Plovdiv derby

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)
Latest meeting	15 February 2020, Botev 0−0 Lokomotiv
Next meeting	TBD
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 (45)
All-time series	Botev: 45; Drawn: 34; Lokomotiv: 43
Largest victory	Botev - Lokomotiv 5-0; (27 August 1988; 2 September 1995)

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.

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]

Botev in the league at home

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Attendance
30 June 1951		2–1	A Group
25 May 1952		0–1	A Group
12 April 1953		0–1	A Group
20 March 1955		3–0	A Group
15 July 1962		0–1	A Group
22 December 1962		0–0	A Group
12 April 1964		3–2	A Group
29 August 1964		0–2	A Group
18 August 1965		0–3	A Group
28 August 1966		1–1	A Group
13 August 1967		1–0	A Group
18 August 1968		1–1	A Group
7 March 1970		0–1	A Group
8 May 1971		1–4	A Group
17 May 1972		0–2	A Group
19 August 1972		3–4	A Group
18 April 1974		0–1	A Group
30 March 1975		0–1	A Group
16 August 1975		2–2	A Group
30 March 1977		0–2	A Group
27 August 1977		1–0	A Group
2 September 1978		1–0	A Group
1 September 1979		1–0	A Group
21 August 1983		4–2	A Group
21 August 1985		2–2	A Group
8 March 1987		2–2	A Group
5 March 1988		0–0	A Group
27 August 1988		5–0	A Group
2 September 1989		0–0	A Group
2 March 1991		2–2	A Group
18 April 1992		1–1	A Group
3 October 1992		1–1	A Group
19 September 1993		1–2	A Group
11 September 1994		1–0	A Group
2 September 1995		5–0	A Group
17 August 1996		0–1	A Group
9 August 1997		1–0	A Group
7 November 1998		0–0	A Group
25 May 2003	Hristo Botev Stadium	1–2	A Group	12,000
5 March 2004	Hristo Botev Stadium	0–0	A Group	9,000
5 November 2005	Hristo Botev Stadium	1–1	A Group	15,000
26 August 2006	Hristo Botev Stadium	3–2	A Group	9,000
5 April 2008	Hristo Botev Stadium	1–2	A Group	13,000
29 November 2008	Hristo Botev Stadium	2–2	A Group	8,540
31 October 2009	Hristo Botev Stadium	1–0	A Group	6,500
8 May 2013	Hristo Botev Stadium	0–0	A Group	13,300
14 September 2013	Hristo Botev Stadium	2–0	A Group	12,200
16 March 2014	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia[3]	2–1	A Group	3,480
27 September 2014	Botev 1912 Football Complex	2–0	A Group	3,400
1 August 2015	Botev 1912 Football Complex	1–1	A Group	3,100
20 February 2016	Botev 1912 Football Complex	1–0	A Group	3,600
30 July 2016	Lazur Stadium, Burgas[4]	1–1	Parva Liga	7,250
24 September 2017	Botev 1912 Football Complex	3–0	Parva Liga	0
17 August 2018	Botev 1912 Football Complex	0–1	Parva Liga	3,100
15 February 2020	Botev 1912 Football Complex	0–0	Parva Liga	3,200

