The 2019 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2018–19 Bulgarian Cup and the 79th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 15 May 2019 at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria. It was refereed by Nikolay Yordanov from Sofia.
The clubs contesting the final were Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Plovdiv, who traditionally take part in the Plovdiv derby. Both teams have met on multiple occasions in the competition but never in the final itself.
Lokomotiv won the final with the score of 1–0, claiming their first ever Bulgarian Cup title.
Route to the final
BotevRoundLokomotivOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsCSKA 1948 Sofia 4–1awayFirst roundPomorie1–0 awayBeroe Stara Zagora0–0 4–3 awaySecond roundDunav Ruse 2–1awayCherno More Varna 1–1 3–1 homeQuarter-finalsEtar Veliko Tarnovo1–1 7–6 awayCSKA Sofia6–5 (agg.)3–2 home; 3–3 awaySemi-finalsSeptemvri Sofia 4–0 (agg.)4–0 home; 0–0 away
Match Details
GK 22 Daniel Kajzer RB 2 Johnathan CB 3 Dimitar Pirgov CB 5 Kristian Dimitrov LB 24 Lazar MarinDM 18 Radoslav Terziev RM 66 Ebert AM 17 Lachezar Baltanov (c)AM 8 Todor Nedelev LM 7 Aleksandar Tonev CF 39 Antonio Vutov Substitutes:GK 99 Ivan ČvorovićDF 6 Kostadin NichevFW 10 Férébory Doré FW 11 Kristian Dobrev MF 16 Vasil Shopov MF 26 Radoslav Apostolov DF 28 Filip Filipov Manager: Nikolay Kirov GK 71 Martin Lukov CB 15 Dimitar Vezalov CB 6 Stephen Eze CB 50 Josip Tomašević RM 91 Abdelhakim Bouhna CM 20 Miloš Petrović CM 34 Igor Banović LM 7 Momchil Tsvetanov AM 14 Dimitar Iliev (c)CF 12 Alen Ožbolt CF 77 Ante Aralica Substitutes:GK 1 Ilko PirgovDF 5 Asen Georgiev MF 9 Bircent Karagaren MF 10 Parvizdzhon Umarbayev MF 13 Edin Bahtić MF 29 Yanko Angelov MF 61 Eliton Junior Manager: Bruno Akrapović
Assistant referees: Veselin Mishev (Sofia) Georgi Todorov (Sofia) 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, with a fourth allowed in extra time.
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