2015–16 Bulgarian Cup

2015–16 Bulgarian Cup

Country	Bulgaria
Teams	32
Matches played	32
Goals scored	91 (2.84 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Preslav Yordanov (CSKA) 6 goals
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The 2015–16 Bulgarian Cup is the 34th official season of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition beginns on 23 September 2015 with the matches of the First Round and finishes with the final on 24 May 2016. Cherno More Varna are the defending champions. The winner of the competition, qualifies for the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Participating clubs

The following teams competed in the cup:
(Teams still active are in bold)

2015–16 A Group 10 clubs	2015–16 B Group 14 clubs	Winners of 4 regional competitions 8 clubs
Ludogorets Razgrad Beroe Stara Zagora Litex Lovech Botev Plovdiv Levski Sofia Cherno More Varna Slavia Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Montana Pirin Blagoevgrad	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Bansko Dobrudzha Dobrich Sozopol Neftochimic Burgas Botev Galabovo Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra Pirin Razlog Vereya Stara Zagora Septemvri Simitli Spartak Pleven Dunav Ruse Pomorie Oborishte Panagyurishte	from North-West zone: Etar Veliko Tarnovo Lokomotiv 1929 Mezdra from North-East zone: Chernomorets Balchik Svetkavitsa Targovishte from South-East zone: Vihar Stroevo Nesebar from South-West zone: CSKA Sofia Pirin Gotse Delchev

First round

The draw was conducted on 11 September 2015.^[1] The games were played between 22 and 24 September 2015. On this stage all of the participants started their participation i.e. the 10 teams from A PFG (first division), the 14 teams from the B PFG (second division) and the 8 winners from the regional amateur competitions.

Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra (II) v Litex Lovech

22 September 2015	Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra (II)	0–3	Litex Lovech	Mezdra
16:00		Report	Johnsen  52' Yordanov  78' Viana  83'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 350 Referee: Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia)

Chernomorets Balchik (III) v Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)

22 September 2015	Chernomorets Balchik (III)	0–3	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	Albena
16:00		Report	Kanev  20', 38', 69'	Stadium: Stadion Albena-1 Attendance: 500 Referee: Ivelin Zanev (Ruse)

Dunav Ruse (II) v Botev Galabovo (II)

22 September 2015	Dunav Ruse (II)	4–0	Botev Galabovo (II)	Ruse
16:00	Budinov  9' Chitakov  12' Nenov  29' Kovachev  63'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 2,530 Referee: Dimitar Zhelyazkov (Silistra)

Oborishte Panagyurishte (II) v Lokomotiv Plovdiv

23 September 2015	Oborishte Panagyurishte (II)	0–2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Panagyurishte
16:00		Report	Baldovaliev  12', 45+1'	Stadium: Stadion Orcho Voyvoda Attendance: 500 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

Pirin Razlog (II) v Cherno More Varna

23 September 2015	Pirin Razlog (II)	1–7	Cherno More Varna	Razlog
16:00	D. Dimitrov  53'	Report	Bijev  23', 54', 74' Rasim  34' Raykov  38', 90' Klok  58'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Angel Angelov (Sofia)

Lokomotiv 1929 Mezdra (IV) v Ludogorets Razgrad

23 September 2015	Lokomotiv 1929 Mezdra (IV)	0–5	Ludogorets Razgrad	Mezdra
16:00		Report	Smirnov  16' Angulo  50' Sasha  61' Karamfilov  66', 90'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Georgi Ignatov (Sofia)

Vihar Stroevo (IV) v Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)

23 September 2015	Vihar Stroevo (IV)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Dobrudzha Dobrich (II)	Stroevo
16:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Stroevo Referee: Valentin Stanchev (Sliven)
		Penalties
	Atanasov Urumov Belilov Yonchev Hasan		K. Dimitrov Dimov P.G. Petkov Yovchev

Svetkavitsa Targovishte (III) v Beroe Stara Zagora

23 September 2015	Svetkavitsa Targovishte (III)	0–4	Beroe Stara Zagora	Targovishte
16:00		Report	Kostov  12' Isa  41', 58' Dinkov  70'	Stadium: Stadion Dimitar Burkov Referee: Nikola Atanasov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Spartak Pleven (II) v Slavia Sofia

23 September 2015	Spartak Pleven (II)	2–1	Slavia Sofia	Pleven
16:00	Tenev  1' Todorov  62'	Report	Manzorro  23' (pen.)	Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Aleksandar Kostadinov (Sofia)

