2025–26 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Temenuga Gazdova | |||
| Manager | Rui Mota (until 4 November 2025) Todor Zhivondov (interim) (4 November–20 November 2025) Per-Mathias Høgmo (since 21 November 2025) | |||
| First League | 3rd | |||
| Bulgarian Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Bulgarian Supercup | Final | |||
| Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
| Europa League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ivaylo Chochev (11) All: Ivaylo Chochev (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 6,746 v. Ferencváros (6 August 2025) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 500 v. Arda (9 November 2025) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 1,125 | |||
| Biggest win | 5–0 v. Septemvri Sofia (H) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v. Ferencváros (A) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 19 December 2025. | ||||
The 2025–26 season is Ludogorets Razgrad's fifteenth 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.
Players
- As of 24 February 2026[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.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025 and Transfers winter 2025–26.
Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Second-team squad
Includes reserve team squad regulars that have been called up to the Ludogorets squad for any official competition match. They have either been on the bench or debuted during the current season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Source |
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| 7 June 2025 | FW | Erick Marcus | Vasco da Gama | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 13 June 2025 | FW | Stanislav Ivanov | Arda | [3] | |
| 20 June 2025 | MF | Filip Kaloč | Kaiserslautern | [4] | |
| 1 July 2025 | DF | Pipa | Burgos | Loan return | |
| DF | Franco Russo | Querétaro | |||
| DF | Noah Sonko Sundberg | Sivasspor | |||
| FW | Mounir Chouiar | Zürich | |||
| 8 July 2025 | DF | Joel Andersson | Midtjylland | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 18 July 2025 | MF | Petar Stanić | TSC | €2.1M | [6] |
| 31 July 2025 | FW | Matheus Machado | Al Fateh | Loan | [7] |
| 2 August 2025 | DF | Idan Nachmias | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Free | [8] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Source |
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| 26 June 2025 | DF | Franco Russo | Querétaro | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 1 July 2025 | DF | Denny Gropper | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Free | [10] |
| FW | Antoine Baroan | Winterthur | Loan return | ||
| FW | Georgi Rusev | Sion | |||
| 8 July 2025 | DF | Aslak Fonn Witry | Rosenborg | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 10 July 2025 | MF | Todor Nedelev | Botev Plovdiv | Loan | [12] |
| 12 July 2025 | DF | Pedro Henrique | Al-Hussein | Free | [13] |
| 25 July 2025 | DF | Noah Sonko Sundberg | Aris | Loan | [14] |
| 2 August 2025 | MF | Jakub Piotrowski | Udinese | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 26 August 2025 | FW | Mounir Chouiar | Berkane | [16] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 21 June 2025 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–2 | Slavia Prague | Schörfling am Attersee, Austria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Bile 50' | Report | Chytil 13', 27' (pen.) | Stadium: Sportzentrum |
| 25 June 2025 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–2 | Legia Warsaw | Waidring, Austria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Piotrowski 30' (pen.) Erick Marcus 96' |
Report | W. Urbański 70' Żewłakow 105' |
Stadium: Sportzentrum Waidring |
| Note: The game was played in two halves of 60 and 45 minutes each. | ||||
| 30 June 2025 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–0 | Copenhagen | Kufstein, Austria |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Kufstein Arena |
| 1 July 2025 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–2 | Hradec Králové | Wörgl, Austria |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Petrášek 16' Uhrinčať 58' |
Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl |
Competitions
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| First League | 19 July 2025 | Matchday 1 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 52.63 | ||
| Bulgarian Cup | 30 October 2025 | Round of 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 100.00 | ||
| Bulgarian Supercup | 2025 | Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| UEFA Champions League | 9 July 2025 | 12 August 2025 | First qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 21 August 2025 | Play-off round | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 37.50 | ||
| Total | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 48.57 | ||||
Last updated: 19 December 2025
Source: Soccerway
First League
Regular stage
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Levski Sofia (Q) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 62 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 56 | |
| 3 | CSKA 1948 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 50 | |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 46 | |
| 5 | Cherno More | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the Conference League group |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2026. 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[17]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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[17]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 |
Last updated: 14 March 2026.
