2001–02 Bulgarian Cup

The 2001–02 Bulgarian Cup was the 62nd season of the Bulgarian Cup.[1] Levski Sofia won the competition, beating CSKA Sofia 3–1 in the final at the Stadion Slavia in Sofia.[2]

2001–02 Bulgarian Cup

Country	Bulgaria
Champions	Levski Sofia (22nd cup)
Runners-up	CSKA Sofia
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

First Round

In this round entered winners from the preliminary rounds together with the teams of B Group.

Bdin Vidin (III) v Botev Vratsa (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Bdin Vidin (III)	0−3	Botev Vratsa (II)	Vidin
16:00 EEST			Sofroniev  15', 83' Georgiev  90'	Stadium: Georgi Benkovski Attendance: 500

Dulovo'98 (III) v Botev Plovdiv (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Dulovo'98 (III)	1−3	Botev Plovdiv (II)	Dulovo
16:00 EEST	Kurdov  77' (pen.)		B. Dimitrov  7', 20' K. Ivanov  37'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 1,200

Spartak Plovdiv (III) v Svilengrad (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Spartak Plovdiv (III)	3−0	Svilengrad (II)	Plovdiv
16:00 EEST	Yordanov  43' D. Petkov  54' Yankov  75'			Stadium: Todor Diev Attendance: 500

Dobrich 2000 (III) v Devnya (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Dobrich 2000 (III)	3−1	Devnya (II)	Dobrich
16:00 EEST	Petrov  78' R. Boev  83' Genchev  87'		D. Ivanov  89'	Stadium: Druzhba Attendance: 200

Dragoman (III) v Dunav Ruse (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Dragoman (III)	0−1	Dunav Ruse (II)	Dragoman
16:00 EEST			Dimitrov  78'	Stadium: Granichar

Slanchev Bryag Nesebar (III) v Rilski Sportist (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Slanchev Bryag Nesebar (III)	0−1	Rilski Sportist (II)	Nesebar
16:00 EEST			Borinarov  15'	Stadium: Nesebar Attendance: 300

Fairplay Varna (III) v Minyor Pernik (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Fairplay Varna (III)	2−1	Minyor Pernik (II)	Varna
16:00 EEST	M. Ivanov  12' Radomirov  62' (pen.)		Georgiev  49'	Stadium: Yuri Gagarin Attendance: 255

Rodopa Smolyan (III) v Belite Orli Pleven (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Rodopa Smolyan (III)	2−1	Belite Orli Pleven (II)	Smolyan
16:00 EEST	Hristov  3' (pen.) Aleksandrov  78'		V. Rusev  55' (pen.)	Stadium: Septemvri

Lokomotiv Novi Iskar (III) v Akademik Svishtov (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Lokomotiv Novi Iskar (III)	0−0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Akademik Svishtov (II)	Novi Iskar
16:00 EEST				Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 300

Loviko Suhindol (III) v Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Loviko Suhindol (III)	0−3	Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)	Suhindol
16:00 EEST			Kiskinov  32' Zdravkov  50', 75'	Stadium: Loviko Attendance: 200

Sitomir Nikopol (III) v Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)

23 September 2001 (2001-09-23)	Sitomir Nikopol (III)	0−3	Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)	Nikopol
16:00 EEST			Daskalov  38' Rumenov  76', 85'	Stadium: Sitomir

Second Round

In this round entered winners from the First Round together with the teams of A Group.

Dobrich 2000 (III) v Litex Lovech

23 October 2001 (2001-10-23)	Dobrich 2000 (III)	1−5	Litex Lovech	Dobrich
15:00 EEST	R. Boev  90' (pen.)		Yurukov  7' D. Gerchev  17' (o.g.) K. Nikolov  43' Brasão  44' Hdiouad  79'	Stadium: Druzhba Attendance: 2,000

Minyor Bobov Dol (III) v Slavia Sofia

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Minyor Bobov Dol (III)	0−4	Slavia Sofia	Bobov Dol
15:00 EEST			Kushev  35', 89' Bl. Georgiev  64' Shopov  70'	Stadium: Nikolay Krastev-Schultz Attendance: 2,000

Vidima-Rakovski (II) v Lokomotiv Sofia

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Vidima-Rakovski (II)	1−1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Lokomotiv Sofia	Sevlievo
15:00 EEST	Stoychev  50'		Mukansi  75'	Stadium: Rakovski Attendance: 1,700
	Penalties
	Shankulov Yordanov Stoychev Terziev Nenov		Dafchev Velichkov Evtimov Mukansi

Yantra Gabrovo (III) v CSKA Sofia

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Yantra Gabrovo (III)	1−2	CSKA Sofia	Gabrovo
15:00 EEST	E. Georgiev  90+1' (pen.)	report	Moke  38', 42' Vranješ	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nikolay Danev

Pirin Blagoevgrad (II) v Levski Sofia

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Pirin Blagoevgrad (II)	0−1	Levski Sofia	Blagoevgrad
15:00 EEST	Krastev	report	Gaúcho  50' Pantelić Telkiyski	Stadium: Hristo Botev Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Apostol Apostolov (Simitli)

Strumska Slava (III) v Botev Plovdiv (II)

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Strumska Slava (III)	2−4	Botev Plovdiv (II)	Radomir
15:00 EEST	G. Dimitrov  11', 25'		Arizanov  22' Bankin  45' Sabotinov  74', 90'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 500

Lokomotiv Novi Iskar (III) v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Lokomotiv Novi Iskar (III)	0−2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Novi Iskar
15:00 EEST			Jayeoba  63', 79'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 400

Cherno More Varna v Botev Vratsa (II)

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Cherno More Varna	5−0	Botev Vratsa (II)	Varna
15:00 EEST	M. Petkov  3' Dionisiev  25' P. Zlatinov  37', 43' Gigov  70'			Stadium: Ticha Attendance: 200

Rodopa Smolyan (III) v Chernomorets Burgas

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Rodopa Smolyan (III)	0−0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Chernomorets Burgas	Smolyan
15:00 EEST				Stadium: Septemvri Attendance: 3,500

Svetkavitsa Targovishte (II) v Belasitsa Petrich

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Svetkavitsa Targovishte (II)	1−0	Belasitsa Petrich	Targovishte
15:00 EEST	Rumenov  50' (pen.)			Stadium: Dimitar Burkov Attendance: 1,200

Spartak Plovdiv (III) v Neftochimic Burgas

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Spartak Plovdiv (III)	0−1 (a.e.t.)	Neftochimic Burgas	Plovdiv
15:00 EEST			Orachev  107'	Stadium: Todor Diev Attendance: 2,000

Fairplay Varna (III) v Spartak Varna

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Fairplay Varna (III)	0−3	Spartak Varna	Varna
15:00 EEST			Simeonov  1' Mirchev  16' An. Petrov  35'	Stadium: Yuri Gagarin Attendance: 300

Lokomotiv Ruse (III) v Dunav Ruse (II)

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Lokomotiv Ruse (III)	1−3	Dunav Ruse (II)	Ruse
15:00 EEST	Krastev  62' (pen.)		Glonti  58' Kanev  88' D. Dimitrov  90'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 1,000

Rozova Dolina (III) v Spartak Pleven

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Rozova Dolina (III)	0−4	Spartak Pleven	Kazanlak
15:00 EEST			K. Markov  16' Joksimović  20' E. Todorov  68' T. Kolev  73'	Stadium: Sevtopolis Attendance: 2,000

Rilski Sportist (II) v Beroe Stara Zagora

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Rilski Sportist (II)	2−1	Beroe Stara Zagora	Samokov
15:00 EEST	Yonov  33' (o.g.) E. Petrov  61'		Shishkov  43'	Stadium: Iskar Attendance: 2,500

