1972–73 Bulgarian Cup

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Bulgarian Cup

| year = 1972–73

| other_titles =

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| country = Bulgaria

| num_teams =

| winners = CSKA Sofia
(8th cup)

| second = Beroe Stara Zagora

| matches =

| goals =

| scoring_leader = Petar Zhekov (CSKA)
Petko Petkov (Beroe)
(8 goals)

| award =

| prev_season = 1971–72

| next_season = 1973–74

}}

The 1972–73 Bulgarian Cup was the 33rd season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army).{{cite web | title = Купа на Съветската армия 1972/73 | url = https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/1972-1973/kupa-na-savetskata-armia.html | publisher = bulgarian-football.com | language = Bulgarian}} CSKA Sofia won the competition, beating Beroe Stara Zagora 2–1 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.{{cite web|publisher=temasport.com|title=Жеков натиска спусъка в дуела на "деветките"|url=http://temasport.com/news/view/%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2+%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BA%D0%B0+%D0%B2+%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0+%D0%BD%D0%B0+%E2%80%9E%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%E2%80%9D/news:38150|date=28 January 2016|language=Bulgarian|access-date=28 January 2016|archive-date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819194046/http://temasport.com/news/view/%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2+%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BA%D0%B0+%D0%B2+%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0+%D0%BD%D0%B0+%E2%80%9E%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%E2%80%9D/news%3A38150|url-status=dead}}

Preliminary round

{{OneLegStart}}

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!colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |1972

{{OneLegResult|Levski Omurtag||2–0|Lokomotiv Ruse}}

{{OneLegResult|Dobrudzha Dobrich||1–2|Beloslav}}

{{OneLegResult|Ludogorets Razgrad||1–2|Lokomotiv GO}}

{{OneLegResult|Botev Dibich||0–1|Dorostol Silistra}}

{{OneLegResult|Arda Kardzhali||1–2|Sliven}}

{{OneLegResult|Sakarski Sportist||0–2|Lokomotiv Burgas}}

{{OneLegResult|Cherveno Zname Haskovo||3–3 {{aet}}
{{pso|10–11}}|Gorubso Madan}}

{{OneLegResult|Hebar Pazardzhik||3–1|Velbazhd Kyustendil}}

{{OneLegResult|Lokomotiv Stara Zagora||0–2 {{aet}}|Yantra Gabrovo}}

{{OneLegResult|Chavdar Etropole||2–0|Svoboda Milkovitsa}}

{{OneLegResult|Chorni Breznik||0–2|Trakia Stamboliyski}}

{{OneLegResult|Pirin Blagoevgrad||3–0|Vitosha Bistritsa}}

{{OneLegResult|Montana||0–0 {{aet}}
{{pso|3–2}}|Litex Lovech}}

|}

First round

{{OneLegStart}}

|-

!colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |20–21 December 1972

{{OneLegResult|Bdin Vidin||2–0|Lokomotiv Sofia}}

{{OneLegResult|Pirin Blagoevgrad||4–2|Tundzha Yambol}}

{{OneLegResult|Beroe Stara Zagora||1–0|Trakia Stamboliyski}}

{{OneLegResult|Lokomotiv Burgas||1–2|Botev Plovdiv}}

{{OneLegResult|Gorubso Madan||1–4|Spartak Pleven}}

{{OneLegResult|Dunav Ruse||2–1|Hebar Pazardzhik}}

{{OneLegResult|Minyor Pernik||3–1|Beloslav}}

{{OneLegResult|Cherno More Varna||0–1|Spartak Varna}}

{{OneLegResult|CSKA Sofia||6–0|Yantra Gabrovo}}

{{OneLegResult|Lokomotiv Plovdiv||4–2|Lokomotiv GO}}

{{OneLegResult|Levski Omurtag||0–3|Etar Veliko Tarnovo}}

{{OneLegResult|Akademik Sofia||2–0|Dorostol Silistra}}

{{OneLegResult|Chavdar Etropole||1–4 {{aet}}|Botev Vratsa}}

{{OneLegResult|Slavia Sofia||2–1|Montana}}

{{OneLegResult|Levski Sofia||2–0|Sliven}}

{{OneLegResult|Chernomorets Burgas||1–0|Shumen}}

|}

Group stage

=Group 1=

;Matches were played in Haskovo, Dimitrovgrad and Parvomay

{{OneLegStart}}

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!colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |10–17 February 1973

