In fact, this has nothing to do with the truth. While only Botev fans claim that the club was founded back in 1912, there is little historical evidence substantiating this fact. Moreover, while other clubs in Bulgaria by that time, such as those in Varna have held games, there is no evidence of any Botev game. The first articles of the club date back to 1917 year. Another interesting point is that when a new club was formed in Plovdiv in 1923, namely, Record, they decided to mark the founding by holding a game with the oldest Bulgarian club ever founded in Plovdiv, which is ... Levski Plovdiv, the predecessor of the present day Spartak Plovdiv, founded in 1911.

As to Lokomotiv Plovdiv, much historical work was carried out in the recent years. Plenty of intentionally and unintentionally concealed facts were unveiled, witnesses of the changes in the football structure were interviewed, bringing to the light tha fact that the actual founding date of the club was 1926, when Sportclub Plovdiv was jointly formed by the former clubs Karadzha, founded in 1922, and Athletic, founded in 1924. By the end of the 1940s Sportclub Plovdiv was the largest sports entity in Bulgaria in terms of registered players. The stories of railmen founders and working class supporters are figments of one's imagination.