2020–21 Bulgarian Cup
| Купа на България | |
|---|---|
| CSKA Sofia celebrate their win | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Teams | 45 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | CSKA Sofia (21st title) |
| Runner-up | Arda Kardzhali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
| Goals scored | 148 (3.15 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | eight players (3 goals each) |
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2021. | |
The 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup was the 39th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 29 September 2020 with the preliminary round and finished with the final on 19 May 2021.[1] [2] Lokomotiv Plovdiv were the defending cup winners, but were eliminated after extra time by Ludogorets Razgrad in the quarter-finals. After CSKA Sofia missed out on the cup after losing last year's final, this time they won it against Arda Kardzhali for their 21st cup title and qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Participating clubs
[edit ]The following 46 teams qualified for the competition:[3]
14 clubs 2020–21 Second League
16 non-reserve clubs Winners of 4 regional competitions
16 clubs
Arda Kardzhali
Beroe Stara Zagora
Botev Plovdiv
Botev Vratsa
CSKA 1948 Sofia
CSKA Sofia
Cherno More Varna
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Levski Sofia
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Ludogorets Razgrad
Montana
Slavia Sofia
Tsarsko Selo Sofia
Dobrudzha Dobrich
Hebar Pazardzhik
Kariana Erden
Litex Lovech
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Lokomotiv Sofia
Minyor Pernik
Neftochimic Burgas
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Septemvri Simitli
Septemvri Sofia
Sozopol
Sportist Svoge
Strumska Slava Radomir
Vitosha Bistritsa
Yantra Gabrovo
from North-East zone:
from North-West zone:
from South-West zone:
from South-East zone:
Matches
[edit ]Preliminary round
[edit ]The draw was conducted on 16 September 2020.[4] The games were played between 29 September and 1 October 2020.[5] [6] In this stage the participants were the 16 winners from the regional amateur competitions and 15 non-reserve teams from Second League. During the draw, Partizan Cherven Bryag received a bye to the first round.
Originally set for 30 September 2020, the tie between Chernomorets Balchik and Vitosha Bistritsa was cancelled because on 28 September, Vitosha Bistritsa declared that it had disbanded its first team squad and cancelled its participation in the Second League and the Bulgarian Cup.[7] On 30 September, it was confirmed that Chernomorets Balchik had received a bye into the first round, due to Vitosha's inability to fulfill the fixture.[8]
- Paskalev 32', 61'
- Petkov 35'
Referee: Dimitar Zhelyazkov (Silistra)
- Hazurov 87' (pen.)
- Mutafchiyski 90'
Referee: Nikolay Ramunski (Sofia)
- Iliev 86', 90+4'
- Dilchovski 90+3'
Referee: Stiliyan Kolev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Round of 32
[edit ]The draw was conducted on 16 September 2020.[4] The games were played between 20 October and 14 November 2020.[9] [10] In this stage the participants were the 15 winners from the preliminary round, the team which received a bye to this round (Partizan Cherven Bryag) as well as the 14 teams from First League and the remaining best-placed team from Second League (Septemvri Sofia). During the draw, the winner of the preliminary round game between Belasitsa Petrich and Litex Lovech received a bye to the second round.
- L. Ivanov 34'
- Bojinov 36'
- Dimitrov 42'
- P. Petkov 65' (o.g.)
- M. D. Petkov 85'
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)
K. Ivanov soccer ball with check mark
Savov soccer ball with red X
Feradov soccer ball with red X soccer ball with check mark Angelov
soccer ball with check mark D. Pehlivanov
soccer ball with check mark Shterev
soccer ball with check mark H. Ivanov
Round of 16
[edit ]The draw was conducted on 18 December 2020.[16] The games were played between 1 and 4 March 2021.[14] In this stage the participants were the 15 winners from the previous round, as well as Belasitsa Petrich, which received a bye to this round.
- Marquinhos 53'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)
- Kirilov 90'
- Boujamaa 24'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)
- Tasevski soccer ball with check mark
- Kirilov soccer ball with check mark
- Sorakov soccer ball with check mark
- Aleksandrov soccer ball with check mark
- Krastev soccer ball with check mark
- soccer ball with check mark Orachev
- soccer ball with check mark Yordanov
- soccer ball with check mark S. Georgiev
- soccer ball with red X Tsonkov
Quarter-finals
[edit ]The draw was conducted on 4 March 2021.[17] The games were played between 16 and 18 March 2021.[18] In this stage the participants were the 8 winners from the previous round.
- Delev 55'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Semi-finals
[edit ]The draw was conducted on 18 March 2021.[19] The first legs were played on 6 and 7 April, while the second legs are scheduled for 13 and 14 April 2021.[20]
First legs
[edit ]Second legs
[edit ]- A. Petkov 26'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Final
[edit ]| Arda Kardzhali | 0–1 | CSKA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Bracket
[edit ]Top goalscorers
[edit ]- As of 19 May 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana Bismark Charles | CSKA Sofia | 3 |
| Bulgaria Georgi Yomov | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Ecuador Jordy Caicedo | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Netherlands Nigel Robertha | Levski Sofia | ||
| Bulgaria Kaloyan Krastev | Slavia Sofia | ||
| Bulgaria Preslav Yordanov | Pirin Blagoevgrad | ||
| Bulgaria Plamen Ivanov | Zagorets Nova Zagora | ||
| Bulgaria Dobrin Petrov | Sevlievo | ||
| 9 | eleven players | 2 | |
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.[13]
- ^ Upon request from Sportist Svoge regarding the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.[14]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Календар сезон 2020/2021" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Решения след днешното заседание на Изпълнителния комитет на БФС". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Bulgarian Cup 2020–21 - Final Phase". bulgarian-football.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Партизан чака Левски за Купата, ЦСКА срещу Ботев Ихтиман или Нефтохимик". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Решение СТК 18.09.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Решение СТК 24.09.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Разпуснаха Витоша Бистрица!". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Решение СТК 30.09.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Решение СТК 07.10.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Решение СТК 05.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Мачът Оборище - Ботев (Пд) за Купата ще е без публика, но не заради коронавируса". plovdiv24.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Решение ДК 10.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Решение СТК 11.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Решение СТК 19.01.2021". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Решение СТК 10.11.2020". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Левски - Берое и ЦСКА - Черно море на 1/8-финалите за Купата на България". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Лудогорец срещу Локо Пд в Разград, Славия приема Левски за Купата". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Решение СТК 05.03.2021". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "ЦСКА - Лудогорец е големият сблъсък за Купата на България". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Решение СТК 24.03.2021". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 March 2021.