The 2014–15
Bulgarian Cup
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The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
was the 33rd official season of the
Bulgaria
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n annual
football
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knockout tournament. The competition began on 23 September 2014 with the matches of the First Round and finished with the final on 28 May 2015.
Ludogorets Razgrad
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were the defending champions, but lost to
Levski Sofia
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in the semifinals.
Cherno More Varna
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, the winner of the competition, qualified for the
second qualifying round
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of the
2015–16 UEFA Europa League
The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League was the 45th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the seventh season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
The final was played between Liverpoo ...
.
Participating clubs
The following teams competed in the cup:
(Teams still active are in bold)
First round
The draw was conducted on 10 September 2014. The games will be played on 23–25 September 2014. On this stage all of the participants start their participation i.e. the 12 teams from
A PFG
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(first division), the 16 teams from the
B PFG
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(second division) and the 4 winners from the regional amateur competitions.
Second round
The draw was conducted on 2 October 2014. The first legs are to be played on 28, 29 October 2014 and 15 February 2015, the second legs should be on 3, 6 December 2014 and 22 February 2015. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round.
First legs
Second legs
Quarter-finals
The draw was conducted on 16 December 2014. The first legs were played on 21/22 February and 4 March, the second legs were on 4 and 18 March 2015. On this stage the participants are the 8 winners from the third round.
First legs
Second legs
Semi-finals
The draw was conducted on 19 March 2015. The first legs will be played on 8 April, the second legs are on 29 April 2015. On this stage the participants will be the 4 winners from the Quarterfinals.
First legs
Second legs
Final
See also
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2014–15 A Group
The 2014–15 A Group was the 91st season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, and 67th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid.
The competition was divided ...
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2014–15 B Group
The 2014–15 B Group was the 59th season of the Bulgarian B Football Group, the second tier of the Bulgarian football league system.
Team changes from 2013–14
Movement between A PFG and B PFG
At the end of last season the first two teams of ...
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2014–15 V AFG
The 2014–15 V Football Group season was the 65th season of the Bulgarian V Group. The group comprises the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid and is divided into four geographic regions:''North-West'', ''North-East'', ''South-East'', a ...
References
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Bulgarian Cup seasons
Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it.
The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
Cup
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