Bulgarian Supercup
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The Bulgarian Supercup is an annually held football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group commonly known as A PFG is the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The league is sponsored by Victoria FATA Insurance and therefore is officially known as Victoria A Football Group since 2011...

 and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup
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....

. In case the champion of Bulgaria has also won the Cup, then the Bulgarian Cup finalist and the champion compete in the match.

The Supercup match is usually held during the weekend before the start of a new season.

The most successful club in the competition is CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...

. They have won four Supercups.

1989

The first match for the Bulgarian Supercup was held in 1989. The match was proposed by Kiril Zaharinov, sport editor
Editing
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 at the Bulgarian News Agency
Bulgarian News Agency
The Bulgarian News Agency is the national news agency of Bulgaria. It was founded in 1898 through a decree of Knyaz Ferdinand of Bulgaria during the government of Konstantin Stoilov....

 and secretary of the union of the Bulgarian sport journalist
Journalist
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s. The first Supercup trophy was made in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 and was 80 cm tall, weighing 15 kg. Today it is kept in the CSKA Sofia museum.

The match was held at 9th September Stadium
Chernomorets Stadium
Chernomorets Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of PFC Chernomorets Burgas and its predecessor OFC Chernomorets 1919. The stadium currently holds 22,000 people and soon it will be replaced with a new modern sports...

 in Burgas
Burgas
-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...

, opposing 1988-89 Bulgarian champion and Cup winner CFKA Sredets (currently CSKA Sofia) and the losing finalist of the 1988–89 Bulgarian Cup Chernomorets Burgas
PFC Chernomorets Burgas
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas or simply Chernomorets is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was restored in 2005 by the local municipality and is the official successor of the traditions and successes of the...

. CSKA won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal by Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov
Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov , sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger , The Dog , The Modern Left...

.

2004-

After the Revolutions of 1989
Revolutions of 1989
The Revolutions of 1989 were the revolutions which overthrew the communist regimes in various Central and Eastern European countries.The events began in Poland in 1989, and continued in Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and...

 the Bulgarian Supercup match was canceled. 14 years later the Bulgarian Professional Football League
Bulgarian Professional Football League
The Bulgarian Professional Football League or BPFL organizes the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, Bulgarian B Professional Football Group and the Bulgarian Cup tournaments. It unifies the Bulgarian professional football clubs....

 decided to restore the competition organising a Supercup match between the champion from the 2003-04 season
A PFG 2003-04
-League standings:-Top goalscorers:25 goals Martin Kamburov 17 goals Stoyko Sakaliev 16 goals Blagoy Georgiev -References:...

 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv...

 and the 2003-04 Bulgarian Cup holder Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...

. The match was held at Naftex Stadium
Naftex Stadium
Lazur Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PSFC Chernomorets Burgas. The stadium holds 18,037 people and it's 3 star rated by UEFA. The stadium was opened in 1967 and was renovated between 1990 and 1997....

 in Burgas
Burgas
-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...

 and Lokomotiv won 1-0 after a last-minute goal by Ivan Paskov
Ivan Paskov
Ivan Paskov is a Bulgarian footballer who last played for Lokomotiv Sofia as a defender. In 2010, he retired from football and became a scout. His international career lasted a total of only a minute or so. He came on right at the end of Bulgaria's match with Croatia on 9 October 2004...

.

Since the win of Lokomotiv Plovdiv in 2004
2004 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2004 Bulgarian Supercup was the 2nd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2003-04 A PFG champion, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and the winner of the 2004 Bulgarian Cup Final, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 31 July 2004 at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria...

, only two teams have won the Supercup - CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...

 (in years 2006
2006 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2006 Bulgarian Supercup was the 4th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, CSKA Sofia. The match was held on 30 July 2006 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...

 and 2008
2008 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2008 Bulgarian Supercup was the 6th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 3 August 2008 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...

) and Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

 (years 2005
2005 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2005 Bulgarian Supercup was the 3rd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Levski Sofia. The match was held on 31 July 2005 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...

, 2007
2007 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2007 Bulgarian Supercup was the 5th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the runner-up of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 26 July 2007 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in...

 and 2009
2009 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2009 Bulgarian Supercup was the 7th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2008-09 A Professional Football Group champion, Levski Sofia, and the 2008-09 Bulgarian Cup holder, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 1 August 2009 at the Vasil Levski National...

