CSKA Sofia

Est. 1948 · Bulgaria

About CSKA Sofia

CSKA Sofia are Bulgaria's most decorated football club, a red and white army institution from the capital whose record 31 Bulgarian league titles and two European Cup semi-final appearances place them firmly among the significant clubs of Eastern European football. Founded in 1948 with roots dating to 1923, the Armeitsi delivered one of European football's great shocks in the 1973-74 European Cup when they eliminated the reigning champions Ajax, widely regarded as the greatest club side of all time, 2-1 on aggregate. That result remains one of the most celebrated in Bulgarian football history.

Founded on 5 May 1948, with roots from 1923, CSKA Sofia compete in the Bulgarian First League, Bulgaria's top division. Their home is the Bulgarian Army Stadium in Sofia. Key honours include a record 31 Bulgarian First League titles, 21 Bulgarian Cups, 2 European Cup semi-final appearances, and the historic elimination of Ajax from the 1973-74 European Cup.

CSKA Sofia's red and white home kit is among the most recognisable in Balkan football, the combination giving the army club a powerful visual identity that has been consistent across decades of Bulgarian dominance. The 1970s era kits worn during the team's most celebrated European campaigns are the most historically significant in the club's archive, carrying the memory of a Bulgarian side competing against and defeating the best clubs on the continent. Macron have produced recent kits for the club, including limited edition releases that have celebrated the club's long and distinguished history.

Players who wore the shirt