2024–25 Bulgarian Cup

2024–25 Bulgarian Cup
Sesame Купа на България
Tournament details
Country	Bulgaria
Teams	48
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	91 (2.94 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Zapro Dinev ; (4 goals)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →; All statistics correct as of 31 October 2024.

The 2024–25 Bulgarian Cup is the 43rd official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. It is sponsored by Sesame and known as the Sesame Kupa na Bulgaria for sponsorship purposes.^[1] The competition began on 13 October 2024 with the preliminary round and will finish with the final on 22 May 2025.^[2] Botev Plovdiv are the defending cup winners. The winner qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.

Participating clubs

The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:^[3]

2024–25 First League 16 clubs	2024–25 Second League 16 non-reserve clubs	Winners of 4 regional competitions 16 clubs
Arda Beroe Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa CSKA 1948 CSKA Sofia Cherno More Hebar Krumovgrad Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia Ludogorets Razgrad Septemvri Sofia Slavia Sofia Spartak Varna	Belasitsa Dobrudzha Dunav Ruse Etar Fratria Varna Lovech Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Marek Minyor Pernik Montana Nesebar Pirin Blagoevgrad Spartak Pleven Sportist Svoge Strumska Slava Yantra	from North-East zone: Aksakovo Botev Novi Pazar Chernolomets Popovo Septemvri Tervel from North-West zone: Akademik Svishtov Lokomotiv Mezdra Kom Levski 2007 from South-West zone: Oborishte Vihren Kyustendil Rilski Sportist from South-East zone: Chernomorets Burgas Maritsa Plovdiv Sayana Rozova Dolina

Preliminary round

The draw was conducted on 24 September 2024.^[4] In this stage, the participants are the 16 winners from the regional amateur competitions and 16 non-reserve teams from the Second League. The games were played on 13 October 2024.^[5]^[6]

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Botev Novi Pazar (III)	0–2	Fratria Varna (II)	Novi Pazar
13:00 UTC+3		Report	Andoni 62' Totev 71'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Stanimir Todorov (Gabrovo)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Levski 2007 (III)	2−3 (a.e.t.)	Sportist Svoge (II)	Levski
15:00 UTC+3	Borisov 44' Hristov 84'	Report	Clifford 13', 52' Veselinski 98'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Stoyan Arsov (Sofia)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Akademik Svishtov (III)	1−1 (a.e.t.) (2−3 p)	Montana (II)	Svishtov
15:00 UTC+3	Petrov 43'	Report	Rusinov 63'	Stadium: Stadion Akademik Referee: Vladimir Kirilov (Pleven)
	Penalties
	Petrov Nikolov Ivanov Mitev Lenkov		Kamenov Todorov Tsekov Burov Borisov

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Rilski Sportist (III)	1−3 (a.e.t.)	Dunav Ruse (II)	Samokov
15:00 UTC+3	Dolapchiev 73'	Report	Zakonov 62' Gospodinov 96' Minchev 107'	Stadium: Stadion Iskar Referee: Lyubomir Vushovski (Sofia)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Aksakovo (III)	0−4	Yantra (II)	Aksakovo
15:00 UTC+3		Report	Ivanov 37' Raynov 41' Dyulgerov 57' Radev 75'	Stadium: Stadion Aksakovo Referee: Svetoslav Lazarov (Burgas)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Kom (III)	0−4	Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)	Berkovitsa
15:00 UTC+3		Report	Dinev 19', 51', 81', 83'	Stadium: Stadion Mramor Referee: Martin Markov (Sofia)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Kyustendil (III)	3−1	Marek (II)	Kyustendil
15:00 UTC+3	Iliev 44' Stoichkov 84' Aleksandrov 87'	Report	Dimitrov 20'	Stadium: Stadion Osogovo Referee: Dimitar Burov (Sofia)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Chernolomets Popovo (III)	3−0	Lovech (II)	Popovo
15:00 UTC+3	Kostov 47' Beadirov 57' Stoilov 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Stamo Kostov Referee: Todor Kirov (Varna)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Sayana (III)	2−2 (a.e.t.) (4−2 p)	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	Haskovo
15:00 UTC+3	Marchev 26', 71'	Report	Peev 7' (o.g.) Angelov 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Haskovo Referee: Denislav Stalev (Plovdiv)
	Penalties
	Marchev Uzunov Iliev Angelov		Dechev Kolev Avramov Laskov

