List of PFC Botev Plovdiv seasons
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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 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, 4 Bulgarian Cups, 1 Bulgarian Supercup and 1 Balkans Cup.
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 – 25 | PCC | 2nd | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 18 | |||
| 1925 – 26 | PCC | 1st | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 16 | RU [6] | ||
| 1926 – 27 | PCC | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 10 | |||
| 1927 – 28 | PCC | [7] | RU [8] | ||||||||||
| 1928 – 29 | PCC | 1st | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 19 | W[9] | W | TC – W[10] |
| 1929 – 30 | PCC | 1st | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 18 | W[11] | SF | |
| 1930 – 31 | PCC | 1st | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 9 | +26 | 17 | R1 | ||
| 1931 – 32 | PCC | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 16 | |||
| 1932 – 33 | PCC | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 15 | |||
| 1933 – 34 | PCC | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 12 | |||
| 1934 – 35 | PCC | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 23 | |||
| 1935 – 36 | PCC | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 15 | |||
| 1936 – 37 | PCC (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 – 39 | PCC (II) | 2nd | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 18 | TC – R16 | ||
| 1939 – 40 | PCC (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 | R1 | TC – RR[21] | |
| 1942 – 43 | PCC | 2nd | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 15 | SF | [22] | |
| 1943 – 44 | PCC | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 19 | R1 | ||
| 1944 – 45 | PCC | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 6 | QF | ||
| 1945 – 46 | PCC | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | W [23] | R16 | CSA – RR[24] |
| 1946 – 47 | PCC | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 | CSA – F | ||
| 1947 – 48 | PRC (I) | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 22 | R16 | CSA – 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 | |||
| 1950 | PRC (III) | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 15 | +48 | 23 | RR | |||
| 1951[27] | A Group (I) | 10th | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 17 | R16 | |||
| 1952 | A Group | 9th | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 19 | SF | |||
| 1953 | A Group (I) | 11th | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 24 | R1 | |||
| 1954 | B Group (II) | 1st | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 36 | RR | |||
| 1955 | A Group (I) | 10th | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 26 | SF | |||
| 1956 | A Group | 3rd | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 25 | RU | |||
| 1957 | A Group | 8th | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 19 | R16 | |||
| 1958[28] | A Group | 9th | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 9 | R16 | |||
| 1958 – 59 | A Group | 8th | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 22 | QF | |||
| 1959 – 60 | A Group | 7th | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 21 | R16 | |||
| 1960 – 61 | A Group | 3rd | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 29 | SF | Ivan Sotirov | 20 | |
| 1961 – 62 | A Group | 4th | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 27 | W | |||
| 1962 – 63 | A Group | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 40 | RU | CWC – QF | Georgi Asparuhov | 20 |
| 1963 – 64 | A Group | 7th | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 54 | -11 | 30 | RU | |||
| 1964 – 65 | A Group | 12th | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 27 | R32 | |||
| 1965 – 66 | A Group | 10th | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 27 | R16 | Dobrin Nenov | 14 | |
| 1966 – 67 | A Group | 1st | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 38 | GP | Dinko Dermendzhiev | 14 | |
| 1967 – 68 | A Group | 6th | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 30 | GP | EC – R32 | Dinko Dermendzhiev | 14 |
| 1968 – 69 | A Group | 6th | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 28 | SF | ICFC – R1 | Dinko Dermendzhiev | 21 |
| 1969 – 70 | A Group | 4th | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 34 | QF | Dinko Dermendzhiev | 18 | |
| 1970 – 71 | A Group | 5th | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 32 | QF | ICFC – R1 | ||
| 1971 – 72 | A Group | 6th | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 37 | +7 | 35 | QF | BC – W | Dinko Dermendzhiev | 16 |
