Bulgaria Cup 2002/03

All Preliminary phase winners:
  - 5 teams from Southwestern and Southeastern Bulgaria each and 
    4 teams from Northeastern and Northwestern Bulgaria each (for a 
    total of 18 teams) qualify from the preliminary phase following 
    qualifications:

Northeastern Bulgaria:
Chernomorets (Balchik) (oblast Dobrich, Northeastern "V" AFG)
Shumen 2001 (Shumen) (oblast Shumen, Northeastern "V" AFG)
Vihar-Vladislav (Valchi dol) (oblast Varna, Northeastern "V" AFG)
Levski'96 (Glavinitsa) (oblast Silistra, Northeastern "V" AFG)

Northwestern Bulgaria:
Lokomotiv (Dryanovo) (oblast Gabrovo, Northewestern "V" AFG)
Etar 1924 (Veliko Tarnovo) (oblast Veliko Tarnovo, Northwestern "V" AFG)
Lokomotiv (Mezdra) (oblast Vratsa, Northwestern "V" AFG)
Montana (Montana) (oblast Montana, Northwestern "V" AFG)

Southwestern Bulgaria:
Botev (Boboshevo) (oblast Kyustendil, Southwestern "V" AFG)
Hebar (Pazardzhik) (oblast Pazardzhik, Southwestern "V" AFG)
Minyor (Pernik) (oblast Pernik, Southwestern "V" AFG)
Botev (Ihtiman) (oblast Sofia-oblast, Southwestern "V" AFG)
Spartak (Sofia) (oblast Sofia, Southwestern "V" AFG)

Southeastern Bulgaria:
Sliven 2000 (Sliven) (oblast Sliven, Southeastern "V" AFG)
Slanchev bryag (Nesebar) (oblast Burgas, Southeastern "V" AFG)
FC Beroe (Stara Zagora) (oblast Stara Zagora, "A" OFG Stara Zagora)
Kameno (Kameno) (oblast Burgas, Southeastern "V" AFG)
Haskovo (Haskovo) (oblast Haskovo, Southeastern "V" AFG)

First Round [Oct 9]
  - the teams qualified from the Preliminary phase meet up with the teams
    from the First PFL. Only amateur sides (from the Preliminary phase)
    against First PFL sides are drawn. The amateur teams are always hosts. 
    Two amateur teams bye.
Sliven 2000 (Sliven)         1-0 Beli orli (Pleven)          
Slanchev bryag (Nesebar)     5-0 Spartak (Pleven)         
FC Beroe (Stara Zagora) [*]  0-8 Rodopa (Smolyan)       
Botev (Boboshevo)            3-1 Botev (Vratsa)           
Hebar (Pazardzhik)           3-3 Koneliano (Sofia, kv.German)  [aet, 4-2 pen]
Kameno (Kameno)              2-0 PFC Beroe (Stara Zagora) [*]
Chernomorets (Balchik)       2-1 Olimpik (Teteven)        
Shumen 2001 (Shumen)         0-2 Pirin (Blagoevgrad)       
Vihar-Vladislav (Valchi dol) 1-0 Dunav (Ruse)                
Lokomotiv (Dryanovo)         2-5 Svetkavitsa (Targovishte)          
Minyor (Pernik)              0-1 Makedonska slava (Simitli)         
Etar 1924 (Veliko Tarnovo)   3-5 Sokol'96 (Markovo)            [after pen]
Botev (Ihtiman)              3-5 Belasitsa (Petrich)              
Haskovo (Haskovo)            0-1 Vidima-Rakovski (Sevlievo)   
Levski'96 (Glavinitsa)       1-2 Yantra (Gabrovo)             
Lokomotiv (Mezdra)           2-1 Akademik (Svishtov)           [aet]
Montana (Montana)            bye
Spartak (Sofia)              bye

[*] FC Beroe (Stara Zagora) are not related to PFC Beroe (Stara Zagora);
    these are two alternative clubs, with the first playing in the 
    "A" OFG Stara Zagora (4th level) and the second playing in the 
    First PFL (2nd level).

Second Round
  - the teams qualified from the first stage phase meet up with the teams
    from the Premier PFL. 2 of the 18 first stage qualifiers are included  
    in the same group as the 14 Premier PFL teams following a draw. Then the
    remaining 16 first stage winners are paired up against the 14 PPFL and
    the 2 winners from the first stage determined by the draw in 16 pairs.
    In case of ties between an amateur side and a professional side (from 
    the PPFL or FPFL) the amateur side is host in the first leg.  In case 
    of all-amateur or all-professional ties the hosting is determined
    by the draw. 

First Legs
[Oct 29]
Chernomorets (Balchik)       0-1 Marek (Dupnitsa)   
[Oct 30]
Belasitsa (Petrich)          2-3 CSKA (Sofia)            
Vihar-Vladislav (Valchi dol) 0-5 Liteks (Lovech)           
Botev (Plovdiv)              2-3 Makedonska slava (Simitli) 
Yantra (Gabrovo)             1-2 Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)              
Svetkavitsa (Targovishte)    0-0 Slavia (Sofia)             
Vidima-Rakovski (Sevlievo)   1-1 Nafteks (Burgas)         
Sliven 2000 (Sliven)         0-2 Rilski sportist (Samokov)
Montana (Montana)            1-1 Botev (Boboshevo)                   
Rodopa (Smolyan)             0-1 Dobrudzha (Dobrich)               
Slanchev bryag (Nesebar)     0-4 Cherno more (Varna)               
Kameno (Kameno)              0-2 Lokomotiv (Sofia)                
Spartak (Sofia)              2-0 Lokomotiv (Mezdra)            
Hebar (Pazardzhik)           2-5 Spartak (Varna)                     
Chernomorets (Burgas)        2-2 Sokol'96 (Markovo)    
[Nov 17]
Pirin (Blagoevgrad)          0-1 Levski (Sofia)    

Second Legs
[Nov 16]
Marek (Dupnitsa)             6-0 Chernomorets (Balchik)        [agg: 7-0]
CSKA (Sofia)                 3-2 Belasitsa (Petrich)           [agg: 6-4]
Liteks (Lovech)              2-0 Vihar-Vladislav (Valchi dol)  [agg: 7-0]
Makedonska slava (Simitli)   0-0 Botev (Plovdiv)               [agg: 3-2]
Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)          3-0 Yantra (Gabrovo)              [agg: 5-1]
Slavia (Sofia)               4-2 Svetkavitsa (Targovishte)     [agg: 4-2]
Rilski sportist (Samokov)    3-0 Sliven 2000 (Sliven)          [agg: 5-0]
Botev (Boboshevo)            3-2 Montana (Montana)             [agg: 4-3]
Dobrudzha (Dobrich)          0-0 Rodopa (Smolyan)              [agg: 1-0]
Cherno more (Varna)          2-1 Slanchev bryag (Nesebar)      [in Albena, agg: 6-1]
Lokomotiv (Sofia)            9-0 Kameno (Kameno)               [agg: 11-0]
Lokomotiv (Mezdra)           0-1 Spartak (Sofia)               [agg: 0-3]
Spartak (Varna)              2-0 Hebar (Pazardzhik)            [agg: 7-2]
Sokol'96 (Markovo)           1-3 Chernomorets (Burgas)         [agg: 3-5]
Nafteks (Burgas)             2-2 Vidima-Rakovski (Sevlievo)    [agg: 3-3, Vidima on away goals]
[Nov 20]
Levski (Sofia)               2-1 Pirin (Blagoevgrad)           [agg: 3-1]               

Third Round

First Legs [Nov 30]
Marek (Dupnitsa)             4-0 Dobrudzha (Dobrich)             
  [Lyubomir Lyubenov 56, Krum Bibishkov 61, 71, Dimitar Koemdzhiev 88]
Cherno more (Varna)          0-1 Liteks (Lovech)
  [Desislav Rusev 53]               
Vidima-Rakovski (Sevlievo)   2-0 Chernomorets (Burgas) 
  [Ivan Redovski 1, Petar Yankov 76]         
Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)          6-0 Spartak (Sofia)  
  [Ivan Paskov 31, Vasil Kamburov 37, Ekundayo Jayeoba 46, 50,
   Georgi Stoyanov 58, 83]                
Slavia (Sofia)               4-0 Lokomotiv (Sofia)
  [Dimitar Rangelov 21, Martin Kushev 70, 83, Velimir Ivanovic 78]
Spartak (Varna)              0-0 Levski (Sofia)     
  [red cards: Georgi Karakanov (S) 20, Zlatin Mihailov (S) 38]             
Rilski sportist (Samokov)    2-1 CSKA (Sofia)          
  [Vasil Kirov 26pen, Ivan Gemedzhiev 54; Todor Yanchev 39]
  [red cards: Petar Adzhov (Rs) 87, Todor Yanchev (CSKA) 87]
  [hosting was reversed following an agreement between the two clubs]
Makedonska slava (Simitli)   3-0 Botev (Boboshevo)         
  [Spas Stoimenov 45+1, Hari Borislavov 66, Mihailov 85og]

Second Legs 
[Dec 6]
Liteks (Lovech)              2-0 Cherno more (Varna)           [agg: 3-0]
  [Atanas Bornosuzov 45, Desislav Rusev 47]
[Dec 7]
Dobrudzha (Dobrich)          2-2 Marek (Dupnitsa)              [agg: 2-6]  
  [Kaloyan Todorov 28, Svetoslav Krastev 45pen; Mariyan Todorov 18, 
   Angel Stoikov 74]        
Chernomorets (Burgas)        3-0 Vidima-Rakovski (Sevlievo)    [aet; agg: 3-2]
  [Yuri Ivanikov 6, 90, Petar Kolev 94]       
Spartak (Sofia)              3-0 Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)           [agg: 3-6]
  [Lyubomir Paleikov 70, 78, Aladzhov 88]             
Lokomotiv (Sofia)            1-0 Slavia (Sofia)                [agg: 1-4]
  [Boiko Velichkov 20]                      
Levski (Sofia)               2-0 Spartak (Varna)               [agg: 2-0]
  [Georgi Chilikov 46, 75]
  [red cards: Elin Topuzakov (L) 55, Georgi Mechechiev (S) 60]       
CSKA (Sofia)                 6-0 Rilski sportist (Samokov)     [agg: 7-2]
  [Miroslav Sokolov 8og, Artim Shakiri 13, Agnaldo Pereira 33, 86,
   Joao Paolo Brito 52, Macdonald Mukasi 90]
Botev (Boboshevo)            1-2 Makedonska slava (Simitli)    [in Blagoevgrad, agg: 1-5]
  [Tsvetkov 54; Ivo Maksimov 70, 74]


Quarterfinals

First Legs 
[Feb 19]
CSKA (Sofia)                 3-2 Makedonska slava (Simitli)
  [Emil Gargorov 7, 75pen, Velizar Dimitrov 73; Konstantin Gerganchev 45+1,
   Ibrahima Gueye 52og]
Chernomorets (Burgas)        1-0 Marek (Dupnitsa)    
  [Kristiyan Hristiyanov 90]
Levski (Sofia)               1-0 Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)   
  [Georgi Chilikov 16]
[Mar 4]
Slavia (Sofia)               2-0 Liteks (Lovech)                              
  [Georgi Vladimirov Georgiev 10, Blagoy Georgiev 72pen;
   red card: Nebojsa Jelenkovic (L) 86]

Second Legs 
[Mar 4]                      
Makedonska slava (Simitli)   0-1 CSKA (Sofia)
  [Todor Yanchev 81]                     
Marek (Dupnitsa)             2-0 Chernomorets (Burgas)         [aet]
  [Amiran Mujiri 77pen, 118pen]
Lokomotiv (Plovdiv)          1-1 Levski (Sofia)           
  [Ivan Paskov 61; Dimitar Telkiyski 56]
[Mar 12]
Liteks (Lovech)              2-0 Slavia (Sofia)                [aet, 5-4 pen]
  [Sasa Bogunovic 11, Rosen Kirilov 63;
   pen: Tiago Silva (L)       miss, Dimitar Rangelov (S)   miss;
        Leonardo Enrique (L)   1-0, Velimir Ivanovic (S)    1-1;
        Atanas Bornosuzov (L) miss, Budimir Dzukic (S)      1-2;
        Desislav Rusev (L)     2-2, Georgi Vl.Georgiev (S) miss;
        Hristo Yovov (L)       3-2, Yordan Petkov (S)       3-3,
        Murad Hidiouede (L)    4-3, Jane Nikoloski (S)      4-4;
        Zhivko Zhelev (L)      5-4, Todor Simeonov (S)     miss]

Semifinals

First Legs [Apr 16]
Litex (Lovech)               2-0 Marek (Dupnitsa) 
  [Zhivko Zhelev 29, 69]
  [red card: Ivaylo Kirilov (M) 45+1]
CSKA (Sofia)                 0-1 Levski (Sofia)    
  [Manuel Mendoza 90+4]

Second Legs [May 3]
Marek (Dupnitsa)             0-4 Litex (Lovech) 
  [Desislav Rusev 2, Hristo Yovov 54, Kiril Nikolov 84, Anatoli Todorov 87]        
Levski (Sofia)               0-0 CSKA (Sofia)   
   [red cards: Stanislav Angelov (L) 70, Hristo Yanev (C) 70]

Final [May 21, Sofia, "Vasil Levski" national stadium]
Litex (Lovech)               1-2 Levski (Sofia)    
  [Murad Hidiouede 89; Konstantin Golovskoy 48, Sasa Simonovic 82]



Cup of the Amateur League 2002-2003

NB: only teams from 3rd level and lower can enter

Final [May 14, Sofia, "Slavia" stadium]
Pomorie (Pomorie)            1-0 Bdin (Vidin)     
  [Krasimir Pchelarov 61]


2001/02.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

all-time table.

list of cup finals.

list of name changes.


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Last updated: 14 Jun 2003

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