# PFC Botev Plovdiv in European football
## Total statistics

| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - 5 |
| Balkans Cup | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | + 5 |
| Intertoto Cup | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 17 | + 2 |
| European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - 3 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 11 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 48 | + 10 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - 3 |
| Total | 24 | 82 | 30 | 17 | 35 | 136 | 130 | + 6 |

## Statistics by country

| Country | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Albania | Partizani Tirana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | + 3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | + 3 |
| Austria | St. Pölten | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - 1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - 1 |
| Belarus / Soviet Union | Dinamo Minsk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - 1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - 1 |
| BiH / SFR Yugoslavia | Velež Mostar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | - 5 |
| BiH / SFR Yugoslavia | Zrinjski Mostar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | + 1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | - 4 |
| Croatia / SFR Yugoslavia | Hajduk Split | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - 2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - 2 |
| Cyprus | APOEL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - 2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - 2 |
| Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia | Vítkovice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | + 2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | + 2 |
| England | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - 5 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - 5 |
| Georgia | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | + 2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | + 2 |
| Germany / West Germany | Bayern Munich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - 1 |
| Germany / West Germany | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - 3 |
| Germany / West Germany | Hertha BSC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - 1 |
| Germany / West Germany | Stuttgart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | - 5 |
| Greece | Olympiacos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - 5 |
| Greece | Panathinaikos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - 5 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | - 10 |
| Israel | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | + 4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | + 4 |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | + 6 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | + 6 |
| Luxembourg | Union Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | + 4 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | + 4 |
| Malta | Hibernians | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | + 10 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | + 10 |
| Portugal | Marítimo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - 2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - 2 |
| Republic of Ireland | Shamrock Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | + 5 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | + 5 |
| North Macedonia / SFR Yugoslavia | Vardar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | + 1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | + 1 |
| Romania | Brașov | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | + 1 |
| Romania | Rapid București | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | + 3 |
| Romania | Steaua București | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | + 3 |
| Romania | Sportul Studențesc | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | + 2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | + 9 |
| San Marino | Libertas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | + 6 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | + 6 |
| Serbia / SFR Yugoslavia | Crvena zvezda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - 3 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - 3 |
| Slovakia | Dunajská Streda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - 5 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - 5 |
| Slovenia | Maribor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | + 1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | + 1 |
| Spain | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - 4 |
| Spain | Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - 2 |
| Spain | Real Zaragoza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Spain | Sevilla | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - 2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | - 8 |
| Sweden | Elfsborg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | + 4 |
| Sweden | Göteborg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - 2 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | + 2 |
| Turkey | Fenerbahçe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - 2 |
| Turkey | Göztepe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | + 1 |
| Subtotal | Subtotal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | - 1 |
| Total | Total | 82 | 30 | 17 | 35 | 136 | 130 | + 6 |

## Statistics by competition
### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1968–69 | Fairs Cup | 1Q | Real Zaragoza | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |
| 1970–71 | Fairs Cup | 1Q | Coventry City | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 |

### Balkans Cup

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1972 | Balkans Cup |
| 1972 | Balkans Cup | Group Stage | Göztepe | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1st |
| 1972 | Balkans Cup | Group Stage | Brașov | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1st |
| 1972 | Balkans Cup | Final | Vardar | 5–0 | 0–4 | 5–4 |
| 1980–81 | Balkans Cup |
| 1980–81 | Balkans Cup | Group Stage | Sportul Studențesc | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1st |
| 1980–81 | Balkans Cup | Final | Velež Mostar | 5–6 | 2–6 | 7–12 |

### UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1962–63 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | PR | Steaua București | 5–1 | 2–3 | 7–4 |
| 1962–63 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | Shamrock Rovers | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| 1962–63 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-finals | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 |
| 1981–82 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | Barcelona | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 |
| 1984–85 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | Union Luxembourg | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| 1984–85 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2Q | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–4 |

### Intertoto Cup

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1983 | Intertoto Cup |
| 1983 | Intertoto Cup | Group Stage | Vítkovice | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3rd |
| 1983 | Intertoto Cup | Group Stage | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3rd |
| 1983 | Intertoto Cup | Group Stage | Elfsborg | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 1991 | Intertoto Cup | | | | | 3rd |
| 1991 | Intertoto Cup | Group Stage | Dunajská Streda | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3rd |
| 1991 | Intertoto Cup | Group Stage | Rapid București | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3rd |

### European Cup / UEFA Champions League

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1967–68 | European Cup | 1Q | Rapid București | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 (aet) |
| 1985–86 | European Cup | 1Q | Göteborg | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–5 |

### UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1978–79 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Hertha Berlin | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Hibernians | 8–0 | 2–0 | 10–0 |
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup | 2Q | Hajduk Split | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Crvena zvezda | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 |
| 1988–89 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Dinamo Minsk | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| 1992–93 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Fenerbahçe | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–5 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Olympiacos | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–8 |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | 2Q | Sevilla | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Astana | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Zrinjski Mostar | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Stuttgart | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Libertas | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | St. Pölten | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Partizani | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Beitar Jerusalem | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Marítimo | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Maribor | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4−3 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Panathinaikos | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–6 |

### UEFA Europa Conference League

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | APOEL | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 3Q | Zrinjski Mostar | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |