# 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.

## 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. | 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 |
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* 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 6:0 - 17 November 1968 4:1 - 1 December 2018 4:1 - 12 December 1984

#### Beroe wins

5:2 - 7 August 1999 3:0 - 21 September 1986
3:0 - 26 April 2010