{{OneLegResult|Minyor Pernik||1–1|Lokomotiv Plovdiv}}

{{OneLegResult|Akademik Sofia||1–1|Chernomorets Burgas}}

{{OneLegResult|Lokomotiv Plovdiv||1–1|Chernomorets Burgas}}

{{OneLegResult|Minyor Pernik||1–1|Akademik Sofia}}

{{OneLegResult|Akademik Sofia||2–1|Lokomotiv Plovdiv}}

{{OneLegResult|Chernomorets Burgas||2–0|Minyor Pernik}}

|}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=CHB|name_CHB=Chernomorets Burgas

|team2=AKD|name_AKD=Akademik Sofia

|team3=LPL|name_LPL=Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|team4=MIN|name_MIN=Minyor Pernik

|win_CHB=1|draw_CHB=2|loss_CHB=0|gf_CHB=4|ga_CHB=2

|win_AKD=1|draw_AKD=2|loss_AKD=0|gf_AKD=4|ga_AKD=3

|win_LPL=0|draw_LPL=2|loss_LPL=1|gf_LPL=3|ga_LPL=4

|win_MIN=0|draw_MIN=2|loss_MIN=1|gf_MIN=2|ga_MIN=4

|col_A=green1|text_A=Quarter-finals

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Group 2=

;Matches were played in Panagyurishte, Velingrad, Stamboliyski and Pazardzhik

{{OneLegStart}}

|-

!colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |10–17 February 1973

{{OneLegResult|Bdin Vidin||1–2|CSKA Sofia}}

{{OneLegResult|Beroe Stara Zagora||2–0|Spartak Varna}}

{{OneLegResult|CSKA Sofia||5–1|Spartak Varna}}

{{OneLegResult|Bdin Vidin||2–5|Beroe Stara Zagora}}

{{OneLegResult|Beroe Stara Zagora||0–2|CSKA Sofia}}

{{OneLegResult|Spartak Varna||0–2|Bdin Vidin}}

|}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=CSK|name_CSK=CSKA Sofia

|team2=BSZ|name_BSZ=Beroe Stara Zagora

|team3=BDI|name_BDI=Bdin Vidin

|team4=SPV|name_SPV=Spartak Varna

|win_CSK=3|draw_CSK=0|loss_CSK=0|gf_CSK=9|ga_CSK=2

|win_BSZ=2|draw_BSZ=0|loss_BSZ=1|gf_BSZ=7|ga_BSZ=4

|win_BDI=1|draw_BDI=0|loss_BDI=2|gf_BDI=5|ga_BDI=7

|win_SPV=0|draw_SPV=0|loss_SPV=3|gf_SPV=1|ga_SPV=9

|col_A=green1|text_A=Quarter-finals

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Group 3=

;Matches were played in Petrich, Sandanski, Razlog and Gotse Delchev

{{OneLegStart}}

|-

!colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |10–17 February 1973

{{OneLegResult|Levski Sofia||2–1|Spartak Pleven}}

{{OneLegResult|Botev Plovdiv||2–0|Botev Vratsa}}

{{OneLegResult|Levski Sofia||0–0|Botev Plovdiv}}

{{OneLegResult|Spartak Pleven||0–1|Botev Vratsa}}

{{OneLegResult|Botev Vratsa||0–1|Levski Sofia}}

{{OneLegResult|Botev Plovdiv||2–1|Spartak Pleven}}

|}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=BPL|name_BPL=Botev Plovdiv

