The 2022 Bulgarian Cup Final was the final match of the

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 ...

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

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announced a revised schedule, in which the game was set for 15 May 2022. The clubs contesting the final were CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. This was the 17th occasion of the Eternal derby as a cup final and the first since

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. For CSKA, this was the third consecutive final appearance and 35th overall, whereas for Levski, it was the first since

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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 cup, their first since

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, and ending a 13-year overall trophy drought, having last won the

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. They also booked a place in the second qualifying round of

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Route to the Final

Match

Details

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