The 2026–27 Bulgarian Cup is the 45th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. It is sponsored by Sesame and known as the Sesame Kupa na Bulgaria for sponsorship purposes. The competition will begin on 3 October 2026 with the preliminary round and finish with the final on 19 May 2027. CSKA Sofia are the defending cup winners. The winner qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2027–28 UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs The following 50 teams qualified for the competition: 2026–27 First League14 clubs 2026–27 Second League16 non-reserve clubs Winners of 4 regional competitions20 clubsArda Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa CSKA 1948 CSKA Sofia Cherno More Dunav Ruse Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia Ludogorets Septemvri Sofia Slavia Sofia Spartak VarnaBeroe Chernomorets Burgas Dobrudzha Etar Fratria Varna Hebar Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Marek Montana Nesebar Pirin Blagoevgrad Rilski Sportist Spartak Pleven Sportist Svoge Vihren Yantrafrom North-East zone: Benkovski Isperih Botev Novi Pazar Chernomorets Balchik Volov Shumen from North-West zone: Akademik Svishtov Bdin Vidin Chavdar Troyan Lokomotiv Mezdra from South-West zone: Balkan Botevgrad Belasitsa Botev Ihtiman Minyor Pernik National Sofia Oborishte from South-East zone: Krumovgrad Neftochimic Rodopa Smolyan Spartak Plovdiv Yambol Zagorets
Teams in bold still active in the competition.
Preliminary round The draw was conducted on 23 September 2026. In this stage, the participants are 20 winners from the regional amateur competitions and 16 non-reserve teams from the Second League. The games were played on 3 and 4 October 2026.
Round of 32 The draw for this stage was conducted on 23 September 2026. The participants are the 18 preliminary round winners and the 14 First League teams. The games are scheduled to be played between 16 October and 19 October 2026.
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