2023 Bulgarian Cup final

2023 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал на Sesame Купа на България 2023
Event2022–23 Bulgarian Cup
CSKA 1948 Ludogorets Razgrad
1 3
Date24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
RefereeDragomir Draganov (Varna)
Attendance2,000[1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)[2]
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The 2023 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2022–23 Bulgarian Cup and the 83rd final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 24 May 2023 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.[3] On 16 May the date and venue has been confirmed.[4]

The clubs contesting the final were CSKA 1948 and Ludogorets Razgrad.[5][6] For CSKA 1948, this was the very first final in their club history since their foundation in 2016, whereas for Ludogorets, it was the first since 2017 and 4th overall. This was also the first meeting between both clubs on the stage of the Bulgarian Cup.

Ludogorets won the final 3–1 for their third cup title and first since 2014.[7] As they were already assured of a participation in the UEFA Europa Conference League via their league performance, their berth for the second qualifying round of 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League was passed to the third-placed team in the 2022–23 First League. In contrast with the previous final, this match had one of the lowest attendance records in the history of the competition.[1]

Route to the final

See also: 2022–23 Bulgarian Cup
CSKA 1948 Sofia Round Ludogorets Razgrad
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Sevlievo 4–0 away Round of 32 Rozova Dolina Kazanlak 2–0 away
Beroe Stara Zagora 2–0 away Round of 16 Levski Sofia 2–1 home
Arda Kardzhali 1–0 (a.e.t.) away Quarter-finals Spartak Varna 2–1 home
Lokomotiv Sofia 5–4 (agg.) 3–2 away; 2–2 (a.e.t.) home Semi-finals Cherno More Varna 3–3 (agg.) (4–1 p) 2–1 away; 1–2 (a.e.t.) home

Match

Details

CSKA 1948 Sofia1–3Ludogorets Razgrad
  • Chochev 59'
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
CSKA 1948
Ludogorets
GK 29 Bulgaria Daniel Naumov (c)
RB 22 Bulgaria Reyan Daskalov downward-facing red arrow 45'
CB 87 Bulgaria Simeon Petrov
CB 14 Brazil Héliton Santos
LB 18 Brazil Sidcley
DM 28 Bulgaria Emil Tsenov downward-facing red arrow 45'
RM 10 Bulgaria Georgi Rusev
CM 39 Tajikistan Parvizdzhon Umarbayev downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 18 Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev
LM 99 Bulgaria Radoslav Kirilov downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 9 Bulgaria Aleksandar Kolev
Substitutes:
GK 33 Ukraine Hennadiy Hanyev
DF 4 Bulgaria Angel Lyaskov
DF 19 Cape Verde Steve Furtado upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 24 Bulgaria Lazar Marin
MF 6 Ghana Carlos Ohene
MF 7 Bulgaria Mario Topuzov upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 58 Brazil Octávio
FW 8 Brazil Pedrinho upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 55 Bulgaria Svetoslav Dikov upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Bulgaria Todor Yanchev
GK 12 Croatia Simon Sluga Yellow card 90+7'
RB 16 Norway Aslak Fonn Witry downward-facing red arrow 55'
CB 32 Ukraine Ihor Plastun
CB 24 Benin Olivier Verdon
LB 37 Ghana Bernard Tekpetey
DM 23 Angola Show
DM 30 Brazil Pedro Naressi Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 61'
RM 11 Bulgaria Kiril Despodov (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 90 Bulgaria Spas Delev downward-facing red arrow 61'
LM 77 Brazil Caio Vidal downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 9 Brazil Igor Thiago Yellow card 62'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Netherlands Sergio Padt
DF 2 Spain Pipa upward-facing green arrow 55'
DF 22 Argentina Franco Russo
MF 6 Poland Jakub Piotrowski upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 8 Portugal Claude Gonçalves
MF 20 Brazil Nonato upward-facing green arrow 61' Yellow card 80'
MF 88 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev
FW 7 Brazil Raí upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 10 Argentina Matías Tissera upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Bulgaria Ivaylo Petev

Man of the Match:
Kiril Despodov (Ludogorets Razgrad)
Assistant referees:
Ivo Kolev (Sofia)
Hristo Hadzhiyski (Varna)
Fourth official:
Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)
Video assistant referee:
Krasen Georgiev (Varna)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Miroslav Maksimov (Sandanski)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Notes

  1. ^ Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

  1. ^ a b "Купа на България 2022/23 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)". bulgarian-football.com.
  2. ^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
  4. ^ "Решение СТК 16.05.2023 г". bfunion.bg.
  5. ^ "Кой, ако не Чочев - лидерът на ЦСКА 1948 прати тима на финал с гол в 117-ата минута" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Чакането свърши! Лудогорец на първи финал за Купата от 2017-а след драма с дузпи срещу Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 11 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Непоколебим Лудогорец изнесе лекция на ЦСКА 1948 и грабна третата си Купа" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 24 May 2023.