2001–02 Bulgarian Cup

The 2001–02 Bulgarian Cup was the 62nd season of the Bulgarian Cup. Levski Sofia won the competition, beating CSKA Sofia 3–1 in the final at the Stadion Slavia in Sofia.

2001–02 Bulgarian Cup

Tournament details
Country	Bulgaria
Final positions
Champions	Levski Sofia (22nd title)
Runner-up	CSKA Sofia

First round

In this round entered winners from the preliminary rounds together with the teams of B Group.

Bdin Vidin (III) v Botev Vratsa (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Bdin Vidin (III)	0–3	Botev Vratsa (II)	Vidin
16:00 EEST			Sofroniev 15', 83' Georgiev 90'	Stadium: Georgi Benkovski Attendance: 500

Dulovo'98 (III) v Botev Plovdiv (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Dulovo'98 (III)	1–3	Botev Plovdiv (II)	Dulovo
16:00 EEST	Kurdov 77' (pen.)		B. Dimitrov 7', 20' K. Ivanov 37'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 1,200

Spartak Plovdiv (III) v Svilengrad (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Spartak Plovdiv (III)	3–0	Svilengrad (II)	Plovdiv
16:00 EEST	Yordanov 43' D. Petkov 54' Yankov 75'			Stadium: Todor Diev Attendance: 500

Dobrich 2000 (III) v Devnya (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Dobrich 2000 (III)	3–1	Devnya (II)	Dobrich
16:00 EEST	Petrov 78' R. Boev 83' Genchev 87'		D. Ivanov 89'	Stadium: Druzhba Attendance: 200

Dragoman (III) v Dunav Ruse (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Dragoman (III)	0–1	Dunav Ruse (II)	Dragoman
16:00 EEST			Dimitrov 78'	Stadium: Granichar

Slanchev Bryag Nesebar (III) v Rilski Sportist (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Slanchev Bryag Nesebar (III)	0–1	Rilski Sportist (II)	Nesebar
16:00 EEST			Borinarov 15'	Stadium: Nesebar Attendance: 300

Fairplay Varna (III) v Minyor Pernik (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Fairplay Varna (III)	2–1	Minyor Pernik (II)	Varna
16:00 EEST	M. Ivanov 12' Radomirov 62' (pen.)		Georgiev 49'	Stadium: Yuri Gagarin Attendance: 255

Rodopa Smolyan (III) v Belite Orli Pleven (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Rodopa Smolyan (III)	2–1	Belite Orli Pleven (II)	Smolyan
16:00 EEST	Hristov 3' (pen.) Aleksandrov 78'		V. Rusev 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Septemvri

Lokomotiv Novi Iskar (III) v Akademik Svishtov (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Lokomotiv Novi Iskar (III)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Akademik Svishtov (II)	Novi Iskar
16:00 EEST				Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 300

Loviko Suhindol (III) v Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Loviko Suhindol (III)	0–3	Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)	Suhindol
16:00 EEST			Kiskinov 32' Zdravkov 50', 75'	Stadium: Loviko Attendance: 200

Sitomir Nikopol (III) v Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Sitomir Nikopol (III)	0–3	Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)	Nikopol
16:00 EEST			Daskalov 38' Rumenov 76', 85'	Stadium: Sitomir

Second round

In this round entered winners from the First Round together with the teams of A Group.

Dobrich 2000 (III) v Litex Lovech

23 October 2001 (2001-10-23)	Dobrich 2000 (III)	1–5	Litex Lovech	Dobrich
15:00 EEST	R. Boev 90' (pen.)		Yurukov 7' D. Gerchev 17' (o.g.) K. Nikolov 43' Brasão 44' Hdiouad 79'	Stadium: Druzhba Attendance: 2,000

Minyor Bobov Dol (III) v Slavia Sofia

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Minyor Bobov Dol (III)	0–4	Slavia Sofia	Bobov Dol
15:00 EEST			Kushev 35', 89' Bl. Georgiev 64' Shopov 70'	Stadium: Nikolay Krastev-Schultz Attendance: 2,000

Vidima-Rakovski (II) v Lokomotiv Sofia

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Vidima-Rakovski (II)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sevlievo
15:00 EEST	Stoychev 50'		Mukansi 75'	Stadium: Rakovski Attendance: 1,700
	Penalties
	Shankulov Yordanov Stoychev Terziev Nenov		Dafchev Velichkov Evtimov Mukansi

Yantra Gabrovo (III) v CSKA Sofia

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Yantra Gabrovo (III)	1–2	CSKA Sofia	Gabrovo
15:00 EEST	E. Georgiev 90+1' (pen.)	report	Moke 38', 42' Vranješ	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nikolay Danev

Pirin Blagoevgrad (II) v Levski Sofia

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)	0–1	Levski Sofia	Blagoevgrad
15:00 EEST	Krastev	report	Gaúcho 50' Pantelić Telkiyski	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Apostol Apostolov (Simitli)

Strumska Slava (III) v Botev Plovdiv (II)

