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Professional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 (Bulgarian: Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Ludogorets 1945" romanized as Profesionalen Futbolen Klub ,,Ludogorets 1945") is also known in the English language as Ludogorets Razgrad, or Ludogorets is an Bulgarian soccer club that is professional and located in Razgrad that is currently within the First Professional Football League, the top level within the Bulgarian football league system.

In their first season in the A Group after promotion, Ludogorets achieved the treble by winning the league championship and the Bulgarian Cup and the Bulgarian Supercup. The club then made an impact on continental football during 2013.14 of the UEFA Europa League when they made it to the Round of 16 in their only European run. They have made it to the knockout stage in the Europa League four times, more than any other team in Bulgaria. Ludogorets are also two Bulgarian team, following Levski Sofia to enter the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, a achievement they made the 2014-15 season following. In the same season Ludogorets became the very first Bulgarian team to earn points in the current Champions League group stage following an 1-0 victory against Basel at Sofia.

Since their entry into the Bulgarian top division in the year 2011 Ludogorets have established themselves as a major player on the field of Bulgarian football, winning every title in the league since their debut. They also have been crowned both the Bulgarian Cup twice, as in addition to their own Bulgarian Supercup on six occasions.

Ludogorets typical home colours are white and green. The stadium that the club plays at is Huvepharma Arena in Razgrad, which has a capacity of 10,500 people. Their manager at present has been named Ante Simundza.

1. History

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1.1. Foundation and beginning

The club was established in November 1945 following the merger of several football clubs in the countryside in the Ludogorie Region, Ludogorets Razgrad was originally part of the Third division of football in Bulgaria. They moved up to Second Division in the year 1961. In 1997 the club merged with FC Antibiotic Razgrad and was renamed to FC Antibiotic-Ludogorets. In 2005 , the club was no longer in existence. The rise of Ludogorets started in season 2009/10 when Aleksandar Aleksandrov, director of FC Razgrad 2000, inherited the history and traditional club records of the former Antibiotic-Ludogorets, returning the name to PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad. The team was able to make it into the second division after Ivaylo Petev was appointed as the Head Coach.

1.2. Domuschiev era (2010–present)

In September 2010 , the club was bought by Bulgarian pharmaceutical businessman Kiril Domuschiev. He had the goal of taking Ludogorets into the top of the league. It happened in May 2011, with Ivaylo Petev in charge as Head Coach, when the team was elevated to the top division only the second time in club's history.

 

1.2.1. First title

As of May, 2012 Ludogorets finished their domestic double as they claimed their very first Bulgarian Cup title following a 2:1 win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas In august 2012, the team took home the Bulgarian Supercup, defeating Lokomotiv 3:1. This made them the first team in history to earn three times in the inaugural season within A Group and one of the very few teams to have done so in international soccer history. that have done this.

1.2.2. Second title

Ludogorets began the 2012-13 season with eight consecutive wins and nine games without losing, and concluded the season in first position just like the previous year, with only the one defeat and 7 conceded goals in the course of fifteen matches. In 2012-13's Bulgarian Cup, the club was eliminated in the round of 32 with CSKA Sofia 2:2 on aggregate with a loss due to away goals. The spring season was a half-season. Ludogorets held the top spot with only three games remaining before the close this season. However, they were defeated 1:1 to Levski Sofia and they took the lead in A Group. In the last date of their season Ludogorets were required to defeat the team already in relegation Montana and believe that Slavia Sofia could stop Levski from winning the match. In the closing minutes of the match between Levski and Slavia, Levski conceived an own goal that eventually led to an 1-1 draw, which allowed Ludogorets to claim their second championship with a dramatic win. The 2013 Supercup the team were defeated 5:3 by penalties to Beroe Stara Zagaora following a 1:1 draw in normal time.

1.2.3. Third title

In the 2013/14 season, Ludogorets became a major player in Bulgarian soccer club. The "Eagles" have won their third title in a row, two rounds prior to the conclusion season on May 7, 2014. On May 15, 2014, Ludogorets made it a triple after taking home the Cup of Bulgaria against Botev (Plovdiv) with a score of 1-0, and also winning the Super Cup. Both games were played in the "Lazur" stadium in Burgas.

 

1.2.4. Fourth title

Ludogorets fourth title came following a home victory against Lokomotiv (Sofia) at a score of 4:1 on May 15th, 2015. A new tribunewas created, named in honor of their former defender Cosmin "Moti" and celebrating the 70th birthday of "Eagles" were also celebrated in the same moment.

1.2.5. Fifth title

On May 11, 2016 Ludogorets was declared Ludogorets the Bulgarian champion for the fifth time in succession.

 

1.2.6. Sixth title

This season, 2016/2017 was among the greatest success in the history of Ludogorets. They won the title of champions in Bulgaria in the 6th time in a row time, with a 16-point advantage over the runners-up. This was the 2nd time in Bulgarian football history, the team was a part of in the Champions League groups with Georgi Dermendzhiev in charge as Head Coach. They finished third in the group scoring 2 points, and they kept the European tournament participation in the Europa League.

 

1.2.7. Seventh title

It was a success for Ludogorets. The team took home their national champion's title and did very well in the two European Tournaments - Champions League and Europa League.

