# Eternal derby of Bulgarian football

The Eternal derby of Bulgarian football or simply The Eternal derby (Bulgarian: Вечното дерби) is the name of the local derby football match between the two most popular and successful football clubs in Sofia and Bulgaria: Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia. The dominant forces in Bulgarian football have won 26 and 31 national championship titles and 27 and 21 Bulgarian Cup titles, involved into 13 and 11 Doubles, respectively. The rivalry was chosen by COPA90 as the 2nd Maddest Derby in Eastern Europe.

## History

The rivalry started in the late 1940s when the newly founded club of CSKA became a champion in their first year in competitive football in 1948. Both the 1948–49 and 1950 seasons ended with the two teams facing each other in Soviet Army Cup finals with Levski Sofia winning on both occasions after extra time of the second final replay, as the previous two final matches had finished as draws.
During the years, as the two teams became more and more successful, they gained large supporter bases. The confrontations between the clubs and their fans became commonplace and often resulted in tense encounters on the pitch and hooligan clashes between the fans off the pitch.
The hostility reached its climax on 19 June 1985 during the Bulgarian Cup final held at Vasil Levski National Stadium when, after many disputable referee decisions, both teams demonstrated poor sportsmanship which resulted in regular fights between them on the pitch. On 21 June, the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party issued a decree that disbanded both teams. CSKA Septemvriysko zname had to be re-founded as Sredets and Levski-Spartak as Vitosha. Six players (including Hristo Stoichkov and Borislav Mihaylov) were banned for life from playing competitive football; many other players and staff members were banned for three months to one year. A year later, the decision was abolished and the players continued their sport careers.
Although both Levski and CSKA are still regarded as the two most popular and supported teams in Bulgaria, neither of the two sides have been crowned champion after 2009. This has been mostly because of the rise of other clubs in the country, such as Litex Lovech and Ludogorets Razgrad. Litex won two consecutive titles between 2009 and 2011, while Ludogorets is currently on a streak of 12 consecutive titles since 2012. Despite this, the Eternal derby games are still usually the most attended ones in the league. In the 2010s, both CSKA and Levski experienced financial instability, with CSKA even being relegated to the third level of Bulgarian football after the 2014–15 season, while Levski has been in serious financial problems in the last couple of years, with multiple ownership changes.

## Venues

During the years, all the matches between Levski and CSKA were held at a neutral venue, in most cases at the Vasil Levski National Stadium. During the 2000s the clubs started to play their eternal derby matches at their own stadiums Georgi Asparuhov and Balgarska Armia but soon they decided to move the matches between them back to the National Stadium because of its higher capacity and the damages done on club stadiums by the visiting supporters.
Only once in the history of the Eternal derby it was held outside Sofia – in 1991, Levski won the Bulgarian Cup quarter-final 2–0 in a match that was played at Tundzha Stadium in Yambol.

## Summary of results

| Competition | Matches | Levski Sofia wins | draws | CSKA Sofia wins | Goal difference |
| League | 165 | 57 | 48 | 60 | 214:228 |
| Cup | 41 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 69:45 |
| Other | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14:18 |
| Total | 219 | 85 | 60 | 74 | 297:291 |
Note: All matches that have finished with a win after extra time are represented as a win for the respective club. All matches that have finished with a penalty shoot-out are represented as draws with the final score after 120 minutes.
As of 2 March 2025.

