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Professional Football Club Botev Plovdiv, commonly known as Botev Plovdiv (Bulgarian: „Ботев“ Пловдив) or simply (within the city of Plovdiv itself) Botev, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Established on 11 March 1912 by a group of students, it's Bulgaria's oldest active football team. Botev competes in First League, the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system. The team is named after the Bulgarian national hero Hristo Botev. The club plays its home games at Botev 1912 Football Complex, located in the neighbourhood of Komatevo, while their stadium is under reconstruction. During its history, the club has won two Bulgarian championships, three Bulgarian Cups, one Bulgarian Supercup and one Balkans Cup. The club has also reached the Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals once. In addition, Botev has also been a runner-up in the domestic league twice and has reached the Bulgarian Cup final thirteen times. In the years before A Group was created, the team regularly participated in the local Plovdiv championship, claiming it six times.