev Plovdiv | 0–2 | Arda | Plovdiv |
| 17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Rabotov 31' Cikarski 55' |
Report | Juninho 12', 53' Stoev 29' Taravel 65' |
Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Referee: Dragomir Draganov |
| 20 February 2021 18 | Arda | 3–2 | Botev Vratsa | Kardzhali |
| 12:30 EET (UTC+2) | Juninho 3' Krumov 29' Taravel 40' Delev 85' Lozev 90+4' |
Report | N'Diaye 28' 35' Zehirov 45' Ivaylov 60', 82' Genov 74' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov |
| 27 February 2021 19 | Slavia Sofia | 3–2 | Arda | Sofia |
| 12:15 EET (UTC+2) | Makrillos 17', 72' Valchev 55', 74' Antovski 90+3' |
Report | Yordanov 15' Rumenov 41' |
Stadium: Slavia Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
| 6 March 2021 20 | Arda | 1–0 | Cherno More | Kardzhali |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Martinov 26' Taravel 28' Tilev 44' Georgiev 78' |
Report | Panayotov 65' Dimov 68' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Georgi Kabakov |
| 12 March 2021 21 | Ludogorets | 1–0 | Arda | Razgrad |
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Abel 69' Wanderson 90+5' |
Report | Martinov 77' Georgiev 83' 90' Karadzhov 90+6' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
| 20 March 2021 22 | Arda | 0–2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Kardzhali |
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Petkov 36' Krumov 86' |
Report | Gomis 9' Iliev 15', 54' Ilic 47' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Georgi Dimitrov |
| 10 April 2021 23 | CSKA Sofia | 1–1 | Arda | Sofia |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Caicedo 68' Mitkov 79' Koch 90+3' |
Report | Georgiev 70' Yordanov 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Balgarska Armia Referee: Vasimir El Hatib |
| 17 April 2021 24 | Arda | 1–0 | Beroe | Kardzhali |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Tilev 17' Kotev 56' Zhelev 59' Yordanov 69' Lozev 87' |
Report | Octávio 45' Vasilev 68' Mézague 75' Fall  89' Hassani 89' Makouta 90+1' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov |
| 20 April 2021 25 | Arda | 3–2 | Etar | Kardzhali |
| 18:15 EEST (UTC+3) | Tilev 21' Yordanov 72' Yordanov 75' Zhelev 78' Rumenov 81' |
Report | Mechev 28' Missi Mezu 43' Krachunov 76' Mladenov 89' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Georgi Ivanov |
| 25 April 2021 26 | Tsarsko Selo | 4–0 | Arda | Sofia |
| 19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Manev 17', 34' Mertens 30' Cordeiro 45', 76' Luis Pedro 50' Popadiyn 84' |
Report | Stoev 78' |
Stadium: Arena Tsarsko Selo Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
Championship round
Main article: 2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad (C) | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 59 | |
| 4 | Arda (O) | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 47 | |
| 6 | Beroe | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 39 |
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- CSKA Sofia qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Last updated: 26 May 2021.
Source: See Results
Results by round
| Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | L | D |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
CSKA Sofia v Arda| 3 May 2021 27 | CSKA Sofia | 1–0 | Arda | Sofia |
| 20:15 EEST (UTC+3) | Mattheij 88', 90+1' |
Report | Yordanov 70' Martinov 90+1' |
Stadium: Balgarska Armia Referee: Stanimir Trenchev |
| 7 May 2021 28 | Beroe | 0–2 | Arda | Stara Zagora |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Kokonov 38' Yordanov 40', 76' (pen.) Rumenov 81' |
Stadium: Beroe Referee: Georgi Kabakov |
| 12 May 2021 29 | Arda | 0–0 | CSKA 1948 | Kardzhali |
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Krumov 16' Kotev 39' Kokonov 64' |
Report | Lichev 25' Aleksandrov 57' 85' Klimentov 72' Lyaskov 84' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
| 15 May 2021 30 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 4–1 | Arda | Razgrad |
| 17:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Yankov 38' Taravel 45' (o.g.) Santana 57' Cicinho 59' Cauly 87' |
Report | Yordanov 37' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Ivo Andreev |
| 26 May 2021 31 | Arda | 3–3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia |
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Delev 4', 44' Petkov 35' Kostadinov 48' Yordanov 50' |
Report | Kolev 14' Iliev 65' Ivanov 89' Aramazov 90+3' |
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Referee: Georgi Davidov |
UEFA Europa Conference League qualification
Arda v Cherno More| 30 May 2021 Play-off | Arda | 1–0 | Cherno More | Kardzhali |
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kokonov 18' Kotev 30' Martinov 68' Zhelev 68' Yordanov 79' Petkov 85' 90+3' Karadzhov 86' Juninho 90+7' |
Report | Panov 41' 74' Panayotov 50' Popov 60' Rodrigo 64' Dimov 88' Drobarov 90+5' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup Spartak Varna v Arda| 4 November 2020 Round of 32 | Spartak Varna | 1–2 | Arda | Varna |
| 13:30 EET (UTC+2) | Mihaylov 68' Ibryam 30' Andreev 52', 61' Smirnov 81' |
Report | Knežević 21' Lozev 70' Delev 60' |
Stadium: Stadion Spartak Referee: Nikola Petrov |
| 2 March 2021 Round of 16 | Etar | 0–1 | Arda | Veliko Tarnovo |
| 17:30 EET (UTC+2) | Córdoba 90+2' |
Report | Tilev 33' Kotev 67' Georgiev 79' Lozev 89' |
Stadium: Ivaylo Referee: Stanimir Trenchev |
| 17 March 2021 Quarter-finals | CSKA 1948 | 0–1 | Arda | Sofia |
| 15:30 EET (UTC+2) | Lyaskov 44' |
Report | Lozev 16' Delev 55' |
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Valentin Zhelezov |
| 6 April 2021 Semi-finals 1 leg | Arda | 0–0 | Slavia Sofia | Kardzhali |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Krumov 35' Petkov 90+1' |
Report | Valchev 69' Makrillos 80' |
Stadium: Arena Arda Referee: Stanislav Todorov |
| 13 April 2021 Semi-finals 2 leg | Slavia Sofia | 0–1 (0–1 agg.) | Arda | Sofia |
| 18:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Viyachki 83' |
Report | Lozev 7' Petkov 26' Krumov 82' Martinov 84' |
Stadium: Slavia Referee: Dragomir Draganov |
| 19 May 2021 Final | Arda | 0–1 | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Martinov 62' Tilev 82' Petkov 89' |
Report | Carey 27' Mattheij 57' Sinclair 60' Charles 85' Busatto 90' |
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Referee: Volen Chinkov |
Squad statistics
Including UEFA Europa Conference league qualification play-off
Appearances
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | |||
| 4 | DF | Milen Stoev
|
24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 22 |
| 5 | DF | Petko Ganev
|
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | DF | Milen Zhelev
|
26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 |
| 9 | FW | Spas Delev
|
26 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 27 |
| 11 | MF | Aleksandar Georgiev
|
20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 |
| 12 | GK | Ivan Karadzhov
|
