1985–86 Bulgarian Cup

1985–86 Bulgarian Cup
Tournament details
Country	Bulgaria
Final positions
Champions	Levski Sofia (16th cup)
Runner-up	CSKA Sofia
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Mihail Valchev (Levski) (5 goals)
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Bulgarian Cup was the 46th season of the Bulgarian Cup.^[1] Levski Sofia won the competition, beating CSKA Sofia 2–1 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.^[2]

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
1985
Dimitrovgrad	1–0	Dorostol Silistra
Lokomotiv Ruse	1–0	Svetkavitsa
Chernomorets Burgas	4–1	Rilski Sportist
Chirpan	1–0	Rozova Dolina
Neftochimic Burgas	1–0	Lokomotiv GO
Balkan Botevgrad	1–0	Haskovo
Ludogorets Razgrad	4–1	Minyor Pernik
Montana	2–1	Dobrudzha Dobrich
Arda Kardzhali	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Spartak Plovdiv
Vihren Sandanski	2–0	Litex Lovech

Second round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
1985
Dimitrovgrad	0–2	Neftochimic Burgas
Lokomotiv Ruse	4–1	Akademik Svishtov
Chirpan	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Botev Vratsa
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	3–2	Slavia Sofia
Spartak Varna	2–1	Chernomorets Burgas
Ludogorets Razgrad	5–3	Vihren Sandanski
Montana	3–2	Cherno More Varna
Arda Kardzhali	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Dunav Ruse
Spartak Pleven	2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–4 p)	Beroe Stara Zagora
Sliven	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Third round

Group 1

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
2 February 1986
Levski Sofia	3–1	Botev Plovdiv	Stara Zagora
Lokomotiv Sofia	2–0	Montana	Kazanlak

Group 2

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
2 February 1986
Lokomotiv Ruse	2–0	Ludogorets Razgrad	Riltsi
CSKA Sofia	4–2	Chirpan	Sandanski

Group 3

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
2 February 1986
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	9–1	Neftochimic Burgas	Sliven
Dunav Ruse	2–1	Balkan Botevgrad	Nova Zagora

Group 4

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
2 February 1986
Spartak Pleven	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Spartak Varna	Burgas
Sliven	5–0	Pirin Blagoevgrad	Pomorie

Quarter-finals

Group 1

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
5 February 1986
Levski Sofia	3–2	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia

Group 2

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
5 February 1986
CSKA Sofia	3–1	Lokomotiv Ruse	Sandanski

Group 3

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
5 February 1986
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	2–1	Dunav Ruse	Sliven

Group 4

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
5 February 1986
Sliven	3–2	Spartak Pleven	Burgas

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
8 February 1986
CSKA Sofia	4–3	Sliven
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	3–7	Levski Sofia

Third place play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2
26 April 1986
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	2–0	Sliven

Final

Details

27 April 1986

Levski Sofia	2−1	CSKA Sofia
Valchev 3', 22'		Slavkov 56' (pen.)

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Bogdan Dochev (Sofia)

Levski

CSKA

References

^ "Купа на България 1985/86" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com.
^ "Финалът е кротък банкет с водка "Средец" и кашкавал "Витоша"" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

v t e Bulgarian Cup
Previous names: Tsar's Cup (1938–1942) Soviet Army Cup (1945–1982)
Seasons	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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v t e 1985–86 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	A Group B Group V Group
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup (Final) Cup of the Soviet Army (Final)
European competitions	European Cup UEFA Cup Cup Winners' Cup Balkans Cup
Related to national team	1986 FIFA World Cup (Qualification Group 4, Group A) Ivan Vutsov
List of transfers

v t e 1985–86 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '85 '86 England Finland '85 '86 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '85 '86 Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '85 '86 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '85 '86 Spain Sweden '85 '86 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Finland '85 '86 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '85 '86 Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '85 '86 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union Spain
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup