Battle for Thrace

Battle for Thrace or Thracian derby is the name of the local derby football match between PFC Botev Plovdiv and Beroe Stara Zagora.

[First [Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|Parva Liga]] match statistics

	Games played	Botev wins	Draws	Beroe wins	Botev goals	Beroe goals
Botev in Parva Liga at home	58	34	15	9	112	49
Beroe in Parva Liga at home	59	12	17	30	76	99
Parva Liga	117	46	32	39	188	148
Cup	7	4	1	2	10	7
Overall	124	53	33	41	198	155

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2025)

Total: Beroe with 19 higher finishes, Botev Plovdiv with 35 higher finishes.

Trophies

Botev Plovdiv and Beroe Stara Zagora are the only Bulgarian clubs, which managed to win at least once all major Bulgarian club tournaments and Balkans Cup

Statistics

Biggest wins

Botev wins

8:1 - 22 December 1986

6:0 - 17 November 1968

6:0 - 14 May 2025

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