Plovdiv derby explained

The Plovdiv derby (bg|Пловдивско дерби) is the derby in Bulgarian football between Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Plovdiv. It is named after the city, where both clubs are located. The Plovdiv derby is considered to be the second fiercest rivalry in Bulgarian football, after the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football. The first match between Botev and Lokomotiv was held on 1 April 1951. Since then, it has been played almost regularly twice per season. Overall, Botev have more wins, having won 48 games, Lokomotiv have won 45, and 35 games ended in a draw.

Overview

Plovdiv derby is the name given to a football match played between two Plovdiv clubs. Although the name is mostly used to describe the match between the city's two most successful clubs, Botev and Lokomotiv, there is another derby match known as The small Plovdiv derby, contested between Spartak and Maritsa.^{[1] [2]}

League matches (1948–49 – present)

	Botev – Lokomotiv				Lokomotiv – Botev
Season	Date	Venue	Score	Atten.	Date	Venue	Score	Attend.
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1951	30–06–1951		bgcolor=yellow			01–04–1951		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1952	25–05–1952		bgcolor=black			08–08–1952		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1953	12–04–1953		bgcolor=black			11–09–1953		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1955	20–03–1955		bgcolor=yellow			21–08–1955		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1961–62	15–07–1962		bgcolor=black			26–11–1961		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1962–63	22–12–1962				07–07–1963		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1963–64	12–04–1964		bgcolor=yellow			22–09–1963		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1964–65	29–08–1964		bgcolor=black			28–03–1965
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1965–66	18–08–1965		bgcolor=black			03–04–1966		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1966–67	28–08–1966				04–03–1967		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1967–68	13–08–1967		bgcolor=yellow			03–03–1968		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1968–69	18–08–1968				16–03–1969
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1969–70	07–03–1970		bgcolor=black			10–08–1969		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1970–71	08–05–1971		bgcolor=black			01–11–1970		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1971–72	17–05–1972		bgcolor=black			17–10–1971
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1972–73	19–08–1972		bgcolor=black			25–02–1973		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1973–74	18–04–1974		bgcolor=black			02–09–1973		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1974–75	30–03–1975		bgcolor=black			08–09–1974		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1975–76	16–08–1975				06–03–1976
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1976–77	30–03–1977		bgcolor=black			28–08–1976		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1977–78	27–08–1977		bgcolor=yellow			18–03–1978		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1978–79	02–09–1978		bgcolor=yellow			03–03–1979		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1979–80	01–09–1979		bgcolor=yellow			22–03–1980
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1983–84	21–08–1983		bgcolor=yellow			08–03–1984		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1985–86	21–08–1985				14–12–1985
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1986–87	08–03–1987				30–08–1986		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1987–88	05–03–1988				22–08–1987		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1988–89	27–08–1988		bgcolor=yellow			11–03–1989		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1989–90	02–09–1989				17–03–1990		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1990–91	02–03–1991				18–08–1990
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1991–92	18–04–1992				12–10–1991		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1992–93	03–10–1992				25–04–1993		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1993–94	19–09–1993		bgcolor=black			20–03–1994		bgcolor=yellow
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1994–95	11–09–1994		bgcolor=yellow			17–03–1995		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1995–96	02–09–1995		bgcolor=yellow			09–03–1996
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1996–97	17–08–1996		bgcolor=black			02–03–1997		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1997–98	09–08–1997		bgcolor=yellow			28–02–1998		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	1998–99	07–11–1998				05–05–1999		bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2002–03	25–05–2003	Hristo Botev Stadium	bgcolor=black		12,000	10–11–2002	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2003–04	05–03–2004	Hristo Botev Stadium		9,000	29–08–2003	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black		12,000
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2005–06	05–11–2005	Hristo Botev Stadium		15,000	16–05–2006	Lokomotiv Stadium		8,000
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2006–07	26–08–2006	Hristo Botev Stadium	bgcolor=yellow		9,000	24–03–2007	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black		11,500
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2007–08	05–04–2008	Hristo Botev Stadium	bgcolor=black		13,000	29–09–2007	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black		8,500
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2008–09	29–11–2008	Hristo Botev Stadium		8,540	13–06–2009	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2009–10	31–10–2009	Hristo Botev Stadium	bgcolor=yellow		6,500	22–04–2010	not played	bgcolor=black
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2012–13	08–05–2013	Hristo Botev Stadium		13,300	04–11–2012	Lokomotiv Stadium		8,790
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2"	2013–14	14–09–2013	Hristo Botev Stadium	bgcolor=yellow		12,200	08–12–2013	Lokomotiv Stadium		5,710
16–03–2014	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia[3]	bgcolor=yellow		3,480	19–04–2014[4]	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=yellow		3,070
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2014–15	27–09–2014	Botev 1912 Football Complex	bgcolor=yellow		3,400	10–03–2015	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=yellow		5,580
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="2"	2015–16	01–08–2015	Botev 1912 Football Complex		3,100	17–10–2015	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black		5,350
20–02–2016	Botev 1912 Football Complex	bgcolor=yellow		3,600	24–04–2016	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black		6,670
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2016–17	30–07–2016	Lazur Stadium, Burgas[5]		7,250	20–11–2016	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black		4,580
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2017–18	24–09–2017	Botev 1912 Football Complex	bgcolor=yellow		0	04–03–2018	Lokomotiv Stadium		3,600
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2018–19	17–08–2018	Botev 1912 Football Complex	bgcolor=black		3,100	04–12–2018	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=yellow		3,600
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2019–20	15–02–2020	Botev 1912 Football Complex		3,200	31–08–2019	Lokomotiv Stadium		6,200
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2020–21	09–08–2020	Botev 1912 Football Complex	bgcolor=yellow		2,000	27–11–2020	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black		0
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2021–22	05–03–2022	Botev 1912 Football Complex	bgcolor=yellow		3,500	25–09–2021	Lokomotiv Stadium		5,000
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2022–23	11–03–2023	Botev 1912 Football Complex			03–09–2022	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=black		6,000
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2023–24	03–11–2023	Hristo Botev Stadium			16–07–2023	Lokomotiv Stadium		4,000
bgcolor=#ffe4c4 rowspan="1"	2024–25	28–07–2024	Hristo Botev Stadium		12,473	01−12−2024	Lokomotiv Stadium	bgcolor=yellow

