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The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgaria n annual football competition. All officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament's format is single-elimination, with all matches except for the final being two-legged. The Bulgarian Cup final is usually held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia . The competition's winner achieves the right to take part in the UEFA Cup . If the winner has already secured a place through the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group , the team that has come fourth in the championship substitutes it. HISTORY The Bulgarian Cup has its roots in several cup tournaments held in Bulgaria through the 20th Century , simultaneously or successively. The first one is the National Cup or Tsar's Cup () that existed between 1938 and 1942 , in which the champions of the country's '' Oblast s'' played in a one-legged single-elimination tournament, the host being determined by lot. During the Communist Rule In Bulgaria , the National Cup was superseded by the two-legged Cup of the Soviet Army () tournament, which was held between 1945 and 1990 . After 1981 , it lost its importance due to the revival of the Bulgarian Cup tournament in honour of the 1300th anniversary of the country, but continued to exist until disbanded in 1990 . Levski Sofia , as the club to have won the trophy most times, were awarded the original Soviet Army Cup to preserve it in their collection.2006-2007 national cup final will be played in Stara Zagora. WINNERS Tsar's Cup (1924-1944)
National Winner (1945) Cup of the Soviet Army (1946-1990) Bulgarian Cup (1980-present) PERFORMANCE BY CLUB TITLES BY CITY 2007 BULGARIAN CUP FINAL
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