1967–68 Bulgarian Cup

1967–68 Bulgarian Cup
Tournament details
CountryBulgaria
Final positions
ChampionsSpartak Sofia
(1st cup)
Runner-upBeroe Stara Zagora

The 1967–68 Bulgarian Cup was the 28th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army).[1] Spartak Sofia won the competition for the first and only time, beating Beroe Stara Zagora 3–2 after extra time in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.[2]

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lokomotiv Pleven 2–5 Levski Sofia 1–2 1–3
Slavia Sofia 9–1 Kondenzatoren zavod 6–0 3–1
Rodopa Smolyan 1–5 CSKA Sofia 1–2 0–3
Metalurg Pernik 3–3 (3–4 p) Lokomotiv Sofia 2–3 1–0
Dunav Ruse 2–1 Cherno More Varna 1–1 1–0
Tekstilets Sliven 3–6 Maritsa Plovdiv 2–0 1–6
Litex Lovech 0–3 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0–1 0–2
Tundzha Yambol 3–5 Chernomorets Burgas 1–4 2–1
Avtostroitel Shumen 2–3 Sliven 2–1 0–2
Spartak Varna 3–3 (6–4 p) Dobrudzha Dobrich 3–2 0–1
Dorostol Silistra 0–5 Spartak Sofia 0–2 0–3
Bdin Vidin 2–4 Spartak Pleven 2–0 0–4
Svetkavitsa 1–1 (3–2 p) Minyor Pernik 1–0 0–1
Pomorie 1–5 Beroe Stara Zagora 1–2 0–3
Kremikovtsi 1–3 Botev Vratsa 0–1 1–2
Hebar Pazardzhik 2–2 (6–7 p) Botev Plovdiv 1–1 1–1

Group stage

Group 1

Matches were played in Yambol and Stara Zagora
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Levski Sofia 3–1 Dunav Ruse
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3–1 Botev Vratsa
Levski Sofia 4–2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Botev Vratsa 2–2 Dunav Ruse
Levski Sofia 2–2 Botev Vratsa
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1 Dunav Ruse
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Levski Sofia 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 5 Semi-finals
2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4
3 Botev Vratsa 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 2
4 Dunav Ruse 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

Matches were played in Plovdiv, Pazardzhik and Asenovgrad
Team 1  Score  Team 2
CSKA Sofia 2–0 Svetkavitsa
Spartak Sofia 1–1 Sliven
CSKA Sofia 2–1 Sliven
Spartak Sofia 8–1 Svetkavitsa
Spartak Sofia 3–1 CSKA Sofia
Sliven 3–1 Svetkavitsa
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spartak Sofia 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 5 Semi-finals
2 CSKA Sofia 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 4
3 Sliven 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
4 Svetkavitsa 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

Matches were played in Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–1 Slavia Sofia
Botev Plovdiv 1–1 Spartak Varna
Beroe Stara Zagora 1–0 Botev Plovdiv
Slavia Sofia 3–0 Spartak Varna
Botev Plovdiv 0–0 Slavia Sofia
Beroe Stara Zagora 2–1 Spartak Varna
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Beroe Stara Zagora 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Semi-finals
2 Slavia Sofia 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
3 Botev Plovdiv 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4 Spartak Varna 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

Matches were played in Dimitrovgrad and Haskovo
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0 Spartak Pleven
Chernomorets Burgas 3–0 Maritsa Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Sofia 4–1 Maritsa Plovdiv
Spartak Pleven 1–1 Chernomorets Burgas
Maritsa Plovdiv 2–1 Spartak Pleven
Lokomotiv Sofia 0–0 Chernomorets Burgas
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chernomorets Burgas 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4 Semi-finals
2 Lokomotiv Sofia 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
3 Spartak Pleven 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4 Maritsa Plovdiv 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chernomorets Burgas 4–7 Spartak Sofia 1–2 3–5
Levski Sofia 2–4 Beroe Stara Zagora 1–1 1–3

Final

Main article: 1968 Bulgarian Cup final

Details

Spartak Sofia3−2 (a.e.t.)Beroe Stara Zagora
Gyonin 5'
Mitkov 34', 120'		 Bonchev 43', 71'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Todor Bechirov (Plovdiv)
Spartak
Beroe

References

  1. ^ "Купа на Съветската армия 1967/68" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com.
  2. ^ "Съдийски обир лишава Берое от първи трофей" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2015.