 

1.2.8. Eighth title

Ludogorets have won their title for the 2018/2019 season following a home victory of 4-1 against PFC Cherno In May 2019, Ludogorets won their maiden title.

1.2.9. Ninth title

Ludogorets' domination in Bulgaria continue. The champions took home their record-breaking ninth consecutive title with an impressive 2:1 victory over Beroe in the month of May, 2020.

1.2.10. Tenth title

Ludogorets have won their record-breaking 10th consecutive title following the team won 3-1 at home in the match against Beroe Stara Zagora in May 2021. This incredible feat led to the club placing their first star on their badge/crest that represents 10 league titles in the national Bulgarian soccer league.

 

1.3. European

After having won this year's Bulgarian trophy, Ludogorets entered the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League for the 2012-13 season, but lost 3-4 on aggregate, thanks to the goal of the last minute from Dinamo Zagreb.

As Bulgarian champions during the 2012-13 campaign, Ludogorets played in the UEFA Champions League where they made it through the qualifying rounds and then eliminated Slovan Bratislava as well as Partizan on the way to. Ludogorets later lost to Basel at the Play-Offs however, they were able to participate for the UEFA Europa League.

Ludogorets participated within Group B in 2013-14's Europa League. They were unbeaten during the group stage, finishing second in group, with five wins over six games. This included both home and away wins against the renowned PSV as well as Dinamo Zagreb. The only loss was the draw at home 1:1 with Chornomorets Odesa. In the knockout stage, Ludogorets defeated Italian Cup holders Lazio 1:0 away, and then drew 3:3 in their home stadium for an aggregate score of 4:3 but they then lost 0-3 at home, and 0:4 in aggregate in the final against Valencia at the end of the 16th round.

The 2014-2015 UEFA Champions League, Ludogorets were able to win both of their qualifying matches in the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League, in the first against F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg and Partizan. In the play-offs, they beat Steaua Bucuresti to make it to their first group stage. Goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov was dismissed after two yellow cards during the last minutes of added time during the second game, after Ludogorets were using all their substitutes. The penalty shootout center-back Cosmin Moti, who had converted one penalty stepped in goal and saved two times to get Ludogorets at 6:5 with penalties.

Ludogorets were introduced in the 2014-2015 Champions League group phase on 16 September 2014, scoring an equalizer of 1:1 in a game against Liverpool at 90 minutes, scored through Dani Abalo, but in the end, they lost by a score of 1:2 because the goalkeeper who was signed by the club's new owner Milan Borjan gave away a penalty for a foul committed by Javier Manquillo. Steven Gerrard converted, giving Liverpool the win. Ludogorets made their debut at home during the 2014-15 Champions League group phase on 1 October 2014. They scored a spectacular score in the sixth minutes by the forward Marcelinho in a match against Real Madrid, but in a final loss of 1:2. In this game, Cristiano Ronaldo took two penalties. The first could not be saved by the goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov. The second goal was scored to earn an equalizer of 1:1. On October 22, 2014 Yordan Minev netted his debut goal with Ludogorets with a vital late winning goal in a 1:0 win at home against Basel during the first round of the Champions League. On the 26th of November, 2014 Dani Abalo scored in the third minute. Georgi Terziev put in his debut strike in the 90th minute of the game, getting a 2:2 draw against Liverpool which resulted in a 2:2 draw.

Ludogorets were awarded their 4th consecutive A Group title, but were sacked by a number of key players of the squad towards the end their season. Georgi Dermendziev was also replaced by Portuguese coach Bruno Ribeiro. The last changes led to Ludogorets losing in the 2nd round of qualifying for the 15-16 UEFA Champions League by the unbeaten Moldovan champions Milsami Orhei.

With Georgi Dermendzhiev back at head of the team in the 2017 Champions League, Ludogorets won the qualifying matches with Mladost the Podgorica team and Red Star Belgrade respectively, and then won the play-off match against Viktoria Plzen. They eventually were the very first Bulgarian team to be twice qualified to play in the first group phase of the competition. The group phase was where Ludogorets had two draw with Basel and one draw against Paris Saint-Germain, which were enough to guarantee them third position and an entry into the knockout phase in the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. Ludogorets however were forced to withdraw from the competition following their inability to defeat Copenhagen with a first defeat at home of 1:2 and a draw of 0:0 away.

Ludogorets were not able to make it into the groups in the following two seasons of the Champion League, but however they were able to make it into the groups of Europa League. The 2017-18 campaign, they were second after Braga defeating Istanbul Basaksehir and 1899 Hoffenheim after which they lost two matches against Milan in the round of 32.

In 2019-20 the team were defeated from the competition by Ferencvaros in the initial Champions League qualifying round, however, they made it into the stage group of Europa League, following successful games in the group stage against Valur, The New Saints and Maribor in the qualifying round. Ludogorets were drawn once more together with Ferencvaros in the group stage, alongside CSKA Moscow and Spanish club Espanyol. A 5-1 victory at home in the match against CSKA Moscow was followed-up by winning 3-0 away against Ferencvaros. They were defeated twice by Espanyol in the home game, losing 1-0 and 6-0 away, however they ended up second after two 1-1 draws against CSKA and Ferencvaros in the end, being able to qualify for the knockout phase.

