The Bulgarian Cup (Bulgarian: Купа на България) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. All officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament's format is single-elimination, with all matches being one-legged. The Bulgarian Cup final is usually held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The competition's winner achieves the right to take part in the UEFA Cup. If the winner has already secured a place through the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the team that has come fourth in the championship substitutes it. [edit] History The Bulgarian Cup has its roots in several cup tournaments held in Bulgaria through the 20th century, simultaneously or successively. The first one is the National Cup or Tsar's Cup (Bulgarian: Купа на Царя) that existed between 1938 and 1942, in which the champions of the country's oblasts played in a one-legged single-elimination tournament, the host being determined by lot. During the Communist rule in Bulgaria, the National Cup was superseded by the two-legged Cup of the Soviet Army (Bulgarian: Купа на Съветската армия) tournament, which was held between 1945 and 1990. After 1981, it lost its importance due to the revival of the Bulgarian Cup tournament in honour of the 1300th anniversary of the country, but continued to exist until disbanded in 1990. Levski Sofia, as the club to have won the trophy most times, were awarded the original Soviet Army Cup to preserve it in their collection.2006-2007 national cup final will be played in Stara Zagora. [edit] Winners [edit] Tsar's Cup (1924-1944) | Year | Winner | Runner Up | Result | Date | Venue | | 1938 | FK-13 Sofia | Levski Ruse | 3:0 | 03.10.38 | Sofia | | 1939 | Shipka Sofia | Levski Ruse | 2:0 | 03.10.39 | Sofia | | 1940 | FK-13 Sofia | Sportklub Plovdiv | 2:1 | 13.10.40 | Sofia | | 1941 | AS-23 Sofia | Napredak Ruse | 4:2 | 03.10.41 | Dobrich | | 1942 | Levski Sofia | Sportklub Plovdiv | 3:0 | 03.10.42 | Sofia | [edit] Cup of the Soviet Army (1946-1990) [edit] Official tournaments (1946-1982) | Year | Winner | Runner Up | Result | Date | Venue | Attendance | | 1946 | Levski Sofia | Stamo Kostov Popovo (II) | 4:1 | 6 May 1946 | Sofia | 15,000 | | 1947 | Levski Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 1:0 | 1 May 1947 | Sofia | 17,000 | | 1948 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Slavia-Chengelov Plovdiv | 1:0 | 9 May 1948 | Sofia | 12,000 | | 1949 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 1:1 ET
2:2
2:1 ET | 8 May 1949
16 May 1949
17 May 1949 | Sofia | 35,000
35,000
35,000 | | 1950 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 1:1 ET
1:1
1:0 ET | 16 November 1950
17 November 1950
3 December 1950 | Sofia | 30,000
30,000
30,000 | | 1951 | CSKA Sofia | Akademik Sofia | 1:0 ET | 7 November 1951 | Sofia | 25,000 | | 1952 | Slavia Sofia | Spartak Sofia | 3:1 | 9 November 1952 | Sofia | 22,000 | | 1953 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Levski Sofia | 2:1 | 25 November 1953 | Sofia | 30,000 | | 1954 | CSKA Sofia | Slavia Sofia | 2:1 | 7 November 1954 | Sofia | 30,000 | | 1955 | CSKA Sofia | Spartak Plovdiv | 5:2 ET | 11 December 1955 | Sofia | 32,000 | | 1956 | Levski Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 5:2 | 18 November 1956 | Sofia | 40,000 | | 1957 | Levski Sofia | Spartak Pleven | 2:1 | 7 November 1957 | Sofia | 28,000 | | 1958 | Spartak Plovdiv | Minyor Pernik | 1:0 | 7 November 1958 | Sofia | 20,000 | | 1959 | Levski Sofia | Spartak Plovdiv | 1:0 | 2 May 1959 | Sofia | 30,000 | | 1960 | Septemvri Sofia | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (II) | 4:3 ET | 15 June 1960 | Sofia | 15,000 | | 1961 | CSKA Sofia | Spartak Varna | 3:0 | 28 June 1961 | Sofia | 25,000 | | 1962 | Botev Plovdiv | Dunav | 3:0 | 12 August 1962 | Sofia | 20,000 | | 1963 | Slavia Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 2:0 | 10 September 1963 | Sofia | 22,000 | | 1964 | Slavia Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 3:2 | 9 September 1964 | Sofia | 31,000 | | 1965 | CSKA Sofia | Levski Sofia | 3:2 | 8 September 1965 | Sofia | 30,000 | | 1966 | Slavia Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 1:0 | 10 September 1966 | Sofia | 25,000 | | 1967 | Levski Sofia | Spartak Sofia | 3:0 | 16 July 1967 | Sofia | 38,000 | | 1968 | Spartak Sofia | Beroe Stara Zagora | 3:2 | 6 Juny 1968 | Sofia | 18,00 | | 1969 | CSKA Sofia | Levski Sofia | 2:1 | 30 April 1969 | Sofia | 40,000 | | 1970 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 2:1 | 25 August 1970 | Sofia | 46,000 | | 1971 | Levski Sofia | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 3:0 | 25 August 1971 | Sofia | 30,000 | | 1972 | CSKA Sofia | Slavia Sofia | 3:0 | 25 August 1972 | Sofia | 25,000 | | 1973 | CSKA Sofia | Beroe Stara Zagora | 2:1 | 3 July 1973 | Sofia | 18,000 | | 1974 | CSKA Sofia | Levski Sofia | 2:1 ET | 10 August 1974 | Sofia | 40,000 | | 1975 | Slavia Sofia | Lokomotiv Sofia | 3:2 | 10 June 1975 | Sofia | 15,000 | | 1976 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 4:3 ET | 2 June 1976 | Sofia | 65,000 | | 1977 | Levski Sofia | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2:1 | 12 June 1977 | Sofia | 45,000 | | 1978 | Marek Stanke Dimitrov | CSKA Sofia | 1:0 | 24 May 1978 | Sofia | 40,000 | | 1979 | Levski Sofia | Beroe Stara Zagora | 4:1 | 23 May 1979 | Sofia | 40,000 | | 1980 | Slavia Sofia | Beroe Stara Zagora | 3:1 | 13 May 1980 | Sofia | 30,000 | | 1981 | Botev Plovdiv | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1:0 | 5 May 1981 | Sofia | 20,000 | | 1982 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (II) | 2:1 ET | 12 June 1982 | Pleven | 8,000 | [edit] Unofficial tournaments (1982-1989) | Year | Winner | Runner Up | Result | Date | Venue | Attendance | | 1983 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv (II) | FK Chirpan (II) | 3:1 | 1 June 1983 | Sofia | 25,000 | | 1984 | Levski Sofia | Dorostol Silistra (II) | 4:0 | 9 May 1984 | Sofia | 25,000 | | 1985 | CSKA Sofia | Cherno More Varna | 4:0 | 9 May 1985 | Sofia | 15,000 | | 1986 | CSKA Sofia | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2:0 | 21 May 1986 | Sofia | 12,000 | | 1987 | Levski Sofia | Spartak Pleven | 3:2 | 9 May 1987 | Sofia | 15,000 | | 1988 | Levski Sofia | Cherno More Varna (II) | 2:0 | 1 June 1988 | Sofia | 20,000 | | 1989 | CSKA Sofia | Maritsa-Iztok Radnevo (III) | 6:1 | 7 June 1989 | Sofia | 6,000 | | 1990 | CSKA Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 2:0 | 1 June 1990 | Sofia | 25,000 | [edit] Bulgarian Cup (1980-present) [edit] Official tournaments (1983-present) | Year | Winner | Runner Up | Result | Date | Venue | Attendance | | 1983 | CSKA Sofia | Spartak Varna | 4:0 | 3 Aprli 1983 | Plovdiv | 15,000 | | 1984 | Levski Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 1:0 | 2 May 1984 | Kardzhali | 30,000 | | 1985 | CSKA Sofia | Levski Sofia | 2:1 | 2 May 1985 | Sofia | 30,000 | | 1986 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 1:0 | 27 April 1986 | Sofia | 28,000 | | 1987 | CSKA Sofia | Lveski Sofia | 2:1 | 17 April 1987 | Sofia | 30,000 | | 1988 | CSKA Sofia | Levski Sofia | 4:1 | 11 May 1988 | Sofia | 50,000 | | 