The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It's the country's main cup competition.
Key
(R) | Replay |
(SR) | Second Replay |
Italics | Team from outside the top level of Bulgarian football |
Bold | Winning team were also Bulgarian football champions, achieving The Double |
Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Date | Venue | Attendance | Notes |
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1938 | FK 13 Sofia (1) | walkover | Levski Ruse | 03/10/1938 | Yunak Stadium | 10,000 | [1] |
1939 | Shipka Sofia (1) | 2–0 | Levski Ruse | 03/10/1939 | Levski Playing Field | 4,000 | [1] |
1940 | FK 13 Sofia (2) | 2–1 | Sportklub Plovdiv | 13/10/1940 | Levski Playing Field | 5,000 | [1] |
1941 | AS 23 Sofia (1) | 4–2 | Napredak Ruse | 03/10/1941 | City Stadium | 10,000 | [1] |
1942 | Levski Sofia (1) | walkover | Sportklub Plovdiv | 03/10/1942 | Yunak Stadium | 8,000 | [1] |
Club | Wins | Last win | Runners-up | Last final lost |
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Levski Sofia | 26 | 2022 | 12 | 2018 |
CSKA Sofia | 21 | 2021 | 14 | 2022 |
Slavia Sofia | 8 | 2018 | 3 | 2011 |
Litex Lovech | 4 | 2009 | 3 | 2007 |
Lokomotiv Sofia | 4 | 1995 | 2 | 1977 |
Botev Plovdiv | 3 | 2017 | 10 | 2019 |
Ludogorets Razgrad | 3 | 2023 | 1 | 2017 |
Beroe Stara Zagora | 2 | 2013 | 4 | 1980 |
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2 | 2020 | 4 | 2012 |
FK 13 Sofia | 2 | 1940 | — | — |
Spartak Plovdiv | 1 | 1958 | 2 | 1959 |
Spartak Sofia | 1 | 1968 | 2 | 1967 |
Cherno More Varna | 1 | 2015 | 2 | 2008 |
Shipka Sofia | 1 | 1939 | — | — |
Atletik-Slava 23 | 1 | 1941 | — | — |
Septemvri Sofia | 1 | 1960 | — | — |
Marek Dupnitsa | 1 | 1978 | — | — |
Sliven | 1 | 1990 | — | — |
Pirin Blagoevgrad | — | — | 4 | 2009 |
Levski Ruse | — | — | 2 | 1939 |
Sportklub Plovdiv | — | — | 2 | 1942 |
Spartak Varna | — | — | 2 | 1983 |
Napredak Ruse | — | — | 1 | 1941 |
Chernolomets Popovo | — | — | 1 | 1946 |
Slavia-Chengelov Plovdiv | — | — | 1 | 1948 |
Akademik Sofia | — | — | 1 | 1951 |
Spartak Pleven | — | — | 1 | 1957 |
Minyor Pernik | — | — | 1 | 1958 |
Dunav Ruse | — | — | 1 | 1962 |
Chernomorets Burgas | — | — | 1 | 1989 |
Naftex Burgas | — | — | 1 | 2000 |
Velbazhd Kyustendil | — | — | 1 | 2001 |
Montana | — | — | 1 | 2016 |
Arda Kardzhali | — | — | 1 | 2021 |
CSKA 1948 Sofia | — | — | 1 | 2023 |
A total of 18 clubs have won the Bulgarian Cup, from eight different cities.
City | Wins | Clubs |
---|---|---|
Sofia | 65 | Levski (26), CSKA (21), Slavia (8), Lokomotiv (4), FK 13 (2), AS-23 (1), Septemvri (1), Shipka (1), Spartak (1) |
Plovdiv | 6 | Botev (3), Lokomotiv (2), Spartak (1) |
Lovech | 4 | Litex (4) |
Razgrad | 3 | Ludogorets (3) |
Stara Zagora | 2 | Beroe (2) |
Dupnitsa | 1 | Marek (1) |
Sliven | 1 | Sliven (1) |
Varna | 1 | Cherno More (1) |
Note:Italics indicates defunct clubs.
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