Eternal derby of Bulgarian football

The Eternal Derby
Fans of Levski Sofia (left) and CSKA Sofia (right)
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
TeamsLevski Sofia
CSKA Sofia
First meetingLevski 1–0 CSKA
(5 May 1948; 76 years ago (5 May 1948))
Latest meetingLevski 1−0 CSKA Sofia
(19 October 2024)
Next meetingCSKA–Levski
(1 March 2025)
Statistics
Meetings total218
Most winsLevski Sofia (85)
Most player appearancesManol Manolov (35)
Top scorerGeorgi Ivanov (15)
Largest victoryCSKA 1–7 Levski
(23 September 1994)
Longest win streakLevski Sofia (9)
Current win streakCSKA Sofia (2)

The Eternal derby of Bulgarian football or simply The Eternal derby (Bulgarian: Вечното дерби) is the name of the local derby football match between the two most popular and successful football clubs in Sofia and Bulgaria: Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia. The dominant forces in Bulgarian football have won 26 and 31 national championship titles and 26 and 21 Bulgarian Cup titles, involved into 13 and 11 Doubles, respectively. The rivalry was chosen by COPA90 as the 2nd Maddest Derby in Eastern Europe.[1]