2023–24 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season

Ludogorets Razgrad
2023–24 season
ChairmanTemenuga Gazdova
ManagerIvaylo Petev
(until 24 October 2023)
Georgi Dermendzhiev
(since 24 October 2023)
First League 1st
Bulgarian CupRunners-up
Bulgarian SupercupWinners
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Conference LeagueKnockout round play-offs
Top goalscorerLeague: Rwan Cruz (14)
All: Rwan Cruz (19)
Highest home attendance10,363 v. Fenerbahçe
(9 November 2023)
Lowest home attendance123 v. Botev Plovdiv
(16 September 2023)
Average home league attendance1,743
Biggest win6–0 v. Lokomotiv Sofia (H)
Biggest defeat1–7 v. Nordsjælland (A)

The 2023–24 season was Ludogorets Razgrad's thirteenth consecutive season in the First League, of which they are defending champions. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the season.

At the end of the season, Ludogorets won their record-extending 13th First League title.

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 May 2024[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Sergio Padt
3 DF  BUL Anton Nedyalkov (captain)
4 DF  POR Dinis Almeida
5 DF  BUL Georgi Terziev
6 MF  POL Jakub Piotrowski
7 FW  BRA Rick
8 MF  POR Claude Gonçalves
9 FW  SUI Kwadwo Duah
10 FW  ARG Matías Tissera
12 GK  CRO Simon Sluga
14 DF  ISR Denny Gropper
16 DF  NOR Aslak Fonn Witry
17 DF  ESP Son
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  BUL Ivaylo Chochev
24 DF  BEN Olivier Verdon
26 DF  GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg
30 MF  BRA Pedro Naressi
37 FW  GHA Bernard Tekpetey
44 DF  GER Marcel Heister
64 MF  BUL Dominik Yankov
77 FW  BRA Caio Vidal
82 MF  BUL Ivan Yordanov
88 MF  BUL Todor Nedelev
90 FW  BUL Spas Delev
99 FW  BRA Rwan Cruz

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ESP Pipa (to West Bromwich Albion until 30 June 2024)
11 FW  FRA Mounir Chouiar (to Amiens until 30 June 2024)
15 DF  BRA Pedro Henrique (to Guarani until 30 June 2024)
22 DF  ARG Franco Russo (to OH Leuven until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW  BUL Vladislav Naydenov (to Etar until 30 June 2024)
51 DF  BUL Ilker Budinov (to Etar until 30 June 2024)
67 GK  BUL Damyan Hristov (to Etar until 30 June 2024)

Reserve team

Main article: PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  BRA Raí

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Source
23 June 2023 DF Marcel Heister Fehérvár Free [2]
1 July 2023 DF Pedro Henrique Beroe Loan return
MF Ivan Yordanov Spartak Varna
FW Dorin Rotariu Atromitos
7 July 2023 DF Son Levante Undisclosed [3]
19 July 2023 FW Kwadwo Duah Nürnberg €3,000,000 [4]
22 July 2023 FW Rwan Cruz Santos Loan [5]
26 July 2023 DF Noah Sonko Sundberg Levski Sofia Undisclosed [6]
5 September 2023 FW Mounir Chouiar İstanbul Başakşehir Free [7]
31 January 2024 FW Rwan Cruz Santos Undisclosed [8]
15 February 2024 MF Ivaylo Chochev CSKA 1948 [9]

