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2022 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 2022 Bulgarian Cup Final was the final match of the 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup and the 82nd final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final originally should have been on 11 May 2022 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. On 28 April the date has been confirmed, but on the next day the Bulgarian Professional Football League and the Bulgarian Football Union announced a revised schedule, in which the game was set for 15 May 2022. The clubs contesting the final were PFC CSKA Sofia, CSKA Sofia and PFC Levski Sofia, Levski Sofia. This was the 17th occasion of the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football, Eternal derby as a cup final and the first since 2005 Bulgarian Cup Final, 2005. For CSKA, this was the third consecutive final appearance and 35th overall, whereas for Levski, it was the first since 2018 Bulgarian Cup Final, 2018 and 38th overall. This was the 41st time both teams faced each other in the tournament's history. Levski won the final by the score of 1−0, lifting a record 26th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Bulgarian Cup
The 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup was the 40th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. It was sponsored by ''Sesame'' and known as the Sesame Kupa na Bulgaria for sponsorship purposes. The competition began on 4 September 2021 with the preliminary round and finished with the final on 15 May 2022. CSKA Sofia were the defending cup winners. They reached the final for 3rd consecutive time, but lost to Levski Sofia, who won the cup for a record 26th time and also qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. Participating clubs The following 47 teams qualified for the competition: Matches Preliminary round The draw was conducted on 27 August 2021. The games were played between 4 and 8 September 2021. In this stage participated 16 winners from the regional amateur competitions and 17 non-reserve teams from Second League. During the draw, Rozova Dolina Kazanlak, Septemvri Simitli and Septemvri Sofia received a bye t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Hebar Pazardzhik
FC Hebar ( bg, Футболен клуб Хебър) is a Bulgarian association Association football, football club based in Pazardzhik. The club currently competes in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), First League, the first tier of the Bulgarian football league system. Founded in 1918, Hebar hss played at their current home ground, Georgi Benkovski Stadium, since 1989. Hebar has played a total of four seasons in the top level of Bulgarian football, most recently in 2022–23 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), 2022–23. In 2001, despite finishing ninth in the A Group that season, the owners of the club moved it to Petrich, becoming OFC Belasitsa Petrich, Belasitsa Petrich. Fans from Pazardzhik re-founded the club the same year, starting from the amateur levels. For the majority of its history, the club has played either in the second or third levels of the football pyramid. History The current name of the club was chosen in 1979: Hebar-the old Thrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football 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. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menno Koch
Menno Koch (born 2 July 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for CSKA Sofia. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Belgium. Career Koch was born in Heeze. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the Eerste Divisie on 3 August 2013 against Sparta Rotterdam. He scored the 2–2 equalizer with his head in the 76th minute. On 25 February 2021, Koch signed a 3.5-year contract with CSKA Sofia. Career statistics Club Honours CSKA Sofia * Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ... References External links * Voetbal International profile * Living people 1994 births Sportspeople from Heeze-Leende Association football central defenders Dutch footballers Netherlands youth international foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lam
Thomas Anton Rudolph Lam (born 18 December 1993), is a Finnish-Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Melbourne City and the Finland national football team. He began his senior club career playing for AZ Alkmaar, before signing with PEC Zwolle at age 20 in 2014. Lam made his international debut for Finland in June 2015, at the age of 21 and has since had over 20 caps, including appearing in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and in Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 campaign in which Finland national team secured its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament's group stage. Club career AZ Alkmaar Lam, born and grew up in the Netherlands to a Finnish mother and a Dutch father, started his youth career at AFC before moving to AZ Alkmaar in 2005, where he progressed through the academy and started his senior career at AZ Alkmaar in 2011, where he signed his first professional contract. Shortly after, Lam was given number twen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Turitsov
