1943 Bulgarian State Football Championship
Football league season
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The 1943 Bulgarian State Football Championship was won by the PFC Slavia Sofia.
| Season | 1943 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Slavia Sofia |
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Overview
This edition of the competition was contested by 26 teams. Besides teams from the present borders of Bulgaria, the 1943 season also involved teams from the areas under Bulgarian administration during much of World War II. Football clubs from Bitola and Skopje in Vardar Macedonia and Kavala in Greek Macedonia took part in the competition.
Teams
The teams that participated in the competition were the winners of their local sport districts. According to the format of the competition - Sofia is having five seeds and Varna and Plovdiv two seeds each. Note that Makedonia Skopie was competing in the Sofia sport district during that season of the championship.
| Sport District | Team |
|---|---|
| Sofia | Levski Sofia Slavia Sofia Makedonia Skopie ZhSK Sofia Sportist Sofia |
| Varna | Ticha Varna Vladislav Varna |
| Plovdiv | Levski Plovdiv Botev Plovdiv |
| Pleven | SP 39 Pleven |
| Ruse | ZhSK Ruse |
| Bdin | Knyaginya Maria Luisa Lom |
| Dobrich | Levski Dobrich |
| Shumen | Han Kubrat Popovo |
| Tarnovo | Knyaz Simeon Tarnovski Pavlikeni |
| Balkan | Chardafon Gabrovo |
| Rila | Atletik Dupnitsa |
| Pirin | Botev Gorna Dzhumaya |
| Skopje | ZhSK Skopie |
| Bitolya | Makedonia Bitolya |
| West Thrace | Belomorets Kavala |
| Haskovo | Botev Haskovo |
| Stara Zagora | Tritsvet Chirpan |
| Seaside | Chernomorets Burgas |
| Tundzha | Georgi Drazhev Yambol |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levski Dobrich | 4–8 | ZhSK Ruse | 2–4 | 2–4 |
| Belomorets Kavala | 6–2 | Botev Haskovo | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Orel-Chegan 30 Vratsa | 3–6 | Knyaginya Maria Luisa Lom | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| Georgi Drazhev Yambol | 3–4 | Chernomorets Burgas | 2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Knyaz Simeon Tarnovski Pavlikeni | 6–0 | Chardafon Gabrovo | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| SP 39 Pleven | 1–7 | Sportist Sofia | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| ZhSK Skopie | 4–0 | Makedonia Bitolya | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Han Kubrat Popovo | 1–4 | Vladislav Varna | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Tritsvet Chirpan | 1–7 | Botev Plovdiv | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| ZhSK Sofia | 2–0 | Ticha Varna | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Botev Gorna Dzhumaya | 1–6 | Atletik Dupnitsa | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Levski Sofia | bye | |||
| Levski Plovdiv | bye | |||
| Slavia Sofia | bye | |||
| Makedonia Skopie | bye |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportist Sofia | 9–0 | Knyaginya Maria Luisa Lom | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| ZhSK Ruse | 8–5 | Vladislav Varna | 2–4 | 6–1 |
| Knyaz Simeon Tarnovski Pavlikeni | 4–6 | Chernomorets Burgas | 3–4 | 1–2 |
| Belomorets Kavala | 2–3 | Botev Plovdiv | 2–1 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Levski Sofia | 6–2 | Atletik Dupnitsa | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Levski Plovdiv | 5–2 | ZhSK Skopie | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| ZhSK Sofia | 6–0 | Makedonia Skopie | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Slavia Sofia | bye |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levski Sofia | 4–3 | ZhSK Sofia | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Sportist Sofia | 2–3 | Slavia Sofia | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Chernomorets Burgas | 0–4 | Botev Plovdiv | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Levski Plovdiv | 7–4 | ZhSK Ruse | 6–1 | 1–3 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levski Sofia | 5–1 | Levski Plovdiv | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2–6 | Slavia Sofia | 1–1 | 1–5 |
Final
First game
| Slavia Sofia | 1–0 | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
Nikolov  46' |
Report |
Second game
| Levski Sofia | 0–1 | Slavia Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Popov 16' |
Slavia Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.