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2020 Bulgarian Cup final

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2020 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал за Купата на България 2020
Event2019–20 Bulgarian Cup
Lokomotiv Plovdiv won 5–3 on penalties
Date1 July 2020 (2020-07-01)
VenueVasil Levski, Sofia
RefereeGeorgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Attendance12,000
WeatherClear
30 °C (86 °F)[1]
2019
2021

The 2020 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2019–20 Bulgarian Cup and the 80th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 1 July 2020 at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria.[2] On 27 June the Bulgarian Football Union announced that it is allowed for the stadium to host up to 30% of its total capacity (i.e. 12,000 spectators) with up to 3,000 spectators per block in accordance with the health regulations issued by the Ministry of Health in relation to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.[3]

The clubs contesting the final were CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[4] Both teams had met on multiple occasions in the competition but never in the final itself. This was CSKA's 33rd final and the first one since 2016, while Lokomotiv Plovdiv appeared in their 2nd consecutive and 6th overall final.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv won the game after penalties and lifted their 2nd consecutive cup. This victory ensured their qualification to the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. This was the first occasion in the history of the Cup finals in which a team from Plovdiv managed to prevail against a Sofia-based club - in the 15 previous instances the teams from the capital city had emerged victorious.[5] Momchil Tsvetanov joined Krasimir Bezinski and Elin Topuzakov in becoming the player with most cup wins in the history of the tournament.[6] This was his 6th cup in total with a 4th different club after 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018, and 2019.

Route to the final

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CSKA Sofia Round Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 3–0 away 1st Round Balkan Botevgrad 3–0 away
Arda Kardzhali 1–0 away 2nd Round Litex Lovech 2–1 home
Botev Vratsa 2–1 home Quarter-finals CSKA 1948 Sofia 2–0 home
Botev Plovdiv 2–0 (agg.) 0–0 away; 2–0 home Semi-finals Levski Sofia 2–0 (agg.) 2–0 home; 0–0 away

Match

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Details

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CSKA Sofia0−0 (a.e.t.)Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Report
Penalties
3−5
CSKA
Lokomotiv
GK 13 Brazil Gustavo Busatto
RB 19 Bulgaria Ivan Turitsov
CB 26 Bulgaria Valentin Antov Yellow card 46'
CB 11 Bulgaria Petar Zanev (c) Yellow card 86'
LB 18 France Bradley Mazikou
DM 15 Bulgaria Kristiyan Malinov Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 115'
DM 6 Portugal Rúben Pinto Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 117'
RM 8 Republic of Ireland Graham Carey
AM 20 Portugal Tiago Rodrigues downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 10 Brazil Evandro downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 22 The Gambia Ali Sowe Yellow card 59'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Lithuania Vytautas Černiauskas
DF 3 Brazil Geferson upward-facing green arrow 111'
DF 28 Bulgaria Plamen Galabov upward-facing green arrow 117'
MF 17 Brazil Henrique upward-facing green arrow 57', downward-facing red arrow 111'
MF 21 Ghana Edwin Gyasi
MF 24 Italy Stefano Beltrame upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 23 Bulgaria Ahmed Ahmedov
Manager:
Serbia Miloš Kruščić
GK 71 Bulgaria Martin Lukov Yellow card 120+1' downward-facing red arrow 120+1'
CB 61 Portugal Dinis Almeida
CB 25 Argentina Lucas Masoero
CB 20 Serbia Miloš Petrović
RM 9 Bulgaria Bircent Karagaren Yellow card 82'
CM 10 Tajikistan Parvizdzhon Umarbayev downward-facing red arrow 110'
CM 34 Bulgaria Petar Vitanov
LM 50 Croatia Josip Tomašević
AM 16 Brazil Lucas Salinas downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 14 Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev (c)
CF 77 Croatia Ante Aralica Yellow card 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Bulgaria Ilko Pirgov upward-facing green arrow 120+1'
DF 4 Norway Akinshola Akinyemi
MF 7 Bulgaria Momchil Tsvetanov upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 13 Croatia Mihovil Klapan
MF 44 Bulgaria Nikolay Nikolaev
FW 11 Austria Kenan Muslimović
FW 23 Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga upward-facing green arrow 110'
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bruno Akrapović

Assistant referees:
Martin Margaritov (Plovdiv)
Diyan Valkov (Varna)
Fourth official:
Nikola Popov (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

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  1. ^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
  3. ^ "Решения след работната среща между ръководството на БФС и държавните власти". Bulgarian Football Union. 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "14 месеца по-късно! ЦСКА-София отмъсти на Ботев Пд, "червените" са на финал! (видео+галерия)" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 24 June 2019.
  5. ^ "София громи Пловдив на финал за Купата на България - 15:0". topsport.bg. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Момчил Цветанов може да изравни рекорда по купи". sportal.bg. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.