Rules
- All teams from the four Treta liga groups and the 28 OG may enter the Preliminary Phase.
- Within each oblasten savet (of 28) teams play against each other until a single team remains. This is followed by eliminations between those winners within each of the four zonalni saveta, until four teams from each are determined, a total of 16.
- Last season's winner of the Kupa na Amatyorskata liga /Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa)/, if it wishes to participate, is automatically entered as one of the four representatives of its regional zonalen savet (Veliko Tarnovo), without playing qualifiers.
- Winners are determined over one leg with penalties if score is level after regular time.
- The lower level team within each pair is host. If both teams from a pair are from the same level, hosting is determined by draw.
- The three winners of the Preliminary Phase must be determined no later than 15 September 2023, Friday, 17:00 EEST.
ZS representatives
Northeastern Bulgaria: Fratria (Benkovski, obl.Varna), Septemvri 98 (Tervel), Chernolomets 1919 (Popovo), Svetkavitsa Targovishte (Targovishte)Northwestern Bulgaria: Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa), Lozen 1924 (Suhindol), Septemvri 98 (Glozhene), Sevlievo (Sevlievo)Southwestern Bulgaria: Metalurg 1957 (Pernik), Vihren (Sandanski), Kyustendil (Kyustendil), Balkan 1929 (Botevgrad)Southeastern Bulgaria: Rozova dolina (Kazanlak), Sayana (Haskovo), Spartak 1947 (Plovdiv), Nesebar (Nesebar)Note: If not shown otherwise, in all Preliminary Phase matches the team, listed first in each pair, is host.
Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) and Lozen 1924 (Suhindol) participate. Lokomotiv enters directly into the main phase of the competition as the Kupa na Amatyorskata liga winner, which leaves as Lozen 1924 as the only representative of the oblast in the qualifying stage.
Final22 August 2023, Tuesday, 18:00 EEST:Zagorets (Nova Zagora) - Samuil 2006 (Samuilovo) 7:0 (3:0)
* - to be hosted by Samuil 2006 as per regulatons, hosting switched on
mutual agreement.
Final30 August 2023, Wednesday, 17:00 EEST:in Yambol, "Tundzha" st.: *
FK Yambol 1915 (Yambol) - Aprilets 2017 (Boyadzhik) 5:0 (2:0)
* - as per regulations to be hosted by Aprilets 2017, hosting is switched
on mutual agreement.
Rules
- 32 teams participate in this round:
> 16 teams from the Preliminary Phase:
> 16 of the 18 teams from Vtora liga:
> Ludogorets 1945 II (Razgrad) and FK CSKA 1948 II (Sofia) do not have the right to participate as second teams;
- 32 teams are drawn into 16 pairs in a partially seeded draw.
- The teams are distributed into 2 pots as follows:
> Pot 1: the 16 Vtora liga teams;
> Pot 2: the 16 Preliminary Phase teams.
- Teams from Pot 1 are drawn against teams from Pot 2.
- Winners are determined over one leg with two extra time periods of 15 minutes each if score is level after regular time and penalties if score is still level at the end of extra time.
- Pot 2 teams are hosts.
- The 16 winners qualify for the next round.
Draw: 25 August 2023, Friday, 11:00 EEST, Natsionalna futbolna baza, "Vitoshko lale" 18 str., kv.Boyana, Sofia
Matches: 6-20 September 2023
5 September 2023, Tuesday, 16:00 EEST:Kyustendil (Kyustendil) - Dunav ot Ruse (Ruse) 1:1 (1:0, 1:1) aet; penalties: 2:4stats
[1:0 Viktor Anastasov 28', 2:4 Yordan Y.Dimitrov 80']
[penalties (started by Kyust.)
1.kyu: Maykal M.Georgiev - Damyan Damyanov saves - 0-0,
.dun: Yordan Y.Dimitrov - 0-1;
2.kyu: Evgeni Grozdin - 1-1,
.dun: Kalin Y.Georgiev - 1-2;
3.kyu: Bozhidar Hristov - 2-2,
.dun: Miroslav Budinov - 2-3;
4.kyu: Kris Valchinov - out - 2-3,
.dun: Dzhan Hasan - 2-4]
6 September 2023, Wednesday, 16:00 EEST:Rozova dolina (Kazanlak) - Bdin 1923 (Vidin) 0:1 (0:1)stats
[0:1 Vinicius Belotti 20']
Metalurg 1957 (Pernik) - Chernomorets (Balchik) 0:1 (0:1)stats
[0:1 Pavel D.Georgiev 23']
in Mikrevo:Vihren (Sandanski) - Marek 1915 (Dupnitsa) 4:3 (3:2)stats
[1:0 Metodi Kostov 8', 1:1 Daniel Gogov 15', 2:1 Aleksandar Yakimov 23',
3:1 Hristiyan D.Dimitrov 29', 3:2 Veselin Lyubomirov 39', 4:2 Hristiyan D.Dimitrov 52',
4:3 Daniel Gogov 57'-pen]
Svetkavitsa Targovishte (Targovishte) - Liteks (Lovech) 1:4 (1:3)stats
[0:1 Evgeni Ignatov 9', 0:2 Pavel Zhabov 16', 0:3 Aleksandar Angelov 34',
1:3 Tsvetan Iliev 44'-pen, 1:4 Pavel Zhabov 89']
8 September 2023, Friday, 19:00 EEST:Spartak 1918 (Varna) - Fratria (Benkovski, obl.Varna) 3:1 (2:0)*stats
[3:0 Ahmed Ahmedov 23',37',68'; 3:1 Denys Vasin 73']
* - to be hosted by Fratria as per regulations, on mutual agreement
hosting is switched.
