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Ludogorets Razgrad
Full nameProfessional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
Nickname(s)Орлите (The Eagles)
Founded18 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-18)[1]
GroundHuvepharma Arena
Capacity10,500
OwnerKiril Domuschiev
ChairmanAleksandar Aleksandrov
Head coachPavel Vrba
LeagueBulgarian First League
2019–20Regular season, 1st
Championship round, 1st
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Professional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad (Bulgarian: Професионален Футболен Клуб „Лудогорец” 1945 Разград), commonly known as Ludogorets Razgrad or simply Ludogorets, is a Bulgarian professional association football club founded in 1945 based in Razgrad which currently competes in the First Professional Football League, the top-tier of the Bulgarian football league system.

In their inaugural 2011–12 season in A Group after promotion, Ludogorets won the treble by capturing the league championship, the Bulgarian Cup and the Bulgarian Supercup. Subsequently, the club made a significant continental impact in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League when they reached the Round of 16 in only their second European run. To date they have reached the knockout stages of the Europa League four times, more than any other club in Bulgaria. Ludogorets are also only the second Bulgarian team after Levski Sofia to enter the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, a feat which they achieved in the following 2014–15 season. During that same campaign, they became the first Bulgarian team to score points in the modern Champions League group stage following a 1–0 win over Basel in Sofia.

Since their introduction to the Bulgarian top-flight in 2011, Ludogorets have established themselves as a dominant force in Bulgarian football, claiming every possible league title since then.[2] They have also won the Bulgarian Cup twice, as well as the Bulgarian Supercup on four separate occasions.[3]

Ludogorets' traditional home colours are green and white. The club's home ground is the Huvepharma Arena in Razgrad, a stadium with a capacity of 10,500 spectators.[4] Their current manager is Pavel Vrba.[5]

History

Foundation and beginning

Established in 1945 after the merging of several rural football clubs from the Ludogorie Region, Ludogorets Razgrad was initially participating in the Third football division of Bulgaria. They promoted to the Second division in 1961. In 1997 the club merged with FC Antibiotic Razgrad and was renamed to FC Antibiotic-Ludogorets. In 2005 the club defuncted. The rise of Ludogorets started in season 2009/10 when Aleksandar Aleksandrov, director of FC Razgrad 2000, inheritted the history and traditional club records of the former Antibiotic-Ludogorets, returning the name to PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad. The team managed to enter Second division when Ivaylo Petev was designated as a Head Coach. [6]

Domuschiev era (2010–present)

In September 2010 the club was purchased by a Bulgarian pharmeceutical entrepreneur Kiril Domuschiev, with the clear intention of bringing Ludogorets to the top division. This happened in May 2011 with Ivaylo Petev as a Head Coach when the team promoted to top division for the first time in the club's history.[7]

First title

In May 2012, Ludogorets completed the domestic double when they won their first Bulgarian Cup title following a 2:1 victory against Lokomotiv Plovdiv at Lazur Stadium in Burgas,[8] and in August 2012, they won the Bulgarian Supercup, defeating Lokomotiv 3:1, thus becoming the first team to win a treble in its first season in A Group and one of the few in the history of international football to do so.

Second title

Ludogorets started the 2012–13 season with eight straight wins and nine matches without a loss, and finished the half-season in first place, as in the previous season, with just one loss and seven goals conceded out of 15 matches. However, in the 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup, the club was eliminated in the round of 32 by CSKA Sofia 2:2 on aggregate, losing on away goals. In the spring half-season, Ludogorets occupied the first place with just three matches to play before the end of the season. Nevertheless, they were defeated 1:0 by Levski Sofia and they took the lead of A Group. On the final day of the season, Ludogorets had to beat the already relegated team of Montana and hope that Slavia Sofia would prevent Levski from winning their match. In the last minutes of the Levski–Slavia match, Levski conceived an own goal which subsequently led to a 1:1 draw, allowing Ludogorets to win their second championship title in dramatic fashion again. In the 2013 Supercup, they lost 5:3 on penalties to Beroe Stara Zagora after a 1:1 draw in regular time.

