2018 Bulgarian Cup Final

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, Bulgaria. It was refereed by Nikola Popov from Sofia.

2018 Bulgarian Cup Final
Финал за Купата на България 2018
Event2017–18 Bulgarian Cup
Slavia Sofia Levski Sofia
0 0
Slavia won 4–2 on penalties
Date9 May 2018 (2018-05-09)
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
Man of the MatchGeorgi Petkov
RefereeNikola Popov (Sofia)
Attendance32,000
WeatherClear
25 °C (77 °F)[1]

The clubs contesting the final were Slavia Sofia and Levski Sofia.[2] The match finished in a 0–0 draw, but Slavia clinched their eighth ever Bulgarian Cup title by winning 4–2 on penalties.[3]

Route to the Final
See also: 2017–18 Bulgarian Cup
Slavia Round Levski
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Chernomorets Balchik 2–0 away 1st Round Botev Galabovo 1–0 (a.e.t.) away
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1 (a.e.t.) home 2nd Round Montana 1–0 away
Etar Veliko Tarnovo 3–1 away Quarter-finals Dunav Ruse 2–0 away
Botev Plovdiv 2(a)–2 (agg.) 1–0 home; 1–2 away Semi-finals CSKA Sofia 4–2 (agg.) 2–0 away; 2–2 home

Match

Details
Slavia Sofia0−0 (a.e.t.)Levski Sofia
Report
Penalties
Minchev
Angelov
Dimitrov
Velev
Yomov 		4−2 Nascimento
Thiam
Procházka
Vutov
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia)[4]
Slavia
Levski
GK1 Georgi Petkov (c) 11'
RB8 Slavcho Shokolarov 37'
CB6 Kostadin Velkov
CB55 Andrea Hristov 25'
LB77 Stefan Velev 43'
DM10 Yanis Karabelyov
CM23 Vladislav Uzunov
AM73 Ivan Minchev 41'
RW33 Galin Ivanov 120'
LW14 Ivaylo Dimitrov
CF9 Tsvetelin Chunchukov 80' 90'
Substitutes:
GK32 Antonis Stergiakis
FW7 Nasko Milev
DF13 Stefan Velkov
DF25 Sasho Aleksandrov
FW29 Milcho Angelov 120'
MF35 Georgi Yomov 98' 90'
MF71 Toni Ivanov
Manager:
Zlatomir Zagorčić
GK21 Bozhidar Mitrev (c)
RB15 Roman Procházka
CB28 David Jablonský
CB5 Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson 56'
LB4 Ivan Goranov
DM14 Khaly Thiam 35'
CM13 Jordi Gómez 43' 82'
AM20 Filipe Nascimento 59'
RW32 Gabriel Obertan
LW7 Paulinho 120+1'
CF9 Sergiu Buș 100'
Substitutes:
GK89 Nikolay Krastev
DF3 Aymen Belaïd
MF8 Antonio Vutov 100'
DF19 Miloš Cvetković 82'
MF26 Jerson Cabral 120+1'
FW29 Stanislav Kostov
MF71 Vasil Panayotov
Manager:
Delio Rossi

MATCH OFFICIALS

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
  1. "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. "Slavia vs Levski is the Final of the Bulgarian Football Cup". novinite.com. 26 April 2018. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Slavia win Bulgaria Cup of football". xinhuanet.com. 10 May 2018. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Никола Попов ще свири финала Славия - Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 8 May 2018. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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