CSKA 1948 II ( bg, ЦСКА 1948 II) or CSKA 1948 2 is a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
n professional football team based in
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
. Founded in 2019, it is the
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
of
CSKA 1948 Sofia, and currently plays in
Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football.
Obliged to play one level below their main side, CSKA 1948 II is ineligible for promotion to
First League and also can not compete in the
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.
The tournament ...
.
History
2019–2020:Foundation
Since 2015, the
Bulgarian Football Union
The Bulgarian Football Union ( bg, Български футболен съюз, Bǎlgarski futbolen sǎyuz; BFS) is a football association based in Bulgaria and a member of UEFA. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and field ...
allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. In 2019
CSKA 1948 Sofia introduced their reserve team in
A OFG Sofia (capital) South, the 4th level of Bulgarian football, led by
Kiril Metkov. The team finished on 2nd position, before season was ended due to
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
. Due to the unknown situation, the team did not play in any league 2020-21 season.
2021–present: Second League
On 18 February 2021 one of main sponsors of CSKA 1948, Tzvetomir Naydenov, announced that the reserve team will be introduced in
Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football, from
2021-22 season. On 29 May 2021
Miroslav Mindev was announced as the manager of the team, previously leading
Zagorets Nova Zagora
FC Zagorets (ФК Загорец) is a Bulgarian football club based in Nova Zagora, currently playing in the Third League, the third tier of Bulgarian football league system.
The club was founded in 1922 as ''FC Trakiets''. They play their ho ...
. On 27 July 2021
Atanas Apostolov
Atanas Apostolov ( bg, Атанас Апостолов; born 11 March 1989) is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer, who currently is head coach of Rozova Dolina.
Playing career
Apostolov joined Beroe when he was eight years old ...
was announced as the new manager of the team, after Mindev was promoted as manager to the first team.
Players
''For recent transfers, see
Transfers summer 2022.''
: ''For first team players, see
CSKA 1948 Sofia.''
Out on loan
Statistics
Second League matches
*
Players in bold are still playing for CSKA 1948.
Second League goals
*
Players in bold are still playing for CSKA 1948.
Personnel
Manager history
Past seasons
League positions
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References
External links
Official websitebgclubs.eu
{{Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
CSKA 1948
Association football clubs established in 2019
2019 establishments in Bulgaria
FC CSKA 1948 Sofia
CSKA 1948