2017–18 Bulgarian Cup

The 2017−18 Bulgarian Cup was the 36th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 19 September 2017 with the first round and finished with the final on 9 May 2018.[1] Botev Plovdiv were the defending champions, but lost on away goals in the semi-finals to Slavia Sofia. Slavia later won the final on penalties against Levski Sofia, thus acquiring its eight Bulgarian Cup in its history. The club also qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

2017–18 Bulgarian Cup

Купа на България
Country	Bulgaria
Teams	32
Champions	Slavia Sofia (8th title)
Runners-up	Levski Sofia
Matches played	33
Goals scored	99 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ivan Petkov (5 goals)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Participating clubs

The following 32 teams qualified for the competition:[2]

2017–18 First League 14 clubs	2017–18 Second League 15 non-reserve clubs	Winners of 3 regional competitions 3 clubs
Beroe Stara Zagora Botev Plovdiv CSKA Sofia Cherno More Varna Dunav Ruse Etar Veliko Tarnovo Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Ludogorets Razgrad Pirin Blagoevgrad Septemvri Sofia Slavia Sofia Vereya Stara Zagora Vitosha Bistritsa	Botev Galabovo Botev Vratsa Chernomorets Balchik Litex Lovech Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv Sofia Maritsa Plovdiv Montana Neftochimic Burgas Nesebar Oborishte Panagyurishte Pomorie Sozopol Strumska Slava Radomir Tsarsko Selo Sofia	from Northern zone: Sevlievo from South-East zone: Sokol Markovo from South-West zone: Vihren Sandanski

Matches

Round of 32

The draw was conducted on 24 August 2017.[3] The games will be played between 19 and 21 September 2017.[4][5][6] On this stage all of the participants started their participation i.e. the 14 teams from First League, the 15 non-reserve teams from Second League and the 3 winners from the regional amateur competitions.

Neftochimic Burgas (II) v Tsarsko Selo Sofia (II)

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Neftochimic Burgas (II)	1–2	Tsarsko Selo Sofia (II)	Balgarovo[note 1]
16:00 EEST	Karmadzha  43'	Report	Ganchev  28' (pen.) Minchev  75'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 120 Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Varna)

Nesebar (II) v CSKA Sofia

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Nesebar (II)	1–4	CSKA Sofia	Nesebar
16:00 EEST	Bodurov  90+1' (o.g.)	Report	Koubemba  15', 30', 60' Despodov  89'	Stadium: Stadion Nesebar Attendance: 1,190 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Sevlievo (III) v Beroe Stara Zagora

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Sevlievo (III)	0–2	Beroe Stara Zagora	Sevlievo
16:00 EEST		Report	Hadzhiev  8' Negruț  17'	Stadium: Stadion Rakovski Attendance: 380 Referee: Dimitar Mihaylov (Varna)

Sokol Markovo (III) v Dunav Ruse

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Sokol Markovo (III)	1–4	Dunav Ruse	Markovo
16:00 EEST	Rahov  62'	Report	Jatoba  18' Georgiev  39' Kostadinov  45' Nenov  65'	Stadium: Stadion Sokol Attendance: 260 Referee: Stefan Pavlov (Burgas)

Vihren Sandanski (III) v Septemvri Sofia

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Vihren Sandanski (III)	0–2	Septemvri Sofia	Sandanski
16:00 EEST		Report	Kunchev  9' (o.g.) Gadi  88'	Stadium: Stadion Sandanski Attendance: 450 Referee: Mustafa Shefket (Kardzhali)

Botev Galabovo (II) v Levski Sofia

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Botev Galabovo (II)	0−1 (a.e.t.)	Levski Sofia	Stara Zagora[note 2]
19:00 EEST		Report	Vutov  111'	Stadium: Trace Arena Attendance: 860 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

Botev Vratsa (II) v Pirin Blagoevgrad

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)	Botev Vratsa (II)	3−1 (a.e.t.)	Pirin Blagoevgrad	Vratsa
16:00 EEST	Alyoshev  78' Stoev  102' Chavorski  120'	Report	Nikolov  37'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 300 Referee: Ryustem Karageren (Asenovgrad)

