1980–81 Bulgarian Cup

Botev's captain Zehtinski with the cup

Country

Bulgaria

Champions

Botev Plovdiv
(2nd cup)

Runners-up

Pirin Blagoevgrad

Top goal scorer(s)

Hristo Denchev (Pirin)
(6 goals)

← 1979–80

1981–82 →

The 1980–81 Bulgarian Cup was the 41st season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). Botev Plovdiv won the competition, beating Pirin Blagoevgrad 1–0 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.^[1]

First Round

19 November 1980
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ludogorets Razgrad	4–1	Chumerna Elena
Marek Dupnitsa	2–0	Kaliakra Kavarna
Maritsa Plovdiv	2–0	Slivnishki Geroy
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	4–0	Lokomotiv Ruse
Devnya	1–0	Vihren Sandanski
Dobrudzha Dobrich	1–3 (aet)	Chavdar Troyan
Minyor Radnevo	1–1 (5–3p)	Minyor Pernik
CSKA Sofia	8–0	Botev Kozloduy
Belasitsa Petrich	4–0	Avtostroitel Shumen
Cherno More Varna	4–1	Gorubso Madan
Beroe Stara Zagora	5–0	Spartak Pleven
Dorostol Silistra	0–1	Botev Plovdiv
Yantra Gabrovo	3–0	Chirpan
Lokomotiv GO	3–4 (aet)	Velbazhd Kyustendil
Spartak Varna	3–0	Rodopa Smolyan
Akademik Sofia	4–0	Botev Vratsa
Svetkavitsa	0–3	Levski Sofia
Haskovo	3–0	Levski Lyaskovets
Litex Lovech	2–0	Balkan Belogradchik
Lokomotiv Mezdra	3–4	Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Lokomotiv Burgas	1–0	Hebar Pazardzhik
Minyor Rudozem	3–1	Bdin Vidin
Minyor Buhovo	2–0	Botev Ihtiman
Asenovets Asenovgrad	1–0 (aet)	Chepinets Velingrad
Pavlikeni	2–0	Montana
Akademik Svishtov	3–1	Nesebar
Dimitrovgrad	1–0	Shumen
Chernolomets Popovo	2–1	Benkovski Isperih
Lokomotiv Sofia	3–1	Rozova Dolina
Pirin Blagoevgrad	3–0	Dunav Ruse
Slavia Sofia	2–1	Tundzha Yambol
Metalurg Pernik	3–2	Chernomorets Burgas

Second Round

10, 11 and 25 December 1980
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Yantra Gabrovo	2–1	Haskovo
Beroe Stara Zagora	2–0	Velbazhd Kyustendil
Minyor Buhovo	2–1	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Metalurg Pernik	1–3	Pirin Blagoevgrad
Asenovets Asenovgrad	1–0	Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Spartak Varna	2–0	Lokomotiv Sofia
Ludogorets Razgrad	1–2 (aet)	Cherno More Varna
Marek Dupnitsa	1–0	Devnya
Minyor Radnevo	1–2	Chavdar Troyan
Belasitsa Petrich	2–2 (4–3p)	Slavia Sofia
Pavlikeni	3–0	Litex Lovech
Chernolomets Popovo	1–1 (2–4p)	Maritsa Plovdiv
Akademik Sofia	2–4 (aet)	Levski Sofia
Minyor Rudozem	1–5	CSKA Sofia
Botev Plovdiv	2–0	Akademik Svishtov
Lokomotiv Burgas	0–0 (5–4p)	Dimitrovgrad

Third Round

15 February–4 March 1981
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Spartak Varna	2–1	CSKA Sofia
Minyor Buhovo	2–0	Levski Sofia
Lokomotiv Burgas	0–2 (aet)	Botev Plovdiv
Pirin Blagoevgrad	4–0	Beroe Stara Zagora
Belasitsa Petrich	1–0	Chavdar Troyan
Asenovets Asenovgrad	3–0	Maritsa Plovdiv
Pavlikeni	0–1	Yantra Gabrovo
Marek Dupnitsa	1–0	Cherno More Varna

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
11–18 March 1981
Botev Plovdiv	4–1	Minyor Buhovo
Marek Dupnitsa	1–1 (3–5p)	Pirin Blagoevgrad
Asenovets Asenovgrad	0–0 (3–4p)	Belasitsa Petrich
Spartak Varna	1–0	Yantra Gabrovo

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
22 April 1981
Pirin Blagoevgrad	2–0	Spartak Varna
Botev Plovdiv	6–0	Belasitsa Petrich

Final

Main article: 1981 Bulgarian Cup Final

Details

Botev Plovdiv v Pirin Blagoevgrad

5 May 1981

Botev Plovdiv	1−0	Pirin Blagoevgrad
Argirov 43'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Yordan Zhezhov (Sofia)

Botev

Pirin

References

↑ "В Бухово Хаздай обухва Левски" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 24 March 2016.

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