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
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Beroe won 3–1 on penalties
Date15 May 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
Beroe3–3Levski Sofia
Martins 16', 28'
Andonov 79'		 Report Yordanov 24'
Silva 81'
Rodrigues 87'
Penalties
Sayoud soccer ball with red X
Ivanov soccer ball with check mark
Krumov soccer ball with red X
Stoychev soccer ball with check mark
Elias soccer ball with check mark		 3–1 soccer ball with red X Silva
soccer ball with red X Mulder
soccer ball with red X Velev
soccer ball with check mark Angelov
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Tsvetan Krastev[5]
Beroe
Levski
GK73Bulgaria Ivan Karadzhov
DF17Bulgaria Plamen Krumov
DF3Bulgaria Vladimir Zafirovdownward-facing red arrow 93'
DF28Bulgaria Veselin Penev
DF5Bulgaria Borislav StoychevYellow card 26'
MF27France Igor Djoman
FW7Bulgaria Georgi Andonov (c)Yellow card 79'downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF8Portugal Alberto LouzeiroYellow card 51'
MF21Brazil Elias
MF29Portugal Élio Martinsdownward-facing red arrow 64'
MF88Portugal David CaiadoYellow card 45+3'
Substitutes:
GK1Bulgaria Teodor Skorchev
DF6Bulgaria Ivo Ivanovupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF11Bulgaria Doncho Atanasov
DF15Bulgaria Georgi Dinkov
FW70Mozambique Jerry Sitoeupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF71Algeria Amir SayoudYellow card 107'upward-facing green arrow 93'
DF77Portugal Pedro Eugénio
Manager:
Bulgaria Petar Houbchev
GK23Bulgaria Plamen Iliev
DF2Netherlands Dustley Mulder
DF3France Romain Élie
DF28Portugal Nuno PintoYellow card 67'
DF25Bulgaria Daniel Dimov
MF45Bulgaria Vladimir Gadzhevdownward-facing red arrow 60'
MF77Bulgaria Stefan Velev
MF22Bulgaria Iliyan Yordanovdownward-facing red arrow 74'
FW19Guinea-Bissau Basile de CarvalhoYellow card 82'downward-facing red arrow 91'
MF10Bulgaria Hristo Yovov (c)Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 44'
MF11Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues
Substitutes:
GK89Bulgaria Mihail Ivanov
MF4Bulgaria Stanislav Angelovupward-facing green arrow 91'
DF6Bulgaria Orlin Starokin
FW9Portugal João Silvaupward-facing green arrow 74'
DF13Bulgaria Dimitar Vezalov
MF16Portugal Cristóvão Ramosupward-facing green arrow 60'
MF29Slovenia Rene Mihelič
Manager:
Bulgaria 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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