2025 Bulgarian Cup final

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| event = 2024–25 Bulgarian Cup

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The 2025 Bulgarian Cup final is the final match of the 2024–25 Bulgarian Cup and the 85th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final should take place on 22 May 2025 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.{{cite web |url=https://bulgarian-football.com/kupa-na-bulgaria.html|title=2024–25 Bulgarian Cup |publisher=bulgarian-football.com}} On 24 April the date and venue has been confirmed.{{cite web |url=https://bfunion.bg/news/50932/1 |title=Решение СТК 24.04.2025 г. |publisher=bfunion.bg}}

The clubs contesting the final are Ludogorets Razgrad and CSKA Sofia.{{cite web |url=https://dsport.bg/na-zivo-cska-i-cherno-more-v-spor-za-finala-v-sesame-kupa-na-balgaria-sastavi~196481.html |title=ЦСКА ще играе финал за Sesame Купа на България, Питас разстреля Черно море |publisher=dsport.bg |date=22 April 2025|language=bg}}{{cite web |url=https://dsport.bg/na-zivo-ludogorec-botev-vraca-sastavi~196593.html |title=Чака ни исторически финал за Купата, след като Лудогорец нямаше проблеми с Ботев Враца |publisher=dsport.bg |date=23 April 2025|language=bg}} Both teams have met on multiple occasions in the competition but never in the final itself. For Ludogorets, this is the third consecutive Cup final after winning the trophy in 2023 and losing last year. CSKA reached the final for the 36th time and the first since 2022.

The winner will receive a spot in the first qualifying round of 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.

Route to the final

{{see also|2024–25 Bulgarian Cup}}

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

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

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|Opponent

|Result

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Chernolomets Popovo

|6–0

|away

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|1st Round

|Dobrudzha Dobrich

|4–0

|away

CSKA 1948 Sofia

|3–2

|away

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|2nd Round

|Spartak Varna

|3–2

|away

Botev Plovdiv

|0–0 {{aet}}, {{pso|4–2}}

|home

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Quarter-finals

|Arda Kardzhali

|2–1

|home

Botev Vratsa

|3–0

|1–0 away; 2–0 away

|bgcolor="#c1e0ff"|Semi-finals

|Cherno More Varna

|2–1

|0–0 away; 2–1 home

Match

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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

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References

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{{Bulgarian Football Cup seasons}}

{{2024–25 in Bulgarian football}}

{{PFC Ludogorets Razgrad matches}}

{{PFC CSKA Sofia matches}}

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