22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 27 |
| 13 | DF | Nicolas Taravel
|
8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov
|
27 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 26 |
| 18 | FW | Georgi Atanasov
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov
|
27 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 20 |
| 20 | DF | Deyan Lozev
|
26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 |
| 22 | DF | Manolis Roussakis
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Alex Petkov
|
11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
| 25 | DF | Radoslav Uzunov
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Emil Martinov
|
29 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 34 |
| 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev
|
29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 17 |
| 36 | GK | Vasil Simeonov
|
10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 37 | FW | Juninho
|
11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 71 | DF | Plamen Krumov
|
17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 |
| 77 | DF | Martin Kostadinov
|
11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| 80 | MF | Lachezar Kotev
|
25 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 |
| 98 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov
|
16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 |
| Players who have left the club | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov
|
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev
|
15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
| 14 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Moussa Haddad
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Lovre Knežević
|
8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | Rebin Sulaka
|
12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| 25 | DF | Matheus Leoni
|
15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Last updated: 29 May 2021.
Source: FBref.com
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | Spas Delev
|
8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov
|
9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov
|
8 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 37 | FW | Juninho
|
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev
|
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov
|
3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev
|
2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 8 | DF | Milen Zhelev
|
2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 22 | MF | Lovre Knežević
|
0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Alex Petkov
|
0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | Matheus Leoni
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 71 | DF | Plamen Krumov
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 43 | 5 | 48 | |||
Last updated: 29 May 2021.
Source: FBref.com
Top assists
Not all goals have an assist.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | Spas Delev
|
7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 20 | DF | Deyan Lozev
|
5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev
|
4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 11 | DF | Aleksandar Georgiev
|
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | DF | Emil Martinov
|
4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev
|
1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov
|
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 80 | DF | Lachezar Kotev
|
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 98 | MF | Tonislav Yordanov
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Moussa Haddad
|
0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | Matheus Leoni
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | FW | Juninho
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 71 | FW | Plamen Krumov
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 77 | DF | Martin Kostadinov
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 40 | |||
Last updated: 29 May 2021.
Source: FBref.com
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | GK | Ivan Karadzhov |
11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | 36 | GK | Vasil Simeonov |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 13 | 4 | 17 | |||
Last updated: 29 May 2021.
Source: FBref.com
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Player | Bulgarian First League | Bulgarian Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 | DF | Milen Stoev
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Petko Ganev
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Milen Zhelev
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Spas Delev
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Aleksandar Georgiev
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Ivan Karadzhov
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Nicolas Taravel
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Stoycho Atanasov
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Ivan Kokonov
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Georgi Atanasov
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Rumen Rumenov
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Deyan Lozev
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Manolis Roussakis
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Mesut Yusuf
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Alex Petkov
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Radoslav Uzunov
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Emil Martinov
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Okan Topcu
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Ivan Tilev
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | Vasil Simeonov
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Juninho
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | DF | Plamen Krumov
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Martin Kostadinov
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Lachezar Kotev
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | Tonislav Yordanov
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club | |||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Mihail Aleksandrov
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Svetoslav Kovachev
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Andrija Bubnjar
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Moussa Haddad
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Lovre Knežević
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Rebin Sulaka
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Matheus Leoni
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Radoslav Vasilev
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 84 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 3 | 1 | ||
Last updated: 29 May 2021.
Source: FBref.com
Awards
- Football manager of 2020: Nikolay Kirov
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