2019 Bulgarian Cup final
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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 | Round | Lokomotiv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Legs | Opponent | Result | Legs | |
| CSKA 1948 Sofia | 4–1 | away | First round | Pomorie | 1–0 | away |
| Beroe Stara Zagora | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p) | away | Second 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 |
| 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. |