Nickname(s) | Лъвчетата / Lavchetata (The Young Lions) | ||
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Association | Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Aleksandar Dimitrov | ||
Captain | Dominik Yankov | ||
Most caps | Petar Mihtarski (51) | ||
Top scorer | Atanas Mihaylov (31) | ||
Home stadium | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov | ||
FIFA code | BUL | ||
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The Bulgaria national under-21 football team (Bulgarian: Mладежки национален отбор на България по футбол) is considered to be the feeder team for the Bulgaria national football team. This team is for Bulgarian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23.
Competition results
Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
Balkan Youth Championship
Year | Rank |
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1968 | Champions |
1970 | Champions |
1973 | Champions |
UEFA U-21 European Championship
Year | Rank |
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1972 | Semi-Finals |
1974 | Quarter-Finals |
1976 | Quarter-Finals |
1978 | Semi-Finals |
1990 | Quarter-Finals |
UEFA Euro 2025 Qualifier
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Germany (X) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 22 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 11 Oct '24 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | Poland | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 18 | Play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
3 | Bulgaria (E) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 12 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
4 | Kosovo (Y) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 12 | 0–3 | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
5 | Israel (E) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 15 Oct '24 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Estonia (E) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 1 | 1–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 15 Oct '24 | 10 Oct '24 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off spot; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may still qualify through play-offs
Notes:
Recent fixtures
Win Draw Loss
25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Bulgaria | 0–0 | Netherlands | Sofia, Bulgaria |
19:45 (EET) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 332 Referee: Sandi Putros (Denmark) |
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Wales | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Newport, Wales |
17:00 (EET) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 210 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic) |
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Switzerland | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Lugano, Switzerland |
19:00 | Rieder 56' | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia (Portugal) |
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Gibraltar | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Gibraltar |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) Friendly | Hungary | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Szombathely, Hungary |
19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum |
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) Friendly | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Serbia | Sofia, Bulgaria |
17:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
Note: The game was abandoned at half-time due to a thunderstorm. |
21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) Friendly | Slovenia | 0–0 | Bulgaria | Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium |
25 November 2022 (2022-11-25) Friendly | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev |
25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly tournament | Bulgaria | 0–1 | Slovakia | Antalya, Turkey |
17:30 (UTC+03:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Bellis Sports Center |
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly tournament | Bulgaria | 0–2 | Finland | Antalya, Turkey |
17:30 (UTC+03:00) | Stadium: Bellis Sports Center |
15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) Friendly | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Montenegro | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
17:30 (UTC+03:00) |
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Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium |
20 June 2023 (2023-06-20) Friendly | Albania | 3–1 | Bulgaria | Elbasan, Albania |
18:30 (UTC+03:00) |
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Stadium: Elbasan Arena |
7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Estonia | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Tallinn, Estonia |
16:30 (EET) |
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Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium |
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Israel | Sofia, Bulgaria |
18:00 (EET) |
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Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Germany | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Kosovo | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia |
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Report | Attendance: 358 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic) |
17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Kosovo | 2–2 | Bulgaria | Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, Podujevo |
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Report | Attendance: 200 Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia) |
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 6–0 | Estonia | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia |
Report | Attendance: 178 Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland) |
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Poland | 0–1 | Bulgaria | Chorzów, Poland |
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Stadium: Stadion Śląski Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca |
10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | v | Poland | Bulgaria |
11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Germany | v | Bulgaria | Germany |
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Israel | v | Bulgaria | Israel |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Last updated: 20 December 2018 |
Manager history
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Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualification matches against Poland on 26 March 2024 respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Poland.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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12 | 1GK | Damyan Hristov | (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
23 | 1GK | Plamen Andreev | (2004-12-15) 15 December 2004 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Feyenoord |
1 | 1GK | Nikola Videnov | (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Spartak Varna |
4 | 2DF | Hristiyan Petrov | (2002-06-24) 24 June 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 0 | CSKA Sofia |
18 | 2DF | Atanas Chernev | (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) | 13 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv |
5 | 2DF | Veljko Jelenković | (2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Slavia Sofia |
13 | 2DF | Simeon Vasilev | (2005-10-24) 24 October 2005 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | CSKA 1948 |
16 | 2DF | Rosen Bozhinov | (2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Royal Antwerp |
2 | 2DF | Dimitar Papazov | (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Botev Provdiv II |
15 | 3MF | Martin Atanasov | (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22) | 17 | 0 | Minyor Pernik |
8 | 3MF | Stanislav Shopov | (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22) | 16 | 2 | CSKA Sofia |
3 | 3MF | Emanuel Mirchev | (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22) | 16 | 0 | Hessen Kassel |
6 | 3MF | Emil Tsenov | (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 1 | CSKA 1948 |
20 | 3MF | Kristiyan Stoyanov | (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 1 | Slavia Sofia |
11 | 3MF | Marin Petkov | (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 20) | 11 | 2 | Levski Sofia |
10 | 3MF | Nikola Iliev | (2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20) | 7 | 2 | Botev Plovdiv |
19 | 3MF | Nikolay Zlatev | (2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Cherno More |
14 | 3MF | Valentin Nikolov | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
22 | 3MF | Chung Nguyen Do | (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Slavia Sofia |
7 | 4FW | Roberto Raychev | (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19) | 11 | 1 | Slavia Sofia |
9 | 4FW | Georgi Nikolov | (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) | 10 | 5 | Botev Plovdiv |
17 | 4FW | Martin Sorakov | (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 20) | 10 | 2 | Slavia Sofia |
21 | 4FW | Petar Andreev | (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
Recent call ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Bulgaria under-21 squad and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Hristiyan Slavkov | (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | |
DF | Martin Stoychev | (2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Arda Kardzhali | v. Serbia, 27 September 2022 |
DF | Efe Ali | (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | |
DF | Martin Georgiev | (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Barcelona | |
DF | Kaloyan Kostov | (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Benfica | |
DF | Rosen Stefanov | (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Cherno More | |
DF | Todor Pavlov | (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | v. Finland, 27 March 2023 |
DF | Dzhan Hasan | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Dunav Ruse | v. Finland, 27 March 2023 |
DF | Luka Ivanov | (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia | v. Finland, 27 March 2023 |
DF | Dimo Krastev | (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Fiorentina | v. Serbia, 27 September 2022 |
DF | Lazar Boyanov | (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Marinhense | v. Serbia, 27 September 2022 |
MF | Bozhidar Penchev | (2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Beroe Stara Zagora | |
MF | Asen Mitkov | (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Levski Sofia | |
MF | Krasian Kolev | (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv | |
MF | Sewen Emilov | (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Falkenbergs FF | |
MF | Martin Smolenski | (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | v. Finland, 27 March 2023 |
MF | Biser Bonev | (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv II | v. Serbia, 27 September 2022 |
FW | Daniel Lyubomirov | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Alavés | |
FW | Martin Petkov | (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 1 | Septemvri Sofia | |
FW | Simeon Aleksandrov | (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Septemvri Sofia | |
FW | Ivan Tasev | (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad | |
FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Hebar Pazardzhik | |
FW | Miroslav Marinov | (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Botev Vratsa | v. Finland, 27 March 2023 |
- Notes
- = Not part of the current squad due to being called up to the senior team.
- = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
- = Withdrawn from the current squad due to suffering from COVID-19.
See also
- Bulgaria national football team
- Bulgaria national under-17 football team
- Bulgaria national under-19 football team
- European Under-21 Football Championship
References
- Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".
- "Състав на България U21 за евроквалификациите срещу Германия и Косово" (in Bulgarian). Български футболен съюз. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships