The 2025 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 71st edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria. It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and is the first event being held at the new Arena Samelyon in Samokov.[1] The competition began on 13 March 2024 with the quarterfinals, and ended with the final on 16 March 2024. MVP of the tournament and the final game, was Stoyanov from Cherno More [2]

Qualified teams

The first eight teams qualified after the first stage of the 2024–25 NBL regular season.

Pos Team Pld W L Seed
1 Rilski Sportist 16 14 2 Seeded teams
2 Balkan Botevgrad 16 12 4
3 Cherno More 16 9 7
4 Spartak Pleven 16 9 7
5 Beroe 16 9 7 Non-seeded Teams
6 Academic Plovdiv 16 8 8
7 Minyor 2015 16 7 9
8 Levski 16 2 14
9 Shumen 16 2 14 Did not qualify

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Draw

The draw for the 2025 Bulgarian Basketball Cup took place on 5 March 2025. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were no restrictions for the semifinals draw.[4]

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
4 Spartak Pleven 88
7 Minyor 2015 76
Spartak Pleven 66
Cherno More Ticha 84
3 Cherno More Ticha 88
5 Beroe 84
Cherno More Ticha 88
Balkan Botevgrad 81
1 Rilski Sportist 90
6 Academic Plovdiv 81
Rilski Sportist 83
Balkan Botevgrad 94
2 Balkan Botevgrad 88
8 Levski 65

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Quarterfinals

13 March Spartak Pleven 88–76 Minyor 2015 Arena Samelyon
13:00 (UTC+02)
Max Sport 2 Pts: Hollowell 17
Rebs: Kesar, Zahariev 7
Asts: Keeling 8
PIR: Keeling 19 		Boxscore Pts: Schwartz 23
Rebs: Schwartz 9
Asts: Toshkov 11
PIR: Schwartz 31 		Attendance: 230
Referees: Kaloyan Kostov
13 March Cherno More Ticha 88–84 Beroe Arena Samelyon
15:30 (UTC+02)
Max Sport 2 Pts: Stoyanov,Scott 17
Rebs: Stoyanov,Florveus 8
Asts: Smith 6
PIR: Stoyanov 30 		Boxscore Pts: Petkov 19
Rebs: Walker 7
Asts: Petkov 6
PIR: Petkov 22 		Attendance: 250
Referees: Slavcho Nuchev
13 March Rilski Sportist 90–81 Academic Plovdiv Arena Samelyon
18:30 (UTC+02)
Max Sport 2 Pts: Kostov 19
Rebs: Simeonov 7
Asts: Hannah 7
PIR: Hannah 25 		Boxscore Pts: Kikrilis 17
Rebs: Tomić,Williams 7
Asts: Williams 7
PIR: Tomić,Williams 18 		Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ivan Marinov
13 March Balkan Botevgrad 83–65 Levski Arena Samelyon
21:00 (UTC+02)
Max Sport 2 Pts: Boyanov 14
Rebs: Marshall 17
Asts: Toshkov 4
PIR: Marshall 25 		Boxscore Pts: Mladenov 21
Rebs: Mladenov 7
Asts: Georgiev 4
PIR: Mladenov 22 		Attendance: 450
Referees: Nikolay Tsintsarski

Semifinals

15 March Spartak Pleven 66–84 Cherno More Ticha Arena Samelyon
16:00 (UTC+02)
Max Sport 2 Pts: Bracey, Kesar 15
Rebs: Lepichev 10
Asts: Bracey 5
PIR: Kesar 15 		Boxscore Pts: Scott 19
Rebs: Smith 13
Asts: Scott 8
PIR: Smith 26 		Attendance: 700
15 March Rilski Sportist 83–94 Balkan Botevgrad Arena Samelyon
19:00 (UTC+02)
Max Sport 2 Pts: Hannah 25
Rebs: Arnett 13
Asts: Planinic 4
PIR: Arnett 23 		Boxscore Pts: Boyanov 19
Rebs: Marshall 8
Asts: Toshkov 3
PIR: Boyanov 25 		Attendance: 2,700

Finals

16 March 2024 Cherno More Ticha 89–81 Balkan Botevgrad Arena Samelyon
17:00 (UTC+02)
Pts: Stoyanov,Scott 23
Rebs: Smith, Scott 9
Asts: Smith 4
PIR: Stoyanov 29 		Boxscore Pts: Marshall 18
Rebs: Boyanov, Marshall 10
Asts: five players 2
PIR: Marshall 23 		Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ventsislav Velikov, Martin Horozov, Kaloyan Kostov

References

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  1. ^ "Изтеглиха жребия за efbet Купа България при мъжете". basketball.bg. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Черно море Тича е новият носител на efbet Купа България". basketball.bg. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  3. ^ "НБЛ | Standing". nbl.basketball.bg. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Програмата на турнира за efbet Купа България претърпя промени". bgbasket.bg. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. ^ bgbasket results
  6. ^ results
  7. ^ player stats
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup
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