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Football national side
Bulgaria
National team · Bulgaria
«The Lions»
68
Matches
12
wins
23
draws
33
losses
65–108
Goals
−43
Difference
1.0
Scored per game
Form
W
30 Mar · Away Indonesia · 1:0
L
1 Jun · Home Montenegro · 0:1
D
5 Jun · Away Moldova · 2:2
L
26 Sep · Home Luxembourg · 1:2
D
29 Sep · Home Estonia · 0:0
L
3 Oct · Away Iceland · 0:3
Hristo Stoichkov spent the summer of 1994 carrying the national team to a World Cup semi-final. In the United States, under manager Dimitar Penev, Bulgaria finished second in its group behind Nigeria, beat Greece 4-0 and Argentina 2-0, then got past Mexico on penalties in the last sixteen. The quarter-final against the defending champions, West Germany, ended 2-1, with Stoichkov and Yordan Letchkov scoring; the run stopped in the semi-final against Italy, and a 0-4 defeat by Sweden closed the tournament in fourth place. Stoichkov finished as the World Cup's top scorer and was named the year's best player in the world.
Bulgaria's only other major honour is an Olympic silver from Mexico City in 1968, lost 1-4 to Hungary in the final, and the two European Championships it reached, in 1996 and 2004, ended in the group stage both times.
The team, known as the Lions and, in a nod to its flag, the Tricolours, has been run by the Bulgarian Football Union since 1922. It plays in white, green and red for the same reason, and has used the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia since 1950. Its oldest rivalries run through the Balkans, with matches against Romania, Serbia and Greece carrying weight beyond the points on offer.
Two men share the scoring record on 48 goals apiece: Hristo Bonev and Dimitar Berbatov.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 6 Oct | UEFA Nations League |
Luxembourg
A
|
||
| 3 Oct | UEFA Nations League |
Iceland
A
|
0:3 | L |
| 29 Sep | UEFA Nations League |
Estonia
H
|
0:0 | D |
| 26 Sep | UEFA Nations League |
Luxembourg
H
|
1:2 | L |
| 5 Jun | Friendlies |
Moldova
A
|
2:2 | D |
| 1 Jun | Friendlies |
Montenegro
H
|
0:1 | L |
Standing
UEFA Nations LeagueGroup stage · League C - Group D
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iceland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:1 | 7 |
| 2 |
Estonia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2:1 | 5 |
| 3 |
Luxembourg
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:5 | 3 |
| 4 |
 Bulgaria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:5 | 1 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 68
68
Matches
12
wins
23
draws
33
losses
65–108
Goals
−43
Difference
1.0
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 68 | 30 | 38 |
| Scored | 65 | 34 | 31 |
| Conceded | 108 | 47 | 61 |
| Scored per game | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Conceded per game | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Difference | −43 | −13 | −30 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Stefan Ivov Velkov
Defender
3 Matches
Daniel Naumov
Goalkeeper
3 Matches
K. Stoyanov
Midfielder
3 Matches
Andrian Boykov Kraev
Midfielder
3 Matches
Kristian Traychev Dimitrov
Defender
3 Matches
Yoan Stoyanov
Midfielder
3 Matches
Ilia Iliev Gruev
Midfielder
3 Matches
Lukas Emanuel Petkov
Midfielder
3 Matches
Squad of Bulgaria
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Stefan Ivov Velkov |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 1 | |
 Daniel Naumov |
Goalkeeper | 28 | 3 |
| 22 | |
 K. Stoyanov |
Midfielder | 23 | 3 |
| 8 | Andrian Boykov Kraev |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 5 | Kristian Traychev Dimitrov |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 2 | Yoan Stoyanov |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 4 | Ilia Iliev Gruev |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 20 | Lukas Emanuel Petkov |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 18 |  Kristian Balov |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 16 |  Marin Petkov |
Forward | 3 | ||
| 14 | |
 Asen Rumenov Chandarov |
Midfielder | 27 | 3 |
| 7 | |
 P. Panayotov |
Midfielder | 21 | 3 |
| 6 | |
 Emil Ivanov Tsenov |
Defender | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | |
 Andrea Hristov |
Defender | 27 | 3 |
| 21 | |
 Dimitar Velkovski |
Defender | 31 | 3 |
| 19 | |
 Ivan Georgiev Turitsov |
Defender | 27 | 3 |
| 23 | |
 Aleks Anastasov Bozhev |
Goalkeeper | 21 | 3 |
| 10 | |
 Zdravko Dimitrov |
Forward | 28 | 3 |
| 12 | |
 Dimitar Mitov |
Goalkeeper | 29 | 3 |
| 11 | |
 Georgi Rusev |
Midfielder | 28 | 2 |
| 15 | |
 Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov |
Defender | 24 | 2 |
| 9 | |
 Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov |
Forward | 27 | 2 |
| 17 | |
 Martin Yankov Minchev |
Forward | 25 | 2 |
| 17 | |
 Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov |
Forward | 25 | 1 |
| 9 | |
 Atanas Iliev |
Forward | 32 | 1 |
| 7 | |
 Borislav Tsonev |
Midfielder | 31 | 1 |
| 15 |  Theodor Ivanov |
Defender | 1 |
Fixtures of Bulgaria
-
6 Oct
Luxembourg
A
-
3 Oct
Iceland
A
0:3
L
-
29 Sep
Estonia
H
0:0
D
-
26 Sep
Luxembourg
H
1:2
L
-
5 Jun
Moldova
A
2:2
D
-
1 Jun
Montenegro
H
0:1
L
-
30 Mar
Indonesia
A
1:0
W
-
27 Mar
Solomon Islands
A
10:2
W
Honours of Bulgaria
- FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1994 1
- Olympic Games Silver Medal 1968 1