The 2020–21 season was Ludogorets Razgrad's tenth consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League, of which they were defending champions.
Season events On 21 July, midfielder Serkan Yusein joined CSKA 1948 on loan for the season.
On 23 July, Ludogorets announced the signing of Alex Santana from Botafogo, with Rafael Forster heading in the opposite direction.
On 24 July, Beroe Stara Zagora announced the signing of Dimo Bakalov from Ludogorets.
On 30 July, Bernard Tekpetey joined Ludogorets on loan from Schalke 04 for two seasons.
On 12 August, Ludogorets announced the signing of Higinio Marín from Numancia.
On 16 August, Ludogorets announced the signing of Elvis Manu from Beijing Renhe.
At the draw for the Third qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, Ludogorets were given a bye to the Play-off Round after a draw of lots between the teams dropping into the Europa League after elimination in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.
On 4 September, Olivier Verdon joined Ludogorets on loan for the season from Alavés.
On 2 October, Ludogorets announced the signing of Josué Sá from Anderlecht.
On 5 October, Kiril Despodov joined on loan from Cagliari for the duration of the season.
On 26 October, manager Pavel Vrba resigned from his position, with Stanislav Genchev being appointed as interim-manager in his place.
On 12 November, Jorginho was loaned to Wadi Degla until July 2021, with an option to make the move permanent.
On 3 January, Valdas Dambrauskas was announced as Ludogorets Razgrad's new Head Coach.
On 2 February, Júnior Brandão joined Rio Ave on loan until the end of the season.
On 5 February, Ludogorets Razgrad announced the signing of Pieros Sotiriou from Astana.
On 1 March, Ludogorets Razgrad announced the signing of Kristijan Kahlina on loan from HNK Gorica.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Kristijan Kahlina GK loan from HNK Gorica 2021 2021 11 0 23 Plamen Iliev GK Astra Giurgiu 2019 58 0 27 Vladislav Stoyanov GK Sheriff Tiraspol 2013 139 0 67 Damyan Hristov GK Youth Team 2020 1 0 69 Damyan Damyanov GK Youth Team 2016 1 0 Defenders 3 Anton Nedyalkov DF FC Dallas 2018 122 1 4 Cicinho DF Santos 2015 181 4 5 Georgi Terziev DF Chernomorets Burgas 2013 172 5 21 Dragoș Grigore DF Al-Sailiya 2018 59 5 22 Jordan Ikoko DF Guingamp 2019 56 2 24 Olivier Verdon DF loan from Alavés 2020 2021 29 0 30 Cosmin Moți DF Dinamo București 2012 297 36 32 Josué Sá DF Anderlecht 2020 19 2 52 Tihomir Dimitrov DF Youth Team 2018 1 0 58 Dimitar Iliev DF Youth Team 2017 1 0 75 Petar Georgiev DF Youth Team 2020 1 0 91 Aleksandar Ganchev DF Youth Team 2020 1 0 Midfielders 7 Alex Santana MF Botafogo 2020 34 5 12 Anicet Abel MF Botev Plovdiv 2014 226 16 18 Svetoslav Dyakov MF Lokomotiv Sofia 2012 351 11 25 Stéphane Badji MF Bursaspor 2019 68 0 31 Georgi Valchev MF Youth Team 2018 0 0 37 Branimir Kostadinov MF Dunav Ruse 2019 1 0 50 Tsvetoslav Petrov MF Youth Team 2019 2 0 51 Ilker Budinov MF Youth Team 2019 3 0 64 Dominik Yankov MF Sunderland 2017 47 5 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 8 0 83 Valenin Tsvetanov MF Youth Team 2020 1 0 85 Aleks Lukanov MF Youth Team 2020 1 0 88 Wanderson MF Portuguesa 2014 253 69 95 Cauly MF SC Paderborn 2020 55 12 97 Georgi Chukalov MF OFC Pomorie 2020 1 0 Forwards 9 Higinio Marín FW Numancia 2020 12 7 10 Elvis Manu FW Beijing Renhe 2020 32 10 11 Kiril Despodov FW loan from Cagliari 2020 2021 27 6 13 Mavis Tchibota FW Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2019 68 19 19 Pieros Sotiriou FW Astana 2021 12 2 28 Claudiu Keșerü FW Al-Gharafa 2015 239 139 37 Bernard Tekpetey FW loan from Schalke 04 2020 2022 36 4 38 Vladislav Naydenov FW Youth Team 2019 1 0 74 Hyusein Kelyovluev FW Youth Team 2019 1 0 Players away on loan 8 Dan Biton MF Ashdod 2019 35 6 10 Jakub Świerczok FW Zagłębie Lubin 2017 87 37 17 Jorginho MF Saint-Étienne 2019 41 8 20 Serkan Yusein MF Botev Plovdiv 2019 12 0 81 Dimitar Mitkov FW Youth Team 2020 8 0 98 Svetoslav Kovachev MF Youth Team 2015 13 2 Júnior Brandão FW Atlético Goianiense 2018 2 0 Players who left during the season 6 Taleb Tawatha DF Eintracht Frankfurt 2019 9 0 33 Renan GK Avaí 2017 89 0
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.23 July 2020MFAlex SantanaBotafogoUndisclosed12 August 2020FWHiginio MarínNumanciaUndisclosed16 August 2020FWElvis ManuBeijing RenheUndisclosed2 October 2020DFJosué SáAnderlechtUndisclosed5 February 2021FWPieros SotiriouAstanaUndisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.30 July 2020FWBernard TekpeteySchalke 0430 June 20224 September 2020DFOlivier VerdonAlavés30 June 20215 October 2020FWKiril DespodovCagliari30 June 20211 March 2021GKKristijan KahlinaHNK Gorica30 June 2021
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.23 July 2020DFRafael ForsterBotafogoUndisclosed24 July 2020MFDimo BakalovBeroe Stara ZagoraUndisclosed16 October 2020DFTaleb TawathaMaccabi HaifaUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.20 February 2020FWJúnior BrandãoAtlético Goianiense31 December 202021 July 2020MFSerkan YuseinCSKA 1948End of season1 August 2020MFSvetoslav KovachevArda Kardzhali30 June 202116 August 2020MFDan BitonMaccabi Tel Aviv30 June 202117 August 2020FWJakub ŚwierczokPiast Gliwice30 June 202112 November 2020MFJorginhoWadi Degla31 July 20212 February 2021FWJúnior BrandãoRio Ave30 June 202112 February 2021FWDimitar MitkovCSKA 194830 June 2021
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.28 February 2021GKRenan
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
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 Keșerü181001202 FW10Elvis Manu41005103 MF95Cauly6101084 FW9 Higinio Marín4001275 FW11Kiril Despodov500016FW13Mavis Tchibota3201067 MF7 Alex Santana500005MF64Dominik Yankov5000059 DF4 Cicinho400004FW37Bernard Tekpetey22000411MF88Wanderson300003 Own goal30000313DF32Josué Sá200002MF12Anicet Abel110002FW19Pieros Sotiriou11000216DF30Cosmin Moți100001MF17Jorginho100001DF21Dragoș Grigore100001TOTALS65903986
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameA GroupBulgarian CupSupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK23Plamen Iliev5000162 GK1 Kristijan Kahlina4000043 GK33Renan3000034 GK27Vladislav Stoyanov200002TOTALS14000115
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameA GroupBulgarian CupSupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal3 DFAnton Nedyalkov3010000010504 DFCicinho60100010201005 DFGeorgi Terziev1010000000207 MFAlex Santana4001000011529 FWHiginio Marín00000010001010FWElvis Manu31200000005111FWKiril Despodov50000000106012MFAnicet Abel20100010105013FWMavis Tchibota31001010005118MFSvetoslav Dyakov41100000005119FWPieros Sotiriou10000000001021DFDragoș Grigore30201000218122DFJordan Ikoko30200100005123GKPlamen Iliev10000000001024DFOlivier Verdon40100000106025MFStéphane Badji40100010107027GKVladislav Stoyanov20000000002028FWClaudiu Keșerü20000000103030DFCosmin Moți40000010106032DFJosué Sá50100000006037FWBernard Tekpetey50210010109164MFDominik Yankov30000000003088MFWanderson10000000001095MFCauly510000001061Players away on loan:Players who left Ludogorets Razgrad during the season:33GKRenan000000100010TOTALS74416221801421149
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