| 1972 – 73 | A Group | 9th | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 32 | QF | |||
| 1973 – 74 | A Group | 10th | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 27 | R32 | Dinko Dermendzhiev | 13 | |
| 1974 – 75 | A Group | 10th | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 28 | QF | Ivan Pritargov | 20 | |
| 1975 – 76 | A Group | 6th | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 32 | R32 | |||
| 1976 – 77 | A Group | 11th | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 27 | R32 | |||
| 1977 – 78 | A Group | 4th | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 32 | QF | Anton Milkov | 14 | |
| 1978 – 79 | A Group | 8th | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 29 | R32 | UC – R1 | Georgi Slavkov | 12 |
| 1979 – 80 | A Group | 5th | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 33 | R16 | Krasimir Manolov | 11 | |
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 – 81 | A Group | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 35 | 3rd | W | BC – RU | Georgi Slavkov | 31 | |
| 1981 – 82 | A Group | 7th | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 30 | 3rd | R32 | CWC – R32 | Kostadin Kostadinov / Mitko Argirov | 11 | |
| 1982 – 83 | A Group | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 38 | R16 | R64 | Antim Pehlivanov | 20 | 13,733 | |
| 1983 – 84 | A Group | 9th | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 29 | RU | R32[30] | IC-GP | Kostadin Kostadinov | 15 | 14,233 |
| 1984 – 85 | A Group | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 33 | 3rd | R16 | CWC – R16 | Atanas Pashev | 17 | 13,100 |
| 1985 – 86 | A Group | 2nd | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 38 | +44 | 41 | R4 | SF | EC – R32[31] | Atanas Pashev | 30 | 12,800 |
| 1986 – 87 | A Group | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 39 | R16 | R16[32] | UC – R3 | 9,733 | ||
| 1987 – 88 | A Group | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 39 | QF | R16 | UC – R1 | Atanas Pashev | 17 | 12,600 |
| 1988 – 89 | A Group | 4th | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 33 | SF | R16 | UC – R1 | Antim Pehlivanov | 11 | 8,538 |
| 1989 – 90 | A Group | 7th | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 33 | R1 | RU | Antim Pehlivanov | 13 | 11,133 | |
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 – 91 | A Group | 5th | 30 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 36 | RU | CB – QF [33][34] | Yasen Petrov | 11 | 5,500 | |
| 1991 – 92 | A Group | 4th | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 37 | SF | IC – GP | Marin Bakalov / Todor Zaytsev / Boris Hvoynev | 9 | 12,467 | |
| 1992 – 93 | A Group | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 38 | RU | UC – R1 | Yasen Petrov | 10 | 6,933 | |
| 1993 – 94 | A Group | 3rd | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 50 | R32 | UC – R1 | Boris Hvoynev | 11 | 10,500 | |
| 1994 – 95 | A Group | 3rd | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 60 | RU | CP – R32 [35][36] | Banned | Boris Hvoynev | 12 | 7,786 |
| 1995 – 96 | A Group | 10th | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 36 | R32 | CP – 8th [37] | UC – R64 | |||
| 1996 – 97 | A Group | 5th | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 45 | R32 | CP – GS [38] | Geno Dobrevski | 13 | ||
| 1997 – 98 | A Group | 11th | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 36 | R16 | |||||
| 1998 – 99 | A Group | 13th | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 55 | -21 | 32 | R16 | Dimitar Telkiyski | 11 | |||
| 1999 – 00 | A Group | 8th | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 40 | QF | Anastas Petrov | 10 | 8,400 | ||
| 2000 – 01 | Premier League (I) | 13th | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 55 | -27 | 20 | QF | 5,000 | ||||
| 2001 – 02 | B Group (II) | 3rd | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 46 | R16 | Borislav Dimitrov | 13 | 3,292 | ||
| 2002 – 03 | Premier League (I) | 12th | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 61 | -35 | 21 | R32 | Borislav Dimitrov | 9 | 3,973 | ||
| 2003 – 04 | A Group (I) | 14th | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 27 | R16 | 3,993 | ||||
| 2004 – 05 | B Group (II) | 2nd | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 68 | QF | Emil Urumov / Kostadin Vidolov | 13 | |||
| 2005 – 06 | A Group (I) | 13th | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 24 | R32 | 5,964 | ||||
| 2006 – 07 | A Group | 10th | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 37 | R16 | 4,580 | ||||