1.4. 75th Anniversary

Ludogorets have won an unprecedented ninety-ninth Bulgarian Premier League Title during their 75th anniversary celebration on July 8th, 2020 following their 3:0 win against Levski Sofia. Ludogorets had their own special retro yellow and green kit, which was first used in 1945, when the club was established. The logo that featured an "L" letter on the background of yellow is how the original design appeared. The same logo was used for a few years, as per the archives. A limited edition of retro kits was available to the fanatics. They bear the names of the significant players on the team throughout the span of the 75 years.

2. Crest, shirt and mascot

Ludogorets primary kit colour is forest green , while their away kit has white. Additionally, a black kit alternative is utilized in a few domestic matches.

The current crest for the club was unveiled at the beginning of 2016-17's season. Ludogorets fans voted for the new crest following an online poll on the official website of the club There were 130 different options for crests were available. Another poll was conducted to choose one of the five most polled logos. However, some Ludogorets supporters voiced their displeasure at the new logo and described it as "lacking identity" and "unprofessional" as well as there was no continuity between the previous and the new crests for the club was also observed. Finally, they noted the striking resemblance with the new club crest as well as the one from Sporting Lisbon. Following their tenth consecutive title in the championships, Ludogorets added a golden star over their logo.

In June of 2017, Ludogorets reached a sponsorship agreement with English sportswear maker Umbro for the next two seasons. In June of 2019 they signed an extension of their long-term partnership with American sporting goods manufacturer Nike.

2.1. Kit sponsorship

Since 2014, the mascot of the team has been a female eagle called Fortuna, which was originally a gift from Lazio.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2006–2010  Tomy Sport None
2010–2012  Adidas Huvepharma
2012–2014 Navibulgar / Huvepharma
2014–2016  Macron eCasino.bg
2016–2017 bet365 / Vivacom / Spetema
2017–2018  Umbro
2018–2019 Efbet / Vivacom / Spetema
2019–  Nike

3. Honours

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3.1. Domestic trophies

  • First League:
    • Champions (11): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
  • Bulgarian Cup:
    • Winners (2): 2011–12, 2013–14
    • Runners-up (1): 2016–17
  • Bulgarian Supercup:
    • Winners (6 times – record): 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
  • Bulgarian Second League:
    • Winners (1): 2010–11 (East)

3.2. Doubles and trebles

  • The Double:
    • (5 times): 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
  • The Treble:
    • (2 times – record): 2011–12, 2013–14

3.3. European

  • UEFA Champions League
    • Group stage (2): 2014–15, 2016–17
  • UEFA Europa League
    • Round of 16 (1): 2013–14
    • Round of 32 (3): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
    • Group stage (3): 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22

4. European record

As of 16 September 2022
Competition M W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 60 22 14 24 90 84 6
UEFA Europa League 63 20 19 24 83 79 4
Total 123 42 33 48 173 163 10

4.1. Matches

As of 4 November 2022 PFC Ludogorets has played vs 56 teams (from 37 federations).

Once against 49 teams and against 7 teams more than once:  FC Basel - 3 times;  GNK Dinamo Zagreb - 3 times;  Ferencvárosi TC - 2 times;  FC Midtjylland - 2 times;  FK Partizan - 2 times;  Red Star Belgrade - 2 times;  FK Žalgiris - 2 times.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q  Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 2–3 3–4
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q  Slovan Bratislava 3–0 1–2 4–2
3Q  Partizan 2–1 1–0 3–1
PO  Basel 2–4 0–2 2–6
UEFA Europa League Group B  PSV 2–0 2–0 1st
 Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 2–1
 Chornomorets Odesa 1–1 1–0
Round of 32  Lazio 3–3 1–0 4–3
Round of 16  Valencia 0–3 0–1 0–4
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q  F91 Dudelange 4–0 1–1 5–1
3Q  Partizan 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
PO  Steaua BucureÈ™ti 1–0 0–1 1–1 (6–5 p.)
Group B  Real Madrid 1–2 0–4 4th
 Basel 1–0 0–4
 Liverpool 2–2 1–2
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q  Milsami Orhei 0–1 1–2 1–3
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q  Mladost Podgorica 2–0 3–0 5–0
3Q  Red Star Belgrade 2–2 4–2 6–4
PO  Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 2–2 4–2
Group A  Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 2–2 3rd
 Arsenal 2–3 0–6
 Basel 0–0 1–1
UEFA Europa League Round of 32  Copenhagen 1–2 0–0 1–2
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2Q  Å½algiris 4–1 1–2 5–3
3Q  Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
UEFA Europa League PO  SÅ«duva MarijampolÄ— 2–0 0–0 2–0
Group C  Braga 1–1 2–0 2nd
 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 1–1
 Ä°stanbul BaÅŸakÅŸehir 1–2 0–0
Round of 32  Milan 0–3 0–1 0–4
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 1Q  Crusaders 7–0 2–0 9–0
2Q  MOL Vidi 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Europa League 3Q  Zrinjski Mostar 1–0 1–1 2–1
PO  Torpedo Kutaisi 4–0 1–0 5–0
Group A  Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 1–1 4th
 Zürich 1–1 0–1
 AEK Larnaca 0–0 1–1
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1Q  Ferencváros 2−3 1−2 3−5
UEFA Europa League 2Q  Valur 4–0 1–1 5–1
3Q  The New Saints 5–0 4–0 9–0
PO  Maribor 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
Group H  CSKA Moscow 5–1 1–1 2nd
 Espanyol 0−1 0−6
 Ferencváros 1–1 3–0
Round of 32  Internazionale 0−2 1−2 1–4
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1Q  Budućnost Podgorica 3–1 3–1
2Q  Midtjylland 0–1 0–1
UEFA Europa League PO  Dynamo Brest 2–0 2–0
Group J  Tottenham Hotspur 1−3 0−4 4th
 LASK 1−3 3–4
 Royal Antwerp 1−2 1−3
2021–22 UEFA Champions League 1Q  Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–0 1–0 2–0
2Q  Mura 3–1 0–0 3–1
3Q  Olympiacos 2–2 1–1 3–3 (4–1 p)
PO  Malmö FF 2–1 0–2 2–3
UEFA Europa League Group F  Braga 0–1 2–4 4th
 Red Star Belgrade 0–1 0–1
 Midtjylland 0–0 1–1
2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1Q  Sutjeska Nikšić 2–0 1–0 3–0
2Q  Shamrock Rovers 3–0 1–2 4–2
3Q  Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 2–4 3–6
UEFA Europa League PO  Å½algiris 1–0 3–3 4–3
Group C  Roma 2–1  
 Real Betis   2–3
 HJK    
Notes
  • 1Q: First Qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