## Matches list

Levski win  Draw  CSKA win

### A PFG / First League (1948–49 – present)

| | Levski – CSKA | Levski – CSKA | Levski – CSKA | Levski – CSKA | Levski – CSKA | Levski – CSKA | CSKA – Levski | CSKA – Levski | CSKA – Levski | CSKA – Levski | CSKA – Levski | CSKA – Levski |
| Season | Date | Venue | Attend. | Score | Home goals | Away goals | Date | Venue | Attend. | Score | Home goals | Away goals |
| 1948–49 | 11–12–1948 | Yunak Stadium | 15,000 | 1–0 | Hranov 40' | – | 13–07–1949 | Yunak Stadium | 18,000 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1950 | 23–03–1950 | Yunak Stadium | 15,000 | 1–0 | A. Dimitrov 54' | – | 11–06–1950 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 20,000 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1951 | 12–09–1951 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 25,000 | 2–0 | T. Stoyanov 17' Popdimitrov 71' | – | 06–05–1951 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 25,000 | 2–1 | Yankov 71' D. Milanov 80' | A. Dimitrov 74' |
| 1952 | 04–04–1952 | Yunak Stadium | 20,000 | 1–3 | A. Dimitrov 66' | D. Milanov 12' P. Panayotov 34', 76' | 23–09–1952 | Rakovski Stadium | 20,000 | 1–0 | P. Mihaylov 51' | – |
| 1953 | 23–09–1953 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 0–5 | – | Rakarov 27' I. Kolev 57' Yankov 72' D. Iliev 82' (o.g.) K. Yanev 87' | 29–03–1953 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 25,000 | 0–1 | – | Kardashev 73' |
| 1954 | 15–11–1954 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 25,000 | 1–3 | Peev 86' | I. Kolev 18' P. Panayotov 19' D. Milanov 38' | 20–03–1954 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 30,000 | 2–2 | Bozhkov 6' K. Yanev 21' | Popdimitrov 54' Abadzhiev 63' |
| 1955 | 30–09–1955 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 0–3 | – | Bozhkov 38' (pen.) K. Yanev 59' I. Kolev 73' | 31–03–1955 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 3–1 | P. Mihaylov 25' Stefanov 42' G. Dimitrov 56' | Abadzhiev 22' |
| 1956 | 01–08–1956 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 45,000 | 1–3 | Pechenikov 12' | Bozhkov 29' (pen.) D. Milanov 53' G. Dimitrov 58' | 07–04–1956 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 1–1 | K. Yanev 47' | Takev 45' |
| 1957 | 14–04–1957 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 0–4 | – | K. Yanev 21' Bozhkov 30' (pen.) Rakarov 45' I. Kolev 87' | 28–08–1957 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1958 | 06–07–1958 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 2–2 | Yordanov 35' H. Iliev 49' (pen.) | D. Milanov 31', 40' | | | | | | |
| 1958–59 | 23–08–1958 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 0–2 | – | Georgiev 3' (o.g.) I. Kolev 24' | 08–03–1959 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 0–1 | – | H. Iliev 64' |
| 1959–60 | 29–11–1959 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 1–1 | Yordanov 30' | Bozhkov 71' (pen.) | 29–05–1960 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 3–2 | D. Milanov 33' I. Kolev 55', 71' | Yordanov 48', 50' |
| 1960–61 | 16–09–1960 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 1–0 | Sokolov 52' | – | 12–03–1961 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 2–0 | I. Kolev 25' (pen.) Rankov 72' | – |
| 1961–62 | 15–07–1962 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 6–3 | Yordanov 1', 15', 37', 77' Abadzhiev 47' Sokolov 61' (pen.) | Yakimov 42', 66' Kovachev 68' (pen.) | 26–11–1961 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 1–1 | Rankov 27' | Dochev 25' |
| 1962–63 | 27–12–1962 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 3–2 | H. Iliev 4', 25' Abadzhiev 87' | I. Kolev 57' Yakimov 62' | 25–05–1963 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 45,000 | 1–1 | Tsanev 32' | Yordanov 25' |
| 1963–64 | 05–10–1963 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 2–1 | A. Kostov 27' Yordanov 66' | Tsanev 87' | 18–04–1964 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 45,000 | 1–2 | Tsanev 21' | A. Kostov 58' Asparuhov 74' |
