List of PFC Botev Plovdiv seasons

PFC Botev Plovdiv (Bulgarian: „Ботев“ Пловдив), commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv or simply Botev, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that currently competes in the Bulgarian Parva Liga, the top flight of Bulgarian football. Founded on 11 March 1912, it is the country's oldest active football club.

This is a list of the Botev Plovdiv's achievements in major competitions in Bulgarian and European football. It covers all seasons from 1924 (the beginning of competitive football in Bulgaria), to the most recent completed season.

The club has won 2 Bulgarian Championships, 6 Plovdiv City Championships, 3 Bulgarian Cups, 1 Bulgarian Supercup and 1 Balkans Cup.

Seasons

1924 – 1948

*In this period, apart from three seasons between 1937 and 1940, there was no national league in Bulgaria. Instead, there was a national knockout competition called the State Football Championship, which determined the champion of Bulgaria. The qualification rules for this championship were constantly changing, with Botev sometimes being able to qualify directly through the Plovdiv City Championship, while at other times having to compete for the Regional Championship against a team from the region. For most of this period, there was also no separate competition for the Bulgarian Cup.

Season League [1][2] PRC SFC National Cup[3][4]
Division Pos Pl W D L GF GA GD Pts
1924[5]PCC (I) 2nd 7 4 0 3 15 12 +3 8
1924 – 25PCC 2nd 14 8 2 4 42 26 +16 18
1925 – 26PCC 1st 10 8 0 2 30 12 +18 16 RU [6]
1926 – 27PCC 3rd 10 4 2 4 21 18 +3 10
1927 – 28PCC [7] RU [8]
1928 – 29PCC 1st 10 9 1 0 25 8 +17 19 W[9] W TC – W[10]
1929 – 30PCC 1st 10 9 0 1 32 9 +23 18 W[11] SF
1930 – 31PCC 1st 10 8 1 1 35 9 +26 17 R1
1931 – 32PCC 2nd 10 7 2 1 24 6 +18 16
1932 – 33PCC 2nd 10 7 1 2 25 10 +15 15
1933 – 34PCC 3rd 10 5 2 3 19 20 -1 12
1934 – 35PCC 2nd 14 11 1 2 38 15 +23 23
1935 – 36PCC 3rd 16 6 3 7 28 27 +1 15
1936 – 37PCC (I) 1st 14 12 0 2 35 12 +23 24 W[12] SF
1937 – 38[13]NFD (I) 9th 18 5 2 11 28 44 -16 12 TC – RR[14][15]
1938 – 39PCC (II) 2nd 12 8 2 2 29 11 +18 18 TC – R16
1939 – 40PCC (II) 1st 10 8 0 2 24 12 +12 16 W[16] TC – RR[17]
1940 – 41[18]SBFD (I) 4th 14 5 6 3 33 22 +11 16 TC – RR[19]
1941 – 42[20]PCC (I) 2nd 12 5 4 3 26 16 +10 14 R1TC – RR[21]
1942 – 43PCC 2nd 12 5 5 2 15 17 -2 15 SF[22]
1943 – 44PCC 2nd 14 9 1 4 29 14 +15 19 R1
1944 – 45PCC 2nd 4 3 0 1 19 4 +15 6 QF
1945 – 46PCC 2nd 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 9 W [23] R16CSA – RR[24]
1946 – 47PCC 4th 6 2 2 2 8 11 -3 6 CSA – F
1947 – 48PRC (I) 2nd 14 9 4 1 36 8 +28 22 R16CSA – RR

1948 – 1980

*A national league was established again, this time for good.

Season League CSA[25] Europe Top goalscorer
Division Pos Pl W D L GF GA GD Pts Name Goals
1948 – 49 Southern Division (II) 1st 10 7 2 1 28 9 +19 16 RR
QT 3rd 12 4 5 3 23 17 +6 13
1949 – 50 [26]A Group (I) 6th 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 2 RR
1950PRC (III) 2nd 14 11 1 2 63 15 +48 23 RR
1951[27]A Group (I)10th2265112632-617R16
1952A Group9th2291121725-819 SF
1953A Group (I) 11th 28 8 8 12 29 31 -2 24R1
1954B Group (II) 1st 22 14 8 0 47 9 +38 36RR
1955A Group (I)10th269892731-426 SF
1956A Group 3rd 22 9 7 6 27 20 +7 25 RU
1957A Group8th226792233-1119R16
1958[28]A Group9th113351418-49R16
1958 – 59A Group8th228682841-1322QF
1959 – 60A Group7th228593031-121R16
1960 – 61A Group 3rd 26 10 9 7 50 41 +9 29 SFIvan Sotirov20
1961 – 62A Group4th2681174338+527 W
1962 – 63A Group 2nd 30 17 6 7 55 26 +29 40 RUCWC – QF Georgi Asparuhov20
1963 – 64A Group7th30134134354-1130 RU
1964 – 65A Group12th3099124049-927R32
1965 – 66A Group10th3099124139+227R16Dobrin Nenov14
1966 – 67A Group 1st 30 13 12 5 39 24 +15 38GPDinko Dermendzhiev14
1967 – 68A Group6th301010105249+330GPEC – R32Dinko Dermendzhiev14
1968 – 69A Group6th30116135148+328 SFICFC – R1Dinko Dermendzhiev21
1969 – 70A Group4th30154114834+1434QFDinko Dermendzhiev18
1970 – 71A Group5th30136115350+332QFICFC – R1
1971 – 72A Group6th34147135437+735QF BC – WDinko Dermendzhiev16
1972 – 73A Group9th34128144444032QF
1973 – 74A Group10th30713103642-627R32Dinko Dermendzhiev13
1974 – 75A Group10th30124144155-1428QFIvan Pritargov20
1975 – 76A Group6th30101282426-232R32
1976 – 77A Group11th30713103640-427R32
1977 – 78A Group4th30136113936+332QFAnton Milkov14
1978 – 79A Group8th30911104545029R32UC – R1Georgi Slavkov12
1979 – 80A Group5th30145113938+133R16Krasimir Manolov11

