The Plovdiv derby () is the

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between

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev AD, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv (, ), or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional Association football, football club based in Plovdiv. It competes in the First Professiona ...

and

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

. 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 Eternal derby of Bulgarian football or simply The Eternal derby () is the name of the local derby Association football, football match between the two most popular and successful football clubs in Sofia and Bulgaria: PFC Levski Sofia, Levski ...

. 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

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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

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League matches (1948–49 – present)

Bulgarian Cup and other

Overall match statistics

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

• Total:

with 43 higher finishes,

with 33 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Trophies

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

External links

Bulgaria Cups Overview – Bulgarian Cups
RSSSF.com {{Association football club rivalries in Europe Football derbies in Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1951 establishments in Bulgaria