| 1964–65 | 13–09–1964 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 1–0 | Sokolov 89' | – | 10–04–1965 | Ovcha Kupel Stadium | 38,000 | 0–3 | – | H. Iliev 10' Asparuhov 54', 72' |
| 1965–66 | 28–04–1966 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 | 0–3 | – | Zafirov 13' Tsanev 28' I. Kolev 55' | 10–04–1966 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 62,000 | 1–0 | Tsanev 44' | – |
| 1966–67 | 11–03–1967 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 70,000 | 1–1 | Veselinov 32' | Nikodimov 21' | 03–09–1966 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 3–1 | Yakimov 50', 61' D. Penev 75' | H. Iliev 84' |
| 1967–68 | 29–10–1967 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 65,000 | 1–1 | Sokolov 61' | Marashliev 10' | 15–06–1968 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 65,000 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 1968–69 | 31–05–1969 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 70,000 | 1–3 | Panov 81' | D. Penev 1' Zhekov 30', 46' | 17–11–1968 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 55,000 | 2–7 | Zhekov 2' T. Atanasov 89' | Asparuhov 7', 59', 78' (pen.) A. Kostov 23' Kirilov 24', 56' Bogdanov 45' |
| 1969–70 | 07–07–1970 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 32,000 | 5–2 | Kotkov 1', 12', 35' (pen.), 37' Veselinov 69' | Zhekov 6', 73' (pen.) | 01–11–1969 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 | 4–2 | Marashliev 18' Zhekov 26', 64' (pen.) Yakimov 75' | Kotkov 35' (pen.) Asparuhov 86' (pen.) |
| 1970–71 | 20–12–1970 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | 2–2 | Mitkov 28' Veselinov 35' | Zhekov 27' Yakimov 75' | 28–06–1971 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 | 0–1 | – | Veselinov 60' |
| 1971–72 | 05–07–1972 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | 0–2 | – | Denev 60' Marashliev 90' | 18–12–1971 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | 0–1 | – | Pavlov 64' |
| 1972–73 | 24–03–1973 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 55,000 | 1–2 | Panov 88' | Marashliev 59' Zhekov 90' | 17–09–1972 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 30,000 | 2–2 | Denev 28', 55' | Haralampiev 49' Mitkov 75' (pen.) |
| 1973–74 | 24–04–1974 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 | 1–1 | Panov 64' | N. Hristov 34' | 12–11–1973 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 0–1 | – | T. Vasilev 27' (o.g.) |
| 1974–75 | 28–09–1974 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 1–2 | Panov 79' | Marashliev 7' S. Mihaylov 66' | 18–04–1975 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 55,000 | 1–0 | Denev 70' | – |
| 1975–76 | 07–05–1976 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 65,000 | 1–3 | Panov 79' | M. Goranov 5' D. Dimitrov 65' Denev 76' | 04–12–1975 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 45,000 | 1–4 | Marashliev 67' | Y. Yordanov 5' Panov 30' Borisov 70' Voynov 72' |
| 1976–77 | 25–09–1976 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 | 3–2 | K. Milanov 56' Panov 78' Voynov 90' (pen.) | M. Goranov 35' Yonchev 50' | 09–04–1977 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 65,000 | 1–3 | Kolev 63' (pen.) | Barzov 3' Panov 40', 60' |
| 1977–78 | 29–10–1977 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 4–1 | Y. Yordanov 9', 47' Nikolov 29' Stankov 58' | Stefanov 68' | 20–05–1978 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 2–2 | N. Hristov 22' Sredkov 42' | Spasov 20' G. Todorov 36' |
| 1978–79 | 30–05–1979 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 65,000 | 2–1 | Milkov 57' Barzov 78' | Markov 63' | 03–12–1978 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | 2–1 | Dzhevizov 3' Yonchev 36' | Gochev 87' (pen.) |
| 1979–80 | 22–03–1980 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 2–3 | Nikolchev 22' Spasov 88' (pen.) | Dzhevizov 29', 55' Valkov 34' | 01–09–1979 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 1–1 | Dzhevizov 82' | Stankov 57' |
| 1980–81 | 25–04–1981 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | 2–0 | P. Petrov 19' Gochev 46' | – | 07–10–1980 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 55,000 | 2–2 | Dzhevizov 64' Valkov 69' | Panov 32' Stankov 82' |
