2016–17 Bulgarian Cup

2016–17 Bulgarian Cup
Country  Bulgaria
Teams 32
Matches played 24
Goals scored 78 (3.25 per match)

The 2016—17 Bulgarian Cup is the 35th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition will begin on 20 September 2016 with the first round and finish with the final on 24 May 2017.[1] CSKA Sofia are the defending champions. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Participating clubs

The following teams will compete in the cup:[2]
(Teams still active are in bold)

2016–17 First League
14 clubs
2016–17 Second League
14 non-reserve clubs
Winners of 4 regional competitions
4 clubs

Beroe Stara Zagora
Botev Plovdiv
CSKA Sofia
Cherno More Varna
Dunav Ruse
Levski Sofia
Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Ludogorets Razgrad
Montana
Neftochimic Burgas
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Slavia Sofia
Vereya Stara Zagora

Bansko
Botev Galabovo
Botev Vratsa
Etar Veliko Tarnovo
Levski Karlovo
Lokomotiv Sofia
Nesebar
Oborishte Panagyurishte
Pomorie
Sozopol
Spartak Pleven
Septemvri Sofia
Tsarsko Selo Sofia
Vitosha Bistritsa

from North-West zone:

from North-East zone:

from South-East zone:

from South-West zone:

First round

The draw was conducted on 7 September 2016.[3] The games are to be played between 20 and 22 September 2016. On this stage all of the participants started their participation i.e. the 14 teams from First League, the 14 non-reserve teams from Second League and the 4 winners from the regional amateur competitions.

Second round

The draw was conducted on 27 September 2016.[4] The games were played between 25 and 27 October 2016.[5] On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round.

Quarter-finals

The draw was conducted on 2 November 2016.[6] The games will be played between 4 and 6 April 2017. On this stage the participants will be the 8 winners from the second round.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 27 October 2016.
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Brazil João Paulo Botev Plovdiv 3
Bulgaria Dimitar Velkovski Lokomotiv Plovdiv
3 Bulgaria Todor Nedelev Botev Plovdiv 2
Brazil Felipe Brisola Botev Plovdiv
Bulgaria Aleksandar Tsvetkov Cherno More Varna
Nigeria Tunde Adeniji Levski Sofia
Bulgaria Iskren Pisarov Litex Lovech
Bulgaria Simeon Raykov Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Romania Claudiu Keșerü Ludogorets
Bulgaria Daniel Mladenov Pirin Blagoevgrad
Bulgaria Borislav Hazurov Pirin Gotse Delchev

See also

References

  1. "Календар на сезон 2016/2017г" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. "Bulgarian Cup 2016–17 - Final Phase". bulgarian-football.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. "Две столични дербита на 1/16-финалите за Купата". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. "Левски - Черно море е дербито за Купата, вижте всички двойки". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. "Решение СТК 03.10.2016 г". bfunion.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. "Локо Пд - Лудогорец и дерби на новаците за Купата". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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