2024–25 Botev Plovdiv season

Botev Plovdiv
2024–25 season
Chairman	Aleksey Kirichek
Manager	Dušan Kerkez
Stadium	Stadion Hristo Botev
First League	3rd
Bulgarian Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: ; Anthony Ujah (2)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 113th season in the history of Botev Plovdiv, and the club's 13th consecutive season in the First League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Bulgarian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the season.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Anthony Ujah	Eintracht Braunschweig	Free	1 July 2024	^[1]
MF	Vinni Triboulet	Unattached	Free	8 August 2024

Out

Friendlies

22 June 2024 Friendly

Botev Plovdiv

1–0

Beroe

25 June 2024 Friendly

Cherno More

2–5

Botev Plovdiv

2 July 2024 Friendly

Botev Plovdiv

2–3

Botev Plovdiv II

3 July 2024 Friendly

Botev Plovdiv

2–0

Krumovgrad

16 January 2025 Friendly	Lech Poznań	0–0	Botev Plovdiv	Lara
10:00 EET		Report		Stadium: Hotel Nirvana Cosmopolitan - Field 1

19 January 2025 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	2–3	Čukarički	Antalya
16:00 EET		Report		Stadium: Mardan 2. Stadı

23 January 2025 Friendly	Spartak Trnava	2–1	Botev Plovdiv	Belek
16:30 EET		Report		Stadium: Papillon Sports Centre - Field D

26 January 2025 Friendly	Botev Plovdiv	1–2	Yenisey	Belek
16:30 EET		Report		Stadium: Papillon Sports Centre - Field D

27 January 2025 Friendly	Nieciecza	1–1	Botev Plovdiv	Belek
11:00 EET		Report		Stadium: Papillon Sports Centre - Field D

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
First League	21 July 2024	18 April 2025	Matchday 1	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	050.00
Bulgarian Cup				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	11 July 2024			4	1	1	2	5	9	−4	025.00
Total				6	2	2	2	10	12	−2	033.33

Last updated: 1 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

First Professional Football League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Levski Sofia (X)	25	16	4	5	49	22	+27	52	Qualification for the Championship group
3	Cherno More	25	13	8	4	36	17	+19	47
4	Botev Plovdiv	25	13	3	9	26	28	−2	42
5	Arda	25	11	8	6	31	29	+2	41	Qualification for the Conference League group
6	Spartak Varna	25	11	6	8	33	33	0	39	Qualification for the Conference League group

Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2025. Source: soccerway, Bulgarian Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw^[2]
(X) Assured of the Conference League group, but may still qualify for the Championship group

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	13	2	5	23	15	+8	41	6	2	2	14	9	+5	7	0	3	9	6	+3

Last updated: 9 February 2025.
Source: soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D
Position	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2025. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 13 June 2024.^[3]

21 July 2024 1	Botev Vratsa	1–3	Botev Plovdiv	Vratsa
19:00 UTC+3	Genov 60' Kondrakov 74'		Sekulić 54', 57' Karabelyov 77'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Referee: Volen Chinkov

28 July 2024 2	Botev Plovdiv	2–2	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Plovdiv
21:15 UTC+3	Iliev 17' Ukaki 72' Conte 14'		Ntelo 56' Lamy 90+2' Ivanov 32' Iliev 41' Medved 90+7'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Referee: Georgi KAbakov

04 August 2024 3	Krumovgrad	0–1	Botev Plovdiv	Plovdiv
21:15 UTC+3	Yusein 45+2' Marin 47'		Etoo 52' Conte 44' Ukaki 85' Bernat 90+1'	Stadium: Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex Referee: Vasimir EL-Khatib

13.08.2024 4	Botev Plovdiv	P-P	Ludogorets	Plovdiv
- UTC+3				Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev

18.08.2024 5	FC Hebar Pazardzhik	0-1	Botev Plovdiv	Plovdiv
21.15 UTC+3	Tartov 36' Penchev 52' Nikolaev 90+5'		Nwachukwu 51' Perera 22' Videv 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Referee: Vasil Minev

24 August 2024 6	Botev Plovdiv	0-1	FC Spartak Varna	Plovdiv
21:15 EET	Iliev 57' 90+4'	Report	Prce 38' Ilić 42' Mateo Jurić Petrašilo 57' Lesniak 58' Ahmedov 69' Granchov 90+1' Ivey 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Ivo Andreev

30 August 2024 7	CSKA Sofia	0-1	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
21:30 EET	Turitsov 55' Heintz 77' Lokilo 90+2'	Report	Eto'o 21' Balogiannis 23' Nwachukwu 52' Ukaki 57' 67' Bernat 64'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 400 Referee: Valentin Zhelezov

14 September 2024 12	Beroe	0-1	Botev Plovdiv	Stara Zagora
20:00 EET	Pineda 72' Segundo Pachamé 90+2'	Report	Nwachukwu 38' Maraš 50' Antonio Perera 80' Popov 86'	Stadium: Stadion Beroe Attendance: 2,649 Referee: Georgi Kabakov

23 September 2024 9	Arda	1-0	Botev Plovdiv	Kardzhali
20:00 EET	Eboa Eboa 27' Tilev 59' Kotev 90' Budinov 90' Offor 90+4' Stefan Statev 90+7'	Report	Balogiannis 24' Tamm 62' Nwachukwu 81' Antonio Perera 88'	Stadium: Arena Arda Attendance: 2,430 Referee: Dragomir Draganov

29 September 2024 10	CSKA 1948 Sofia	0-1	Botev Plovdiv	Bistritsa
16:15 EET	Daskalov 10'	Report	Minkov 48' Balogiannis 53' Alen Korošec 83' Maraš 84'	Stadium: Stadion Bistritsa Attendance: 172 Referee: Vasil Minev

5 October 2024 11	Botev Plovdiv	1-0	Levski Sofia	Plovdiv
20:00 EET	Ukaki 15' Tamm 63' Popov 69' Balogiannis 82' Triboulet 87'	Report	Maicon 46'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 9,822 Referee: Nikola Popov

19 October 2024 8	Botev Plovdiv	1-0	Slavia Sofia	Plovdiv
18:45 EET	Minkov 60'	Report	Nguyen Do 58'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 5,897 Referee: Georgi Ginchev

25 October 2024 13	Botev Plovdiv	1-0	Cherno More	Plovdiv
16:30 EET	Triboulet 5' Alen Korošec 36' Balogiannis 56' Maraš 90+2'	Report	Dimov 78' Calcan 90'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 1,744 Referee: Georgi Davidov

4 November 2024 14	Septemvri Sofia	1-0	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
17:30 EET	Bertrand Fourrier 31' Onasci 65' Alfons Amade 90+1'	Report	Balogiannis 43' Matijus Remeikis 45+1' Nwachukwu 58' Atanas Chernev 83' Triboulet 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Georgi Asparuhov Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Vasimir El Khatib

8 November 2024 15	Botev Plovdiv	2-0	Lokomotiv Sofia	Plovdiv
17:30 EET	Triboulet 61' Ukaki 68'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov

23 November 2024 16	Botev Plovdiv	3-1	Botev Vratsa	Plovdiv
15:00 EET	Nwachukwu 33' 72' Triboulet 45+1' Karabelyov 86' Maraš 90+2'	Report	Georgiev 55' David Suárez 58' Marinov 63' Dichev 70' Smolenski 74' Federico Barrios 90+2'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 3,325 Referee: Marijan Grebencharski

1 December 2024 17	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	0-1	Botev Plovdiv	Plovdiv
12:30 EET	Juan Perea 89'	Report	Nwachukwu 65' Karabelyov 75' Ukaki 79' Popov 85' Bernat 86' Minkov 89'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov

5 December 2024 18	Botev Plovdiv	1-0	Krumovgrad	Plovdiv
17:30 EET	Alen Korošec 56' 75'	Report	Milev 65'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Ivo Andreev

8 December 2024 19	Ludogorets	3-0	Botev Plovdiv	Razgrad
17:00 EET	Dinis Almeida 12' Pedro Naressi 69' Duah 80' (pen.) Chochev 88'	Report	Iliev 53' Tamm 54' Balogiannis 66' Conte 80'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 1,442 Referee: Krasen Georgiev

19 December 2024 4	Botev Plovdiv	2-4	Ludogorets	Plovdiv
17:00 EET	Akere 5' Maraš 63' (pen.)	Report	Rwan Cruz 20' 40' Rick 45+1' Piotrowski 55' Verdon 62' Duah 85'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 5,045 Referee: Dragomir Draganov