Out

Date Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Source
14 June 2023 FW Igor Thiago Club Brugge €8,000,000 [10]
4 August 2023 MF Nonato Santos Loan [11]
14 August 2023 MF Show Maccabi Haifa Undisclosed [12]
24 August 2023 MF Dorin Rotariu FCSB Free [13]
2 September 2023 DF Pipa West Bromwich Albion Loan [14]
4 September 2023 FW Kiril Despodov PAOK €3,500,000 [15]
30 December 2023 DF Žan Karničnik Celje Undisclosed [16]
8 January 2024 DF Pedro Henrique Guarani Loan [17]
26 January 2024 FW Mounir Chouiar Amiens [18]
31 January 2024 MF Nonato Santos Undisclosed [8]
1 February 2024 DF Franco Russo OH Leuven Loan [19]
8 February 2024 DF Ihor Plastun Ordabasy Free [20]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 June 2023 Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 Marek Bansko
18:15 UTC+3 Tissera 33' Report Stadium: Evima Sports Complex
26 June 2023 Friendly Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Bansko
18:00 UTC+3 Report Tissera 12', 15'
Naressi 53'		 Stadium: Stadion Sveti Petar
1 July 2023 Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 Universitatea Craiova Bansko
18:00 UTC+3 Caio Vidal 24'
Tissera 68'		 Report Stadium: Evima Sports Complex
24 January 2024 Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 3–0 Olimpija Ljubljana Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Duah 12'
Nedelev 31'
Tekpetey 44'		 Report Stadium: Cornelia Sports Complex
27 January 2024 Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 Raków Częstochowa Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Duah 2'
Kovačević 8' (o.g.)
Rick 90+2'		 Report Crnac 5' Stadium: Cornelia Sports Complex
30 January 2024 Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 1–3 Teplice Belek, Turkey
17:00 UTC+3 Rwan Cruz 14' Report Hronek 30'
Gning 46', 48'		 Stadium: Cornelia Sports Complex
31 January 2024 Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 Sigma Olomouc Belek, Turkey
18:00 UTC+3 Tekpetey 9'
Duah 34'
Rick 87'		 Report Juliš 18' Stadium: Cornelia Sports Complex
3 February 2024 Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 Mladá Boleslav Belek, Turkey
17:30 UTC+3 Tekpetey 14' Report Ladra 32' Stadium: Cornelia Sports Complex
23 March 2024 Friendly Ludogorets Razgrad 2–3 Steaua București Razgrad
16:30 UTC+2 Gonçalves 24'
Rwan Cruz 38'		 Report Gonçalves 1' (o.g.)
Miguélez 33'
Chipirliu 67' (pen.)		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena

Competitions

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
First League 14 July 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 Winners 35 26 4 5 87 24 +63 074.29
Bulgarian Cup 22 November 2023 15 May 2024 Round of 32 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 22 4 +18 083.33
Bulgarian Supercup 10 February 2024 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 11 July 2023 1 August 2023 First qualifying round Second qualifying round 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 025.00
UEFA Europa League 8 August 2023 31 August 2023 Third qualifying round Play-off round 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 September 2023 22 February 2024 Group stage Knockout round play-offs 8 4 1 3 11 12 −1 050.00
Total 58 38 7 13 135 53 +82 065.52

Last updated: 26 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

First League

Regular stage

Main article: 2023–24 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 30 24 3 3 78 15 +63 75 Qualification for the Championship group
2 CSKA Sofia 30 19 6 5 50 19 +31 63
3 Cherno More 30 18 8 4 47 25 +22 62
4 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 30 16 7 7 50 34 +16 55
5 Levski Sofia 30 16 6 8 45 26 +19 54
Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw[21]
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 24 3 3 78 15  +63 75 13 2 1 54 9  +45 11 1 2 24 6  +18

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: bulgarian-football.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWWWLWWDWDWWDWWWLWWWWWWWWWWWW
Position161011647655575454333321111111111
Source: bulgarian-football.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results

The league fixtures were unveiled on 14 June 2023.[22]

