Oldest capital derby

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Oldest capital derby
Other namesOldest Sofia derby
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
TeamsSlavia Sofia
Levski Sofia
First meetingSlavia 1–0 Levski (15 April 1915; 106 years ago (15 April 1915)) friendly match [1]
Latest meeting6 November 2021, Slavia 0–1 Levski
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsStadion Vasil Levski used by both clubs
Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Slavia
Stadion Georgi Asparuhov Levski
Statistics
Meetings total223 excluding friendly matches
Most winsLevski Sofia (105)
All-time seriesSlavia: 59
Drawn: 59
Levski: 105
Largest victoryLevski 5–0 Slavia (1941/1942;
28 October 2005)

Oldest capital derby or Oldest Sofia derby is the name of the football match between the oldest still existing teams in the capital of Bulgaria: Slavia Sofia and Levski Sofia. Matches between the two sides have been played almost continuously ever since a football league in Bulgaria has existed. The two teams regularly competed for the title before World War II. Levski have never been relegated from the top flight of Bulgarian football, while Slavia have missed only one season, for political reasons.

History[]

Slavia and Levski are the two oldest, still-existing football teams from Sofia. Both teams won the Bulgarian Republican Championship several times prior to the Second World War. Slavia managed to win six national titles before 1945, while Levski won three.

The two teams are also among the most successful when it comes to the Bulgarian Cup. Levski has won a record 25, while Slavia has won 8. They have also played against each other twice in the finals of the competition. The first final between them occurred in 1996. The match did not even finish, with Slavia being awarded a walkover in their favor, due to Levski deciding to abandon the game in the 75th minute. 22 years later, the two sides again met in the final, in 2018. The game ended in a goalless draw, after which Slavia won on penalties, thus winning their eight title overall. In 2021, the two rivals met again in the quarter-finals of the tournament, with Slavia winning once again by the score of 2–1.

Official match statistics[]

As of 6 November 2021
Games played Slavia wins Draws Levski wins Slavia goals Levski goals
First League[2] 150 29 46 75 146 254
Bulgarian Cup[3] 17 7 4 6 26 19
Stolichno Parvenstvo (Capital Championship) [4] 42 18 8 16 68 72
Natsionalna Diviziya (National Division) [5] 6 3 0 3 8 10
Darzhavno parvenstvo (State championship) [6] 4 2 0 2 5 5
Other cups (Ulpia Serdica Cup and Soviet Army Cup) [7] 4 0 1 3 4 7
Total 223 59 59 105 257 367

Head-to-head ranking in First League (1948–2021)[]

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
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10
11 11 11 11 11 11
12 12
13
14 14 14
15
16
17
18

• Total: Slavia Sofia with 12 higher finishes, Levski Sofia with 60 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2020–21 season).

Trophies[]

National Competition Slavia Sofia Levski Sofia
Bulgarian Championship 7 26
Bulgarian Cup 8 25
Bulgarian Supercup 0 3
Soviet Army Cup 0 3
0 1
Total 15 58

Notes:

  • Bulgarian Cup section includes Soviet Army Cup as major Cup tournament.
  • Soviet Army Cup section includes the period after 1982 as secondary Cup tournament.
  • People's Republic of Bulgaria Cup section includes the period before 1982 as secondary Cup tournament.
  • Italics indicates defunct tournaments.

Statistics[]

Biggest wins[]

Slavia wins[]

4–1 - 1925/1926; 1931/1932; 26 October 1958;[8] 24 March 1990

Levski wins[]

5–0 - 1941/1942; 28 October 2005

Notes:

References[]

  1. ^ "First match". a-bulgarianhistory.org (in Bulgarian).
  2. ^ "A Pfg statistics". a-bulgarianhistory.org (in Bulgarian).
  3. ^ "Cup statistics". a-levskisofia.info.org (in Bulgarian).
  4. ^ "Cup statistics". a-levskisofia.info.org (in Bulgarian).
  5. ^ "Natsionalna Diviziya statistics". a-levskisofia.info.org (in Bulgarian).
  6. ^ "Darzhavno Parvenstvo statistics". a-levskisofia.info.org (in Bulgarian).
  7. ^ "Other tournaments statistics". a-levskisofia.info.org (in Bulgarian).
  8. ^ "Slavia biggest win". a-pfg.com (in Bulgarian).

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