Bulgaria_national_under-21_team
Bulgaria national under-21 football team
National association football team
The Bulgaria national under-21 football team (Bulgarian: Mладежки национален отбор на България по футбол)[1] 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.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| 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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Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
Balkan Youth Championship
More information Year, Rank ...
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
 1968 | Champions |
 1970 | Champions |
 1973 | Champions |
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UEFA U-21 European Championship
More information Year, Rank ...
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
 1972 | Semi-Finals |
| 1974 | Quarter-Finals |
| 1976 | Quarter-Finals |
| 1978 | Semi-Finals |
| 1990 | Quarter-Finals |
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UEFA Euro 2025 Qualifier
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Germany |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 11 Oct '24 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Poland |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 12 | 2–3 | 10 Sep '24 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Kosovo |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | 0–3 | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Estonia (E) |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | 10 Sep '24 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 15 Oct '24 | — | 7 Sep '24 | ||
| 6 | Israel (E) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 4 Sep '24 | 1–2 | 15 Oct '24 | 10 Sep '24 | 10 Oct '24 | — |
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Win Draw Loss
Bulgaria 
v 
Netherlands
v 
Netherlands
| 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) |
Wales 
v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 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) |
Switzerland 
v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 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) |
Gibraltar 
v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 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) |
Hungary 
v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) Friendly | Hungary | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Szombathely, Hungary |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum |
Bulgaria v 
Serbia
v 
Serbia
| 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. | ||||
Slovenia 
v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) Friendly | Slovenia | 0–0 | Bulgaria | Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium |
Bulgaria v 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
v 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 25 November 2022 (2022-11-25) Friendly | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev |
Bulgaria v 
Slovakia
v 
Slovakia
| 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 |
Bulgaria v 
Finland
v 
Finland
| 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly tournament | Bulgaria | 0–2 | Finland | Antalya, Turkey |
| 17:30 (UTC+03:00) | Stadium: Bellis Sports Center |
Bulgaria v 
Montenegro
v 
Montenegro
| 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 |
Albania 
v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 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 |
Estonia 
v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 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 |
Bulgaria v 
Israel
v Israel
| 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 |
Bulgaria v 
Germany
v Germany
| 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) |
Bulgaria v 
Kosovo
v Kosovo
| 17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Kosovo | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia |
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Report |
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Attendance: 358 Referee: Jan Petrik (Czech Republic) |
Kosovo v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 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) |
Bulgaria v Estonia
v Estonia
| 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) |
Poland 
v Bulgaria
v Bulgaria
| 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 |
Bulgaria v Poland
v Poland
| 10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | v | Poland | Bulgaria |
More information Position, Staff ...
Current coaching staff
Last updated: 20 December 2018 |
Manager history
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Current squad
The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualification matches against Poland on 26 March 2024 respectively.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Poland.
More information No., Pos. ...
| 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 | Levski Sofia |
| 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 21) | 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 20) | 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 | CSKA 1948 |
| 2 | 2DF | Dimitar Papazov | (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 17) | 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 | Teutonia Ottensen |
| 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 20) | 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 19) | 7 | 2 | CSKA 1948 |
| 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 18) | 3 | 0 | Slavia Sofia |
| 7 | 4FW | Roberto Raychev | (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 18) | 11 | 1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 9 | 4FW | Georgi Nikolov | (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21) | 10 | 5 | Hebar Pazardzhik |
| 17 | 4FW | Martin Sorakov | (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 20) | 10 | 2 | Krumovgrad |
| 21 | 4FW | Petar Andreev | (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
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Recent call ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Bulgaria under-21 squad and remain eligible.
More information Pos., Player ...
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| DF | Martin Georgiev | (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 0 |  Barcelona |
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| DF | Kaloyan Kostov | (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 0 |  Benfica |
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| DF | Rosen Stefanov | (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Cherno More |
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| DF | Todor Pavlov | (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
v. Finland, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Dzhan Hasan | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 21) | 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 A |
| 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 |
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| MF | Asen Mitkov | (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Levski Sofia |
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| MF | Krasian Kolev | (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv |
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| MF | Chung Nguyen Do | (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Slavia Sofia |
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| MF | Sewen Emilov | (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 |  Falkenbergs FF |
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| 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 20) | 0 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv II |
v. Serbia, 27 September 2022 |
| FW | Daniel Lyubomirov | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Alavés |
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| FW | Martin Petkov | (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 21) | 11 | 1 | Septemvri Sofia |
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| FW | Simeon Aleksandrov | (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Septemvri Sofia |
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| FW | Ivan Tasev | (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad |
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| FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Hebar Pazardzhik |
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| FW | Miroslav Marinov | (2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Botev Vratsa |
v. Finland, 27 March 2023 |
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- Notes
- A = Not part of the current squad due to being called up to the senior team.
- INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
- COVID = Withdrawn from the current squad due to suffering from COVID-19.
- 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.
- 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