2018–19 Bulgarian Cup


The 2018−19 Bulgarian Cup was the 37th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 25 September 2018 with the first round and finished with the final on 15 May 2019. Slavia Sofia were the defending champions, but lost on penalties in the round of 16 to Ludogorets Razgrad. The final was contested between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Botev Plovdiv, thus being the first ever final to feature the Plovdiv derby. Lokomotiv won the final with the score of 1–0 and clinched their first ever cup title. They also qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Participating clubs

The following 32 teams qualified for the competition:

2018–19 First League
14 clubs
2018–19 Second League
15 non-reserve clubs
Winners of 3 regional competitions
3 clubs

Beroe Stara Zagora

Botev Plovdiv

Botev Vratsa

CSKA Sofia

Cherno More Varna

Dunav Ruse

Etar Veliko Tarnovo

Levski Sofia

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Ludogorets Razgrad

Septemvri Sofia

Slavia Sofia

Vereya Stara Zagora

Vitosha Bistritsa

Arda Kardzhali

Botev Galabovo

Chernomorets Balchik

CSKA 1948 Sofia

Dobrudzha Dobrich

Kariana Erden

Litex Lovech

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa

Lokomotiv Sofia

Montana

Nesebar

Pirin Blagoevgrad

Pomorie

Strumska Slava Radomir

Tsarsko Selo Sofia

from Northern zone:
from South-East zone:
from South-West zone:

Matches

Round of 32

The draw was conducted on 29 August 2018. The games will be played between 25 and 27 September 2018. In 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.

Round of 16

The draw was conducted on 28 September 2018. The games will be played between 30 October and 1 November 2018. In this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round.

Quarter-finals

The draw was conducted on 7 November 2018. The games will be played on 2, 3 and 4 April 2019. In this stage the participants will be the 8 winners from the second round.

Semi-finals

The draw was conducted on 4 April 2019, immediately after the conclusion of the quarter-finals. The first legs will be played on 16 and 17 April, while the second legs are scheduled for 23 and 24 April 2019.

First Legs

Second Legs

Final

The final took place at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on May 15, 2019.

Bracket

Top goalscorers