1989 | CSKA Sofia | Chernomorets Burgas | 3:0 | 24 May 1989 | Pleven | 15,000 | | 1990 | Sliven | CSKA Sofia | 2:0 | 30 May 1990 | Sofia | 15,000 | | 1991 | Levski Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 2:1 | 29 May 1991 | Veliko Tarnovo | 10,000 | | 1992 | Levski Sofia | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 5:0 | 27 May 1992 | Pazardzhik | 10,000 | | 1993 | CSKA Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 1:0 | 2 June 1993 | Blagoevgrad | 18,000 | | 1994 | Levski Sofia | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1:0 | 4 May 1994 | Sofia | 16,000 | | 1995 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 4:2 | 27 May 1995 | Sofia | 20,000 | | 1996 | Slavia Sofia | Levski Sofia | 4:0 | 1 May 1996 | Sofia | 20,000 | | 1997 | CSKA Sofia | Levski Sofia | 3:1 | 27 May 1997 | Sofia | 18,500 | | 1998 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 5:0 | 13 May 1998 | Sofia | 50,000 | | 1999 | CSKA Sofia | Litex Lovech | 1:0 | 25 May 1999 | Sofia | 20,000 | | 2000 | Levski Sofia | Neftohimik Burgas | 2:0 | 31 May 1999 | Plovdiv | 18,000 | | 2001 | Litex Lovech | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 1:0 ET | 24 May 2001 | Sofia | 8,000 | | 2002 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 3:1 | 15 May 2002 | Sofia | 15,000 | | 2003 | Levski Sofia | Litex Lovech | 2:1 | 21 May 2003 | Sofia | 10,453 | | 2004 | Litex Lovech | CSKA Sofia | 2:2 (4-3 pen.) | 12 May 2004 | Sofia | 11,461 | | 2005 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 2:1 | 25 May 2005 | Sofia | 10,848 | | 2006 | CSKA Sofia | Cherno More Varna | 3:1 | 24 May 2006 | Sofia | 7,216 | | 2007 | Levski Sofia | Litex Lovech | 1:0 ET | 24 May 2007 | Stara Zagora | 8,500 | | 2008 | Litex Lovech | Cherno More Varna | 1:0 | 14 May 2008 | Sofia | 2,040 | | 2009 | Litex Lovech | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 3:0 | 26 May 2009 | Sofia | 6,200 | | 2010 | | | | | | | [edit] Unofficial tournaments (1980-1982) Cup of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (Купа на НРБ) | Year | Winner | Runner Up | Result | Date | Venue | Attendance | | 1981 | CSKA Sofia | Slavia Sofia | 1:0 | 6 June 1981 | Sofia | 25,000 | | 1982 | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia | 4:0 | 16 June 1982 | Sofia | 30,000 | [edit] Performance by club | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years | | Levski | 26 | 9 | 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 | | CSKA | 19 | 13 | 1951, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2006 | | Slavia | 7 | 3 | 1952, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1980, 1996 | | Litex | 4 | 3 | 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009 | | Lokomotiv Sf | 3 | 2 | 1948, 1953, 1995 | | FK-13 | 2 | - | 1938, 1940 | | Botev | 2 | 8 | 1962, 1981 | | Spartak Plovdiv | 1 | 2 | 1958 | | Spartak Sofia | 1 | 2 | 1968 | | Shipka Sofia | 1 | - | 1939 | | Septemvri Sofia | 1 | - | 1960 | | Marek Dupnitsa | 1 | - | 1978 | | FC Sliven | 1 | - | 1990 | | AS-23 | 1 | - | 1941 | | Beroe | - | 4 | - | | Dunav Ruse | - | 4 | - | | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | - | 3 | - | | Sportclub Plovdiv | - | 2 | - | | Spartak Varna | - | 2 | - | | Pirin Blagoevgrad | - | 2 | - | | Cherno More | - | 2 | - | | Stamo Kostov Popovo | - | 1 | - | | Akademik Sofia | - | 1 | - | | Minyor Pernik | - | 1 | - | | Chernomorets Burgas | - | 1 | - | | Naftex Burgas | - | 1 | - | | Velbazhd Kyustendil | - | 1 | - | [edit] Titles by city [edit] External links | | | Bulgarian Cup | | | Seasons | | | | Finals | | | | | | | |
