Botev managed to return to the top flight in 2011, after they won the 2010-11 B PFG, thus ending a 21-year absence from the top level of Bulgarian football. The 2011-12 A PFG was successful because Botev avoided relegation, finishing 12th, which was the main goal of the club. The next season was less successful, with Botev finishing 13th, which meant that they were relegated after a two-year spell in the top flight. In the next couple of years, Botev Vratsa bounced between the second and third leagues, until 2018, when the team managed to return to the top flight, by winning the 2017-18 Second League. This ended a 5-year absence from the top flight.