14 July 2023 1 Krumovgrad 3–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv[note 1]
21:00 UTC+3 Katsarov 6'
Kolev 17'
Yusein  53'
Vasilev  67'
Sorakov 68'
Georgiev  78'		 Report Yankov 39'
Terziev  43'		 Stadium: Sporten kompleks "Nikola Shterev - Starika"
Attendance: 700
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
22 July 2023 2 Ludogorets Razgrad 5–0 Etar Razgrad
21:30 UTC+3 Witry 18'
Yankov 46'
Tekpetey 49', 57'
Duah 53'
Russo 71'		 Report Dimov  21'
Angelov  37'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 900
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
5 August 2023 4 Botev Vratsa 0–5 Ludogorets Razgrad Vratsa
19:00 UTC+3 Ivaylov  6'
Barbosa  18'
Mendoza  36'		 Report Rwan Cruz 8'
Witry  45+2', 64'
Son 48'
Naressi 62'
Gonçalves  69'
Despodov 72'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 700
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
13 August 2023 5 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–0 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
21:15 UTC+3 Rwan Cruz 8'
Sanyang 33' (o.g.)
Tekpetey  55'
Despodov 56' (pen.)
Sundberg  73'
Verdon  83'		 Report Vion  32'
Busatto  55'
Lindseth  58'
Shaghoyan  69'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
20 August 2023 6 Cherno More 1–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Varna
21:15 UTC+3 Iliev  37'
Panov 56',  65'
Popov  81'
Dyulgerov  89'
Drobarov  90+9'		 Report Heister  34'
Despodov  83'
Plastun  90+2'
Tissera  90+6'		 Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
27 August 2023 7 Ludogorets Razgrad 5–0 Beroe Razgrad
21:15 UTC+3 Russo 19'
Tekpetey 30'
Piotrowski 66'
Caio Vidal 74'
Yankov  80'
Delev 84'		 Report Ramos Mingo  82' Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 856
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
16 September 2023 9 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–2 Botev Plovdiv Razgrad
20:00 UTC+3 Heister  17'
Verdon 43' (pen.)
Tekpetey  87'
Russo  90+5'
Piotrowski 90+9'		 Report Karabelyov  44'
Perera  55'
Popov 57',  57'
Kolev 83'
Conte  87'
Kajzer  90'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 123
Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna)
23 September 2023 10 Lokomotiv Sofia 1–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Teixeira 12'
Mechev  55'
Lyubenov  62'
Lambese  77'
Krastev  80'		 Report Son  11'
Gonçalves  42', 67'
Rwan Cruz 59'
Verdon  63'
Caio Vidal 76'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 270
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
27 September 2023 11 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
20:30 UTC+3 Tekpetey 9'
Witry  90+9'		 Report Ewandro  39'
Conteh  45'
Andreev 85'
Horkaš  90+6'
Segura  90+7'
Minchev  90+8'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
1 October 2023 12 Levski Sofia 0–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:30 UTC+3 Petris  14'
Córdoba  37'
Tsunami  90+2'		 Report Rwan Cruz 25',  61'
Piotrowski  50'
Caio Vidal  58'
Tekpetey  69'
Padt  80'
Gonçalves  83'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 9,472
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
8 October 2023 13 Ludogorets Razgrad 4–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad Razgrad
20:15 UTC+3 Delev 6'
Piotrowski 61'
Rwan Cruz 65'
Caio Vidal 79'		 Report Tasev  45+4'
Semeniv  79'
Ayoub  80'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 680
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
22 October 2023 14 Arda 0–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Kardzhali
19:00 UTC+3 Toungara  53'
Hüseynov  79'
Krachunov  83'		 Report Sundberg  2'
Nedyalkov  21'
Delev  69'		 Stadium: Arena Arda
Attendance: 1,697
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
29 October 2023 15 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 Hebar Razgrad
18:15 UTC+3 Tekpetey 11'
Witry 37'
Rick 88'		 Report Tsonkov 86' Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 580
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
2 November 2023 3 Slavia Sofia 0–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
17:00 UTC+2 Jelenković  38' Report Duah 68', 77' Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov
Attendance: 241
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)
Note: Originally scheduled for 30 July 2023, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Ludogorets' participation in the UCL.[24]
5 November 2023 16 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 Krumovgrad Razgrad
15:30 UTC+2 Duah 16' Report K. Pehlivanov  4'
Raposo  65'