| 1981–82 | 05–09–1981 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 55,000 | 2–2 | Valchev 17' Barzov 90' (pen.) | Yonchev 12' Bezinski 74' | 13–03–1982 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 45,000 | 2–1 | Yonchev 12', 36' | Kurdov 46' |
| 1982–83 | 15–12–1982 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 30,000 | 0–0 | – | – | 08–05–1983 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 0–3 | – | Valchev 45' Iskrenov 75' Spasov 85' |
| 1983–84 | 10–12–1983 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 17,000 | 2–0 | Chavdarov 52' Iskrenov 72' | – | 03–06–1984 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 1–3 | Slavkov 72' | Spasov 21' Iskrenov 55' P. Tsvetkov 88' |
| 1984–85 | 09–03–1985 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 31,000 | 3–1 | P. Petrov 64' P. Tsvetkov 80' Gochev 88' | Markov 40' | 22–08–1984 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 30,000 | 0–1 | – | Kurdov 18' |
| 1985–86 | 22–12–1985 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 25,000 | 1–3 | Gochev 32' | L. Penev 6' Mladenov 11', 41' (pen.) | 31–08–1985 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 30,000 | 1–2 | Mladenov 13' | P. Tsvetkov 15' Valchev 86' |
| 1986–87 | 23–11–1986 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | 0–1 | – | Bezinski 52' | 30–05–1987 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | 1–0 | Stoichkov 80' | – |
| 1987–88 | 23–08–1987 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 2–2 | Sirakov 52' Iskrenov 56' | Tanev 24' Kirov 47' | 06–03–1988 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 2–3 | L. Penev 6' (pen.) Kostadinov 8' | P. Petrov 18' G. Yordanov 27' Sirakov 29' |
| 1988–89 | 17–09–1988 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | 2–2 | Dragolov 3', 29' | Kostadinov 47' Bachev 57' | 01–04–1989 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 2–1 | Tanev 47', 49' | Velev 64' (pen.) |
| 1989–90 | 07–04–1990 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 30,000 | 2–2 | Shalamanov 29' Donkov 35' | Vitanov 17', 52' | 01–10–1989 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 30,000 | 5–0 | T. Ivanov 34' Stoichkov 49', 55', 61' (pen.), 76' | – |
| 1990–91 | 20–10–1990 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | 0–1 | – | G. Georgiev 10' | 05–05–1991 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 20,000 | 1–1 | Redín 89' | Mihtarski 17' |
| 1991–92 | 23–11–1991 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | 2–1 | Sirakov 13' I. Iliev {{goal|53 | Andonov 59' | 24–05–1992 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | 2–2 | Letchkov 13' Metkov 47' | I. Iliev 62' G. Dimitrov 77' |
| 1992–93 | 17–10–1992 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | 1–3 | Getov 60' | Metkov 10', 69' Draganov 82' (pen.) | 08–05–1993 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 20,000 | 2–3 | Babunski 5' Draganov 23' | Getov 40', 78' Sirakov 68' |
| 1993–94 | 07–11–1993 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | 2–1 | Borimirov 8' Sirakov 79' | Andonov 12' | 24–04–1994 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 1–4 | Stoilov 87' | Sirakov 22' (pen.), 50', 85' P. Aleksandrov 36' |
| 1994–95 | 02–04–1995 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 20,000 | 3–0 | G. N. Ivanov 44' Borimirov 63' (pen.), 85' (pen.) | – | 23–09–1994 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 30,000 | 1–7 | Mihtarski 20' | I. Iliev 12' Sirakov 25' (pen.), 45', 79' (pen.), 90' Borimirov 41', 64' |
| 1995–96 | 18–11–1995 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 8,000 | 3–1 | Velev 30' M. Hristov 52' Simeonov 62' | Dartilov 24' (o.g.) | 27–04–1996 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 20,000 | 1–0 | Mihtarski 69' | – |
| 1996–97 | 04–05–1997 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 0–2 | – | Andonov 68' (pen.), 85' | 04–11–1996 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | 1–1 | D. Ivanov 45' | Zaytsev 8' |
