2020–21 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season

The 2020–21 season was 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
(until 26 October)
Stanislav Genchev (interim)
(26 October - 3 January)
Valdas Dambrauskas
(from 3 January)
First LeagueChampions
Bulgarian CupSemi-finals
SupercupRunners-up
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Claudiu Keșerü (18)
All: Claudiu Keșerü (20)

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]

On 16 August, Ludogorets announced the signing of Elvis Manu from Beijing Renhe.[6]

At the draw for the Third qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, Ludogorets were given a bye to the Play-off Round after a draw of lots between the teams dropping into the Europa League after elimination in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[7]

On 4 September, Olivier Verdon joined Ludogorets on loan for the season from Alavés.[8]

On 2 October, Ludogorets announced the signing of Josué Sá from Anderlecht.[9]

On 5 October, Kiril Despodov joined on loan from Cagliari for the duration of the season.[10]

On 26 October, manager Pavel Vrba resigned from his position, with Stanislav Genchev being appointed as interim-manager in his place.[11]

On 12 November, Jorginho was loaned to Wadi Degla until July 2021, with an option to make the move permanent.[12]

On 3 January, Valdas Dambrauskas was announced as Ludogorets Razgrad's new Head Coach.[13]

On 2 February, Júnior Brandão joined Rio Ave on loan until the end of the season.[14]

On 5 February, Ludogorets Razgrad announced the signing of Pieros Sotiriou from Astana.[15]

On 1 March, Ludogorets Razgrad announced the signing of Kristijan Kahlina on loan from HNK Gorica.[16]

