FC CSKA 1948 Sofia II

CSKA 1948 II (Bulgarian: ЦСКА 1948 II) or CSKA 1948 2 was a Bulgarian professional football team based in Sofia. Founded in 2019, it is the reserve team of CSKA 1948, and played in Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football, until 2025.

In 2023, the team secured the title in Second League, becoming the first reserve team to become a champion of the league.

Since 2015, the Bulgarian Football Union allowed Bulgarian teams to have reserve sides in the lower regional divisions. In 2019 CSKA 1948 Sofia introduced their reserve team in A OFG Sofia (capital) South, the 4th level of Bulgarian football, led by Kiril Metkov.^[1] The team finished on 2nd position, before season was ended due to COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the unknown situation, the team did not play in any league 2020–21 season.

On 18 February 2021 one of the main sponsors of FC CSKA 1948, Tzvetomir Naydenov, announced that the reserve team will be introduced in Second League, the second level of Bulgarian football, from 2021-22 season.^[2] On 29 May 2021 Miroslav Mindev was announced as the manager of the team, previously leading Zagorets Nova Zagora.^[3] On 27 July 2021 Atanas Apostolov was announced as the new manager of the team, after Mindev was promoted as manager to the first team.^[4]

On 26 May 2023, the team secured the title in Second League, becoming the first reserve team to become a champion of the league.^[5]

Second League:

• Winners (1): 2022–23

As of 3 July 2025

As of 3 June 2025

• Players in bold are still playing for FC 1948.

Key

• Official website
• bgclubs.eu