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| Nickname(s) | Лъвовете (The Lions) Трикольорите (The Tricolors) | ||
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| Association | Bulgarian Football Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Lyuboslav Penev | ||
| Captain | Ivelin Popov | ||
| Most caps | Stiliyan Petrov (106) | ||
| Top scorer | Dimitar Berbatov, Hristo Bonev (48) | ||
| Home stadium | Vasil Levski | ||
| FIFA code | BUL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 55 | ||
| Highest | 8 (June 1995) | ||
| Lowest | 96 (April 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 Austria 6–0 Bulgaria  (Vienna, Austria; 21 May 1924) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Bulgaria 10–0 Ghana  (Leon, Mexico; 14 October 1968) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 13–0 Bulgaria (Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1930) | ||
| Best result | Semi-Finals, 1994 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1960) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinal round;1960 & 1964 1968 & Group Stage; 1996 & 2004 | ||
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The Bulgaria national football team (Template:Lang-bg) is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia and Lyuboslav Penev is the current manager. Their best World Cup performance was in the 1994 World Cup in the United States, where they beat defending champions Germany to reach the semi-finals, losing to Italy and eventually finishing in the fourth position. Although defeating strong top ranked teams in international friendlies throughout the years, the team's strength has diminished slowly, failing to qualify for any major tournament since UEFA Euro 2004.
History
Bulgaria's highest scorer is Vasko Lozanov.The Bulgarian national football team was formed in 1922. In 1923 The Bulgarian Football Union was formed and the team's first match was held in Viena on 21 May 1924, with a 6–0 defeat of Austria.
Bulgaria's first appearance in a World Cup was the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay, but failed to enter because delay of flights, during typhoon and hurricane storms on the Atlantic. Bulgaria later on entered the 1962 World Cup after a time of international wilderness. Sadly, they did not progress to the knockout stages. The same happened in England in 1966, Mexico in 1970, and West Germany in 1974. They progressed from the first round in Mexico 1986, but were beaten by the hosts in the Round of 16.
Years of International Wilderness
The Bulgarian side, at this time, could not progress in qualifying to any major tournaments from the time of 1930 to 1960. This period of time was the international wilderness for Bulgaria. They would end up getting 2nd or 3rd in their qualifying group, not able to qualify. Bulgaria although, did defeat many great teams in international friendlies during those years. The only tournaments they seemed to qualify for were smaller tournaments, such as the Balkan Cup, which they have won four times. Finally, their time came, when they qualified for the World Cup for the second time, in Chile, 1962.
1960s and 1970s
In the 1960s and '70s, Bulgaria qualified for four straight World Cup tournaments, in 1962 (their second time), 1966, 1970, and 1974, but without any successful performances. They also won the Balkan Cup in 1976 by beating Romania in the two legged final 1–0, 3–2. In the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, they won a silver medal with a tournament finale loss. They finished first in Group D by beating Thailand 7–0, Guatemala 2–1, and a 2–2 draw against Czechoslovakia. They passed the quarter-finals by beating Israel and the semi-finals by beating Olympic hosts Mexico. In the final, they ware defeated by Hungary 1-4, giving the Bulgarians the silver Olympic medals.
World Cup 1986: The Knockout Rounds
Bulgaria qualified for the World Cup in Mexico by finishing second in Group Four, behind France with 11 points, but worse goal difference, ahead of the teams of Yugoslavia, East Germany, and Luxembourg. This was their fifth World Cup appearance. They were drawn in Group A with Italy, Argentina, and South Korea. In the opening match of the World Cup, the Bulgarians held the defending champions Italy to a 1–1 draw. Alessandro Altobelli gave the Italians the lead, but a 85th minute equalizer by Nasko Sirakov gave the Bulgarians the point. The next match was another 1–1 draw against South Korea with the goal for Bulgaria coming from Plamen Getov in the 11th minute. They lost the final match of the group 2–0 against Argentina, who ended up winning the tournament. Despite not recording a win, the Bulgarians advanced to the knockout stage by being the third-best third placed team. That way, Bulgaria and also Uruguay became the first nations to qualify for the knockout stage without winning a game in the first round. In the Round of 16, they faced World Cup hosts Mexico and lost the match 2–0. Ivan Vutsov was the manager of the team.
