2019 Bulgarian Cup final

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The 2019 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2018–19 Bulgarian Cup and the 79th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 15 May 2019 at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria.[2] It was refereed by Nikolay Yordanov from Sofia.

2019 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал за Купата на България 2019
Event2018–19 Bulgarian Cup
Date15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
Man of the MatchAlen Ožbolt
RefereeNikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
Attendance20,500
WeatherPartly cloudy
14 °C (57 °F)[1]
2018
2020

The clubs contesting the final were Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Plovdiv, who traditionally take part in the Plovdiv derby.[3] Both teams have met on multiple occasions in the competition but never in the final itself.

Lokomotiv won the final with the score of 1–0, claiming their first ever Bulgarian Cup title.[4]

Route to the final

BotevRoundLokomotiv
OpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegs
CSKA 1948 Sofia4–1away1st RoundPomorie1–0away
Beroe Stara Zagora0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p)away2nd RoundDunav Ruse2–1away
Cherno More Varna1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (p)homeQuarter-finalsEtar Veliko Tarnovo1–1 (a.e.t.) 7–6 (p)away
CSKA Sofia6–5 (agg.)3–2 home; 3–3 awaySemi-finalsSeptemvri Sofia4–0 (agg.)4–0 home; 0–0 away

Match

Details

Botev Plovdiv0–1Lokomotiv Plovdiv
ReportOžbolt 73'
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)[5]
Botev
Lokomotiv
GK22 Daniel Kajzer
RB2 Johnathan  46'
CB3 Dimitar Pirgov
CB5 Kristian Dimitrov
LB24 Lazar Marin
DM18 Radoslav Terziev  77'
RM66 Ebert  19'  53'
AM17 Lachezar Baltanov (c)
AM8 Todor Nedelev
LM7 Aleksandar Tonev  88'
CF39 Antonio Vutov
Substitutes:
GK99 Ivan Čvorović
DF6 Kostadin Nichev
FW10 Férébory Doré  53'
FW11 Kristian Dobrev
MF16 Vasil Shopov  77'
MF26 Radoslav Apostolov
DF28 Filip Filipov  46'
Manager:
Nikolay Kirov
GK71 Martin Lukov  82'
CB15 Dimitar Vezalov
CB6 Stephen Eze
CB50 Josip Tomašević
RM91 Abdelhakim Bouhna
CM20 Miloš Petrović  60'
CM34 Igor Banović
LM7 Momchil Tsvetanov
AM14 Dimitar Iliev (c)
CF12 Alen Ožbolt 73'  74'  78'
CF77 Ante Aralica  53'  89'
Substitutes:
GK1 Ilko Pirgov
DF5 Asen Georgiev  89'
MF9 Bircent Karagaren  78'
MF10 Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
MF13 Edin Bahtić
MF29 Yanko Angelov  60'
MF61 Eliton Junior
Manager:
Bruno Akrapović

Assistant referees:
Veselin Mishev (Sofia)
Georgi Todorov (Sofia)
Fourth official:
Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

References