| Full name | Professional Football Club CSKA Sofia II | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | The Reds The Armymen | |||
| Short name | CSKA II | |||
| Founded | 5 May 1948; 77 years ago (1948-05-05) | |||
| Ground | CSKA Sofia Sports Complex,Pancharevo | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 | |||
| Shareholders | National Fund for Sports, Culture, Art and Science | |||
| Manager | Valentin Iliev | |||
| League | Second League | |||
| 2024–25 | Second League, 13th of 20 | |||
| Website | cska | |||
CSKA II (Bulgarian:ЦСКА II) is aBulgarian football team based inSofia. Founded in 2016, it is thereserve team ofCSKA Sofia, and played one season in theSecond League, the second level of Bulgarian football in 2016-2017 and being restored in 2022 to play in theThird League.
They ought to play at least one level below their main side, however, so CSKA II was ineligible for promotion to theFirst League and could not play in theBulgarian Cup.
In June 2016 CSKA II took the place ofLitex Lovech II in the BulgarianSecond League. The team was selected by CSKA and Litex youth players. AfterStamen Belchev took charge of the first team CSKA II's results worsened, and the team was relegated toSouth-West Third League on the final day of the season following a 1–2 away defeat byVitosha Bistritsa.[1] On 5 June 2017, the owners officially informed theBulgarian Football Union that the team will not participate in the2017–18 South-West Third League as the level was deemed too low for youth players' development.[2] On 6 June 2017, the contract of the head coachSvetoslav Todorov was terminated.[3]
In end of May 2022, CSKA announced that they will restore its second team and will joinThird League for the 2022/23 season.[4]
From the 2024/2025 season, CSKA II will play in the second tier of Bulgarian football.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, seeTransfers summer 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Dates | Name | Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 1981–1984 |  Kiril Stankov | 1Bulgarian V Group |
| 2016 | Stamen Belchev | |
| 2016 | Ivaylo Stanev/caretaker/ | |
| 2017 | Svetoslav Todorov | |
| 2022–2024 | Stamen Belchev | |
| 2024 | Stoyan Angelov | |
| 2024–2025 | Vladimir Manchev | |
| 2025 | Valentin Iliev | |
| 2025 |  Daniel Morales/caretaker/ | |
| 2025– | Valentin Iliev |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Valentin Iliev | Head coach |
| Lyuben Lyubenov | Assistant coach |
| Ivaylo Ivanov | Goalkeeper coach |
| Kostadin Dzhorgov | Fitness coach |
| Pavel Toshkov | Analyzer |
| Hristo Vidinov | Analyzer |
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | Sofia V Group (III) | 7 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 36 | 39 |
| 1982–83 | Sofia V Group (III) | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 76 | 26 | 53 |
| 1983–84 | South B Group (II) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 22 |
| 2016–17 | Second League (II) | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 49 | 33 |
| 2022–23 | South-West Third League (III) | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 35 | 42 |
| 2023–24 | South-West Third League (III) | 2 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 39 | 80 |
| 2024–25 | Second League (II) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 41 | 49 |
| 2025–26 | Second League (II) | |||||||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | ||||||||
