2014–15 Bulgarian Cup

2014–15 Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian cup
Tournament details
Country	Bulgaria
Final positions
Champions	Cherno More Varna (1st title)
Runner-up	Levski Sofia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	45
Goals scored	142 (3.16 per match)

The 2014–15 Bulgarian Cup was the 33rd official season of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament.^[1] The competition began on 23 September 2014 with the matches of the First Round and finished with the final on 28 May 2015. Ludogorets Razgrad were the defending champions, but lost to Levski Sofia in the semifinals.^[2]

Cherno More Varna, the winner of the competition, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Participating clubs

The following teams competed in the cup:
(Teams still active are in bold)

2014–15 A Group all clubs	2014–15 B Group all clubs	Winners of 4 regional competitions
Ludogorets Razgrad CSKA Sofia Litex Lovech Botev Plovdiv Levski Sofia Cherno More Varna Lokomotiv Plovdiv Beroe Stara Zagora Slavia Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia Marek Dupnitsa Haskovo	Chernomorets Burgas Dobrudzha Dobrich Montana Bansko Botev Vratsa Pirin Razlog Spartak Varna Rakovski Botev Galabovo Sozopol Pirin Blagoevgrad Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra Burgas Vereya Stara Zagora Septemvri Simitli Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	from North-West zone: Manastirishte 2000 from North-East zone: Dunav Ruse from South-East zone: Atletik Kuklen from South-West zone: Pirin Gotse Delchev

First round

The draw was conducted on 10 September 2014. The games will be played on 23–25 September 2014. On this stage all of the participants start their participation i.e. the 12 teams from A PFG (first division), the 16 teams from the B PFG (second division) and the 4 winners from the regional amateur competitions.

Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra (II) v Botev Plovdiv

23 September 2014	Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra (II)	0–4	Botev Plovdiv	Mezdra
16:00		Report	Tsvetkov 57' Ognyanov 70' Kolev 80' Yusein 85'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 150 Referee: Petar Dorovski (Pleven)

Spartak Varna (II) v Levski Sofia

23 September 2014	Spartak Varna (II)	1–7	Levski Sofia	Varna
16:00	Malchev 90+2'	Report	Ivanov 8' Tsonev 24' Kraev 40', 53', 89' Misyak 73' Domovchiyski 76'	Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 460 Referee: Viktor Valkov (Plovdiv)

Vereya Stara Zagora (II) v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

23 September 2014	Vereya Stara Zagora (II)	0–2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Stara Zagora
16:00		Report	Zhelev 13' (o.g.) Sandanski 29'	Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 330 Referee: Radoslav Stanev (Varna)

Montana (II) v CSKA Sofia

24 September 2014	Montana (II)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	CSKA Sofia	Montana
15:45	Antonov 80' S. Georgiev 105'	Report	Silva 73'	Stadium: Ogosta Attendance: 2,360 Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov (Sofia)

Pirin Razlog (II) v Lokomotiv Sofia

24 September 2014	Pirin Razlog (II)	0–1	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sofia
16:00		Report	Manolov 66'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 280 Referee: Tihomir Aleksov (Sofia)

Dunav Ruse (III) v Rakovski (II)

24 September 2014	Dunav Ruse (III)	4–0	Rakovski (II)	Ruse
16:00	Radentsov 22' (pen.) Vasev 24' Chakarov 28' Budinov 85'	Report		Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 500 Referee: Petar Kirilov (Dobrich)

Sozopol (II) v Cherno More Varna

24 September 2014	Sozopol (II)	0–2	Cherno More Varna	Sozopol
16:00		Report	Petkov 42' Manolov 82'	Stadium: Arena Sozopol Attendance: 590 Referee: Georgi Ignatov (Sofia)

Burgas (II) v Beroe Stara Zagora

24 September 2014	Burgas (II)	0–1	Beroe Stara Zagora	Burgas
16:00		Report	Kostov 67'	Stadium: Balgarovo Attendance: 350 Referee: Stoyan Denev (Veliko Tarnovo)

Manastirishte 2000 (IV) v Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)

24 September 2014	Manastirishte 2000 (IV)	1–4	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	Krivodol
16:00	Simeonov 48' (pen.)	Report	Smirnov 21' M. Ivanov 24' Fidanin 28' Balakov 40'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 400 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Pavlikeni)

Atletik Kuklen (IV) v Bansko (II)

24 September 2014	Atletik Kuklen (IV)	0–6	Bansko (II)	Kuklen
16:00		Report	R. Ivanov 6' Bengyuzov 52' Fikiyn 55', 60' Stoyanov 87' Stankev 90'	Stadium: San Mames Attendance: 450 Referee: Boyan Slavkov (Plovdiv)

Botev Galabovo (II) v Marek Dupnitsa

24 September 2014	Botev Galabovo (II)	1–0	Marek Dupnitsa	Galabovo
16:00	Vinkov 43'	Report		Stadium: Energetik Attendance: 400 Referee: Rumen Hristov (Pleven)

