Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League

The Cup of the Bulgarian Amateur Football League (Bulgarian: Купа на Аматьорската Футболна Лига) is a Bulgarian annual football competition established by the BFU in 1994.

Cup of the Bulgarian Amateur Football League
Купа на Аматьорската Футболна Λига
Organising bodyBulgarian Football Union
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teamsV AFG teams + 4 zonal 4th div. winners
Current championsFratria (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Dunav Ruse (2 titles)
Pomorie (2 titles)
Vitosha Bistritsa (2 titles)
Television broadcastersNone
Websitehttp://bfunion.bg/en/

Structure

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All officially registered amateur football clubs in the country can participate. The tournament is held in three stages: regional qualifiers in September and October, play-offs involving regional leaders between November and March, and semi-finals and final in April and May. The matches from the final four stage of the competition are played on a neutral ground.

Winners

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Locations of all AFL Cup winners
Year Winner Result Opponent Venue Attendance
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
4-3
2000 0-0 (5-4 p) Ovcha Kupel Stadium, Sofia
1,000
2001
2-0
2002
2-0
175
2003
1-0
2004
1-0
500
2005 1-1 (5-4 p)
1,000
2006
4-1
2007
3-1
350
2008
2-1
2009
4-1
250
2010
1-0
Dve Mogili
Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium, Sliven
2011 2-2 (5-4 p)
250
2012
2-1
Dve Mogili
280
2013 1-1 (6-5 p)
2014
2-0
680
2015
4-2
Ivaylo Stadium, Veliko Tarnovo
380
2016
2-0
250[1]
2017
3-0
350[2]
2018
1-1 (5-4 p)
Ivaylo Stadium, Veliko Tarnovo
450[3]
2019
3-1
300[4]
2020
2021
3-2
700[5]
2022
1-0
2023
2-0
350
2024
2-0
500

Multiple finalists

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Club Winners Runners-up Year(s) Won Year(s) Lost
2
1
2004, 2015
2022
2
0
2003, 2009
2
0
2012, 2022
1
2
2017
2016, 2020
1
1
2000
2001
1
1
1998
2002
1
1
2021
1999
0
2
2007, 2009
Dve Mogili
0
2
2010, 2012
0
2
2005, 2014

Winners by region

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Region Winners Runners-up Total finals Last winning year Last losing year
South-East
13
6
19
2021
2023
South-West
6
6
12
2022
2021
North-West
6
3
9
2023
2024
North-East
5
12
17
2024
2022
Region (Wins) 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
SE (13) W F F W F W F W W F W W W W W W W W F
SW (6) W W F F W W F F F W F W
NW (6) W W W F W W F W F
NE (5) F W F W F F F F F F W F W F F F W
Region 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
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References

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  1. ^ Bulgarian Amateur League Cup 2015-16 Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
  2. ^ Bulgarian Amateur League Cup 2016-17 Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
  3. ^ "Драма във Велико Търново! Арда направи дубъл в аматьорския футбол (видео+галерия)" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Балкан спечели купата на Аматьорската футболна лига" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Балкан спечели купата на Аматьорската футболна лига" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.[permanent dead link]