| 1997–98 | 10–04–1998 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 30,000 | 3–3 | N. Todorov 26' Donev 30' Z. Sirakov 66' | Genchev 8', 12' M. Petkov 82' (pen.) | 24–10–1997 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 22,000 | 0–1 | – | G. A. Ivanov 84' |
| 1998–99 | 16–08–1998 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 36,000 | 2–0 | G. A. Ivanov 12' Donev 71' | – | 06–03–1999 | Ovcha Kupel Stadium | 27,000 | 2–3 | M. Petkov 8' (pen.) Bukarev 83' | G. A. Ivanov 27', 61' A. Aleksandrov 69' |
| 1999–00 | 13–05–2000 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 25,000 | 1–0 | G. A. Ivanov 90+1' | – | 30–10–1999 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 21,000 | 1–0 | D. Ivanov 1' | – |
| 2000–01 | 22–04–2001 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 27,313 | 2–1 | G. A. Ivanov 30' Topuzakov 79' | Manchev 31' | 15–10–2000 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 22,000 | 1–1 | Trenchev 47' | Tsykhmeystruk 46' |
| 2001–02 | 30–09–2001 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 18,000 | 2–0 | Dragić 10' G. A. Ivanov 53' | – | 02–03–2002 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 19,000 | 2–2 | L. Penev 43' Manchev 56' | G. A. Ivanov 64' Chilikov 69' |
| 2001–02 | 24–04–2002 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 22,000 | 2–0 | Simonović 55' G. A. Ivanov 81' | – | 26–05–2002 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 8,000 | 1–0 | Manchev 13' | – |
| 2002–03 | 10–05–2003 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 15,000 | 1–1 | T. Kolev 50' | Brito 62' | 26–10–2002 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 15,000 | 3–0 | Mukasi 11', 55' S. Petrov 45' | – |
| 2003–04 | 31–10–2003 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 16,000 | 1–1 | T. Kolev 54' | Gargorov 53' | 24–04–2004 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 18,000 | 1–2 | H. Yanev 64' | Temile 85' Chilikov 90' |
| 2004–05 | 23–04–2005 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 17,123 | 0–1 | – | H. Yanev 75' (pen.) | 17–10–2004 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 13,501 | 2–2 | Sakaliev 10' H. Yanev 45' (pen.) | Telkiyski 52' Borimirov 59' |
| 2005–06 | 11–09–2005 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 13,290 | 1–1 | Telkiyski 38' | V. Dimitrov 33' | 02–04–2006 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 15,846 | 0–1 | – | G. A. Ivanov 59' (pen.) |
| 2006–07 | 17–09–2006 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 11,432 | 1–0 | Bardon 48' (pen.) | – | 07–04–2007 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 20,000 | 0–1 | – | Yovov 19' |
| 2007–08 | 02–12–2007 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 15,000 | 0–1 | – | Machado 13' | 10–05–2008 | Balgarska Armia Stadium | 18,000 | 1–1 | V. Dimitrov 55' (pen.) | Krastovchev 43' |
| 2008–09 | 01–11–2008 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 17,420 | 1–1 | G. A. Ivanov 66' | Lazarov 59' (pen.) | 09–05–2009 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | 0–2 | – | G. Hristov 36' Soares 58' |
| 2009–10 | 27–03–2010 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 12,710 | 0–0 | – | – | 20–09–2009 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 16,790 | 2–0 | I. Stoyanov 15' K. Stoyanov 65' | – |
| 2010–11 | 26–02–2011 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 17,480 | 1–3 | K. Stoyanov 74' (o.g.) | Platini 33', 48' Popov 65' | 01–08–2010 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 12,250 | 0–1 | – | Dembélé 39' |
| 2011–12 | 29–04–2012 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 15,000 | 1–0 | Ramos 49' | – | 28–10–2011 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 8,970 | 1–0 | Zicu 25' | – |
| 2012–13 | 27–04–2013 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 24,140 | 2–1 | Yovov 40' J. Silva 90' | Marcinho 70' | 20–10–2012 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 17,340 | 1–0 | Nyuiadzi 46' | – |
