Botev Plovdiv was founded in 1912 and has won the Bulgarian National Championship four times, with their most recent title coming in 1967.
CSKA 1948 was established in 2016 as a breakaway club from CSKA Sofia, following a dispute among the management of the original club. \n3. Botev Plovdiv's home stadium is the Stadion Hristo Botev, which has a seating capacity of 18,000 spectators.
CSKA 1948 made their debut in the Bulgarian First League in the 2020-2021 season, finishing in the top half of the table in their first campaign.
Botev Plovdiv has a fierce rivalry with Lokomotiv Plovdiv, with matches between the two sides known as the Plovdiv Derby.