Granado  90+2'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 720
Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib (Sofia)
12 November 2023 17 Etar 0–4 Ludogorets Razgrad Veliko Tarnovo
18:00 UTC+2 Córdova  30'  69' Report Duah 3'
Nedelev 32'
Piotrowski 37',  74'
Tekpetey 41'		 Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 534
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
27 November 2023 18 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–3 Slavia Sofia Razgrad
15:15 UTC+2 Rick 42'
Caio Vidal 67'
Chouiar  82'
Russo  90'
Rwan Cruz  90+5'		 Report Russo 30' (o.g.)
Aleksandrov  32'
Sorakov 47'
Ivanov 54'
Martinov  75'
Stoev  80'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 163
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
3 December 2023 19 Ludogorets Razgrad 5–0 Botev Vratsa Razgrad
15:15 UTC+2 Duah 20'
Caio Vidal  32'
Son  38'
Piotrowski 56', 59'
Tissera 74'
Nedelev 88'		 Report Mendoza  15'
Majouga  42'
Kunde  90'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 560
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
10 December 2023 20 CSKA Sofia 0–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
17:45 UTC+2 Vion  15'
Carreazo  38'
Córdoba  40'
Busatto  90+21'		 Report Naressi  30'
Caio Vidal  64'
Gonçalves  86'
Delev 90+18'
Padt  90+24'
Rick  90+25'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 16,183
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
19 February 2024 21 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 Cherno More Razgrad
16:00 UTC+2 Rwan Cruz 12', 36'
Piotrowski  22', 42'
Naressi  44'		 Report Dani Martín 8'
Stefanov  64'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 1,744
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
26 February 2024 22 Beroe 0–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
17:30 UTC+2 Ramos Mingo  29'
Govea  33'
Algarra  45+2'
Accinelli  46'
Villa  70'
Pachamé  89'		 Report Son 24'
Gonçalves  52'
Rwan Cruz 63'
Tekpetey  70'		 Stadium: Beroe
Attendance: 759
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
3 March 2024 23 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 CSKA 1948 Razgrad
17:00 UTC+2 Naressi  39'
Witry 42'
Piotrowski 53'
Duah  67'		 Report Daskalov HT Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 1,344
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
10 March 2024 24 Botev Plovdiv 0–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
17:45 UTC+2 Tamm  42'
Ukaki  62'
Balogiannis  74'
Nikolov  82'
Perera  88'		 Report Duah 13'
Piotrowski 27'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
16 March 2024 25 Ludogorets Razgrad 6–0 Lokomotiv Sofia Razgrad
17:45 UTC+2 Duah 2', 53' (pen.)
Chochev 38'
Tekpetey 43'
Rwan Cruz 57'
Witry 88'		 Report Celso  5'
Teixeira  6'
Cardoso  68'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 367
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
30 March 2024 26 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
16:30 UTC+2 Ntelo 36'
Paskalev  52'
Kamdem  78'		 Report Tekpetey 30'
Rick  56'
Caio Vidal  70'
Almeida 90'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
3 April 2024 27 Ludogorets Razgrad 5–1 Levski Sofia Razgrad
19:30 UTC+3 Rwan Cruz 3',  29'
Piotrowski  39', 56'
Terziev 47'
Duah 63'
Caio Vidal 90+2'		 Report Petkov 16',  49'
Tsunami  21'
Ohene  28'
Galchev  45+3'
Mihalev  79'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 4,577
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
7 April 2024 28 Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Blagoevgrad
20:15 UTC+3 Tasev  44'
Popadiyn  90+3'		 Report Bodurov 58' (o.g.)
Naressi 74'
Terziev  90+2'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
11 April 2024 8 CSKA 1948 0–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Bistritsa
18:45 UTC+3 Vasilev  11'
Thalis  73'		 Report Almeida  57'
Terziev  64'
Tissera 82'
Padt  90+2'		 Stadium: Bistritsa
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Note: Originally scheduled for 3 September 2023, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Ludogorets' participation in European competitions.[25]
15 April 2024 29 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 Arda Razgrad
20:00 UTC+3 Duah 30'
Piotrowski 42'
Tekpetey  87'		 Report Mitev  53' Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 127
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
20 April 2024 30 Hebar 0–3 Ludogorets Razgrad Pazardzhik
17:45 UTC+3 Diamanka  90+3' Report Tekpetey 7', 19'
Rick  49'
Son  61'
Rwan Cruz 78'		 Stadium: Georgi Benkovski
Attendance: 496
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