| 2013–14 | 08–03–2014 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 9,920 | 0–1 | – | Gargorov 69' (pen.) | 19–10–2013 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 13,950 | 3–0 | Milisavljević 31' Popov 35' Gargorov 37' | – |
| 2013–14 | 21–04–2014 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 8,650 | 1–3 | R. Tsonev 81' | Kossoko 58' I. Stoyanov 86' Marković 90+6' | 15–03–2014 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 10,060 | 1–0 | Krachunov 90+3' | – |
| 2014–15 | 25–10–2014 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 8,900 | 0–3 | – | T. Silva 22' Buș 45+4' Galchev 85' | 27–07–2014 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 11,420 | 2–0 | Karachanakov 47' Buș 55' | – |
| 2016–17 | 04−03−2017 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 17,992 | 2–1 | Procházka 71' (pen.) Jablonský 78' | Arsénio 5' | 15–10–2016 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 21,000 | 1–1 | P. Yordanov 77' (pen.) | Narh 34' |
| 2016–17 | 29−04−2017 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 11,200 | 0–3 | – | Arsénio 2' Despodov 6' Karanga 53' | 28−05−2017 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 13,600 | 3–0 | Simão 1', 82' Culma 67' | – |
| 2017–18 | 21–10–2017 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,107 | 2–2 | Jablonský 8' Procházka 61' | Tiago 12', 15' | 18–03–2018 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 16,500 | 1–0 | Karanga 84' | – |
| 2017–18 | 15−05−2018 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 7,900 | 2–3 | Paulinho 34' S. Kostov 78' | Henrique 19' Malinov 57' Pinto 90' | 18−04−2018 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 12,000 | 2–2 | Karanga 6' (pen.) Henrique 9' | I. Goranov 48' Paulinho 61' |
| 2018–19 | 24–02–2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 11,000 | 1–0 | Pereira 45+2' (o.g.) | – | 29–09–2018 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 23,000 | 0–1 | – | Černiauskas 30' (o.g.) |
| 2018–19 | 21−05−2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 11,200 | 0–2 | – | Tiago 70' Evandro 86' | 20−04−2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 15,900 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 2019–20 | 15–02–2020 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 24,687 | 0–0 | – | – | 01–09–2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 14,200 | 2–2 | Evandro 74' Albentosa 88' | S. Ivanov 12' Robertha 18' |
| 2019–20 | | | | | | | 20–06–2020 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 14,000 | 3–3 | Kargas 16' (o.g.) Carey 58' (pen.) Sowe 88' | I. Goranov 35' (pen.) Thiam 45+2' Slavchev 62' |
| 2020–21 | 25–04–2021 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 4,000 | 0–2 | – | Keita 14' Caicedo 37' | 18–12–2020 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 0 | 1–0 | Sowe 20' | – |
| 2021–22 | 06–03–2022 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 19,000 | 0–0 | – | – | 26–09–2021 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 14,000 | 2–1 | Carey 44' Caicedo 65' | G. Milanov 28' |
| 2021–22 | | | | | | | 17–04–2022 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 15,500 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 2022–23 | 18–09–2022 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 20,000 | 2–0 | Stefanov 78' Welton 81' | – | 17–04–2023 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 23,430 | 0–0 | – | – |
| 2022–23 | 07–06–2023 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 17,233 | 0–2 | – | Heintz 35' Nazon 61' | | | | | | |
| 2023–24 | 07–04–2024 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,556 | 0–2 | – | Heintz 61' Karanga 77' | 07–10–2023 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 31,000 | 1–1 | Lindseth 49' | Ronaldo 43' |
| 2023–24 | | | | | | | 27–04–2024 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 11,948 | 3–1 | Skarsem 25' Lindseth 36' Carreazo 45' | Fadiga 61' |
| 2024–25 | 19–10–2024 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 31,948 | 1–0 | Makoun 86' | – | 02–03–2025 | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 23,345 | 2–2 | Pittas 40' Panayotov 84' | Stefanov 90+5' Aldair 90+13' |

