2019 Bulgarian Cup Final
# 2019 Bulgarian Cup Final

The 2019 Bulgarian Cup Final was the final match of the 2018–19 Bulgarian Cup and the 79th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 15 May 2019 at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria. It was refereed by Nikolay Yordanov from Sofia.

The clubs contesting the final were Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Plovdiv, who traditionally take part in the Plovdiv derby. Both teams have met on multiple occasions in the competition but never in the final itself.

Lokomotiv won the final with the score of 1–0, claiming their first ever Bulgarian Cup title.

## Route to the Final

| Botev | Botev | Botev | Round | Lokomotiv | Lokomotiv | Lokomotiv |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Legs | | Opponent | Result | Legs |
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 4–1 | away | 1st Round | Pomorie | 1–0 | away |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p) | away | 2nd Round | Dunav Ruse | 2–1 | away |
| Cherno More Varna | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (p) | home | Quarter-finals | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 7–6 (p) | away |
| CSKA Sofia | 6–5 (agg.) | 3–2 home; 3–3 away | Semi-finals | Septemvri Sofia | 4–0 (agg.) | 4–0 home; 0–0 away |

## Match

### Details

| Botev | Lokomotiv |
| - | - |
| GK | 22 | Daniel Kajzer |
| RB | 2 | Johnathan | | 46' |
| CB | 3 | Dimitar Pirgov |
| CB | 5 | Kristian Dimitrov |
| LB | 24 | Lazar Marin |
| DM | 18 | Radoslav Terziev | | 77' |
| RM | 66 | Ebert | 19' | 53' |
| AM | 17 | Lachezar Baltanov (c) |
| AM | 8 | Todor Nedelev |
| LM | 7 | Aleksandar Tonev | 88' |
| CF | 39 | Antonio Vutov |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 99 | Ivan Čvorović |
| DF | 6 | Kostadin Nichev |
| FW | 10 | Férébory Doré | | 53' |
| FW | 11 | Kristian Dobrev |
| MF | 16 | Vasil Shopov | | 77' |
| MF | 26 | Radoslav Apostolov |
| DF | 28 | Filip Filipov | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Nikolay Kirov ||
| GK | 71 | Martin Lukov | 82' |
| CB | 15 | Dimitar Vezalov |
| CB | 6 | Stephen Eze |
| CB | 50 | Josip Tomašević |
| RM | 91 | Abdelhakim Bouhna |
| CM | 20 | Miloš Petrović | | 60' |
| CM | 34 | Igor Banović |
| LM | 7 | Momchil Tsvetanov |
| AM | 14 | Dimitar Iliev (c) |
| CF | 12 | Alen Ožbolt | 73' | 74' | 78' |
| CF | 77 | Ante Aralica | 53' | 89' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Ilko Pirgov |
| DF | 5 | Asen Georgiev | | 89' |
| MF | 9 | Bircent Karagaren | | 78' |
| MF | 10 | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev |
| MF | 13 | Edin Bahtić |
| MF | 29 | Yanko Angelov | | 60' |
| MF | 61 | Eliton Junior |
| Manager: ||
| Bruno Akrapović ||
| Assistant referees: Veselin Mishev (Sofia) Georgi Todorov (Sofia) Fourth official: Georgi Kabakov (Plovdiv) | 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, with a fourth allowed in extra time. |