Chernomorets Balchik (II) v Slavia Sofia

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)	Chernomorets Balchik (II)	0−2	Slavia Sofia	Balchik
16:00 EEST		Report	Krastev  14' Dimitrov  90'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 260 Referee: Nikola Petrov (Lovech)

Lokomotiv Sofia (II) v Vereya Stara Zagora

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)	Lokomotiv Sofia (II)	2−1	Vereya Stara Zagora	Sofia
16:00 EEST	Ivanov  2' Tsvetkov  79' (pen.)	Report	Nurgaliyev  35'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 350 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

Montana (II) v Cherno More Varna

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)	Montana (II)	2−1	Cherno More Varna	Chiprovtsi[note 3]
16:00 EEST	A. Iliev  23' Atanasov  90+2'	Report	Kuzma  89'	Stadium: Stadion Kiprovets Attendance: 500 Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

Pomorie (II) v Etar Veliko Tarnovo

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)	Pomorie (II)	2−4 (a.e.t.)	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	Burgas[note 4]
16:00 EEST	Ahmedov  59' Bozhinov  84' (pen.)	Report	Petkov  39', 66', 96' Rumenov  111'	Stadium: Stadion Lazur Attendance: 70 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

Strumska Slava Radomir (II) v Sozopol (II)

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)	Strumska Slava Radomir (II)	2−1	Sozopol (II)	Radomir
16:00 EEST	S. Georgiev  83' Tasev  90'	Report	Grozdanov  33'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 280 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)

Litex Lovech (II) v Vitosha Bistritsa

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)	Litex Lovech (II)	1−0	Vitosha Bistritsa	Lovech
19:00 EEST	Radentsov  68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadion Lovech Attendance: 180 Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)

Oborishte Panagyurishte (II) v Ludogorets Razgrad

21 September 2017 (2017-09-21)	Oborishte Panagyurishte (II)	2−3 (a.e.t.)	Ludogorets Razgrad	Panagyurishte
16:00 EEST	Netov  77' Lucas  119'	Report	Quixadá  38' Keșerü  98', 114'	Stadium: Stadion Orcho Voyvoda Attendance: 750 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)

Maritsa Plovdiv (II) v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

21 September 2017 (2017-09-21)	Maritsa Plovdiv (II)	1−3	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Plovdiv[note 5]
17:30 EEST	Gyuzelev  63'	Report	Martinović  46' Raykov  59' Bakalov  66'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 480 Referee: Georgi Davidov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II) v Botev Plovdiv

21 September 2017 (2017-09-21)	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	1−3	Botev Plovdiv	Gorna Oryahovitsa
20:00 EEST	Hristov  2'	Report	Baltanov  57', 60' Álvaro  71'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 460 Referee: Angel Angelov (Sofia)

Round of 16

The draw was conducted on 26 September 2017.[7][8] The games will be played between 24 and 26 October 2017.[9][10] On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round.

Tsarsko Selo Sofia (II) v Botev Plovdiv

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Tsarsko Selo Sofia (II)	3−4 (a.e.t.)	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia[note 6]
15:00 EEST	Minchev  33' Daskalov  62' Dikov  92'	Report	Minev  31' Viana  90+1', 98' Petkov  115'	Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 90 Referee: Petar Dorovski (Sofia)

Litex Lovech (II) v Lokomotiv Sofia (II)

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Litex Lovech (II)	1−0	Lokomotiv Sofia (II)	Lovech
17:00 EEST	Radentsov  90'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Lovech Attendance: 120 Referee: Angel Bayaltsaliev (Sofia)

CSKA Sofia v Botev Vratsa (II)

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	CSKA Sofia	3−1	Botev Vratsa (II)	Sofia
18:00 EEST	Karanga  68' Despodov  81' Koubemba  84'	Report	Dimitrov  8'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 790 Referee: Petar Kostadinov (Dobrich)

