1996 Bulgarian Cup final

1996 Bulgarian Cup final
Event	1995–96 Bulgarian Cup
Date	1 May 1996
Venue	Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Man of the Match	Nasko Sirakov
Referee	Mitko Mitrev (Sofia)
Attendance	19,500

The 1996 Bulgarian Cup final was played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 1 May 1996, and was contested between the sides of Slavia Sofia and Levski Sofia.^[1] The match was won by Slavia Sofia.^[2] The Levski Sofia players were ordered off the field of play by the chairman Tomas Lafchis shortly after the 75' mark due to the latter's dissatisfaction with the refereeing. Slavia were eventually awarded a 4:0 victory while the 11 footballers who left the pitch were banned for 4 matches.^[3]

Match

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1 May 1996

18:00 EEST

Slavia Sofia	4–0 (w/o)	Levski Sofia
Kirov 35'	In 75th minute the match was cancelled by Levski's chairman Tomas Lafchis.

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 19,500

Referee: Mitko Mitrev (Sofia)

Slavia

Levski


Slavia:
GK	1	Zdravko Zdravkov
DF	2	Vladimir Ivanov
DF	3	Petar Tsvetanov
DF	4	Stefan Kolev (c)
DF	5	Kiril Kachamanov
MF	6	Zoran Ristić
MF	7	Diyan Angelov
FW	8	Nasko Sirakov
MF	9	Anton Dimitrov
MF	10	Tsvetozar Dermendzhiev	64'
FW	11	Atanas Kirov
Substitutes:
MF	13	Aleksandar Zahariev	64'
Manager:
Stoyan Kotsev


Levski:
GK	1	Plamen Nikolov
DF	2	Borislav Iliev
DF	3	Valentin Dartilov
DF	4	Georgi Ivanov
DF	5	Ivan Vasilev
MF	6	Vladimir Yonkov
FW	7	Plamen Timnev	46'
MF	8	Marian Hristov
FW	9	Iliyan Simeonov
MF	10	Emil Velev (c)	67'
FW	11	Hristo Yovov	62'
Substitutes:
MF	14	Todor Zaytsev	46'
DF	15	Petar Penchev	67'
FW	16	Doncho Donev	62'
Manager:
Ivan Kyuchukov

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant referees:Lyubcho Slavchev & Aleksey Iliev
Fourth official: Mladen Blagoev (Sofia)

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Five named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.

References

^ "За втори път синьо-бял финал" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 26 April 2018.
^ "Лафчис спира финала на гнева" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ "Припомнете си как Лафчис извади Левски срещу Славия преди 24 години (ВИДЕО)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[1] "За втори път синьо-бял финал" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 26 April 2018.

[2] "Лафчис спира финала на гнева" (in Bulgarian). temasport.com. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[3] "Припомнете си как Лафчис извади Левски срещу Славия преди 24 години (ВИДЕО)" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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Bulgarian Cup
Previous names: Tsar's Cup (1938–1942) Soviet Army Cup (1945–1982)
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1995–96 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	A Group B Group V Group
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup ()
European competitions	UEFA Cup Cup Winners' Cup
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 1996 (Qualification Group 7, Group B) Dimitar Penev
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PFC Levski Sofia matches
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Match

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