Bulgarian Cup
{'<entity_0>': 'Bulgarian Football Union', '<entity_1>': 'Bulgarian Cup', '<entity_2>': 'association football', '<entity_3>': 'Bulgaria', '<entity_4>': '1938', '<entity_5>': '1981'}
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The <entity_1> (Bulgarian: Купа на България, romanized: Kupa na <entity_3>) is a Bulgarian annual <entity_2> competition. The <entity_1> as a domestic cup knock-out tournament, has its roots in several tournaments held in <entity_3> through the early 20th century, simultaneously or successively starting in the 1910s with regional Sofia competitions. From <entity_4> to 1942, a separate tournament was held to determine the cup champion, its winners are officially recognised as domestic cup holders by the <entity_0>. In 1946, <entity_3>, now a communist state, reformed its <entity_2> league structure and competitions alike those in the Soviet Union. The <entity_0> recognises the historic winners of the Soviet Army Cup as official domestic cup holders for the seasons between 1945–46 to <entity_5>–82. In <entity_5>, in honour of the 1300th Anniversary of the Bulgarian State, a national knock-out <entity_2> tournament was introduced, awarding the winner with the <entity_1>. Notes: Notes: From 1997 to 2011 the <entity_1> is sponsored by the American car manufacturer Ford and its official distributor in <entity_3> Moto-Pfohe.
['national association football cup']