# 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 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.

## 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 | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | PRC | SFC | National Cup |
| Season | Division | Pos | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PRC | SFC | National Cup |
| 1924 | 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 | | |
| 1926 – 27 | PCC | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 10 | | | |
| 1927 – 28 | PCC | | | | | | | | | | RU | | |
| 1928 – 29 | PCC | 1st | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 19 | W | W | TC – W |
| 1929 – 30 | PCC | 1st | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 18 | W | 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 | SF | |
| 1937 – 38 | NFD (I) | 9th | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 12 | | | TC – RR |
| 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 | | TC – RR |
| 1940 – 41 | SBFD (I) | 4th | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 16 | | | TC – RR |
| 1941 – 42 | PCC (I) | 2nd | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 14 | | R1 | TC – RR |
| 1942 – 43 | PCC | 2nd | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 15 | | SF | |
| 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 | R16 | CSA – RR |
| 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 | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | CSA | Europe | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer |
| Season | Division | Pos | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CSA | Europe | Name | Goals |
| 1948 – 49 | Southern Division (II) | 1st | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 16 | RR | | | |
| 1948 – 49 | QT | 3rd | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 13 | RR | | | |
| 1949 – 50 | 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 | 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 | 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 | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | BG Cup | SA Cup* | Europe | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Avg. Attend. |
| Season | Division | Pos | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BG Cup | SA Cup* | Europe | Name | Goals | Avg. Attend. |
| 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 | 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 | Atanas Pashev | 30 | 12,800 |
| 1986 – 87 | A Group | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 39 | R16 | R16 | 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 | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | BG Cup | Other | Europe | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Avg. Attend. |
| Season | Division | Pos | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BG Cup | Other | Europe | Name | Goals | Avg. Attend. |
| 1990 – 91 | A Group | 5th | 30 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 36 | RU | CB – QF | | 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 | Banned | Boris Hvoynev | 12 | 7,786 |
| 1995 – 96 | A Group | 10th | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 36 | R32 | CP – 8th | UC – R64 | | | |
| 1996 – 97 | A Group | 5th | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 45 | R32 | CP – GS | | 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 | 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 | |

## Key

| Winners | Runners-up | Third/SF | Promotion | Relegation |