). Litex Lovech, the losing finalist of the 2004
2004 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2004 Bulgarian Supercup was the 2nd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2003-04 A PFG champion, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and the winner of the 2004 Bulgarian Cup Final, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 31 July 2004 at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria...

 edition of the competition, has lost three more Supercup matches since then (2007
2007 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2007 Bulgarian Supercup was the 5th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the runner-up of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 26 July 2007 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in...

, 2008
2008 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2008 Bulgarian Supercup was the 6th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 3 August 2008 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...

 and 2009
2009 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2009 Bulgarian Supercup was the 7th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2008-09 A Professional Football Group champion, Levski Sofia, and the 2008-09 Bulgarian Cup holder, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 1 August 2009 at the Vasil Levski National...

). In Litex Lovech won the Supercup in 2010
2010 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2010 Bulgarian Supercup was a football match played on 11 August 2010 between 2009–10 A PFG champions Litex Lovech and 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup winners Beroe Stara Zagora. Litex won the game 2–1, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. The French players Alexandre Barthe and Wilfried...

. The new holder of the cup is CSKA Sofia as they beat Litex Lovech with final score 3-1 in 2011 and they became the most successful club in that competition.

From 2004 on a brand new trophy is made every year as it was decided that each Supercup winner should retain the trophy in perpetuity. The current trophy was designed in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 in 2007 and is 100 cm tall.

Supercup finals

Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance Report
2011
2011 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2011 Bulgarian Supercup was the 9th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Litex Lovech, and the winner of the Bulgarian Cup, CSKA Sofia. The match was held on 30 July 2011 at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas,...


30.07.2011
CSKA Sofia
Winner of Bulgarian Cup 2010–11
3 – 1 Litex Lovech 
Winner of 2010-11 A PFG
Lazur Stadium,
Burgas
Burgas
-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...

12,620 Report
2010
2010 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2010 Bulgarian Supercup was a football match played on 11 August 2010 between 2009–10 A PFG champions Litex Lovech and 2009–10 Bulgarian Cup winners Beroe Stara Zagora. Litex won the game 2–1, after the match finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. The French players Alexandre Barthe and Wilfried...


12.08.2010
Litex Lovech (1)
Winner of A PFG 2009-10
2 – 1 a.e.t. Beroe Stara Zagora 
Winner of Bulgarian Cup 2009–10
Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

,
Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

3,000 Report
2009
2009 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2009 Bulgarian Supercup was the 7th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2008-09 A Professional Football Group champion, Levski Sofia, and the 2008-09 Bulgarian Cup holder, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 1 August 2009 at the Vasil Levski National...


01.08.2009
Levski Sofia (3)
Winner of A PFG 2008-09
A PFG 2008-09
The 2008–09 season of A PFG was the eighty-fifth season of top-tier football in Bulgaria. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 June 2009...

1 – 0 Litex Lovech 
Winner of Bulgarian Cup 2008–09
Bulgarian Cup 2008–09
The Bulgarian Cup 2008–09 was the seventieth official Bulgarian annual football tournament. The competition started on October 15, 2008 with the Preliminary Round and ended on May 26, 2009...

Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

,
Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

7,000 Report
2008
2008 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2008 Bulgarian Supercup was the 6th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 3 August 2008 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...


03.08.2008
CSKA Sofia (3)
Winner of A PFG 2007-08
A PFG 2007-08
The 2007-08 season in the Bulgarian A PFG started in mid August 2007.The defending champion was Levski Sofia. Clubs that were promoted from the B PFG were Chernomorets Burgas, Pirin Blagoevgrad and Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo....

1 – 0 Litex Lovech 
Winner of Bulgarian Cup 2007-08
Bulgarian Cup 2007-08
The 2007-08 edition of the Bulgarian Cup was the 26th edition of the tournament. The final match between PFC Litex Lovech and PFC Cherno More Varna was held on 14 May 2008 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia...

Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

,
Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

10,000 Report
2007
2007 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2007 Bulgarian Supercup was the 5th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the runner-up of Bulgarian Cup, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 26 July 2007 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in...


