2020–21 Bulgarian Cup

2020–21 Bulgarian Cup

Купа на България
Country	Bulgaria
Teams	45
Champions	CSKA Sofia (21st title)
Runners-up	Arda Kardzhali
Matches played	46
Goals scored	147 (3.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jordy Caicedo Bismark Charles Nigel Robertha Tsvetomir Todorov Preslav Yordanov Georgi Yomov (3 goals each)
← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 14 April 2021.

The 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup was the 39th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 29 September 2020 with the preliminary round and finished with the final on 19 May 2021.^[1][2] Lokomotiv Plovdiv were the defending cup winners, but were eliminated after extra time by Ludogorets Razgrad in the quarter-finals. After CSKA Sofia missed out on the cup after losing last year's final, this time they won it against Arda Kardzhali for their 21st cup title and qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Participating clubs[]

The following 46 teams qualified for the competition:^[3]

2020–21 First League 14 clubs	2020–21 Second League 16 non-reserve clubs	Winners of 4 regional competitions 16 clubs
Arda Kardzhali Beroe Stara Zagora Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa CSKA 1948 Sofia CSKA Sofia Cherno More Varna Etar Veliko Tarnovo Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Ludogorets Razgrad Montana Slavia Sofia Tsarsko Selo Sofia	Dobrudzha Dobrich Hebar Pazardzhik Kariana Erden Litex Lovech Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv Sofia Minyor Pernik Neftochimic Burgas Pirin Blagoevgrad Septemvri Simitli Septemvri Sofia Sozopol Sportist Svoge Strumska Slava Radomir Vitosha Bistritsa Yantra Gabrovo	from North-East zone: Dunav Ruse Chernomorets Balchik Spartak Varna Svetkavitsa Targovishte from North-West zone: Partizan Cherven Bryag Sevlievo from South-West zone: Belasitsa Petrich Botev Ihtiman Oborishte Panagyurishte from South-East zone: Rodopa Smolyan Zagorets Nova Zagora

Matches[]

Preliminary round[]

The draw was conducted on 16 September 2020.^[4] The games were played between 29 September and 1 October 2020.^[5][6] In this stage the participants were the 16 winners from the regional amateur competitions and 15 non-reserve teams from Second League. During the draw, Partizan Cherven Bryag received a bye to the first round.

Originally set for 30 September 2020, the tie between Chernomorets Balchik and Vitosha Bistritsa was cancelled because on 28 September, Vitosha Bistritsa declared that it had disbanded its first team squad and cancelled its participation in the Second League and the Bulgarian Cup.^[7] On 30 September, it was confirmed that Chernomorets Balchik had received a bye into the first round, due to Vitosha's inability to fulfill the fixture.^[8]

Round of 32[]

The draw was conducted on 16 September 2020.^[4] The games were played between 20 October and 14 November 2020.^[9][10] In this stage the participants were the 15 winners from the preliminary round, the team which received a bye to this round (Partizan Cherven Bryag) as well as the 14 teams from First League and the remaining best-placed team from Second League (Septemvri Sofia). During the draw, the winner of the preliminary round game between Belasitsa Petrich and Litex Lovech received a bye to the second round.

Round of 16[]

The draw was conducted on 18 December 2020.^[16] The games were played between 1 and 4 March 2021.^[14] In this stage the participants were the 15 winners from the previous round, as well as Belasitsa Petrich, which received a bye to this round.

Quarter-finals[]

The draw was conducted on 4 March 2021.^[17] The games were played between 16 and 18 March 2021.^[18] In this stage the participants were the 8 winners from the previous round.

Semi-finals[]

The draw was conducted on 18 March 2021.^[19] The first legs were played on 6 and 7 April, while the second legs are scheduled for 13 and 14 April 2021.^[20]

First legs[]

Second legs[]

Final[]

Bracket[]

	Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semifinals						Final
	3	Oborishte Panagyurishte	0
	1	Botev Plovdiv	4
						1	Botev Plovdiv	1
						1	CSKA 1948 Sofia (a.e.t.)	2
	3		0
	1	CSKA 1948 Sofia	6
											1	CSKA 1948 Sofia	0
											1	Arda Kardzhali	1
	2	Sozopol	0 (2)
	1	Etar Veliko Tarnovo (p)	0 (4)
						1	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	0
						1	Arda Kardzhali	1
	3	Spartak Varna	1
	1	Arda Kardzhali	2
																1	Arda Kardzhali	0	1
																1	Slavia Sofia	0	0
	3	Sevlievo	1
	1	Slavia Sofia	5
						1	Slavia Sofia (p)	1 (5)
						1	Montana	1 (3)
	4		1
	1	Montana	2
											1	Slavia Sofia	2
											1	Levski Sofia	1
	3	Partizan Cherven Bryag	1
	1	Levski Sofia	4
						1	Levski Sofia	3
						1	Beroe Stara Zagora	1
	2	Pirin Blagoevgrad	3
	1	Beroe Stara Zagora	4
																						1	Arda Kardzhali	0
																						1	CSKA Sofia	1
	3	Botev Ihtiman	0
	1	CSKA Sofia	5
						1	CSKA Sofia	3
						1	Cherno More Varna	1
	2	Yantra Gabrovo	1
	1	Cherno More Varna	6
											1	CSKA Sofia	4
											1	Botev Vratsa	0
	3		0
	1	Botev Vratsa	2
						1	Botev Vratsa	3
						3	Chernomorets Balchik	0
	3	Chernomorets Balchik	1
	2	Septemvri Sofia	0
																1	CSKA Sofia	1	2
																1	Ludogorets Razgrad	1	1
	2	Kariana Erden	0
	1	Tsarsko Selo Sofia	1
						1	Tsarsko Selo Sofia	1
						1	Ludogorets Razgrad	2
	2	Sportist Svoge	1
	1	Ludogorets Razgrad	3
											1	Ludogorets Razgrad (a.e.t.)	2
											1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1
	3	Zagorets Nova Zagora	3
	1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv (a.e.t.)	4
						1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2
						3	Belasitsa Petrich	1
	3	Belasitsa Petrich	bye

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