Third title

In season 2013/14 Ludogorets became a hegemon in the Bulgarian club football. The "Eagles" earned their third consecutive title two rounds before the end of the championship on May 7, 2014. On May 15, 2014 Ludogorets achieved a treble after winning the Cup of Bulgaria against Botev (Plovdiv) 1-0 and the Super Cup. Both matches were played at the "Lazur" stadium in Burgas.[9]

Fourth title

Ludogorets’ fourth title came after a home win against Lokomotiv (Sofia) with 4:1 on May 15th, 2015. A new tribune, named after their defender Cosmin "Moti”, and the 70th anniversary of the "Eagles" were celebrated at that time.

Fifth title

On May 11, 2016 Ludogorets became the Bulgarian Champion for the fifth time in a row.

Sixth title

The 2016/2017 season was the most successful in the history of Ludogorets. They became champions of Bulgaria for the sixth consecutive time with 16 points advantage over the runner-up. For the second time in the Bulgarian's football history the team entered the Champions League groups with Georgi Dermendzhiev as a Head Coach. They ranked third in the groups by winning 2 points and continued their European tournament participation in Europa League.

Seventh title

The 2017/2018 season was another successful one for Ludogorets. The team won their domestic league Champion's Title and performed well at both European Tournaments - Champions League and Europa League.

Eighth title

Ludogorets earned their 2018/2019 season title after a home win in May 2019.

Ninth title

Ludogorets’ domination in Bulgaria continue. The champions won their record-breaking 9th consecutive title after a 2:1 win against Beroe 2:1.[10]

European

After winning the 2011–12 Bulgarian title, Ludogorets entered the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League for the 2012–13 season, but were eliminated 3:4 on aggregate with a last minute away goal by Dinamo Zagreb.

As Bulgarian champions in 2012–13 season, Ludogorets played in the UEFA Champions League where they came through the qualifiers, eliminating subsequently Slovan Bratislava and Partizan en route. Ludogorets then lost to Basel in the play-offs, but earned the right to play in the UEFA Europa League.

Ludogorets played in Group B of the 2013–14 Europa League. They were unbeaten in the group stage finishing first in the group with five wins in six games, including both home and away victories over the prominent PSV and Dinamo Zagreb.[11] Their only dropped points were a 1:1 home draw with Chornomorets Odesa. In the knockout phase, Ludogorets beat the Italian cup holders Lazio 1:0 away and drew 3:3 at home for a 4:3 aggregate win,[12] but then lost 0:3 at home and 0:4 on aggregate to Valencia in the round of 16.[13]

Ludogorets' 2013–14 UEFA Europa League lineup against Italian cup holders Lazio, which recorded a 1-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico.

In the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, Ludogorets again won both their qualifiers, against F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg and Partizan.[14][15] In the play-off, they defeated Steaua București to reach the group stage for the first time. Goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov was dismissed for a second yellow card in the last minute of extra time in the second leg, when Ludogorets had used all their substitutes. In the penalty shoot-out, centre-back Cosmin Moți, having converted the first penalty, went in goal and made two saves to put Ludogorets through 6:5 on penalties.[16]

Ludogorets playing against Steaua in a second leg play-off for the 2014–15 Champions League at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.

Ludogorets made their debut in the 2014–15 Champions League group phase on 16 September 2014, grabbing a 1:1 equalizer away against Liverpool in the 90th minute scored by Dani Abalo, but in an eventual 1:2 loss,[17] as the newly signed goalkeeper Milan Borjan gave away a penalty with a foul on Javier Manquillo, which Steven Gerrard converted to give Liverpool the victory.[17] Ludogorets made their home debut in the 2014–15 Champions League group phase on 1 October 2014, scoring a stunning goal in the sixth minute through' attacking midfielder Marcelinho against Real Madrid, but in an eventual 1:2 loss.[18] In this match, Cristiano Ronaldo took two penalties – the first was saved by goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov, while the second was scored for a 1:1 equalizer.[18] On 22 October 2014, Yordan Minev scored his first goal for Ludogorets, scoring a crucial last-minute winning goal in a 1:0 home win over Basel in the group stage of the Champions League.[19] On 26 November 2014, Dani Abalo scored in the third minute and Georgi Terziev scored his first goal in the 88th minute, grabbing a 2:2 equalizer against Liverpool, in an eventual 2:2 draw.[20]

Ludogorets won their 4th consecutive A Group title, but were left by several main squad players at the end of the season. Georgi Dermendziev was also replaced with Portuguese manager Bruno Ribeiro. The late changes saw Ludogorets being eliminated in the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League by the underdog Moldovan champions Milsami Orhei.