Championship stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 35 26 4 5 87 24 +63 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Cherno More 35 22 9 4 56 26 +30 75 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 CSKA Sofia 35 20 7 8 56 27 +29 67 Qualification for the Conference League play-off
4 Levski Sofia 35 19 7 9 50 30 +20 64
5 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 35 17 7 11 53 44 +9 58
6 Krumovgrad 35 13 10 12 45 45 0 49
Source: Soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw.[21]
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 2 1 2 9 9  0 7 2 1 0 9 4  +5 0 0 2 0 5  −5

Last updated: 26 May 2024.
Source: See results

Results by round
Round12345
GroundHHAHA
ResultDWLWL
Position11111
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
28 April 2024 31 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–3 Krumovgrad Razgrad
17:45 UTC+3 Son  45+5'
Rick 49'
Verdon 56' (pen.)
Rwan Cruz 75'		 Report Kolev 12',  76'
S. Yusein 26'
Tsvetanov  45+4'
Nedyalkov 89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
11 May 2024 32 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
19:30 UTC+3 Duah 2', 57' (pen.),  60'
Nedyalkov 48'
Tekpetey  60'
Almeida  90+2'		 Report Córdoba  34'
Karanga 34',  60'
Youga  60'
de Nooijer  64'
Asprilla  80'
Carreazo  82'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 6,329
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
19 May 2024 33 Cherno More 4–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Varna
20:30 UTC+3 Dimov  37', 67'
Calcan 43'
Weslen 82'
Atanasov 90'		 Report Almeida  51' Stadium: Ticha
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
22 May 2024 34 Ludogorets Razgrad 3–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
18:30 UTC+3 Rwan Cruz 9', 10'
Duah 33'
Gropper  51'		 Report Paskalev  51'
Pavlov  56'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 4,656
Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Samokov)
26 May 2024 35 Levski Sofia 1–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
18:00 UTC+3 Galchev  10'
Fábio Lima 48'
Chandarov  84'		 Report Y. Yordanov  66' Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv)

Bulgarian Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Bulgarian Cup
22 November 2023 Round of 32 Balkan Botevgrad 0–4 Ludogorets Razgrad Botevgrad
13:30 UTC+2 Report Tekpetey 14'
Nedelev 56'
Rwan Cruz 72'
Rick 81'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Stoyan Arsov (Sofia)
6 December 2023 Round of 16 Ludogorets Razgrad 4–0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
17:30 UTC+2 Caio Vidal 11'
Tekpetey  61'
Gonçalves  73'
Rick 75'
Rwan Cruz 84'
Tissera 90+3'		 Report Segura  32'  57'
Ali  35'
Kamdem  77'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
29 February 2024 Quarterfinal Ludogorets Razgrad 3–1 CSKA 1948 Razgrad
17:30 UTC+2 Nedelev 17', 46'
Rick 81'
Piotrowski  83'		 Report Vasilev  11'
Pedrinho 57'
Daskalov  86'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
24 April 2024 Semifinal 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad 4–0 Hebar Razgrad
18:45 UTC+3 Rick 4', 21'
Tekpetey  32'
Almeida 55'
Delev 80'		 Report Isuf  62' Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 498
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
2 May 2024 Semifinal 2nd leg Hebar 0–5
(0–9 agg.)		 Ludogorets Razgrad Pazardzhik
18:45 UTC+3 Zbun  58' Report Chochev 5'
Caio Vidal 22'
Gonçalves 44'
Tissera 75'
Sundberg 90'		 Stadium: Georgi Benkovski
Attendance: 230
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
15 May 2024 Final Ludogorets Razgrad 2–3 Botev Plovdiv Sofia
19:00 UTC+3 Duah 8'
Piotrowski  10'
Caio Vidal  36'
Rwan Cruz 71', 90+11'
Naressi  77'		 Report Conte 4',  90+10'
Minkov  40'
Sekulić 45'
Umeh 58'
Eto'o  77'
Brahimi  77'		 Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski
Attendance: 11,334
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

