2023 Bulgarian Cup final

Football match

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 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]

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

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

24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)

19:00 UTC+3

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

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

^ 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "Купа на България 2022/23 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)". bulgarian-football.com.
^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "2022–23 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
^ "Решение СТК 16.05.2023 г". bfunion.bg.
^ "Кой, ако не Чочев - лидерът на ЦСКА 1948 прати тима на финал с гол в 117-ата минута" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 10 May 2023.
^ "Чакането свърши! Лудогорец на първи финал за Купата от 2017-а след драма с дузпи срещу Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 11 May 2023.
^ "Непоколебим Лудогорец изнесе лекция на ЦСКА 1948 и грабна третата си Купа" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 24 May 2023.

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