Squad
As of match played 26 May 2021
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kristijan Kahlina GK (1992-07-24)24 July 1992 (aged 28) loan from HNK Gorica 2021[16] 2021 11 0
23 Plamen Iliev GK (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 29) Astra Giurgiu 2019 58 0
27 Vladislav Stoyanov GK (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 33) Sheriff Tiraspol 2013 139 0
67 Damyan Hristov GK (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 18) Youth Team 2020 1 0
69 Damyan Damyanov GK (2000-07-29)29 July 2000 (aged 20) Youth Team 2016 1 0
Defenders
3 Anton Nedyalkov DF (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 28) FC Dallas 2018 122 1
4 Cicinho DF (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 (aged 32) Santos 2015 181 4
5 Georgi Terziev DF (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 29) Chernomorets Burgas 2013 172 5
21 Dragoș Grigore DF (1986-09-07)7 September 1986 (aged 34) Al-Sailiya 2018 59 5
22 Jordan Ikoko DF (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 27) Guingamp 2019[17] 56 2
24 Olivier Verdon DF (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 (aged 25) loan from Alavés 2020[8] 2021[8] 29 0
30 Cosmin Moți DF (1984-12-03)3 December 1984 (aged 36) Dinamo București 2012 297 36
32 Josué Sá DF (1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 28) Anderlecht 2020[9] 19 2
52 Tihomir Dimitrov DF (2000-02-04)4 February 2000 (aged 21) Youth Team 2018 1 0
58 Dimitar Iliev DF (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (aged 21) Youth Team 2017 1 0
75 Petar Georgiev DF (2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (aged 19) Youth Team 2020 1 0
91 Aleksandar Ganchev DF (2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 19) Youth Team 2020 1 0
Midfielders
7 Alex Santana MF (1995-05-13)13 May 1995 (aged 26) Botafogo 2020[2] 34 5
12 Anicet Abel MF (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 31) Botev Plovdiv 2014 226 16
18 Svetoslav Dyakov MF (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 (aged 36) Lokomotiv Sofia 2012 351 11
25 Stéphane Badji MF (1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 30) Bursaspor 2019[18] 68 0
31 Georgi Valchev MF (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 (aged 21) Youth Team 2018 0 0
37 Branimir Kostadinov MF (1989-03-04)4 March 1989 (aged 32) Dunav Ruse 2019 1 0
50 Tsvetoslav Petrov MF (1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 21) Youth Team 2019 2 0
51 Ilker Budinov MF (2000-08-11)11 August 2000 (aged 20) Youth Team 2019 3 0
64 Dominik Yankov MF (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 20) Sunderland 2017 47 5
72 Erol Dost MF (1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 21) Youth Team 2017 3 1
76 Serdar Yusufov MF (1998-10-02)2 October 1998 (aged 22) Youth Team 2018 0 0
82 Ivan Yordanov MF (2000-11-07)7 November 2000 (aged 20) Youth Team 2019 8 0
83 Valenin Tsvetanov MF (2002-04-08)8 April 2002 (aged 19) Youth Team 2020 1 0
85 Aleks Lukanov MF (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 19) Youth Team 2020 1 0
88 Wanderson MF (1988-01-02)2 January 1988 (aged 33) Portuguesa 2014 253 69
95 Cauly MF (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 25) SC Paderborn 2020[19] 55 12
97 Georgi Chukalov MF (1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 23) OFC Pomorie 2020 1 0
Forwards
9 Higinio Marín FW (1993-10-19)19 October 1993 (aged 27) Numancia 2020[5] 12 7
10 Elvis Manu FW (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 27) Beijing Renhe 2020[6] 32 10
11 Kiril Despodov FW (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 24) loan from Cagliari 2020[10] 2021 27 6
13 Mavis Tchibota FW (1996-05-07)7 May 1996 (aged 25) Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2019[20] 68 19
19 Pieros Sotiriou FW (1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 28) Astana 2021[15] 12 2
28 Claudiu Keșerü FW (1986-12-02)2 December 1986 (aged 34) Al-Gharafa 2015 239 139
37 Bernard Tekpetey FW (1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 23) loan from Schalke 04 2020[4] 2022[4] 36 4
38 Vladislav Naydenov FW (2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 19) Youth Team 2019 1 0
74 Hyusein Kelyovluev FW (2000-05-11)11 May 2000 (aged 21) Youth Team 2019 1 0
Players away on loan
8 Dan Biton MF (1995-07-20)20 July 1995 (aged 25) Ashdod 2019[20] 35 6
10 Jakub Świerczok FW (1992-12-28)28 December 1992 (aged 28) Zagłębie Lubin 2017 87 37
17 Jorginho MF (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 25) Saint-Étienne 2019[21] 41 8
20 Serkan Yusein MF (1996-03-31)31 March 1996 (aged 25) Botev Plovdiv 2019 12 0
81 Dimitar Mitkov FW (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 21) Youth Team 2020 8 0
98 Svetoslav Kovachev MF (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 23) Youth Team 2015 13 2
Júnior Brandão FW (1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 26) Atlético Goianiense 2018 2 0
Players who left during the season
6 Taleb Tawatha DF (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 (aged 28) Eintracht Frankfurt 2019[22] 9 0
33 Renan GK (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 32) Avaí 2017 89 0

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
8 MF  ISR Dan Biton (at Maccabi Tel Aviv)
10 FW  POL Jakub Świerczok (at Piast Gliwice)
17 MF  GNB Jorginho (at Wadi Degla)[12]
20 MF  BUL Serkan Yusein (at CSKA 1948)[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
81 FW  BUL Dimitar Mitkov (at CSKA 1948)[23]
98 MF  BUL Svetoslav Kovachev (at Arda)
— FW  BRA Júnior Brandão (at Rio Ave)

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]
16 August 2020FWElvis ManuBeijing RenheUndisclosed[6]
2 October 2020DFJosué SáAnderlechtUndisclosed[9]
5 February 2021FWPieros SotiriouAstanaUndisclosed[15]

Loans in
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
30 July 2020FWBernard TekpeteySchalke 0430 June 2022[4]
4 September 2020DFOlivier VerdonAlavés30 June 2021[8]
5 October 2020FWKiril DespodovCagliari30 June 2021[10]
1 March 2021GKKristijan KahlinaHNK Gorica30 June 2021[16]

