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366:one of the best performing nations
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648:"Welcome to the beautiful game"
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674:Световна футболна енциклопедия
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1090:National team results
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797:Bulgarian Women's Cup
362:Balkan Youth champion
277:was founded in 1912,
172:UEFA Champions League
93:National competitions
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806:Defunct competitions
729:Football in Bulgaria
430:Crime and corruption
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306:1956 Summer Olympics
294:1924 Summer Olympics
265:Lycée de Galatasaray
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888:Olympic team (U-23)
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405:- divided by region
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334:1986 FIFA World Cup
253:Uchilishten pregled
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153:Bulgarian Super Cup
114:UEFA Nations League
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312:and second in the
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1350:Netherlands
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924:Blagoevgrad
863:(1948–2016)
857:(2008–2010)
833:(1945–1948)
827:(1937–1940)
632:13 November
606:13 November
452:tax evasion
416:Super Cup:
318:Mexico City
270:Futbol Klub
261:Galatasaray
1385:San Marino
1345:Montenegro
1325:Luxembourg
1305:Kazakhstan
1205:Azerbaijan
1019:Sofia City
969:Pazardzhik
954:Kyustendil
819:Tsar's Cup
792:Cup of AFL
626:Yahoo News
505:References
391:- 16 teams
384:- 14 teams
285:in 1914.
1523:Gibraltar
1320:Lithuania
949:Kardzhali
851:(1994–97)
849:PFL's Cup
845:(1990–91)
843:BFU's Cup
839:(1983–90)
821:(1924–44)
422:AFL Cup:
322:Euro 1968
310:Melbourne
210:Bulgarian
1558:Category
1543:Svalbard
1528:Guernsey
1475:Abkhazia
1445:Scotland
1400:Slovenia
1395:Slovakia
1370:Portugal
1225:Bulgaria
1080:Stadiums
1004:Silistra
908:Under-17
903:Under-18
898:Under-19
893:Under-21
658:3 August
581:10 March
575:BBC News
555:10 March
529:10 March
458:See also
354:under-19
233:ritnitop
224:Bulgaria
205:Football
43:Bulgaria
1435:England
1425:Ukraine
1375:Romania
1335:Moldova
1290:Ireland
1285:Iceland
1280:Hungary
1270:Germany
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1250:Estonia
1245:Denmark
1230:Croatia
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1210:Belarus
1200:Austria
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1190:Andorra
1185:Albania
1014:Smolyan
989:Razgrad
984:Plovdiv
964:Montana
944:Haskovo
939:Gabrovo
934:Dobrich
861:A Group
346:Germany
298:Austria
257:Turkish
82: (
40:Country
1538:Jersey
1480:Kosovo
1420:Turkey
1410:Sweden
1390:Serbia
1380:Russia
1365:Poland
1360:Norway
1340:Monaco
1310:Latvia
1295:Israel
1275:Greece
1260:France
1235:Cyprus
1104:Awards
1059:Yambol
1054:Vratsa
1009:Sliven
999:Shumen
979:Pleven
974:Pernik
959:Lovech
929:Burgas
680:
450:, and
358:Balkan
302:Vienna
218:futbol
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133:League
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