1972–73 Bulgarian Cup

1972–73 Bulgarian Cup
Tournament details
Country	Bulgaria
Final positions
Champions	CSKA Sofia; (8th cup)
Runner-up	Beroe Stara Zagora
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Petar Zhekov (CSKA); Petko Petkov (Beroe); (8 goals)
	← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 Bulgarian Cup was the 33rd season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). CSKA Sofia won the competition, beating Beroe Stara Zagora 2–1 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.^[1]

Preliminary round

Matches were played in Panagyurishte, Velingrad, Stamboliyski and Pazardzhik

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
14 March 1973
CSKA Sofia	1–0	Slavia Sofia	Sofia
Akademik Sofia	2–1	Botev Plovdiv	Haskovo
Levski Sofia	2–1	Chernomorets Burgas	Pazardzhik
Beroe Stara Zagora	3–1	Dunav Ruse	Veliko Tarnovo

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Place
23 May 1973
CSKA Sofia	4–2 (aet)	Akademik Sofia	Sofia
Beroe Stara Zagora	2–1	Levski Sofia	Plovdiv

3 June 1973

CSKA Sofia	2−1	Beroe Stara Zagora
Denev 18' Zhekov 21'		D. Dimitrov 12'

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Petar Nikolov (Sofia)

CSKA

Beroe

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Previous names: Tsar's Cup (1938–1942) Soviet Army Cup (1945–1982)
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Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '72 '73 Finland '72 '73 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '72 '73 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '72 '73 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '72 '73 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales
League cups	England West Germany Scotland Switzerland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '72 '73 European Super Cup