1959 Bulgarian Cup final

1959 Bulgarian Cup final
Event1958–59 Bulgarian Cup
Date2 May 1959
VenueVasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
RefereeAntonín Ružička (Czechoslovakia)
Attendance40,000

The 1959 Bulgarian Cup final was the 19th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Levski Sofia and Spartak Plovdiv on 2 May 1959 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Levski won the final 1–0.[1]

Route to the Final

Levski Round Spartak Plovdiv
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Botev Vratsa 1–0 away Round of 32 Minyor Pernik 1–0 away
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4–0 home Round of 16 Akademik Sofia 4–1 home
Lokomotiv Sofia 3–2 home Quarter-finals Sliven 2–0 away
Spartak Varna 2–1 home Semi-finals Spartak Pleven 1–0 home

Match

Details

Levski Sofia1−0Spartak Plovdiv
Peev 73'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Antonín Ružička (Czechoslovakia)
Levski
Spartak
GK 1 Ivan Derventski
DF 2 Pavel Vasilev
DF 3 Blagoy Filipov
DF 4 Boris Apostolov
MF 5 Yoncho Arsov (c)
MF 6 Ivan Georgiev
MF 8 Stefan Abadzhiev
MF 10 Hristo Iliev
FW 7 Georgi Sokolov
FW 9 Dimitar Yordanov
FW 11 Aleksandar Kostov  46'
Substitutes:
FW -- Peyo Peev  46'
Manager:
Georgi Pachedzhiev
GK 1 Vasil Stoynov
DF 2 Ivan Ivanov (c)
DF 3 Ivan Manolov
DF 4 Atanas Manolov  46'
MF 5 Dimitar Dimov
MF 6 Georgi Statev
MF 8 Bozhidar Mitkov
MF 10 Dimitar Vasilev
FW 7 Tsonyo Stoynov
FW 9 Mihail Dushev
FW 11 Nayden Naydenov
Substitutes:
DF -- Georgi Botev
Manager:
Panayot Tanev

See also

References

  1. ^ "16-годишният син на Поцо става син кумир" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 22 October 2015.