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 49 games, Lokomotiv have won 46, and 38 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.

League matches (1948–49 – present) Botev – Lokomotiv Lokomotiv – Botev Season Date Venue Score Atten. Date Venue Score Attend. 195130–06–195101–04–1951 195225–05–195208–08–1952 195312–04–195311–09–1953 195520–03–195521–08–1955 1961–6215–07–196226–11–1961 1962–6322–12–196207–07–1963 1963–6412–04–196422–09–1963 1964–6529–08–196428–03–1965 1965–6618–08–196503–04–1966 1966–6728–08–196604–03–1967 1967–6813–08–196703–03–1968 1968–6918–08–196816–03–1969 1969–7007–03–197010–08–1969 1970–7108–05–197101–11–1970 1971–7217–05–197217–10–1971 1972–7319–08–197225–02–1973 1973–7418–04–197402–09–1973 1974–7530–03–197508–09–1974 1975–7616–08–197506–03–1976 1976–7730–03–197728–08–1976 1977–7827–08–197718–03–1978 1978–7902–09–197803–03–1979 1979–8001–09–197922–03–1980 1983–8421–08–198308–03–1984 1985–8621–08–198514–12–1985 1986–8708–03–198730–08–1986 1987–8805–03–198822–08–1987 1988–8927–08–198811–03–1989 1989–9002–09–198917–03–1990 1990–9102–03–199118–08–1990 1991–9218–04–199212–10–1991 1992–9303–10–199225–04–1993 1993–9419–09–199320–03–1994 1994–9511–09–199417–03–1995 1995–9602–09–199509–03–1996 1996–9717–08–199602–03–1997 1997–9809–08–199728–02–1998 1998–9907–11–199805–05–1999 2002–0325–05–2003Hristo Botev Stadium12,00010–11–2002Lokomotiv Stadium 2003–0405–03–2004Hristo Botev Stadium9,00029–08–2003Lokomotiv Stadium12,000 2005–0605–11–2005Hristo Botev Stadium15,00016–05–2006Lokomotiv Stadium8,000 2006–0726–08–2006Hristo Botev Stadium9,00024–03–2007Lokomotiv Stadium11,500 2007–0805–04–2008Hristo Botev Stadium13,00029–09–2007Lokomotiv Stadium8,500 2008–0929–11–2008Hristo Botev Stadium8,54013–06–2009Lokomotiv Stadium 2009–1031–10–2009Hristo Botev Stadium6,50022–04–2010not played 2012–1308–05–2013Hristo Botev Stadium13,30004–11–2012Lokomotiv Stadium8,790 2013–1414–09–2013Hristo Botev Stadium12,20008–12–2013Lokomotiv Stadium5,71016–03–2014Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia3,48019–04–2014Lokomotiv Stadium3,070 2014–1527–09–2014Botev 1912 Football Complex3,40010–03–2015Lokomotiv Stadium5,580 2015–1601–08–2015Botev 1912 Football Complex3,10017–10–2015Lokomotiv Stadium5,35020–02–2016Botev 1912 Football Complex3,60024–04–2016Lokomotiv Stadium6,670 2016–1730–07–2016Lazur Stadium, Burgas7,25020–11–2016Lokomotiv Stadium4,580 2017–1824–09–2017Botev 1912 Football Complex004–03–2018Lokomotiv Stadium3,600 2018–1917–08–2018Botev 1912 Football Complex3,10004–12–2018Lokomotiv Stadium3,600 2019–2015–02–2020Botev 1912 Football Complex3,20031–08–2019Lokomotiv Stadium6,200 2020–2109–08–2020Botev 1912 Football Complex2,00027–11–2020Lokomotiv Stadium0 2021–2205–03–2022Botev 1912 Football Complex3,50025–09–2021Lokomotiv Stadium5,000 2022–2311–03–2023Botev 1912 Football Complex03–09–2022Lokomotiv Stadium6,000 2023–2403–11–2023Hristo Botev Stadium 16–07–2023Lokomotiv Stadium4,000 2024–2528–07–2024Hristo Botev Stadium12,47301−12−2024Lokomotiv Stadium

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 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 2025–26 12 February 2026 Lokomotiv 1−0 Botev Stadion Lokomotiv Bulgarian Cup Quarterfinal

Overall match statistics

Games played Botev wins Draws Lokomotiv wins Botev goals Lokomotiv goals Parva Liga 124 43 38 43 146 148 Bulgarian Cup 13 6 1 6 25 20 137 49 39 49 171 168

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2024) P.49505152535455565758596061626364656667686970717273747576777879808182838485868788899091929394959697989900010203040506070809101112131415161718192021222324251112222233333333333333334444444444444555555555555555566666666666666667777777777777777888888888999999999910101010101010101010101010101111111111111111121212121212131313131313131313141414141515151516161718 • 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 Cup of the Soviet Army 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.

References

External links Bulgaria Cups Overview – Bulgarian Cups, RSSSF.com