2025 Bulgarian Cup final
| Финал на Sesame Купа на България 2025 | |||||||
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| Event | 2024–25 Bulgarian Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 22 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Vasil Levski, Sofia | ||||||
| Referee | Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) | ||||||
| Attendance | 37,455[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 22 °C (72 °F)[2] | ||||||
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
[edit]| Ludogorets | Round | CSKA | ||||
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| 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
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Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "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.