Bulgarian Basketball Cup

{{Infobox sports league

| title = Bulgarian Basketball Cup

| current_season = 2025 Bulgarian Basketball Cup

| logo =

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| sport =

| founded = 1951

| folded =

| fame =

| motto =

| teams = 8

| country = {{BUL}}

| confed = {{flagicon|Europe}} FIBA Europe

| promotion =

| relegation =

| levels =

| champion = Chernomorets Burgas
(3 title)

| most_champs = BC CSKA Sofia
(17 titles)

| ceo =

| TV = Max Sport

| website = {{URL|http://nbl.basketball.bg}}

| related_comps = NBL
Super Cup

}}

The Bulgarian Basketball Cup is an annual cup competition, organized by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation since 1951. The cup was not held in 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1961. BC CSKA Sofia is the all-time record holder with 17 titles.

Format

Since 2009, except from 2017 to 2019, the Final Eight format has been used and from 2010 only teams from the first tier participate in it. The eight teams play a play-off at one venue, over four days, eventually producing a winner. From 2017 to 2019, the quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a double-legged format, while the final was played in one game on a neutral venue. The top six teams, from NBL, have an automatic bye to quarterfinals, while the other three and five teams from A Group League (second tier) play preliminary rounds for a place in the quarterfinals.

Title holders

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{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball.bg/federation.php?id=26|title=Носители на Купа България|website=www.basketball.bg}}

{{Cite web|url=https://bgbasket.com/en/history.php?group_id=1|title=Номер 1 за българския баскетбол|website=bgbasket.com}}

Recent finals

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rowspan="2" width="5%"|Year

!rowspan="2" width="12%"|Venue

!colspan="3"|Final

!colspan="3"|Third place

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!width=14% style="background:#ffd700"|Gold Medalists

!width=9%|Score

!width=14% style="background:#c0c0c0"|Silver Medalists

!width=14% style="background:#cc9966"|3rd

!width=9%|Score

!width=14% style="background:#97DEFF"|4th place

scop=col colspan="8" style="background:#CCCCCC"| Final Four

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|1999

|Balkan Hall, Botevgrad

|Cherno More

|

|Fikosota Shumen

|91-64

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|2000

|Stroitel Hall, Plovdiv

|Cherno More

|84-74

|68-57

|Spartak Pleven

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|2001

|Balkanstroy Hall, Pleven

|92-70

|Cherno More

|90-72

|CSKA

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|2002

|PCS "Vasil Levski", Veliko Turnovo

|Lukoil Academic

|97-84

|84-80

|CSKA

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|2003

|Sports Hall "Dan Kolov", Sevlievo

|Lukoil Academic

|98-73

|Cherno More

|98-86

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|2004

|Vasil Levski Hall, Pazardzhik

|Lukoil Academic

|89-74

|CSKA

|72-64

|Spartak MVR

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|2005

|Municipal Hall, Stara Zagora

|CSKA

|86-80

|Lukoil Academic

|Cherno More

|107-75

|Spartak Pleven

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|2006

|Dunav Hall, Ruse

|Lukoil Academic

|86-81

|Cherno More

|Spartak Pleven

|61-57

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|2007

|Boris Gyuderov Hall, Pernik

|Lukoil Academic

|85-75

|CSKA

|91-88

|Spartak Pleven

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|2008

|Arena Samokov, Samokov

|Lukoil Academic

|102-83

|Cherno More

|78-77

|CSKA

scop=col colspan="8" style="background:#CCCCCC"| Final Eight

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|2009

|Balkanstroy Hall, Pleven

|89-81

|Lukoil Academic

|Spartak Pleven

|85-73

|Rilski Sportist

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|2010

|Diana Hall, Yambol

|81-78

|Rilski Sportist

|Cherno More

|90-88

|Balkan Botevgrad

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|2011

|Universiada Hall, Sofia

|Lukoil Academic

|81-80

|Rilski Sportist

|83-75

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|2012

|Arena Samokov, Samokov

|Lukoil Academic

|83-81

|Cherno More

|74-70

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|2013

|Congress Hall (PCS), Varna

|Lukoil Academic

|84-73

|Rilski Sportist

|81-72

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|2014

|Universiada Hall, Sofia

|100-97

|Cherno More

|Rilski Sportist

|81-72

|Balkan Botevgrad

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|Balkanstroy Hall, Pleven

|Cherno More

|96-90

|Lukoil Academic

|Rilski Sportist

|74-69

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|Arena Botevgrad, Botevgrad

|Rilski Sportist

|90-80

|Lukoil Academic

|Beroe

|71-59

|Balkan Botevgrad

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|Kolodruma Hall, Plovdiv

|Beroe

|78-62

|Lukoil Academic

|Balkan Botevgrad

|83-62

|Academic Bultex 99

scop=col colspan="8" style="background:#CCCCCC"| Final after Two-legged games

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|PCS "Vasil Levski", Veliko Turnovo

|Rilski Sportist

|89-80

|Levski Lukoil

|colspan=3|Academic Bultex 99 and Balkan Botevgrad

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|Arena Asarel, Panagyurishte

|Levski Lukoil

|70-61

|Beroe

|colspan=3|Academic Bultex 99 and PBC Academic

scop=col colspan="8" style="background:#CCCCCC"| Final Eight

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|Universiada Hall, Sofia

|Levski Lukoil

|86-78

|Balkan Botevgrad

|colspan=3|Beroe and Rilski Sportist

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|Arena Asarel, Panagyurishte

|Rilski Sportist

| 87-69

|Levski Lukoil

|colspan=3| Yambol and Balkan Botevgrad

|Arena Botevgrad, Botevgrad

|Rilski Sportist

|92–86

|Levski Lukoil

| colspan="3" |Beroe and Balkan Botevgrad

|Arena Sofia, Sofia

|86-81

|CSKA

| colspan="3" |Chernomorets and Balkan Botevgrad

|Arena Burgas, Burgas

|Chernomorets

|86-62

|Spartak Pleven

| colspan="3" |Rilski Sportist and Balkan Botevgrad

|Arena Samelyon, Samokov

|Cherno More

|89-81

|Balkan Botevgrad

| colspan="3" |Rilski Sportist and Spartak Pleven

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Titles by team

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! Team

! Winners

! Winning years

CSKA Sofia

|align=center| 17

| 1953, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005

Levski Sofia

|align=center| 16

| 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1993, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2023

Academic Sofia

|align=center| 11

| 1952, 1954, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013

Cherno More Port Varna

|align=center| 5

| 1998, 1999, 2000, 2015, 2025

Balkan Botevgrad

|align=center| 4

| 1970, 1986, 1987, 1988

Rilski Sportist

|align=center| 4

| 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022

Spartak Sofia

|align=center| 3

| 1951, 1967, 1968

Chernomorets

|align=center| 3

| 1965, 1975, 2024

Lokomotiv Sofia

|align=center| 2

| 1956, 1966

Slavia Sofia

|align=center| 2

| 1959, 1997

NSA

|align=center| 1

| 1964

Kompact Dimitrovgrad

|align=center| 1

| 1995

Spartak Pleven

|align=center| 1

| 1996

Beroe

|align=center| 1

References

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{{Bulgarian Basketball Cup}}

{{European basketball cups}}

Category:Basketball competitions in Bulgaria

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1951

Category:1951 establishments in Bulgaria