| 2007 – 08 | A Group | 12th | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 30 | SF | Georgi Hristov | 19 | 5,000 | ||
| 2008 – 09 | A Group | 13th | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 30 | R32 | 4,158 | ||||
| 2009 – 10 | A Group (I) | 16th | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 78 | -66 | 1 [39] | R32 | 2,439 | ||||
| 2010 – 11 | V Group (III) | 1st | 38 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 15 | +112 | 112 | RR | Atanas Kurdov | 46 | |||
| 2011 – 12 | B Group (II) | 2nd | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 51 | QF | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | 8 | 2,804 | ||
| 2012 – 13 | A Group (I) | 4th | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 60 | R16 | Ivan Tsvetkov | 17 | 8,071 | ||
| 2013 – 14 | A Group | 4th | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 65 | RU | EL – 3QR | Anicet Abel | 10 | 3,745 | |
| 2014 – 15 | A Group | 6th | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 42 | R16 | SC – RU | EL – 2QR | Ivan Tsvetkov | 7 | 2,169 |
| 2015 – 16 | A Group | 7th | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 44 | -17 | 33 | R16 | Lachezar Baltanov | 7 | 2,194 | ||
| 2016 – 17 | First League (I) | 8th | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 44 | W | João Paulo | 12 | 1,906 | ||
| 2017 – 18 | First League | 5th | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 56 | SF | SC – W | EL – 3QR | Steven Petkov | 15 | 1,829 |
| 2018 – 19 | First League | 6th | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 50 | RU | Todor Nedelev | 14 | 1,946 | ||
| 2019 – 20 | First League | 7th | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 36 | SF | Todor Nedelev | 9 | 2,154 | ||
| 2020 – 21 | First League | 10th | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 52 | -18 | 32 | R16 | Atanas Iliev | 16 | |||
| 2021 – 22 | First League | 3rd | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 53 | R32 | |||||
| 2022 – 23 | First League | 10th | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 36 | R16 | ECL – 2QR | Antoine Baroan | 14 | ||
| 2023 – 24 | First League | 9th | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 45 | W | Antoine Baroan | 8 | |||
| 2024 – 25 | First League | 6th | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 56 | QF | |||||
Key
| Winners | Runners-up | Third/SF | Promotion | Relegation |
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References
- ↑ "Ботев Пловдив".
- ↑ "Bulgaria Championship History 1924-2009".
- ↑ "Ботев Пловдив".
- ↑ "Ботев Пловдив".
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lost Regional Championship Final vs. Botev Pazardzhik
- ↑ There isn't any information on the standings for this season, as it was abandoned halfway through
- ↑ Official Loss in Regional Championship Final vs. Levski Plovdiv. Reason is unknown
- ↑ Won Regional Championship Final vs. Botev Pazardzhik
- ↑ In the periods 1924 – 1937 and 1943 – 1945 the Cup is given to the winner of State Championship
- ↑ Won Regional Championship Final vs. Botev Pazardzhik
- ↑ Won Regional Championship Final vs. Botev Pazardzhik
- ↑ A nation-wide top-level football league is formed for the first time
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lost against Sportklub Plovdiv
- ↑ Won Regional Championship Final vs. Levski Pazardzhik
- ↑ Lost against Sportklub Plovdiv
- ↑ The nation-wide National Division was disbanded, and instead two regional top-level leagues were established
- ↑ Lost against Parchevich Plovdiv
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lost against Shipka
- ↑ The Tsar's Cup is again given to the winner of the State Championship
- ↑ Won Regional Championship Final vs. Levski Asenovgrad
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The National Cup of the Bulgaria during this period is called the "Cup of the Soviet Army"
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Season 1958 is a transition season so everyone plays only one time against one another
- ↑ "EFS Attendances". www.european-football-statistics.co.uk.
- ↑ Knocked out by Chirpan
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Knocked out by Dobrudzha Dobrich
- ↑ The Cup of the BFU is the successor of the CSA. It is held only this season.
- ↑ Botev goes out against Neftohimik Burgas
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Botev is eliminated Dunav Ruse
- ↑ Loses the match for 7th place against Levski Sofia
- ↑ Finishes 3rd in the Group Stage
- ↑ 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.