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Strumska Slava (III)	2–4	Botev Plovdiv (II)	Radomir
15:00 EEST	G. Dimitrov 11', 25'		Arizanov 22' Bankin 45' Sabotinov 74', 90'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 500

Lokomotiv Novi Iskar (III) v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Lokomotiv Novi Iskar (III)	0–2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Novi Iskar
15:00 EEST			Jayeoba 63', 79'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 400

Cherno More Varna v Botev Vratsa (II)

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Cherno More Varna	5–0	Botev Vratsa (II)	Varna
15:00 EEST	M. Petkov 3' Dionisiev 25' P. Zlatinov 37', 43' Gigov 70'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 200

Rodopa Smolyan (III) v Chernomorets Burgas

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Rodopa Smolyan (III)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Chernomorets Burgas	Smolyan
15:00 EEST				Stadium: Septemvri Attendance: 3,500

Svetkavitsa Targovishte (II) v Belasitsa Petrich

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Svetkavitsa Targovishte (II)	1–0	Belasitsa Petrich	Targovishte
15:00 EEST	Rumenov 50' (pen.)			Stadium: Dimitar Burkov Attendance: 1,200

Spartak Plovdiv (III) v Neftochimic Burgas

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Spartak Plovdiv (III)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Neftochimic Burgas	Plovdiv
15:00 EEST			Orachev 107'	Stadium: Todor Diev Attendance: 2,000

Fairplay Varna (III) v Spartak Varna

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Fairplay Varna (III)	0–3	Spartak Varna	Varna
15:00 EEST			Simeonov 1' Mirchev 16' An. Petrov 35'	Stadium: Yuri Gagarin Attendance: 300

Lokomotiv Ruse (III) v Dunav Ruse (II)

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Lokomotiv Ruse (III)	1–3	Dunav Ruse (II)	Ruse
15:00 EEST	Krastev 62' (pen.)		Glonti 58' Kanev 88' D. Dimitrov 90'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 1,000

Rozova Dolina (III) v Spartak Pleven

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Rozova Dolina (III)	0–4	Spartak Pleven	Kazanlak
15:00 EEST			K. Markov 16' Joksimović 20' E. Todorov 68' T. Kolev 73'	Stadium: Sevtopolis Attendance: 2,000

Rilski Sportist (II) v Beroe Stara Zagora

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Rilski Sportist (II)	2–1	Beroe Stara Zagora	Samokov
15:00 EEST	Yonov 33' (o.g.) E. Petrov 61'		Shishkov 43'	Stadium: Iskar Attendance: 2,500

Dobrudzha Dobrich (II) v Marek Dupnitsa

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)	1–3	Marek Dupnitsa	Dobrich
15:00 EEST	At. Georgiev 77'		Lyubenov 62' V. Dimitrov 90' Kirilov 90+2'	Stadium: Druzhba Attendance: 3,000

Third round

Rodopa Smolyan (III) v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Rodopa Smolyan (III)	0–2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Smolyan
13:30 EEST			Jayeoba 65' M. Mihaylov 90'	Stadium: Septemvri Attendance: 5,000

Slavia Sofia v Vidima-Rakovski (II)

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Slavia Sofia	3–2	Vidima-Rakovski (II)	Sofia
13:30 EEST	Rangelov 5' Vladimirov 67' Kushev 73'		Ignatov 35' Shankulov 60'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 500

Levski Sofia v Spartak Varna

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Levski Sofia	4–0	Spartak Varna	Sofia
13:30 EEST	Telkiyski 11' Angelov 30' Pantelić 34', 67' Dragić		R. Todorov An. Petrov	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 500 Referee: Yordan Ivanov (Sofia)

Dunav Ruse (II) v Botev Plovdiv (II)

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Dunav Ruse (II)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Botev Plovdiv (II)	Ruse
13:30 EEST	R. Angelov 27' Kanev 108'		Teofoolu 8'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 200

Svetkavitsa Targovishte (II) v Litex Lovech

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Svetkavitsa Targovishte (II)	0–3	Litex Lovech	Targovishte
13:30 EEST			Hdiouad 24' Yurukov 28', 43'	Stadium: Dimitar Burkov Attendance: 7,000

Rilski Sportist (II) v Spartak Pleven

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Rilski Sportist (II)	4–1	Spartak Pleven	Samokov
13:30 EEST	I. Petrov 20' K. Aleksandrov 32' Kaptiev 42', 74'		Panayotov 49'	Stadium: Iskar Attendance: 4,000

Marek Dupnitsa v Neftochimic Burgas

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Marek Dupnitsa	3–1	Neftochimic Burgas	Dupnitsa
13:30 EEST	Kirilov 37', 81' Evtimov 43'		St. Dimitrov 56'	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 800

