2025 Bulgarian Cup final

2025 Bulgarian Cup final
Финал на Sesame Купа на България 2025
Event	2024–25 Bulgarian Cup
Date	22 May 2025 (2025-05-22)
Venue	Vasil Levski, Sofia
Referee	Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)
Attendance	37,455
Weather	Fair; 22 °C (72 °F)
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Football match

The 2025 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2024–25 Bulgarian Cup and the 85th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 22 May 2025 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.^[3] On 24 April the date and venue has been confirmed.^[4]

The clubs contesting the final were Ludogorets Razgrad and CSKA Sofia.^[5]^[6] Both teams have met on multiple occasions in the competition but never in the final itself. For Ludogorets, this is the third consecutive Cup final after winning the trophy in 2023 and losing last year. CSKA reached the final for the 36th time and the first since 2022.

Ludogorets won the final 1–0 for their fourth cup title following their triumphs in 2012, 2014 and 2023.^[7] As they were already assured of a participation in the UEFA Champions League as 2024–25 First League champions, their berth for the first qualifying round of 2025–26 UEFA Europa League was passed to the First League runners-up, Levski Sofia.

Route to the final

Ludogorets			Round	CSKA
Opponent	Result	Legs		Opponent	Result	Legs
Chernolomets Popovo	6–0	away	1st Round	Dobrudzha	4–0	away
CSKA 1948	3–2	away	2nd Round	Spartak Varna	3–2	away
Botev Plovdiv	0–0 (a.e.t.), (4–2 p)	home	Quarter-finals	Arda	2–1	home
Botev Vratsa	3–0	1–0 away; 2–0 home	Semi-finals	Cherno More	2–1	0–0 away; 2–1 home

Match

Details

22 May 2025 (2025-05-22)

19:00 UTC+3

Ludogorets Razgrad	1−0	CSKA Sofia
Caio Vidal 34'	Report

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 37,455

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv)

Ludogorets

CSKA


GK	1	Sergio Padt	74'
RB	17	Son
CB	15	Edvin Kurtulus
CB	24	Olivier Verdon	68'
LB	3	Anton Nedyalkov (c)
CM	23	Deroy Duarte
CM	18	Ivaylo Chochev	90+1'
CM	20	Aguibou Camara	90+6'
RW	77	Erick Marcus	76'
CF	9	Kwadwo Duah	85'
LW	11	Caio Vidal	32'	90+2'
Substitutes:
GK	39	Hendrik Bonmann
DF	4	Dinis Almeida	90+2'
DF	14	Denny Gropper
DF	16	Aslak Fonn Witry
MF	82	Ivan Yordanov	90+1'
FW	19	Georgi Rusev	76'	77'
FW	25	Emerson Rodríguez
FW	29	Eric Bile	85'
FW	37	Bernard Tekpetey
Manager:
Igor Jovićević


GK	21	Fyodor Lapoukhov
RB	15	Thibaut Vion (c)
CB	4	Adrián Lapeña	18'
CB	5	Lumbardh Dellova
LB	18	Mica Pinto	75'
CM	99	James Eto'o	75'
CM	26	Marcelino Carreazo
RW	73	Ilian Iliev	70'
AM	8	Stanislav Shopov	63'
LW	7	Olaus Skarsem	71'
CF	28	Ioannis Pittas
Substitutes:
GK	25	Ivan Dyulgerov
DF	3	Sainey Sanyang	75'
DF	6	Liam Cooper
DF	19	Ivan Turitsov
MF	9	Zymer Bytyqi	71'
MF	10	Jonathan Lindseth	63'
MF	16	Georgi Chorbadzhiyski	75'
MF	30	Petko Panayotov
FW	11	Matthias Phaëton	70'
Manager:
Aleksandar Tomash

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Martin Margaritov (Plovdiv)
Martin Venev (Sofia)
Fourth official:
Radoslav Gidzehnov (Plovdiv)
Video assistant referee:
Dragomir Draganov (Varna)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Nikola Popov (Sofia)

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes.
Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.^{[note 1]}

Notes

^ Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

^ "Купа на България 2024/25 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)". bulgarian-football.com.
^ "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
^ "2024–25 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.
^ "Решение СТК 24.04.2025 г." bfunion.bg.
^ "ЦСКА ще играе финал за Sesame Купа на България, Питас разстреля Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 22 April 2025.
^ "Чака ни исторически финал за Купата, след като Лудогорец нямаше проблеми с Ботев Враца" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 23 April 2025.
^ "Коледа подрани за Лудогорец, ЦСКА сервира Sesame Купа на България на разградчани чрез безумна грешка (ВИДЕО)" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 22 May 2025.

[8] Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

[attendance-1] "Купа на България 2024/25 - статистика Пети кръг (Финал)". bulgarian-football.com.

[2] "History for Sofia, Bulgaria". Weather Wunderground. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.

[3] "2024–25 Bulgarian Cup". bulgarian-football.com.

[4] "Решение СТК 24.04.2025 г." bfunion.bg.

[5] "ЦСКА ще играе финал за Sesame Купа на България, Питас разстреля Черно море" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 22 April 2025.

[6] "Чака ни исторически финал за Купата, след като Лудогорец нямаше проблеми с Ботев Враца" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 23 April 2025.

[7] "Коледа подрани за Лудогорец, ЦСКА сервира Sesame Купа на България на разградчани чрез безумна грешка (ВИДЕО)" (in Bulgarian). dsport.bg. 22 May 2025.