The center Stefan Chavdarov and the opposite Luboslav Simeonov will wear the jerseys of CSKA Sofia. Chavdarov comes from "Dea Volley" Burgas, where he played for two seasons. Simeonov was part of the Montana team. The latter comes to be the second opposite, in case it is necessary to replace Strahinja Brzakovic, who remains with the "Reds" for another season.

CSKA's selection will likely continue with the recruitment of a player or players for the outside hitter position. The team is still waiting to find out who their opponent will be for the Challenge Cup. Alexander Popov's boys will await the winner of the first pair from the 1/32 finals of the tournament. He will be determined between Estonian Pärnu and Ukrainian Epicenter-Podolyany, who is the vice-champion of their country. The matches are scheduled to be played on November 12-14 and November 19-21. CSKA will also host the second leg here.