2026 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
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| Bulgarian Basketball Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 19 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | ||||||
| Games played | 7 | ||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||
| TV partner | Max Sport | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||
| Season MVP | Lamont West | ||||||
| Finals | |||||||
| Champions | Cherno More | ||||||
| Runners-up | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||||||
| Semifinalists | Balkan Botevgrad Rilski Sportist | ||||||
| Finals MVP | Lamont West | ||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||
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| Records | |||||||
| Highest attendance | 2,000 | ||||||
| Lowest attendance | 200 | ||||||
| Average attendance | 929 | ||||||
← 2025 2027 → | |||||||
The 2026 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 72nd edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria. It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and was heald in Arena Botevgrad, Botevgrad.[1] The final eight of the competition began on 19 February 2026 with the quarterfinals, and ended with the final on 22 February 2026, while the qualifying stage started on 7th of January. MVP of the tournament and the final game, was Lamont West from Cherno More[2]
In this edition, the Bulgarian Basketball Federation, introduced a new format. Clubs who participate in European Competitions (Balkan Botevgrad, Rilski Sportist, Spartak Pleven), the last year winner Cherno More Ticha and the highest placed team after the first 10 games in the standing, besides the other four, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, will qualify directly to the tournament. The other six teams will play two legged qualifying games. [3]
Qualification games
The qualifying round took place on 7th of January and 28 of January 2026 in two-legged ties in which the series winners advanced to the main tournament. [4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Plovdiv | 168 – 134 | Botev Vratsa | 85–68 | 83–66 |
| Beroe | 203 – 148 | Shumen | 108–76 | 95–72 |
| Minyor 2015 | 166 – 153 | Levski | 90–81 | 76–72 |
Draw
The draw for the 2026 Bulgarian Basketball Cup took place on 30 January 2026. There were no restrictions for quarterfinals.[7]
Bracket
| Quarterfinals 19–20 February | Semifinals 21 February | Final 22 February | ||||||||||||
| Beroe | 101 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 117 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 100 | |||||||||||||
| Rilski Sportist | 99 | |||||||||||||
| Rilski Sportist | 88 | |||||||||||||
| Academic Plovdiv | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Cherno More Ticha | 88 | |||||||||||||
| Balkan Botevgrad | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Spartak Pleven | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Balkan Botevgrad | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Cherno More Ticha | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Minyor 2015 | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Cherno More Ticha | 105 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 19 February | Beroe | 101–117 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Arena Botevgrad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 31-32, 21–31, 27-23 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Matushev 32 Rebs: Matushev 36 Asts: Quisenberry 9 PIR: Matushev, Zahariev 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ramsey 23 Rebs: Krastanov 6 Asts: Ramsey 10 PIR: Ramsey 32 |
Attendance: 200 |
| 19 February | Rilski Sportist | 88–81 | Academic Plovdiv | Arena Botevgrad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 22-15, 21–19, 23-22 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Arnett,Yanev 16 Rebs: Yanev 9 Asts: Karamfilov 6 PIR: Arnett 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bachev 22 Rebs: Mihaylov 12 Asts: Tomic 7 PIR: Bachev 22 |
Attendance: 400 |
| 20 February | Balkan Botevgrad | 85–53 | Spartak Pleven | Arena Botevgrad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 21–4, 18-10, 20–16, 26-23 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Pishtikov 17 Rebs: Ivanov 8 Asts: Toshkov 7 PIR: Pishtikov 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ivanov 9 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Ivanov 3 PIR: Brown 12 |
Attendance: 1200 |
| 20 February | Minyor 2015 | 91–105 | Cherno More Ticha | Arena Botevgrad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 (UTC+02) | Scoring by quarter: 25–29 , 18–25, 24–24, 20-27 | |||
| Max Sport 2 | Pts: Kesar 16 Rebs: Kesar, Stankovic 7 Asts: Toshkov 9 PIR: Stankovic 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: West 33 Rebs: Karačić 7 Asts: Petkov, Watson-Gayle 6 PIR: West 35 |
Attendance: 500 |
