2018–19 Bulgarian Cup
The 2018−19 Bulgarian Cup was the 37th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began on 25 September 2018 with the first round and finished with the final on 15 May 2019. Slavia Sofia were the defending champions, but lost on penalties in the round of 16 to Ludogorets Razgrad. The final was contested between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Botev Plovdiv, thus being the first ever final to feature the Plovdiv derby. Lokomotiv won the final with the score of 1–0 and clinched their first ever cup title. They also qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs
The following 32 teams qualified for the competition:| 2018–19 First League 14 clubs | 2018–19 Second League 15 non-reserve clubs | Winners of 3 regional competitions 3 clubs |
Beroe Stara Zagora Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa CSKA Sofia Cherno More Varna Dunav Ruse Etar Veliko Tarnovo Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Ludogorets Razgrad Septemvri Sofia Slavia Sofia Vereya Stara Zagora Vitosha Bistritsa | Arda Kardzhali Botev Galabovo Chernomorets Balchik CSKA 1948 Sofia Dobrudzha Dobrich Kariana Erden Litex Lovech Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv Sofia Montana Nesebar Pirin Blagoevgrad Pomorie Strumska Slava Radomir Tsarsko Selo Sofia | from Northern zone: from South-East zone: from South-West zone: |