The 2013 Bulgarian Cup final was the 73rd final of the Bulgarian Cup, and was contested between Beroe Stara Zagora and Levski Sofia on 15 May 2013. The match finished in a 3–3 draw, but Beroe clinched their second ever Bulgarian Cup title by winning 3–1 on penalties.
Route to the final
BeroeRoundLevskiOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsAkademik Svishtov4–11–0 home; 3–1 awayRound of 32Pirin Razlog4–03–0 home; 1–0 awayLokomotiv Mezdra8–14–0 home; 4–1 awayRound of 16Cherno More4–14–0 home; 0–1 awayPirin Gotse Delchev4–11–0 home; 3–1 awayQuarter-finalsLitex Lovech2–2 (a)1–0 home; 1–2 awaySlavia Sofia1–00–0 away; 1–0 homeSemi-finalsLokomotiv Sofia3–13–1 home; 0–0 away
Pre-match Beroe reached the final for the second time in the last 3 years. The last time being in 2010 when they celebrated their first and only trophy in the competition. Levski on their side reached their first Bulgarian Cup final since 2007. The blues also hold the record in the tournament by winning 25 cups. This will be the second final in history held between these two clubs. The first one being in 1979 won by Levski with 4–1.
The final will take place at Lovech Stadium in Lovech. The stadium has more than 8100 seating places with pitch dimensions of 105 x 68 metres. Each of the two teams was allocated 3,700 tickets for the final, while the remainder went to the grassroots football community.
Match Details
GK 73 Ivan KaradzhovDF 17 Plamen KrumovDF 3 Vladimir Zafirov DF 28 Veselin PenevDF 5 Borislav Stoychev MF 27 Igor DjomanFW 7 Georgi Andonov (c) MF 8 Alberto Louzeiro MF 21 EliasMF 29 Élio Martins MF 88 David Caiado Substitutes:GK 1 Teodor SkorchevDF 6 Ivo Ivanov MF 11 Doncho AtanasovDF 15 Georgi DinkovFW 70 Jerry Sitoe MF 71 Amir Sayoud DF 77 Pedro EugénioManager: Petar Houbchev GK 23 Plamen IlievDF 2 Dustley MulderDF 3 Romain ÉlieDF 28 Nuno Pinto DF 25 Daniel DimovMF 45 Vladimir Gadzhev MF 77 Stefan VelevMF 22 Iliyan Yordanov FW 19 Basile de Carvalho MF 10 Hristo Yovov (c) MF 11 Garry RodriguesSubstitutes:GK 89 Mihail IvanovMF 4 Stanislav Angelov DF 6 Orlin StarokinFW 9 João Silva DF 13 Dimitar VezalovMF 16 Cristóvão Ramos MF 29 Rene MiheličManager: Nikolay Mitov
MAN OF THE MATCH
MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Diyan Valkov Plamen Hadzhiyski Fourth official: Radan MiryanovMATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
See also 2012–13 A Group
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