1980 – 1990

*The tournament for the Bulgarian Cup was established. At first, it was a secondary tournament, but from the 1982-83 season, it became the National Cup, with the Cup of the Soviet Army becoming the secondary tournament instead.

Season League BG Cup SA Cup* Europe Top goalscorer Avg.
Attend.[29]
Division Pos Pl W D L GF GA GD Pts Name Goals
1980 – 81A Group 3rd 30 15 5 10 64 40 +24 35 3rd W BC – RUGeorgi Slavkov31
1981 – 82A Group7th30134134642+430 3rd R32CWC – R32Kostadin Kostadinov / Mitko Argirov 11
1982 – 83A Group 3rd 30 16 6 8 62 40 +22 38R16R64Antim Pehlivanov2013,733
1983 – 84A Group9th30117126458+629 RUR32[30]IC-GPKostadin Kostadinov1514,233
1984 – 85A Group 3rd 30 15 5 10 68 32 +36 33 3rdR16CWC – R16Atanas Pashev1713,100
1985 – 86A Group 2nd 30 18 6 6 82 38 +44 41R4 SFEC – R32[31] Atanas Pashev3012,800
1986 – 87A Group 3rd 30 16 7 7 57 30 +27 39R16R16[32] UC – R39,733
1987 – 88A Group 3rd 30 15 9 6 52 31 +21 39QFR16UC – R1Atanas Pashev1712,600
1988 – 89A Group4th3012994936+1333 SFR16UC – R1Antim Pehlivanov118,538
1989 – 90A Group7th30153124339+433R1 RUAntim Pehlivanov1311,133

1990 –

*The Cup of the Soviet Army folds after the fall of communism in Bulgaria. In its place the BFU creates the Cup of the BFU, but it also folds after just one season. A few years later, the football authorities again try to establish a secondary cup competition through the creation of the Cup of the PFL (Professional Football League), but it survives just three seasons, as it was not taken seriously by the top clubs in Bulgaria. From the 2003 – 04 season, there is an annual match between the league champion and the Bulgarian Cup holder, which determines the winner of the Bulgarian Supercup.

Season League BG Cup Other Europe Top goalscorer Avg.
Attend.
Division Pos Pl W D L GF GA GD Pts Name Goals
1990 – 91A Group5th30121074941+836 RUCB – QF [33][34]Yasen Petrov115,500
1991 – 92A Group4th30131164627+1937 SFIC – GPMarin Bakalov / Todor Zaytsev / Boris Hvoynev912,467
1992 – 93A Group 3rd 30 16 6 8 55 33 +22 38 RUUC – R1Yasen Petrov106,933
1993 – 94A Group 3rd 28 15 5 8 50 29 +21 50R32UC – R1Boris Hvoynev1110,500
1994 – 95A Group 3rd 30 18 6 6 66 31 +35 60 RUCP – R32 [35][36]BannedBoris Hvoynev127,786
1995 – 96A Group10th30106143338-536R32CP – 8th [37]UC – R64
1996 – 97A Group5th30143134141045R32CP – GS [38]Geno Dobrevski13
1997 – 98A Group11th30113163548-1336R16
1998 – 99A Group13th3095163455-2132R16Dimitar Telkiyski11
1999 – 00A Group8th30124144342+140QFAnastas Petrov108,400
2000 – 01Premier League (I) 13th 26 6 2 18 28 55 -27 20QF5,000
2001 – 02B Group (II) 3rd 24 13 7 4 36 19 +17 46R16Borislav Dimitrov133,292
2002 – 03Premier League (I)12th2663172661-3521R32Borislav Dimitrov93,973
2003 – 04A Group (I) 14th 30 7 6 17 33 60 -27 27R163,993
2004 – 05B Group (II) 2nd 30 21 5 4 64 21 +43 68QFEmil Urumov / Kostadin Vidolov13
2005 – 06A Group (I)13th28412122038-1824R325,964
2006 – 07A Group10th30114154145-437R164,580
2007 – 08A Group12th3086163654-1830 SFGeorgi Hristov195,000
2008 – 09A Group13th3086163150-1930R324,158
2009 – 10A Group (I) 16th 30 1 4 25 12 78 -66 1 [39]R322,439
2010 – 11V Group (III) 1st 38 37 1 0 127 15 +112 112RRAtanas Kurdov46
2011 – 12B Group (II) 2nd 27 14 9 4 40 17 +23 51QFAleksandar Aleksandrov82,804
2012 – 13A Group (I)4th3018665121+3060R16Ivan Tsvetkov178,071
2013 – 14A Group4th38181195732+2565 RUEL – 3QRAnicet Abel103,745
2014 – 15A Group6th32126143839-142R16 SC – RUEL – 2QRIvan Tsvetkov72,169
2015 – 16A Group7th3289152744-1733R16Lachezar Baltanov72,194
2016 – 17First League (I)8th32135145150+144 WJoão Paulo121,906
2017 – 18First League5th361511106249+1356 SF SC – WEL – 3QRSteven Petkov151,829
2018 – 19First League6th36148144436+850 RUTodor Nedelev141,946
2019 – 20First League7th29106133234-236 SFTodor Nedelev92,154
2020 – 21First League10th32711143452-1832 R16Atanas Iliev16
2021 – 22First League 3rd 31 15 8 8 38 33 +5 53 R32