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

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]
1 August 2020MFSvetoslav KovachevArda Kardzhali30 June 2021
16 August 2020MFDan BitonMaccabi Tel Aviv30 June 2021
17 August 2020FWJakub ŚwierczokPiast Gliwice30 June 2021
12 November 2020MFJorginhoWadi Degla31 July 2021[12]
2 February 2021FWJúnior BrandãoRio Ave30 June 2021[14]
12 February 2021FWDimitar MitkovCSKA 194830 June 2021[23]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
28 February 2021GKRenan[25]

Friendlies
25 July 2020 Ludogorets Razgrad 0–0 Montana Razgrad
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Ludogorets Sports Center
Referee: Ivelin Zanev
20 January 2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 Bačka Topola Belek, Turkey
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Tekpetey 7', 36'
Terziev  55'
Yankov  70'		 Report Stanojev 37' Stadium: Rixos Premium Stadium
Attendance: 0
23 January 2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Ikoko 58'
Cauly 60'		 Report Solomon 5'
Konoplyanka 55'
Marlos 		Stadium: Calista Sports Center
Attendance: 0
30 January 2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 Dynamo Kyiv Belek, Turkey
16:15 EET (UTC+2) Cauly 39'
Sá 56'		 Report Verdon 24' (o.g.) Stadium: Mardan Stadium
Attendance: 0
31 January 2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–2 Akron Tolyatti Belek, Turkey
16:30 EET (UTC+2) Cicinho  26'
Ikoko  50'
Yankov 73'		 Report Kvekveskiri 24'
Emini  53'
Gazdanov 75'		 Stadium: Arkadia Complex Stadium
Attendance: 0
4 February 2021 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 Dinamo Tbilisi Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Despodov 24'  68'
Keșerü 31'
Santana  37'
Tekpetey  64'
Tchibota 76'		 Report Marušić 2'
Hvadiagi  34'
Lominadze  35'		 Stadium: Titanic Deluxe Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Bulgarian Supercup
Main article: 2020 Bulgarian Supercup
2 August 2020 Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
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

Regular stage
Main article: 2020–21 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 20 4 2 59 18 +41 64 Qualification for the Championship group
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 26 15 7 4 41 19 +22 52
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
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.[26]
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 20 4 2 59 18  +41 64 12 1 0 28 4  +24 8 3 2 31 14  +17

