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.
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| 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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Competition results
editChampions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
Balkan Youth Championship
edit| Year | Rank |
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 1968 |
Champions |
 1970 |
Champions |
 1973 |
Champions |
UEFA U-21 European Championship
edit| 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Germany
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Poland
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10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 22 | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Bulgaria
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 15 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Kosovo
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 12 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 5 | Estonia
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 7 | 1–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Israel
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10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Recent fixtures
editWin Draw Loss
| 25 March 2022 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 UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Wales  | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Newport, Wales |
| 17:00 (EET) |
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Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 210 Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic) |
| 4 June 2022 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 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 Friendly | Hungary  | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Szombathely, Hungary |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum |
| 27 September 2022 Friendly | Bulgaria | 1–1 |  Serbia | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
| Note: The game was abandoned at half-time due to a thunderstorm. | ||||
| 21 November 2022 Friendly | Slovenia  | 0–0 | Bulgaria | Murska Sobota, Slovenia |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium |
| 25 November 2022 Friendly | Bulgaria | 0–3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev |
| 25 March 2023 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 Friendly tournament | Bulgaria | 0–2 |  Finland | Antalya, Turkey |
| 17:30 (UTC+03:00) | Stadium: Bellis Sports Center |
| 15 June 2023 Friendly | Bulgaria | 1–0 |  Montenegro | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 17:30 (UTC+03:00) |
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Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium |
| 20 June 2023 Friendly | Albania  | 3–1 | Bulgaria | Elbasan, Albania |
| 18:30 (UTC+03:00) |
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Stadium: Elbasan Arena |
| 7 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Estonia | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 16:30 (EET) |
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Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium |
| 12 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 1–0 | Israel | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 (EET) |
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Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
| 13 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Germany | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
| 17 October 2023 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 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 UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 6–0 | Estonia | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia |
| Report | Attendance: 178 Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland) |
| 26 March 2024 UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Poland | 0–1 | Bulgaria | Chorzów, Poland |
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Stadium: Stadion Śląski Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca |
| 10 September 2024 UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Bulgaria | 1-3 | Poland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 |
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Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia Attendance: 475 Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands) |
| 11 October 2024 UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Germany | 2-1 | Bulgaria | Regensburg, Germany |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 8,586 Referee: Ben Mcmaster (Northern Ireland) |
| 15 October 2024 UEFA Euro 2025 qualification | Israel | v | Bulgaria | Israel |
Coaching staff
edit
Current coaching staffedit
Last updated: 20 December 2018 |
Manager historyedit
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Players
editCurrent squad
editAs of 15 November 2024[update]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Damyan Hristov | 10 November 2002 | 15 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad
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| GK | Plamen Andreev | 15 December 2004 | 5 | 0 | Feyenoord
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| GK | Nikola Videnov | 22 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Spartak Varna
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| GK | Aleksandar Bozhev | 19 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | CSKA 1948
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| DF | Hristiyan Petrov | 24 June 2002 | 15 | 0 | CSKA Sofia
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| DF | Simeon Vasilev | 24 October 2005 | 5 | 0 | CSKA 1948
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| DF | Rosen Bozhinov | 23 January 2005 | 0 | 0 |  Royal Antwerp
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| DF | Dimitar Papazov | 15 June 2006 | 0 | 0 |  Bologna FC 1909
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| DF | Atanas Chernev | 25 March 2002 | 13 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv
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| DF | Teodor Ivanov | 13 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | CSKA 1948
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| DF | Martin Bachev | 28 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Botev Vratsa
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| MF | Stanislav Shopov | 23 February 2002 | 16 | 2 | CSKA Sofia
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| MF | Petar Andreev | 2 June 2004 | 6 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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| MF | Petko Panayotov | 20 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | CSKA Sofia
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| MF | Emanuel Mirchev | 9 February 2002 | 16 | 0 | Hessen Kassel
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| MF | Emil Tsenov | 26 April 2002 | 15 | 1 | CSKA 1948
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| MF | Nikola Iliev | 6 June 2004 | 7 | 2 | Botev Plovdiv
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| MF | Valentin Nikolov | 15 October 2003 | 5 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia
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| MF | Antoan Stoyanov | 17 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | POFC Botev Vratsa
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| MF | Marto Boychev | 15 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | CSKA 1948
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| MF | Kristiyan Stoyanov | 29 April 2003 | 14 | 1 | Slavia Sofia
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| FW | Marin Petkov | 2 October 2003 | 11 | 2 | Levski Sofia
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| FW | Nikolay Zlatev | 12 December 2004 | 7 | 0 | NK Tabor Sežana
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| FW | Roberto Raychev | 7 May 2005 | 11 | 1 | Slavia Sofia
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| FW | Georgi Nikolov | 5 July 2002 | 10 | 5 | Botev Plovdiv
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| FW | Martin Sorakov | 23 October 2003 | 10 | 2 | Montana
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| FW | Borislav Rupanov | 30 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Septemvri Sofia
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| FW | Ilian Antonov | 22 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | CSKA Sofia
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| FW | Borislav Marinov | 2 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv
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Recent call ups
editThe 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 | 26 February 2003 | 2 | 0 | Cherno More
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| DF | Martin Stoychev | 17 October 2003 | 2 | 0 | CSKA Sofia
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| DF | Martin Georgiev | 24 September 2005 | 3 | 0 | Slavia Sofia
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| DF | Kaloyan Kostov | 4 May 2004 | 2 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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| DF | Rosen Stefanov | 27 November 2002 | 2 | 0 | Cherno More
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| DF | Dimo Krastev | 10 February 2003 | 6 | 0 | Ternana
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| DF | Todor Pavlov | 31 July 2004 | 1 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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| DF | Lazar Boyanov | 1 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Pirin Blagoevgrad
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| MF | Bozhidar Penchev | 13 March 2002 | 7 | 0 | Hebar Pazardzhik
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| MF | Asen Mitkov | 17 February 2005 | 3 | 0 | Levski Sofia
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| MF | Krasian Kolev | 18 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv
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| MF | Martin Smolenski | 8 March 2003 | 3 | 0 | Botev Vratsa
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| FW | Martin Petkov | 15 August 2002 | 11 | 1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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| FW | Simeon Aleksandrov | 24 September 2003 | 6 | 0 | CSKA 1948
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| FW | Ivan Tasev | 27 April 2002 | 5 | 0 | CSKA Sofia
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| FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | 8 October 2003 | 3 | 0 | CSKA Sofia
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| FW | Miroslav Marinov | 7 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | Botev Vratsa
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| FW | Daniel Lyubomirov | 1 January 2004 | 4 | 0 |  Alavés
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".
External links
edit- 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