Dunav Ruse v Strumska Slava Radomir (II)

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Dunav Ruse	2−0	Strumska Slava Radomir (II)	Ruse
18:00 EEST	Georgiev  45' B. Vasev  59'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 230 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)

Slavia Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	Slavia Sofia	2−1 (a.e.t.)	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Sofia[note 7]
17:30 EEST	Mbah  35' Ivanov  117'	Report	Marchev  59'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 90 Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)

Montana (II) v Levski Sofia

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	Montana (II)	0−1	Levski Sofia	Sofia[note 8]
18:00 EEST		Report	D. Georgiev  55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Vivacom Arena - Stadion Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 530 Referee: Stanimir Trenchev (Sofia)

Etar Veliko Tarnovo v Septemvri Sofia

26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	2−1	Septemvri Sofia	Veliko Tarnovo
18:00 EEST	Petkov  19', 33'	Report	Galchev  70'	Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo Attendance: 630 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

Ludogorets Razgrad v Beroe Stara Zagora

26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)	Ludogorets Razgrad	1−1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Beroe Stara Zagora	Razgrad
19:00 EEST	Campanharo  36' (pen.)	Report	Hadzhiev  24'	Stadium: Ludogorets Arena Attendance: 480 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)
	Penalties
	Keșerü Campanharo Sasha Vasilev Forster		Raynov Eugénio Negruț Tsonev Vidanov

Quarter-finals

The draw was conducted on 1 November 2017.[11] The games will be played between 12 and 15 December 2017.[12] In this stage the participants will be the 8 winners from the second round.

Botev Plovdiv v Litex Lovech (II)

12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)	Botev Plovdiv	5–0	Litex Lovech (II)	Plovdiv
17:30 EET	Petkov  15', 29', 64' (pen.) Brisola  45+1' Nedelev  87'	Report		Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Attendance: 1,880 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen)

Etar Veliko Tarnovo v Slavia Sofia

13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	1–3	Slavia Sofia	Veliko Tarnovo
17:30 EET	Rumenov  1'	Report	Minchev  13' (pen.) Dimitrov  79' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo Attendance: 810 Referee: Petar Kostadinov (Dobrich)

CSKA Sofia v Ludogorets Razgrad

14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)	CSKA Sofia	2−1 (a.e.t.)	Ludogorets Razgrad	Sofia
17:30 EET	Bodurov  9' Despodov  96'	Report	Moți  34' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

Dunav Ruse v Levski Sofia

15 December 2017 (2017-12-15)	Dunav Ruse	0−2	Levski Sofia	Ruse
16:30 EET		Report	Mapuku  23' Cabral  45'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

Semi-finals

The draw was conducted on 19 December 2017.[13] The first legs will be played on 10 and 11 April and the second legs are scheduled for 24 and 25 April 2018.[14]

First Legs

Botev Plovdiv v Slavia Sofia

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)	Botev Plovdiv	2–1	Slavia Sofia	Plovdiv
19:00 EEST	João Paulo  18' N'Dongala  23'	Report	Minchev  31'	Stadium: Futbolen kompleks Botev 1912 Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)

CSKA Sofia v Levski Sofia

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)	CSKA Sofia	0−2	Levski Sofia	Sofia
18:00 EEST		Report	Buș  7', 46'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

Second Legs

Slavia Sofia v Botev Plovdiv

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24)	Slavia Sofia	1−0 (2a−2 agg.)	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia[note 9]
18:30 EEST	Dimitrov  66' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Levski Sofia v CSKA Sofia

25 April 2018 (2018-04-25)	Levski Sofia	2−2 (4−2 agg.)	CSKA Sofia	Sofia
18:30 EEST	Gómez  6' Buș  65'	Report	Blanco  57' Alberg  82'	Stadium: Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

Final

Main article: 2018 Bulgarian Cup Final

The final took place on 9 May at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.[15]