World Cup 1994: Semifinal Triumph
Certainly one of the most important dates in Bulgarian football history is 17 November 1993, a date where Emil Kostadinov scored two goals to beat France in Paris, allowing Bulgaria to qualify for the World Cup in the United States in 1994. Under the management of Dimitar Penev, the Bulgarians, led by players such as Hristo Stoichkov, Yordan Lechkov, and Krasimir Balakov — along with a multitude of other talented players remembered in Bulgaria as the "Golden Generation" — made a strong impression by reaching the semi-finals. They entered Group D with Argentina, Nigeria, and Greece. Before that, the Bulgarians hadn't won a single match in five World Cup finals appearances. The first match ended with a 3–0 defeat by Nigeria. Despite the bad start, the team won 4–0 against World Cup-debuting featherweights Greece and 2–0 against Argentina. Argentina had actually been winning the group going into injury-time. A 91st minute strike from Nasko Sirakov, however, meant that they dropped two places and finished third. Bulgaria continued to the next round, where they faced Mexico. The match ended 1–1 and after no goals were scored in extra time, penalties would decide which team would go through. Team captain Borislav Mihaylov made a good performance saving the first three penalty kicks. Bulgaria won 3–1 on penalties with Mihaylov becoming the hero for the Bulgarian team. In the quarter-finals, Bulgaria faced the then-defending World Cup champions Germany. Lothar Matthäus scored from a penalty. The Bulgarians, however, managed to turn the game over with two goals by Hristo Stoichkov and Yordan Lechkov, giving them a 2–1 win and recording one of the most memorable wins for the team. Millions of Bulgarians celebrated this win in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia and other Bulgarian cities. Having reached the semi-finals, this was the best Bulgarian performance in the World Cup. In the semi-finals, they lost 2–1 to Italy. The third-place match was lost to Sweden, 4-0, and Bulgaria eventually finished in fourth place. Hristo Stoichkov was awarded the Golden Boot as the top scorer in the tournament with six goals (shared with Oleg Salenko). Krasimir Balakov was named in the all-star team along with Stoichkov. Starting 11: GK-Mihaylov(c); RB-Kiryakov/Kremenliev, CB/SW-Hubchev, CB-Ivanov, LB-Tsvetanov; DM-Yankov, CM-Lechkov, CM-Balakov, AM/CF-Sirakov/Borimirov; CF/RW-Kostadinov, CF/LW-Stoichkov.
Euro 1996
In 1996, the team qualified for the European Football Championship for the first time, after some good results in the qualifying group, including a stunning 3–2 turnaround win against future Euro 1996 champions Germany. They were drawn in Group B with France, Spain, and Romania. Bulgaria started with a 1–1 draw against, followed by a 1–0 win against Romania. In the final group match, they lost 3–1 against France. At the same time, Spain defeated Romania 2–1 with the winner coming in the 84th minute, and the Bulgarians subsequently failed to qualify to the quarter-finals.
World Cup 1998
Bulgaria qualified for the World Cup in France by finishing first in the Group 5, followed by Russia. They entered the competition with a new manager Hristo Bonev, since Dimitar Penev was sacked after Euro 1996. Bulgaria drew Spain, Nigeria, and Paraguay in Group D. The first match ended in a 0–0 goalless draw against Paraguay. In the second match, the Bulgarians lost 1–0 for a second-straight World Cup to Nigeria. The final match ended with a disappointing 6–1 defeat to Spain. Following the bad results, Bulgaria finished fourth in the group, with only one point, and didn't go through the next round. This was the last major appearance at World Cup level for Bulgaria.
Euro 2000
Bulgaria was drawn in a tough qualifying group with teams like England, Sweden, and Poland. The campaign started bad with two defeats by Poland and Sweden. The most memorable match for Bulgaria in the group was the 1–1 draw against England, which was also the last one for Bulgarian legend Hristo Stoichkov before his international retirement. Bulgaria finished fourth with eight points and failed to make the final stages of Euro 2000.
