The 2019–20 season was Ludogorets Razgrad's ninth consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League, of which they were defending champions. Ludogorets Razgrad finished the season as Champions for the ninth season in a row, whilst they reached the Quarterfinals of the Bulgarian Cup, before defeat to Levski Sofia, and won the Supercup. In Europe, they were knocked out of the Champions League by Ferencváros in the First qualifying round, dropping into the Europa League where they reached the Round of 32 before being knocked out by Inter Milan.
Season events On 25 August, Stoycho Stoev left his role as manager of Ludogorets Razgrad, with assistant manager Stanislav Genchev and Zdravko Zdravkov being put in temporary charge. On 16 December, Zdravko Zdravkov left the club to take up a role in China, whilst Pavel Vrba was confirmed as Ludogorets Razgrad's new manager starting on 1 January 2020.
On 28 February, Ludogorets' match against Arda Kardzhali scheduled for 1 March was moved to 18 March due to the precautionary measures around Ludogorets travel to Milan for their UEFA Europa League Round of 32 match against Inter Milan and the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy.
On 13 March, the Bulgarian Football Union decided to suspend all fixtures until 13 April in accordance with the measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. On 3 April, the state of national emergency was extended until 13 May and on 11 April the Minister of Youth and Sports Krasen Kralev confirmed that no mass participation sports events and full training sessions will be held until that date.
On 30 June, Wanderson signed a new contract with the club.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 23 Plamen Iliev GK Astra Giurgiu 2019 42 0 27 Vladislav Stoyanov GK Sheriff Tiraspol 2013 132 0 33 Renan GK Avaí 2017 78 0 69 Damyan Damyanov GK Youth Team 2016 1 0 Defenders 3 Anton Nedyalkov DF FC Dallas 2018 89 1 4 Cicinho DF Santos 2015 150 1 5 Georgi Terziev DF Chernomorets Burgas 2013 150 5 6 Taleb Tawatha DF Eintracht Frankfurt 2019 7 0 11 Stanislav Manolev DF CSKA Sofia 2019 21 1 21 Dragoș Grigore DF Al-Sailiya 2018 41 4 22 Jordan Ikoko DF Guingamp 2019 27 2 30 Cosmin Moți DF Dinamo București 2012 281 35 58 Dimitar Iliev DF Youth Team 2017 1 0 75 Martin Milkov DF Youth Team 2017 1 0 90 Rafael Forster DF Zorya Luhansk 2017 51 2 Midfielders 7 Dimo Bakalov MF Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2018 40 3 8 Dan Biton MF Ashdod 2019 34 6 12 Anicet Abel MF Botev Plovdiv 2014 187 14 17 Jorginho MF Saint-Étienne 2019 30 7 18 Svetoslav Dyakov MF Lokomotiv Sofia 2012 330 11 20 Serkan Yusein MF Botev Plovdiv 2019 12 0 25 Stéphane Badji MF Bursaspor 2019 37 0 31 Georgi Valchev MF Youth Team 2018 0 0 50 Tsvetoslav Petrov MF Youth Team 2019 1 0 64 Dominik Yankov MF Sunderland 2017 9 0 72 Erol Dost MF Youth Team 2017 3 1 76 Serdar Yusufov MF Youth Team 2018 0 0 82 Ivan Yordanov MF Youth Team 2019 3 0 84 Marcelinho MF Bragantino 2011 347 97 88 Wanderson MF Portuguesa 2014 241 66 95 Cauly MF SC Paderborn 2020 13 4 Forwards 10 Jakub Świerczok FW Zagłębie Lubin 2017 86 37 13 Mavis Tchibota FW Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2019 41 13 28 Claudiu Keșerü FW Al-Gharafa 2015 201 119 51 Ilker Budinov FW Youth Team 2019 2 0 Players away on loan 9 Juninho FW Atlético Goianiense 2018 2 0 98 Svetoslav Kovachev MF Youth Team 2015 13 2 Players who left during the season 1 Jorge Broun GK Colón 2017 40 0 11 May Mahlangu MF Dinamo București 2018 8 1 37 João Paulo FW Botev Plovdiv 2017 50 6 44 Jacek Góralski MF Jagiellonia Białystok 2017 92 0 63 David Ribeiro MF Santo André 2019 1 0 92 Jody Lukoki MF PEC Zwolle 2015 154 30