Last updated: 26 April 2021.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Game1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWWWDWDWWWWWWDWWLWWWDWWWW
Position118321212211111111111111111
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
8 August 2020 1 Botev Vratsa 3–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Vratsa
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 2 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–0 Slavia Sofia Razgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Cicinho 44'
Badji  59'
Tchibota 73'
Moți 79' (pen.),  88'		 Report Gamakov  46'
Hristov  87'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
22 August 2020 3 Cherno More 1–4 Ludogorets Razgrad Varna
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Coureur 25'
Panayotov  29'
Andrade  71'		 Report Santana 6'
Cicinho  10'
Moți  30'
Keșerü 40'
Grigore  42'
Jorginho 73'
Higinio 88'		 Stadium: Stadion Ticha
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
29 August 2020 4 Etar 0–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Veliko Tarnovo
21:15 EEST (UTC+3) Borukov  38'
M. Ivanov  83'		 Report Moți  42'
Keșerü 79'
Tchibota 90'		 Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo
Referee: Volen Chinkov
12 September 2020 5 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Santana  59' 79'
Yankov 62'
Manu 81'		 Report Tsvetanov  19'
Masoero  31'
Aralica  34'
Karagaren 52'
Ilić  76'
Almeida  81'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Georgi Davidov
20 September 2020 6 CSKA Sofia 2–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Keita  27' 71'
Yomov  58'
Sankharé 75'
Carey  80'		 Report Santana 11'  81'
Grigore  23'
Cicinho  34'
Yankov  63'
Manu  63'
Higinio 84'
Stoyanov  89'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
26 September 2020 7 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 Beroe Razgrad
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü 18'
Cicinho 23'		 Report Vasilev  30'
Mézague  74'
Bakalov  79'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
16 October 2020 9 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 Tsarsko Selo Razgrad
19:15 EEST (UTC+3) Higinio 28' (pen.)
Moți  43'
Tekpetey  45+2'
Cauly  63'
Dyakov  65'
Keșerü 83'
Santana  90+1'		 Report Bandalovski  27'
Daskalov  71'
Baltanov 90+4'
Hristov  90+5'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Georgi Nikolov
25 October 2020 10 Montana 1–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Montana
20:15 EET (UTC+2) Tasev 2'
Bari  27'
Iliev  35'
Bashliev  54'		 Report Higinio 10'
Manu 52'
Nedyalkov  64'
Yankov 86'		 Stadium: Stadion Ogosta
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
1 November 2020 11 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 Levski Sofia Razgrad
19:15 EET (UTC+2) Sá  41'
Santana  77'
Cauly 84'
Dyakov  86'		 Report Raynov  34'
Robertha  85'
Bojinov  85'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Volen Chinkov
8 November 2020 12 CSKA 1948 0–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Report Nedyalkov  38'
Keșerü 45', 77'
Tchibota 65'		 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
29 November 2020 14 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 Botev Vratsa Razgrad
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Kerchev 16' (o.g.)
Sá 31'
Ikoko  79'		 Report Lagoa 20'
Kostadinov  88'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
6 December 2020 15 Slavia Sofia 0–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
16:45 EET (UTC+2) Patev  7'
Tasevski  79'		 Report Verdon  55'
Keșerü 65'
Sá  70'
Santana 82'		 Stadium: Stadion Slavia
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
13 December 2020 16 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 Cherno More Razgrad
17:45 EET (UTC+2) Yankov  8'
Keșerü 17'  38'
Grigore  36'
Despodov  39'
Sá  42'
Tchibota  90'
Stoyanov  90+1'		 Report Panov  13'
Panayotov  31'
Rodrigo  77'
Velev  79'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
17 December 2020 8 Arda 2–2 Ludogorets Razgrad 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.
20 December 2020 13 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 Botev Plovdiv Razgrad
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Badji  30'
Keșerü 39' (pen.)
Yankov 50'
Verdon  75'		 Report Tonev  29'
Trifonov  34'
Genev  38'
Cissé 89'
Rusev  90+4'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 21 November 2020.
15 February 2021 17 Ludogorets Razgrad 6–0 Etar Razgrad
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Keșerü 6', 36', 41', 51'
Krachunov 39' (o.g.)
Terziev  64'
Cicinho  83'
Cauly 90+2'		 Report H. Ivanov  24'
Stanev  84'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
20 February 2021 18 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Tsvetanov 41'
Iliev 43'
Gomis  52'
Salinas 77'		 Report Abel 17'
Tekpetey  29'
Keșerü 53' (pen.)
Sotiriou  72'
Cauly  76'
Despodov  78'
Badji  84'		 Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Volen Chinkov
27 February 2021 19 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Tekpetey 4'
Abel  40'
Ikoko  73'
P. Iliev  90+1'		 Report Zanev  17'
Sinclair  66'
Koch  86'
Mattheij  87'
Youga  90+4'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
7 March 2021 20 Beroe 1–4 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Minchev  6' 52'
Octávio  74'
Furtado  79'		 Report Keșerü 3'
Manu 61', 82'
Cicinho  71'
Despodov 89'		 Stadium: Stadion Beroe
Referee: Georgi Davidov
12 March 2021 21 Ludogorets Razgrad 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 Tsarsko Selo 1–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Kavdanski  29' 79'
Anderson  83'
Penev  84'		 Report Sá  35'
Sotiriou 77'
Tekpetey  90+2'		 Stadium: Sporten kompleks Tsarsko Selo
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
10 April 2021 23 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 Montana Razgrad
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü 73' (pen.) Report Tsonkov  56' Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Georgi Ginchev
18 April 2021 24 Levski Sofia 0–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Keșerü 8'
Cauly 11', 77'
Cicinho  76'
Wanderson  80'
Nedyalkov  90+1'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
22 April 2021 25 Ludogorets Razgrad 4–0 CSKA 1948 Razgrad
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Sá 35'
Despodov 40', 61'  61'
Cicinho 45'		 Report Lyaskov  89' Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
26 April 2021 26 Botev Plovdiv 0–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
20:15 EEST (UTC+3) Marquinhos  6'
Rabeï  17'
Mladenovski  42'		 Report Wanderson 66', 82' Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912
Referee: Georgi Davidov

