Bulgarian Football Union issues sanctions after Bulgarian Cup matches

The Disciplinary Commission of the Bulgarian Football Union has announced various sanctions and fines following the 1/16-finals of the Bulgarian Cup. Levski Sofia received the most significant penalty, totaling 3,235 euros, due to various fan infractions during their away match against Spartak Pleven in Lovech. These violations included the unregulated use of flares and smoke bombs, as well as throwing flares onto the pitch.

Vihren Sandanski was also heavily sanctioned with a fine of 1,622.50 euros for incidents including the use of smoke bombs that interrupted play and the firing of a rocket. Other clubs facing fines include Beroe, Ludogorets, Spartak Plovdiv, Rilski Sportist, Chernomorets Burgas, and several others for issues such as offensive chanting and unregulated use of pyrotechnics.

In addition to financial penalties, several players received one-match suspensions, including Ioan Hristov Baurenski (Septemvri Sofia), Stoyan Gyurov (Rilski Sportist), Ivan Goshev (Beroe), and Arif Feradov (Spartak Plovdiv).