2020–21 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season

The 2020-21 season is Ludogorets Razgrad's tenth consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League, of which they were defending champions.

Ludogorets Razgrad
2020–21 season
ChairmanAleksandar Aleksandrov
ManagerPavel Vrba
A-GroupPreseason
Bulgarian CupPreseason
SupercupRunners-up
Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round

Season events

On 21 July, midfielder Serkan Yusein joined CSKA 1948 on loan for the season.[1]

On 23 July, Ludogorets announced the signing of Alex Santana from Botafogo, with Rafael Forster heading in the opposite direction.[2]

On 24 July, Beroe Stara Zagora announced the signing of Dimo Bakalov from Ludogorets.[3]

On 30 July, Bernard Tekpetey joined Ludogorets on loan from Schalke 04 for two seasons.[4]

On 12 August, Ludogorets announced the signing of Higinio Marín from Numancia.[5]

Squad
As of match played 14 August 2020
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
23 Plamen Iliev GK (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 Astra Giurgiu 2019 42 0
27 Vladislav Stoyanov GK (1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 Sheriff Tiraspol 2013 132 0
33 Renan GK (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 Avaí 2017 81 0
69 Damyan Damyanov GK (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 Youth Team 2016 1 0
Defenders
3 Anton Nedyalkov DF (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 FC Dallas 2018 91 1
4 Cicinho DF (1988-12-26) 26 December 1988 Santos 2015 152 2
5 Georgi Terziev DF (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 Chernomorets Burgas 2013 153 5
6 Taleb Tawatha DF (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 Eintracht Frankfurt 2019[6] 8 0
21 Dragoș Grigore DF (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 Al-Sailiya 2018 44 4
22 Jordan Ikoko DF (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 Guingamp 2019[7] 29 2
30 Cosmin Moți DF (1984-12-03) 3 December 1984 Dinamo București 2012 283 36
58 Dimitar Iliev DF (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 Youth Team 2017 1 0
75 Martin Milkov DF (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 Youth Team 2017 1 0
Midfielders
7 Alex Santana MF (1995-05-13) 13 May 1995 Botafogo 2020[2] 3 0
8 Dan Biton MF (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 Ashdod 2019[8] 35 6
12 Anicet Abel MF (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 Botev Plovdiv 2014 190 14
17 Jorginho MF (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 Saint-Étienne 2019[9] 31 7
18 Svetoslav Dyakov MF (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984 Lokomotiv Sofia 2012 332 11
25 Stéphane Badji MF (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 Bursaspor 2019[10] 39 0
31 Georgi Valchev MF (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 Youth Team 2018 0 0
50 Tsvetoslav Petrov MF (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 Youth Team 2019 1 0
63 David Ribeiro MF (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 Santo André 2019 1 0
64 Dominik Yankov MF (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 Sunderland 2017 12 0
72 Erol Dost MF (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 Youth Team 2017 3 1
76 Serdar Yusufov MF (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 Youth Team 2018 0 0
82 Ivan Yordanov MF (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 Youth Team 2019 3 0
88 Wanderson MF (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 Portuguesa 2014 241 66
95 Cauly MF (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 SC Paderborn 2020[11] 16 5
98 Svetoslav Kovachev MF (1998-03-14) 14 March 1998 Youth Team 2015 13 2
Forwards
9 Higinio Marín FW (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 Numancia 2020[5] 1 0
10 Jakub Świerczok FW (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 Zagłębie Lubin 2017 87 37
13 Mavis Tchibota FW (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2019[8] 44 14
28 Claudiu Keșerü FW (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986 Al-Gharafa 2015 202 119
37 Bernard Tekpetey FW (1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 loan from Schalke 04 2020[4] 2022[4] 2 0
51 Ilker Budinov FW (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 Youth Team 2019 2 0
81 Dimitar Mitkov FW (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 Youth Team 2020 1 0
Players away on loan
20 Serkan Yusein MF (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 Botev Plovdiv 2019 12 0
Juninho FW (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 Atlético Goianiense 2018 2 0
Players who left during the season

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  BUL Serkan Yusein (at CSKA 1948) [1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  BRA Júnior Brandão (at Atlético Goianiense until 31 December 2020)

Transfers
Main articles: List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2020–21

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
23 July 2020MFAlex SantanaBotafogoUndisclosed[2]
12 August 2020FWHiginio MarínNumanciaUndisclosed[5]

Loans in
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
30 July 2020FWBernard TekpeteySchalke 0430 June 2022[4]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
23 July 2020DFRafael ForsterBotafogoUndisclosed[2]
24 July 2020MFDimo BakalovBeroe Stara ZagoraUndisclosed[3]