### Bulgarian Cup and other

| Season | Date | Match | Stadium | Attendance | Competition |
| 1948 | 5 May 1948 | Levski 1−0 CSKA | Yunak Stadium | 12,000 | Sofia First Division |
| 1948 | 5 September 1948 | Levski 2–1 CSKA | Yunak Stadium | 30,000 | Bulgarian Republic Championship final – 1st leg |
| 1948 | 9 September 1948 | CSKA 3–1 Levski | Yunak Stadium | 30,000 | Bulgarian Republic Championship final – 2nd leg |
| 1949 | 8 May 1949 | CSKA 1–1 (a.e.t.) Levski | Yunak Stadium | 35,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1949 | 16 May 1949 | Levski 2–2 (a.e.t.) CSKA | Yunak Stadium | 35,000 | Bulgarian Cup final – 1st replay |
| 1949 | 17 May 1949 | Levski 2–1 (a.e.t.) CSKA | Yunak Stadium | 35,000 | Bulgarian Cup final – 2nd replay |
| 1949 | 8 December 1949 | Levski 2–0 CSKA | Yunak Stadium | 15,000 | Sofia Qualification for Bulgarian Cup |
| 1950 | 26 November 1950 | Levski 1–1 (a.e.t.) CSKA | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 30,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1950 | 27 November 1950 | CSKA 1–1 (a.e.t.) Levski | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 30,000 | Bulgarian Cup final – 1st replay |
| 1950 | 3 December 1950 | Levski 1−0 (a.e.t.) CSKA | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 30,000 | Bulgarian Cup final – 2nd replay |
| 1950 | 24 December 1950 | Levski 1–0 CSKA | Yunak Stadium | 20,000 | Joseph Stalin Birthday Cup – final |
| 1951 | 3 November 1951 | CSKA 3–0 Levski | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 25,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final |
| 1957 | 23 October 1957 | Levski 2−0 (a.e.t.) CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final |
| 1964–65 | 8 September 1965 | CSKA 3–2 Levski | Slavia Stadium | 30,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1968–69 | 30 April 1969 | CSKA 2–1 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1969–70 | 25 August 1970 | Levski 2–1 CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 46,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1970–71 | 14 April 1971 | Levski 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5−4 p) CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | Bulgarian Cup quarter-final |
| 1973–74 | 10 August 1974 | CSKA 2−1 (a.e.t.) Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1975–76 | 2 June 1976 | Levski 4−3 (a.e.t.) CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 65,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1978–79 | 4 April 1979 | Levski 2–1 CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 60,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final |
| 1980–81 | 10 June 1981 | Levski 0–1 CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | Bulgarian Cup final group |
| 1980–81 | 29 July 1981 | Levski 2–0 CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | Cup 1300 Years Bulgaria semi-final |
| 1981–82 | 16 June 1982 | Levski 4–0 CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 45,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1982–83 | 2 March 1983 | Levski 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3−4 p) CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | Soviet Army Cup quarter-final |
| 1983–84 | 14 March 1984 | CSKA 0–1 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 28,000 | Soviet Army Cup semi-final |
| 1983–84 | 31 March 1984 | CSKA 1–3 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final |
| 1984–85 | 19 June 1985 | CSKA 2–1 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 35,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1985–86 | 27 April 1986 | CSKA 1–2 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 28,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1986–87 | 13 May 1987 | CSKA 2–1 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1987–88 | 13 February 1988 | CSKA 0–3 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 25,000 | Soviet Army Cup round of 16 |
| 1987–88 | 11 May 1988 | Levski 1–4 CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1990–91 | 13 February 1991 | CSKA 0–2 Levski | Tundzha Stadium – Yambol | 20,000 | Bulgarian Cup group stage |
| 1995–96 | 21 February 1996 | Levski 2–0 CSKA | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 40,000 | Bulgarian League Cup quarter-final |
| 1995–96 | 3 April 1996 | Levski 1–0 CSKA | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 25,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final, first leg |
| 1995–96 | 17 April 1996 | CSKA 2–4 Levski | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 25,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final, second leg |
| 1996–97 | 9 November 1996 | CSKA 3–0 (awarded) Levski | | | Bulgarian League Cup quarter-final group |
| 1996–97 | 11 December 1996 | Levski 0–3 (awarded) CSKA | | | Bulgarian League Cup quarter-final group |
| 1996–97 | 28 May 1997 | CSKA 3–1 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 18,500 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1997–98 | 13 May 1998 | CSKA 0–5 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 50,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 1999–2000 | 22 March 2000 | CSKA 0–1 Levski | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 17,000 | Bulgarian Cup quarter-final, first leg |
| 1999–2000 | 5 April 2000 | Levski 3–1 CSKA | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 27,000 | Bulgarian Cup quarter-final, second leg |
| 2001–02 | 15 May 2002 | CSKA 1–3 Levski | Slavia Stadium | 15,000 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 2002–03 | 16 April 2003 | CSKA 0–1 Levski | Balgarska Armiya Stadium | 15,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final, first leg |
| 2002–03 | 3 May 2003 | Levski 0–0 CSKA | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium | 17,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final, second leg |
| 2004–05 | 25 May 2005 | Levski 2–1 CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 10,848 | Bulgarian Cup final |
| 2005–06 | 31 July 2005 | CSKA 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1−3 p) Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 9,984 | Bulgarian Supercup |
| 2006–07 | 30 July 2006 | Levski 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0−3 p) CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 9,751 | Bulgarian Supercup |
| 2013–14 | 16 November 2013 | CSKA 0–0 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 11,670 | Bulgarian Cup round of 16 – 1st leg |
| 2013–14 | 19 December 2013 | Levski 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7−6 p) CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 8,540 | Bulgarian Cup round of 16 – 2nd leg |
| 2017–18 | 11 April 2018 | CSKA 0–2 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 20,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final, first leg |
| 2017–18 | 25 April 2018 | Levski 2–2 CSKA | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 24,000 | Bulgarian Cup semi-final, second leg |
| 2021–22 | 15 May 2022 | CSKA 0–1 Levski | Vasil Levski National Stadium | 40,600 | Bulgarian Cup final |

