2022 Bulgarian Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2022 Bulgarian Cup final

| other_titles = Финал на Sesame Купа на България 2022

| image = Sesame_Football_Cup_of_Bulgaria_2022.jpg

| caption =

| event = 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup

| team1 = CSKA Sofia

| team1association =

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Levski Sofia

| team2association =

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2022|5|15|df=y}}

| stadium = Vasil Levski

| city = Sofia

| man_of_the_match1a = Iliyan Stefanov {{nowrap|(Levski)}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sportlive.bg/bgfootball/levski/gerojat-ilijan-stefanov-spechelihme-kupata-blagodarenie-na-fenovete-i-myri-1753672.html |title=Official Bulgarian Cup final Sesame.bg Player of the Match: Iliyan Stefanov |publisher=Sesame.bg |date=15 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022}}

| referee = Nikola Popov (Sofia)

| attendance = 40,600

| weather = Clear
{{convert|25|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
36% humidity{{cite web |title=History for Sofia, Bulgaria |url=https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/bg/sofia/LBSF |work=Weather Wunderground |date=15 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022}}

| previous = 2021

| next = 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.{{cite web |url=https://bulgarian-football.com/kupa-na-bulgaria.html|title=2021–22 Bulgarian Cup |publisher=bulgarian-football.com}} On 28 April the date has been confirmed,{{cite web |url=https://bfunion.bg/news/48450/0 |title=Решение 28.04.2022 |publisher=bfunion.bg}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://bfunion.bg/news/48453/0 |title=Решение 29.04.2022 |publisher=bfunion.bg}}

The clubs contesting the final were CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia.{{cite web |url=https://dsport.bg/na-zivo-cska-dovarshva-zapochnatoto-srestu-slavia-sastavi.html |title=ЦСКА е на финал! Евтимов попари Славия при страховити дузпи |publisher=dsport.bg |date=21 April 2022|language=bg}}{{cite web |url=https://dsport.bg/na-zivo-reshavastiat-sblasak-mezdu-levski-i-ludogorec-sastavi.html |title="Синята" лавина помете Лудогорец и Левски е на финал за Купата |publisher=dsport.bg |date=22 April 2022|language=bg}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://dsport.bg/na-zivo-golemiat-final-cska-srestu-levski-sastavi~82117.html |title="Синята" приказка продължава! Левски удари ЦСКА за първа Купа от 15 години |publisher=dsport.bg |date=15 May 2022|language=bg}} 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

File:PFC Levski Sofia fans.jpg

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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!colspan=3 style="width:1*"|CSKA Sofia

!Round

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

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|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

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|Opponent

|Result

|Legs

Hebar

|3–0

|away

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Round of 32

|Marek

|2–0

|away

Arda

|2–0

|home

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Round of 16

|Septemvri Simitli

|7–0

|home

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

|2–0

|home

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Quarter-finals

|Septemvri Sofia

|2–0

|away

Slavia Sofia

|2–2 (agg.) {{pen|7–6}}

|2–0 away; 0–2 {{aet}} home

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Semi-finals

|Ludogorets Razgrad

|4–2 (agg.)

|3–2 away; 1–0 home

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2022|5|15|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|17:00|3}}

| team1 = CSKA Sofia

| score = 0–1

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/15/bulgaria/cup/pfc-cska-sofia/pfc-levski-sofia/3770900/

| team2 = Levski Sofia

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

Stefanov {{goal|57}}

| stadium = Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

| attendance = 40,600

| referee = Nikola Popov (Sofia)

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Gustavo Busatto
RB	19	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Ivan Turitsov	{{yel\|90+2}}
CB	29	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Thomas Lam	{{yel\|19}}
CB	4	{{flagicon\|NED}} Menno Koch (c)
LB	18	{{flagicon\|COG}} Bradley Mazikou
DM	24	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Karlo Muhar		{{suboff\|56}}
DM	3	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Geferson
RW	10	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Georgi Yomov	{{yel\|65}}
AM	15	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Thibaut Vion		{{suboff\|75}}
LW	8	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Graham Carey		{{suboff\|63}}
CF	9	{{flagicon\|ECU}} Jordy Caicedo
colspan=4\|Substitutes:
GK	25	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Dimitar Evtimov
DF	6	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Hristiyan Petrov
MF	5	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Federico Varela	{{subon\|75}}
MF	7	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Yohan Baï
MF	21	{{flagicon\|CAR}} Amos Youga	{{subon\|56}}	{{yel\|87}}
MF	30	{{flagicon\|SUR}} Yanic Wildschut
FW	27	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Maurício Garcez	{{subon\|63}}
colspan=4\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Alan Pardew

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Plamen Andreev (c)
CB	5	{{flagicon\|NED}} Kellian van der Kaap
CB	23	{{flagicon\|GAM}} Noah Sonko Sundberg
CB	33	{{flagicon\|PAN}} José Córdoba
RM	91	{{flagicon\|SUI}} Dragan Mihajlović	{{yel\|90+5}}
CM	7	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Georgi Milanov
CM	30	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Filip Krastev	{{yel\|87}}
LM	6	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Wenderson Tsunami	{{yel\|23}}
AM	14	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Iliyan Stefanov		{{suboff\|82}}
SS	17	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Welton Felipe		{{suboff\|90+4}}
CF	19	{{flagicon\|MAR}} Bilal Bari
colspan=4\|Substitutes:
GK	13	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Nikolay Mihaylov
GK	99	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Yoan Zagorov
DF	4	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Ivan Goranov
DF	22	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Patrik-Gabriel Galchev
MF	8	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Andrian Kraev	{{subon\|82}}
MF	10	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Radoslav Tsonev
FW	88	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Marin Petkov	{{subon\|90+4}}
colspan=4\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|BUL}} Stanimir Stoilov

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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)

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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 five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time{{refn|group=note|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.}}

Notes

References

Category:Bulgarian Cup finals

Category:2021–22 in Bulgarian football

Category:PFC CSKA Sofia matches

Category:PFC Levski Sofia matches

Bulgarian Cup Final

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Gustavo Busatto
RB	19	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Ivan Turitsov	{{yel\|90+2}}
CB	29	{{flagicon\|FIN}} Thomas Lam	{{yel\|19}}
CB	4	{{flagicon\|NED}} Menno Koch (c)
LB	18	{{flagicon\|COG}} Bradley Mazikou
DM	24	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Karlo Muhar		{{suboff\|56}}
DM	3	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Geferson
RW	10	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Georgi Yomov	{{yel\|65}}
AM	15	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Thibaut Vion		{{suboff\|75}}
LW	8	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Graham Carey		{{suboff\|63}}
CF	9	{{flagicon\|ECU}} Jordy Caicedo
colspan=4\|Substitutes:
GK	25	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Dimitar Evtimov
DF	6	{{flagicon\|BUL}} Hristiyan Petrov
MF	5	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Federico Varela	{{subon\|75}}
MF	7	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Yohan Baï
MF	21	{{flagicon\|CAR}} Amos Youga	{{subon\|56}}	{{yel\|87}}
MF	30	{{flagicon\|SUR}} Yanic Wildschut
FW	27	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Maurício Garcez	{{subon\|63}}
colspan=4\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Alan Pardew