26.07.2007
Levski Sofia (2)
Winner of A PFG 2006-07
A PFG 2006-07
- Final table :-Top goalscorers:27 goals Tsvetan Genkov 25 goals Todor Kolev 16 goals Eugen Trică Enyo Krastovchev 15 goals Valeri Domovchiyski ...

 
and Bulgarian Cup 2006-07
2 – 1 a.e.t. Litex Lovech 
Runner-up of Bulgarian Cup 2006-07
Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

,
Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

14,000 Report
2006
2006 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2006 Bulgarian Supercup was the 4th Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, Levski Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, CSKA Sofia. The match was held on 30 July 2006 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...


30.07.2006
CSKA Sofia (2)
Winner of Bulgarian Cup 2005-06
0 – 0 a.e.t.,
3–0 pen.
Levski Sofia 
Winner of A PFG 2005-06
A PFG 2005-06
-League standings:-Top goalscorers:16 goals Milivoje Novakovič Jose Furtado 13 goals Martin Kamburov Saša Antunović ...

Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

,
Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

9,751 Report
2005
2005 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2005 Bulgarian Supercup was the 3rd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the winner of Bulgarian Cup, Levski Sofia. The match was held on 31 July 2005 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia,...


31.07.2005
Levski Sofia (1)
Winner of Bulgarian Cup 2004-05
1 – 1 a.e.t.,
4–2 pen.
CSKA Sofia 
Winner of A PFG 2004-05
A PFG 2004-05
-League standings:-Top goalscorers:27 goals Martin Kamburov 22 goals Hristo Yanev 14 goals Vladislav Zlatinov 12 goals Tsvetan Genkov ...

Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski National Stadium
Vasil Levski National Stadium , named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria's largest sports venues and the country's second largest stadium...

,
Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

9,894 Report
2004
2004 Bulgarian Supercup
The 2004 Bulgarian Supercup was the 2nd Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the 2003-04 A PFG champion, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and the winner of the 2004 Bulgarian Cup Final, Litex Lovech. The match was held on 31 July 2004 at the Lazur Stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria...


31.07.2004
Lokomotiv Plovdiv (1)
Winner of A PFG 2003-04
A PFG 2003-04
-League standings:-Top goalscorers:25 goals Martin Kamburov 17 goals Stoyko Sakaliev 16 goals Blagoy Georgiev -References:...

1 - 0 Litex Lovech 
Winner of Bulgarian Cup 2003-04
Naftex Stadium
Naftex Stadium
Lazur Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PSFC Chernomorets Burgas. The stadium holds 18,037 people and it's 3 star rated by UEFA. The stadium was opened in 1967 and was renovated between 1990 and 1997....

,
Burgas
Burgas
-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...

4,500 Report
1989
1989 Bulgarian Supercup
The 1989 Bulgarian Supercup was the 1st Bulgarian Supercup match, a football match which was contested between the "A" professional football group champion, CSKA Sofia, and the runner-up of Bulgarian Cup, Chernomorets Burgas. The match was held on 1 August 1989 at the Chernomorets Stadium in...


15.07.1989
CFKA Sredets (1)
Winner of A PFG 1988-89
and Bulgarian Cup 1988-89
1 – 0 Chernomorets Burgas
PFC Chernomorets Burgas
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas or simply Chernomorets is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was restored in 2005 by the local municipality and is the official successor of the traditions and successes of the...

 
Runner-up of Bulgarian Cup 1988-89
9th September Stadium
Chernomorets Stadium
Chernomorets Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of PFC Chernomorets Burgas and its predecessor OFC Chernomorets 1919. The stadium currently holds 22,000 people and soon it will be replaced with a new modern sports...

,
Burgas
Burgas
-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...

20,000 Report

Champions By Team

Team Champion Runner-up Years Champion Years Runner-up
CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...

4 1 1989, 2006, 2008, 2011 2005
Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

3 1 2005, 2007, 2009 2006
Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech
PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...

1 5 2010 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv...

1 0 2004
Chernomorets Burgas
PFC Chernomorets Burgas
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas or simply Chernomorets is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas, which currently competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was restored in 2005 by the local municipality and is the official successor of the traditions and successes of the...

0 1 1989
Beroe Stara Zagora 0 1 2010
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