9 May 2018

19:30 EEST

Slavia Sofia	0−0 (a.e.t.)	Levski Sofia
	Report
Penalties
Minchev Angelov Dimitrov Velev Yomov	4−2	Nascimento Thiam Procházka Vutov

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)[16]

Bracket

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals						Final
	2	Neftochimic Burgas	1
	2	Tsarsko Selo Sofia	2
						2	Tsarsko Selo Sofia	3
						1	Botev Plovdiv (a.e.t.)	4
	2	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	1
	1	Botev Plovdiv	3
											1	Botev Plovdiv	5
										2	Litex Lovech	0
	2	Litex Lovech	1
	1	Vitosha Bistritsa	0
						2	Litex Lovech	1
						2	Lokomotiv Sofia	0
	2	Lokomotiv Sofia	2
	1	Vereya Stara Zagora	1
																1	Botev Plovdiv	2	0
																1	Slavia Sofia (a)	1	1
	2	Pomorie	2
	1	Etar Veliko Tarnovo (a.e.t.)	4
						1	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	2
						1	Septemvri Sofia	1
	3	Vihren Sandanski	0
	1	Septemvri Sofia	2
											1	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	1
										1	Slavia Sofia	3
	2	Chernomorets Balchik	0
	1	Slavia Sofia	2
						1	Slavia Sofia (a.e.t.)	2
						1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1
	2	Maritsa Plovdiv	1
	1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	3
																						1	Slavia Sofia (p)	0 (4)
																						1	Levski Sofia	0 (2)
	2	Nesebar	1
	1	CSKA Sofia	4
						1	CSKA Sofia	3
						2	Botev Vratsa	1
	2	Botev Vratsa (a.e.t.)	3
	1	Pirin Blagoevgrad	1
											1	CSKA Sofia (a.e.t.)	2
										1	Ludogorets Razgrad	1
	2	Oborishte Panagyurishte	2
	1	Ludogorets Razgrad (a.e.t.)	3
						1	Ludogorets Razgrad (p)	1 (4)
						1	Beroe Stara Zagora	1 (3)
	3	Sevlievo	0
	1	Beroe Stara Zagora	2
																1	CSKA Sofia	0	2
																1	Levski Sofia	2	2
	3	Sokol Markovo	1
	1	Dunav Ruse	4
						1	Dunav Ruse	2
						2	Strumska Slava Radomir	0
	2	Strumska Slava Radomir	2
	2	Sozopol	1
											1	Dunav Ruse	0
										1	Levski Sofia	2
	2	Montana	2
	1	Cherno More	1
						2	Montana	0
						1	Levski Sofia	1
	2	Botev Galabovo	0
	1	Levski Sofia (a.e.t.)	1

Top goalscorers

As of 25 April 2018

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ivan Petkov	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	5
2	Ivaylo Dimitrov	Slavia Sofia	4
	Kévin Koubemba	CSKA Sofia
	Steven Petkov	Botev Plovdiv
5	Sergiu Buș	Levski Sofia	3
	Kiril Despodov	CSKA Sofia
7	9 players		2

Notes

1. The match took place at the Gradski stadion in Balgarovo instead of Neftochimic's home stadium.
2. The match took place at Trace Arena in Stara Zagora instead of Botev Galabovo's home stadium.
3. The match took place at the Stadion Kiprovets in Chiprovtsi instead of Montana's home stadium.
4. The match took place at the Stadion Lazur in Burgas instead of Pomorie's home stadium.
5. The match took place at the Stadion Lokomotiv in Plovidv instead of Maritsa's home stadium.
6. The match will take place at the Stadion Slavia in Sofia instead of Tsarsko Selo's home stadium.
7. The match took place at the Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski in Sofia instead of Slavia's home stadium.
8. The match took place at the Vivacom Arena - Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Levski's own stadium, as Montana couldn't finish in time the renovation works of their home venue, and Stadion Kiprovets in Chiprovtsi being unsuitable to host the fixture.
9. The match took place at the Natsionalen stadion Vasil Levski in Sofia instead of Slavia's home stadium.

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