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.
Купа на Аматьорската Футболна Λига | |
| Organising body | Bulgarian Football Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Number of teams | V AFG teams + 4 zonal 4th div. winners |
| Current champions | Fratria (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Dunav Ruse (2 titles) Pomorie (2 titles) Vitosha Bistritsa (2 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | None |
| Website | http://bfunion.bg/en/ |
Structure
editAll 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
editFairplay
Kremikovtsi
Loviko
Locations of all AFL Cup winners
| Year | Winner | Result | Opponent | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | |||||
| 1996 | |||||
| 1997 | |||||
| 1998 | |||||
| 1999 | 4-3 |
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| 2000 | 0-0 (5-4 p) | Ovcha Kupel Stadium, Sofia | 1,000
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| 2001 | 2-0 |
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| 2002 | 2-0 |
175
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| 2003 | 1-0 |
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| 2004 | 1-0 |
500
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| 2005 | 1-1 (5-4 p) | 1,000
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| 2006 | 4-1 |
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| 2007 | 3-1 |
350
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| 2008 | 2-1 |
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| 2009 | 4-1 |
250
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| 2010 | 1-0 |
Dve Mogili |
Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium, Sliven | ||
| 2011 | 2-2 (5-4 p) | 250
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| 2012 | 2-1 |
Dve Mogili |
280
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| 2013 | 1-1 (6-5 p) | ||||
| 2014 | 2-0 |
680
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| 2015 | 4-2 |
Ivaylo Stadium, Veliko Tarnovo | 380
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| 2016 | 2-0 |
250[1]
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| 2017 | 3-0 |
350[2]
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| 2018 | 1-1 (5-4 p) |
Ivaylo Stadium, Veliko Tarnovo | 450[3]
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| 2019 | 3-1 |
300[4]
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| 2020 | |||||
| 2021 | 3-2 |
700[5]
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| 2022 | 1-0 |
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| 2023 | 2-0 |
350
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| 2024 | 2-0 |
500
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Multiple finalists
edit| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Year(s) Won | Year(s) Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2
|
1
|
2004, 2015
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2022
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2
|
0
|
2003, 2009
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2
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0
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2012, 2022
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1
|
2
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2017
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2016, 2020
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1
|
1
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2000
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2001
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1
|
1
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1998
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2002
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1
|
1
|
2021
|
1999
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0
|
2
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2007, 2009
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Dve Mogili
|
0
|
2
|
2010, 2012
| |
0
|
2
|
2005, 2014
|
Winners by region
edit| 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 |
External links
edit- Zona90 - Bulgarian Portal For Amateur Football Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)
- AFL Cup Statistics - Bulgarian-football.com (in Bulgarian)
- Bulgarian Cup news from Topsport (in Bulgarian)
References
edit- ^ Bulgarian Amateur League Cup 2015-16 Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
- ^ Bulgarian Amateur League Cup 2016-17 Bulgarian-Football.com Retrieved on 2017-08-21.
- ^ "Драма във Велико Търново! Арда направи дубъл в аматьорския футбол (видео+галерия)" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Балкан спечели купата на Аматьорската футболна лига" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Балкан спечели купата на Аматьорската футболна лига" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.[permanent dead link]