Bulgarian Supercup

Main article: 2023 Bulgarian Supercup
10 February 2024 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1
(4–2 p)		 CSKA 1948 Veliko Tarnovo
15:00 UTC+2 Verdon 9' (pen.)
Tekpetey  15'
Caio Vidal  53'
Piotrowski  59'
Witry  60'		 Report Johnathan  8'  48'
Chochev  36'
Viyachki  45+1'
Vasilev  54'
Piščević 62'
Vutov  64'
Bidounga  89'		 Stadium: Ivaylo
Attendance: 1,344
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Penalties
Duah
Nedelev
Piotrowski
Witry
Verdon 		Pedrinho
Karagaren
Tsenov
Daskalov

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
11 July 2023 First qualifying round 1st leg Ballkani 2–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Pristina, Kosovo[note 2]
20:45 UTC+2 Trashi  43'
Korenica 45+1'
Zyba 55'
Thaqi  90+3'		 Report Plastun  19' Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 7,656
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)
19 July 2023 First qualifying round 2nd leg Ludogorets Razgrad 4–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Ballkani Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:00 UTC+3 Tekpetey 4', 45+1'
Tissera 49'
Heister  51'
Russo  58'
Gonçalves  69'
Caio Vidal 78',  78'		 Report Kryeziu  59' Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 5,353
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)
26 July 2023 Second qualifying round 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 Olimpija Ljubljana Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3 Yankov 44'
Naressi  73'
Witry  90+4'		 Report Elšnik 14'
Posavec  22'
Doffo  62'
Nukić  65'
Sualehe  90+4'
Motika  90+4'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
1 August 2023 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Olimpija Ljubljana 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Ludogorets Razgrad Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:00 UTC+2 Elšnik  7', 18', 90+2'
Nukić  12'
Doffo  14'
Silva  87'		 Report Despodov 15', 90+12'
Heister  18'
Naressi  48'
Son  82'
Piotrowski  90+11'		 Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 9,265
Referee: Christian Dingert (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
8 August 2023 Third qualifying round 1st leg Astana 2–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6 Tomašević 40',  90+3'
Lončar  47'
Marochkin 53'
Beysebekov  66'		 Report Sundberg 34'
Gonçalves  47'
Verdon  87'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 23,967
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
17 August 2023 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Ludogorets Razgrad 5–1
(6–3 agg.)		 Astana Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:00 UTC+3 Tekpetey 25', 50'
Piotrowski 47', 58'
Gonçalves  54'
Despodov 67'		 Report Ebong  27'
Darboe 29'
Aymbetov  34'
Jovančić  43'  76'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 5,469
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
24 August 2023 Play-off round 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad 1–4 Ajax Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:00 UTC+3 Verdon 70' (pen.) Report Kudus 16', 18', 50'
Brobbey 40'
Medić  81'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 9,880
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
31 August 2023 Play-off round 2nd leg Ajax 0–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Ludogorets Razgrad Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:00 UTC+2 Bergwijn  45'
Taylor  56'
Berghuis  74'		 Report Heister  55'
Tissera 62'
Gonçalves  71'		 Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 50,900
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage § Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fenerbahçe 6 4 0 2 13 11 +2 12[a] Advance to round of 16
2 Ludogorets Razgrad 6 4 0 2 11 11 0 12[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs
3 Nordsjælland 6 3 1 2 17 7 +10 10
4 Spartak Trnava 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference used as a tiebreaker.
21 September 2023 1 Ludogorets Razgrad 4–0 Spartak Trnava Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:45 UTC+3 Gonçalves  40'
Son  44'
Yordanov 46'
Piotrowski 50', 63'
Rwan Cruz 90+4'		 Report Zeljković  5'
Mikovič  74'
Procházka  89'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 6,358
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
5 October 2023 2 Nordsjælland 7–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Farum, Denmark
21:00 UTC+2 Ingvartsen 2' (pen.)
Osman 11'
Tverskov 31'
Nygren 32', 74'
Son 68' (o.g.)
Rasmussen 86'		 Report Verdon 9' (pen.)
Caio Vidal  40'
Witry  54'
Piotrowski  63'		 Stadium: Right to Dream Park
Attendance: 4,069
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)
26 October 2023 3 Fenerbahçe 3–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 UTC+3 Batshuayi 42'
Djiku  50'
Zajc 52', 90+3'
Becão  56'
Crespo  79'		 Report Naressi  42'
Tekpetey  48'
Becão 65' (o.g.)
Piotrowski  75'
Nedyalkov  90+3'
Delev  90+3'		 Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu
Attendance: 35,595
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
9 November 2023 4 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 Fenerbahçe Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:00 UTC+2 Piotrowski 18'
Nedyalkov  32'
Gonçalves  39'
Caio Vidal  63'
Russo  71'
Rwan Cruz 90+2'		 Report Crespo  38'
Zajc  45+1'
Oosterwolde  49'
Kahveci  77'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 10,363
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
30 November 2023 5 Spartak Trnava 1–2 Ludogorets Razgrad Trnava, Slovakia
21:00 UTC+1 Daniel 78'
Koštrna  80'
Mikovič  88'		 Report Naressi  57'
Duah 74'
Verdon 86'
Caio Vidal  90+2'
Tissera 90+5'		 Stadium: Anton Malatinský
Attendance: 10,158
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)
14 December 2023 6 Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 Nordsjælland Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:45 UTC+2 Tekpetey  6'
Sundberg  32'
Piotrowski 79'
Tissera  83'
Yordanov  90+7'
Delev  90+8'		 Report Nygren  17'
Frese  48'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 6,464
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase
15 February 2024 KO round play-offs 1st leg Servette 0–0 Ludogorets Razgrad Geneva, Switzerland
21:00 UTC+1 Mazikou  25'
Ondoua  37'
Guillemenot  54'		 Report Sundberg  81' Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 13,847
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
22 February 2024 KO round play-offs 2nd leg Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1
(0–1 agg.)		 Servette Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:45 UTC+2 Caio Vidal  13'
Piotrowski  77'
Son  89'		 Report Cognat  5', 6'
Bolla  31'
Mazikou  54'		 Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 6,417
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Squad statistics

