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2024 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал на Sesame Купа на България 2024
Event2023–24 Bulgarian Cup
Ludogorets Botev Plovdiv
2 3
Date15 May 2024 (2024-5-15)
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
RefereeDragomir Draganov (Varna)
Attendance11,334[1]
WeatherLight rain
9 °C (48 °F)[2]
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The 2024 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2023–24 Bulgarian Cup and the 84th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 15 May 2024 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.[3] On 2 May the date and venue has been confirmed.[4]

The clubs contesting the final were Ludogorets Razgrad and Botev Plovdiv.[5][6] This was the third time the final was contested between these two teams. Previously, Ludogorets won the first duel in 2014, while Botev won the second one in 2017. For Ludogorets, this was the second consecutive cup final after winning the trophy last year and a fifth final overall. Botev reached the final for 14th time overall, the last one being in 2019.

Botev won the match 3–2, claiming their fourth Bulgarian Cup and first since 2017.[7] As cup winners, they will receive a place in the first qualifying round of 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

Route to the final

See also: 2023–24 Bulgarian Cup
Ludogorets Round Botev
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Balkan Botevgrad 4–0 away 1st Round Strumska Slava Radomir 3–0 away
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4–0 home 2nd Round Etar Veliko Tarnovo 4–2 away
CSKA 1948 Sofia 3–1 home Quarter-finals Spartak Varna 2–1 home
Hebar Pazardzhik 9–0 4–0 home; 5–0 away Semi-finals CSKA Sofia 3–0 1–0 away; 2–0 home

Match

Details

Ludogorets Razgrad2−3Botev Plovdiv
 Report
Attendance: 11,334
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Ludogorets
Botev
GK 67 Bulgaria Damyan Hristov downward-facing red arrow 46'
RB 17 Spain Son
CB 26 The Gambia Noah Sonko Sundberg
CB 4 Portugal Dinis Almeida
LB 3 Bulgaria Anton Nedyalkov (c) downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 30 Brazil Pedro Naressi Yellow card 77' downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 8 Portugal Claude Gonçalves downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 77 Brazil Caio Vidal Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 66'
AM 6 Poland Jakub Piotrowski Yellow card 10'
LW 7 Brazil Rick
CF 9 Switzerland Kwadwo Duah
Substitutes:
GK 69 Bulgaria Plamen Pepelyashev upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 5 Bulgaria Georgi Terziev
DF 14 Israel Denny Gropper upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 24 Benin Olivier Verdon
MF 18 Bulgaria Ivaylo Chochev
MF 88 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 10 Argentina Matías Tissera
FW 90 Bulgaria Spas Delev upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 99 Brazil Rwan Cruz upward-facing green arrow 62' soccer ball with red X 90+11'
Manager:
Bulgaria Georgi Dermendzhiev
GK 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hidajet Hankić
RB 17 Bulgaria Nikolay Minkov Yellow card 40'
CB 5 Estonia Joonas Tamm
CB 19 Guinea Antoine Conte Yellow card 90+10'
LB 38 Greece Konstantinos Balogiannis
CM 15 Cameroon James Eto'o Yellow card 77'
CM 20 Spain Antonio Perera
RW 31 Nigeria Umeh Emmanuel
AM 10 Bulgaria Ivelin Popov (c) downward-facing red arrow 84'
LW 7 France Mohamed Brahimi Yellow card 77' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF 9 Croatia Martin Sekulić downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK 32 Estonia Matvei Igonen
DF 4 Nigeria Ehije Ukaki upward-facing green arrow 76'
DF 18 Bulgaria Dimitar Papazov
DF 42 Bulgaria Ivaylo Videv
DF 79 Bulgaria Atanas Chernev upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 28 Bulgaria Yanis Karabelyov upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
MF 30 Bulgaria Lachezar Baltanov
FW 16 Nigeria Samuel Akere
FW 40 Nigeria Christian Nwachukwu
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Kerkez Yellow card 88'

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Hristo Hadzhiyski (Varna)
Dimo Valchev (Varna)
Fourth official:
Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo)
Video assistant referee:
Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Diyan Valkov (Varna)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine 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.

References

  1. ^ "Купа на България 2023/24 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)". bulgarian-football.com.
  2. ^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "2023–24 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
  4. ^ "Решение СТК 02.05.2024 г." bfunion.bg.
  5. ^ "Жълто-черен Пловдив ликува! Ботев пречупи ЦСКА и е на финал за Купата" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Лудогорец вкара 5 на Хебър, двата отбора смениха вратарите си" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Всичко е жълто-черно! След седем години Ботев отново срази Лудогорец и грабна Купата" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 15 May 2024.