Septemvri Simitli (II) v Haskovo

24 September 2014	Septemvri Simitli (II)	1–3	Haskovo	Simitli
16:00	Kosturkov 53'	Report	Chanev 10' Kovachev 29' Aleksiev 90'	Stadium: Struma Attendance: 430 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

Pirin Gotse Delchev (III) v Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)

24 September 2014	Pirin Gotse Delchev (III)	3–0	Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)	Gotse Delchev
16:00	Paskov 31', 77' Ibrahim 62'	Report		Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 250 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv)

Chernomorets Burgas (II) v Slavia Sofia

24 September 2014	Chernomorets Burgas (II)	1–3	Slavia Sofia	Burgas
18:00	Hristov 76' (pen.)	Report	Valchanov 4' Savić 58' Dyakov 81'	Stadium: Lazur Attendance: 100 Referee: Martin Stoimenov (Sofia)

Botev Vratsa (II) v Ludogorets Razgrad

24 September 2014	Botev Vratsa (II)	1–5	Ludogorets Razgrad	Razgrad
18:45	Petkov 55'	Report	Quixadá 21', 68' Hernández 25', 39' Savić 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

Pirin Blagoevgrad (II) v Litex Lovech

25 September 2014	Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Litex Lovech	Blagoevgrad
18:00	Zlatinov 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Vajushi 79' (pen.) Jordán 92'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Vihren Manev (Sofia)

Second round

The draw was conducted on 2 October 2014. The first legs are to be played on 28, 29 October 2014 and 15 February 2015, the second legs should be on 3, 6 December 2014 and 22 February 2015. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round.

First legs

Cherno More Varna v Slavia Sofia

28 October 2014	Cherno More Varna	2–0	Slavia Sofia	Varna
14:30	Sténio 45+4' Rasim 62'	Report		Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 380 Referee: Georgi Yordanov (Gabrovo)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Botev Plovdiv

28 October 2014	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1–1	Botev Plovdiv	Plovdiv
17:45	Kamburov 44'	Report	Kolev 90+2'	Stadium: Lauta Attendance: 3,070 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

Litex Lovech v Pirin Gotse Delchev (III)

28 October 2014	Litex Lovech	3–1	Pirin Gotse Delchev (III)	Lovech
18:00	Bozhikov 35' Asprilla 82' Vajushi 85' (pen.)	Report	Kirev 57'	Stadium: Lovech Attendance: 300 Referee: Martin Stoimenov (Sofia)

Montana (II) v Levski Sofia

29 October 2014	Montana (II)	2–0	Levski Sofia	Montana
14:00	S. Georgiev 42' Minchev 57'	Report		Stadium: Ogosta Attendance: 950 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

Botev Galabovo (II) v Lokomotiv Sofia

29 October 2014	Botev Galabovo (II)	1–4	Lokomotiv Sofia	Galabovo
14:30	Chehoudi 29' (o.g.)	Report	Ranđelović 11', 33' Tom 39' Chehoudi 48'	Stadium: Energetik Attendance: 440 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

Haskovo v Bansko (II)

29 October 2014	Haskovo	3–0	Bansko (II)	Haskovo
14:30	Chipilov 9' Aleksiev 13' Kyamil 60'	Report		Stadium: Haskovo Attendance: 90 Referee: Adrian Petrov (Sofia)

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II) v Dunav Ruse (III)

29 October 2014	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	1–1	Dunav Ruse (III)	Gorna Oryahovitsa
14:30	Mitsakov 90'	Report	Chakarov 45'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 500 Referee: Radan Miryanov (Varna)

Beroe Stara Zagora v Ludogorets Razgrad

15 February 2015	Beroe Stara Zagora	2–1	Ludogorets Razgrad	Stara Zagora
13:00	Elias 31' Mapuku 71'	Report	Espinho 61'	Stadium: Beroe Attendance: 3,770 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

Second legs

Pirin Gotse Delchev (III) v Litex Lovech

12 November 2014	Pirin Gotse Delchev (III)	0–4 (1–7 agg.)	Litex Lovech	Gotse Delchev
13:00		Report	Jordán 7' Kolev 31', 73' Minchev 80'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 350 Referee: Stoyan Denev (Veliko Tarnovo)

Lokomotiv Sofia v Botev Galabovo (II)

14 November 2014	Lokomotiv Sofia	5–1 (9–2 agg.)	Botev Galabovo (II)	Sofia
13:00	Manolov 1' Vasev 32' Genov 74', 79', 90'	Report	Toshev 18'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 80 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

Botev Plovdiv v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

3 December 2014	Botev Plovdiv	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Plovdiv
13:00	Tsvetkov 82'	Report	Filipov 84' Karagaren 90'	Stadium: Botev 1912 Football Complex Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

