The 2021 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup and the 81st final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 19 May 2021 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.
The clubs contesting the final were Arda Kardzhali and CSKA Sofia. For the symbolic hosts, this was their historic first cup final, while for CSKA, it was the 2nd consecutive and 34th overall. This was the 3rd time both teams faced each other in the tournament's history.
CSKA Sofia won the final by the score of 1–0 and lifted their 21st cup title, ending a 5-year drought after their last triumph in 2016. It also sealed their place in the second qualifying round of 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Route to the final
ArdaRoundCSKA SofiaOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsSpartak Varna 2–1awayFirst roundBotev Ihtiman5–0 awayEtar Veliko Tarnovo1–0 awaySecond roundCherno More Varna 3–1homeCSKA 1948 Sofia 1–0awayQuarter-finalsBotev Vratsa4–0homeSlavia Sofia1–0 (agg.)0–0 home; 1–0 awaySemi-finalsLudogorets Razgrad 3–2 (agg.)1–1 home; 2–1 away
Match Details
GK 12 Ivan KaradzhovRB 20 Deyan LozevCB 24 Alex Petkov CB 71 Plamen Krumov (c)LB 8 Milen ZhelevDM 27 Emil Martinov DM 80 Lachezar KotevRW 17 Ivan KokonovAM 33 Ivan Tilev LW 9 Spas Delev CF 98 Tonislav Yordanov Substitutes:GK 36 Vasil SimeonovDF 4 Milen StoevDF 77 Martin KostadinovMF 11 Aleksandar GeorgievMF 19 Rumen Rumenov FW 18 Georgi AtanasovFW 37 Juninho Manager: Nikolay Kirov GK 1 Gustavo Busatto RB 19 Ivan TuritsovCB 2 Jurgen Mattheij CB 4 Menno KochLB 18 Bradley MazikouDM 21 Amos YougaRM 8 Graham Carey CM 20 Tiago Rodrigues (c)CM 5 Federico Varela LM 24 Jerome Sinclair CF 30 Jordy Caicedo Substitutes:GK 25 Dimitar EvtimovDF 11 Petar ZanevDF 15 Thibaut Vion MF 7 Henrique MF 27 Martin SmolenskiFW 10 Georgi Yomov FW 17 Bismark Charles Manager: Lyuboslav Penev
Assistant referees: Deniz Sokolov (Sofia) Dimitar Dobromirov (Sofia) Fourth official: Nikola Popov (Sofia) Video assistant referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) Assistant video assistant referee: Ivo Kolev (Sofia)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
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