1940 Bulgarian Cup

1940 Tsar's Cup
Country  Bulgaria
Champions FC 13 Sofia
(2nd cup)
Runners-up Sportklub Plovdiv
Top goal scorer(s) N. Nikolov (FC 13)
S. Abadzhiev (Levski Rs)
(4 goals)

The 1940 Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Tsar's Cup) was the third cup competition, which took place in parallel to the national championship. The cup was won by FC 13 Sofia who beat Sportklub Plovdiv 2–1 in the final at the Levski Playground in Sofia. Initially the final was reached by Levski Ruse, but on 9 October 1940 the team declined to play due to financial disagreements with the football federation.

Last of 16

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bdin Vidin 1−0 Tsar Krum Byala Slatina
Orlovets Gabrovo 1−5 Pobeda Varna
Levski Dupnitsa 0−1 Sportklub Plovdiv
Tritsvet Chirpan 6−0 Botev Haskovo
Levski Ruse 8−1 Svetkavitsa Targovishte
FC 13 Sofia bye
Skobelev-Pobeda 39 Pleven bye
Botev Yambol bye

Quarterfinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pobeda Varna 1−0 Skobelev-Pobeda 39 Pleven
FC 13 Sofia 7−2 Botev Yambol
Sportklub Plovdiv 4−1 Tritsvet Chirpan
Bdin Vidin 1−4 Levski Ruse

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Levski Ruse 2−0 Sportklub Plovdiv
FC 13 Sofia 2−0 Pobeda Varna

Final

13 October 1940
15:30 EEST
FC 13 Sofia 2−1 Sportklub Plovdiv
Nikolaev  27'
Stoichkov  85'
Bazovski  13' (o.g.)
Levski Playground, Sofia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stefan Chumpalov (Sofia)
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