With Georgi Dermendzhiev returning at the helm of the squad, during the 2016–17 Champions League, Ludogorets won the qualifiers against Mladost Podgorica and Red Star Belgrade respectively, followed by a success in the play-off against Viktoria Plzeň. Eventually, they became the first Bulgarian team to qualify twice for the group stage of the tournament. In the group stage, Ludogorets achieved two draws against Basel and one against Paris Saint-Germain, which were enough to secure them the third place and a transfer to the knockout phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. Ludogorets however shortly exited the competition after failing to overcome Copenhagen with an initial 1:2 home loss and a 0:0 away draw.

Ludogorets failed to qualify for the groups of the next two editions of the Champion League, but however in both cases managed to enter the groups of Europa League. In the 2017–18 season they finished second in the group behind Braga, eliminating İstanbul Başakşehir and 1899 Hoffenheim, before losing in both matches to Milan in the round of 32.

In 2019–20, they were eliminated by Ferencváros in the first Champions League qualifying round, but made their way to the group stage of the Europa League, following successful matches against Valur, The New Saints and Maribor in the qualifiers. Ludogorets were subsequently drawn again with Ferencváros, next to CSKA Moscow and Spanish club Espanyol. A 5–1 home win against CSKA Moscow was followed-up by a 3–0 away win against Ferencváros.[21][22] They lost twice to Espanyol, 1–0 at home and 6–0 away, but finished second, following two 1–1 draws against both CSKA and Ferencváros, eventually securing a place in the knockout stage.[23]

75th Anniversary

Ludogorets earned their record-breaking 9th Bulgarian Premier League Title during their 75th Anniversary celebration on July 8th 2020 after their win 3:0 vs Levski Sofia. Ludogorets wore their special green and yellow retro kit which was used in 1945 when the club was founded. The logo with the "Л" letter over a yellow background is how the original looked like. The same design was used for a couple of decades, according to the archives. A limited edition of the retro kits were available for the fans. They feature the names of all the important team players over the course of 75 years.[24]

File:LudogoretsArena.jpg
Huvepharma Arena, the club's home ground, before a UEFA Europa League game in June 2018.

Crest, shirt and mascot

Previous crest used until 2016.

Ludogorets' main kit colour is forest green and the away kit is white. In addition, a black alternative kit is also used in some of the domestic matches. Ludogorets's current crest is designed by the supporters and was chosen after a poll in the club's website. It was introduced to the public before the start of the 2016–17 First Professional League season.

In June 2017, Ludogorets reached a sponsorship agreement with English sportswear manufacturer Umbro for the following two seasons.[25] In June 2019, they reached a new long-term agreement with American sportswear manufacturer Nike.


Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2006–2010 Bulgaria Tomy Sport None
2010–2012 Germany Adidas Logo Huvepharma
2012–2014 Navibulgar / Huvepharma
2014–2016 Italy Macron Logo eCasino.bg
2016–2017 bet365 / Vivacom / Spetema
2017–2018 England Umbro (brand)
2018–2019 Efbet / Vivacom / Spetema
2019– United States Nike (brand)

Since 2014, the mascot of the team has been a female eagle called Fortuna, which was originally a gift from Lazio.[26]

Ludogorets's mascot Fortuna

Honours

Domestic trophies

Doubles and Trebles

European

European record

Main article: PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in European football
As of 27 February 2020
Matches M W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 44 14 11 19 67 64 +3
UEFA Europa League 46 17 17 12 64 45 +19
Total 90 31 28 31 131 109 +22

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 2–3 3–4
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 3–0 1–2 4–2
3Q Serbia Partizan 2–1 1–0 3–1
PO Switzerland Basel 2–4 0–2 2–6
UEFA Europa League Group B Netherlands PSV 2–0 2–0 1st
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 2–1
Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa 1–1 1–0
Round of 32 Italy Lazio 3–3 1–0 4–3
Round of 16 Spain Valencia 0–3 0–1 0–4
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 4–0 1–1 5–1
3Q Serbia Partizan 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
PO Romania Steaua București 1–0 0–1 1–1 (6–5 p.)
Group B Spain Real Madrid 1–2 0–4 4th
Switzerland Basel 1–0 0–4
England Liverpool 2–2 1–2
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Moldova Milsami Orhei 0–1 1–2 1–3
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 2–0 3–0 5–0
3Q Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2–2 4–2 6–4
PO Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 2–2 4–2
Group A France Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 2–2 3rd
England Arsenal 2–3 0–6
Switzerland Basel 0–0 1–1
UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Denmark Copenhagen 1–2 0–0 1–2
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2Q Lithuania Žalgiris 4–1 1–2 5–3
3Q Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
UEFA Europa League PO Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė 2–0 0–0 2–0
Group C Portugal Braga 1–1 2–0 2nd
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 1–1
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 1–2 0–0
Round of 32 Italy Milan 0–3 0–1 0–4
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 1Q Northern Ireland Crusaders 7–0 2–0 9–0
2Q Hungary MOL Vidi 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Europa League 3Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 1–0 1–1 2–1
PO Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 4–0 1–0 5–0
Group A Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 1–1 4th
Switzerland Zürich 1–1 0–1
Cyprus AEK Larnaca 0–0 1–1
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1Q Hungary Ferencváros 2−3 1−2 3−5
UEFA Europa League 2Q Iceland Valur 4–0 1–1 5–1
3Q Wales The New Saints 5–0 4–0 9–0
PO Slovenia Maribor 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
Group H Russia CSKA Moscow 5–1 1–1 2nd
Spain Espanyol 0−1 0−6
Hungary Ferencváros 1–1 3–0
Round of 32 Italy Internazionale 0−2 1−2 1–4
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1Q Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica — —
Notes
  • 1Q: First Qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

UEFA ranking

See also: UEFA coefficient

As of 25 July 2020[27]

Rank Team Points
56 Cyprus APOEL 27.500
57 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 27.500
58 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 26.000
59 Germany Mönchengladbach 26.000
60 Switzerland Young Boys 25.500

All-time European performance

As of 20 February 2020

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponents by country Played Won Drawn Lost GD
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 2:1
 Croatia 4 2 1 1 8:5
 Cyprus 2 0 2 0 1:1
 Czech Republic 2 1 1 0 4:2
 Denmark 2 0 1 1 1:2
 England 4 0 1 3 5:13
 France 2 0 1 1 3:5
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 5:0
 Germany 4 1 2 1 6:6
 Hungary 6 1 2 3 7:7
 Iceland 2 1 1 0 5:1
 Israel 2 1 0 1 3:3
 Italy 6 1 1 5 5:14
 Lithuania 4 2 1 1 7:3
 Luxembourg 2 1 1 0 5:1
 Moldova 2 0 0 2 1:3
 Montenegro 2 2 0 0 5:0
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 4:0
 Northern Ireland 2 2 0 0 9:0
 Portugal 2 1 1 0 3:1
 Romania 2 1 0 1 1:1
 Russia 2 1 1 0 6:2
 Serbia 6 3 3 0 11:7
 Slovakia 2 1 0 1 4:2
 Slovenia 2 0 2 0 2:2
 Spain 6 0 0 6 1:17
  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 90 31 28 31 131:109