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Maritsa Plovdiv (III)	1−2	Belasitsa (II)	Plovdiv
15:00 UTC+3	Domovchiyski 46' (pen.)	Report	Sadik 33' Karachorov 79'	Stadium: Stadion Maritsa Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Sofia)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Lokomotiv Mezdra (III)	0−0 (a.e.t.) (4−3 p)	Nesebar (II)	Mezdra
15:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Mihael Pavlov (Veliko Tarnovo)
	Penalties
	Sapundzhiev Beshev Dimitrov Iliev Ganchev		Hristov Pyuskyulyu Gelin Slivov Dimov

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Rozova Dolina (III)	2−1	Strumska Slava (II)	Kazanlak
15:00 UTC+3	Ivanov 26' Mitov 75'	Report	Karshakov 71'	Stadium: Stadion Sevtopolis Referee: Dimo Dimov (Sliven)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Chernomorets Burgas (III)	2−0	Etar (II)	Burgas
15:00 UTC+3	Malamov 27' Petkov 36'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Ivan Pritargov Referee: Georgi Stoyanov (Plovdiv)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Septemvri Tervel (III)	0−3	Dobrudzha (II)	Tervel
15:00 UTC+3		Report	Ivanov 27', 68' Rumenov 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Septemvri Referee: Kristiyan Todorov (Varna)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Vihren (III)	1−2	Minyor Pernik (II)	Sandanski
15:00 UTC+3	Sydorenko 44'	Report	Vutsov 31' Semerdzhiev 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Spartak Referee: Ivan Ivanov (Sofia)

13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)	Oborishte (III)	2−1 (a.e.t.)	Spartak Pleven (II)	Panagyurishte
15:00 UTC+3	Bozhilov 5' Pantaleev 106'	Report	Shopov 56'	Stadium: Stadion Orcho Voivoda Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Sofia)

Round of 32

The draw for this stage was conducted on 24 September 2024.^[4] The participants are the 16 preliminary round winners and the 16 First League teams. The games will be played between 28 October and 14 November 2024.^[7]^[8]

28 October 2024 (2024-10-28)	Chernomorets Burgas (III)	1−1 (a.e.t.) (2−4 p)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (I)	Burgas
13:30 UTC+2	Petkov 78'	Report	Perea 51'	Stadium: efbet Arena^{[note 1]} Referee: Petar Kuzev (Gabrovo)
	Penalties
	Chavorski Petkov Malamov Mihov		Perea H. Ivanov Lyaskov Ali I. Ivanov

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29)	Dobrudzha (II)	0−4	CSKA Sofia (I)	Dobrich
13:30 UTC+2		Report	Iliev 17' Carreazo 24' Heintz 58' Koyalipou 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Druzhba Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29)	Sportist Svoge (II)	0−2	Botev Vratsa (I)	Svoge
13:30 UTC+2		Report	Marinov 18' Smolenski 25'	Stadium: Stadion Chavdar Tsvetkov Referee: Martin Markov (Sofia)

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29)	Yantra (II)	0−1	Lokomotiv Sofia (I)	Gabrovo
13:30 UTC+2		Report	Brrou 30'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: Stoyan Arsov (Sofia)

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29)	Sayana (III)	0−4	Spartak Varna (I)	Haskovo
13:30 UTC+2		Report	Ivey 14' Rivollier 30' Vutov 37' (pen.) Ahmedov 45+1'	Stadium: Stadion Haskovo Referee: Lyubomir Vushovski (Sofia)

