The present invention relates to a cooking oven provided for heat transfer by convection, in particular for a domestic appliance. The cooking oven comprises at least one top convection fan (12) arranged in a central portion of a top wall of an oven cavity (10) and at least one rear convection fan (14) arranged in a central portion of a rear wall of the oven cavity (10). The cooking oven comprises at least one top heating element (16, 18) arranged in an upper portion of the oven cavity (10) and below the top wall of said oven cavity (10) and at least one rear heating element (40) arranged in a rear portion of the oven cavity (10) and in front of the rear wall of said oven cavity (10). The top convection fan (12) and the rear convection fan (14) are axial fans. At least one top propeller (32) of the top convection fan (12) and at least one rear propeller (36) of the rear convection fan (14) are arranged inside the oven cavity (10).