CSKA Sofia v Cherno More Varna

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	CSKA Sofia	3–2	Cherno More Varna	Sofia
13:30 EEST	Manchev 54' Yanev 56' Penev 89' Sv. Petrov  53' Yanchev  60' Valkanov  70'	report	Dobrev 43' Gigov 90' I. Mihaylov  56' St. Georgiev  58' Dionisiev  63'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 500 Referee: Hristo Hristolov

Quarter-finals

First legs

Litex Lovech v Dunav Ruse (II)

27 February 2002 (2002-02-27)	Litex Lovech	8–1	Dunav Ruse (II)	Lovech
14:30 EEST	Dedé 9', 24', 46', 51', 89' Hdiouad 39' Grigorov 80' (o.g.) Henrique 88'		Henrique 2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 900

Levski Sofia v Rilski Sportist (II)

27 February 2002 (2002-02-27)	Levski Sofia	6–0	Rilski Sportist (II)	Sofia
14:30 EEST	B. Ivanov 2', 5', 83' Bachev 34' Kabát 37' Chilikov 49' Stoilov	report	Spasov	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stefan Gospodinov (Stara Zagora)

Marek Dupnitsa v Slavia Sofia

27 February 2002 (2002-02-27)	Marek Dupnitsa	1–1	Slavia Sofia	Dupnitsa
14:30 EEST	Kr. Dimitrov 36'		Vladimirov 18'	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 2,500

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v CSKA Sofia

27 February 2002 (2002-02-27)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	0–1	CSKA Sofia	Plovdiv
15:00 EEST	A. Kyuchukov  12'	report	Yanev 90+3' Moke  12' Stoykov  44' Deyanov  61'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 15,000

Second legs

Dunav Ruse (II) v Litex Lovech

20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)	Dunav Ruse (II)	0–5 (1–13 agg.)	Litex Lovech	Ruse
15:00 EEST			Yurukov 20', 53', 62' Kirilov 32', 40'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 500

Rilski Sportist (II) v Levski Sofia

20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)	Rilski Sportist (II)	0–1 (0–7 agg.)	Levski Sofia	Samokov
15:00 EEST		report	Genchev 39' I. Stoyanov Chilikov	Stadium: Iskar Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Angel Angelov (Sofia)

Slavia Sofia v Marek Dupnitsa

20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)	Slavia Sofia	2–2 (3–3 agg.)	Marek Dupnitsa	Sofia
15:00 EEST	A. Nikolov 15' (pen.) Vladimirov 51'		Kr. Dimitrov 23' (pen.) V. Dimitrov 90'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 600

CSKA Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)	CSKA Sofia	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Manchev 17' Yanchev	report	Stoynev 20' Paskov	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Momchil Vraykov (Pleven)

Semi-finals

First legs

Marek Dupnitsa v Levski Sofia

10 April 2002 (2002-04-10)	Marek Dupnitsa	0–0	Levski Sofia	Dupnitsa
17:00 EEST	Aleksandrov	report	V. Ivanov Pantelić	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dimitar Kostov (Burgas)

Litex Lovech v CSKA Sofia

10 April 2002 (2002-04-10)	Litex Lovech	1–2	CSKA Sofia	Lovech
18:15 EEST	Yurukov 11' Hdiouad  1' Yurukov  6' Yovov  15' Zhelev  26' Bornosuzov  87'	report	Manchev 3' Yanchev 57' Lukić  11' Yanev  15' Bukarev  87'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 3,000

Second legs

Levski Sofia v Marek Dupnitsa

1 May 2002 (2002-05-01)	Levski Sofia	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Marek Dupnitsa	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Chilikov 45' Stoilov Pantelić Kushev	report	Velikov Kirilov Aleksandrov Yonkov Kr. Dimitrov	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kamen Aleksiev (Veliko Tarnovo)

CSKA Sofia v Litex Lovech

1 May 2002 (2002-05-01)	CSKA Sofia	5–3 (7–4 agg.)	Litex Lovech	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Ricard 31' Manchev 47' (pen.) Yanev 49' Giglio 87', 89' Tomash  79'	report	K. Nikolov 45+3' Yurukov 65' Yovov 80'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Sofia)

Final

Main article: 2002 Bulgarian Cup final

The final match of the 2001–02 edition of the Bulgarian Cup was held on 15 May 2002 at the Stadion Slavia in Sofia. Levski Sofia beat CSKA Sofia 3–1.

Details

15 May 2002

18:00 EEST

CSKA Sofia	1–3	Levski Sofia
Dragić 31' (o.g.)		Golovskoy 47' G. Ivanov 70' Kabát 83'

Stadion Slavia, Sofia

Attendance: 17,500

Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)

CSKA

Levski

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Stefan Yurukov	Litex Lovech	8
2	Dedé	Litex Lovech	5
3	Vladimir Manchev	CSKA Sofia	4
4	Hristo Yanev	CSKA Sofia	3
	Georgi Vladimirov	Slavia Sofia
	Mourad Hdiouad	Litex Lovech
	Biser Ivanov	Levski Sofia
	Ekundayo Jayeoba	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
	Martin Kushev	Slavia Sofia