Key
Winners Runners-up Third/SF Promotion Relegation

References
  1. "Ботев Пловдив".
  2. "Bulgaria Championship History 1924-2009".
  3. "Ботев Пловдив".
  4. "Ботев Пловдив".
  5. The Plovdiv City Championship was established in 1924, along with the Bulgarian State Championship. By format, the winner of the Plovdiv City Championship plays a final match against the best team in the region that does not reside in the city of Plovdiv itself. This match determines the champion of the Trakiya (later Plovdiv) Region that then plays in a knockout competition (The Bulgarian State Championship) against teams from the other regions of Bulgaria. This competition determines the Bulgarian Football Champion
  6. Lost Regional Championship Final vs. Botev Pazardzhik
  7. There isn't any information on the standings for this season, as it was abandoned halfway through
  8. Official Loss in Regional Championship Final vs. Levski Plovdiv. Reason is unknown
  9. Won Regional Championship Final vs. Botev Pazardzhik
  10. In the periods 1924 – 1937 and 1943 – 1945 the Cup is given to the winner of State Championship
  11. Won Regional Championship Final vs. Botev Pazardzhik
  12. Won Regional Championship Final vs. Botev Pazardzhik
  13. A nation-wide top-level football league is formed for the first time
  14. With the establishment of a nation-wide football league, the Bulgarian Champion no longer receives the Tsar's Cup. A new knockout competition is established to determine the winner of the Cup
  15. Lost against Sportklub Plovdiv
  16. Won Regional Championship Final vs. Levski Pazardzhik
  17. Lost against Sportklub Plovdiv
  18. The nation-wide National Division was disbanded, and instead two regional top-level leagues were established
  19. Lost against Parchevich Plovdiv
  20. The South Bulgarian Football Division is disbanded as well and the format switches more or less to the one prior to the establishment of a national league, though the Plovdiv Region now has the right to have two representatives
  21. Lost against Shipka
  22. The Tsar's Cup is again given to the winner of the State Championship
  23. Won Regional Championship Final vs. Levski Asenovgrad
  24. With the new communist government in power, a new competition called "Cup of the Soviet Army" is established as the new National Cup competition of Bulgaria.
  25. The National Cup of the Bulgaria during this period is called the "Cup of the Soviet Army"
  26. The 1949 – 50 season starts normally, but after just two rounds played, it is abandoned so a reorganisation can take place. Qualification tournaments are set up, with Botev winning qualification through the Plovdiv one. This means the club should remain a member of the top division. However, as CSKA Sofia could not qualify for the division through the Sofiq qualifiers, the football union decides that CSKA should take Botev's place instead. Botev, on the other hand, is sent to the Plovdiv Regional Championship.
  27. After one season in the Plovdiv Regional Championship, in 1950 the football authorities decide to compensate Botev for what they did to it an year earlier and grant the club a place in the top division for the 1951 season.
  28. Season 1958 is a transition season so everyone plays only one time against one another
  29. "EFS Attendances". www.european-football-statistics.co.uk.
  30. Knocked out by Chirpan
  31. Due to a fight among the footballers of CSKA and Levski Sofia in the Bulgarian Cup final of 1985, the title for 1985 was (temporarily) given to the team in third place for that year, Botev Plovdiv, which is why Botev played in the European Cup of 1985 – 86
  32. Knocked out by Dobrudzha Dobrich
  33. The Cup of the BFU is the successor of the CSA. It is held only this season.
  34. Botev goes out against Neftohimik Burgas
  35. The Cup of the Professional Football League is established as a replacement for the defunct Cup of the BCU, but it also folds after just three seasons.
  36. Botev is eliminated Dunav Ruse
  37. Loses the match for 7th place against Levski Sofia
  38. Finishes 3rd in the Group Stage
  39. During the 2009–10 season, Botev was deducted 6 points because of administrative irregularities. After the first half of the season, the club was expelled from the league and all of their remaining fixtures were counted as 3-0 wins for their opponents.
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