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 August 2020[28]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Bulgaria BUL Anton Nedyalkov
4 DF Brazil BRA Cicinho
5 DF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Terziev
6 DF Israel ISR Taleb Tawatha
7 MF Brazil BRA Alex Santana
8 MF Israel ISR Dan Biton
9 FW Spain ESP Higinio Marín
12 MF Madagascar MAD Anicet Abel
13 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Mavis Tchibota
17 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Jorginho
18 MF Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Dyakov (captain)
21 DF Romania ROU Dragoș Grigore
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jordan Ikoko
23 GK Bulgaria BUL Plamen Iliev
25 MF Senegal SEN Stéphane Badji
27 GK Bulgaria BUL Vladislav Stoyanov
28 FW Romania ROU Claudiu Keșerü
30 DF Romania ROU Cosmin Moți
33 GK Brazil BRA Renan
37 FW Ghana GHA Bernard Tekpetey (on loan from Schalke 04)
64 MF Bulgaria BUL Dominik Yankov
82 MF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Yordanov
88 MF Bulgaria BUL Wanderson
95 MF Brazil BRA Cauly
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2020.

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
— MF Bulgaria BUL Svetoslav Kovachev (at Arda until 31 December 2020)
— MF Bulgaria BUL Serkan Yusein (at CSKA 1948 until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Brazil BRA Júnior Brandão (at Atlético Goianiense until 30 June 2020)

Foreign players

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

EU Nationals (Dual citizenship)

Non-EU Nationals

Retired numbers

See also: Retired numbers in association football
No. Player Nationality Position Ludogorets debut Last match Ref
84 Marcelinho Bulgaria Bulgaria Attacking midfielder 6 August 2011 21 June 2020 [29]

Second-team squad

Main article: PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II

Records and notable stats

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)
  • Biggest away loss in First League: Cherno More 3–1 Ludogorets (31 August 2013), Beroe 2–0 Ludogorets (25 April 2015), Litex 4–2 Ludogorets (23 May 2015), Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–0 Ludogorets (2 November 2015), Slavia 3–1 Ludogorets (12 July 2020)
  • 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 Northern Ireland Crusaders (11 July 2018, UEFA Champions League First qualifying round first leg)
  • Biggest European away win: Wales The New Saints 0–4 Ludogorets (15 August 2019, UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round second leg)
  • Biggest European home defeat: Ludogorets 0–3 Spain Valencia (13 March 2014, UEFA Europa League Round of 16), Ludogorets 0–3 Italy Milan (15 February 2018, UEFA Europa League Round of 32)
  • Biggest European away defeat: England Arsenal 6–0 Ludogorets (19 October 2016, UEFA Champions League group stage), Spain Espanyol 6–0 Ludogorets (7 November 2019, UEFA Europa League group stage)

Individual Records

Other Records

  • Ludogorets is the second team in the world, together with Levadia Tallinn from Estonia, that after promoting from the second to the first level of the football league pyramid of its country, wins a treble, capturing all of the local trophies – the league, the national cup and the supercup.
  • Ludogorets is the first team in Bulgaria to win 2 promotions in a row and then succeed in achieving a treble.
  • The first active club in Bulgaria for the most consecutive domestic league titles "9 in a row". They are equal with the bankrupted in 2016 club of CSKA's record during the seasons from 1954 to 1962.
  • During the 2013–14 season Ludogorets became the first Bulgarian team to won a group, 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, and was followed by a 2–2 home draw with Liverpool.
  • 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.

Goalscoring and appearance records

As of 2 August 2020

Most appearances for the club in all competitions

Rank Name Career Appearances
1 Bulgaria Marcelinho 2011–2020 347
2 Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov 2011– 331
3 Romania Cosmin Moți 2012– 284
4 Bulgaria Wanderson 2014– 245
5 Netherlands Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 204
– Romania Claudiu Keșerü 2015– 204
7 Madagascar Anicet Abel 2014– 197
8 Bulgaria Yordan Minev 2011–2017 174
9 Brazil Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 170
10 Bulgaria Vladislav Stoyanov 2013– 164


Most goals for the club in all competitions

Rank Name Career Goals
1 Romania Claudiu Keșerü 2015– 119
2 Bulgaria Marcelinho 2011–2020 98
3 Bulgaria Wanderson 2014– 65
4 Netherlands Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 49
5 Brazil Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 42
6 Romania Cosmin Moți 2012– 37
– Poland Jakub Świerczok 2018– 37
8 Bulgaria Ivan Stoyanov 2011–2013 30
– Democratic Republic of the Congo Jody Lukoki 2015–2020 30
10 Slovenia Roman Bezjak 2012–2015 29


As of 13 July 2020

Most appearances for the club in First League

Rank Name Career Appearances
1 Bulgaria Marcelinho 2011–2020 234
2 Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov 2011– 227
3 Romania Cosmin Moți 2012– 183
4 Bulgaria Wanderson 2014– 163
5 Romania Claudiu Keșerü 2015– 142
6 Brazil Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 132
– Netherlands Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 132
8 Madagascar Anicet Abel 2014– 131
9 Bulgaria Yordan Minev 2011–2017 117
10 Bulgaria Vladislav Stoyanov 2013– 114


Most goals for the club in First League

Rank Name Career Goals
1 Romania Claudiu Keșerü 2015– 95
2 Bulgaria Marcelinho 2011–2020 75
3 Bulgaria Wanderson 2014– 49
4 Netherlands Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 35
5 Brazil Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 34
6 Romania Cosmin Moți 2012– 26
7 Bulgaria Ivan Stoyanov 2011–2013 25
8 Poland Jakub Świerczok 2018– 24
9 Slovenia Roman Bezjak 2012–2015 20
10 Bulgaria Emil Gargorov 2011–2013 19
  • Players in bold are still playing for Ludogorets.


As of 27 February 2020

Most appearances for the club in European competitions

Rank Name Career Appearances
1 Bulgaria Marcelinho 2011–2020 80
2 Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov 2011– 78
3 Romania Cosmin Moți 2012– 76
4 Bulgaria Wanderson 2014– 64
5 Netherlands Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 51
6 Romania Claudiu Keșerü 2015– 48
7 Madagascar Anicet Abel 2014– 46
8 Bulgaria Vladislav Stoyanov 2013– 41
– Democratic Republic of the Congo Jody Lukoki 2015–2020 41
– Brazil Cicinho 2015– 41

Most goals for the club in European competitions

Rank Name Career Goals
1 Bulgaria Marcelinho 2011–2020 15
– Romania Claudiu Keșerü 2015– 15
3 Bulgaria Wanderson 2014– 14
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Jody Lukoki 2015–2020 10
– Poland Jakub Świerczok 2018– 10
6 Slovenia Roman Bezjak 2012–2015 8
7 Netherlands Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 7
8 Romania Cosmin Moți 2012– 6
8 Spain Dani Abalo 2013–2015 6
10 Brazil Jonathan Cafú 2015–2017 4


As of 4 December 2019

Most appearances for the club in Bulgarian Cup

Rank Name Career Appearances
1 Bulgaria Marcelinho 2011–2020 26
2 Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov 2011– 25
3 Romania Cosmin Moți 2012– 24
4 Netherlands Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 23
5 Brazil Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 22
6 Bulgaria Georgi Terziev 2013– 18
7 Madagascar Anicet Abel 2014– 17
8 Brazil Fábio Espinho 2012–2015 16
9 Bulgaria Mihail Aleksandrov 2010–2016 15
10 Brazil Júnior Caiçara 2012–2015 14

Most goals for the club in Bulgarian Cup

Rank Name Career Goals
1 Romania Claudiu Keșerü 2015– 8
2 Netherlands Virgil Misidjan 2013–2018 7
3 Bulgaria Marcelinho 2011–2020 6
4 Brazil Juninho Quixadá 2011–2018 5
– Romania Cosmin Moți 2012– 5
6 Bulgaria Mihail Aleksandrov 2010–2016 4
– Brazil João Paulo 2017–2020 4
8 Belgium Christian Kabasele 2011–2012 3
– Bulgaria Ivan Stoyanov 2011–2013 3
– Brazil Gustavo Campanharo 2016–2019 3
– Republic of the Congo Mavis Tchibota 2019– 3
  • Players in bold are still playing for Ludogorets.