4.2. UEFA ranking

Updated 10 December 2021

Rank Team Points
68  Malmö FF 23.500
69  Leicester City 23.000
 Ludogorets Razgrad 23.000
 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 23.000
72  Sheriff Tiraspol 22.500
 VfL Wolfsburg 22.500

4.3. All-time European performance

Opponents by country Played Won Drawn Lost GD
 Austria 2 0 0 2 4:7
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 2:5
 Belarus 3 3 0 0 4:0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 2:1
 Croatia 6 2 1 3 11:11
 Cyprus 2 0 2 0 1:1
 Czech Republic 2 1 1 0 4:2
 Denmark 5 0 3 2 2:4
 England 6 0 1 5 6:20
 Finland          
 France 2 0 1 1 3:5
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 5:0
 Germany 4 1 2 1 6:6
 Greece 2 0 2 0 3:3
 Hungary 6 1 2 3 7:7
 Iceland 2 1 1 0 5:1
 Israel 2 1 0 1 3:3
 Italy 7 2 1 4 7:12
 Lithuania 6 3 2 1 11:6
 Luxembourg 2 1 1 0 5:1
 Moldova 2 0 0 2 1:3
 Montenegro 5 5 0 0 11:1
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 4:0
 Northern Ireland 2 2 0 0 9:0
 Portugal 4 1 1 2 5:6
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 4:2
 Romania 2 1 0 1 1:1
 Russia 2 1 1 0 6:2
 Serbia 8 3 3 2 11:9
 Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4:2
 Slovenia 4 1 3 0 5:3
 Spain 7 0 0 7 3:20
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 2:3
  Switzerland 8 1 3 4 5:13
 Turkey 2 0 1 1 1:2
 Ukraine 2 1 1 0 2:1
 Wales 2 2 0 0 9:0
Total 123 42 33 48 173:163

5. Players

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5.1. First-team squad

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Sergio Padt
3 DF  BUL Anton Nedyalkov (captain)
4 DF  BRA Cicinho
5 DF  BUL Georgi Terziev
6 MF  POL Jakub Piotrowski
8 MF  POR Claude Gonçalves
9 FW  BRA Igor Thiago
10 FW  ARG Matías Tissera
11 FW  BUL Kiril Despodov (vice-captain)
12 GK  CRO Simon Sluga
14 DF  ISR Denny Gropper
15 DF  BRA Pedro Henrique
16 DF  NOR Aslak Fonn Witry
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  GNB Jorginho
20 MF  BRA Nonato
21 DF  SVN Žan Karničnik
23 MF  ANG Show
24 DF  BEN Olivier Verdon
30 MF  BRA Pedro Naressi
32 DF  UKR Ihor Plastun
37 FW  GHA Bernard Tekpetey
64 MF  BUL Dominik Yankov
73 FW  BRA Rick
82 MF  BUL Ivan Yordanov
90 FW  BUL Spas Delev
95 MF  BRA Cauly

5.2. Out On Loan

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  ROU Dorin Rotariu (to Atromitos until 30 June 2023)
51 DF  BUL Ilker Budinov (to Spartak Varna until 30 June 2023)

5.3. Foreign players

Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the First League, however only five non-EU/EEA nationals can be used during a match day. Those non-EU/EEA 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 five years.