Dobrudzha Dobrich (II) v Marek Dupnitsa

24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)	Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)	1−3	Marek Dupnitsa	Dobrich
15:00 EEST	At. Georgiev  77'		Lyubenov  62' V. Dimitrov  90' Kirilov  90+2'	Stadium: Druzhba Attendance: 3,000

Third Round

Rodopa Smolyan (III) v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Rodopa Smolyan (III)	0−2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Smolyan
13:30 EEST			Jayeoba  65' M. Mihaylov  90'	Stadium: Septemvri Attendance: 5,000

Slavia Sofia v Vidima-Rakovski (II)

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Slavia Sofia	3−2	Vidima-Rakovski (II)	Sofia
13:30 EEST	Rangelov  5' Vladimirov  67' Kushev  73'		Ignatov  35' Shankulov  60'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 500

Levski Sofia v Spartak Varna

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Levski Sofia	4−0	Spartak Varna	Sofia
13:30 EEST	Telkiyski  11' Angelov  30' Pantelić  34', 67' Dragić		R. Todorov An. Petrov	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 500 Referee: Yordan Ivanov (Sofia)

Dunav Ruse (II) v Botev Plovdiv (II)

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Dunav Ruse (II)	2−1 (a.e.t.)	Botev Plovdiv (II)	Ruse
13:30 EEST	R. Angelov  27' Kanev  108'		Teofoolu  8'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 200

Svetkavitsa Targovishte (II) v Litex Lovech

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Svetkavitsa Targovishte (II)	0−3	Litex Lovech	Targovishte
13:30 EEST			Hdiouad  24' Yurukov  28', 43'	Stadium: Dimitar Burkov Attendance: 7,000

Rilski Sportist (II) v Spartak Pleven

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Rilski Sportist (II)	4−1	Spartak Pleven	Samokov
13:30 EEST	I. Petrov  20' K. Aleksandrov  32' Kaptiev  42', 74'		Panayotov  49'	Stadium: Iskar Attendance: 4,000

Marek Dupnitsa v Neftochimic Burgas

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	Marek Dupnitsa	3−1	Neftochimic Burgas	Dupnitsa
13:30 EEST	Kirilov  37', 81' Evtimov  43'		St. Dimitrov  56'	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 800

CSKA Sofia v Cherno More Varna

28 November 2001 (2001-11-28)	CSKA Sofia	3−2	Cherno More Varna	Sofia
13:30 EEST	Manchev  54' Yanev  56' Penev  89' Sv. Petrov  53' Yanchev  60' Valkanov  70'	report	Dobrev  43' Gigov  90' I. Mihaylov  56' St. Georgiev  58' Dionisiev  63'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 500 Referee: Hristo Hristolov

Quarter-finals

First Legs

Litex Lovech v Dunav Ruse (II)

27 February 2002 (2002-02-27)	Litex Lovech	8−1	Dunav Ruse (II)	Lovech
14:30 EEST	Dedé  9', 24', 46', 51', 89' Hdiouad  39' Grigorov  80' (o.g.) Henrique  88'		Henrique  2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 900

Levski Sofia v Rilski Sportist (II)

27 February 2002 (2002-02-27)	Levski Sofia	6−0	Rilski Sportist (II)	Sofia
14:30 EEST	B. Ivanov  2', 5', 83' Bachev  34' Kabát  37' Chilikov  49' Stoilov	report	Spasov	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stefan Gospodinov (Stara Zagora)

Marek Dupnitsa v Slavia Sofia

27 February 2002 (2002-02-27)	Marek Dupnitsa	1−1	Slavia Sofia	Dupnitsa
14:30 EEST	Kr. Dimitrov  36'		Vladimirov  18'	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 2,500

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v CSKA Sofia

27 February 2002 (2002-02-27)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	0−1	CSKA Sofia	Plovdiv
15:00 EEST	A. Kyuchukov  12'	report	Yanev  90+3' Moke  12' Stoykov  44' Deyanov  61'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 15,000