Source: bulgarian-football.com
Results by round
Results
The league fixtures were unveiled on 13 June 2025.[18]
| 19 July 2025 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 5–0 | Septemvri Sofia | Razgrad |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Erick Marcus 4' Chochev 9' (pen.) Bile 49' S. Ivanov 55' Duarte 77' Verdon 90+2' (pen.) |
Report | Serber 88' | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 25 July 2025 2 | Botev Vratsa | 0–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Vratsa |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Smolenski 14' Stoev 43' Penchev 64' Boukassi 79' Naydenov 87' Genov 89' |
Report | Verdon 45+2' Kurtulus 47' Naressi 77' Shishkov 90' Stoyanov 90+3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 450 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) |
| 2 August 2025 3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | Dobrudzha | Razgrad |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Chochev 22' (pen.) Andersson 78' |
Report | M. Angelov 3' A. Angelov 48' Mihaylov 66' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 1,787 Referee: Stoyan Arsov (Sofia) |
| 9 August 2025 4 | Slavia Sofia | 0–3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Stoev 27' | Report | Chochev 43' Bile 55' Stanić 83' |
Stadium: Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 350 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) |
| 17 August 2025 5 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–0 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Razgrad |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Dembélé 80' Daskalov 90+1' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) |
| 31 August 2025 7 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | Botev Plovdiv | Razgrad |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Kurtulus 22' Chochev 49' |
Report | Emmanuel 1' Yordanov 32' Minkov 43' Jocú 66' Iliev 77' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 650 Referee: Vasil Minev (Sofia) |
| 14 September 2025 8 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Plovdiv |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Itu 6' Cova 22' Lucas Ryan 33' Ivanov 44' Atanasov 90+1' Milosavljević 90+12' |
Report | Caio Vidal 31' Stanić 90+5' Kurtulus 90+12' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 19 September 2025 9 | Levski Sofia | 0–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Kostadinov 45+2' Maicon 70' Petkov 80' |
Report | Kurtulus 16' Kaloč 43' Naressi 45+2' Erick Marcus 71' Stanić 88' |
Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) |
| 28 September 2025 10 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–0 | Montana | Razgrad |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Chochev 28' Verdon 53' Tekpetey 63' |
Report | Sakor 22' 45' | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 550 Referee: Georgi Stoyanov (Plovdiv) |
| 5 October 2025 11 | CSKA Sofia | 0–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| 20:15 UTC+3 | Jordão 18' 78' Martino 45+15' Seger 59' Lapeña 63' Lapoukhov 90+6' |
Report | Nachmias 13' Nedyalkov 45+15' |
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski[note 1] Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv) |
| 18 October 2025 12 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–1 | Spartak Varna | Razgrad |
| 17:30 UTC+3 | Tekpetey 40' Stanić 50' |
Report | Xande 27' Yordanov 66' Kovalyov 85' Halachev 90' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov (Pernik) |
| 27 October 2025 13 | CSKA 1948 | 5–4 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Bistritsa |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Diallo 3', 81' Elias Franco 16' Sobrero 40' Hoffmann 42' Verdon 52' (o.g.) Tsonev 71' Martines 87' |
Report | Tekpetey 10', 29' Hoffmann 82' (o.g.) Verdon 87' Chochev 90', 90+8', 90+5' |
Stadium: Bistritsa Attendance: 220 Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Sofia) |
| 2 November 2025 14 | Cherno More | 0–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Varna |
| 17:45 UTC+2 | Panayotov 48' Dani Martín 75' Cardoso 78' |
Report | Rodríguez 78' Almeida 85' |
Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia) |
| 9 November 2025 15 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–3 | Arda | Razgrad |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Chochev 27' Rodríguez 73' |
Report | Popov 12' Idowu 22' Karagaren 45+2' Cascardo 46' Eboa Eboa 62' Shinyashiki 86' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) |
| 23 November 2025 16 | Septemvri Sofia | 0–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| 14:30 UTC+2 | Hristov 47' Fourrier 61' Schouten 90' Aruna 90+4' |
Report | Almeida 25' Nachmias 35' Chochev 67' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv[note 2] Attendance: 250 Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna) |
| 30 November 2025 17 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | Botev Vratsa | Razgrad |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Chochev 27' Almeida 33' Duah 71' Kaloč 90+3' |
Report | Stoev 33' | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 1,598 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) |
| 4 December 2025 18 | Dobrudzha | 0–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Dobrich |
| 13:00 UTC+2 | Fall 3' Cardoso 28' Lovrić 68' |
Report | Nedyalkov 30' Caio Vidal 45+2', 72' Bile 45+4' Chochev 51' |
Stadium: Druzhba Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv) |
| 8 December 2025 19 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–1 | Slavia Sofia | Razgrad |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Nachmias 43' Chochev 64' Son 90' |
Report | Solet 1', 4' Marin 10' Stefanov 90+3' Miletić 90+4' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 580 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 19 December 2025 6 | Beroe | 0–4 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Stara Zagora |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Salomoni 39' Dual 39' Milheirão 76' |
Report | Naressi 21' Stanić 44' Duah 45+2', 53' Caio Vidal 50' Tekpetey 88' |
Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Sofia) |
| Note: Originally scheduled for 25 August 2025, the match was postponed by the BFU due to Ludogorets' participation in the UCL.[19] | ||||
| 7 February 2026 20 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 1–3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Delev 8' Bidounga 78' |
Report | Chochev 46' Stanić 59' (pen.) Rwan Cruz 84' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) |
| 15 February 2026 21 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | Beroe | Razgrad |
| 14:30 UTC+2 | Andersson 35' Kaloč 49' Duah 83' Stanić 87' |
Report | Brunelli 29' Valens 52' Salido 52' Varela 82' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Vasil Minev (Sofia) |
| 23 February 2026 22 | Botev Plovdiv | 2–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Plovdiv |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Silva 29' Minkov 48' Kalu 51' Iliev 57' Soldo 82' Balogiannis 89' Conte 90' Algarra 90+3' Tsonov 90+6' |
Report | Nedyalkov 35' Almeida 68' Nachmias 81' |
Stadium: Hristo Botev Referee: Ventsislav Mitrev (Sofia) |
| 2 March 2026 23 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Razgrad |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Kaloč 38' Erick Marcus 86' |
Report | Chorbadzhiyski 56' Idriz 76' Lucas Ryan 84' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Sofia) |
| 5 March 2026 24 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–0 | Levski Sofia | Razgrad |
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Duarte 18' Nedyalkov 42' Duah 71' Erick Marcus 80', 90+2' Almeida 81' |
Report | Trdin 32' Aldair 34' Bouras 42' Kamdem 69' Perea 80' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Vasil Minev (Sofia) |
| 9 March 2026 25 | Montana | 0–3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Razgrad |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Verdon 18' Duah 43' Chochev 45+2' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Georgi Stoyanov (Plovdiv) | |
| Note: The game will be played on Ludogorets' home stadium, due to change of the grass of Montana stadium Stadion Ogosta.[20] | ||||
| 14 March 2026 26 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–0 | CSKA Sofia | Razgrad |
| 17:45 UTC+2 | Verdon 19' Kaloč 28' Duah 31' Stanić 42' Rwan Cruz 71' (pen.), 80' Duarte 79' Almeida 90+1' |
Report | Piedrahita 79' Eto'o 80' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov (Pernik) |
| 19 March 2026 27 | Spartak Varna | – | Ludogorets Razgrad | Varna |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Spartak |
| April 2026 28 | Ludogorets Razgrad | – | CSKA 1948 | Razgrad |
| Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena |
| April 2026 29 | Ludogorets Razgrad | – | Cherno More | Razgrad |
| Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena |
| April 2026 30 | Arda | – | Ludogorets Razgrad | Kardzhali |
| Report | Stadium: Arena Arda |
Bulgarian Cup
| 30 October 2025 Round of 32 | Chernomorets Burgas | 2–3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Nesebar[note 3] |
| 13:30 UTC+2 | Staykov 8' Dramé 90+1' |
Report | Shishkov 19' Yordanov 60' Chochev 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadion Nesebar Attendance: 150 Referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna) |
| 15 December 2025 Round of 16 | Septemvri Sofia | 1–3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| 17:30 UTC+2 | Stoichkov 77' | Report | Duah 7', 56' Erick Marcus 11', 83' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv[note 2] Attendance: N/A Referee: Stoyan Arsov (Sofia) |
| 11 February 2026 Quarter-final | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–0 | Levski Sofia | Razgrad |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Caio Vidal 7', 71' Naressi 63' Nedyalkov 65' |
Report | Kamdem 2' Dimitrov 55' Serafimov 61' Bouras 77' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 4,358 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) |
| April 2026 SF Leg 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | – | CSKA Sofia | Razgrad |
| Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena |
| April 2026 SF Leg 2 | CSKA Sofia | – | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium |
Bulgarian Supercup
| 3 February 2026 | Levski Sofia | 0–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Maicon 44' Kostadinov 50' Makoun 83' Fábio Lima 86' Perea 90+1' |
Report | Stanić 19' Duarte 34' Erick Marcus 42' Tekpetey 70' |
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Mariyan Grebencharski (Sofia) |
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
| 9 July 2025 First qualifying round 1st leg | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–0 | Dinamo Minsk | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Tekpetey 45+2' Kaloč 87' |
Report | Pigas 18' Bakhar 32' Myakish 70' Djimet 76' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
| 16 July 2025 First qualifying round 2nd leg | Dinamo Minsk | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 agg.) | Ludogorets Razgrad | Mezőkövesd, Hungary[note 4] |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Djimet 54' Pedro Igor 62' Podstrelov 65' Begunov 112' Demchenko 118' |
Report | Erick Marcus 41', 97' Piotrowski 86' Bile 100' Verdon 106' |
Stadium: Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
| 22 July 2025 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Rijeka | 0–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Oreč 38' Devetak 42' |
Report | Verdon 34' Bile 36' Kaloč 52' Tekpetey 57' Duarte 73' Son 90' |
Stadium: Rujevica Attendance: 7,731 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 30 July 2025 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 agg.) | Rijeka | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Piotrowski 19' (pen.) Son 50' Verdon 90+1' Chochev 107' S. Ivanov 117' |
Report | Oreč 39' Devetak 49' Gojak 71' Rukavina 77' Fruk 90+9' Lasickas 112' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 6,382 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland) |
| 6 August 2025 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–0 | Ferencváros | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Tekpetey 18' | Report | Ötvös 11' O'Dowda 63' Makreckis 71' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 6,746 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
| 12 August 2025 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Ferencváros | 3–0 (3–0 agg.) | Ludogorets Razgrad | Budapest, Hungary |
| 20:15 UTC+2 | Varga 38', 79' Ötvös 61' Szalai 86' Tóth 90' Maïga 90+4' |
Report | Kurtulus 45' Kaloč 61' Chouiar 70' Nedyalkov 85' |
Stadium: Groupama Aréna Attendance: 19,111 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
| 21 August 2025 Play-off round 1st leg | Shkëndija | 2–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Skopje, North Macedonia[note 5] |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Latifi 35' Zejnullai 39' Ibraimi 60' Webster 77' |
Report | Duarte 17' Naressi 72' |
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 3,720 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England) |
| 28 August 2025 Play-off round 2nd leg | Ludogorets Razgrad | 4–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 agg.) | Shkëndija | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Kurtulus 9' Chochev 24' Erick Marcus 95' Tekpetey 98' Bile 120+3' |
Report | Ibraimi 26' Latifi 26' Tamba 64' Krasniqi 82' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 4,784 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2025.[23]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Panathinaikos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 21 | Celtic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | |
| 22 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 | |
| 23 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 10 | |
| 24 | Brann | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
Last updated: 22 January 2026.
Source: UEFA
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2026. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 24 September 2025 1 | Malmö FF | 1–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Malmö, Sweden |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Busanello 7' Skogmar 43' Christiansen 45+6' Berg Johnsen 78' |
Report | Stanić 8' (pen.) Bile 23' Son 61' Caio Vidal 89' Naressi 90+1' |
Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 11,478 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
| 2 October 2025 2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–2 | Real Betis | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 19:45 UTC+3 | S. Ivanov 88' | Report | Ruibal 15' Lo Celso 31' Firpo 45+3' Son 53' (o.g.) Rodriguez 80' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 5,844 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
| 23 October 2025 3 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Bern, Switzerland |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Raveloson 45' Fassnacht 53', 90+5' Bedia 63' (pen.) Tsimba 90+2' Marzino 90+3' |
Report | Stanić 26' Caio Vidal 62' Yordanov 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 17,526 Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland) |
| 6 November 2025 4 | Ferencváros | 3–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Budapest, Hungary |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Keïta 20' Kanichowsky 32' Yusuf 51' Cadu 53' Joseph 87' |
Report | Almeida 17' Verdon 56' Erick Marcus 65' Son 78' |
Stadium: Groupama Aréna Attendance: 18,789 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
| 27 November 2025 5 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–2 | Celta Vigo | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 19:45 UTC+2 | Stanić 11' (pen.), 49', 62' (pen.) Camara 53' Bonmann 90+7' |
Report | Román 59' Lago 64' Durán 70' Aspas 90+5' El-Abdellaoui 90+6' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 4,779 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary) |
| 11 December 2025 6 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–3 | PAOK | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 19:45 UTC+2 | Stanić 33' Verdon 47', 70' Bile 53' Chochev 77', 81' |
Report | Despodov 39' Vogliacco 48' Camara 69' Mythou 90' |
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 6,433 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
| 22 January 2026 7 | Rangers | 1–0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 20:00 UTC+0 | Diomande 33' | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 37,105 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
| 29 January 2026 8 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–0 | Nice | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 22:00 UTC+2 | Almeida 24' Stanić 42' |
Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 4,792 Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic) |
Knockout phase
| 19 February 2026 1/16 Leg 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | Ferencvárosi | Razgrad, Bulgaria |
| 22:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 3,145 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 26 February 2026 1/16 Leg 2 | Ferencváros | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Ludogorets Razgrad | Budapest, Hungary |