Championship stage
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: Soccerway
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.[27]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner
Notes:
  1. CSKA Sofia qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
5 2 0 3 10 11  −1 6 2 0 1 8 4  +4 0 0 2 2 7  −5

Last updated: 26 May 2021.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Game12345
GroundHHAHA
ResultWLLWL
Position11111
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
4 May 2021 27 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 Beroe Razgrad
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) Despodov 27'
Verdon  37'
Yankov 80'
Keșerü 84'		 Report Makouta 38' (pen.)  45+5' Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
8 May 2021 28 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
17:45 EEST (UTC+3) Manu  8'  61'
Tekpetey 15'  53'
Cauly  74'  81'
Despodov  76'
Ikoko  84'		 Report Minchev 17'  63'
Iliev 32' (pen.)
Karagaren  70'
Salinas  80'
Gomis  84'
Almeida  90+5'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
12 May 2021 29 CSKA Sofia 4–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Mattheij 4'  90+2'
Bismark 54'
Koch 62'
Mazikou  89'
Caicedo 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Badji  50'
Cicinho 59'
Tekpetey  61'
Dambrauskas  69'
Despodov  70'
Tchibota  90+1'  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
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 CSKA 1948 3–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Chochev 2'
Ivanov 15', 78'
N.Ganchev  85'		 Report Yankov  26'
Keșerü 74'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Referee: Volen Chinkov

Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup
11 February 2021 Round of 32 Sportist Svoge 1–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Razgrad
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Hristov 48'
V. Ivanov  68'
Stoychev  74'
Kochilov  84'		 Report Tekpetey 17', 57'
Keșerü 60'
Sá  66'
Badji  70'
Dyakov  88'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Ivelin Zanev
Note: Match original scheduled for 12 November 2020, but postponed on 10 November 2020, due to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases within the Ludogorets squad.[28]
Match played at Ludogorets' Huvepharma Arena in Razgrad instead of Sportist Svoge's regular Stadion Chavdar Tsvetkov in Svoge.
3 March 2021 Round of 16 Tsarsko Selo 1–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Nganioni  25'
Mertens 59'
Kavdanski  90+2'		 Report Tchibota 33'
Abel 45+2'  71'
Manu  62'
Terziev  73'
Ikoko  89'		 Stadium: Sporten kompleks Tsarsko Selo
Referee: Nikola Popov
16 March 2021 Quarterfinal Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Grigore  17'
Sotiriou 47'
Tchibota 114'		 Report Nikolaev  3'
Masoero  81'
Minchev 90+3'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
7 April 2021 Semifinal 1st leg CSKA Sofia 1–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Turitsov  36'
Geferson  71'
Rodrigues 77'		 Report Tekpetey  15'  60'
Cicinho  69'
Cauly 83'		 Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Referee: Volen Chinkov
14 April 2021 Semifinal 2nd leg Ludogorets Razgrad 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Verdon  24'
Ikoko  42'
Nedyalkov  52'
Manu 72'  90+4'
Santana  85'
Grigore  90+5'		 Report Henrique 4'  40'
Rodrigues  23'
Yomov 36'
Mattheij  62'
Youga  71'
Turitsov  73'  86'
Mazikou  83'
Charles  84'
Busatto  90'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Kabakov