Septemvri Simitli (II) v Botev Plovdiv

23 September 2015	Septemvri Simitli (II)	0–4	Botev Plovdiv	Krupnik
16:00		Report	Baltanov  24', 54' Genov  51' Kifouéti  82'	Stadium: Arena Krupnik Referee: Petar Dorovski (Sofia)

Etar Veliko Tarnovo (III) v Sozopol (II)

23 September 2015	Etar Veliko Tarnovo (III)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Sozopol (II)	Veliko Tarnovo
16:00	Trifonov  70'	Report	Hadzhiev  16'	Stadium: Stadion Ivaylo Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
		Penalties
	Ivanov Trifonov Petrov Iliev Baychev		Mitev Kaloyanov Mustafa Georgiev Koev

Pirin Gotse Delchev (III) v Montana

23 September 2015	Pirin Gotse Delchev (III)	1–3	Montana	Gotse Delchev
16:00	Gogov  84'	Report	Iliev  22', 47' S. Georgiev  45'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Rumen Hristov (Pleven)

Nesebar (III) v Pirin Blagoevgrad

23 September 2015	Nesebar (III)	1–0	Pirin Blagoevgrad	Nesebar
16:00	Angelov  74'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Referee: Ryustem Karagaren (Asenovgrad)

Vereya Stara Zagora (II) v Bansko (II)

23 September 2015	Vereya Stara Zagora (II)	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Bansko (II)	Stara Zagora
16:00	Ganev  35'	Report	Pavlov  28' Chipilov  97', 118'	Stadium: Trace Arena Referee: Valentin Zhelezov (Burgas)

CSKA Sofia (III) v Neftochimic Burgas (II)

23 September 2015	CSKA Sofia (III)	3–1	Neftochimic Burgas (II)	Sofia
18:45	P. Yordanov  17' Ayass  53' Galchev  55'	Report	Lyubenov  61'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Boyan Slavkov (Plovdiv)

Pomorie (II) v Levski Sofia

24 September 2015	Pomorie (II)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Levski Sofia	Burgas
18:45		Report		Stadium: Stadion Lazur Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Blagoevgrad)
		Penalties
	K. Georgiev Shokolarov Lemperov Petkov		Procházka Kostadinov Karner Kurdov Gadzhev

Second round

The draw was conducted on 30 September 2015.^[2] The games will be played between 27 and 29 October 2015.^[3] On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round.

Vihar Stroevo (IV) v Cherno More Varna

27 October 2015	Vihar Stroevo (IV)	0–5	Cherno More Varna	Plovdiv
13:30 EET		Report	Raykov  39', 47' Varea  43' Yoskov  54' Kostadinov  84'	Stadium: Stadion Komatevo Attendance: 450 Referee: Stoyan Denev (Veliko Tarnovo)

Spartak Pleven (II) v CSKA Sofia (III)

27 October 2015	Spartak Pleven (II)	0–2	CSKA Sofia (III)	Pleven
13:30 EET		Report	P. Yordanov  24', 84'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 4,170 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Sozopol (II) v Botev Plovdiv

27 October 2015	Sozopol (II)	1–0	Botev Plovdiv	Sozopol
15:00 EET	Manev  4'	Report		Stadium: Arena Sozopol Attendance: 1,582 Referee: Angel Angelov (Sofia)

Litex Lovech v Dunav Ruse (II)

27 October 2015	Litex Lovech	4–2	Dunav Ruse (II)	Lovech
16:30 EET	Asprilla  29' Minchev  63', 66' Arsénio  88'	Report	Nenov  36' Dimitrov  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Lovech Attendance: 350 Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Varna)

Nesebar (III) v Levski Sofia

28 October 2015	Nesebar (III)	1–3	Levski Sofia	Nesebar
13:30 EET	Kostov  32'	Report	Kraev  13', 28' Bedoya  27'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

Lokomotiv Plovdiv v Montana

28 October 2015	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Montana	Plovdiv
17:30 EET	Gargorov  43'	Report	Minchev  65'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 1,970 Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia)
		Penalties
	Kamburov Kiki Gargorov Krumov		Lazarov Dosti A. Georgiev Michev Minchev

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II) v Ludogorets Razgrad

29 October 2015	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	1–0	Ludogorets Razgrad	Gorna Oryahovitsa
13:30 EET	Penev  4'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)

Beroe Stara Zagora v Bansko (II)

29 October 2015	Beroe Stara Zagora	3–1	Bansko (II)	Stara Zagora
16:30 EET	Andonov  40', 64' Elias  82'	Report	R. Ivanov  44'	Stadium: Stadion Beroe Attendance: 800 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv)

Quarterfinals

The draw was conducted on 3 November 2015.^[4] The games will be played between 8 and 10 December 2015.^[5] On this stage the participants will be the 8 winners from the second round.