|team2=LEV|name_LEV=Levski Sofia

|team3=BVR|name_BVR=Botev Vratsa

|team4=SPL|name_SPL=Spartak Pleven

|win_BPL=2|draw_BPL=1|loss_BPL=0|gf_BPL=4|ga_BPL=1

|win_LEV=2|draw_LEV=1|loss_LEV=0|gf_LEV=3|ga_LEV=1

|win_BVR=1|draw_BVR=0|loss_BVR=2|gf_BVR=1|ga_BVR=3

|win_SPL=0|draw_SPL=0|loss_SPL=3|gf_SPL=2|ga_SPL=5

|col_A=green1|text_A=Quarter-finals

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

=Group 4=

;Matches were played in Nova Zagora, Kazanlak, Stara Zagora and Chirpan

{{OneLegStart}}

|-

!colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |10–17 February 1973

{{OneLegResult|Etar Veliko Tarnovo||0–0|Slavia Sofia}}

{{OneLegResult|Pirin Blagoevgrad||0–2|Dunav Ruse}}

{{OneLegResult|Slavia Sofia||1–1|Dunav Ruse}}

{{OneLegResult|Etar Veliko Tarnovo||1–0|Pirin Blagoevgrad}}

{{OneLegResult|Pirin Blagoevgrad||0–3|Slavia Sofia}}

{{OneLegResult|Dunav Ruse||3–2|Etar Veliko Tarnovo}}

|}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=DUN|name_DUN=Dunav Ruse

|team2=SLA|name_SLA=Slavia Sofia

|team3=ETA|name_ETA=Etar Veliko Tarnovo

|team4=PIR|name_PIR=Pirin Blagoevgrad

|win_DUN=2|draw_DUN=1|loss_DUN=0|gf_DUN=6|ga_DUN=3

|win_SLA=1|draw_SLA=2|loss_SLA=0|gf_SLA=4|ga_SLA=1

|win_ETA=1|draw_ETA=1|loss_ETA=1|gf_ETA=3|ga_ETA=3

|win_PIR=0|draw_PIR=0|loss_PIR=3|gf_PIR=0|ga_PIR=6

|col_A=green1|text_A=Quarter-finals

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

Quarter-finals

class="wikitable"
width="250" style="text-align:right;" |Team 1

!width="80" style="text-align:center;" |Score

!width="250" style="text-align:left;" |Team 2

!width="100" style="text-align:center;" |Place

colspan=4 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |14 March 1973

{{OneLegResult|CSKA Sofia||1–0|Slavia Sofia}}||style="text-align:center;" |Sofia

{{OneLegResult|Akademik Sofia||2–1|Botev Plovdiv}}||style="text-align:center;" |Haskovo

{{OneLegResult|Levski Sofia||2–1|Chernomorets Burgas}}||style="text-align:center;" |Pazardzhik

{{OneLegResult|Beroe Stara Zagora||3–1|Dunav Ruse}}||style="text-align:center;" |Veliko Tarnovo

Semi-finals

class="wikitable"
width="250" style="text-align:right;" |Team 1

!width="80" style="text-align:center;" |Score

!width="250" style="text-align:left;" |Team 2

!width="100" style="text-align:center;" |Place

colspan=4 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |23 May 1973

{{OneLegResult|CSKA Sofia||4–2 {{aet}}|Akademik Sofia}}||style="text-align:center;" |Sofia

{{OneLegResult|Beroe Stara Zagora||2–1|Levski Sofia}}||style="text-align:center;" |Plovdiv

Final

{{main|1973 Bulgarian Cup final}}

=Details=

{{:1973 Bulgarian Cup final}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Bulgarian Football Cup seasons}}

{{1972–73 in Bulgarian football}}

{{1972–73 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulgarian Cup}}

1972-73

Category:1972–73 domestic association football cups

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