2008–09 Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian Cup 2008–09 Litex_Lovech_-_Bulgarian_Cup_Winner_2009.JPG Litex Lovech, winners of the 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup Bulgaria Litex Lovech(4th title) Pirin Blagoevgrad 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Bulgarian Cup was the 27th season of the annual knockout football tournament for Bulgaria. The competition started on 15 October 2008 with the preliminary round and ended on 26 May 2009. The defending champions were Litex Lovech, who successfully defended their title against Pirin Blagoevgrad and resultantly qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Preliminary round Seven teams entered the preliminary round: four teams from the amateur level, plus three teams from the B Group. Six of the teams played against another opponent, while the seventh team, amateur side Almus Bier, received a bye to the first round of the cup. The matches were played on 15 October 2008. Of the professional teams, only Akademik Sofia lost, suffering a 3–0 defeat away to Slivnishki Geroy.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/bulgcup09.html Bulgaria Cup 2008/09 Yordan Tsirov RSSSF.org 12 August 2009 9 April 2025 |- !colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |15 October 2008 Slivnishki Geroy (III) 3–0 Akademik Sofia (II) Brestnik 1948 (III) 1–3 Pirin Gotse Delchev (II) Dorostol 2003 (III) 1–2 Chavdar Etropole (II) Almus Beer (IV) bye |} Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2008–09 season. First round The first round included the four teams advancing from the preliminary round as well as the remaining 28 teams from the B Group. The matches were played on 29 October 2008. Both amateur teams were eliminated in this round. In a close series of matches, five games went to extra time and in three cases the teams were separated after a penalty shootout. |- !colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |29 October 2008 Etar-1924 (II) 1–3 Pirin Blagoevgrad (1922) (II) Belite orli (II) 0–2 Balkan Botevgrad (II) Slivnishki Geroy (III) 2–2 2–4 Pirin Gotse Delchev (II) Botev Krivodol (II) 1–0 Beroe (II) Marek (II) 0–0 4–5 Minyor (II) Almus Beer (IV) 0–3 Vidima-Rakovski (II) Spartak Plovdiv (II) 1–0 Dunav Ruse (II) Chavdar Etropole (II) 3–1 Kom-Minyor (II) Sportist Svoge (II) 1–0 Lokomotiv Stara Zagora (II) Svetkavitsa (II) 1–1 4–5 Montana (II) Lyubimetz 2007 (II) 2–1 Svilengrad 1921 (II) Spartak Pleven (II) 0–2 Chernomorets Balchik (II) Nesebar (II) 2–1 Naftex (II) Chavdar (II) 2–0 Rilski Sportist (II) Maritsa (II) 2–1 Shumen (II) Rodopa Smolyan (II) 2–1 Kaliakra Kavarna (II) |} Second round The 16 teams from A Group entered in the second round, joining the 16 winners from the first round. The matches were played from 11 November to 3 December 2008. Six of the ties required extra time, but no penalty shootouts were required. |- !colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |11 November 2008 Lyubimetz 2007 (II) 1–2 Vihren Sandanski Minyor (II) 0–2 OFC Sliven |- !colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |12 November 2008 Balkan Botevgrad (II) 1–0 Lokomotiv Mezdra Spartak Varna 1–2 Pirin Blagoevgrad (1931) (II) Vidima-Rakovski (II) 1–0 Chavdar Etropole (II) Litex Lovech 2–0 Botev Plovdiv CSKA Sofia 2–1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv Chavdar (II) 1–2 Spartak Plovdiv (II) Pirin Gotse Delchev (II) 3–0 Belasitsa Petrich Maritsa (II) 2–0 Sportist Svoge (II) Nesebar (II) 1–0 Chernomorets Balchik (II) Montana (II) 2–0 Pirin Blagoevgrad (1922) |- !colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |13 November 2008 Botev Krivodol (II) 2–1 Slavia Sofia Rodopa Smolyan (II) 2–1 Chernomorets Burgas |- !colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |26 November 2008 Lokomotiv Sofia 1–2 Levski Sofia |- !colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |3 December 2008 Minyor Pernik 2–1 Cherno More Varna |} Third round The third round was played on 7 December 2008 and featured the 16 winners of round two. The biggest win of the third round was CSKA Sofia's 5–0 victory at Balkan Botevgrad. |- !colspan=3 style="background-color:#D0F0C0;" |7 December 2008 Montana (II) 0–2 Pirin Blagoevgrad (1931) (II) Spartak Plovdiv (II) 2–3 Vihren Sandanski Maritsa (II) 1–5 Litex Lovech Balkan Botevgrad (II) 0–5 CSKA Sofia Vidima-Rakovski (II) 0–3 Minyor Pernik Rodopa Smolyan (II) 1–3 Botev Krivodol (II) Nesebar (II) 2–1 Pirin Gotse Delchev (II) Levski Sofia 2–1 OFC Sliven |} Quarter-finals The quarter-finals were held on 4 March 2009. All four away teams won their matches to advance to the semi-final stage. 4 March 2009 14:00 EET Vihren Sandanski 0–2 https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/2008-2009/stats/kb4.html#1 Levski Sofia G. Ivanov 13Tasevski 28 Osogovo Kyustendil 1,630 Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia) 4 March 2009 14:30 EET Botev Krivodol (II) 1–4 https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/2008-2009/stats/kb4.html#2 Minyor Pernik Vladinov 87 Hazurov 17 33Janković 63Rumenov 78 Chavdar Byala Slatina 2,750 Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) 4 March 2009 14:30 EET Nesebar (II) 1–5 https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/2008-2009/stats/kb4.html#3 Litex Lovech Hristov 9 Popov 28 71Doka 60Bibishkov 75Cvetanov 77 Gradski Nesebar 680 Angel Angelov (Sofia) 4 March 2009 16:00 EET CSKA Sofia 1–1 yes https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/2008-2009/stats/kb4.html#4 Pirin Blagoevgrad (1931) (II) Marquinhos 58 Delev 70 Balgarska Armiya Sofia 2,130 Anton Genov (Gabrovo) Todorov Saidhodzha Toshev Marquinhos 3–5 Nakov Hazurov Peev Palankov Galchev Semi-finals Both semi-finals were held on 29 April 2009. Litex Lovech beat Minyor Pernik, and Pirin Blagoevgrad (1931) defeated Levski Sofia, in each case by a single goal. 29 April 2009 14:00 EEST Minyor Pernik 0–1 Litex Lovech Bibishkov 57 Minyor Pernik 5,000 Stanislav Todorov (Shumen) 29 April 2009 16:30 EEST Pirin Blagoevgrad (1931) (II) 1–0 Levski Sofia Peev 56 Hristo Botev Blagoevgrad 6,000 Georgi Ignatov (Sofia) Final 2009 Bulgarian Cup final Last season's winners Litex Lovech defended their title with a 3–0 win against Pirin Blagoevgrad (1931) at the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium in Sofia. By winning, Litex Lovech ensured they would enter in the third qualifying round of the following season's UEFA Europa League.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d9-0e723baa1fa0-d82cdd0df895-1000--stoilov-guides-litex-to-cup-glory/ Stoilov guides Litex to cup glory Stoyan Georgiev UEFA.com 26 May 2009 9 April 2025 The game was broadcast live on Bulgarian National Television.https://bulgarian-football.com/archive/2008-2009/kupa-na-bulgaria.html Купа на България 2008/09 bg bulgarian-football.com n.d. 9 April 2025 References Category:Bulgarian Cup seasons Bulgarian Cup, 2008-09 Cup