| Bulgarian Cup | |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Other Title: | Sesame Купа на България |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Num Teams: | 47 |
| Champions: | Levski Sofia |
| Count: | 26 |
| Runner-Up: | CSKA Sofia |
| Matches: | 48 |
| Goals: | 121 |
| Top Goal Scorer: |  Jordy Caicedo (5 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Updated: | 15 May 2022 |
The 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup was the 40th official edition of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. It was sponsored by Sesame and known as the Sesame Kupa na Bulgaria for sponsorship purposes.[1] The competition began on 4 September 2021 with the preliminary round and finished with the final on 15 May 2022.[2] CSKA Sofia were the defending cup winners. They reached the final for 3rd consecutive time, but lost to Levski Sofia, who won the cup for a record 26th time and also qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
The following 47 teams qualified for the competition:[3]
| 2021–22 First League 14 clubs | 2021–22 Second League 17 non-reserve clubs | Winners of 4 regional competitions 16 clubs | |
| Arda Kardzhali Beroe Stara Zagora Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa CSKA 1948 Sofia CSKA Sofia Cherno More Varna Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia Ludogorets Razgrad Pirin Blagoevgrad Slavia Sofia Tsarsko Selo Sofia | Dobrudzha Dobrich Etar Veliko Tarnovo Hebar Pazardzhik Levski Lom Litex Lovech Marek Dupnitsa Maritsa Plovdiv Minyor Pernik Montana Neftochimic Burgas Septemvri Simitli Septemvri Sofia Sozopol Spartak Varna Sportist Svoge Strumska Slava Radomir Yantra Gabrovo | from North-East zone:
from North-West zone: from South-West zone:
from South-East zone: |
The draw was conducted on 27 August 2021.[4] The games were played between 4 and 8 September 2021.[5] In this stage participated 16 winners from the regional amateur competitions and 17 non-reserve teams from Second League. During the draw, Rozova Dolina Kazanlak, Septemvri Simitli and Septemvri Sofia received a bye to the Round of 32.
The draw was conducted on 27 August 2021. The games were played between 21 and 23 September 2021.[6] [7] [8] In this stage participated the 15 winners from the first round, the three byes, as well as the 14 teams from First League.
The draw was conducted on 23 September 2021.[9] The games were played between 26 October and 17 November 2021.[10] In this stage the participants are the 16 winners from the previous round.
The draw was conducted on 28 October 2021.[11] The games were played between 1 and 3 March 2022.[12] In this stage the participants are the 8 winners from the previous round.
The draw was conducted on 4 March 2022.[13] The first legs should be played on 12 and 13 April,[14] while the second legs are scheduled for 21 and 22 April 2022.[15] Contrary to the generally accepted regulations in European football, the away goals rule will apply.
See main article: 2022 Bulgarian Cup final.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Jordy Caicedo | align=left | CSKA Sofia | 5 |
| 2 | align=left |  Bilal Bari | align=left | Levski Sofia | 4 |
| align=left | Dimitar Kostadinov | align=left | Levski Sofia | ||
| 4 | align=left | Georgi Minchev | align=left | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 3 |
| align=left | Toni Tasev | align=left | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 6 | nine players | 2 | |||