Soviet Army Cup
The Soviet Army Cup was a Bulgarian football - cup competition , between 1946 and 1990 was played. After the end of the Second World War, it replaced the tsar's cup, which had been held up until then . From the 1980/81 season, the revived Bulgarian Cup was played in parallel . From 1961 to 1982 the winner of the Soviet Army Cup qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup , after which this right was transferred to the winner of the Bulgarian Cup.
The Soviet Army Cup was played in the knockout system , with a replay being scheduled for a game that did not find a winner after 90 minutes and even after the subsequent extra time. If this replay ended in a draw, this rule continued. Since this also applied to the final, it came about in 1949 and 1950 that the final had to be repeated twice.
Soviet Army Cup finals
| year | winner | finalist | Result | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Levski Sofia | Chernolomes Popovo | 4: 1 | Junak Stadium / Sofia |
| 1947 | Levski Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 1-0 | Junak Stadium / Sofia |
| 1948 | Sofia locomotive | Slavia-Tschengelow Plovdiv | 1-0 | Junak Stadium / Sofia |
| 1949 | Dinamo Sofia | NV Sofia | 1: 1 n.V. 2: 2 n.V. 2: 1 n.V. |
Junak Stadium / Sofia |
| 1950 | Dinamo Sofia | NA Sofia | 1: 1 n.V. 1: 1 n.V. 1: 0 n.V. |
Narodna Armia Stadium / Sofia |
| 1951 | ZDNA Sofia | Akademik Sofia | 1: 0 a.d. | Narodna Armia Stadium / Sofia |
| 1952 | Udarnik Sofia | Spartak Sofia | 3: 1 | Narodna Armia Stadium / Sofia |
| 1953 | Sofia locomotive | Dinamo Sofia | 2: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1954 | ZDNA Sofia | Udarnik Sofia | 2: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1955 | ZDNA Sofia | Spartak Plovdiv | 5: 2 a.d. | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1956 | Dinamo Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 5: 2 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1957 | Levski Sofia | Spartak Pleven | 2: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1958 | Spartak Plovdiv | Minior Dimitrowo | 1-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1959 | Levski Sofia | Spartak Plovdiv | 1-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1960 | Septemvri Sofia | Locomotive Plovdiv | 4: 3 a.d. | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1961 | ZDNA Sofia | Spartak Varna | 3-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1962 | Botev Plovdiv | Dunaw Russian FC | 3-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1963 | Slavia Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 2-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1964 | Slavia Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 3: 2 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1965 | CSKA Cherveno zname Sofia | Levski Sofia | 3: 2 | Slavia Stadium / Sofia |
| 1966 | Slavia Sofia | CSKA Cherveno zname Sofia | 1-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1967 | Levski Sofia | Spartak Sofia | 3-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1968 | Spartak Sofia | Beroe Stara Sagora | 3: 2 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1969 | CSKA Septemwrijsko zname Sofia | Levski-Spartak Sofia | 2: 1 | Wassil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1970 | Levski-Spartak Sofia | CSKA Septemwrijsko zname Sofia | 2: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1971 | Levski-Spartak Sofia | Locomotive Plovdiv | 3-0 | Narodna Armia Stadium / Sofia |
| 1972 | CSKA Septemwrijsko zname Sofia | Slavia Sofia | 3-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1973 | CSKA Septemwrijsko zname Sofia | Beroe Stara Sagora | 2: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1974 | CSKA Septemwrijsko zname Sofia | Levski-Spartak Sofia | 2: 1 a.d. | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1975 | Slavia Sofia | Sofia locomotive | 3: 2 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1976 | Levski-Spartak Sofia | CSKA Septemwrijsko zname Sofia | 4: 3 a.d. | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1977 | Levski-Spartak Sofia | Sofia locomotive | 2: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1978 | Marek stank Dimitrov | CSKA Septemwrijsko zname Sofia | 1-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1979 | Levski-Spartak Sofia | Beroe Stara Sagora | 4: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1980 | Slavia Sofia | Beroe Stara Sagora | 3: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1981 | Trakia Plovdiv | Pirin Blagoevgrad | 1-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1982 | Sofia locomotive | Locomotive Plovdiv | 2: 1 a.d. | Pleven Stadium / Pleven |
| 1983 | Locomotive Plovdiv | FK Tschirpan | 3: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1984 | Levski-Spartak Sofia | Dorostol Silistra | 4-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1985 | CSKA Septemwrijsko zname Sofia | Cherno More Varna | 4-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1986 | Sredez Sofia | Sofia locomotive | 2-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1987 | Vitosha Sofia | Trakia Plovdiv | 3: 2 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1988 | Vitosha Sofia | Cherno More Varna | 2-0 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1989 | Sredez Sofia | Mariza Istok Radnewo | 6: 1 | Vasil Levski Stadium / Sofia |
| 1990 | CSKA Sofia | Botev Plovdiv | 2: 1 | Slavia Stadium / Sofia |
Overview of the titleholders
The winners of the Soviet Army Cup are listed below. It should be noted here that a large number of name changes and mergers have taken place in the history of Bulgarian football. In this list, the titles are assigned to the clubs, even if they had a different name at the time of winning.
| society | Victories | Second | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levski Sofia | 16 | 4th |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 13 | 6th |
| 3 | Slavia Sofia | 6th | 2 |
| 4th | Sofia locomotive | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Botev Plovdiv | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | Locomotive Plovdiv | 1 | 4th |
| = | Spartak Sofia | 1 | 2 |
| = | Spartak Plovdiv | 1 | 2 |
| = | Septemvri Sofia | 1 | - |
| = | Marek Dupnitsa | 1 | - |
Other finals without a title win for: Beroe Stara Sagora (4), Cherno More Varna (2), Spartak Plewen (2), Akademik Sofia (1), Mineur Pernik (1), Dunaw Russe (1), Spartak Varna (1), Pirin Blagoewgrad (1), Tschernolomes Popowo (1), Tschirpan (1), Dorostol Silistra (1) and Mariza Istok Radnewo (1).