The 2024–25 Bulgarian Cup is the 43rd official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. It is sponsored by Sesame and known as the Sesame Kupa na Bulgaria for sponsorship purposes.[1] The competition began on 13 October 2024 with the preliminary round and will finish with the final on 22 May 2025.[2]Botev Plovdiv are the defending cup winners. The winner qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs
The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:[3]
The draw was conducted on 24 September 2024.[4] In this stage, the participants are the 16 winners from the regional amateur competitions and 16 non-reserve teams from the Second League. The games were played on 13 October 2024.[5][6]
The draw for this stage was conducted on 24 September 2024.[4] The participants are the 16 preliminary round winners and the 16 First League teams. The games were played between 28 October and 14 November 2024.[7][8]
The draw was conducted on 7 November 2024.[9] The games were played between 13 and 16 December 2024.[10] In this stage the participants are the 16 winners from the previous round.
The draw was conducted on 18 December 2024.[11] The games should be played between 25 and 27 February 2025.[12][2] In this stage the participants are the 8 winners from the previous round.
^Chernomorets Burgas plays their Round of 32 home match at efbet Arena, Burgas, instead of their regular stadium, Stadion Ivan Pritargov in Burgas, which does not have the capacity to host the away fans.