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.11 June 2019MFDan BitonAshdodUndisclosed11 June 2019FWMavis TchibotaBnei YehudaUndisclosed16 June 2019DFJordan IkokoGuingampUndisclosed18 June 2019MFJorginhoSaint-ÉtienneUndisclosed28 June 2019MFStéphane BadjiBursasporUndisclosed11 September 2019DFTaleb TawathaEintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed13 January 2020MFCaulyPaderbornUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.Summer 2019GKDaniel NaumovCSKA 1948 SofiaUndisclosedSummer 2019DFVentsislav KerchevBotev VratsaUndisclosedSummer 2019DFLachezar KovachevSpartak PlevenUndisclosedSummer 2019DFPreslav PetrovMontanaUndisclosedSummer 2019MFIvaylo KlimentovCSKA 1948 SofiaUndisclosedSummer 2019MFOleg DimitrovLitex LovechUndisclosedWinter 2020MFDavid RibeiroRed Bull BrasilUndisclosed19 January 2020MFJacek GóralskiKairatUndisclosed13 February 2020MFMay MahlanguOrdabasyUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.3 January 2019FWJúnior BrandãoGoiásSummer 201915 February 2019MFMay MahlanguOrdabasy1 December 201915 February 2019FWJoão PauloOrdabasy1 December 20191 August 2019MFDominik YankovBotev Vratsa31 December 2019Лудогорец прати Доминик Янков в Ботев (Враца) до зимата9 August 2019FWDavid RibeiroBotev Vratsa31 December 2019Лудогорец даде играч на Ботев (Враца)Summer 2019MFSvetoslav KovachevEtar31 December 2019Summer 2019MFSerkan YuseinTsarsko Selo31 December 2019Summer 2019FWJúnior BrandãoPersepolis 6 January 2020MFSvetoslav KovachevArda KardzhaliEnd of Season20 February 2020FWJúnior BrandãoAtlético Goianiense31 December 2020
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date DFNatanaelInternacional2 July 2019 MFLucas SashaAris Thessaloniki10 July 201913 December 2019GKJorge BrounGimnasia7 January 202031 December 2019FWJoão PauloOrdabasy1 April 2020MFJody LukokiYeni Malatyaspor30 June 2020DFStanislav ManolevPirin Blagoevgrad1 July 20208 July 2020MFMarcelinhoVitória
Friendlies
Competitions
Bulgarian Supercup
A Football Group
Regular stage
Table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Championship stage
Table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Bulgarian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Group stage
Knockout phase
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Ludogorets Razgrad that left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameA GroupBulgarian CupSupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW28Claudiu Keșerü120006182 FW13Mavis Tchibota74101133 FW10Jakub Świerczok61014124 MF92Jody Lukoki31105105 MF17Jorginho7000076 MF84Marcelinho500016MF88Wanderson500016MF8 Dan Biton5000169 MF95Cauly300014DF30Cosmin Moți21001411 Own goal00012312DF22Jordan Ikoko100012MF12Anicet Abel100012DF90Rafael Forster00002215DF11Stanislav Manolev100001MF7 Dimo Bakalov100001DF5 Georgi Terziev000101TOTALS597232798
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameA GroupBulgarian CupSupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK23Plamen Iliev90104142 GK33Renan6100183 GK27Vladislav Stoyanov110002TOTALS16210524
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameA GroupBulgarian CupSupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal3 DFAnton Nedyalkov3010000020604 DFCicinho52101000401125 DFGeorgi Terziev4000000020606 DFTaleb Tawatha1000000000107 MFDimo Bakalov1000000000108 MFDan Biton10000000001010FWJakub Świerczok20200000004011DFStanislav Manolev40000000004012MFAnicet Abel50000000409013FWMavis Tchibota50000010107018MFSvetoslav Dyakov40000000004020MFSerkan Yusein20000000002021DFDragoș Grigore40001000419122DFJordan Ikoko40000000004023GKPlamen Iliev20000000002025MFStéphane Badji50000000207027GKVladislav Stoyanov10000000001028FWClaudiu Keșerü30000000104030DFCosmin Moți601000112010133GKRenan10000000001064MFDominik Yankov10000000001084MFMarcelinho30100000105088MFWanderson50000000207090DFRafael Forster200000003151Players away on loan:Players who left Ludogorets Razgrad during the season:44MFJacek Góralski50001010219192MFJody Lukoki000010002030TOTALS7836040313231247
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