Second Legs

Dunav Ruse (II) v Litex Lovech

20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)	Dunav Ruse (II)	0−5 (1−13 agg.)	Litex Lovech	Ruse
15:00 EEST			Yurukov  20', 53', 62' Kirilov  32', 40'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 500

Rilski Sportist (II) v Levski Sofia

20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)	Rilski Sportist (II)	0−1 (0−7 agg.)	Levski Sofia	Samokov
15:00 EEST		report	Genchev  39' I. Stoyanov Chilikov	Stadium: Iskar Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Angel Angelov (Sofia)

Slavia Sofia v Marek Dupnitsa

20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)	Slavia Sofia	2−2 (3−3 agg.)	Marek Dupnitsa	Sofia
15:00 EEST	A. Nikolov  15' (pen.) Vladimirov  51'		Kr. Dimitrov  23' (pen.) V. Dimitrov  90'	Stadium: Slavia Attendance: 600

CSKA Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

20 March 2002 (2002-03-20)	CSKA Sofia	1−1 (2−1 agg.)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Manchev  17' Yanchev	report	Stoynev  20' Paskov	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Momchil Vraykov (Pleven)

Semi-finals

First Legs

Marek Dupnitsa v Levski Sofia

10 April 2002 (2002-04-10)	Marek Dupnitsa	0−0	Levski Sofia	Dupnitsa
17:00 EEST	Aleksandrov	report	V. Ivanov Pantelić	Stadium: Bonchuk Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dimitar Kostov (Burgas)

Litex Lovech v CSKA Sofia

10 April 2002 (2002-04-10)	Litex Lovech	1−2	CSKA Sofia	Lovech
18:15 EEST	Yurukov  11' Hdiouad  1' Yurukov  6' Yovov  15' Zhelev  26' Bornosuzov  87'	report	Manchev  3' Yanchev  57' Lukić  11' Yanev  15' Bukarev  87'	Stadium: Gradski Attendance: 3,000

Second Legs

Levski Sofia v Marek Dupnitsa

1 May 2002 (2002-05-01)	Levski Sofia	1−0 (1−0 agg.)	Marek Dupnitsa	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Chilikov  45' Stoilov Pantelić Kushev	report	Velikov Kirilov Aleksandrov Yonkov Kr. Dimitrov	Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kamen Aleksiev (Veliko Tarnovo)

CSKA Sofia v Litex Lovech

1 May 2002 (2002-05-01)	CSKA Sofia	5−3 (7−4 agg.)	Litex Lovech	Sofia
17:30 EEST	Ricard  31' Manchev  47' (pen.) Yanev  49' Giglio  87', 89' Tomash  79'	report	K. Nikolov  45+3' Yurukov  65' Yovov  80'	Stadium: Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ivan Dobrinov (Sofia)

Final

Main article: 2002 Bulgarian Cup Final

The final match of the 2001–02 edition of the Bulgarian Cup was held on 15 May 2002 at the Stadion Slavia in Sofia. Levski Sofia beat CSKA Sofia 3–1.

Details

15 May 2002

18:00 EEST

CSKA Sofia	1 – 3	Levski Sofia
Dragić  31' (o.g.)	report	Golovskoy  47' G. Ivanov  70' Kabát  83'

Stadion Slavia, Sofia

Attendance: 17,500

Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Sofia)

CSKA

Levski

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Stefan Yurukov	Litex Lovech	8
2	Dedé	Litex Lovech	5
3	Vladimir Manchev	CSKA Sofia	4
4	Hristo Yanev	CSKA Sofia	3
	Georgi Vladimirov	Slavia Sofia
	Mourad Hdiouad	Litex Lovech
	Biser Ivanov	Levski Sofia
	Ekundayo Jayeoba	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
	Martin Kushev	Slavia Sofia

References

1. "Купа на България 2001/02" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com.
2. "Левски обръща ЦСКА от 0:1 до 3:1" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 15 May 2002.