Plovdiv derby

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 45 games, Lokomotiv have won 43, and 33 games ended in a draw.

Plovdiv derby

Other names	Botev Plovdiv vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Teams	PFC Botev Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv
First meeting	Lokomotiv 3–0 Botev (1 April 1951 (1951-04-01))
Latest meeting	Botev 2−0 Lokomotiv (9 August 2020)
Next meeting	Lokomotiv − Botev (27 November 2020)
Stadiums	Plovdiv Stadium used by both clubs Hristo Botev Stadium Botev Botev 1912 Football Complex Botev Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv
Statistics
Meetings total	122
Most wins	Botev (46)
All-time series	Botev: 46 Drawn: 34 Lokomotiv: 43
Largest victory	Botev - Lokomotiv 5-0 (27 August 1988; 2 September 1995)

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		27–11–2020	Lokomotiv Stadium

Bulgarian Cup and other

Season	Date	Match	Stadium	Attendance	Competition
1965–66	1966	Botev 3−3 (a.e.t.), (3-4 p) Lokomotiv			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	1985	Botev 2−1 Lokomotiv			Bulgarian Cup Third Place Playoff
1986–87	9-10 December 1986	Botev 1−3 Lokomotiv			Bulgarian Cup Round of 16
1987–88	23 December 1987	Botev 3−0 Lokomotiv			Bulgarian Cup Round of 16
1994–95	17-18 February 1995	Lokomotiv 3−5 Botev			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 9 August 2020

	Games played	Botev wins	Draws	Lokomotiv wins	Botev goals	Lokomotiv goals
Parva Liga	111	40	32	39	132	130
Bulgarian Cup	12	6	2	5	25	18
	123	46	34	44	157	148

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2020)

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
1																			1																																					1
2															2										2													2
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
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
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 42 higher finishes, Lokomotiv Plovdiv with 30 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2019–20 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:

• 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.

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. 16–03–2014. Retrieved 9–04–2017. Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date= (help)
4. "Soccer-Crowd trouble forces Plovdiv derby to be abandoned". uk.reuters.com. 19–04–2014. Retrieved 8–04–2017. Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date= (help)
5. "BOTEV PLOVDIV - LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV 30.07.2016". ultras-tifo.net. 31–07–2016. Retrieved 9–04–2017. Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date= (help)

External links

• Bulgaria Cups Overview - Bulgarian Cups, RSSSF.com