followers. Lokomotiv Plovdiv also has a football hooligan fan base, with some of the most prominent factions being Lauta Hools, Got Mitt Uns, Napoletani 1995, and Lauta Youths. Lauta Hools, also called Usual suspects, founded in 1992, adhere to the British form of support and are casuals, and it is not uncommon to see the Union Jack in the stands as a result. Friendships Lokomotiv fans have a long-standing friendship with fans of the Italian team SSC Napoli due to their creation of the name Napoletani Ultras Plovdiv. On many occasions, fans from both clubs traveled to watch each other's games. Rivalries Lokomotiv's main rival is the neighbouring city club of Botev Plovdiv, and both form the Plovdiv derby. The Plovdiv derby is considered to be the second fiercest rivalry in Bulgarian football, after the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football. The rivalry poses a symbolic importance to supporters due to an assumed superiority that comes with winning the derby. Another rivalry is with CSKA Sofia and is the fiercest intercity football rivalry in Bulgaria, because of the historical competition between the cities of Plovdiv and Sofia as cultural, political and economical centres. Players First-team squad For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022 and Transfers winter 2022–23. Out on loan Foreign players Up to twenty foreign nationals can be registered and given a squad number for the first team in the Bulgarian First League, however only five non-EU nationals can be used during a match day. Those non-EU nationals with European ancestry can claim citizenship from the nation their ancestors came from. If a player does not have European ancestry he can claim Bulgarian citizenship after playing in Bulgaria for 5 years. Retired numbers Player of the Season Source: Honours Domestic First League: Winners (1): 2003–04 Runners-up (2): 1972–73, 2020–21 Third place (5): 1945, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1991–92, 2004–05 Bulgarian Cup: Winners (2): 2018–19, 2019–20 Runners-up (7): 1940, 1942, 1948, 1959–60, 1970–71, 1981–82, 2011–12 Bulgarian Supercup: Winners (2): 2004, 2020 Runners-up (2): 2012, 2019 Cup of the Soviet Army: Winners (1): 1983 Regional Plovdiv Championship Winners (6): 1936, 1938, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948 Trimontium Cup Winners (2): 1938, 1946 Source: lokomotivpd.com European record Matches Notes 1Q: First qualifying round 2Q: Second qualifying round 3Q: Third qualifying round PO: Play-off round UEFA club rankings Current ranking Recent seasons League positions Records Player records Hristo Bonev holds the records for most Lokomotiv Plovdiv league