The clubs contesting the final were CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia.[5][6] This was the 17th occasion of the Eternal derby as a cup final and the first since 2005. For CSKA, this was the third consecutive final appearance and 35th overall, whereas for Levski, it was the first since 2018 and 38th overall. This was the 41st time both teams faced each other in the tournament's history.
Levski won the final by the score of 1−0, lifting a record 26th cup, their first since 2007, and ending a 13-year overall trophy drought, having last won the 2009 Bulgarian Supercup.[7] They also booked a place in the second qualifying round of 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
The final was the most attended match between two Bulgarian sides since the 1998 Bulgarian Cup final.
Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 1]
Notes
^Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.