World Cup 2002
Bulgaria, Denmark, and Czech Republic amongst the main contenders for the qualifying spots. Bulgaria won the matches against the weaker teams, but lost 2–0 to Denmark and both matches with Czech Republic, including a disappointing 6–0 defeat. That way, Bulgaria finished third with 17 points and three points behind second-placed Czech Republic, thus failing to make the World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
Euro 2004
Bulgaria managed to qualify for the Euro 2004 in Portugal by finishing first in the group ahead of teams like Croatia and Belgium with 17 points and just one defeat. They drew Sweden, Italy, and Denmark in Group C. They started very disappointing with an embarrassing 5–0 defeat by Sweden, followed by a 2–0 defeat by Denmark. The last match against Italy was a reasonable 2–1 defeat. The match was looking to end 1–1 after goals from Bulgarian winger Martin Petrov and Simone Perrotta, but a last minute goal by Antonio Cassano gave the Italians the win. They finished fourth with zero points and were sent home without reaching the knockout round. After the disappointing performance, the manager Plamen Markov was sacked.
World Cup 2006
Bulgaria failed to qualify for the World Cup in Germany after a run of poor results, finishing third in Group Eight, behind Sweden and Croatia with 15 points.
Euro 2008
Group G had Netherlands, Romania, and Bulgaria as the main contestants for a qualifying spot for the Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria. Bulgaria performed well after a run of good results from Romania that gave them the first place. The Bulgarians finished third with 25 points, after Romania and Netherlands, with only one lost match against the Dutch.
World Cup 2010
Bulgaria were drawn against Italy and Ireland in qualifying Group Eight. Bulgaria started the campaign with a series of draws in the 2010 qualifiers. After the unconvincing start, the manager Plamen Markov was sacked and replaced by Stanimir Stoilov in January 2009. The Bulgarians then recorded their first win in the group against Cyprus, and also won against Montenegro and Georgia. They finished in third place in the group with 14 points, therefore failing to qualify directly or for a play-off place.
Euro 2012
Bulgaria were drawn in Group G along with England, Switzerland, Wales, and Montenegro. For the second time in a row, Bulgaria and Montenegro will be playing in the same qualification group.
In their first qualifying game on 3 September 2010, Bulgaria were crushed 4-0 away to England at The Wembley Stadium thanks to a hat-trick from Spurs Striker Jermain Defoe and a goal from Manchester City winger Adam Johnson.
Their misfortune continued in their second match when they lost to Montenegro in Sofia, one of the best results of the newly established guest team so far. For the first time in 5 years Bulgaria lost a home match in Sofia. After the loss Stanimir Stoilov resigned from the position of manager. With only one match remaining for 2010, Bulgaria still cannot aford a win. Before the start of the qualifications Bulgaria recorded 3 losses and 1 draw in 4 friendly matches with only two scored goals. The last victory for Bulgaria was against Malta played in Ta' Qali on 18 November 2009. The final score was 4-1.
On 21 September 2010 Lothar Matthäus was announced as the new head coach of Bulgaria. Matthäus became only just the second foreigner in history to lead the national team of Bulgaria. His contact will be for 1+2 years and his official debut will be on 11 October against Wales in Cardiff. His assistants will be Tsanko Tsvetanov and Mihail Madanski.
On the official debut of Lothar Matthäus Bulgaria finally managed to win a match in 2010. In Cardiff at Cardiff City Stadium the Bulgarians won the game 1-0. The goal was scored by Ivelin Popov in the 48th minute. These were the first gained points in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification campaign. In the following two games Bulgaria drew against Switzerland (0:0 at home) and Montenegro (1:1 away). Bulgaria lost all theorical chances of qualifying for the tournament at 2 September 2011, after losing 0-3 in Sofia against England, which was followed 4 days later by a 1-3 defeat in Switzerland. Consequently Matthäus was relieved of his duties as national coach and replaced by Mihail Madanski.
Stadium
Main article: Vasil Levski National StadiumNormally, the Bulgarian national football team's home stadium is the Vasil Levski National Stadium with a capacity of 43,632. Vasil Levski was officially opened in 1953 and reconstructed in 1966 and 2002. It is currently eligible to host UEFA Europa League final matches. During the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, the stadium was used for the games of Levski Sofia with Barcelona, Chelsea, and Werder Bremen. The Bulgarian national football team's home matches and the Bulgarian Cup finals are held at the venue, as well as athletics competitions.
