2013 Bulgarian Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2013 Bulgarian Cup final

| image = Lovech Stadium 1.JPG

| image_size = 300

| event =

| team1 = Beroe

| team1association = File:BeroeLogo.png

| team1score = 3

| team2 = Levski Sofia

| team2association = File:Levski sofia 1990-1992.JPG

| team2score = 3

| details = Beroe won 3–1 on penalties

| date = 15 May 2013

| stadium = Lovech Stadium

| city = Lovech

| man_of_the_match1a =

| man_of_the_match1atitle =

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| referee = Tsvetan Krastev

| attendance = 7,800

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| previous = 2012

| next = 2014

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The 2013 Bulgarian Cup final was the 73rd final of the Bulgarian Cup, and was contested between Beroe Stara Zagora and Levski Sofia on 15 May 2013. The match finished in a 3–3 draw, but Beroe clinched their second ever Bulgarian Cup title by winning 3–1 on penalties.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bul/news/newsid=1952490.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814152450/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=bul/news/newsid=1952490.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2013|publisher=UEFA|title=Beroe beat Levski to claim Bulgarian Cup|date=2013-05-15}}

Route to the final

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!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Beroe

!Round

!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|Levski

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|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

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|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

Akademik Svishtov

|4–1

|1–0 home; 3–1 away

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Round of 32

|Pirin Razlog

|4–0

|3–0 home; 1–0 away

Lokomotiv Mezdra

|8–1

|4–0 home; 4–1 away

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Round of 16

|Cherno More

|4–1

|4–0 home; 0–1 away

Pirin Gotse Delchev

|4–1

|1–0 home; 3–1 away

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Quarter-finals

|Litex Lovech

|2–2 (a)

|1–0 home; 1–2 away

Slavia Sofia

|1–0{{Cite web|url=http://gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=342895|publisher=gong.bg|title=Берое се класира за финала на Купата, след като удари Славия в 87-та минута|date=2013-04-25|language=Bulgarian}}

|0–0 away; 1–0 home

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Semi-finals

|Lokomotiv Sofia

|3–1{{Cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-bulgaria-cup-idUKBRE93N0YV20130424|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101607/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-bulgaria-cup-idUKBRE93N0YV20130424|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2016|publisher=reuters.com|title=Levski Sofia beat rivals Lokomotiv to reach Cup final|date=2013-04-24}}

|3–1 home; 0–0 away

Pre-match

Beroe reached the final for the second time in the last 3 years. The last time being in 2010 when they celebrated their first and only trophy in the competition. Levski on their side reached their first Bulgarian Cup final since 2007. The blues also hold the record in the tournament by winning 25 cups. This will be the second final in history held between these two clubs. The first one being in 1979 won by Levski with 4–1.

The final will take place at Lovech Stadium in Lovech.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=345293|publisher=gong.bg|title=Финалът за Купата ще се играе в Ловеч|date=2013-05-08|language=Bulgarian}} The stadium has more than 8100 seating places with pitch dimensions of 105 x 68 metres. Each of the two teams was allocated 3,700 tickets for the final, while the remainder went to the grassroots football community.

Match

=Details=

{{football box

|date = 15 May 2013

|time = 17:30 EET

|team1 = Beroe

|score = 3–3

|report= [http://www.gong.bg/direktno_game.php?id=4729 Report]

|team2 = Levski Sofia

|goals1 = Martins {{goal|16||28}}
Andonov {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Yordanov {{goal|24}}
Silva {{goal|81}}
Rodrigues {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Gradski, Lovech

|attendance = 7,800

|referee = Tsvetan Krastev{{Cite web|url=http://www.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=346207|publisher=gong.bg|title=Цветан Кръстев ще свири финала Берое – Левски|date=2013-05-13|language=Bulgarian}}

|penalties1 = Sayoud {{penmiss}}
Ivanov {{pengoal}}
Krumov {{penmiss}}
Stoychev {{pengoal}}
Elias {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 3–1

|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Silva
{{penmiss}} Mulder
{{penmiss}} Velev
{{pengoal}} Angelov