| 18:45 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Attendance: 17,989 |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Supercup | Champions League | Europa League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | NED | Sergio Padt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | SWE | Joel Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | BUL | Anton Nedyalkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | POR | Dinis Almeida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | BUL | Georgi Terziev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | SUI | Kwadwo Duah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | BRA | Matheus Machado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | BRA | Caio Vidal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | SRB | Petar Stanić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | SWE | Edvin Kurtulus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | ESP | Son | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | BUL | Ivaylo Chochev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | GUI | Aguibou Camara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | CPV | Deroy Duarte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | BEN | Olivier Verdon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | COL | Emerson Rodríguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | CZE | Filip Kaloč | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | CIV | Yves Erick Bile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | BRA | Pedro Naressi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | GHA | Bernard Tekpetey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | GK | GER | Hendrik Bonmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF | BUL | Simeon Shishkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | DF | ISR | Idan Nachmias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | FW | BRA | Erick Marcus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 82 | MF | BUL | Ivan Yordanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | FW | BUL | Stanislav Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players from the reserve team: | |||||||||||||||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||||
| DF | GAM | Noah Sonko Sundberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | BUL | Todor Nedelev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | ARG | Matías Tissera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players that left during the season: | |||||||||||||||||
| DF | NOR | Aslak Fonn Witry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | POL | Jakub Piotrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | FRA | Mounir Chouiar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Goalscorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | First League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Supercup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
† Player left the club during the season.
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | First League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Supercup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | Sergio Padt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | GK | 39 | Hendrik Bonmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | First League | Bulgarian Cup | Bulgarian Supercup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | ||||||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||||
| Players who left during the season: | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
References
- ^ "Players : A team – PFC Ludogorets". Ludogorets.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Официално: Лудогорец взима за постоянно Ерик Маркус
- ^ Ludogorets makes first summer transfer – Stanislav Ivanov joins the team
- ^ Ludogorets signs Kaiserslautern star
- ^ Ludogorets signs Midtjylland right-back Joel Andersson
- ^ Ludogorets signs Serbian U21 international
- ^ Ludogorets signs Brazilian striker
- ^ Ludogorets signs Israeli international
- ^ Ludogorets sold Franco Russo
- ^ Gropper joins Maccabi
- ^ Ludogorets sells Aslak Fonn Witry to Norwegian giants Rosenborg
- ^ Ludogorets loans Todor Nedelev to Botev (Plovdiv)
- ^ Лудогорец прати бразилец в Йордания
- ^ Ludogorets loans Noah Sonko Sundberg to Aris Thessaloniki
- ^ The transfer is official! Ludogorets sells Jakub Piotrowski to Udinese
- ^ Ludogorets sold Munir Chouiar to The Champion of Morocco
- ^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2025/2026 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Изтеглен бе жребият за сезон 2025/26 в Първа лига" [The draw for the 2025/26 First League season is complete] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Лудогорец отложи мача си срещу Берое" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Заради смяна на тревата в Монтана: Лудогорец ще гостува в Разград" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Започна изградбата на модерниот "Градски стадион" во Тетово". Gol.mk (in Macedonian). 15 April 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League: League phase draw". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
Notes
- ^ CSKA Sofia host their matches at the Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, as their own venue, Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia, is undergoing major reconstruction.
- ^ a b Septemvri Sofia host their matches at Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia, as their own venue, Dragalevtsi Stadium, Sofia, does not meet BFU requirements.
- ^ Chernomorets Burgas played their Round of 32 home match at Stadion Nesebar, Nesebar, instead of their regular stadium, Stadion Ivan Pritargov in Burgas.
- ^ Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[21]
- ^ Shkëndija play their Europa League home matches at the Toše Proeski Arena in Skopje, instead of their regular stadium, the Ecolog Arena in Tetovo, due to renovation works.[22]