2024–25 Botev Plovdiv season
| 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) |
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
[edit]In
[edit]| 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
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]| 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 |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 50.00 |
| Bulgarian Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| UEFA Europa League | 11 July 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 25.00 | ||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 33.33 | |||
Last updated: 1 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
First Professional Football League
[edit]League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 34 | Qualification for the Championship group |
| 2 | Botev Plovdiv | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 28[a] | |
| 3 | Levski Sofia | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 28[a] | |
| 4 | Spartak Varna | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 24 | |
| 5 | Arda | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 24 | Qualification for the Conference League group |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. 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]
Notes:
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]
Notes:
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
Last updated: 21 July 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2024. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]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 |
|
Stadium: Hristo Botev Referee: Volen Chinkov |
| 28 July 2024 2 | Botev Plovdiv | 2–2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Plovdiv |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Stadium: Hristo Botev Referee: Georgi KAbakov |
| 04 August 2024 3 | Krumovgrad | 0–1 | Botev Plovdiv | Plovdiv |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Stadium: Nikola Shterev - Starika Sports Complex Referee: Vasimir EL-Khatib |
| 13.08.2024 4 | Botev Plovdiv | Postponed | Ludogorets | Plovdiv |
| - UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev |
| 18.08.2024 5 | FC Hebar Pazardzhik | 0-1 | Botev Plovdiv | Plovdiv |
| 21.15 UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev Referee: Vasil Minev |
| 25.08.2024 6 | Botev Plovdiv | - | FC Spartak Varna | Plovdiv |
| 21.15 UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadium Hristo Botev |
Bulgarian Cup
[edit]UEFA Europa League
[edit]First qualifying round
[edit]| 11 July 2024 First leg | Botev Plovdiv  | 2–1 |  Maribor | Plovdiv |
| 21:00 UTC+3 |
|
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 | Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 8,124 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine) |
Second qualifying round
[edit]| 25 July 2024 First leg | Panathinaikos  | 2–1 | Botev Plovdiv | Athens, Greece |
| 21:00 UTC+3 |
|
|
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 11,236 Referee: David Fuxman (Israel) |
| 1 August 2024 Second leg | Botev Plovdiv | 0–4 (1–6 agg.) | Panathinaikos | Plovdiv |
|
Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Attendance: 17,076 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany) |
UEFA Conference League
[edit]Third qualifying round
[edit]| 08 August 2024 First leg | Botev Plovdiv | 2–1 |  Zrinjski Mostar | Plovdiv, Bulgeria |
| 21:00 UTC+3 |
|
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 |
|
Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom Referee: Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland) |
References
[edit]- ^ "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 2023/2024 година" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Програма efbet Лига сезон 2024/25". bpfl.bg.