2017–18 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season

The 2017-18 season is Ludogorets Razgrad's seventh consecutive season in the Bulgarian First League, of which they are defending champions. They will also take part in the Bulgarian Cup, Supercup and will enter the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round.

Ludogorets Razgrad
2017–18 season
ChairmanAleksandar Aleksandrov
ManagerGeorgi Dermendzhiev
A Group1st
Bulgarian CupQuarter-finals (vs. CSKA Sofia)
SupercupRunners-up
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round (vs. Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
Europa LeagueRound of 32 (vs. Milan)
Top goalscorerLeague: Claudiu Keșerü (26)
All: Claudiu Keșerü (30)

Squad
As of match played 20 May 2018
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jorge Broun GK (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 31) Colón 2017 29 0
21 Vladislav Stoyanov GK (1987-06-08)8 June 1987 (aged 30) Sheriff Tiraspol 2013 124 0
33 Renan GK (1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 29) Avaí 2017 35 0
69 Damyan Damyanov GK (2000-07-29)29 July 2000 (aged 17) Youth Team 2016 1 0
Defenders
2 Rafael Forster DF (1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 27) Zorya Luhansk 2017 9 0
4 Cicinho DF (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 (aged 29) Santos 2015 70 1
5 Georgi Terziev DF (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 26) Chernomorets Burgas 2013 93 3
6 Natanael DF (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 27) Athletico Paranaense 2015 109 5
19 Aleksandar Vasilev DF (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 23) Kaliakra Kavarna 2014 34 2
23 Ventsislav Kerchev DF (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 (aged 20) Youth Team 2014 26 2
25 Tsvetomir Panov DF (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 29) Botev Plovdiv 2018 6 0
27 Cosmin Moți DF (1984-12-03)3 December 1984 (aged 33) Dinamo București 2012 215 25
32 Ihor Plastun DF (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 (aged 27) Karpaty Lviv 2016 76 5
55 Lachezar Kovachev DF (1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 19) Youth Team 2017 1 0
58 Dimitar Iliev DF (1999-06-22)22 June 1999 (aged 18) Youth Team 2017 1 0
75 Martin Milkov DF (1999-12-25)25 December 1999 (aged 18) Youth Team 2017 1 0
87 Preslav Petrov DF (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 23) Vidima-Rakovski 2014 8 0
Midfielders
8 Lucas Sasha MF (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 28) Hapoel Tel Aviv 2015 99 5
10 Campanharo MF (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 26) Bragantino 2016 74 9
12 Anicet Abel MF (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 28) Botev Plovdiv 2014 136 12
18 Svetoslav Dyakov MF (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 (aged 33) Lokomotiv Sofia 2012 249 11
34 Oleg Dimitrov MF (1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 22) Youth Team 2015 6 0
38 Kristiyan Kitov MF (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 (aged 21) CSKA Sofia 2012 6 0
44 Jacek Góralski MF (1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 25) Jagiellonia Białystok 2017 33 0
45 Ivaylo Klimentov MF (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 20) Youth Team 2015 6 1
64 Dominik Yankov MF (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 17) Sunderland 2017 3 0
72 Erol Dost MF (1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 18) Youth Team 2017 3 1
77 Georgi Valchev MF (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 (aged 18) Youth Team 2017 3 1
80 Denislav Aleksandrov MF (1997-07-19)19 July 1997 (aged 20) Youth Team 2014 10 1
84 Marcelinho MF (1984-08-24)24 August 1984 (aged 33) Bragantino 2011 270 79
88 Wanderson MF (1988-01-02)2 January 1988 (aged 30) Portuguesa 2014 158 52
92 Jody Lukoki MF (1992-11-15)15 November 1992 (aged 25) PEC Zwolle 2015 87 12
97 Tomas Tsvyatkov MF (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 20) Youth Team 2016 3 1
98 Svetoslav Kovachev MF (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 20) Youth Team 2015 13 2
Forwards
28 Claudiu Keșerü FW (1986-12-02)2 December 1986 (aged 31) Al-Gharafa 2015 118 77
70 Jakub Świerczok FW (1982-12-28)28 December 1982 (aged 35) Zagłębie Lubin 2017 14 7
93 Vura FW (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 24) Willem II 2013 188 47
Players away on loan
29 Daniel Naumov GK (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 20) Youth Team 2016 0 0
37 João Paulo FW (1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 29) Botev Plovdiv 2017 32 5
Players who left during the season
11 Juninho Quixadá FW (1985-12-12)12 December 1985 (aged 32) Bragantino 2011 175 42
22 Jonathan Cafú FW (1991-07-10)10 July 1991 (aged 26) São Paulo 2015 74 21

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 GK  BUL Daniel Naumov (at Vereya until 30 June 2018)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 FW  BRA João Paulo (at Botev Plovdiv until 30 June 2018)

Transfers

Summer
Main article: List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2017

Winter
Main article: List of Bulgarian football transfers winter 2017–18

Friendlies
16 June 2017 Rodopa Smolyan 0 – 8 Ludogorets Razgrad Smolyan
EEST (UTC+3) Report Keșerü  6'
Cicinho  40'
João Paulo  50', 55' (pen.)
Cafu , 68', 90+'
Palomino  66'		 Stadium: Septemvri Stadium
Attendance: 300
17 June 2017 Eurocollege Plovdiv 0 – 15 Ludogorets Razgrad Smolyan
EEST (UTC+3) Report T.Petrov
Aleksandrov
Vura , ,
Cafu ,
Keșerü ,
Wanderson
Campanharo
João Paulo
Sasha
Juninho Quixadá
Palomino 		Stadium: Septemvri Stadium
22 June 2017 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 0 Gabala Austria
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) João Paulo  37'
Lukoki  73'		 Report
24 June 2017 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 0 Zenit St.Petersburg Austria
EEST (UTC+3) Cicinho  23' Report
26 June 2017 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 1 Olympiacos Austria
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Marcelinho  44' Report Fortounis  34'

Competitions

Bulgarian Supercup
Main article: 2017 Bulgarian Supercup
9 August 2017 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 p)		 Botev Plovdiv Burgas
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü  24'
Natanael  38'
Wanderson  47'
Dyakov  60'		 Report Dimov  12'
Nedelev  16'
Brisola  38'
Meledje  69'		 Stadium: Lazur Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
Penalties
Marcelinho
Wanderson
Natanael
Anicet
Moți 		Baltanov
Viana
Genev
Brisola
Dimov

Regular stage
Main article: 2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad 26 21 3 2 63 13 +50 66 Qualification for the Championship round
2 CSKA Sofia 26 19 6 1 59 14 +45 63
3 Levski Sofia 26 14 8 4 37 14 +23 50
4 Beroe 26 12 9 5 33 24 +9 45
5 Botev Plovdiv 26 11 9 6 44 29 +15 42
Source: Soccerway
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.[16]
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 21 3 2 63 13  +50 66 10 2 1 28 7  +21 11 1 1 35 6  +29

Last updated: 18 March 2018.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWDDWWWWWWWLWWLWWWWWWWW
Position63222222221111111111111111
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
22 July 2017 2 CSKA Sofia 0 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Manolev  9'
Malinov  38'
Karanga  40'
Mercado  45+1'  58'
Nedyalkov  54'
Chorbadzhiyski  90+2'		 Report Vura  32',  49'
Lukoki  54'
Juninho Quixadá  65'
Broun  76'
Natanael  87'
Dyakov  89'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
29 July 2017 3 Ludogorets Razgrad 0 – 0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Razgrad
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Teles  32'
Pirgov  90+3'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 800
Referee: Volen Chinkov
5 August 2017 4 Vitosha Bistritsa 2 – 4 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dolapchiev  4', 36'
Popov  35'
Gyonov  71'
Varbanov  75'		 Report Vura  12'
Cicinho  33'
Moți  38' (pen.)
Campanharo  73'
Juninho Quixadá  75',  85'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
12 August 2017 5 Ludogorets Razgrad 3 – 1 Vereya Razgrad
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü  25', 30'
Abel  58'
Lukoki  89'		 Report Bengyuzov  31'
Andonov  41'
Iliev  60'
Domovchiyski  66'
Nurgaliyev  90+1'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 850
Referee: Georgi Davidov
20 August 2017 6 Dunav Ruse 0 – 5 Ludogorets Razgrad Ruse
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Popadiyn  17'
Patev  61'
Karagaren  79'		 Report Vura  23',  61'
Marcelinho  37'
Popadiyn  41' (o.g.)
Vasilev  56'
Juninho Quixadá  73'
Lukoki  84'		 Stadium: Gradski Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov
27 August 2017 7 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 1 Pirin Blagoevgrad Razgrad
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Abel  61'
Moți  86'		 Report Blagov  32'
Nichev  58'
Souda  60'
Kostov  87'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
6 September 2017 1 Levski Sofia 0 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Mitrev  35'
Procházka  77'
Cvetković  88'		 Report Abel  28'
Natanael  31'
Dyakov  76'
Cicinho  79'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Nikola Popov
9 September 2017 8 Slavia Sofia 0 – 4 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Velkov  19'
Martinov  22'
Hristov  84'		 Report Keșerü  4', 20' (pen.)
Campanharo  40'
Vura  49'
Juninho Quixadá  75'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Georgi Davidov
18 September 2017 9 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 1 Botev Plovdiv Razgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Marcelinho  47'
Terziev  56'
Plastun  80'
Campanharo  81'		 Report Baltanov  6' (pen.)
Viana  25'
Yusein  54'
Meledje  55'
Brisola  68'
Panov  78'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 600
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
24 September 2017 10 Septemvri Sofia 1 – 4 Ludogorets Razgrad Bistritsa
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Gadi  45' Report Natanael  54'
Lukoki  56', 88'
Wanderson  85'		 Stadium: Bistritsa Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
1 October 2017 11 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 0 Beroe Stara Zagora Razgrad
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Marcelinho  23'
Lukoki  86'		 Report Raynov  41' Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 600
Referee: Volen Chinkov
14 October 2017 12 Cherno More Varna 0 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Varna
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Zehirov  27'
Milanov  52'
Iliev  60'
Ognyanov  87'		 Report Marcelinho  7'
João Paulo  38'
Wanderson  60'		 Stadium: Ticha Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
23 October 2017 13 Ludogorets Razgrad 4 – 0 Etar Veliko Tarnovo Razgrad
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü  24', 59', 84'
Vura  66'
Natanael  80'
Cicinho  90+3'		 Report Badará  41'
Apostolov  71'
Skerlev  90+3'
Rumenov  90+3'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Nikola Popov
29 October 2017 14 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 0 Levski Sofia Razgrad
18:15 EET (UTC+2) Vura  11',  41'
Wanderson  59'
Góralski  80'		 Report Orachev  18'
Panayotov  45+1'
