Plovdiv derby
Other namesBotev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv
LocationPlovdiv, Bulgaria
TeamsBotev Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
First meetingLokomotiv 3–0 Botev
(1 April 1951; 73 years ago (1951-04-01))
Latest meetingLokomotiv 1−1 Botev
(16 July 2023)
Next meetingTBA
StadiumsPlovdiv Stadium used by both clubs
Hristo Botev Stadium Botev
Botev 1912 Football Complex Botev
Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv
Statistics
Meetings total130
Most winsBotev (47)
Most player appearancesDinko Dermendzhiev
Vidin Apostolov (28)
Top scorerGeorgi Vasilev (13)
Largest victoryLokomotiv 6-0 Botev
(28 November 2020)
Longest win streakLokomotiv Plovdiv (4)

The Plovdiv derby 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 47 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.
1951 30–06–1951
2–1
 01–04–1951
3–0
1952 25–05–1952
0–1
 08–08–1952
2–1
1953 12–04–1953
0–1
 11–09–1953
2–0
1955 20–03–1955
3–0
 21–08–1955
0–1
1961–62 15–07–1962
0–1
 26–11–1961
1–2
1962–63 22–12–1962
0–0
 07–07–1963
0–4
1963–64 12–04–1964
3–2
 22–09–1963
1–0
1964–65 29–08–1964
0–2
 28–03–1965
0–0
1965–66 18–08–1965
0–3
 03–04–1966
0–1
1966–67 28–08–1966
1–1
 04–03–1967
0–1
1967–68 13–08–1967
1–0
 03–03–1968
1–2
1968–69 18–08–1968
1–1
 16–03–1969
0–0
1969–70 07–03–1970
0–1
 10–08–1969
1–3
1970–71 08–05–1971
1–4
 01–11–1970
2–3
1971–72 17–05–1972
0–2
 17–10–1971
2–2
1972–73 19–08–1972
3–4
 25–02–1973
0–1
1973–74 18–04–1974
0–1
 02–09–1973
2–1
1974–75 30–03–1975
0–1
 08–09–1974
7–3
1975–76 16–08–1975
2–2
 06–03–1976
0–0
1976–77 30–03–1977
0–2
 28–08–1976
1–2
1977–78 27–08–1977
1–0
 18–03–1978
0–1
1978–79 02–09–1978
1–0
 03–03–1979
4–0
1979–80 01–09–1979
1–0
 22–03–1980
0–0
1983–84 21–08–1983
4–2
 08–03–1984
1–2
1985–86 21–08–1985
2–2
 14–12–1985
1–1
1986–87 08–03–1987
2–2
 30–08–1986
1–2
1987–88 05–03–1988
0–0
 22–08–1987
2–5
1988–89 27–08–1988
5–0
 11–03–1989
1–0
1989–90 02–09–1989
0–0
 17–03–1990
0–2
1990–91 02–03–1991
2–2
 18–08–1990
1–1
1991–92 18–04–1992
1–1
 12–10–1991
1–0
1992–93 03–10–1992
1–1
 25–04–1993
1–2
1993–94 19–09–1993
1–2
 20–03–1994
1–3
1994–95 11–09–1994
1–0
 17–03–1995
1–0
1995–96 02–09–1995
5–0
 09–03–1996
0–0
1996–97 17–08–1996
0–1
 02–03–1997
2–0
1997–98 09–08–1997
1–0
 28–02–1998
1–0
1998–99 07–11–1998
0–0
 05–05–1999
2–1
2002–03 25–05–2003 Hristo Botev Stadium
1–2
 12,000 10–11–2002 Lokomotiv Stadium
5–3
2003–04 05–03–2004 Hristo Botev Stadium
0–0
 9,000 29–08–2003 Lokomotiv Stadium
3–2
 12,000
2005–06 05–11–2005 Hristo Botev Stadium
1–1
 15,000 16–05–2006 Lokomotiv Stadium
0–0
 8,000
2006–07 26–08–2006 Hristo Botev Stadium
3–2
 9,000 24–03–2007 Lokomotiv Stadium
2–0
 11,500
2007–08 05–04–2008 Hristo Botev Stadium
1–2
 13,000 29–09–2007 Lokomotiv Stadium
4–0
 8,500
2008–09 29–11–2008 Hristo Botev Stadium
2–2
 8,540 13–06–2009 Lokomotiv Stadium
3–0
2009–10 31–10–2009 Hristo Botev Stadium
1–0
 6,500 22–04–2010 not played
3–0
2012–13 08–05–2013 Hristo Botev Stadium
0–0
 13,300 04–11–2012 Lokomotiv Stadium
2–2
 8,790
2013–14 14–09–2013 Hristo Botev Stadium
2–0
 12,200 08–12–2013 Lokomotiv Stadium
0–0
 5,710
16–03–2014 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia[3]
2–1
 3,480 19–04–2014[4] Lokomotiv Stadium
0–3
 3,070
2014–15 27–09–2014 Botev 1912 Football Complex
2–0
 3,400 10–03–2015 Lokomotiv Stadium
0–2
 5,580
2015–16 01–08–2015 Botev 1912 Football Complex
1–1
 3,100 17–10–2015 Lokomotiv Stadium
2–1
 5,350
20–02–2016 Botev 1912 Football Complex
1–0
 3,600 24–04–2016 Lokomotiv Stadium
2–1
 6,670
2016–17 30–07–2016 Lazur Stadium, Burgas[5]
1–1
 7,250 20–11–2016 Lokomotiv Stadium
2–0
 4,580
2017–18 24–09–2017 Botev 1912 Football Complex
3–0
 0 04–03–2018 Lokomotiv Stadium
0–0
 3,600
2018–19 17–08–2018 Botev 1912 Football Complex
0–1
 3,100 04–12–2018 Lokomotiv Stadium
0–2
 3,600
2019–20 15–02–2020 Botev 1912 Football Complex
0–0
 3,200 31–08–2019 Lokomotiv Stadium
1–1
 6,200
2020–21 09–08–2020 Botev 1912 Football Complex
2–0
 2,000 27–11–2020 Lokomotiv Stadium
6–0
 0
2021–22 05–03–2022 Botev 1912 Football Complex
2–1
 3,500 25–09–2021 Lokomotiv Stadium
1–1
 5,000
2022–23 11–03–2023 Botev 1912 Football Complex
1–1
 03–09–2022 Lokomotiv Stadium
1–0
 6,000
2023–24 TBD Hristo Botev Stadium
16–07–2023 Lokomotiv Stadium
1–1
 4,000

