1963 Bulgarian Cup final

1963 Bulgarian Cup final
Event	1962–63 Bulgarian Cup
Date	10 September 1963
Venue	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
Referee	Atanas Stavrev (Varna)
Attendance	40,000

The 1963 Bulgarian Cup final was the 23rd final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army) that took place on 10 September 1963 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. It was contested between Slavia Sofia and Botev Plovdiv, with two goals from Mihail Mishev giving Slavia a 2–0 win to claim their 2nd Bulgarian Cup title.^[1]^[2]

Route to the Final

Slavia		Round	Botev
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Sliven	4–2 home	Round of 32	Asenovets	2–0 away
Beroe Stara Zagora	1–1 home; 2–0 away	Round of 16	Lokomotiv Ruse	9–0 home; 1–0 away
Marek Dupnitsa	2–3 away; 4–2 home	Quarter-finals	Cherno More Varna	2–0 home; 1–1 away
Levski Sofia	3–1 home; 0–0 away	Semi-finals	Spartak Sofia	1–1 home; 3–1 away

Match

Details

10 September 1963

Slavia Sofia	2−0	Botev Plovdiv
Mishev 11', 62'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Atanas Stavrev (Varna)

Slavia

Botev


GK	1	Yordan Zhezhov
DF	2	Aleksandar Shalamanov
MF	3	Petar Velichkov
DF	4	Petar Panagonov
DF	5	Ivan Davidov
MF	6	Petar Petrov
FW	7	Mihail Mishev
MF	8	Emanuil Manolov
FW	9	Anton Krastev
FW	10	Aleksandar Vasilev (c)
MF	11	Georgi Gugalov
Substitutes:
Manager:
Anastas Kovachev


GK	1	Georgi Naydenov	67'
DF	2	Rayno Panayotov
DF	3	Georgi Chakarov (c)
DF	4	Vidin Apostolov
DF	5	Ivan Zaduma
MF	6	Rayko Stoynov
MF	7	Dinko Dermendzhiev	46'
MF	8	Bozhidar Atanasov
FW	9	Georgi Asparuhov
FW	10	Georgi Haralampiev
FW	11	Georgi Popov
Substitutes:
GK	--	Mihail Karushkov	67'
MF	--	Dobrin Belchev	46'
Manager:
Georgi Genov

References

^ "Участия за Купата: 1963 - Четвъртия финал" (in Bulgarian). bultras.com.
^ "Славия за Купата на страната" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com.

[1] "Участия за Купата: 1963 - Четвъртия финал" (in Bulgarian). bultras.com.

[2] "Славия за Купата на страната" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com.

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Bulgarian Cup
Previous names: Tsar's Cup (1938–1942) Soviet Army Cup (1945–1982)
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1962–63 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	A Group B Group V Group
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup ()
European competitions	European Cup Cup Winners' Cup Balkans Cup
Related to national team	1964 European Nations' Cup (Preliminary round) Georgi Pachedzhiev
List of transfers

Route to the Final

Match

Details

See also

References