Cabral  67'
Naydenov  82'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Volen Chinkov
5 November 2017 15 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 2 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Campanharo  49'
Lukoki  51'
Cicinho  87'
Keșerü  90+1'		 Report Culma  16'
Karanga  56'  67',  58'
Atanasov  59'
Mercado  71'
Černiauskas  90+3'
Dyulgerov  90+5'
Malinov  90+6'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
18 November 2017 16 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 – 3 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Muhammed  30'
Bakalov  40'
Kiki  65'
Nikolov  66'		 Report Keșerü  14'
Marcelinho  17'
Cicinho  35'
Abel  68'
João Paulo  90+1'		 Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Stefan Apostolov
27 November 2017 17 Ludogorets Razgrad 3 – 0 Vitosha Bistritsa Razgrad
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Keșerü  41',  52'
Vura  47',  64'
Campanharo  68'
Terziev  71'		 Report Mutafchiyski  19'
Kutev  48'  63'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 370
Referee: Vladimir Valkov
30 November 2017 18 Vereya 2 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Isa  12'
Elias  38'
Vitanov  48'
Kerkar  83'
Kolev  90+2'		 Report Moți  22',  24'
Dyakov  87'		 Stadium: Trace Arena
Attendance: 280
Referee: Nedelcho Gadzhalov
4 December 2017 19 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 0 Dunav Ruse Razgrad
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Marcelinho  34', 36'
Natanael  62'
Dyakov  78'		 Report Vasev  27'
Jatoba  70'
Budinov  88'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 170
Referee: Stefan Pavlov
11 December 2017 20 Pirin Blagoevgrad 0 – 2 Ludogorets Razgrad Blagoevgrad
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Kostadinov  30' Report Lukoki  29',  33'
Keșerü  31'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nikola Popov
16 February 2018 21 Ludogorets Razgrad 4 – 1 Slavia Sofia Razgrad
15:00 EET (UTC+2) Vura  15'
Keșerü  24', 35'
Abel  37'
Wanderson  52'		 Report Milev  7'
Velev  33' 87'
Ivanov  72'
Shokolarov  90+3'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nikola Popov
27 February 2018 22 Botev Plovdiv 1 – 3 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Campos  31'
N'Dongala  34'
Dimov  54'
Marin  58'		 Report Keșerü  5'
Vura  29'
Abel  40' 45+1'
Cicinho  48'
Dyakov  90+3'		 Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex
Attendance: 470
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
3 March 2018 23 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 0 Septemvri Sofia Razgrad
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Keșerü  79' 90+4' (pen.)
Marcelinho  90+2'		 Report Baidoo  38'
Galchev  79'  87'
Galev  90+3'
Stoyanov  90+3'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Volen Chinkov
6 March 2018 24 Beroe Stara Zagora 0 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Hadzhiev  35'
Leoni  56'
Adamović  63'
Bandalovski  67'
Raynov  70'		 Report Lukoki  30'
Marcelinho  52' 80'
Dyakov  78'
Moți  90+4'		 Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
10 March 2018 25 Ludogorets Razgrad 3 – 1 Cherno More Varna Razgrad
17:30 EET (UTC+2) Wanderson  8'
Marcelinho  14'
Dyakov  35'
Vura  41'
Moți  48'
Góralski  88'		 Report Kiki  32'
Tsvetkov  78'
Konongo  87'
Vasilev  90'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 900
Referee: Nikola Popov
18 March 2018 26 Etar Veliko Tarnovo 0 – 6 Ludogorets Razgrad Veliko Tarnovo
18:15 EET (UTC+2) Batrović  35'
Pashov  47'
Galabov  60'
Manneh  89'		 Report Keșerü  5', 74'
Vura  23', 39'
Cicinho  36'
Abel  58'
Moți  79'
Świerczok  87'
Natanael  87'		 Stadium: Ivaylo Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ludogorets Razgrad (C) 36 27 7 2 91 22 +69 88 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 CSKA Sofia (Q) 36 24 9 3 80 26 +54 81 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Levski Sofia (O) 36 18 10 8 55 27 +28 64 Qualification for the European play-off final
4 Beroe 36 16 11 9 45 43 +2 59
5 Botev Plovdiv 36 15 11 10 62 49 +13 56
6 Vereya 36 10 6 20 27 61 −34 36
Source: Soccerway
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]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 6 4 0 28 9  +19 22 3 2 0 19 6  +13 3 2 0 9 3  +6

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: See Results

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundHHAHAAAHAH
ResultWWWWWWDDDD
Position1111111111
Source: See results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
31 March 2018 27 Ludogorets Razgrad 5 – 0 Vereya Razgrad
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü  41' (pen.), 72'
Lukoki  42'
Świerczok  84', 90+1'		 Report Domovchiyski  27'
Andonov  41'
Ndong  62'
Minev  71'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Dragomir Draganov
6 April 2018 28 Ludogorets Razgrad 3 – 2 CSKA Sofia Razgrad
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Świerczok  51', 88' 90+2'
Dyakov  57'
Keșerü  85'
Campanharo  85'
Marcelinho  90'
Vura  90+1'		 Report Despodov  45+2'
Geferson  54'  56'
Henrique  57'
Karanga  58'
Pinto  71'
Manolev  80'
Bodurov  90+1'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Stanislav Todorov
14 April 2018 29 Levski Sofia 0 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Jablonský  40'
Thiam  56'		 Report Cicinho  26'
Sasha  71'
Keșerü  83'
Natanael  86'
Forster  90+1'		 Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Nikola Popov
18 April 2018 30 Ludogorets Razgrad 7 – 0 Beroe Stara Zagora Razgrad
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Wanderson  2'
Keșerü  16' (pen.), 30', 76'
Vura  61'
Lukoki  71' 79'
Campanharo  88'		 Report Negruț  19' Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov
21 April 2018 31 Botev Plovdiv 2 – 4 Ludogorets Razgrad Plovdiv
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Campos  4'
Georgiev  41'
Terziev  48'
Álvaro  59'		 Report Wanderson  23'
Keșerü  29'
Góralski  38'
Świerczok  59' 78'
Dyakov  69'  88'
Plastun  72'		 Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Volen Chinkov
27 April 2018 32 Vereya 0 – 3 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Iliev  24'  53'
Ivanov  34'
Andonov  83'		 Report Natanael  6'
Góralski  26'
Moți  59'
Świerczok  67'
Keșerü  77'
Wanderson  90+1'		 Stadium: Trace Arena
Attendance: 190
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
5 May 2018 33 CSKA Sofia 0 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Atanasov  68' Report Cicinho  18'
Forster  41'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Nikola Popov
12 May 2018 34 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 2 Levski Sofia Razgrad
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Keșerü  5' (pen.)
Góralski  13'
Belaïd  84' (o.g.)
Vura  86'		 Report Jablonský  8'
Naydenov  53'
Procházka  73'
Cabral  88'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 7,400
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
15 May 2018 35 Beroe Stara Zagora 1 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Stara Zagora
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Kamburov  67'
Tsonev  78'		 Report Aleksandrov  65'
Forster  78'
Świerczok  90+3'		 Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov
20 May 2018 36 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 2 Botev Plovdiv Razgrad
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Klimentov  37'
Dost  59' 76'
Yankov  67'		 Report N'Dongala  54'
Terziev  57'
Gustavo  69'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 600
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov

