Ludogorets in Europe in 2023

Ludogorets sends more than а successful year in the European club tournaments. In 2023, the Eagles played total 16 matches in three different tournaments - the Champions League, Europa League and the Conference League.

The champions started at the beginning of the year already in the last edition of the Conference League in the playoff before the 1/16 finals. There, the team lost dramatically on penalties to Anderlecht after 1:0 in Razgrad and 1:2 in Brussels. In the summer, Ludogorets recorded strong matches - a 5-1 win over Astana in the Europa League qualifiers, a 1-0 win over Ajax in Amsterdam in the same tournament and success over Fenerbahce in the Conference League group stage. In the group stage, Ludogorets recorded four wins and two losses and again managed to exit the group as second in the standings with equal points with the first Fenerbahce, but with a worse goal difference.

Ludogorets' goal difference in all 16 matches in Euro tournaments in 2023 is 27:25, which comes from 8 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. Three coaches led Ludogorets in international matches during the year - Ante Shimundza, Ivaylo Petev and Georgi Dermendzhiev.

Each of the three coaches recorded a win over a very strong opponent in Europe - Shimundza over Anderlecht, Petev over Ajax, and Dermendzhiev over Fenerbahce. Aslack Von Witry spent the most minutes on the pitch for Ludogorets in international matches during the year - 1212. Besides him Claude Gonsalves and Pedro Naressi played in all 16 games during the year. Jakub Piotrowski scored the most goals in European tournaments during the year for the club - 6.

Kiril Despodov had the most assists during the year - 4. Ludogorets won exactly 50% of its international matches in 2023 - 8 out of 16.

12 were the top scorers for Ludogorets in Europe in 2023. 31 were the Ludogorets players who took part in international matches in the outgoing year.