| Event | 1997–98 Bulgarian Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 13 May 1998 | ||||||
| Venue | Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Doncho Donev | ||||||
| Referee | Markus Merk (Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,000 | ||||||
The 1998 Bulgarian Cup final was played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 13 May 1998, and was contested between the sides of CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. [1] The match was won by Levski Sofia, thus they achieved their 20th national cup. [2]
| CSKA | Round | Levski | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
| Rodopa Smolyan | 1–0 away | Round of 32 | Planinets Apriltsi | 4–0 away |
| Botev Plovdiv | 0–0 away; 2–0 home | Round of 16 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 4–1 away; 2–0 home |
| Slavia Sofia | 1–1 away; 4–2 home | Quarter-finals | Velbazhd Kyustendil | 2–0 home; 1–2 away |
| Litex Lovech | 1–3 home; 3–0 away | Semi-finals | Lokomotiv Sofia | 2–1 away; 3–2 home |
| CSKA Sofia | 0–5 | Levski Sofia |
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Todorov  14'Aleksandrov 32'Donev 48'G. Ivanov 72'Yordanov 90' (o.g.) |
          CSKA |  Levski |
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