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29)	Lokomotiv Mezdra (III)	2−1 (a.e.t.)	Septemvri Sofia (I)	Mezdra
13:30 UTC+2	Georgiev 40' Kaloyanov 99' (pen.)	Report	Veličkovski 29'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29)	Rozova Dolina (III)	1−2	Arda (I)	Kazanlak
13:30 UTC+2	Ivanov 32'	Report	Yordanov 5' (pen.) Kazakov 7'	Stadium: Stadion Sevtopolis Referee: Kristiyan Kolev (Plovdiv)

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29)	Montana (II)	1−3	Slavia Sofia (I)	Montana
17:00 UTC+2	Ejike 88'	Report	Fabien 62', 71' Jelenković 82'	Stadium: Stadion Ogosta Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)	Oborishte (III)	0−1	Krumovgrad (I)	Panagyurishte
13:30 UTC+2		Report	O. Yusein 2'	Stadium: Stadion Orcho Voivoda Referee: Georgi Stoyanov (Plovdiv)

30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)	Kyustendil (III)	0−4	Cherno More (I)	Kyustendil
13:30 UTC+2		Report	Weslen 6' (pen.) Popov 35' Panayotov 41' Beyhan 70'	Stadium: Stadion Osogovo Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)	Dunav Ruse (II)	0−0 (a.e.t.) (11−10 p)	Hebar (I)	Ruse
17:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Todor Kirov (Varna)
	Penalties
	Hadzhiev Apostolov Vangelov Veshev Zakonov Hasan Minchev Dichev Todorov Gospodinov Goshev		Penchev Mihaylov Krastev Makni Zbun Pehlivanov Gamakov Nikolaev Fonkeu Staykov Rosa

30 October 2024 (2024-10-30)	Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)	0−2 (a.e.t.)	Levski Sofia (I)	Blagoevgrad
17:00 UTC+2		Report	Bachev 97' Sangaré 103'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: Vasil Minev (Sofia)

31 October 2024 (2024-10-31)	Belasitsa (II)	0−5	CSKA 1948 (I)	Petrich
13:30 UTC+2		Report	Ilievski 31' Bouzon 40' Kirilov 67' Furtado 78' Dudu 88'	Stadium: Stadion Tsar Samuil Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)

31 October 2024 (2024-10-31)	Minyor Pernik (II)	0−1	Botev Plovdiv (I)	Pernik
13:30 UTC+2		Report	Kassi 26'	Stadium: Stadion Minyor Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

31 October 2024 (2024-10-31)	Chernolomets Popovo (III)	0−6	Ludogorets Razgrad (I)	Razgrad^{[note 2]}
17:00 UTC+2		Report	Rusev 14' Tissera 18' Caio Vidal 37', 82' Camara 41' Delev 55'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Referee: Mihael Pavlov (Veliko Tarnovo)

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)	Fratria Varna (II)	v	Beroe (I)	Albena
13:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Albena 1 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Round of 16

The draw was conducted on 7 November 2024.^[9] The games should be played between 13 and 16 December 2024.^[10] In this stage the participants are the 16 winners from the previous round.

13 December 2024 (2024-12-13)	Lokomotiv Mezdra (III)	v	Botev Vratsa (I)	Mezdra
13:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv

13 December 2024 (2024-12-13)	Fratria Varna (II) or Beroe (I)	v	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (I)	Albena or Stara Zagora
16:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Stadion Albena 1 or Stadion Beroe

14 December 2024 (2024-12-14)	Cherno More (I)	v	Slavia Sofia (I)	Varna
13:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Ticha

14 December 2024 (2024-12-14)	Levski Sofia (I)	v	Dunav Ruse (II)	Sofia
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov

15 December 2024 (2024-12-15)	Lokomotiv Sofia (I)	v	Botev Plovdiv (I)	Sofia
13:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv

15 December 2024 (2024-12-15)	Spartak Varna (I)	v	CSKA Sofia (I)	Varna
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Spartak

