The 2017−18 Bulgarian Cup was the 36th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 19 September 2017 with the first round and finished with the final on 9 May 2018.[1] Botev Plovdiv were the defending champions, but lost on away goals in the semi-finals to Slavia Sofia. Slavia later won the final on penalties against Levski Sofia, thus acquiring its eight Bulgarian Cup in its history. The club also qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
| Купа на България | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Slavia Sofia (8th title) |
| Runner-up | Levski Sofia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 99 (3 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Ivan Petkov(5 goals) |
Participating clubs edit
The following 32 teams qualified for the competition:[2]
| 2017–18 First League 14 clubs |
2017–18 Second League 15 non-reserve clubs |
Winners of 3 regional competitions 3 clubs |
|
Beroe Stara Zagora |
Botev Galabovo |
from Northern zone: from South-East zone: from South-West zone: |
Matches edit
Round of 32 edit
The draw was conducted on 24 August 2017.[3] The games will be played between 19 and 21 September 2017.[4][5][6] On this stage all of the participants started their participation i.e. the 14 teams from First League, the 15 non-reserve teams from Second League and the 3 winners from the regional amateur competitions.
| 19 September 2017 | Neftochimic Burgas (II) | 1–2 | Tsarsko Selo Sofia (II) | Balgarovo[note 1] |
| 16:00 EEST | Karmadzha  43' |
Report | Ganchev 28' (pen.) Minchev 75' |
Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 120 Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Varna) |
| 19 September 2017 | Nesebar (II) | 1–4 | CSKA Sofia | Nesebar |
| 16:00 EEST | Bodurov 90+1' (o.g.) |
Report | Koubemba 15', 30', 60' Despodov 89' |
Stadium: Stadion Nesebar Attendance: 1,190 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 19 September 2017 | Sevlievo (III) | 0–2 | Beroe Stara Zagora | Sevlievo |
| 16:00 EEST | Report | Hadzhiev 8' Negruț 17' |
Stadium: Stadion Rakovski Attendance: 380 Referee: Dimitar Mihaylov (Varna) |
| 19 September 2017 | Sokol Markovo (III) | 1–4 | Dunav Ruse | Markovo |
| 16:00 EEST | Rahov 62' |
Report | Jatoba 18' Georgiev 39'Kostadinov 45'Nenov 65' |
Stadium: Stadion Sokol Attendance: 260 Referee: Stefan Pavlov (Burgas) |
| 19 September 2017 | Vihren Sandanski (III) | 0–2 | Septemvri Sofia | Sandanski |
| 16:00 EEST | Report | Kunchev 9' (o.g.) Gadi 88' |
Stadium: Stadion Sandanski Attendance: 450 Referee: Mustafa Shefket (Kardzhali) |
| 19 September 2017 | Botev Galabovo (II) | 0−1 (a.e.t.) | Levski Sofia | Stara Zagora[note 2] |
| 19:00 EEST | Report | Vutov 111' |
Stadium: Trace Arena Attendance: 860 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) |
| 20 September 2017 | Botev Vratsa (II) | 3−1 (a.e.t.) | Pirin Blagoevgrad | Vratsa |
| 16:00 EEST | Alyoshev 78' Stoev 102'Chavorski 120' |
Report | Nikolov 37' |
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 300 Referee: Ryustem Karageren (Asenovgrad) |
| 20 September 2017 | Chernomorets Balchik (II) | 0−2 | Slavia Sofia | Balchik |
| 16:00 EEST | Report | Krastev 14' Dimitrov 90' |
Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 260 Referee: Nikola Petrov (Lovech) |
| 20 September 2017 | Lokomotiv Sofia (II) | 2−1 | Vereya Stara Zagora | Sofia |
| 16:00 EEST | Ivanov 2' Tsvetkov 79' (pen.) |
Report | Nurgaliyev 35' |
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 350 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) |
| 20 September 2017 | Montana (II) | 2−1 | Cherno More Varna | Chiprovtsi[note 3] |
| 16:00 EEST | A. Iliev 23' Atanasov 90+2' |
Report | Kuzma 89' |
Stadium: Stadion Kiprovets Attendance: 500 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia) |
| 20 September 2017 | Pomorie (II) | 2−4 (a.e.t.) | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | Burgas[note 4] |
| 16:00 EEST | Ahmedov 59' Bozhinov 84' (pen.) |
Report | Petkov 39', 66', 96' Rumenov 111' |
Stadium: Stadion Lazur Attendance: 70 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna) |
| 20 September 2017 | Strumska Slava Radomir (II) | 2−1 | Sozopol (II) | Radomir |
| 16:00 EEST | S. Georgiev 83' Tasev 90' |
Report | Grozdanov 33' |
Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 280 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) |
| 20 September 2017 | Litex Lovech (II) | 1−0 | Vitosha Bistritsa | Lovech |
| 19:00 EEST | Radentsov 68' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Lovech Attendance: 180 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 21 September 2017 | Oborishte Panagyurishte (II) | 2−3 (a.e.t.) | Ludogorets Razgrad | Panagyurishte |
| 16:00 EEST | Netov 77' Lucas 119' |
Report | Quixadá 38' Keșerü 98', 114' |
Stadium: Stadion Orcho Voyvoda Attendance: 750 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) |
| 21 September 2017 | Maritsa Plovdiv (II) | 1−3 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Plovdiv[note 5] |
| 17:30 EEST | Gyuzelev 63' |
Report | Martinović 46' Raykov 59'Bakalov 66' |
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 480 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 21 September 2017 | Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II) | 1−3 | Botev Plovdiv | Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| 20:00 EEST | Hristov 2' |
Report | Baltanov 57', 60' Álvaro 71' |
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 460 Referee: Angel Angelov (Sofia) |
Round of 16 edit
The draw was conducted on 26 September 2017.[7][8] The games will be played between 24 and 26 October 2017.[9][10] On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round.
| 24 October 2017 | Tsarsko Selo Sofia (II) | 3−4 (a.e.t.) | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia[note 6] |
| 15:00 EEST | Minchev 33' Daskalov 62'Dikov 92' |
Report | Minev 31' Viana 90+1', 98'Petkov 115' |
Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 90 Referee: Petar Dorovski (Sofia) |
| 24 October 2017 | Litex Lovech (II) | 1−0 | Lokomotiv Sofia (II) | Lovech |
| 17:00 EEST | Radentsov 90' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Lovech Attendance: 120 Referee: Angel Bayaltsaliev (Sofia) |
| 24 October 2017 | CSKA Sofia | 3−1 | Botev Vratsa (II) | Sofia |
| 18:00 EEST | Karanga 68' Despodov 81'Koubemba 84' |
Report | Dimitrov 8' |
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 790 Referee: Petar Kostadinov (Dobrich) |
| 24 October 2017 | Dunav Ruse | 2−0 | Strumska Slava Radomir (II) | Ruse |
| 18:00 EEST | Georgiev 45' B. Vasev 59' |
Report | Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 230 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) |
| 25 October 2017 | Slavia Sofia | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Sofia[note 7] |
| 17:30 EEST | Mbah 35' Ivanov 117' |
Report | Marchev 59' |
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 90 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia) |
| 25 October 2017 | Montana (II) | 0−1 | Levski Sofia | Sofia[note 8] |
| 18:00 EEST | Report | D. Georgiev 55' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Stadion Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 530 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia) |
| 26 October 2017 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 2−1 | Septemvri Sofia | Veliko Tarnovo |
| 18:00 EEST | Petkov 19', 33' |
Report | Galchev 70' |
Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo Attendance: 630 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia) |
| 26 October 2017 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1−1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Beroe Stara Zagora | Razgrad |
| 19:00 EEST | Campanharo 36' (pen.) |
Report | Hadzhiev 24' |
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 480 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia) |
| Penalties | ||||
Keșerü  Campanharo Sasha Vasilev  Forster |
Raynov Eugénio Negruț Tsonev Vidanov |
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Quarter-finals edit
The draw was conducted on 1 November 2017.[11] The games will be played between 12 and 15 December 2017.[12] In this stage the participants will be the 8 winners from the second round.