9 February 2025 20	Botev Plovdiv	1-1	Hebar	Plovdiv
14:30 EET	Minkov 4' Akere 45' 55'	Report	Karabelyov 32' (o.g.) Mazáň 35' Markelo 45+1' Guermouche 73' Kort 79'	Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Attendance: 2,345 Referee: Georgi Ginchev

15 February 2025 21	Spartak Varna	-	Botev Plovdiv	Varna
15:00 EET				Stadium: Stadion Spartak

Bulgarian Cup

31 October 2024 Round of 32	Minyor Pernik	0-1	Botev Plovdiv	Pernik
13:30 EET	Semerdzhiev 36' David Dzhorov 82' Vutsov 84' Valentin Petrov 90+3'	Report	Christian Kassi 26' Akere 59'	Stadium: Stadion Minyor Referee: Volen Chinkov

15 December 2024 Round of 16	Lokomotiv Sofia	1-5	Botev Plovdiv	Sofia
13:00 EET	Dikov 42' Athanasios Pitsolis 59'	Report	Maraš 10' Orachev 32' (o.g.) Akere 36' Popov 63' Christian Kassi 80'	Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Attendance: 650 Referee: Martin Velikov

27 February 2025 Quarter-finals	Ludogorets	-	Botev Plovdiv	Razgrad
18:00 EET				Stadium: Huvepharma Arena

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

11 July 2024 First leg	Botev Plovdiv	2–1	Maribor	Plovdiv
21:00 UTC+3	Ujah 9' Iliev 74'		Širvys 19'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

18 July 2024 Second leg	Maribor	2–2 (3–4 agg.)	Botev Plovdiv	Maribor, Slovenia
20:15 UTC+2	Repas 13' Beugre 80'		Nwachukwu 47' Ujah 60'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 8,124 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine)

Second qualifying round

25 July 2024 First leg	Panathinaikos	2–1	Botev Plovdiv	Athens, Greece
21:00 UTC+3	Jeremejeff 8' Bakasetas 44' (pen.)		Korošec 70'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 11,236 Referee: David Fuxman (Israel)

1 August 2024 Second leg	Botev Plovdiv	0–4 (1–6 agg.)	Panathinaikos	Plovdiv
			Jeremejeff 6', 50' Ujah 34' (o.g.) Đuričić 45+2'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 17,076 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)

UEFA Conference League

Third qualifying round

08 August 2024 First leg	Botev Plovdiv	2–1	Zrinjski Mostar	Plovdiv, Bulgeria
21:00 UTC+3	Akere 35' Maraš 79'		Ćuže 77'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 9,515 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

15 August 2024 Second leg	Zrinjski Mostar	2-0 (3-2 agg.)	Botev Plovdiv	Mostar
21.00 UTC+2	Mulahusejnovic 39' Kis 83' Mlinar 48'		Nwachukwu 28' Bernat 34' Conte 41' Tamm 51'	Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Referee: Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

References

^ "Veteran Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah joins Europa League side". www.afrik-foot.com. June 21, 2024.
^ "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2024/2025 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
^ "Програма efbet Лига сезон 2024/25". bpfl.bg.

[1] "Veteran Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah joins Europa League side". www.afrik-foot.com. June 21, 2024.

[regulations2025-2] "Наредба за първенствата и турнирите по футбол в системата на БФС за сезон 2024/2025 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 2 January 2025.

[3] "Програма efbet Лига сезон 2024/25". bpfl.bg.

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v t e 2024–25 in Bulgarian football
Domestic leagues	First League Second League Third League Women's League
Domestic cups	Bulgarian Cup (Final) Bulgarian Supercup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Conference League
Related to national team	2024–25 UEFA Nations League (League C) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ilian Iliev
Club seasons
First League	Arda Beroe Botev Plovdiv Botev Vratsa Cherno More CSKA CSKA 1948 Hebar Krumovgrad Levski Lokomotiv Plovdiv Lokomotiv Sofia Ludogorets Septemvri Slavia Spartak
Second League	Belasitsa Dobrudzha Dunav Etar Fratria Lovech Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Marek Minyor Montana Nesebar Pirin Blagoevgrad Spartak Pleven Sportist Svoge Strumska Slava Yantra Gabrovo
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