Loans out
Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
20 February 2020FWJúnior BrandãoAtlético Goianiense31 December 2020
21 July 2020MFSerkan YuseinCSKA 1948End of season[1]

Friendlies
25 July 2020 Ludogorets Razgrad0 – 0MontanaRazgrad
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Ludogorets Sports Center
Referee: Ivelin Zanev

Competitions

Bulgarian Supercup
Main article: 2020 Bulgarian Supercup
2 August 2020 Ludogorets Razgrad0 – 1Lokomotiv PlovdivRazgrad
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Tchibota  61'
Ikoko  66'
Grigore  72'		 Report Petrović  25'
Masoero  64'
Aralica  73'
Iliev  89'  90'
Salinas  90'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Volen Chinkov

A Football Group

Regular stage
Main article: 2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Tsarsko Selo 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Qualification for the Championship group
7 Beroe 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Qualification for the Europa Conference League group
8 Ludogorets 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
9 Arda 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
10 Montana 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2020. 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.[12]
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 1 0 1 4 3  +1 3 1 0 0 3 0  +3 0 0 1 1 3  −2

Last updated: 14 August 2020.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Game12
GroundAH
ResultLW
Position11
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
8 August 2020 1Botev Vratsa3 – 1Ludogorets RazgradVratsa
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Burov  23'
Domovchiyski  31'  42'
Genov  47'
Kerchev  63'
Atanasov  84'		 Report Dyakov  11'  33'
Cauly  56'  90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev
Referee: Nikola Popov
14 August 2020 2Ludogorets Razgrad3 – 0Slavia SofiaRazgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Cicinho  44'
Badji  59'
Tchibota  73'
Moți  79' (pen.)  88'		 Report Gamakov  46'
Hristov  87'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Zlatomir Zagorchich
22 August 2020 3Chernomorets Burgas–Ludogorets RazgradBurgas
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadion Chernomorets

Bulgarian Cup
–
EEST (UTC+3)

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
18–19 August 2020 First Qualifying RoundBudućnost Podgorica – Ludogorets RazgradPodgorica, Montenegro
EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium

Squad Statistics
As of match played 8 August 2020

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA GroupBulgarian CupSuper CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Anton Nedyalkov 2020000000
4 DF Cicinho 2121000000
5 DF Georgi Terziev 3020001000
6 DF Taleb Tawatha 1000001000
7 MF Alex Santana 301+10001000
8 MF Dan Biton 1000001000
9 FW Higinio Marín 1010000000
10 FW Jakub Świerczok 1010000000
12 MF Anicet Abel 301+10001000
13 FW Mavis Tchibota 3121001000
17 MF Jorginho 1000001000
18 MF Svetoslav Dyakov 2010000+1000
21 DF Dragoș Grigore 301+10001000
22 DF Jordan Ikoko 200+10001000
25 MF Stéphane Badji 201+10000000
28 FW Claudiu Keșerü 1000000+1000
30 DF Cosmin Moți 2111000+1000
33 GK Renan 3020001000
37 FW Bernard Tekpetey 201+10000000
64 MF Dominik Yankov 301+10000+1000
81 FW Dimitar Mitkov 100+10000000
95 MF Cauly 3121001000
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Ludogorets Razgrad that left during the season:

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Total
1MF95Cauly10001
DF4Cicinho10001
FW13Mavis Tchibota10001
DF30Cosmin Moți10001
TOTALS40004

Clean sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Total
1GK33Renan10001
TOTALS10001

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Total
13FWMavis Tchibota0000100010
18MFSvetoslav Dyakov2100000021
21DFDragoș Grigore0000100010
22DFJordan Ikoko0000010001
25MFStéphane Badji1000000010
30DFCosmin Moți1000000010
95MFCauly1000000010
Players away on loan:
Players who left Ludogorets Razgrad during the season:
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References
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  2. "Ludogorets attracted a midfielder from Botafogo". ludogorets.com. 23 July 2020.
  3. "Берое привлече трима". beroe.bg (in Bulgarian). 24 July 2020.
  4. "Ludogorets' new player comes from FC Schalke 04". ludogorets.com/. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Ludogorets has a new addition from Spain". ludogorets.com/. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. "Лудогорец подписа със защитник от Айнтрахт". ludogorets.com/ (in Bulgarian). PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. "Лудогорец прави трансферен удар със защитник от Франция". ludogorets.com/ (in Bulgarian). PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. "Ludogorets introduced Biton and Tchibota". ludogorets.com/. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. "Лудогорец договори Жоржиньо, националът на Гвинея-Бисау става играч на шампиона от 1 юли". ludogorets.com/ (in Bulgarian). PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  10. "Лудогорец с нов трансферен удар". ludogorets.com/ (in Bulgarian). PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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  12. "A PFG - Regular season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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