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
19 August 2020 1QR Budućnost Podgorica 1–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Podgorica, Montenegro
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ćuković  8', 31'
Ivanović  68'		 Report Higinio 12'
Tchibota 25',  65'
Cicinho  56'
Renan  61'
Badji  69'
Tekpetey  79'
Cauly 90+3'		 Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
26 August 2020 2QR Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 Midtjylland Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Abel  45'
Higinio  81'
Moți  85'		 Report Kraev  7'
Onyeka  42'
Paulinho  62'
Brumado 78'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)
Note: Match played behind closed doors.

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

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
24 September 2020 3QR Ludogorets Razgrad Bye
Note: Ludogorets given a bye to the Play-off round by a draw of lots.[7]
1 October 2020 PO Dynamo Brest 0–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Brest, Belarus
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Sedko  64'
Tweh  81'
Krivets  90+3'		 Report Manu 73'
Higinio 79'		 Stadium: Regional Sport Complex Brestsky
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Note: Match played behind closed doors.

Group stage
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group J
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tottenham Hotspur 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Antwerp 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12
3 LASK 6 3 1 2 11 12 −1 10
4 Ludogorets Razgrad 6 0 0 6 7 19 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 October 2020 1 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–2 Royal Antwerp Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) Higinio 46'
Cicinho  88'
Verdon  90+2'		 Report Gerkens 63'
Refaelov 70'
Juklerød  73'
Haroun  80'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 2,321[29]
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
29 October 2020 2 LASK 4–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Linz, Austria
19:55 EET (UTC+2) Balić 2', 56'
Gruber 12'
Wiesinger  17'
Grgic  27'  73'
Michorl  47'
Raguž 35'		 Report Moți  10'
Manu 15', 67', 74' (pen.)
Tekpetey  43'
Badji  45'		 Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 1,487[30]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
5 November 2020 3 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:55 EET (UTC+2) Anicet  15'
Keșerü 50'		 Report Kane 13'
Moura 33'
Lo Celso 62'
Doherty  79'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
26 November 2020 4 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Ludogorets Razgrad London, England
22:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report Keșerü  6'
Despodov  43'		 Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
3 December 2020 5 Royal Antwerp 3–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Antwerp, Belgium
19:55 EET (UTC+2) Hongla 19'
De Laet 72'
Benson 87'		 Report Despodov 53'
Grigore  62'  90+1'
Nedyalkov  71'
Santana  90+2'
Manu  90+4'		 Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
10 December 2020 6 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–3 LASK Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Cicinho  44'
Manu 46'
Santana  61'		 Report Goiginger 45'
Wiesinger  54' 56'
Renner 61' (pen.)
Balić  63'
Madsen 67'
Ramsebner  90+1'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)