EU/EEA Nationals

EU/EEA Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU/EEA Nationals

 

5.4. Retired numbers

No. Player Nationality Position Ludogorets debut Last match Ref
84 Marcelinho  Bulgaria Attacking midfielder 6 August 2011 21 June 2020  

6. Records and notable stats

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6.1. Club records

  • Biggest home win in First League: Ludogorets 7–0 Beroe Stara Zagora (18 April 2018)
  • Biggest away win in First League: Minyor Pernik 0–7 Ludogorets (18 April 2012)
  • Biggest home loss in First League: Ludogorets 0–2 Cherno More Varna (29 March 2012), Ludogorets 2–4 Litex Lovech (20 October 2013), Ludogorets 0–2 Beroe Stara Zagora (20 May 2016), Ludogorets 3–5 Pirin Blagoevgrad (13 December 2021)
  • Biggest away loss in First League: CSKA Sofia 4–1 Ludogorets (12 May 2021)
  • Most consecutive matches without lost in First League: 35 (2018–19) (5), (2019–20) (30)
  • Most consecutive matches without win in First League (single season): 4 (2017–18)
  • Most consecutive wins in First League (single season): 14 (2017–18)
  • Most consecutive losses in First League (single season): 3 (2011–12)
  • Biggest European home win: Ludogorets 7–0  Crusaders (11 July 2018, UEFA Champions League First qualifying round first leg)
  • Biggest European away win:  The New Saints 0–4 Ludogorets (15 August 2019, UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round second leg)
  • Biggest European home defeat: Ludogorets 0–3  Valencia (13 March 2014, UEFA Europa League Round of 16), Ludogorets 0–3  Milan (15 February 2018, UEFA Europa League Round of 32)
  • Biggest European away defeat:  Arsenal 6–0 Ludogorets (19 October 2016, UEFA Champions League group stage),  Espanyol 6–0 Ludogorets (7 November 2019, UEFA Europa League group stage)

6.2. Individual records

  • Most appearances:  Svetoslav Dyakov (350)
  • Most goals:  Claudiu KeÈ™erü (139)
  • Most league appearances:  Svetoslav Dyakov (242)
  • Most league goals:  Claudiu KeÈ™erü (113)
  • Most cup and supercup appearances:  Marcelinho (33)
  • Most cup and supercup goals:  Claudiu KeÈ™erü (10)
  • Most European competition appearances:  Cosmin MoÈ›i (81)
  • Most European competition goals:  Claudiu KeÈ™erü (16)
  • Most capped Bulgarian player:  Stanislav Manolev - 51 caps
  • Most capped foreign player:  Milan Borjan – 61 caps
  • Most trophies won by player with Ludogorets:  Svetoslav Dyakov (16)
  • Most trophies won by player:  Cosmin MoÈ›i (17)
  • Youngest debutant:  Kristiyan Kitov (16 years 11 months 25 days)
  • Youngest goalscorer:  Kristiyan Kitov (17 years 07 months 03 days)

6.3. Other records

  • Ludogorets is the second team (along with Levadia Tallinn from Estonia) to win a domestic treble after being promoted from the second to the first level of the football league pyramid of its country.
  • Ludogorets is the first team in Bulgaria to win 2 promotions in a row and then succeed in achieving a treble.
  • The Bulgarian club with the most consecutive domestic league titles – 10 (2012–present).
  • During the UEFA Europa League 2013–14 season Ludogorets became the first Bulgarian team to win a group in European competitions, recording 5 wins and 1 draw.
  • Ludogorets became the first Bulgarian team to begin their group stage participation in European tournaments with 3 consecutive wins, when in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage they recorded consecutive wins against PSV (2–0), Dinamo Zagreb (3–0) and Chornomorets Odesa (1–0), without conceding a goal in any of the games.
  • After the end of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage, Ludogorets became the first Bulgarian team to record 9 wins in European competitions in a single season, as well as the first Bulgarian team to record 5 away wins in European competitions in a single season.
  • After the end of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, Ludogorets became the first Bulgarian team to record points in that competition when they defeated Basel 1–0 at home. This was also the first home win for a Bulgarian team in the UEFA Champions League.
  • Ludogorets became the first Bulgarian team to qualify twice for the Champions League group stage, achieving the feat during the 2016–17 season of the tournament. During that season, the team set a new record for most goals scored (6), and became the first Bulgarian team to avoid finishing last in their group.
  • On 19 September 2019 Ludogorets defeated CSKA Moscow 5–1 in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage, recording the biggest group stage win by a Bulgarian team.
  • On 3 October 2019 Ludogorets defeated Ferencváros 0–3 in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage, recording the biggest away group stage win by a Bulgarian team.