Bulgarian Cup and other

Season Date Match Stadium Attendance Competition
1965–66 30 June 1966 Lokomotiv 3−3 (a.e.t.), (4−3 p) 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 (a.e.t.) 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 (a.e.t.) 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

As of 3 September 2022
Games played Botev wins Draws Lokomotiv wins Botev goals Lokomotiv goals
Parva Liga 117 41 35 41 137 141
Bulgarian Cup 13 6 2 5 25 18
130 47 38 46 162 159

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2023)

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
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
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
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 32 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2022–23 season).

Trophies

National Competition Botev Plovdiv Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Bulgarian Championship 2 1
Bulgarian Cup 3 2
Bulgarian Supercup 1 2
Soviet Army Cup 0 1
Balkans Cup 1 0
Total 7 6

Notes:

References

  1. ^ "Марица взе малкото пловдивско дерби с гол от съблекалнята". livesport.bg (in Bulgarian). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Спартак взе малкото пловдивско дерби". kanal3.bg (in Bulgarian). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Dramatic comeback in the end to win the city derby". botevplovdiv.bg. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Soccer-Crowd trouble forces Plovdiv derby to be abandoned". uk.reuters.com. 2014-04-19. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "BOTEV PLOVDIV – LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV 30 July 2016". ultras-tifo.net. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

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