2011–12 Bulgarian Cup
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The 2011–12 Bulgarian Cup
is the ninetieth official season of the Bulgaria
n annual football knockout tournament. The competition will begin in September 2011 with the matches of the Preliminary Round and end with the final in May 2012. CSKA Sofia
are the defending champions.
The winners of the competition will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
.
†: Teams from the North-East zone declined participation
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(second division) and the 9 winners from the regional amateur competiotions. The team from the lower league has home advantage.
Because the teams from North-East zone canceled their participation, three teams will receive a bye for the next round. According the draw those teams are FC Bansko (Bansko)
(II), FC Vereya (Stara Zagora) (IV) and FC Slivnishki Geroi (Slivnitsa)
(II).
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
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Bulgarian Cup
The Bulgarian Cup is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. It is sponsored by the Bulgarian Corporate Commercial Bank....
is the ninetieth official season of the Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n annual football knockout tournament. The competition will begin in September 2011 with the matches of the Preliminary Round and end with the final in May 2012. CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia
PFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
are the defending champions.
The winners of the competition will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League will be the fourth season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. The final will be played at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
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Participating clubs
The following teams will compete in the cup: (Teams in bold are still active in the competition)| 2011–12 A PFG 2011–12 A PFG The 2011/2012 A PFG is the 88th season of the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group - the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The season began on 6 August 2011 and will end with the last games in May 2012 and the promotion/relegation play-offs in June 2012... all clubs |
2011–12 B PFG West all clubs |
2011–12 B PFG East all clubs |
Winners of 9 regional competitions † |
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from South-East zone:
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†: Teams from the North-East zone declined participation
Calendar for remaining rounds
The calendar for the remaining rounds of the 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup, as announced by the BFLBulgarian Professional Football League
The Bulgarian Professional Football League or BPFL organizes the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, Bulgarian B Professional Football Group and the Bulgarian Cup tournaments. It unifies the Bulgarian professional football clubs....
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- Round 1: 20 October 2011
- Round 2: 23 November 2011
- Round 3: 3 December 2011
- Quarter-finals: Spring 2012
- Semi-finals: Spring 2012
- Final: May 2012
First round
The draw was conducted on 12 October 2011. The matches will be played on 20 October 2011 and one match on 19 October 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 20 teams from the two groups of B PFGBulgarian B Professional Football Group
The Bulgarian B Professional Football Group or simply B PFG is the second level of the Bulgarian football league system, below the A PFG and above the Bulgarian V AFG. The B PFG is formed by two groups, running in parallel , where in each group are participating 10 teams...
(second division) and the 9 winners from the regional amateur competiotions. The team from the lower league has home advantage.
Because the teams from North-East zone canceled their participation, three teams will receive a bye for the next round. According the draw those teams are FC Bansko (Bansko)
FC Bansko
FC Bansko is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Bansko, currently playing in the West B PFG, the second division of Bulgarian football. Its home matches take place at the Saint Petar Stadium....
(II), FC Vereya (Stara Zagora) (IV) and FC Slivnishki Geroi (Slivnitsa)
F.C. Slivnishki geroi
Football Club Slivnishki geroi are a Bulgarian association football club based in Slivnitsa, Sofia Province, currently playing in the West B PFG, the second level of Bulgarian football. Their home ground since 1966 has been Slivnishki geroi Stadium...
(II).
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
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Second round
The draw was conducted on 3 November 2011. The matches will be played on 23 November 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round and the 16 teams from A PFG (first division). The team from the lower league has home advantage.Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
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Third round
The draw will be conducted on 25 November 2011. The matches will be played on 3 December 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the second round. The team from the lower league has home advantage.Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.
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