The 2023 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2022–23 Bulgarian Cup and the 83rd final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 24 May 2023 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. On 16 May the date and venue has been confirmed.
The clubs contesting the final were CSKA 1948 and Ludogorets Razgrad. For CSKA 1948, this was the very first final in their club history since their foundation in 2016, whereas for Ludogorets, it was the first since 2017 and 4th overall. This was also the first meeting between both clubs on the stage of the Bulgarian Cup.
Ludogorets won the final 3–1 for their third cup title and first since 2014. As they were already assured of a participation in the UEFA Europa Conference League via their league performance, their berth for the second qualifying round of 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League was passed to the third-placed team in the 2022–23 First League. In contrast with the previous final, this match had one of the lowest attendance records in the history of the competition.
Route to the final
CSKA 1948RoundLudogorets RazgradOpponentResultLegsOpponentResultLegsSevlievo 4–0awayRound of 32Rozova Dolina2–0awayBeroe2–0awayRound of 16Levski Sofia 2–1homeArda 1–0 awayQuarter-finalsSpartak Varna2–1homeLokomotiv Sofia5–4 (agg.)3–2 away; 2–2 homeSemi-finalsCherno More 3–3 (agg.) 2–1 away; 1–2 home
Match Details
GK 29 Daniel Naumov (c) RB 22 Reyan Daskalov CB 87 Simeon Petrov CB 14 Héliton Santos LB 18 Sidcley DM 28 Emil Tsenov RM 10 Georgi Rusev CM 39 Parvizdzhon Umarbayev CM 18 Ivaylo Chochev LM 99 Radoslav Kirilov CF 9 Aleksandar KolevSubstitutes: GK 33 Hennadiy Hanyev DF 4 Angel Lyaskov DF 19 Steve Furtado DF 24 Lazar Marin MF 6 Carlos Ohene MF 7 Mario Topuzov MF 58 Octávio FW 8 Pedrinho FW 55 Svetoslav Dikov Manager: Todor Yanchev GK 12 Simon Sluga RB 16 Aslak Fonn Witry CB 32 Ihor Plastun CB 24 Olivier Verdon LB 37 Bernard Tekpetey DM 23 Show DM 30 Pedro Naressi RM 11 Kiril Despodov (c) AM 90 Spas Delev LM 77 Caio Vidal CF 9 Igor Thiago Substitutes: GK 1 Sergio Padt DF 2 Pipa DF 22 Franco Russo MF 6 Jakub Piotrowski MF 8 Claude Gonçalves MF 20 Nonato MF 88 Todor Nedelev FW 7 Raí FW 10 Matías Tissera Manager: Ivaylo Petev
Man of the Match: Kiril Despodov (Ludogorets Razgrad)
Assistant referees: Ivo Kolev (Sofia) Hristo Hadzhiyski (Varna) Fourth official: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas) Video assistant referee: Krasen Georgiev (Varna) Assistant video assistant referee: Miroslav Maksimov (Sandanski)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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