The competition started on October 15, 2008 with the preliminary round and ended on May 26, 2009.
The defending champions were Litex Lovech, who successfully defended their title against Pirin Blagoevgrad.
In this round entered 4 winners from the regional competitions as well as 3 teams from B Group (second level) decided by random draw.
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2008–09 season.
In this round entered winners from the previous round together with the remaining 28 teams from B Group.