1926 Bulgarian State Football Championship
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The 1926 Bulgarian State Football Championship was the third edition of the competition. It was contested by 11 teams, and Vladislav Varna won the championship.
| Season | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vladislav Varna |
← 1925 1927 → | |
Qualified teams
editThere was a change in the competition. The six regional sports federations were disbanded and several "okrazhni sportni oblasti" (Bulgarian: окръжни спортни области, lit. 'regional sports district'), covering lesser area than their predecessors, were created on their place. Again, the winners from each OSO qualified for the State championship.
| OSO | Team |
|---|---|
| Varnenska OSO | Vladislav Varna |
| Shumenska OSO | Sokol Shumen |
| Rusenska OSO | Levski Ruse |
| Tarnovska OSO | Etar Tarnovo[Note 1] |
| Plevenska OSO | no representative |
| Vrachanska OSO | Orel Vratsa |
| Bdinska OSO | no representative |
| Sofiyska OSO | Slavia Sofia |
| Rilska OSO | Levski Dupnitsa |
| Plovdivska OSO | Botev Pazardzhik |
| Haskovska OSO | Borislav Borisovgrad[Note 2] |
| Starozagorska OSO | Beroya Stara Zagora |
| Primorska OSO | Chegan Burgas |
First round
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sokol Shumen | 6–0 | Etar Tarnovo |
| Slavia Sofia | 9–1 | Levski Dupnitsa |
| Botev Pazardzhik | 4–0 | Beroya Stara Zagora |
| Chegan Burgas | 4–1 | Borislav Borisovgrad |
| Orel Vratsa | bye | |
| Vladislav Varna | bye | |
| Levski Ruse | bye |
Quarter-finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Varna | 9–0 | Chegan Burgas |
| Levski Ruse | 1–0 | Sokol Shumen |
| Botev Pazardzhik | 5–1 | Orel Vratsa |
| Slavia Sofia | bye |
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Varna | 5–1 | Levski Ruse |
| Botev Pazardzhik | 2–6 | Slavia Sofia |
Final
editThe final, played on 22 August 1926,[Note 3] with the replays on 23 Aug 1926, 26 Dec 1926 and 7 Apr 1927.
First game
edit| Slavia Sofia | 1–1 | Vladislav Varna |
|---|---|---|
Grashev  20' |
Petrov 32' |
Second game
editNotes
edit- ^ The contemporary name of Tarnovo is Veliko Tarnovo.
- ^ The contemporary name of Borisovgrad is Parvomay.
- ^ As per regulations, the final was to be replayed again in Sofia the following day. The teams were present, but the appointed referee didn't show up. BNSF immediately found among the crowd and appointed a new referee. Vladislav on their turn chose their own referee, however he declined to be in charge of the game. Nevertheless Vladislav refused to play with the BNSF appointed substitute referee and left the field. Slavia were duly awarded the match and the title. Vladislav however challenged this decision in court, and their appeal won. Because of this BNSF had to comply and a new match was scheduled for 26 Dec 1926. Both teams agreed to this, but Sofiyska OSO forbid Slavia to play as they felt the decision to revoke the awarded title was unjust. New arguments ensued and yet another date for the replay was set - 7 Apr 1927. Slavia though again complied with the decision by SOSO and boycotted the game. Because of this, this time the championship title was finally awarded to Vladislav.