Three second league teams advance to bulgarian cup round of 16

Source reporting: 19 October 2026. Added to ScoreTransfer on the publication date shown above.

The round of 32 in the SESAME Bulgarian Cup has concluded, with only three teams from the Second League securing their places in the next stage. Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, Hebar Pazardzhik, and Dobrudzha Dobrich were the sole representatives from the second tier to advance to the round of 16.

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa achieved their progression by defeating Septemvri Sofia 2-1 after extra time. Hebar Pazardzhik secured their spot with a convincing 4-1 victory over Pirin Blagoevgrad. Dobrudzha Dobrich completed the trio of Second League qualifiers by beating Montana 2-1.

They join a list of established First League sides in the round of 16. These include CSKA 1948, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Sofia, Slavia, Cherno More, Dunav Ruse, Ludogorets, Botev Plovdiv, CSKA, Arda, Botev Vratsa, Levski, and Spartak Varna.

Among the notable results from the round of 32, CSKA 1948 recorded a 4-0 win against Neftohimik. Ludogorets continued their strong form with a 3-0 victory over Beroe. Levski also advanced comfortably, defeating Spartak Pleven 2-0.