The 2018 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2017–18 Bulgarian Cup and the 78th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 9 May 2018 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. It was refereed by Nikola Popov.
The clubs contesting the final were Slavia Sofia and Levski Sofia. The match finished in a 0–0 draw, but Slavia clinched their eighth Bulgarian Cup title by winning 4–2 on penalties.
Route to the final
SlaviaRoundLevskiOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsChernomorets Balchik 2–0awayFirst roundBotev Galabovo1–0 awayLokomotiv Plovdiv2–1 homeSecond roundMontana 1–0awayEtar Veliko Tarnovo 3–1awayQuarter-finalsDunav Ruse2–0awayBotev Plovdiv2(a)–2 (agg.)1–0 home; 1–2 awaySemi-finalsCSKA Sofia 4–2 (agg.)2–0 away; 2–2 home
Match Details
GK 1 Georgi Petkov (c) RB 8 Slavcho Shokolarov CB 6 Kostadin Velkov CB 55 Andrea Hristov LB 77 Stefan Velev DM 10 Yanis Karabelyov CM 23 Vladislav Uzunov AM 73 Ivan Minchev RW 33 Galin Ivanov LW 14 Ivaylo Dimitrov CF 9 Tsvetelin Chunchukov Substitutes:GK 32 Antonis StergiakisFW 7 Nasko MilevDF 13 Stefan Velkov DF 25 Sasho Aleksandrov FW 29 Milcho Angelov MF 35 Georgi Yomov MF 71 Toni Ivanov Manager: Zlatomir Zagorčić GK 21 Bozhidar Mitrev (c)RB 15 Roman Procházka CB 28 David Jablonský CB 5 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson LB 4 Ivan Goranov DM 14 Khaly Thiam CM 13 Jordi Gómez 12' AM 20 Filipe Nascimento RW 32 Gabriel Obertan LW 7 Paulinho CF 9 Sergiu Buș Substitutes:GK 89 Nikolay KrastevDF 3 Aymen BelaïdMF 8 Antonio Vutov DF 19 Miloš Cvetković MF 26 Jerson Cabral FW 29 Stanislav KostovMF 71 Vasil Panayotov Manager: Delio Rossi
MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Ivo Kolev Petar Dzhuganski Fourth official: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
References