1949 Bulgarian Cup final

1949 Bulgarian Cup final 2nd Replay
	After extra time
Date	17 May 1949
Venue	Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Referee	Stefan Danchev (Varna)
Attendance	35,000
	← 1948 1950 →

1949 Bulgarian Cup final Replay
	After extra time
Date	16 May 1949
Venue	Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Referee	Stefan Danchev (Varna)
Attendance	35,000

1949 Bulgarian Cup final
	After extra time
Date	8 May 1949
Venue	Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Referee	Todor Stoyanov (Sofia)
Attendance	35,000

Last updated April 15, 2025

The 1949 Bulgarian Cup final was the 9th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). It was contested by Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia. It took three matches at Yunak Stadium to determine a winner. The first took place on 8 May, the second on 16 May and the third on 17 May 1949.^[1] The cup was won by Levski Sofia. They won the 2nd replay 2–1 after extra time.

First game

Levski Sofia 1–1 ( a.e.t. ) CSKA Sofia

Goalscorers: K. Georgiev 81'; Stefanov 6'
- Levski: Apostol Sokolov, Stefan Metodiev (c), Ivan Dimchev, Amedeo Kleva, Kostadin Georgiev, Dimitar Doychinov, Borislav Tsvetkov, Vasil Spasov, Georgi Pachedzhiev, Lyubomir Hranov, Arsen Dimitrov
- CSKA: Panko Georgiev, Borislav Futekov, Boris Trankov (c), Dimitar Tsvetkov, Atanas Tsanov, Manol Manolov, Dimitar Milanov, Kostadin Blagoev, Stefan Bozhkov, Gancho Vasilev, Stefan Stefanov
Date: 8 May 1949
Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 35,000

Second game

Levski Sofia 2–2 ( a.e.t. ) CSKA Sofia

Goalscorers: A. Dimitrov 56', 59'; Bogdanov 36', Milanov 51'
- Levski: Apostol Sokolov, Atanas Dinev, Ivan Dimchev (c), Amedeo Kleva, Kostadin Georgiev, Angel Petrov, Borislav Tsvetkov, Vasil Spasov, Georgi Kardashev, Lyubomir Hranov, Arsen Dimitrov
- CSKA: Panko Georgiev, Borislav Futekov, Boris Trankov (c), Dimitar Tsvetkov, Nikola Aleksiev, Manol Manolov, Dimitar Milanov, Gancho Vasilev, Stefan Stefanov, Stefan Bozhkov, Kiril Bogdanov
Date: 16 May 1949
Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 35,000

Third game

Details

17 May 1949

Levski Sofia	2−1 (a.e.t.)	CSKA Sofia
Spasov 78' A. Dimitrov 113'		Bozhilov 2' (pen.)

Yunak Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Stefan Danchev (Varna)

Levski

CSKA


GK	1	Apostol Sokolov
DF	2	Stefan Metodiev (c)
DF	3	Ivan Dimchev
DF	4	Amedeo Kleva
MF	5	Kostadin Georgiev
MF	6	Dragan Georgiev
FW	7	Borislav Tsvetkov
FW	8	Vasil Spasov
FW	9	Georgi Kardashev
FW	10	Georgi Pachedzhiev
FW	11	Arsen Dimitrov
Manager:
Rezső Somlai


GK	1	Panko Georgiev
DF	2	Manol Manolov
DF	3	Boris Trankov
DF	4	Borislav Futekov
MF	5	Atanas Tsanov
MF	6	Nako Chakmakov (c)
FW	7	Dimitar Milanov
FW	8	Stoyne Minev
FW	9	Stefan Bozhkov
FW	10	Nikola Bozhilov
FW	11	Stefan Stefanov
Manager:
Krum Milev

References

↑ "3 финала до припадък раждат вечното дерби" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 13 August 2015.

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[1] "3 финала до припадък раждат вечното дерби" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 13 August 2015.

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