2024 Bulgarian Cup final

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2024 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал на Sesame Купа на България 2024
Event2023–24 Bulgarian Cup
Date15 May 2024 (2024-05-15)
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
RefereeDragomir Draganov (Varna)
2023
2025

The 2024 Bulgarian Cup final is the final match of the 2023–24 Bulgarian Cup and the 84th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final should take place on 15 May 2024 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.[1] On 2 May the date and venue has been confirmed.[2]

The clubs contesting the final are Ludogorets Razgrad and Botev Plovdiv.[3][4] This is the third time the final was contested between these two teams. Previously, Ludogorets won the first duel in 2014, while Botev won the second one in 2017. For Ludogorets, this is the second consecutive cup final after winning the trophy last year and a fifth final overall. Botev reached the final for 14th time overall, the last one being in 2019.

The winner will receive a place in the first qualifying round of 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

Route to the final[edit]

Ludogorets Round Botev
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Balkan Botevgrad 4–0 away 1st Round Strumska Slava Radomir 3–0 away
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4–0 home 2nd Round Etar Veliko Tarnovo 4–2 away
CSKA 1948 Sofia 3–1 home Quarter-finals Spartak Varna 2–1 home
Hebar Pazardzhik 9–0 4–0 home; 5–0 away Semi-finals CSKA Sofia 3–0 1–0 away; 2–0 home

Match[edit]

Details[edit]

Ludogorets RazgradvBotev Plovdiv
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Ludogorets
Botev

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Hristo Hadzhiyski (Varna)
Dimo Valchev (Varna)
Fourth official:
Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Video assistant referee:
Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Diyan Valkov (Varna)

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.[note 1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023–24 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
  2. ^ "Решение СТК 02.05.2024 г." bfunion.bg.
  3. ^ "Жълто-черен Пловдив ликува! Ботев пречупи ЦСКА и е на финал за Купата" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Лудогорец вкара 5 на Хебър, двата отбора смениха вратарите си" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 2 May 2024.