Bulgarian Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Bulgarian Cup
21 September 2017 First Round Oborishte Panagyurishte 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Ludogorets Razgrad Panagyurishte
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) G.Lucas  19',  119'
R.Andonov  27'
Vasilev  82'
Fernando Henrique  83'
G.Netov  77'		 Report Góralski  13'  95'
Juninho Quixadá  38'
Campanharo  89'
Keșerü  98', 114'		 Stadium: Orcho Voyvoda Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: Vladimir Valkov
26 October 2017 Second Round Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		 Beroe Stara Zagora Razgrad
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Campanharo  36' (pen.)
Vura  90+1'		 Report Hadzhiev  24'
Zhelev  64'
Perniš  81'
Raynov  87'
Ohene  95'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 480
Referee: Georgi Dimitrov
Penalties
Keșerü
Campanharo
Sasha
Vasilev
Forster 		Raynov
Eugénio
Negruț
Tsonev
Vidanov
14 December 2017 Quarterfinal CSKA Sofia 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Ludogorets Razgrad Sofia
EET (UTC+2) Bodurov  9'
Loé  22'
Dyulgerov  33'
Barthe  50'
Karanga  71'
Malinov  77'
Despodov  96'  97'
Manolev  98'
Culma  105'		 Report Wanderson  22'
Góralski  30'
Moți  34' (pen.)
Natanael  109'
Vura  114'
Campanharo  119'		 Stadium: Balgarska Armia Stadium
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
12 July 2017 QR2 1st leg Žalgiris Vilnius 2 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Vilnius, Lithuania
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Blagojević  9'
Ljujić  62'
Šernas  64'  90+4'
Nyuiadzi  78'
Kuklys  86'
Atajić  90+1'		 Report Abel  18'
Campanharo  29'
Sasha  88'		 Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 4,911[18]
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
19 July 2017 QR2 2nd leg Ludogorets Razgrad 4 – 1
(5 – 3 agg.)		 Žalgiris Vilnius Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Natanael  41',  70'
Moți  45'
Wanderson  55'
Keșerü  56', 74',  75'
Dyakov  76'		 Report Vaitkūnas  9'
Nyuiadzi  15'
Blagojević  56'
Slijngard  61'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 4,739[19]
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)
26 July 2017 QR3 1st leg Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad Beersheba, Israel
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Nwakaeme  19'
Bitton  67'
Ohana  79'
Ogu  90'
Ohana  90+2'		 Report Moți  37'
Dyakov  90+1'		 Stadium: Turner Stadium
Attendance: 15,183[20]
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Greece)
2 August 2017 QR3 2nd leg Ludogorets Razgrad 3 – 1
(3 – 3 (a) agg.)		 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Wanderson  9', 33'
Keșerü  29'
Natanael  41'
Marcelinho  56',  90+5'
Cafu  61'
Plastun  85'		 Report Ghadir  35',  61'
Bitton  38'
Vítor  59'
Nwakaeme  65'
Ohana  74'  87'
Haimov  90+1'
Brown  90+4'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 5,398[21]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
17 August 2017 PO 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 0 Sūduva Marijampolė Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Moți  41',  61'
Misidjan  76'
Lukoki  86'		 Report Činikas  5'
Bakr  41'
R.Vėževičius  42'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 5,428[22]
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
24 August 2017 PO 2nd leg Sūduva Marijampolė 0 – 0
(0 – 2 agg.)		 Ludogorets Razgrad Marijampolė, Lithuania
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) K.Laukžemis  11'
Kerla  55'
Leimonas  79'
Slavickas  86'		 Report Cicinho  90'
Keșerü  90+2'		 Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Attendance: 4,312[23]
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Group stage
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Braga 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase
2 Ludogorets Razgrad 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9
3 İstanbul Başakşehir 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
4 1899 Hoffenheim 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5
Source: UEFA
14 September 2017 1 İstanbul Başakşehir 0 – 0 Ludogorets Razgrad Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Elia  59'
Júnior Caiçara  79'
Erdinç  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu
Attendance: 6,804[24]
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
28 September 2017 2 Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 1 1899 Hoffenheim Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:05 EEST (UTC+3) Natanael  7'
Dyakov  46'
Lukoki  72',  73'		 Report Kadeřábek  2'
Kramarić  33'
Polanski  57'
Uth  58'
Ochs  62'
Geiger  82'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 6,155[25]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
19 October 2017 3 Braga 0 – 2 Ludogorets Razgrad Braga, Portugal
22:05 EEST (UTC+3) Ferreira  45'
Esgaio  49'
Paulinho  86'		 Report Moți  25'
Natanael  47'
Raul Silva  56' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 8,623[26]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
2 November 2017 4 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 1 Braga Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:00 EET (UTC+2) Marcelinho  68'
Cicinho  77'		 Report Goiano  32'
Xadas  49'
Ferreira  80'
Fransérgio  82',  83'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 7,544[27]
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
23 November 2017 5 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 – 2 İstanbul Başakşehir Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:05 EET (UTC+2) Marcelinho  44',  65'
Abel  90+4'
Moți  90+4'		 Report Višća  20'
Frei  27'
Günok  90+4'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 7,520[28]
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
7 December 2017 6 1899 Hoffenheim 1 – 1 Ludogorets Razgrad Sinsheim, Germany
20:00 EET (UTC+2) Ochs  25'
Bičakčić  28'
Žulj  66'
Nordtveit  78'		 Report Natanael  33'
Wanderson  62'
Cicinho  64'
Vura  79'
Dyakov  80'
Keșerü  83'		 Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 7,814[29]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
15 February 2018 R32 1st leg Ludogorets Razgrad 0 – 3 Milan Razgrad, Bulgaria
20:00 EET (UTC+2) Lukoki  39' Report Abate  5'
Cutrone  45'
Rodriguez  64' (pen.)
Borini  90+2'		 Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 7,887[30]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
22 February 2018 R32 2nd leg Milan 1 – 0
(4 – 0 agg.)		 Ludogorets Razgrad Milan, Italy
22:05 EET (UTC+2) Borini  21'
Bonucci  86'		 Report Góralski  70' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 17,453[31]
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Squad Statistics
As of match played 20 May 2018

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA GroupBulgarian CupSupercupEurope
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jorge Broun 290190101080
2 DF Rafael Forster 9060200010
4 DF Cicinho 3402300010100
5 DF Georgi Terziev 26018+1020003+20
6 DF Natanael 4122710010131
8 MF Lucas Sasha 40017+10020007+40
10 MF Gustavo Campanharo 39517+11421002+70
12 MF Anicet Abel 40623+150+1010141
18 MF Svetoslav Dyakov 36119+4000109+31
19 MF Aleksandar Vasilev 804+20200000
23 DF Ventsislav Kerchev 2020000000
25 MF Tsvetomir Panov 603+30000000
28 FW Claudiu Keșerü 443024+6260+22104+72
30 DF Cosmin Moți 3442020010132
32 DF Ihor Plastun 43228+12001012+10
33 GK Renan 230160100060
34 MF Oleg Dimitrov 100+10000000
38 MF Kristiyan Kitov 1010000000
44 MF Jacek Góralski 33013+11020006+10
45 MF Ivaylo Klimentov 311+21000000
55 DF Lachezar Kovachev 1010000000
58 DF Dimitar Iliev 100+10000000
64 MF Dominik Yankov 302+10000000
69 GK Damyan Damyanov 1010000000
70 FW Jakub Świerczok 1474+87000020
72 MF Erol Dost 311+21000000
75 DF Martin Milkov 100+10000000
77 MF Georgi Valchev 1010000000
80 FW Denislav Aleksandrov 2121000000
84 MF Marcelinho 411224+390+2010113
87 DF Preslav Petrov 1010000000
88 MF Wanderson 431224+37101113+14
92 MF Jody Lukoki 39818+1070+10007+31
93 FW Vura 391324+21210108+31
97 MF Tomas Tsvyatkov 100+10000000
98 MF Svetoslav Kovachev 802+3020000+10
Players away from the club on loan:
37 FW João Paulo 2216+81200+101+40
Players who appeared for Ludogorets Razgrad that left during the season:
11 FW Juninho Quixadá 1244+53210+1000
22 FW Jonathan Cafu 500+10000040

Goal Scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Europe Total
1FW28Claudiu Keșerü2620230
2FW93Vura1200113
3MF84Marcelinho900312
MF88Wanderson701412
5MF92Jody Lukoki70018
6FW70Jakub Świerczok70007
7MF12Anicet Abel50016
8MF10Gustavo Campanharo41005
9MF11Juninho Quixadá31004
DF30Cosmin Moți20024
13Own goal20013
12DF32Ihor Plastun20002
DF6Natanael10012
14FW37João Paulo10001
FW80Denislav Aleksandrov10001
MF45Ivaylo Klimentov10001
MF72Erol Dost10001
MF18Svetoslav Dyakov00011
TOTALS894117111

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name A Group Bulgarian Cup Supercup Europe Total
1GKJorge Broun1000000010
2DFRafael Forster3000000030
4DFCicinho81000030111
5DFGeorgi Terziev2000000020
6DFNatanael70001050130
8MFLucas Sasha1000001020
10MFGustavo Campanharo3010001050
12MFAnicet Abel3000001040
18MFSvetoslav Dyakov101001030141
19MFAleksandar Vasilev1000000010
28FWClaudiu Keșerü3000103171
30DFCosmin Moți60000040100
32DFIhor Plastun0000001010
37FWJoão Paulo1000000010
44MFJacek Góralski5021001081
64MFDominik Yankov1000000010
70FWJakub Świerczok3000000030
72MFErol Dost1000000010
84MFMarcelinho3000002050
88MFWanderson1000000010
92MFJody Lukoki6000003090
93FWVura6010001080
Players away on loan:
37FWJoão Paulo1000000010
Players who left Ludogorets Razgrad during the season:
11FWJuninho Quixadá2000000020
22FWJonathan Cafu0000001010
TOTALS 78 2 4 1 3 0 29 2 114 5

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