2023 Bulgarian Cup final

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.^[3] On 16 May the date and venue has been confirmed.^[4]

2023 Bulgarian Cup final

Финал на Sesame Купа на България 2023
Event	2022–23 Bulgarian Cup
CSKA 1948 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 3
Date	24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)
Venue	Vasil Levski, Sofia
Referee	Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Attendance	2,000[1]
Weather	Partly cloudy 22 °C (72 °F)[2]
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The clubs contesting the final were CSKA 1948 and Ludogorets Razgrad.^[5][6] 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.^[7] 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.^[1]

Route to the final

See also: 2022–23 Bulgarian Cup

CSKA 1948 Sofia			Round	Ludogorets Razgrad
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Sevlievo	4–0	away	Round of 32	Rozova Dolina Kazanlak	2–0	away
Beroe Stara Zagora	2–0	away	Round of 16	Levski Sofia	2–1	home
Arda Kardzhali	1–0 (a.e.t.)	away	Quarter-finals	Spartak Varna	2–1	home
Lokomotiv Sofia	5–4 (agg.)	3–2 away; 2–2 (a.e.t.) home	Semi-finals	Cherno More Varna	3–3 (agg.) (4–1 p)	2–1 away; 1–2 (a.e.t.) home

Match

Details

CSKA 1948 Sofia	1–3	Ludogorets Razgrad
Chochev 59'	Report	Caio Vidal 8', 43' Tissera 81'

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)

19:00 UTC+3

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

CSKA 1948

Ludogorets

GK 29 Daniel Naumov (c) RB 22 Reyan Daskalov  45' CB 87 Simeon Petrov CB 14 Héliton Santos LB 18 Sidcley DM 28 Emil Tsenov  45' RM 10 Georgi Rusev CM 39 Parvizdzhon Umarbayev  82' CM 18 Ivaylo Chochev LM 99 Radoslav Kirilov  56' CF 9 Aleksandar Kolev Substitutes: GK 33 Hennadiy Hanyev DF 4 Angel Lyaskov DF 19 Steve Furtado  45' DF 24 Lazar Marin MF 6 Carlos Ohene MF 7 Mario Topuzov  45' MF 58 Octávio FW 8 Pedrinho  56' FW 55 Svetoslav Dikov  82' Manager: Todor Yanchev

GK 12 Simon Sluga  90+7' RB 16 Aslak Fonn Witry  55' CB 32 Ihor Plastun CB 24 Olivier Verdon LB 37 Bernard Tekpetey DM 23 Show DM 30 Pedro Naressi  32'  61' RM 11 Kiril Despodov (c)  71' AM 90 Spas Delev  61' LM 77 Caio Vidal  55' CF 9 Igor Thiago  62' Substitutes: GK 1 Sergio Padt DF 2 Pipa  55' DF 22 Franco Russo MF 6 Jakub Piotrowski  55' MF 8 Claude Gonçalves MF 20 Nonato  61'  80' MF 88 Todor Nedelev FW 7 Raí  61' FW 10 Matías Tissera  71' 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.[note 1]

Notes

1. Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.