| 12 December 2017 | Botev Plovdiv | 5–0 | Litex Lovech (II) | Plovdiv |
| 17:30 EET | Petkov 15', 29', 64' (pen.) Brisola 45+1'Nedelev 87' |
Report | Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Attendance: 1,880 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) |
| 13 December 2017 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 1–3 | Slavia Sofia | Veliko Tarnovo |
| 17:30 EET | Rumenov 1' |
Report | Minchev 13' (pen.) Dimitrov 79' (pen.), 90' |
Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo Attendance: 810 Referee: Petar Kostadinov (Dobrich) |
| 14 December 2017 | CSKA Sofia | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Ludogorets Razgrad | Sofia |
| 17:30 EET | Bodurov 9' Despodov 96' |
Report | Moți 34' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) |
| 15 December 2017 | Dunav Ruse | 0−2 | Levski Sofia | Ruse |
| 16:30 EET | Report | Mapuku 23' Cabral 45' |
Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia) |
Semi-finals edit
The draw was conducted on 19 December 2017.[13] The first legs will be played on 10 and 11 April and the second legs are scheduled for 24 and 25 April 2018.[14]
First legs edit
| 10 April 2018 | Botev Plovdiv | 2–1 | Slavia Sofia | Plovdiv |
| 19:00 EEST | João Paulo 18' N'Dongala 23' |
Report | Minchev 31' |
Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) |
| 11 April 2018 | CSKA Sofia | 0−2 | Levski Sofia | Sofia |
| 18:00 EEST | Report | Buș 7', 46' |
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) |
Second legs edit
| 24 April 2018 | Slavia Sofia | 1−0 (2a−2 agg.) | Botev Plovdiv | Sofia[note 9] |
| 18:30 EEST | Dimitrov 66' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 25 April 2018 | Levski Sofia | 2−2 (4−2 agg.) | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
| 18:30 EEST | Gómez 6' Buș 65' |
Report | Blanco 57' Alberg 82' |
Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia) |
Final edit
The final took place on 9 May at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.[15]
Bracket edit
Top goalscorers edit
- As of 25 April 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Petkov
|
Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 5 |
| 2 | Ivaylo Dimitrov
|
Slavia Sofia | 4 |
 Kévin Koubemba
|
CSKA Sofia | ||
| Steven Petkov
|
Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 5 |  Sergiu Buș
|
Levski Sofia | 3 |
| Kiril Despodov
|
CSKA Sofia | ||
| 7 | 9 players | 2 | |
Notes edit
- ^ The match took place at the Gradski stadion in Balgarovo instead of Neftochimic's home stadium.
- ^ The match took place at Trace Arena in Stara Zagora instead of Botev Galabovo's home stadium.
- ^ The match took place at the Stadion Kiprovets in Chiprovtsi instead of Montana's home stadium.
- ^ The match took place at the Stadion Lazur in Burgas instead of Pomorie's home stadium.
- ^ The match took place at the Stadion Lokomotiv in Plovidv instead of Maritsa's home stadium.
- ^ The match will take place at the Stadion Slavia in Sofia instead of Tsarsko Selo's home stadium.
- ^ The match took place at the Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski in Sofia instead of Slavia's home stadium.
- ^ The match took place at the Vivacom Arena - Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Levski's own stadium, as Montana couldn't finish in time the renovation works of their home venue, and Stadion Kiprovets in Chiprovtsi being unsuitable to host the fixture.
- ^ The match took place at the Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski in Sofia instead of Slavia's home stadium.
References edit
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- ^ "Бе изтеглен жребият за 1/8-финалите за Купата на България". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Решение СТК 04.10.2017 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Решение СТК 16.10.2017 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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- ^ "Решение СТК 07.11.2017 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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