7. Goalscoring and appearance records

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7.1. Most appearances for the club in all competitions

As of 20 July 2022

Most appearances for the club in all competitions

Rank Name Career Appearances
1  Svetoslav Dyakov 2011–2021 350
2  Marcelinho 2011–2020 347
3  Cosmin MoÈ›i 2012–2021 296
4  Wanderson 2014–2022 271
5  Claudiu KeÈ™erü 2015–2021 244
6  Anicet Abel 2014–2021 226
7  Cicinho 2015– 221
8  Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 206
9  Georgi Terziev 2013– 193
10  Yordan Minev 2011–2017 176

7.2. Most goals for the club in all competitions

Most goals for the club in all competitions

Rank Name Career Goals
1  Claudiu KeÈ™erü 2015–2021 139
2  Marcelinho 2011–2020 98
3  Wanderson 2014–2022 69
4  Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 49
5  Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 42
6  Cosmin MoÈ›i 2012–2021 37
 Jakub Åšwierczok 2018–2021 37
8  Ivan Stoyanov 2011–2013 30
 Jody Lukoki 2015–2020 30
10  Roman Bezjak 2012–2015 29
 Pieros Sotiriou 2021–2022 29

7.3. Most appearances for the club in First League

As of 14 July 2022

Most appearances for the club in First League

Rank Name Career Appearances
1  Svetoslav Dyakov 2011–2021 242
2  Marcelinho 2011–2020 234
3  Cosmin MoÈ›i 2012–2021 190
4  Wanderson 2014–2022 177
5  Claudiu KeÈ™erü 2015–2021 169
6  Anicet Abel 2014–2021 148
7  Cicinho 2015– 147
8  Georgi Terziev 2013– 135
 Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 132
 Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 132

7.4. Most goals for the club in First League

Most goals for the club in First League

Rank Name Career Goals
1  Claudiu KeÈ™erü 2015–2021 113
2  Marcelinho 2011–2020 75
3  Wanderson 2014–2022 53
4  Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 35
5  Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 34
6  Cosmin MoÈ›i 2012–2021 26
7  Ivan Stoyanov 2011–2013 25
8  Jakub Åšwierczok 2018–2021 24
9  Roman Bezjak 2012–2015 20
10  Emil Gargorov 2011–2013 19
 Pieros Sotiriou 2021–2022 19

7.5. Most appearances for the club in European competitions

Most appearances for the club in European competitions

Rank Name Career Appearances
1  Cosmin MoÈ›i 2012–2021 81
2  Marcelinho 2011–2020 80
3  Svetoslav Dyakov 2011–2021 78
4  Wanderson 2014–2022 70
5  Cicinho 2015– 58
6  Claudiu KeÈ™erü 2015–2021 57
7  Anicet Abel 2014–2021 53
8  Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 51
9  Anton Nedyalkov 2018– 48
10  Vladislav Stoyanov 2013–2021 42

7.6. Most goals for the club in European competitions

Most goals for the club in European competitions

Rank Name Career Goals
1  Claudiu KeÈ™erü 2015–2021 16
2  Marcelinho 2011–2020 15
3  Wanderson 2014–2022 14
4  Jody Lukoki 2015–2020 10
 Jakub Åšwierczok 2018–2021 10
6  Roman Bezjak 2012–2015 8
7  Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 7
 Pieros Sotiriou 2021–2022 7
9  Cosmin MoÈ›i 2012–2021 6
 Dani Abalo 2013–2015 6
 Elvis Manu 2020–2022 6
 Kiril Despodov 2020– 6

7.7. Most appearances for the club in Bulgarian Cup and Super Cup

Most appearances for the club in Bulgarian Cup and Super Cup

Rank Name Career Appearances
1  Marcelinho 2011–2020 33
2  Svetoslav Dyakov 2011–2021 26
 Cosmin MoÈ›i 2012–2021 26
4  Georgi Terziev 2013– 25
 Anicet Abel 2014–2021 25
6  Wanderson 2014–2022 24
 Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 23
8  Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 22
9  Claudiu KeÈ™erü 2015–2021 18
10  Mihail Aleksandrov 2010–2016 17

7.8. Most goals for the club in Bulgarian Cup and Super Cup

Most goals for the club in Bulgarian Cup and Super Cup

Rank Name Career Goals
1  Claudiu KeÈ™erü 2015–2021 10
2  Marcelinho 2011–2020 8
 Mavis Tchibota 2019–2022 8
4  Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 7
5  Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 5
 Cosmin MoÈ›i 2012–2021 5
7  Mihail Aleksandrov 2010–2016 4
 João Paulo 2017–2020 4
9  Christian Kabasele 2011–2012 3
 Ivan Stoyanov 2011–2013 3
 Jody Lukoki 2015–2020 3
 Gustavo Campanharo 2016–2019 3
 Dominik Yankov 2018– 3
 Jakub Åšwierczok 2018–2021 3
 Pieros Sotiriou 2021–2022 3

8. Recent seasons

Season Group Position M W D L G D P Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Notes
2010–11 East B Group 1 24 12 8 4 38 16 44 Round of 32 Did not participate Did not participate Did not participate Promoted
2011–12 A Group 1 30 22 4 4 73 16 70 Winner Winner Did not participate Did not participate Achieved treble
2012–13 A Group 1 30 22 6 2 58 13 72 Round of 32 Finalist Second qualifying round Did not participate 2nd consecutive title
2013–14 A Group 1 38 25 9 4 74 20 84 Winner Winner Play-off round Round of 16 Achieved treble
2014–15 A Group 1 32 18 9 5 63 24 63 Semi-final Finalist Group stage Did not participate 4th consecutive title
2015–16 A Group 1 32 21 7 4 55 21 70 Round of 16 Not held Second qualifying round Did not participate 5th consecutive title
2016–17 First League 1 36 25 8 3 87 28 83 Finalist Finalist Group stage Round of 32 6th consecutive title
2017–18 First League 1 36 27 7 2 91 22 88 Quarter-final Winner Third qualifying round Round of 32 7th consecutive title
2018–19 First League 1 36 23 10 3 67 19 79 Quarter-final Winner Second qualifying round Group stage 8th consecutive title
2019–20 First League 1 31 21 9 1 59 18 72 Quarter-final Finalist First qualifying round Round of 32 9th consecutive title
2020–21 First League 1 31 22 4 5 69 29 70 Semi-final Winner Second qualifying round Group stage 10th consecutive title
2021–22 First League 1 31 26 1 4 77 25 79 Semi-final Winner Play-off round Group stage 11th consecutive title

9. Rivalries

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9.1. Rivalry with CSKA Sofia

Updated 30 April 2022

Competition Played Ludogorets Draws CSKA
First League 33 16 14 3
Bulgarian Cup 6 1 1 4
Bulgarian Supercup 1 1 0 0
Total 40 18 15 7

 

 

9.1.1. Detail

    Ludogorets vs CSKA CSKA vs Ludogorets
League
Season Division / Round Date Score Date Score
2011–12 A PFG 23 May 2012 1–0 28 November 2011 2–2
2012–13 22 September 2012 1–0 11 April 2013 0–0
2013–14 10 August 2013 3–0 10 November 2013 0–2
30 April 2014 1–0 26 March 2014 0–1
2014–15 16 August 2014 2–0 22 November 2014 1–1
4 April 2015 4–0 9 May 2015 0–0
2016–17 First League 5 November 2016 2–1 1 April 2017 0–2
20 May 2017 1–1 23 April 2017 1–1
2017–18 5 November 2017 1–2 22 July 2017 0–1
6 April 2018 3–2 5 May 2018 0–0
2018–19 19 August 2018 1–0 6 December 2018 1–1
6 April 2019 0–0 11 May 2019 0–0
2019–20 11 August 2019 0–0 1 December 2019 0–0
5 July 2020 1–1
2020–21 27 February 2021 1–0 20 September 2020 2–2
12 May 2021 4–1
2021–22 29 November 2021 2–0 20 December 2021 1–0
30 April 2022 5–0
2022–23 10 October 2022   15 April 2023  
Bulgarian Cup
2012–13 Round of 16 31 October 2012 1–2 24 November 2012 0–1
2017–18 Quarter-final 14 December 2017 2–1 (aet)
2018–19 Quarter-final 3 April 2019 0–1
2020–21 Semi-final 14 April 2021 1–2 7 April 2021 1–1
Bulgarian Supercup
2021–22 Final 17 July 2021 4–0

9.2. Rivalry with Levski Sofia

Updated 1 September 2022

Competition Played Ludogorets Draws Levski
First League 34 24 6 4
Bulgarian Cup 5 0 2 3
Bulgarian Supercup 1 0 1 0
Total 40 24 9 7

9.2.1. Detail

    Ludogorets vs Levski Levski vs Ludogorets
League
Season Division / Round Date Score Date Score
2011–12 A PFG 25 September 2011 2–1 2 April 2012 0–1
2012–13 18 November 2012 2–1 18 May 2013 1–0
2013–14 7 December 2013 0–1 15 September 2013 0–2
9 April 2014 2–0 11 May 2014 2–3
2014–15 8 March 2015 1–0 27 September 2014 3–2
2015–16 1 August 2015 2–0 18 October 2015 1–1
21 February 2016 2–1 23 April 2016 0–0
2016–17 First League 30 November 2016 2–1 13 August 2016 1–0
14 April 2017 0–0 16 May 2017 1–3
2017–18 29 October 2017 2–0 6 September 2017 0–0
12 May 2018 2–2 14 April 2018 0–1
2018–19 20 October 2018 2–1 9 March 2019 0–2
18 May 2019 1–1 14 April 2019 0–2
2019–20 6 October 2019 2–0 5 June 2020 0–1
8 July 2020 3–0
2020–21 1 November 2020 1–0 18 April 2021 0–3
2021–22 13 March 2022 2–1 3 October 2021 2–4
21 May 2022 0–1
2022–23 TBA 2022   18 February 2023  
Bulgarian Cup
2014–15 Semi-final 8 April 2015 0–0 29 April 2015 1–0
2019–20 Quarter-final 5 March 2020 0–0 (6–5p.)
2021–22 Semi-final 13 April 2022 2–3 22 April 2022 1–0
Bulgarian Supercup
2022–23 Final 1 September 2022 2–2 (4–3p.)

10. Notable players

Bulgaria
  •  Mihail Aleksandrov
  •  Marcelinho
  •  Yordan Minev
  •  Emil Gargorov
  •  Svetoslav Dyakov
  •  Ivan Stoyanov
  •  Stanislav Genchev
  •  Georgi Kostadinov
  •  Ivan ÄŒvorović
  •  Vladislav Stoyanov
  •  Hristo Zlatinski
  •  Georgi Terziev
  •  Aleksandar Aleksandrov
  •  Wanderson
  •  Tsvetelin Chunchukov
  •  Daniel Naumov
  •  Tsvetomir Panov
  •  Anton Nedyalkov
  •  Plamen Iliev
  •  Stanislav Manolev
  •  Svetoslav Kovachev
  •  Cicinho
  •  Kiril Despodov
  •  Dominik Yankov
  •  Spas Delev
  •  Ivan Yordanov

 

Europe
  •  Christian Kabasele
  •  Simon Sluga
  •  Pieros Sotiriou
  •  Tero Mäntylä
  •  Dan Biton
  •  Taleb Tawatha
  •  Mladen KašÄ‡elan
  •  Virgil Misidjan
  •  Jacek Góralski
  •  Jakub Åšwierczok
  •  Cosmin MoÈ›i
  •  Claudiu KeÈ™erü
  •  Andrei Prepeliță
  •  DragoÈ™ Grigore
  •  Adrian Popa
  •  Dorin Rotariu
  •  Ä½ubomír Guldan
  •  Roman Bezjak
  •  Å½an Karničnik
  •  Igor Plastun

 

North America
  •  Milan Borjan

 

South America

 

Africa
  •  Manuel Cafumana
  •  Olivier Verdon
  •  Mavis Tchibota
  •  Jody Lukoki
  •  Jordan Ikoko
  •  Bernard Tekpetey
  •  Jorginho
  •  Anicet Abel
  •  Stéphane Badji
  •  May Mahlangu
  •  Hamza Younés

11. Notable managers

Dates Name Honours
2010–2013  Ivaylo Petev 2 A Group titles
1 B Group title
1 Bulgarian Cup title
1 Bulgarian Supercup title
2013–2014  Stoycho Stoev 1 A Group title
1 Bulgarian Cup
2014–2015
2015–2017
 Georgi Dermendzhiev 1 A Group title
2 First League titles
1 Bulgarian Supercup
2017–2018  Dimitar Dimitrov 1 First League title
2018  Paulo Autuori 1 Bulgarian Supercup title
2019  Stoycho Stoev 1 First League title
1 Bulgarian Supercup title
2019–2020  Pavel Vrba 1 First League title
2021  Valdas Dambrauskas 1 First League title
1 Bulgarian Supercup title
2022–  Ante Šimundža  

12. Personnel

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12.1. Board of directors

Position Name Nationality
Owner Kiril Domuschiev  
Owner Georgi Domuschiev  
President Alexander Alexandrov  
Chairman of the board of directors Temenuga Gazdova  
Managing Director Angel Petrichev  
Youth Academy Director Valentin Stanchev  
Sports Director Georgi Karamandzhukov  
Technical Director Cosmin MoÈ›i  
Marketing Director Anna Pencheva  

12.2. Current technical body

Position Name Nationality
Team Manager Nikolay Kirchev  
Chief Scout Yakov Paparkov  
Scout Ivan Tsvetkov  
Head Coach Ante Šimundža  
Assistant Coach Damjan Ošlaj  
Assistant Coach Rafael Ferreira  
Goalkeeper coach Zdravko Zdravkov  
Conditioning Coach Luka Bašič  
Ludogorets II Head Coach Todor Zhivondov  
Ludogorets II Coach Ivo Gradev  
Ludogorets II Goalkeeper Coach Viktor Georgiev  
Ludogorets III/U19 Head Coach Zahari Sirakov  
U19 Coach Rosen Marinov  
U19 Goalkeeper Coach Zdravko Chavdarov  
U17 Head Coach Yordan Yurukov  
U17 Coach Dilyan Georgiev  
U17 Goalkeeper Coach Dobrin Dobrev  
U16 Coach Hristo Gospodinov  
U15 Coach Emil Georgiev  
U14 Coach Emilyan Petrov  
Data Analyst Lucas Oliveira  
Video Analyst Rafael Ferreira  
Conditioning Coach Frano Leko  
Conditioning Coach Ivan-Rafael Diaz  
Physiotherapist Yordan Lazarov  
Physiotherapist Marco Alves  
Physiotherapist Iulian Mircea  
Doctor Valentin Velikov  
Administrator Plamen Yordanov  
Translation Stela Simeonova  
Translation Viktor Tsvetanov  
Kit Manager Ali Ali  
Videooperator Filip Radoev  

FAQ

Ludogorets have won the record breaking 9. Bulgarian Premier League Title during their 75th anniversary celebration on July 8th, 2020 following their 3:0 win against Levski Sofia.

 

Razgrad, Bulgaria

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad is an association football club in Razgrad, Bulgaria. Since their debut in the Bulgarian top flight, Ludogorets have participated in five seasons of UEFA club competitions. Four of them in the Champions League and two in the UEFA Europa League.

FIFA 22 Ludogorets: FIFA 22 Squad FIFA 22 Squad Futhead.

Razgrad, Bulgaria

Razgrad is one of the cities located in Northeastern Bulgaria in the valley of the Beli Lom river that falls within the geographical and historical area of Ludogorie. It is an administrative centre of Razgrad Province.

Bulgaria

PFC Ludogorets Razgrad is an association football club in Razgrad, Bulgaria. Since their debut in the Bulgarian top flight, Ludogorets have participated in five different seasons of UEFA club competitions. Four of them in the Champions League and two in the UEFA Europa League.

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