Plovdiv_derby

Plovdiv derby

Plovdiv derby

Bulgarian football 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 47 games, Lokomotiv have won 45, and 35 games ended in a draw.

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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)

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Bulgarian Cup and other

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Overall match statistics

As of 3 September 2022
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Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2023)

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Total: Botev Plovdiv with 43 higher finishes, Lokomotiv Plovdiv with 32 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2022–23 season).

Trophies

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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. 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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