As of 1 October 2023

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total First League Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Champions League Europa League Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  NED Sergio Padt 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF  BUL Anton Nedyalkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  BUL Georgi Terziev 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF  POL Jakub Piotrowski 16 6 8 2 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 4 2 1 2
7 FW  BRA Rick 11 0 2+6 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
8 MF  POR Claude Gonçalves 17 1 5+3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 0
9 FW  SUI Kwadwo Duah 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW  ARG Matías Tissera 9 2 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 1 0+2 1 1 0
11 FW  FRA Mounir Chouiar 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
12 GK  CRO Simon Sluga 11 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
14 DF  ISR Denny Gropper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  NOR Aslak Fonn Witry 17 2 7+1 2 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 4 0 1 0
17 DF  ESP Son 11 1 7+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF  ARG Franco Russo 11 2 4+2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF  BEN Olivier Verdon 15 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 4 1 1 0
26 DF  GAM Noah Sonko Sundberg 10 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0
30 MF  BRA Pedro Naressi 19 1 5+5 1 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0+4 0 0+1 0
32 DF  UKR Ihor Plastun 7 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0+1 0 0 0
37 FW  GHA Bernard Tekpetey 16 8 8+1 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 1 0
44 DF  GER Marcel Heister 14 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0
61 DF  POR Dinis Almeida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 MF  BUL Dominik Yankov 14 3 4+2 2 0 0 0 0 3+1 1 0+3 0 0+1 0
77 FW  BRA Caio Vidal 18 3 6+3 2 0 0 0 0 1+3 1 1+3 0 1 0
82 MF  BUL Ivan Yordanov 15 1 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 1 1
88 MF  BUL Todor Nedelev 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 FW  BUL Spas Delev 19 1 3+7 1 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0+4 0 0+1 0
99 FW  BRA Rwan Cruz 13 5 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0+1 1
Players from the reserve team:
18 FW  BRA Raí 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players away on loan:
2 DF  ESP Pipa 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF  BRA Nonato 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF  SVN Žan Karničnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW  BUL Vladislav Naydenov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 DF  BUL Ilker Budinov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 GK  BUL Damyan Hristov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players that left during the season:
11 FW  BUL Kiril Despodov 11 4 1+3 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0
23 MF  ANG Show 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name First League Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Champions League Europa League Conference League Total
1 FW 37 Bernard Tekpetey 4 0 0 2 2 0 8
2 MF 6 Jakub Piotrowski 2 0 0 0 2 2 6
3 FW 99 Rwan Cruz 4 0 0 0 0 1 5
4 FW 11 Kiril Despodov † 2 0 0 1 1 0 4
5 FW 77 Caio Vidal 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
MF 64 Dominik Yankov 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
7 DF 22 Franco Russo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
FW 10 Matías Tissera 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
DF 24 Olivier Verdon 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
DF 16 Aslak Fonn Witry 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
11 FW 90 Spas Delev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF 8 Claude Gonçalves 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF 30 Pedro Naressi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF 17 Son 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF 26 Noah Sonko Sundberg 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
MF 82 Ivan Yordanov 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 26 0 0 6 8 4 44

