Chairman Ivan Mechkov Website Club home page Ground Sofia | League RAFG Sofia Manager Valentin Iliev | |
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Full name Football Club Central Sports Club of the Army 1948 Sofia Founded 19 July 2016; 8 months ago (2016-07-19) | ||
Football Club Central Sports Club of the Army 1948 Sofia (Bulgarian: Футболен Клуб Централен Спортен Клуб на Армията 1948 София), short FC CSKA 1948 Sofia (Bulgarian: ФК ЦСКА 1948 София) is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Sofia, which currently competes in Bulgaria's 4th football league, the First Regional Group. They play their home matches at the Obelya Stadium in Sofia.
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19 July 2016: Foundation
In June 2016 after the legal firm that represented PFC CSKA Sofia - PFC CSKA EAD - went bankrupt and a new one was formed to represent the club, restructuring those of PFC Chavdar Etropole and PFC Litex Lovech in order to take part into the newly created First Professional Football League, several of the fans did not comply with this procedure and decided to found a new club of their own - FC CSKA 1948 Sofia.
2016-present: Regional Amateur Football Groups
On 6 August 2016 the team was accepted in First Regional Group. The team announced partnership with Errea and a new crest close to CSKA Septemvriisko Zname.
In their first friendly match, they lost 1-15 from BM Sport.
On August 21, 2016 FC CSKA 1948 won its first cup in a friendly four-team tournament in Kokalyane. FC CSKA 1948 defeated FC Akademik Sofia 1:0 in the final.
In their first official league match for the men's team, they won 8-0 against FC Liulin Sofia. After the first half of the season in the Sofia Regional Group FC CSKA 1948 finished as leader with 10 wins and a draw from 11 games. The team also progressed to the Regional Final of the Amateur Cup.
Shirt and Sponsor
Team main kit is red and white. On 31 January 2017 the team presented their first main sponsor - Efbet. The team will sponsor the first team and will look for the academy in future.
Current squad
As of 29 January 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
Up to five non-EU nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the A PFG however only three can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years.
Key
The division is shown in italics when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation.