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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On May 11, 2016 Ludogorets was declared Ludogorets the Bulgarian champion for the fifth time in succession.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
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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 |
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Competition | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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 |
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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 BucureÈti | 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 PlzeÅ | 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 | Žalgiris | 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 BaÅakÅehir | 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 | BuduÄnost 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 NikšiÄ | 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 | Žalgiris | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–3 | |
Group C | Roma | 2–1 | ||||
Real Betis | 2–3 | |||||
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Updated 10 December 2021
Rank | Team | Points |
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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 |
Opponents by country | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD |
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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 |
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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.
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No. | Player | Nationality | Position | Ludogorets debut | Last match | Ref |
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84 | Marcelinho | Bulgaria | Attacking midfielder | 6 August 2011 | 21 June 2020 |
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Most appearances for the club in all competitions
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Most goals for the club in all competitions
Rank | Name | Career | Goals |
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1 | Claudiu KeÈerü | 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 MoÈi | 2012–2021 | 37 |
– | Jakub Åwierczok | 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 |
Most appearances for the club in First League
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Most goals for the club in First League
Rank | Name | Career | Goals |
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1 | Claudiu KeÈerü | 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 MoÈi | 2012–2021 | 26 |
7 | Ivan Stoyanov | 2011–2013 | 25 |
8 | Jakub Åwierczok | 2018–2021 | 24 |
9 | Roman Bezjak | 2012–2015 | 20 |
10 | Emil Gargorov | 2011–2013 | 19 |
– | Pieros Sotiriou | 2021–2022 | 19 |
Most appearances for the club in European competitions
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Most goals for the club in European competitions
Rank | Name | Career | Goals |
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1 | Claudiu KeÈerü | 2015–2021 | 16 |
2 | Marcelinho | 2011–2020 | 15 |
3 | Wanderson | 2014–2022 | 14 |
4 | Jody Lukoki | 2015–2020 | 10 |
– | Jakub Åwierczok | 2018–2021 | 10 |
6 | Roman Bezjak | 2012–2015 | 8 |
7 | Virgil Misidjan | 2013–2018 | 7 |
– | Pieros Sotiriou | 2021–2022 | 7 |
9 | Cosmin MoÈi | 2012–2021 | 6 |
– | Dani Abalo | 2013–2015 | 6 |
– | Elvis Manu | 2020–2022 | 6 |
– | Kiril Despodov | 2020– | 6 |
Most appearances for the club in Bulgarian Cup and Super Cup
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Most goals for the club in Bulgarian Cup and Super Cup
Rank | Name | Career | Goals |
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1 | Claudiu KeÈerü | 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 MoÈi | 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 Åwierczok | 2018–2021 | 3 |
– | Pieros Sotiriou | 2021–2022 | 3 |
Season | Group | Position | M | W | D | L | G | D | P | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Notes |
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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 |
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Updated 30 April 2022
Competition | Played | Ludogorets | Draws | CSKA |
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First League | 33 | 16 | 14 | 3 |
Bulgarian Cup | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Bulgarian Supercup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 40 | 18 | 15 | 7 |
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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 | |||
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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 | – | – |
Updated 1 September 2022
Competition | Played | Ludogorets | Draws | Levski |
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First League | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 |
Bulgarian Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Bulgarian Supercup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 |
Ludogorets vs Levski | Levski vs Ludogorets | ||||
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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 | |||
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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.) | – | – |
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Dates | Name | Honours |
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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 |
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Position | Name | Nationality |
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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 MoÈi | |
Marketing Director | Anna Pencheva |
Position | Name | Nationality |
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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 BašiÄ | |
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 |
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.