Squad Statistics
As of match played 26 May 2021

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA GroupBulgarian CupSuper CupChampions LeagueEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  CRO Kristijan Kahlina 1209030000000
3 DF  BUL Anton Nedyalkov 33020+2030002060
4 DF  BUL Cicinho 32422+142+10002040
5 DF  BUL Georgi Terziev 23011+402+1010002+20
7 MF  BRA Alex Santana 35517+653010204+20
9 FW  ESP Higinio Marín 1274+4400001+111+12
10 FW  NED Elvis Manu 32109+1342+2100002+45
11 FW  BUL Kiril Despodov 28618+252+20000041
12 MF  MAD Anicet Abel 33212+914110104+20
13 FW  CGO Mavis Tchibota 2867+1031+2210212+30
18 MF  BUL Svetoslav Dyakov 22012+80100+100000
19 FW  CYP Pieros Sotiriou 1320+913+11000000
21 DF  ROU Dragoș Grigore 1819+1130102020
22 DF  COD Jordan Ikoko 29012+604010004+20
23 GK  BUL Plamen Iliev 1609010000060
24 DF  BEN Olivier Verdon 30018+1040000070
25 MF  SEN Stéphane Badji 31013+602+10002070
27 GK  BUL Vladislav Stoyanov 705+1000000010
28 FW  ROU Claudiu Keșerü 392022+5182+110+101+105+11
30 DF  ROU Cosmin Moți 1618+110+100+102030
32 DF  POR Josué Sá 20217220000010
34 MF  BUL Branimir Kostadinov 101000000000
37 FW  GHA Bernard Tekpetey 37417+8232001+102+50
38 FW  BUL Vladislav Naydenov 100+1000000000
50 FW  BUL Tsvetoslav Petrov 101000000000
51 MF  BUL Ilker Budinov 101000000000
52 DF  BUL Tihomir Dimitrov 101000000000
64 MF  BUL Dominik Yankov 39516+1251+200+100+105+10
67 GK  BUL Damyan Hristov 101000000000
74 FW  BUL Hyusein Kelyovluev 101000000000
75 DF  BUL Petar Georgiev 100+1000000000
82 MF  BUL Ivan Yordanov 502+100000000+20
83 MF  BUL Valenin Tsvetanov 100+1000000000
85 MF  BUL Aleks Lukanov 100+1000000000
88 MF  BUL Wanderson 1235+333+10000000
91 DF  BUL Aleksandar Ganchev 101000000000
95 MF  BRA Cauly 42825+263+2110215+20
97 MF  BUL Georgi Chukalov 100+1000000000
Players away from the club on loan:
8 MF  ISR Dan Biton 100000100000
10 FW  POL Jakub Świerczok 101000000000
17 MF  GNB Jorginho 1103+5000100+2000
81 FW  BUL Dimitar Mitkov 802+300000000+30
Players who appeared for Ludogorets Razgrad that left during the season:
6 DF  ISR Taleb Tawatha 201000100000
33 GK  BRA Renan 1107010102000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Europa League Total
1FW28Claudiu Keșerü18100120
2FW10Elvis Manu4100510
3MF95Cauly610108
4FW9Higinio Marín400127
5FW11Kiril Despodov500016
FW13Mavis Tchibota320106
7MF7Alex Santana500005
MF64Dominik Yankov500005
9DF4Cicinho400004
FW37Bernard Tekpetey220004
11MF88Wanderson300003
Own goal300003
13DF32Josué Sá200002
MF12Anicet Abel110002
FW19Pieros Sotiriou110002
16DF30Cosmin Moți100001
MF17Jorginho100001
DF21Dragoș Grigore100001
TOTALS65903986

Clean sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Europa League Total
1GK23Plamen Iliev500016
2GK1Kristijan Kahlina400004
3GK33Renan300003
4GK27Vladislav Stoyanov200002
TOTALS14000115

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Champions League Europa League Total
3DFAnton Nedyalkov301000001050
4DFCicinho6010001020100
5DFGeorgi Terziev101000000020
7MFAlex Santana400100001152
9FWHiginio Marín000000100010
10FWElvis Manu312000000051
11FWKiril Despodov500000001060
12MFAnicet Abel201000101050
13FWMavis Tchibota310010100051
18MFSvetoslav Dyakov411000000051
19FWPieros Sotiriou100000000010
21DFDragoș Grigore302010002181
22DFJordan Ikoko302001000051
23GKPlamen Iliev100000000010
24DFOlivier Verdon401000001060
25MFStéphane Badji401000101070
27GKVladislav Stoyanov200000000020
28FWClaudiu Keșerü200000001030
30DFCosmin Moți400000101060
32DFJosué Sá501000000060
37FWBernard Tekpetey502100101091
64MFDominik Yankov300000000030
88MFWanderson100000000010
95MFCauly510000001061
Players away on loan:
Players who left Ludogorets Razgrad during the season:
33GKRenan000000100010
TOTALS 74 4 16 2 2 1 8 0 14 2 114 9

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