2013 Bulgarian Cup Final

The 2013 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 73rd final of the Bulgarian Cup, and was contested between Beroe Stara Zagora and Levski Sofia on 15 May 2013. The match finished in a 3–3 draw, but Beroe clinched their second ever Bulgarian Cup title by winning 3–1 on penalties.[1]

2013 Bulgarian Cup Final
Beroe Levski Sofia
3 3
Beroe won 3–1 on penalties
DateMay 15, 2013
VenueLovech Stadium, Lovech
RefereeTsvetan Krastev
Attendance7,800

Route to the final
See also: 2012–13 Bulgarian Cup
Beroe Round Levski
Opponent Result Legs Opponent Result Legs
Akademik Svishtov 4–1 1–0 home; 3–1 away Round of 32 Pirin Razlog 4–0 3–0 home; 1–0 away
Lokomotiv Mezdra 8–1 4–0 home; 4–1 away Round of 16 Cherno More 4–1 4–0 home; 0–1 away
Pirin Gotse Delchev 4–1 1–0 home; 3–1 away Quarter-finals Litex Lovech 2–2 (a) 1–0 home; 1–2 away
Slavia Sofia 1–0[2] 0–0 away; 1–0 home Semi-finals Lokomotiv Sofia 3–1[3] 3–1 home; 0–0 away

Pre-match

Beroe reached the final for the second time in the last 3 years. The last time being in 2010 when they celebrated their first and only trophy in the competition. Levski on their side reached their first Bulgarian Cup final since 2007. The blues also hold the record in the tournament by winning 25 cups. This will be the second final in history held between these two clubs. The first one being in 1979 won by Levski with 4-1.

The final will take place at Lovech Stadium in Lovech.[4] The stadium has more than 8100 seating places with pitch dimensions of 105 x 68 metres. Each of the two teams was allocated 3,700 tickets for the final, while the remainder went to the grassroots football community.

Match

Details
Beroe Stara Zagora3 – 3Levski Sofia
Martins  16', 28'
Andonov  79'		 Report Yordanov  24'
João Silva  81'
Rodrigues  87'
Penalties
Sayoud
Ivanov
Krumov
Stoychev
Elias 		3 – 1 João Silva
Mulder
Velev
Angelov
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev[5]
Beroe
Levski
GK73 Ivan Karadzhov
DF17 Plamen Krumov
DF3 Vladimir Zafirov 93'
DF28 Veselin Penev
DF5 Borislav Stoychev 26'
MF27 Igor Djoman
FW7 Georgi Andonov (c) 79' 85'
MF8 Alberto Louzeiro 51'
MF21 Elias
MF29 Élio Martins 64'
MF88 David Caiado 45+3'
Substitutes:
GK1 Teodor Skorchev
DF6 Ivo Ivanov 85'
MF11 Doncho Atanasov
DF15 Georgi Dinkov
FW70 Jerry Sitoe 64'
MF71 Amir Sayoud 107' 93'
DF77 Pedro Eugénio
Manager:
Petar Houbchev
GK23 Plamen Iliev
DF2 Dustley Mulder
DF3 Romain Élie
DF28 Nuno Pinto 67'
DF25 Daniel Dimov
MF45 Vladimir Gadzhev 60'
MF77 Stefan Velev
MF22 Ilian Yordanov 74'
FW19 Basile de Carvalho 82' 91'
MF10 Hristo Yovov (c) 19'  44'
MF11 Garry Rodrigues
Substitutes:
GK89 Mihail Ivanov
MF4 Stanislav Angelov 91'
DF6 Orlin Starokin
FW9 João Silva 74'
DF13 Dimitar Vezalov
MF16 Cristóvão Ramos 60'
MF29 Rene Mihelič
Manager:
Nikolay Mitov

MAN OF THE MATCH

    MATCH OFFICIALS

    • Assistant referees:
      • Diyan Valkov
      • Plamen Hadzhiyski
    • Fourth official: Radan Miryanov

    MATCH RULES

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
    • Seven named substitutes.
    • Maximum of three substitutions.

    See also

    References
    1. "Beroe beat Levski to claim Bulgarian Cup". uefa.com. 2013-05-15.
    2. "Берое се класира за финала на Купата, след като удари Славия в 87-та минута" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-04-25.
    3. "Levski Sofia beat rivals Lokomotiv to reach Cup final". reuters.com. 2013-04-24.
    4. "Финалът за Купата ще се играе в Ловеч" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-05-08.
    5. "Цветан Кръстев ще свири финала Берое – Левски" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2013-05-13.
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