Lokomotiv in the league at home

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Attendance
1 April 1951		3–0	A Group
8 August 1952		2–1	A Group
11 September 1953		2–0	A Group
21 August 1955		0–1	A Group
26 November 1961		1–2	A Group
7 July 1963		0–4	A Group
22 September 1963		1–0	A Group
28 March 1965		0–0	A Group
3 April 1966		0–1	A Group
4 March 1967		0–1	A Group
3 March 1968		1–2	A Group
16 March 1969		0–0	A Group
10 August 1969		1–3	A Group
1 November 1970		2–3	A Group
17 October 1971		2–2	A Group
25 February 1973		0–1	A Group
2 September 1973		2–1	A Group
8 September 1974		7–3	A Group
6 March 1976		0–0	A Group
28 August 1976		1–2	A Group
18 March 1978		0–1	A Group
3 March 1979		4–0	A Group
22 March 1980		0–0	A Group
8 March 1984		1–2	A Group
14 December 1985		1–1	A Group
30 August 1986		1–2	A Group
22 August 1987		2–5	A Group
11 March 1989		1–0	A Group
17 March 1990		0–2	A Group
18 August 1990		1–1	A Group
12 October 1991		1–0	A Group
25 April 1993		1–2	A Group
20 March 1994		1–3	A Group
17 March 1995		1–0	A Group
9 March 1996		0–0	A Group
2 March 1997		2–0	A Group
28 February 1998		1–0	A Group
5 May 1999		2–1	A Group
10 November 2002	Lokomotiv Stadium	5–3	A Group
29 August 2003	Lokomotiv Stadium	3–2	A Group	12,000
16 May 2006	Lokomotiv Stadium	0–0	A Group	8,000
24 March 2007	Lokomotiv Stadium	2–0	A Group	11,500
29 September 2007	Lokomotiv Stadium	4–0	A Group	8,500
13 June 2009	Lokomotiv Stadium	3–0	A Group
22 April 2010	not played	3–0	A Group
4 November 2012	Lokomotiv Stadium	2–2	A Group	8,790
8 December 2013	Lokomotiv Stadium	0–0	A Group	5,710
19 April 2014[5]	Lokomotiv Stadium	0–3	A Group	3,070
10 March 2015	Lokomotiv Stadium	0–2	A Group	5,580
17 October 2015	Lokomotiv Stadium	2–1	A Group	5,350
24 April 2016	Lokomotiv Stadium	2–1	A Group	6,670
20 November 2016	Lokomotiv Stadium	2–0	Parva Liga	4,580
4 March 2018	Lokomotiv Stadium	0–0	Parva Liga	3,600
4 December 2018	Lokomotiv Stadium	0–2	Parva Liga	3,600
31 August 2019	Lokomotiv Stadium	1–1	Parva Liga	6,200

Cup matches

Date	Venue	Home team	Score	Competition	Round	Attendance
1966		Botev	3–3 (a.e.t.), (3-4 p)	Bulgarian Cup	Round of 16	–
1982		Botev	3–1	Bulgarian Cup	First round	–
1982		Lokomotiv	1–3	Bulgarian Cup	First round	–
1985		Botev	2–1	Bulgarian Cup	3rd place match	–
9/10 December 1986		Botev	1–3	Bulgarian Cup	Round of 16	–
23 December 1987		Botev	3–0	Bulgarian Cup	Round of 16	–
17/18 February 1995		Lokomotiv	3–5	Bulgarian Cup	Round of 16	–
8 March 1995		Botev	2–1	Bulgarian Cup	Round of 16	–
15 March 2005	Hristo Botev Stadium	Botev	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Bulgarian Cup	Quarter-finals	15,000
28 October 2014	Lokomotiv Stadium	Lokomotiv	1–1	Bulgarian Cup	Round of 16	3,070
3 December 2014	Botev 1912 Football Complex	Botev	1–2	Bulgarian Cup	Round of 16	2,400
15 May 2019	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	neutral	1–0	Bulgarian Cup	Final	20,500

Overall match statistics

As of 15 February 2020

	Games played	Botev wins	Draws	Lokomotiv wins	Botev goals	Lokomotiv goals
Parva Liga	110	39	32	39	130	130
Bulgarian Cup	12	6	2	4	25	18
	122	45	34	43	155	148

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2019)

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
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
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
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 29 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2018–19 season).

Trophies

National Competition	Botev Plovdiv	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Bulgarian Championship	2	1
Bulgarian Cup	3	1
Bulgarian Supercup	1	1
Soviet Army Cup	0	1
Balkans Cup	1	0
Total	7	4

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

"Марица взе малкото пловдивско дерби с гол от съблекалнята". livesport.bg (in Bulgarian). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
"Спартак взе малкото пловдивско дерби". kanal3.bg (in Bulgarian). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
"Dramatic comeback in the end to win the city derby". botevplovdiv.bg. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
"BOTEV PLOVDIV - LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV 30.07.2016". ultras-tifo.net. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
"Soccer-Crowd trouble forces Plovdiv derby to be abandoned". uk.reuters.com. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

External links

Bulgaria Cups Overview - Bulgarian Cups, RSSSF.com

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[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 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[4] "BOTEV PLOVDIV - LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV 30.07.2016". ultras-tifo.net. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[5] "Soccer-Crowd trouble forces Plovdiv derby to be abandoned". uk.reuters.com. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2017.