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2022 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал на Sesame Купа на България 2022
Event2021–22 Bulgarian Cup
Date15 May 2022 (2022-05-15)
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
Man of the MatchIliyan Stefanov (Levski)[1]
RefereeNikola Popov (Sofia)
Attendance40,600
WeatherClear
25 °C (77 °F)
36% humidity[2]
2021
2023

The 2022 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup and the 82nd final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final originally should have been on 11 May 2022 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.[3] On 28 April the date has been confirmed,[4] but on the next day the Bulgarian Professional Football League and the Bulgarian Football Union announced a revised schedule, in which the game was set for 15 May 2022.[5]

The clubs contesting the final were CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia.[6][7] This was the 17th occasion of the Eternal derby as a cup final and the first since 2005. For CSKA, this was the third consecutive final appearance and 35th overall, whereas for Levski, it was the first since 2018 and 38th overall. This was the 41st time both teams faced each other in the tournament's history.

Levski Sofia won the final with a narrow 1−0 victory, claiming a record 26th Bulgarian Cup title, their first since 2007, and ending a 13-year overall trophy drought, having last won the 2009 Bulgarian Supercup.[8] Iliyan Stefanov scored the winning goal in the 57th minute. By winning the cup, Levski also secured a place in the second qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, giving them an opportunity to compete in European competition once again after a 3-year absence.

The final was the most attended match between two Bulgarian sides since the 1998 Bulgarian Cup final.

Pre-match

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Levski fans
Levski fans making their way to the stadium before the final.

Originally, 18,564 tickets were provided for Levski fans and 15,597 for CSKA fans, totaling 34,161. Due to oversold tickets resulting from a vendor system error or unauthorized fan entry, the originally designated sections reached full capacity shortly before the kick-off with hundreds of fans still waiting to enter. All walkways were occupied by fans, as well as the emergency exits, and fans were even standing in unmarked areas such as the athletic track in front of the sections, under the electronic scoreboard, and the shelters designated for television cameras.

To accommodate the additional spectators, the police decided to open an extra section, part of the buffer zone between the two sets of fans. For security reasons, the police allowed only children accompanied by their parents to occupy these sections, as the close proximity to the opposing team's fans could have led to potential incidents if the sections were occupied by ultras. According to official police reports, the number of spectators at the stadium was 40,600.

Route to the final

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The Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia hosted the final.
CSKA Sofia Round Levski Sofia
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Hebar Pazardzhik 3–0 away Round of 32 Marek Dupnitsa 2–0 away
Arda Kardzhali 2–0 home Round of 16 Septemvri Simitli 7–0 home
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–0 home Quarter-finals Septemvri Sofia 2–0 away
Slavia Sofia 2–2 (agg.) (7–6 p) 2–0 away; 0–2 (a.e.t.) home Semi-finals Ludogorets Razgrad 4–2 (agg.) 3–2 away; 1–0 home

Match

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Details

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CSKA Sofia0–1Levski Sofia
Report
  • Stefanov 57'
Attendance: 40,600
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)
CSKA
Levski
GK 1 Brazil Gustavo Busatto
RB 19 Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov Yellow card 90+2'
CB 29 Finland Thomas Lam Yellow card 19'
CB 4 Netherlands Menno Koch (c)
LB 18 Republic of the Congo Bradley Mazikou
DM 24 Croatia Karlo Muhar downward-facing red arrow 56'
DM 3 Brazil Geferson
RW 10 Bulgaria Georgi Yomov Yellow card 65'
AM 15 France Thibaut Vion downward-facing red arrow 75'
LW 8 Republic of Ireland Graham Carey downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 9 Ecuador Jordy Caicedo
Substitutes:
GK 25 Bulgaria Dimitar Evtimov
DF 6 Bulgaria Hristiyan Petrov
MF 5 Argentina Federico Varela upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 7 France Yohan Baï
MF 21 Central African Republic Amos Youga upward-facing green arrow 56' Yellow card 87'
MF 30 Suriname Yanic Wildschut
FW 27 Brazil Maurício Garcez upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
England Alan Pardew
GK 1 Bulgaria Plamen Andreev (c)
CB 5 Netherlands Kellian van der Kaap
CB 23 The Gambia Noah Sonko Sundberg
CB 33 Panama José Córdoba
RM 91 Switzerland Dragan Mihajlović Yellow card 90+5'
CM 7 Bulgaria Georgi Milanov
CM 30 Bulgaria Filip Krastev Yellow card 87'
LM 6 Brazil Wenderson Tsunami Yellow card 23'
AM 14 Bulgaria Iliyan Stefanov downward-facing red arrow 82'
SS 17 Brazil Welton Felipe downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CF 19 Morocco Bilal Bari
Substitutes:
GK 13 Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov
GK 99 Bulgaria Yoan Zagorov
DF 4 Bulgaria Ivan Goranov
DF 22 Bulgaria Patrik-Gabriel Galchev
MF 8 Bulgaria Andrian Kraev upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 10 Bulgaria Radoslav Tsonev
FW 88 Bulgaria Marin Petkov upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov

Man of the Match:
Iliyan Stefanov (Levski Sofia)
Assistant referees:
Georgi Todorov (Sofia)
Martin Venev (Sofia)
Fourth official:
Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Reserve assistant referee:
Georgi Minev (Sofia)
Video assistant referee:
Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ivo Kolev (Sofia)

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

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  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

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  1. ^ "Official Bulgarian Cup final Sesame.bg Player of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov". Sesame.bg. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ "2021–22 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
  4. ^ "Решение 28.04.2022". bfunion.bg.
  5. ^ "Решение 29.04.2022". bfunion.bg.
  6. ^ "ЦСКА е на финал! Евтимов попари Славия при страховити дузпи" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 21 April 2022.
  7. ^ ""Синята" лавина помете Лудогорец и Левски е на финал за Купата" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 22 April 2022.
  8. ^ ""Синята" приказка продължава! Левски удари ЦСКА за първа Купа от 15 години" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 15 May 2022.