Ivan Georgiev Turitsov ( bg, Иван Георгиев Турицов; born 18 July 1999) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a defender for CSKA Sofia. Career After progressing through the youth system at Litex Lovech, Turitsov joined CSKA Sofia's academy in July 2016, aged 17. In April 2017, after impressing with the U19 squad, he was promoted to the CSKA Sofia II. On 30 April 2017, Turitsov made his senior debut, playing full 90 minutes in a 2–3 home loss against Etar in the Second League. In July 2017, Turitsov was loaned back to Litex Lovech to gain experience as a first-team player. He made his debut on 22 July 2017 in a 2–0 home win against Strumska Slava and amassed 36 league appearances over one and a half seasons. After a successful loan spell with Litex, Turitsov officially returned to CSKA on 15 February 2019. He made his First League debut four days later, in a 2–1 home win against Botev Vratsa. He formerly served as captain of the team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Busatto
Gustavo Busatto (born 23 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia. He began his career with Grêmio, from whom he had loan spells with ASA and Icasa before joining América-RN permanently in 2015. Then he spent time with Atlético Goianiense, Aparecidense, Polish club Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, Náutico, Sampaio Corrêa and Ituano. Career Busatto began his career in Grêmio's academy, where in 2010 he was promoted to the first team squad of the club to compete in Campeonato Gaúcho. However, he did not play any competitive match. In 2011, he was loaned to ASA to play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, but also not played any match, returning to the Grêmio. He made his debut for Grêmio in the 2013 Campeonato Gaúcho, in a 2–0 away win against Esportivo. However, he played only more six matches until 2014. In August of that same year, Busatto was loaned to Icasa until the end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iliyan Stefanov
Iliyan Avramov Stefanov ( bg, Илиян Аврамов Стефанов; born 20 September 1998) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Levski Sofia and the Bulgarian national team. Club career Stefanov started to play football at Levski Sofia. In the end of 2015 he moved to Italy to join Avellino's youth academy. Between 2016 and 2017 he played 7 games for Gozzano in Serie D. In 2017, Stefanov returned to Bulgaria to sign for Lokomotiv Sofia. He established himself as an undisputed starter and a top performer for the club in the Second League. His talent attracted the attention of various teams from the Bulgarian top flight and on 23 February 2021, he signed with Beroe. On 1 March 2022, Stefanov signed with his boyhood club Levski Sofia on a 2-year deal. Оn 15 May 2022, he scored the only goal in the Bulgarian Cup final, leading his club to its first trophy since 2009. International career After making his first appearance for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov in Ovcha kupel with a capacity of 25,556. The team's colours are white and black. Established on 10 April 1913, Slavia is currently the oldest sports club in Sofia. Slavia is one of only two Bulgarian football clubs that have never been relegated (the other being Levski Sofia), although the club has been divided into two separate clubs and one of them that carries Slavia records and statistics (Udarnik Sofia) had been expelled to the Second Division, which continued for a season (1951), for no other reason, but politically arranged football reform. The other separate entity (Stroitel Sofia) which is now defunct and regarded as a different club had remained in First Division. Later on the two clubs reu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Septemvri Sofia
Septemvri ( bg, Септември) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the First League, the first tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium, but due to its poor condition the team plays its home matches at the Vasil Levski National Stadium and 57th Public School's FIFA-certified football field. The club's biggest success to date is the winning of the Bulgarian Cup in 1960 and finishing 5th in the Bulgarian first division during the same season. Septemvri is known for its strong youth academy, which over the years has developed numerous players for Bulgaria's elite clubs and the national team. History Early ages On November 5, 1944 the clubs Sportclub Sofia, ''Sokol'' and ''Vazrazhdane'' unite under the name of FC Septemvri Sofia; the name derives from the revolution of September 1944. On March 26, 1945, the additional clubs of Botev (Konyovitsa), Ustrem (Zaharna fabrika), Pobeda (Krasna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and has a capacity of 14,000 spectators. Founded on 25 July 1926, Lokomotiv is one of the most popular teams in Bulgaria and currently competes in the top-flight First League, which they have won once (in 2004). Lokomotiv Plovdiv has won also 2 Bulgarian Cups, 2 Bulgarian Supercups and 1 Cup of the Soviet Army. The biggest success of the club in Europe is reaching the third round of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965, after narrowly losing to the Italian Juventus in a play-off match. Lokomotiv have a fierce local rivalry with fellow Plovdiv-based team Botev Plovdiv. Matches between the two sides are known as the Plovdiv derby. History Throughout the club's history, it has undergone a number of complex reorganisations. These were in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