## Trophies

| National Competition | Levski Sofia | CSKA Sofia |
| A PFG / First League | 26 | 31 |
| Bulgarian Cup | 26+1 | 21+1 |
| Soviet Army Cup | 3 | 4 |
| Bulgarian Supercup | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 59 | 61 |

## Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2024)

| 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 | 23 | 24 |
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| 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | |
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* Total: CSKA with 46 higher finishes, Levski with 30 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

## Statistics
### Biggest wins
#### Levski wins

7–1 – 23 September 1994, A PFG 7–2 – 17 November 1968, A PFG 5–0 – 13 May 1998, Bulgarian Cup final 4–0 – 16 June 1982, Bulgarian Cup final

#### CSKA wins

5–0 – 23 September 1953, A PFG; 1 October 1989, A PFG 4–0 – 14 April 1957, A PFG

### Most appearances

35 – Manol Manolov (CSKA) 32 – Stefan Bozhkov (CSKA) 31 – Emil Spasov (Levski)

### Most goals

15 – Georgi Ivanov (Levski) 14 – Nasko Sirakov (Levski) 12 – Pavel Panov (Levski) 11 – Dimitar Milanov (CSKA)

### Most goals in one match

9 – Levski 6–3 CSKA (15 July 1962, A PFG); CSKA 2–7 Levski (17 November 1968, A PFG)

### Most red cards

3 – Vladimir Gadzhev (Levski)

### Most yellow cards

11 – Todor Yanchev (CSKA)

### Record attendances

Highest attendance: 70,000 – 11 March 1967, Vasil Levski National Stadium (final score Levski 1–1 CSKA) and 31 May 1969, Vasil Levski National Stadium (final score Levski 1–3 CSKA) Lowest attendance: 8,000 – 18 November 1995, Vasil Levski National Stadium (final score Levski 3–1 CSKA) and 26 May 2002, Balgarska Armiya Stadium (final score CSKA 1–0 Levski)