2011–12 Bulgarian Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ludogorets Razgrad (1st cup) |
| Runner-up | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
The 2011–12 Bulgarian Cup was the 30th official season of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament.[1] The competition began in September 2011 with the matches of the preliminary round and ended with the final in May 2012. CSKA Sofia were the defending champions, but lost to Septemvri Simitli in the quarterfinals. Ludogorets Razgrad won the title, after defeating Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the final.
The winners of the competition, Ludogorets, won also the championship and thus the Bulgarian cup runner-up, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, qualified for the second qualifying round[2] of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs
The following teams competed in the cup:
| 2011–12 A Group all clubs |
2011–12 B Group West all clubs |
2011–12 B Group East all clubs |
Winners of 9 regional competitions † |
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Litex Lovech Levski Sofia CSKA Sofia Lokomotiv Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Cherno More Varna Beroe Stara Zagora Chernomorets Burgas Minyor Pernik Montana Slavia Sofia Kaliakra Kavarna Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo Botev Vratsa Ludogorets Razgrad Svetkavitsa Targovishte
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Bansko Chavdar Etropole Septemvri Simitli Pirin Gotse Delchev Chavdar Byala Slatina Malesh Mikrevo Bdin Vidin Slivnishki Geroi
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Sliven 2000 Chernomorets Pomorie Nesebar Lyubimetz 2007 Dorostol Silistra Dobrudzha Dobrich Botev Plovdiv Spartak Varna Neftochimic Burgas Etar 1924 |
from North-West zone:
from South-East zone:
from South-West zone:
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†: Teams from the North-East zone declined participation
Calendar for remaining rounds
The calendar for the remaining rounds of the 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup, as announced by the BFL.
- Round 1: 20 October 2011
- Round 2: 23 November 2011
- Round 3: 3 December 2011
- Quarter-finals: Spring 2012
- Semi-finals: Spring 2012
- Final: May 2012
First round
The draw was conducted on 12 October 2011. The matches will be played on 20 October 2011 and one match on 19 October 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 20 teams from the
Because the teams from North-East zone canceled their participation, three teams will receive a bye for the next round. According to the draw those teams are
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
| 19 October 2011 | Urvich Dolni Pasarel (IV) | 0–5 | Chavdar Etropole (II) | Dolni Pasarel |
| 15:00 EEST | Report | Stadium: Gradski |
| 20 October 2011 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (II) | Byala Slatina | ||
| 15:00 EEST | Report | Stadium: Chavdar |
| 20 October 2011 | Etar 1924 (II) | 2–1 | Akademik Sofia (II) | Veliko Tarnovo |
| 15:00 EEST | Report | Stadium: Ivaylo |
| 20 October 2011 | Septemvri Simitli (II) | Gorna Oryahovitsa | ||
| 15:00 EEST | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv |
Second round
The draw was conducted on 3 November 2011. The matches will be played on 23 November 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round and the 16 teams from
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
| 23 November 2011 | Septemvri Simitli (II) | Kozloduy | ||
| 13:30 EET | Topuzov  20' (o.g.) Kaptiev 90' |
Report | Stoyanov 33', 44' |
Stadium: Hristo Botev Referee: Martin Dimitrov (Stara Zagora) |
| 23 November 2011 | Chavdar Etropole (II) | 0–2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Etropole |
| 13:30 EET | Report | Serginho 76' |
Stadium: Chavdar Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik) |
| 23 November 2011 | Minyor Pernik | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5−3 p) | Cherno More | Pernik |
| 13:30 EET | Vasilev 69' |
Report | Markov 3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Minyor )Referee: Hristo Ristoskov (Blagoevgrad |
| 23 November 2011 | Bansko (II) | 0–1 | Levski Sofia | Bansko |
| 13:30 EET | Report | Tsvetkov 33' |
Stadium: St. Peter Referee: Ahemd Ahmed (Burgas) |
| 23 November 2011 | Svetkavitsa | Sevlievo | ||
| 13:30 EET | Kakalov 93' |
Report | Dimov 114' |
Stadium: Rakovski )Referee: Anton Genov (Sofia |
| 23 November 2011 | Slavia Sofia | 0–1 | CSKA Sofia | Sofia |
| 13:30 EET | Report | Moraes 19' |
Stadium: Ovcha Kupel )Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv |
| 23 November 2011 | Lokomotiv Sofia | Kavarna | ||
| 13:30 EET | Kichukov 68' |
Report | Telkiyski 20' |
Stadium: Kavarna Referee: Stanislav Stavrov (Veliko Tarnovo) |
| 23 November 2011 | Gotse Delchev | |||
| 13:30 EET | Filipov 5' (o.g.) |
Report | Anicet 88' |
Stadium: Gradski Referee: Kalin Lyudmilov (Sofia) |
| 23 November 2011 | Botev Vratsa | Plovdiv | ||
| 13:30 EET | Hristov 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Hristo Botev )Referee: Nikola Popov (Sofia |
| 23 November 2011 | Litex Lovech | Svoge | ||
| 13:30 EET | Report | Tsvetanov 37', 64' Itoua 53' Todorov 65' Djermanović 88' |
Stadium: Chavdar Tsvetkov )Referee: Radan Miryanov (Varna |
| 23 November 2011 | Lyubimetz 2007 (II) | Pleven | ||
| 13:30 EET | Kunchev 19', 23' Shopov 51' Grigorov 90' |
Report | Minchev 60' |
Stadium: Slavi Aleksiev )Referee: Vladimir Ovcharov (Smolyan |
| 23 November 2011 | Nesebar (II) | Dobrich | ||
| 13:30 EET | Todorov 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Druzhba )Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Shumen |
| 23 November 2011 | Beroe Stara Zagora | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Ludogorets Razgrad | Stara Zagora |
| 18:00 EET | Report | Ivanov 104' |
Stadium: Beroe )Referee: Blagoy Marinov (Sofia |
| 24 November 2011 | Neftochimic Burgas (II) | Veliko Tarnovo | ||
| 13:30 EET | Sechkov 39' Stankev 66' |
Report | Stadium: Ivaylo )Referee: Stoyan Denev (Veliko Tarnovo |
| 24 November 2011 | Slivnishki Geroi (II) | Stara Zagora | ||
| 13:30 EET | Kalchev 83' |
Report | Kurtelov 18', 24' Hadzhiev 22' Petrov 76' |
Stadium: Vereya Attendance: Atanas Dimitrov (Sliven) |
Third round
The draw will be conducted on 25 November 2011. The matches will be played on 3 December 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the second round. The team from the lower league has home advantage.
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
| 3 December 2011 | Etar 1924 (II) | 0–3 | Levski Sofia | Veliko Tarnovo |
| 12:30 EET | Report | Tsvetkov 49', 90+3' Dimov 78'Calvo  36' |
Stadium: ) |
| 3 December 2011 | Dobrudzha Dobrich (II) | 0–4 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Dobrich |
| 13:00 EET | Florov 61' |
Report | 33' |
Stadium: ) |
| 3 December 2011 | Minyor Pernik | Yambol | ||
| 13:00 EET | Sashev 38'  54'Gargov 52' |
Report | Tom 62' |
Stadium: Luskov Attendance: 700 Referee: Georgi Ignatov (Sofia) |
| 3 December 2011 | Slivnishki Geroi (II) | Simitli | ||
| 13:00 EET | Nikolov 32' Stoyanov 47'Gushterov 79' |
Report | Stadium: Struma Attendance: 200 Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik) |
| 3 December 2011 | Spartak Pleven (III) | 0–3 | CSKA Sofia | Pleven |
| 14:00 EET | Report | Galchev 21' Krachunov 56'Stoyanov 81' |
Stadium: ) |
| 3 December 2011 | Kaliakra Kavarna | Lovech | ||
| 18:00 EET | Miracema 6', 64' Yanev 19'Todorov 28' (pen.)Djermanović 80' |
Report | Stadium: ) |
| 4 December 2011 | Botev Plovdiv (II) | 2–1 | Chernomorets Burgas | Plovdiv |
| 13:00 EET | 72' |
Report |  75' |
Stadium: ) |
Quarter-finals
The matches will be played on 14 March 2012. On this stage the participants will be the 8 winners from the third round. The team from the lower league has home advantage.
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
| 14 March 2012 | Hristo Botev, Plovdiv | |||
| 14:30 EET | Report | 88' |
Attendance: 8,230 Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik) |
| 14 March 2012 | Lovech, Lovech | |||
| 17:30 EET | Marcelo Nicácio 45+3' (pen.) Yanev 55' |
Report | Attendance: 510 Referee: Ahmed Ahmed (Burgas) |
| 15 March 2012 | Lauta, Plovdiv | |||
| 13:00 EET | Venkov 90+2' Lazarov 92' |
Report | Calvo 21' |
Attendance: 6,340 Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Petrich) |
| 15 March 2012 | Septemvri Simitli (II) | 2–1 | CSKA Sofia | Struma, Simitli |
| 15:30 EET | Gushterov 31' A. Nikolov 49' |
Report | Priso 88' |
Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Vladimir Valkov (Plovdiv) |
Semi-finals
The matches will be played on 11 April 2012. at this stage the participants will be the 4 winners from the quarter finals. The team from the lower league has home advantage.
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
| 11 April 2012 | Septemvri Simitli (II) | 1−4 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Struma, Simitli |
| 16:00 EET | Mäntylä 60' (o.g.) |
Report | 78' |
Referee: Stefan Spasov (Pernik) |
| 11 April 2012 | Lovech, Lovech | |||
| 19:00 EET | Report | Bengelloun 79' |
Referee: Tasko Taskov (Sofia) |
Final
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 1–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
|---|---|---|
Dakson 18' |
Marcelinho 72', 79' |
See also
References
- ^ "Купа на България 2011/12" (in Bulgarian). bulgarian-football.com.
- ^ 2012/13 Access list Archived 2018-12-11 at the Wayback Machine Bert Kassies' Site