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GK	73	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Ivan Karadzhov
DF	17	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Plamen Krumov
DF	3	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Vladimir Zafirov		{{suboff\|93}}
DF	28	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Veselin Penev
DF	5	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Borislav Stoychev	{{yel\|26}}
MF	27	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Igor Djoman
FW	7	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Georgi Andonov (c)	{{yel\|79}}	{{suboff\|85}}
MF	8	{{flagicon\|POR}} Alberto Louzeiro	{{yel\|51}}
MF	21	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Elias
MF	29	{{flagicon\|POR}} Élio Martins		{{suboff\|64}}
MF	88	{{flagicon\|POR}} David Caiado	{{yel\|45+3}}
colspan=4\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Teodor Skorchev
DF	6	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Ivo Ivanov		{{subon\|85}}
MF	11	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Doncho Atanasov
DF	15	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Georgi Dinkov
FW	70	{{flagicon\|Mozambique}} Jerry Sitoe		{{subon\|64}}
MF	71	{{flagicon\|ALG}} Amir Sayoud	{{yel\|107}}	{{subon\|93}}
DF	77	{{flagicon\|POR}} Pedro Eugénio
colspan=4\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|BUL}} Petar Houbchev

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GK	23	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Plamen Iliev
DF	2	{{flagicon\|Netherlands}} Dustley Mulder
DF	3	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Romain Élie
DF	28	{{flagicon\|POR}} Nuno Pinto	{{yel\|67}}
DF	25	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Daniel Dimov
MF	45	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Vladimir Gadzhev		{{suboff\|60}}
MF	77	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Stefan Velev
MF	22	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Iliyan Yordanov		{{suboff\|74}}
FW	19	{{flagicon\|Guinea-Bissau}} Basile de Carvalho	{{yel\|82}}	{{suboff\|91}}
MF	10	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Hristo Yovov (c)	{{sent off\|2\|19\|44}}
MF	11	{{flagicon\|Cape Verde}} Garry Rodrigues
colspan=4\|Substitutes:
GK	89	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Mihail Ivanov
MF	4	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Stanislav Angelov		{{subon\|91}}
DF	6	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Orlin Starokin
FW	9	{{flagicon\|POR}} João Silva		{{subon\|74}}
DF	13	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Dimitar Vezalov
MF	16	{{flagicon\|POR}} Cristóvão Ramos		{{subon\|60}}
MF	29	{{flagicon\|Slovenia}} Rene Mihelič
colspan=4\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|BUL}} Nikolay Mitov

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MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant referees:
Diyan Valkov
Plamen Hadzhiyski
Fourth official: Radan Miryanov

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MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

References

Category:Bulgarian Cup finals

Cup Final

Category:PFC Levski Sofia matches

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GK	73	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Ivan Karadzhov
DF	17	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Plamen Krumov
DF	3	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Vladimir Zafirov		{{suboff\|93}}
DF	28	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Veselin Penev
DF	5	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Borislav Stoychev	{{yel\|26}}
MF	27	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Igor Djoman
FW	7	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Georgi Andonov (c)	{{yel\|79}}	{{suboff\|85}}
MF	8	{{flagicon\|POR}} Alberto Louzeiro	{{yel\|51}}
MF	21	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Elias
MF	29	{{flagicon\|POR}} Élio Martins		{{suboff\|64}}
MF	88	{{flagicon\|POR}} David Caiado	{{yel\|45+3}}
colspan=4\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Teodor Skorchev
DF	6	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Ivo Ivanov		{{subon\|85}}
MF	11	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Doncho Atanasov
DF	15	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Georgi Dinkov
FW	70	{{flagicon\|Mozambique}} Jerry Sitoe		{{subon\|64}}
MF	71	{{flagicon\|ALG}} Amir Sayoud	{{yel\|107}}	{{subon\|93}}
DF	77	{{flagicon\|POR}} Pedro Eugénio
colspan=4\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|BUL}} Petar Houbchev

2013 Bulgarian Cup final

Route to the final

Pre-match

Match

=Details=

See also

References