† Player left the club during the season.

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name First League Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Champions League Europa League Conference League Total
1 GK 12 Simon Sluga 3 0 0 0 1 1 5
2 GK 1 Sergio Padt 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
Totals 5 0 0 1 1 1 8

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name First League Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Champions League Europa League Conference League Total
1 GK Sergio Padt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Georgi Terziev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF Jakub Piotrowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Claude Gonçalves 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 8 0
10 FW Matías Tissera 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 DF Aslak Fonn Witry 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 DF Son 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
22 DF Franco Russo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF Noah Sonko Sundberg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
24 DF Olivier Verdon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
30 MF Pedro Naressi 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
32 DF Ihor Plastun 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
37 FW Bernard Tekpetey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
44 DF Marcel Heister 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
64 MF Dominik Yankov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 FW Caio Vidal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
99 FW Rwan Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left during the season:
11 FW Kiril Despodov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 21 3 0 0 0 0 10 1 5 0 2 0 38 4

References

  1. ^ "Players : A team – PFC Ludogorets". www.ludogorets.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ Ludogorets signed with a German defender
  3. ^ Ludogorets signed with a Spanish defender
  4. ^ Ludogorets with a strong transfer, attracted a forward from a German club
  5. ^ Ludogorets signed with attacker from Brazil
  6. ^ Ludogorets signed with Noah Sonko Sundberg
  7. ^ Mounir Chouiar is the new player of Ludogorets
  8. ^ a b Ludogorets realized a double transfer with Santos
  9. ^ Ludogorets with a strong transfer, attracted Ivaylo Chochev
  10. ^ Ludogorets realized a record transfer in Bulgaria
  11. ^ SANTOS FC ACERTA CONTRATAÇÃO DE MEIA NONATO JUNTO AO LUDOGORETS, DA BULGÁRIA
  12. ^ Лудогорец продаде халф на Макаби Хайфа
  13. ^ Ненужен разтрогна договора си с Лудогорец
  14. ^ Spanish defender to play on loan at West Bromwich Albion
  15. ^ Ludogorets sold Kiril Despodov to the Greek PAOK
  16. ^ Ludogorets sold Žan Karničnik to the leader in Slovenia
  17. ^ Ludogorets loans in Brazil a defender previously loaned to Beroe
  18. ^ Ludogorets transferred midfielder to France
  19. ^ Ludogorets gave Franco Russo to Belgium
  20. ^ PFC Ludogorets and Igor Plastun separated after mutual agreement
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  23. ^ ФК Крумовград: Няма да домакинстваме на най-модерния стадион в България, ще играем в Коматево
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Notes

  1. ^ Krumovgrad will host their matches at Sporten kompleks "Nikola Shterev - Starika", Plovdiv, as their own venue, Krumovgrad Stadium, Krumovgrad, does not meet BFU requirements.[23]
  2. ^ Ballkani played their home match at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, instead of their regular stadium, the Theranda City Stadium in Suva Reka, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
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