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2021 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2021 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup and the 81st final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 19 May 2021 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The clubs contesting the final were FC Arda Kardzhali, Arda Kardzhali and PFC CSKA Sofia, CSKA Sofia. For the symbolic hosts, this was their historic first cup final, while for CSKA, it was the 2nd consecutive and 34th overall. This was the 3rd time both teams faced each other in the tournament's history. CSKA Sofia won the final by the score of 1–0 and lifted their 21st cup title, ending a 5-year drought after their last triumph in 2016 Bulgarian Cup Final, 2016. It also sealed their place in the second qualifying round of 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round, 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. Route to the final Match Details References Bulgarian Cup finals 2020–21 in Bulgarian football FC Arda Kardzhali matches PFC CSKA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Bulgarian Cup
The 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup was the 39th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 29 September 2020 with the preliminary round and finished with the final on 19 May 2021. Lokomotiv Plovdiv were the defending cup winners, but were eliminated after extra time by Ludogorets Razgrad in the quarter-finals. After CSKA Sofia missed out on the cup after losing last year's final, this time they won it against Arda Kardzhali for their 21st cup title and qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. Participating clubs The following 46 teams qualified for the competition: Matches Preliminary round The draw was conducted on 16 September 2020. The games were played between 29 September and 1 October 2020. In this stage the participants were the 16 winners from the regional amateur competitions and 15 non-reserve teams from Second League. During the draw, Partizan Cherven Bryag received a bye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad
Professional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 (), commonly known as Ludogorets Razgrad or simply Ludogorets, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Razgrad, which currently competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First Professional Football League, the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system. In their 2011–12 A Group, inaugural 2011–12 season in A Group after promotion, Ludogorets won the Double (association football), double by capturing the league championship and the Bulgarian Cup. Subsequently, the club made a significant continental impact in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League when they reached the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Round of 16, Round of 16 in only their second European run. To date they have reached the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League, Europa League four times, more than any other club in Bulgaria. Ludogorets are also only the second Bulgarian team after PFC Levski Sofia, Levski Sofia to enter the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spas Delev
Spas Borislavov Delev (; born 22 September 1989) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Lokomotiv Sofia. Club career Youth career Born in Klyuch, part of Petrich Municipality, Delev started to play football in Pirin. During the season 2007–08 he played for the team in the Bulgarian amateur division. Pirin took first place and were promoted to the "B" professional football group. On 9 August 2008 Delev made his debut in professional football in a match against Botev Krivodol. In this match he scored his first goal in B PFG. In the first half of 2008–09 season Delev scored 8 goals in 16 matches. New Pirin After the union of the two Pirin clubs from Blagoevgrad in December 2008, Delev joined the part of the team, which plays in the top division. On 4 March 2009, he scored a goal in a match against CSKA Sofia for the Bulgarian Cup and Pirin eliminated their opponent. In the semi-final of that tournament against Levski, Delev had a tragic accide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Tilev
Ivan Angelov Tilev ( Bulgarian: Иван Ангелов Тилев; born 5 January 1999) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a winger for Arda Kardzhali. Career Septemvri Sofia Tilev made his debut for Septemvri on 6 August 2016 in a match against Spartak Pleven and scoring his first goal for the team. After the team promotion to First League on 7 August 2017 Tilev was sent on loan to Tsarsko Selo. He made his debut for the team in match against Strumska Slava Radomir on 19 August 2017. Tilev was called back to Septemvri on 1 September 2017 after a manager change in Septemvri and the return of Nikolay Mitov. Tilev completed his debut for the team on 11 September 2017 in a match against Etar Veliko Tarnovo. International career Youth levels Tilev was called up for the Bulgaria U19 team for the 2017 European Under-19 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 March 2017. Playing in all three matches, Bulgaria qualified for the knockout phase. Tilev made his debut for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Kokonov
Ivan () is a Slavic languages, Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek language, Greek name (English: John (given name), John) from Hebrew language, Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the John of Rila, Bulgarian Saint Ivan of Rila. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking world, Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic languages, Slavic Latin alphabet, Latin spelling, while Cyrillic script, Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian Cyrillic, Bulgarian, Russian Cyrillic, Russian, Macedonian Cyrillic, Macedonian, Serbian Cyrillic, Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic, Montenegrin it is , while in Belarusian alphabet, Belarusian and Ukrainian Cyrillic, Ukrainian it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachezar Kotev
Lachezar Hristov Kotev (; born 5 January 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arda Kardzhali. Club career On 11 February 2023, Kotev signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Russian Premier League club Khimki. Khimki were relegated to the Russian First League at the end of the 2022–23 season, and First League has much stricter restrictions than RPL on the number of foreign players allowed on the squad. On 28 June 2023, Kotev returned to Arda Kardzhali on a season-long loan. On 20 August 2024, Kotev returned to Arda Kardzhali on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract. International career Youth levels In August 2018 he was called up for the Bulgaria U21 team for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against France U21 and Montenegro U21 to be held on 7 and 11 September 2018. Senior level Kotev received his first call up for the Bulgaria national team on 14 May 2021 for the friendly games a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Martinov
Emil Martinov (; born 18 March 1992) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Botev Plovdiv. Club career On 11 August 2018, Martinov signed contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabail FK. In September 2021 he joined CSKA 1948. Honours Slavia Sofia * Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...: 2017–18 References 1992 births Living people 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen Bulgarian men's footballers Men's association football defenders First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Azerbaijan Premier League players PFC Slavia Sofia players PFK Svetkavitsa 1922 players FC Sliven players FC Spartak Varna players Saba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milen Zhelev
Milen Zhivkov Zhelev (; born 15 July 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Liga I club Oțelul Galați. Career On 21 June 2017, Zhelev signed with Beroe. International career In November 2016, Zhelev received his first call-up to the senior Bulgaria squad for a match against Belarus, but did not make the final squad for the game. Honours Arda Kardzhali *Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2020–21 Oțelul Galați *Cupa României The Cupa României () is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the Romania ... runner-up: 2023–24 References External links * 1993 births Living people Bulgarian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plamen Krumov (footballer, Born 1985)
Plamen Krumov (; born 4 November 1985) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer and now manager, currently working at Rilski Sportist. In the early years of his career, he usually played as a winger, but has later been converted to right-back. Career Playing Krumov began his career at Lokomotiv Sofia where he made 17 A PFG appearances in four seasons. Whilst at Lokomotiv Stadium he spent time out on loan at Zagorets, Rilski Sportist and Armenian club Banants Yerevan before joining Minyor Pernik on a permanent basis in the early of 2009. He signed for Minyor on a one-and-a-half-year deal. When his contract expired, Krumov joined Chernomorets Burgas on a free transfer. He played regularly for Chernomorets during the 2010–11 season and the first half of 2011–12 season. On 8 February 2013, Krumov signed for Beroe Stara Zagora on a one-and-a-half-year deal. He made his league debut against Botev Vratsa on 2 March, playing the full 90 minutes. On 3 February 2014, Krum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Petkov
Aleks Milenov Petkov (; born 25 July 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław and the Bulgaria national team. Club career Petkov began his career at Cherno More Varna and joined Heart of Midlothian at the age of 16 in June 2016, signing a three-year contract. On 22 July 2017, Petkov made his first-team debut, replacing John Souttar during a 3–0 League Cup victory over East Fife at Tynecastle Park. On 19 January 2018, Petkov joined Scottish League Two side Berwick Rangers on loan until the end of the season. He made his league debut in a 2–3 home loss against Peterhead eleven days later, playing the full 90 minutes. During the 2019–20 season Petkov was loaned to Clyde and Brechin City. On 8 September 2020, Petkov returned to Bulgaria, signing a 1-year deal with Levski Sofia. On 6 July 2023, after a two-year stint at Arda Kardzhali, Petkov joined Polish side Śląsk Wrocław on a one-year contract, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deyan Lozev
Deyan Lachezarov Lozev (; born 26 October 1993) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Spartak Varna. Club career Lozev was signed by Levski Sofia in December 2019. He joined CSKA 1948 in September 2021. International career Lozev received his first call-up for senior Bulgarian squad on 8 October 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ... on 11 and 14 October, replacing Strahil Popov who had gotten injured just before the team's first training session. References External links * 1993 births Living people 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen Bulgarian men's footballers Footballers from Haskovo Men's association football fullbacks Men's associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