9 September 2023, Saturday, 16:00 EEST:Septemvri 98 (Tervel) - Belasitsa (Petrich) 1:0 (1:0)stats
[1:0 Georgi Georgiev 39']
Chernolomets 1919 (Popovo) - Dobrudzha 1919 (Dobrich) 0:1 (0:1)stats
[0:1 Emanuil Manev 44']
Sayana (Haskovo) - Yantra 2019 (Gabrovo) 0:3 (0:0)stats
[0:1 Petar Kazakov 70', 0:2 Daniel Mladenov 81', 0:3 Emil Kolev 90'+1']
9 September 2023, Saturday, 16:15 EEST:Septemvri 98 (Glozhene) - Spartak (Pleven) 0:3 (0:2)*stats
[0:2 Stefan Ves.Hristov 6',35'; 0:3 Rusi Chernakov 56']
* - scheduled for 16:00 EEST, starts with a 15' delay.
12 September 2023, Tuesday, 16:00 EEST:Balkan 1929 (Botevgrad) - Montana 1921 (Montana) 2:1 (0:0, 1:1) aetstats
[0:1 Philip Ejike 60', 1:1 David Ganchev 76', 2:1 Aleksandar Hr.Ivanov 108']
Nesebar (Nesebar) - Septemvri (Sofia) 2:4 (1:2)stats
[0:1 Asen K.Georgiev 10', 0:2 Dimitar Kostadinov 26', 1:2 Viktor Yanev 38',
1:3 Zdravko Dimitrov 48', 1:4 Aleksandar D.Petrov 67', 2:4 Viktor Yanev 70']
Lozen 1924 (Suhindol) - Strumska slava 1927 (Radomir) 0:5 (0:3)stats
[0:1 Hristo Mladenov 18', 0:2 Georgi Ang.Yanev 38', 0:3 Dimitar Stoyanov 45',
0:4 Aleks Zhelev 55', 0:5 Aleksandar Asparuhov 84']
Lokomotiv (Gorna Oryahovitsa) - Sportist 2009 (Svoge) 1:2 (1:1)stats
[1:0 Yanislav Tsachev 9', 1:1 Radoslav Zhivkov 22', 1:2 Anton Ivanov 84']
13 September 2023, Wednesday, 16:00 EEST:Spartak 1947 (Plovdiv) - Maritsa 1921 (Plovdiv) 0:5 (0:4)stats
[0:1 Stefan Popov 9', 0:4 Veselin Marchev 12',18',40'; 0:5 Georgi Trifonov 83']
Sevlievo (Sevlievo) - Chernomorets 1919 (Burgas) 1:3 (0:0)stats
[1:0 Stiviyan Makaveev 58', 1:1 Petar Patev 61', 1:2 Daniel Iv.Ivanov 71',
1:3 Zhivko Petkov 90'+3']
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First Round (Round of 32)
Rules
- 32 teams participate in this round:
> 16 teams from the Preliminary Round;
> all 16 Parva liga teams.
- 32 teams are drawn into 16 pairs.
- The teams are distributed into 2 pots as follows:
> Pot 1: the 16 Parva liga teams;
> Pot 2: the 16 Preliminary Round winners.
- Teams from Pot 1 are drawn against teams from Pot 2.
- Winners are determined over one leg with two extra time periods of 15 minutes each if score is level after regular time and penalties if score is still level at the end of extra time.
- Pot 2 teams are hosts.
- The 16 winners qualify for the next round.
Draw: 3 October 2023, Friday, 11:00 EEST, Natsionalna futbolna baza, "Vitoshko lale" 18 str., kv.Boyana, Sofia
Matches: 1 November 2023, Wednesday
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Second round (Round of 16)
Rules
- Participate the 16 First Round winners.
- 16 teams are drawn into 8 pairs.
- Winners are determined over one leg with two extra time periods of 15 minutes each if score is level after regular time and penalties if score is still level at the end of extra time.
- Hosting is determined by the draw.
- The 8 winners qualify for the next round.
Draw: _
Matches: 6 December 2023, Wednesday
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Third Round (Quarter-finals)
Rules
- Participate the 8 Second Round winners.
- 8 teams are drawn into 4 pairs.
- Winners are determined over one leg with two extra time periods of 15 minutes each if score is level after regular time and penalties if score is still level at the end of extra time.
- Hosting is determined by the draw.
- The 4 winners qualify for the next round.
Draw: _
Matches: 28 February 2024, Wednesday
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Fourth Round (Semi-finals)
Rules
- Participate the 4 Third Round winners.
- 4 teams are drawn into 2 pairs.
- Winners are determined over two legs. If the aggregate score is level at the end of the second leg two extra time periods of 15 minutes each are played and penalties taken if score is still level at the end of extra time.
- Hosting is determined by the draw.
- The 2 winners qualify for the next round.
Draw: _
Matches: 10 April 2024, Wednesday (1st legs) and 24 April 2024, Wednesday (2nd legs)
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Fifth Round (Final)
Rules
- Participate the 2 Fourth Round winners.
- The winner of the first drawn semi-final pair is the symbolic host.
- The match is played at the "Vasil Levski" national stadium in Sofia.
- The winner is determined over one leg with two extra time periods of 15 minutes each if score is level after regular time and penalties if score is still level at the end of extra time.
- The winner qualifes for the UEFA Europa League. If the winner has already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via becoming Parva liga champion instead, the UEFA Europa League quota goes to the 2nd placed team in Parva liga.
15 May 2024, Wednesday:in Sofia, "Vasil Levski" national stadium:
winner of first 1/2 final - winner of second 1/2 final - top