Litex Lovech v Levski Sofia

8 December 2015	Litex Lovech	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Levski Sofia	Lovech
17:30	Arsénio  101' Despodov  109', 112'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Lovech Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia)

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II) v Montana

9 December 2015	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (II)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Montana	Gorna Oryahovitsa
13:00	Kanev  29'	Report	Michev  69'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Nikolay Yordanov (Sofia)
		Penalties
	Fidanin Dimitrov Raynov Apostolov Balakov		Todorov Michev Popov G. Angelov Baldzhiyski

Beroe Stara Zagora v Cherno More Varna

9 December 2015	Beroe Stara Zagora	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Cherno More Varna	Stara Zagora
17:30		Report		Stadium: Stadion Beroe Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
		Penalties
	Dinkov Ivanov Kostov Isa Elias		Sténio Burkhardt Rasim Eugénio

CSKA Sofia (III) v Sozopol (II)

10 December 2015	CSKA Sofia (III)	3–0	Sozopol (II)	Sofia
17:00	P. Yordanov  78', 86' Tsvetanov  90+7'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Georgi Ignatov (Sofia)

Semifinals

The draw was to be conducted on 15 December 2015.^[6] The draw was postponed because of the expulsion of Litex Lovech from the A PFG after the team was ordered off the pitch in a controversial league match against Levski Sofia.^[7] At the time it was not clear how this would affect Litex's continued participation in this edition of the Bulgarian Cup. A new date for the draw was scheduled for the 16th of February 2016.^[8] The first legs were played on 6 April and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 April 2016.

First Legs

Montana v Litex Lovech

6 April 2016	Montana	2−0	Litex Lovech	Montana
17:00	S. Georgiev  22', 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Ogosta Attendance: 840 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

Beroe Stara Zagora v CSKA Sofia (III)

6 April 2016	Beroe Stara Zagora	0−2	CSKA Sofia (III)	Stara Zagora
19:15		Report	Ayass  5' Galchev  54'	Stadium: Stadion Beroe Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Tsvetan Krastev (Varna)

Second Legs

CSKA Sofia (III) v Beroe Stara Zagora

20 April 2016	CSKA Sofia (III)	2−0 (4−0 agg.)	Beroe Stara Zagora	Sofia
20:00	P. Yordanov  3' Tsvetkov  41'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armiya Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich)

Litex Lovech v Montana

21 April 2016	Litex Lovech	1−0 (1−2 agg.)	Montana	Lovech
20:00	Malinov  33'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Lovech Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo)

Final

Montana v CSKA Sofia (III)

24 May 2016 20:00 EEST

Montana	v	CSKA Sofia (III)

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Preslav Yordanov	CSKA Sofia	6
2	Tihomir Kanev	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	4
	Simeon Raykov	Cherno More
4	Villyan Bijev	Cherno More	3
	Sergey Georgiev	Montana
6	Georgi Andonov	Beroe	2
	Arsénio	Litex Lovech
	Samir Ayass	CSKA Sofia
	Zoran Baldovaliev	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
	Lachezar Baltanov	Botev Plovdiv
	Atanas Chipilov	Bansko
	Kiril Despodov	Litex Lovech
	Boris Galchev	CSKA Sofia
	Atanas Iliev	Montana
	Ismail Isa	Beroe
	Borimir Karamfilov	Ludogrets Razgrad
	Bozhidar Kraev	Levski Sofia
	Georgi Minchev	Litex Lovech
	Yuliyan Nenov	Dunav Ruse

_{Updated on 21 April 2016}

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Kanev, TihomirTihomir Kanev	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	Chernomorets Balchik	3–0	22 September 2015
Bijev, VillyanVillyan Bijev	Cherno More	Pirin Razlog	7–1	23 September 2015

_{Updated on 21 April 2016}

See also

• 2015–16 A Group
• 2015–16 B Group
• 2015–16 V AFG

References

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3. "Пак няма да има вечно дерби за Купата, виж всички двойки". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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8. "Най-после определиха дата за жребия за Купата". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 25 January 2016.