2009–10 Bulgarian Cup
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The Bulgarian Cup
2009–10 was the seventieth official season of the Bulgaria
n annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on September 16, 2009 with the matches of the Preliminary Round and ended with the final on May 5, 2010. Litex Lovech are the defending champions.
The winners of the competition qualifyd for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
1 Belasitsa Petrich was removed from West B PFG due lack of funding.
2 Chavdar Byala Slatina declined its participation on the tournament.
3 Spartak Pleven was removed from West B PFG on 10 March 2009 due lack of eligible players.
4 Lokomotiv Stara Zagora was removed from East B PFG on 3 August 2009 due lack of funding.
5 Rodopa Smolyan declined its participation on the tournament due lack of funding.
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2009–10 season.
. The matches were played on October 21, 2009.
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. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
2009–10 was the seventieth official season of the Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on September 16, 2009 with the matches of the Preliminary Round and ended with the final on May 5, 2010. Litex Lovech are the defending champions.
The winners of the competition qualifyd for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs
The following teams will compete in the cup: (Teams in bold are still active in the competition)| A PFG 2008–2009 all clubs |
West B PFG 2008–2009 Bulgarian B Professional Football Group The Bulgarian B Professional Football Group or simply B PFG is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below the A PFG and above the Bulgarian V AFG. The B PFG is formed by two groups, running in parallel , where in each group are participating 10 teams... all clubs |
East B PFG 2008–2009 Bulgarian B Professional Football Group The Bulgarian B Professional Football Group or simply B PFG is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below the A PFG and above the Bulgarian V AFG. The B PFG is formed by two groups, running in parallel , where in each group are participating 10 teams... all clubs |
Winners of regional cup competitions best eight teams |
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1 Belasitsa Petrich was removed from West B PFG due lack of funding.
2 Chavdar Byala Slatina declined its participation on the tournament.
3 Spartak Pleven was removed from West B PFG on 10 March 2009 due lack of eligible players.
4 Lokomotiv Stara Zagora was removed from East B PFG on 3 August 2009 due lack of funding.
5 Rodopa Smolyan declined its participation on the tournament due lack of funding.
Preliminary round
In this round entered 4 winners from the regional competitions as well as 3 teams from B PFG (second level) decided by random draw. There should have been 4 teams selected from B PFG, but since this year's league features only 31 team, 3 teams were chosen. The matches were played on September 16 and October 8, 2009.Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2009–10 season.
First round
In this round entered winners from the previous round together with the remaining 28 teams from B PFGB PFG 2008-09
The Bulgarian B PFG 2008-09 began on August 16, 2008.-Teams Competing:* PFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo* PFC Spartak Pleven* PFC Chavdar Byala Slatina* Akademik Sofia* PFC Pirin Gotse Delchev* PFC Montana* PFC Belite orli Pleven...
. The matches were played on October 21, 2009.