CSKA II ( bg, ЦСКА II) is a

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n football team based in

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. Founded in 2016, it is the

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, and played one season in the Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football in 2016-2017 and being restored in 2022 to play in the Third League. They ought to play at least one level below their main side, however, so CSKA II was ineligible for promotion to the First League and could not play in the

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History

In June 2016 CSKA II took the place of Litex Lovech II in the Bulgarian Second League. The team was selected by CSKA and Litex youth players. After

Stamen Belchev Stamen Belchev (Bulgarian: Стамен Белчев; born 7 May 1969) is a former Bulgarian footballer. Career Manager career In March 2015, Belchev was appointed as manager of his hometown club Haskovo, succeeding Emil Velev. He was manager un ...

took charge of the first team CSKA II's results worsened, and the team was relegated to South-West Third League on the final day of the season following a 1–2 away defeat by Vitosha Bistritsa. On 5 June 2017, the owners officially informed the

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that the team will not participate in the 2017–18 South-West Third League as the level was deemed too low for youth players' development. On 6 June 2017, the contract of the head coach

Svetoslav Todorov Svetoslav Todorov ( bg, Светослав Тодоров; born 30 August 1978) is a former Bulgarian international footballer. He played as a forward. Todorov is the all-time top scorer for Litex Lovech in the Bulgarian A Football Group. Club ...

was terminated. In end of May 2022, CSKA announced that they will restore its second team and will join Third League for the 2022-23 season.ЦСКА - София връща дублиращия си отбор, "червените" ще обиграват юноши в Трета лига
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Squad

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Honours

: Bulgarian V Group: :* Champions (1): 1982-83

Manager history

Past seasons

References

External links

Official website
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