Bulgarian Cup and other

Season	Date	Match	Stadium	Attendance	Competition
1965–66	30 June 1966	Lokomotiv 3−3, Botev			Bulgarian Cup Round of 16
1982–83	1982	Botev 3−1 Lokomotiv			Bulgarian Cup Round of 32 – 1st leg
	1982	Lokomotiv 1−3 Botev			Bulgarian Cup Round of 32 – 2nd leg
1984–85	19 June 1985	Botev 2−1 Lokomotiv	Plovdiv Stadium	15,000	Bulgarian Cup Third Place Playoff
1986–87	10 December 1986	Lokomotiv 3−1 Botev			Bulgarian Cup Round of 16
1987–88	23 December 1987	Botev 3−0 Lokomotiv			Bulgarian Cup Round of 16
1990–91	21 November 1990	Botev 2−1 Lokomotiv			BFU Cup Round of 32
1994–95	18 February 1995	Lokomotiv 3−5 Botev	Lokomotiv Stadium	17,000	Bulgarian Cup Round of 16 – 1st leg
	8 March 1995	Botev 2−1 Lokomotiv			Bulgarian Cup Round of 16 – 2nd leg
2004–05	15 March 2005	Botev 1−2 Lokomotiv	Hristo Botev Stadium	15,000	Bulgarian Cup Quarterfinal
2014–15	28 October 2014	Lokomotiv 1−1 Botev	Lokomotiv Stadium	3,070	Bulgarian Cup Round of 16 – 1st leg
	3 December 2014	Botev 1−2 Lokomotiv	Botev 1912 Football Complex	2,400	Bulgarian Cup Round of 16 – 2nd leg
2018–19	15 May 2019	Botev 0−1 Lokomotiv	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	20,500	Bulgarian Cup Final

Overall match statistics

	Games played	Botev wins	Draws	Lokomotiv wins	Botev goals	Lokomotiv goals
Parva Liga	120	42	37	41	140	143
Bulgarian Cup	13	6	2	5	25	18
	132	48	40	46	165	161

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2024)

P.	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
1																			1																																					1
2															2										2													2																																			2
3								3					3								3					3							3		3		3		3	3				3	3	3	3										3																	3
4					4									4								4	4					4		4											4			4	4									4											4	4
5																		5				5	5									5											5			5			5									5					5					5	5	5		5			5	5
6				6		6											6			6	6			6			6	6											6																6						6			6			6				6
7	7	7	7									7			7	7																		7				7		7		7					7												7							7		7				7
8									8		8					8													8		8																					8																	8	8
9				9						9										9					9											9																								9					9									9		9
10			10				10											10						10		10	10																					10	10										10								10				10		10		10
11					11														11										11	11													11					11		11
12														12			12																																						12					12		12
13							13																																			13								13	13		13					13			13
14																															14										14															14
15																																15				15															15
16																																																														16
17
18

• Total: Botev Plovdiv with 43 higher finishes, Lokomotiv Plovdiv with 33 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Trophies

National Competition	Botev Plovdiv	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Bulgarian Championship	2	1
Bulgarian Cup	4	2
Bulgarian Supercup	1	2
Soviet Army Cup	0	1
Balkans Cup	1	0
Total	8	6

Notes:

• Bulgarian Cup section includes Soviet Army Cup as major Cup tournament.
• Soviet Army Cup section includes the period after 1982 as secondary Cup tournament.
• Italics indicates defunct tournaments.

External links

• Bulgaria Cups Overview – Bulgarian Cups, RSSSF.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Марица взе малкото пловдивско дерби с гол от съблекалнята . 8 May 2016 . livesport.bg . 9 April 2017 . Bulgarian.
2. Web site: Спартак взе малкото пловдивско дерби . 1 April 2015 . kanal3.bg . 9 April 2017 . Bulgarian.
3. Web site: Dramatic comeback in the end to win the city derby . 2014-03-16 . botevplovdiv.bg . 9 April 2017.
4. Web site: Soccer-Crowd trouble forces Plovdiv derby to be abandoned . https://web.archive.org/web/20170409200053/http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-bulgaria-trouble-idUKL6N0NB0FB20140419 . dead . April 9, 2017 . 2014-04-19 . uk.reuters.com . 8 April 2017.
5. Web site: BOTEV PLOVDIV – LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV 30 July 2016 . 2016-07-31 . ultras-tifo.net . 9 April 2017.