2021 Bulgarian Cup final

2021 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал за Купата на България 2021
Event	2020–21 Bulgarian Cup
Date	19 May 2021
Venue	Vasil Levski, Sofia
Referee	Volen Chinkov (Sofia)
Attendance	22,000
Weather	Clear; 24 °C (75 °F)
	← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup and the 81st final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 19 May 2021 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.^[2]

The clubs contesting the final were Arda Kardzhali and CSKA Sofia.^[3]^[4] For the symbolic hosts, this was their historic first cup final, while for CSKA, it was the 2nd consecutive and 34th overall. This was the 3rd time both teams faced each other in the tournament's history.^[5]

CSKA Sofia won the final by the score of 1–0 and lifted their 21st cup title, ending a 5-year drought after their last triumph in 2016. It also sealed their place in the second qualifying round of 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Route to the final

Arda			Round	CSKA Sofia
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Spartak Varna	2–1	away	1st Round	Botev Ihtiman	5–0	away
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	1–0	away	2nd Round	Cherno More Varna	3–1	home
CSKA 1948 Sofia	1–0	away	Quarter-finals	Botev Vratsa	4–0	home
Slavia Sofia	1–0 (agg.)	0–0 home; 1–0 away	Semi-finals	Ludogorets Razgrad	3–2 (agg.)	1–1 home; 2–1 away

Match

Details

19 May 2021

19:30 EEST

Arda	0–1	CSKA Sofia
	Report	Charles 85'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Volen Chinkov (Sofia)

Arda

CSKA


GK	12	Ivan Karadzhov
RB	20	Deyan Lozev
CB	24	Alex Petkov	89'
CB	71	Plamen Krumov (c)
LB	8	Milen Zhelev
DM	27	Emil Martinov	62'
DM	80	Lachezar Kotev
RW	17	Ivan Kokonov
AM	33	Ivan Tilev	82'
LW	9	Spas Delev		73'
CF	98	Tonislav Yordanov		83'
Substitutes:
GK	36	Vasil Simeonov
DF	4	Milen Stoev
DF	77	Martin Kostadinov
MF	11	Aleksandar Georgiev
MF	19	Rumen Rumenov		73'
FW	18	Georgi Atanasov
FW	37	Juninho		83'
Manager:
Nikolay Kirov


GK	1	Gustavo Busatto	90'
RB	19	Ivan Turitsov
CB	2	Jurgen Mattheij	57'
CB	4	Menno Koch
LB	18	Bradley Mazikou
DM	21	Amos Youga
RM	8	Graham Carey	27'	72'
CM	20	Tiago Rodrigues (c)
CM	5	Federico Varela		46'
LM	24	Jerome Sinclair	60'	61'
CF	30	Jordy Caicedo		61'
Substitutes:
GK	25	Dimitar Evtimov
DF	11	Petar Zanev
DF	15	Thibaut Vion		46'
MF	7	Henrique		72'
MF	27	Martin Smolenski
FW	10	Georgi Yomov		61'
FW	17	Bismark Charles	85'	61'
Manager:
Lyuboslav Penev

Assistant referees:
Deniz Sokolov (Sofia)
Dimitar Dobromirov (Sofia)
Fourth official:
Nikola Popov (Sofia)
Video assistant referee:
Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ivo Kolev (Sofia)

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.

References

^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "2020–21 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
^ "Арда надви Славия и се класира за исторически първи финал за Купата" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 13 April 2021.
^ "ЦСКА-София е на финал след гладиаторска битка и три червени картона в Разград" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 14 April 2021.
^ "ЦСКА срещу Арда 1924 (Кърджали)" (in Bulgarian). fccska.com. 18 April 2021.

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[1] "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[2] "2020–21 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.

[3] "Арда надви Славия и се класира за исторически първи финал за Купата" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 13 April 2021.

[4] "ЦСКА-София е на финал след гладиаторска битка и три червени картона в Разград" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 14 April 2021.

[5] "ЦСКА срещу Арда 1924 (Кърджали)" (in Bulgarian). fccska.com. 18 April 2021.

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