The stadium also offers judo, artistic gymnastics, basketball, boxing, aerobics, fencing and table tennis halls, as well as a general physical training hall, two conference halls, and three restaurants.
On 4 November 2011 it was announced that Bulgaria's new national stadium is going to be built in the Sofia suburb of Vrazhdebna, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Svilen Neykov, has announced.
The new national stadium will be called "Arena of the Rose" and will be constructed near the International Airport where Vrazhdebna is located. It will have 60,000 seats and seen from above it will look like a rose.
Competition history
World Cup record
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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 1930 |
Qualified but withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 1934 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1938 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1950 |
Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1954 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1958 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1962 |
Round 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 1966 |
Round 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
 1970 |
Round 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
 1974 |
Round 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 1978 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1982 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 |
Round of 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1990 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1994 |
Fourth Place | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| 1998 |
Round 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
  2002 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2010 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 7/19 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 53 |
European Championship record
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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 1964
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| 1992
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| 1996
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Group Stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
  2000
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2004
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Group Stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2008
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
  2012
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| 2016
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To Be Determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group Stage | 2/14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
Honours
- FIFA World Cup
- Semifinals (1): 1994 FIFA World Cup
- UEFA European Championship
- Quarterfinals (1): 1968
- Balkan Cup
- Winners (4): 1931, 1932, 1948, 1973/76
- Runners-up (2): 1935, 1936
- Third-place (2): 1947, 1979/80
Players
Current squad
Squad for the 2014 World Cup qualification games against Denmark and the Czech Republic on 12 and 16 October 2012.
Caps and goals updated as of 16 October 2012, subsequent to the game against the Czech Republic.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of Birth (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1 | 1GK | Stoyan Kolev | (1976-02-06) 6 February 1976 (age 48) | 15 | 0 | Chernomorets Burgas
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| 13 | 1GK | Nikolay Mihaylov | (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 36) | 25 | 0 | Twente
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| 23 | 1GK | Vladislav Stoyanov | (1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 37) | 5 | 0 |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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| 2 | 2DF | Stanislav Manolev | (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 39) | 28 | 2 | PSV Eindhoven
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| 3 | 2DF | Mihail Venkov | (1983-07-28) 28 July 1983 (age 41) | 7 | 0 | CSKA Sofia
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| 4 | 2DF | Petar Zanev | (1985-10-18) 18 October 1985 (age 39) | 21 | 0 | Volyn Lutsk
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| 5 | 2DF | Nikolay Bodurov | (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 38) | 16 | 0 | Litex Lovech
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| 6 | 2DF | Yordan Minev | (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980 (age 44) | 7 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad
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| 12 | 2DF | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | (1986-04-13) 13 April 1986 (age 38) | 0 | 0 | Cherno More Varna
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| 15 | 2DF | Ivan Ivanov | (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988 (age 36) | 30 | 1 |  Partizan
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| 16 | 2DF | Iliya Milanov | (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 32) | 2 | 0 | Litex Lovech
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| 8 | 3MF | Georgi Sarmov | (1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 39) | 10 | 0 |  Kasımpaşa
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| 14 | 3MF | Hristo Zlatinski | (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 (age 39) | 4 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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| 17 | 3MF | Georgi Milanov | (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 32) | 8 | 1 | Litex Lovech
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| 18 | 3MF | Vladimir Gadzhev | (1987-07-18) 18 July 1987 (age 37) | 12 | 0 | Levski Sofia
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| 20 | 3MF | Aleksandar Tonev | (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34) | 8 | 0 | Lech Poznań
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| 21 | 3MF | Svetoslav Dyakov | (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984 (age 40) | 7 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad
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| 22 | 3MF | Georgi Iliev | (1981-09-05) 5 September 1981 (age 43) | 14 | 1 | Cherno More Varna
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| 24 | 3MF | Stefan Velev | (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 35) | 1 | 0 | Beroe Stara Zagora
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| 25 | 3MF | Emil Gargorov | (1981-02-15) 15 February 1981 (age 43) | 16 | 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad
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| 7 | 4FW | Ivan Stoyanov | (1983-07-24) 24 July 1983 (age 41) | 12 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad
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| 9 | 4FW | Ivelin Popov | (1987-10-26) 26 October 1987 (age 37) | 37 | 6 |  Kuban Krasnodar
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| 10 | 4FW | Valeri Bojinov | (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986 (age 38) | 39 | 6 | Verona
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| 11 | 4FW | Dimitar Rangelov | (1983-03-07) 7 March 1983 (age 41) | 25 | 3 | Luzern
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| 19 | 4FW | Iliyan Mitsanski | (1985-12-20) 20 December 1985 (age 39) | 6 | 2 | Kaiserslautern
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Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Bulgarian squad within last 12 months and are still available for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of Birth (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest Call-up | ||
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| GK | Plamen Iliev | (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 33) | 1 | 0 | Levski Sofia
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v. Turkey, 29 May 2012
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| GK | Ivan Čvorović | (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 39) | 1 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad
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v. Turkey, 29 May 2012
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| DF | Ivan Bandalovski | (1986-11-23) 23 November 1986 (age 38) | 12 | 0 | CSKA Sofia
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v.  Denmark, 12 October 2012
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| DF | Veselin Minev | (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980 (age 44) | 13 | 0 | Antalyaspor
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v. Denmark, 12 October 2012
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| DF | Valentin Iliev | (1980-08-11) 11 August 1980 (age 44) | 22 | 0 | Volyn Lutsk
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v. Turkey, 29 May 2012
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| DF | Georgi Terziev | (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) | 2 | 0 | Chernomorets Burgas
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v. Netherlands, 26 May 2012
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| MF | Boris Galchev | (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41) | 1 | 0 |  Dinamo București
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v.  Armenia, 11 September 2012
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| MF | Mihail Aleksandrov | (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 35) | 0 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad
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v.  Hungary, 29 February 2012
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| FW | Tsvetan Genkov | (1984-02-08) 8 February 1984 (age 40) | 18 | 0 | Wisła Kraków
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v. Armenia, 11 September 2012
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- Notes
Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Player withdrew from the squad due to an suspension.
Previous squads
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Most appearances and top scorers
- As of match played 11 October 2011. Players in bold are still currently playing for the national team.
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Recent results
Main article: Bulgaria national football team results2012
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Competition | Bulgaria scorers |
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| 29 February 2012 | Győr, Hungary | Hungary
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1−1 | Friendly | Bojinov  87'
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| 26 May 2012 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Netherlands
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2−1 | Friendly | Popov 49' (pen.), Mitsanski 90+3'
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| 29 May 2012 | Salzburg, Austria | Turkey
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0−2 | Friendly | |
| 15 August 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria |  Cyprus
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1−0 | Friendly | Mitsanski 66'
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| 7 September 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Italy
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2−2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Q | Manolev 30', Milanov 66'
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| 11 September 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Armenia
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1−0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Q | Manolev 43'
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| 12 October 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Denmark
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1−1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Q | Rangelov 7'
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| 16 October 2012 | Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic
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0−0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Q | |
| 14 November 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Ukraine
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Friendly |
2013
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Competition | Bulgaria scorers |
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| 22 March 2013 | Sofia, Bulgaria |  Malta
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2014 FIFA World Cup Q | ||
| 26 March 2013 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark
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2014 FIFA World Cup Q | ||
| 6 September 2013 | Italy
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2014 FIFA World Cup Q | |||
| 10 September 2013 | Malta
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2014 FIFA World Cup Q | |||
| 11 October 2013 | Armenia
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2014 FIFA World Cup Q | |||
| 15 October 2013 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Czech Republic
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2014 FIFA World Cup Q |
Head coaches
See also
References
- "Matthäus relieved of Bulgaria duties". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Bulgarian football - history, teams, stadiums, fan clubs
- RSSSF archive of results 1924-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- Bulgarian football legends
- Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup
- Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup
- Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers
- UEFA Euro 1968 Quarter-Finals
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