16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	Krumovgrad (I)	v	Arda (I)	Plovdiv^{[note 3]}
13:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika

16 December 2024 (2024-12-16)	CSKA 1948 (I)	v	Ludogorets Razgrad (I)	Bistritsa
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa

Notes

^ Chernomorets Burgas plays their Round of 32 home match at efbet Arena, Burgas, instead of their regular stadium, Stadion Ivan Pritargov in Burgas, which does not have the capacity to host the away fans.
^ Chernolomets Popovo requested to play its Round of 32 home match at Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Stamo Kostov in Popovo.
^ Krumovgrad will play their round of 16 home game at Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika, Plovdiv, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Krumovgrad, Krumovgrad, which does not meet the BFU requirements.

References

^ "Купата на България има нов генерален спонсор, турнирът сменя името си" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Календар сезон 2024/2025" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ "Bulgarian Cup 2024–25 - Final Phase". bulgarian-football.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Левски срещу Ком или Пирин, ЦСКА гостува в Североизтока за Sesame Купа на България". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Решение СТК 30.09.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "СТК 07.10.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
^ "Решение СТК 16.10.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ "Решение СТК 22.10.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "ЦСКА гостува на Спартак Варна, Левски домакин на Дунав на 1/8-финалите за Sesame Купа на България". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ "Решение СТК 08.11.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[9] Chernomorets Burgas plays their Round of 32 home match at efbet Arena, Burgas, instead of their regular stadium, Stadion Ivan Pritargov in Burgas, which does not have the capacity to host the away fans.

[10] Chernolomets Popovo requested to play its Round of 32 home match at Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Stamo Kostov in Popovo.

[Krumovgrad-13] Krumovgrad will play their round of 16 home game at Sporten kompleks Nikola Shterev - Starika, Plovdiv, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Krumovgrad, Krumovgrad, which does not meet the BFU requirements.

[1] "Купата на България има нов генерален спонсор, турнирът сменя името си" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[2] "Календар сезон 2024/2025" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[3] "Bulgarian Cup 2024–25 - Final Phase". bulgarian-football.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[PR1R-4] "Левски срещу Ком или Пирин, ЦСКА гостува в Североизтока за Sesame Купа на България". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[PR-5] "Решение СТК 30.09.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 September 2024.

[6] "СТК 07.10.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 October 2024.

[1R-7] "Решение СТК 16.10.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[8] "Решение СТК 22.10.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[11] "ЦСКА гостува на Спартак Варна, Левски домакин на Дунав на 1/8-финалите за Sesame Купа на България". dsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[R2-sched-12] "Решение СТК 08.11.2024 г." bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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v t e 2024–25 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	First League Second League Third League Women's League
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup (Final) Bulgarian Supercup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Conference League
Related to national team	2024–25 UEFA Nations League (League C) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ilian Iliev
Club seasons
First League	Arda Beroe Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa Cherno More CSKA CSKA 1948 Hebar Krumovgrad Levski Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia Ludogorets Septemvri Slavia Spartak
Summer transfers Winter transfers

v t e 2024–25 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '24 '25 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '24 '25 Faroe Islands '24 '25 Finland '24 '25 France Georgia '24 '25 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '24 '25 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Lithuania '24 '25 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '24 '25 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '24 '25 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '24 '25 Finland '24 '25 France Georgia '24 '25 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '24 '25 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Liechtenstein Lithuania '24 '25 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '24 '25 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland Iceland Israel Kazakhstan '24 '25 Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus England Estonia '24 '25 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Lithuania '24 '25 Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey ~~Ukraine~~
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round league phase knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round league phase knockout phase Final Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round Champions Path Main Path league phase knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
International competitions	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2024–25 UEFA Nations League League A League B League C League D Promotion/relegation play-offs Finals Final 2025 Finalissima 2025 Euro Under-21 qualification 2025 Euro Under-19 qualification 2025 Euro Under-17 qualification 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup