The Tzar's Cup
1938 FK 13 Sofia - Levski Ruse 3:0 1939 Shipka Sofia - Levski Ruse 2:0 1940 FK 13 Sofia - Sportklub Plovdiv 2:1 1941 AS 23 Sofia - Napreduk Ruse 4:2 1942 Levski Sofia - Sportklub Plovdiv 3:1 interrupted 3:0 wo Number of wins (lost finals) ----------------------------- FK 13 Sofia 2 Shipka Sofia 1 AS 23 Sofia 1 Levski Sofia 1 Levski Ruse (2) Sportklub Plovdiv (2) Napreduk Ruse (1)The Soviet Army Cup
1946 Levski Sofia - Chernolomez Popovo 4:1 (not a top level team) 1947 Levski Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 1:0 1948 Lokomotiv Sofia - Slavia-Chengelov Plovdiv 1:0 (Lokomotiv Plovdiv) 1949 Levski Sofia - CSKA Sofia 1:1aet,2:2,2:1aet 1950 Levski Sofia - CSKA Sofia 1:1aet,1:1,1:0aet 1951 CSKA Sofia - Akademik Sofia 1:0aet 1952 Slavia Sofia - Spartak Sofia 3:1 1953 Lokomotiv Sofia - Levski Sofia 2:1 1954 CSKA Sofia - Slavia Sofia 2:1 1955 CSKA Sofia - Spartak Plovdiv 5:2 aet 1956 Levski Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 5:2 1957 Levski Sofia - Spartak Pleven 2:1 1958 Spartak Plovdiv - Mineur Pernik 1:0 1959 Levski Sofia - Spartak Plovdiv 1:0 1960 Septemvri Sofia - Lokomotiv Plovdiv (div.2) 4:3 aet 1961 CSKA Sofia - Spartak Varna 3:0 1962 Botev Plovdiv - Dunav Ruse 3:0 1963 Slavia Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 2:0 1964 Slavia Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 3:2 1965 CSKA Sofia - Levski Sofia 3:2 1966 Slavia Sofia - CSKA Sofia 1:0 1967 Levski Sofia - Spartak Sofia 3:0 1968 Spartak Sofia - Beroe St. Zagora 3:2 1969 CSKA Sofia - Levski Sofia 2:1 1970 Levski Sofia - CSKA Sofia 2:1 1971 Levski Sofia - Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3:0 1972 CSKA Sofia - Slavia Sofia 3:0 1973 CSKA Sofia - Beroe St. Zagora 2:1 1974 CSKA Sofia - Levski Sofia 2:1 aet 1975 Slavia Sofia - Lokomotiv Sofia 3:2 1976 Levski Sofia - CSKA Sofia 4:3 aet 1977 Levski Sofia - Lokomotiv Sofia 2:1 1978 Marek Dupnica - CSKA Sofia 1:0 1979 Levski Sofia - Beroe St. Zagora 4:1 1980 Slavia Sofia - Beroe St. Zagora 3:1 1981 Botev Plovdiv - Pirin Blagoevgrad 1:0 1982 Lokomotiv Sofia - Lokomotiv Plovdiv (div.2) 2:1 aet 1983 Lokomotiv Plovdiv (div.2)- Chirpan (div.2) 3:1 1984 Levski Sofia - Dorostol Silistra (div.2) 4:0 1985 CSKA Sofia - Cherno More Varna 4:0 1986 CSKA Sofia - Lokomotiv Sofia 2:0 1987 Levski Sofia - Spartak Pleven 3:2 1988 Levski Sofia - Cherno More Varna (div.2) 2:0 1989 CSKA Sofia - Maritza-Iztok Radn.(div.3) 6:1 1990 CSKA Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 2:1 Number of wins (lost finals) ----------------------------- Levski Sofia 16 (4) CSKA Sofia 13 (6) Slavia Sofia 6 (2) Lokomotiv Sofia 3 (3) Botev Plovdiv 2 (5) Spartak Sofia 1 (2) Spartak Plovdiv 1 (2) Septemvri Sofia 1 Marek Dupnica 1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 (4) Beroe St. Zagora (4) Cherno More Varna (2) Spartak Pleven (2) Akademik Sofia (1) Mineur Pernik (1) Dunav Ruse (1) Spartak Varna (1) Pirin Blagoevgrad (1) Chernolomez Popovo (1) Chirpan (1) Dorostol Silistra (1) Maritza-Iztok Radnevo (1)The Cup of Bulgaria
1981 1.CSKA Sofia 2.Slavia Sofia 3.Levski Sofia 4.Botev Plovdiv 1982 Levski Sofia - CSKA Sofia 4:0 1983 CSKA Sofia - Spartak Varna 4:0 1984 Levski Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 1:0 1985 CSKA Sofia - Levski Sofia 2:1 1986 Levski Sofia - CSKA Sofia 1:0 1987 CSKA Sofia - Levski Sofia 2:1 1988 CSKA Sofia - Levski Sofia 4:1 1989 CSKA Sofia - Chernomorez Burgas 3:0 1990 Sliven - CSKA Sofia 2:0 1991 Levski Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 2:1 1992 Levski Sofia - Pirin Blagoevgrad 5:0 1993 CSKA Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 1:0 1994 Levski Sofia - Pirin Blagoevgrad 1:0 1995 Lokomotiv Sofia - Botev Plovdiv 4:2 1996 Slavia Sofia - Levski Sofia 1:0 4:0wo 1997 CSKA Sofia - Levski Sofia 3:1 1998 Levski Sofia - CSKA Sofia 5:0 1999 CSKA Sofia - Litex Lovetch 1:0 2000 Levski Sofia - Neftohimik Burgas 2:0 2001 Lovetch - Velbazhd Kjustendil 1:0 aet 2002 Levski Sofia - CSKA Sofia 3:1 Number of wins (lost finals) --------------------------- Levski Sofia 9 (5) CSKA Sofia 9 (5) Sliven 1 Lokomotiv Sofia 1 Slavia Sofia 1 Lovetch 1 Botev Plovdiv (4) Pirin Blagoevgrad (2) Lovetch (1) Chernomorez Burgas (1) Spartak Varna (1) [The 1985 Cup is included above, but it was withheld and the clubs dissolved (and refounded as Sredets (CSKA) and Vitosha (Levski) respectively.] NB: from 1981 until 1991 there were two Cup tournaments. In 1981 the Cup of Bulgaria was not a serious tournament because only 4 teams took part: CSKA Sofia , Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia and Botev Plovdiv it was part of the commemorations for 1300 years of Bulgaria. From 1982 onwards the Cup of Bulgaria was the major Cup tournament, although in 1982 the winner of the Soviet Army Cup still played in the CWC.The Cup of BFU
1991 Etur Veliko Turnovo - Neftohimik Burgas (div.3) 2:1Total number of wins
Levski Sofia 23 + 3 Secondary Soviet Army Cup CSKA Sofia 17 (18 with 1985) + 4 Secondary Soviet Army Cup Slavia Sofia 7 Lokomotiv Sofia 3 + 1 Secondary Soviet Army Cup Botev Plovdiv 2 FK 13 Sofia 2 Lovetch 2 Spartak Plovdiv 1 Spartak Sofia 1 Septemvri Sofia 1 Marek Dupnica 1 Shipka Sofia 1 AS 23 Sofia 1 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 Secondary Soviet Army Cup Etur Veliko Turnovo 1 Secondary CupThanks to Todor Krastev!
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