Battle for Thrace

Battle for Thrace or Thracian derby (Bulgarian: Битката за Тракия) is the name of the local derby football match between PFC Botev Plovdiv and PFC Beroe Stara Zagora.

Battle for Thrace

Other names	Thracian derby Botev Plovdiv vs Beroe Stara Zagora
Teams	PFC Botev Plovdiv PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
First meeting	Beroe 3–2 Botev (1958; 66 years ago (1958))
Latest meeting	26 February 2022, Beroe 1–1 Botev
Next meeting	28 May 2022 Botev Plovdiv Beroe
Stadiums	Hristo Botev Stadium Botev Botev 1912 Football Complex Botev Beroe Stadium Beroe
Statistics
Meetings total	105
Most wins	Botev (40)
All-time series	Botev: 40 Drawn: 27 Beroe: 38
Largest victory	Botev - Beroe 8-1 (22 December 1986)

Parva Liga match statistics

As of 13 October 2019

	Games played	Botev wins	Draws	Beroe wins	Botev goals	Beroe goals
Botev in Parva Liga at home	52	34	13	9	111	48
Beroe in Parva Liga at home	53	11	17	30	70	99
Parva Liga	105	45	30	39	181	147

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2022)

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	20	21	22
1																			1																			1
2															2																							2																													2
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
5																	5						5									5									5		5						5																					5
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
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									10			10			10									10	10	10			10		10									10
11					11						11																		11																					11									11
12															12		12				12																12																12		12					12
13																									13														13												13	13	13					13			13
14						14										14																																						14		14				14
15																										15								15
16																						16																									16															16
17
18

• Total: Beroe Stara Zagora with 19 higher finishes, Botev Plovdiv with 32 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2021–22 season).

Trophies

National Competition	Botev Plovdiv	Beroe Stara Zagora
Bulgarian Championship	2	1
Bulgarian Cup	4	2
Bulgarian Supercup	1	1
Balkans Cup	1	4
Total	8	8

Botev Plovdiv and Beroe Stara Zagora are the only Bulgarian clubs, which managed to win at least once all major Bulgarian club tournaments (Bulgarian Championship, Bulgarian Cup, Bulgarian Supercup) and Balkans Cup

Statistics

Biggest wins

Botev wins

8:1 - 22 December 1986^[1]
6:0 - 17 November 1968^[2]
4:1 - 1 December 2018^[3]
4:1 - 12 December 1984^[4]

Beroe wins

5:2 - 7 August 1999^[5]
3:0 - 21 September 1986^[6]
3:0 - 26 April 2010^[7]

References

1. "Botev biggest win". a-pfg.com (in Bulgarian).
2. "Botev second biggest win". a-pfg.com (in Bulgarian).
3. "Botev third biggest win". a-pfg.com (in Bulgarian).
4. "Botev third biggest win". a-pfg.com (in Bulgarian).
5. "Beroe biggest win". a-pfg.com (in Bulgarian).
6. "Beroe second biggest win". a-pfg.com (in Bulgarian).
7. "Beroe second biggest win". a-pfg.com (in Bulgarian).

External links

• Botev vs Beroe Statistics, http://a-pfg.com Botev vs Beroe
• Balkans Cup Archive, Romeo Ionescu, RSSSF (Recreation & Sports Soccer Statistics Foundation)
• Bulgaria Cups Overview - Bulgarian Cups, RSSSF.com