Recent seasons

League positions

First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)Bulgarian A Football GroupBulgarian B Football GroupBulgarian V AFGRegional Amateur Football Groups (Bulgaria)
Season Position GP GW GD GL G+ G– GD Points
2011–12 1° 30 22 4 4 73 16 +57 70
2012–13 1° 30 22 6 2 58 13 +45 72
2013–14 1° 38 25 9 4 74 20 +54 84
2014–15 1° 32 18 9 5 63 24 +39 60
2015–16 1° 32 21 7 4 55 21 +34 70
2016–17 1° 36 25 8 3 87 28 +59 83
2017–18 1° 36 27 7 2 91 22 +69 88
2018–19 1° 36 23 10 3 67 19 +48 79
2019–20 1° 31 21 9 1 59 18 +41 72
Total 9 Titles 301 204 69 28 627 181 +446 678
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

Rivalries

Rivalry with CSKA Sofia

As of 1 December 2019

Competition Played Ludogorets Draws CSKA
First League 26 14 11 1
Bulgarian Cup 4 1 1 2
Total 30 15 13 3

Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.

  Ludogorets win   Draw   CSKA win

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 0–2
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
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 – –

Rivalry with Levski Sofia

As of 8 July 2020

Competition Played Ludogorets Draws Levski
First League 29 19 6 4
Bulgarian Cup 2 0 2 1
Total 31 19 8 5

Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.

  Ludogorets win   Draw   Levski win

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 – –
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 (6–5 p.)

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries, or held any club record. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

Notable managers

Dates Name Honours
2010–2013 Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev 99992 A Group titles
1 B Group title
1 Bulgarian Cup title
1 Bulgarian Supercup title
2013–2014 Bulgaria Stoycho Stoev 99991 A Group title
1 Bulgarian Cup
2014–2015
2015–2017 		Bulgaria Georgi Dermendzhiev 99991 A Group title
2 First League titles
1 Bulgarian Supercup
2017–2018 Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov 99991 First League title
2018 Brazil Paulo Autuori 99991 Bulgarian Supercup title
2019 Bulgaria Stoycho Stoev 99991 First League title
1 Bulgarian Supercup title
2019–present Czech Republic Pavel Vrba 99991 First League title

Captains

Years Name Became captain
2011–2013 Bulgaria Emil Gargorov 30 years
2013– Bulgaria Svetoslav Dyakov 28 years

Personnel

Board of directors

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

Current technical body

Position Name Nationality
Team Manager Nikolay Kirchev Bulgaria
Chief Scout Yakov Paparkov Bulgaria
Scout Ivan Tsvetkov Bulgaria
Head Coach Pavel Vrba Czech Republic
Assistant Coach Bruno Pivetti Brazil
Goalkeeper coach Zdravko Zdravkov Bulgaria
Ludogorets II Head Coach Todor Zhivondov Bulgaria
Ludogorets II Coach Ivo Gradev Bulgaria
Ludogorets II Goalkeeper Coach Viktor Georgiev Bulgaria
U19 Head Coach Stefan Slavov Bulgaria
U19 Coach Rosen Marinov Bulgaria
U19 Goalkeeper Coach Zdravko Chavdarov Bulgaria
U17 Head Coach Yordan Yurukov Bulgaria
U17 Coach Dilyan Georgiev Bulgaria
U17 Goalkeeper Coach Dobrin Dobrev Bulgaria
U16 Coach Hristo Gospodinov Bulgaria
U15 Coach Emil Georgiev Bulgaria
U14 Coach Emilyan Petrov Bulgaria
Data Analyst Lucas Oliveira Brazil
Video Analyst Rafael Ferreira Brazil
Conditioning Coach Ian Coll Scotland
Conditioning Coach Ivan-Rafael Diaz Spain
Physiotherapist Yordan Lazarov Bulgaria
Physiotherapist Marco Alves Portugal
Physiotherapist Iulian Mircea Romania
Doctor Valentin Velikov Bulgaria
Administrator Plamen Yordanov Bulgaria
Translation Stela Simeonova Bulgaria
Translation Viktor Tsvetanov Bulgaria
Kit Manager Ali Ali Bulgaria
Videooperator Filip Radoev Bulgaria

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