Bansko (II) v Haskovo

3 December 2014	Bansko (II)	2–0 (2–3 agg.)	Haskovo	Bansko
13:00	Stankev 10' Bengyuzov 50'	Report		Stadium: St. Peter Attendance: 160 Referee: Martin Stoimenov (Sofia)

Slavia Sofia v Cherno More Varna

3 December 2014	Slavia Sofia	2–2 (2–4 agg.)	Cherno More Varna	Sofia
13:00	Manzorro 42' Fonseca 72'	Report	Manolov 33' Petkov 45'	Stadium: Ovcha Kupel Attendance: 50 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

Levski Sofia v Montana (II)

3 December 2014	Levski Sofia	4–0 (4–2 agg.)	Montana (II)	Sofia
16:00	Añete 12' (pen.) Belaïd 38' Domovchiyski 66' Bedoya 90'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 960 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

Dunav Ruse (III) v Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)

6 December 2014	Dunav Ruse (III)	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	Ruse
13:00		Report	Karapetrov 54'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia)

Ludogorets Razgrad v Beroe Stara Zagora

22 February 2015	Ludogorets Razgrad	1–0 (2a–2 agg.)	Beroe Stara Zagora	Razgrad
15:30	Quixadá 8'	Report		Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Quarter-finals

The draw was conducted on 16 December 2014. The first legs were played on 21/22 February and 4 March, the second legs were on 4 and 18 March 2015. On this stage the participants are the 8 winners from the third round.

First legs

Cherno More Varna v Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)

21 February 2015	Cherno More Varna	1–0	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	Varna
13:00	Rasim 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Martin Aleksandrov (Sofia)

Levski Sofia v Haskovo

21 February 2015	Levski Sofia	3–0	Haskovo	Sofia
17:00	Domovchiyski 23' (pen.), 35' Trifonov 90' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Blagoevgrad)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Lokomotiv Sofia

22 February 2015	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2–1	Lokomotiv Sofia	Plovdiv
12:30	Trajanov 9' Lasimant 60'	Report	Chehoudi 14'	Stadium: Lauta Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

Litex Lovech v Ludogorets Razgrad

4 March 2015	Litex Lovech	0–0	Ludogorets Razgrad	Lovech
17:30		Report		Stadium: Lovech Attendance: 1,940 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

Second legs

Haskovo v Levski Sofia

3 March 2015	Haskovo	1–1 (1–4 agg.)	Levski Sofia	Haskovo
14:00	Malamov 81'	Report	Gikiewicz 42'	Stadium: Haskovo Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Angel Bayaltsaliev (Sofia)

Lokomotiv Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

4 March 2015	Lokomotiv Sofia	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
14:00	Trayanov 43'	Report	Lasimant 32' Delev 54'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 720 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II) v Cherno More Varna

5 March 2015	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	0–5 (0–6 agg.)	Cherno More Varna	Gorna Oryahovitsa
14:00		Report	Burkhardt 2' Kotev 23' Coulibaly 26' Bijev 38' Sténio 45'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,190 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)

Ludogorets Razgrad v Litex Lovech

18 March 2015	Ludogorets Razgrad	5–0 (5–0 agg.)	Litex Lovech	Razgrad
17:30	Dyakov 12' Espinho 26' Barthe 62' Misidjan 85' Abalo 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia)

Semi-finals

The draw was conducted on 19 March 2015. The first legs will be played on 8 April, the second legs are on 29 April 2015. On this stage the participants will be the 4 winners from the Quarterfinals.

First legs

Cherno More Varna v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

7 April 2015	Cherno More Varna	5–1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Varna
17:00	Raykov 3' Bijev 44' Venkov 48' Coureur 58' Bacari 77'	Report	Bourabia 69'	Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia)

Ludogorets Razgrad v Levski Sofia

8 April 2015	Ludogorets Razgrad	0–0	Levski Sofia	Razgrad
19:00		Report		Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (Varna)

Second legs

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Cherno More Varna

28 April 2015	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2–3 (3–8 agg.)	Cherno More Varna	Plovdiv
19:00	Delev 39' Coulibaly 67' (o.g.)	Report	Atanasov 4' Coureur 89', 90+1'	Stadium: Lauta Attendance: 380 Referee: Stefan Pavlov (Burgas)

Levski Sofia v Ludogorets Razgrad

29 April 2015	Levski Sofia	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Ludogorets Razgrad	Sofia
18:45	Añete 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

Final

Main article: 2015 Bulgarian Cup final

30 May 2015

20:00 EEST

Levski Sofia	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Cherno More Varna
Añete 72'	Report	Bacari 90+2' Coureur 119'

Lazur Stadium, Burgas

Attendance: 13,910

Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

See also

• 2014–15 A Group
• 2014–15 B Group
• 2014–15 V AFG

References

1. "Купа на България 2014/15" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com.
2. "Аниете заби изящна кама в Лудогорец, Левски е на финал!" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 29 April 2015.