2025 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
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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]
| Bulgarian Basketball Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 13 March 2025 – 16 March 2025 | ||||||
| Games played | 7 | ||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||
| TV partner | Max Sport | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||
| Season MVP | Stoyanov | ||||||
| Finals | |||||||
| Champions | Cherno More | ||||||
| Runners-up | Balkan Botevgrad | ||||||
| Semifinalists | Spartak Pleven Rilski Sportist | ||||||
| Finals MVP | Stoyanov | ||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||
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| Records | |||||||
| Highest attendance | 2,700 | ||||||
| Lowest attendance | 230 | ||||||
| Average attendance | 1,190 | ||||||
← 2024 2026 → | |||||||
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 |
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 | ||||||||||||
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 |
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 |
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| 17:00 (UTC+02) | ||||
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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 |