Bulgaria national under-21 football team
The Bulgaria national under-21 football team (Bulgarian: младежки национален отбор на България по футбол, mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol) represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
UEFA U-23 Championship record
The Bulgaria national under-23 football team was the first ever champion in the UEFA Under-23 Challenge Cup. The team defended the title four times between June 1967 and April 1968: against East Germany, Finland, Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands before losing it to Yugoslavia in October 1968.
- 1972: semi-finalists
- 1974: quarter-finalists
- 1976: quarter-finalists
UEFA U-21 Championship record
- 1978: Losing semi-finalists. Lost against East Germany 2:1 and 1:3
- 1980: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of three in qualification group.
- 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
- 1984: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
- 1986: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
- 1988: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
- 1990: Losing quarter-finalists. Lost against Yugoslavia 0:2 and 1:0
- 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
- 1994: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of six in qualification group.
- 1996: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of five in qualification group.
- 1998: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of five in qualification group.
- 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of five in qualification group.
- 2002: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of six in qualification group. Were eighth-best runner-up (top seven qualified for playoffs)
- 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of four in qualification group.
- 2006: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of six in qualification group.
- 2007: Did not qualify. Lost qualification playoff against Belgium 1:1 and 1:4
- 2009: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of five in qualification group.
- 2011: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of five in qualification group.
Current squad
Current players
As of 15 November 2011
Squad for the matches against Austria on November 10, 2011 and November 15, 2011.
Note: Players in bold have already been called up to the senior team.
| 0#0 |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of Birth (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
| 1 |
GK |
Ivaylo Vasilev |
January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15) (age 21) |
2 |
0 |
Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo |
| 12 |
GK |
Stefano Kunchev |
April 20, 1991 (1991-04-20) (age 20) |
5 |
0 |
Pro Duta |
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| 3 |
DF |
Rosen Kolev |
July 4, 1990 (1990-07-04) (age 21) |
6 |
1 |
Cherno More Varna |
| 5 |
DF |
Georgi Terziev |
April 18, 1992 (1992-04-18) (age 19) |
11 |
1 |
Chernomorets Burgas |
| 16 |
DF |
Georgi Pashov |
February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08) (age 22) |
8 |
0 |
Chavdar Etropole |
| 18 |
DF |
Iliya Milanov |
February 19, 1992 (1992-02-19) (age 20) |
13 |
0 |
Litex Lovech |
| 21 |
DF |
Aleksandar Dyulgerov |
April 19, 1990 (1990-04-19) (age 21) |
0 |
0 |
Montana |
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| 6 |
MF |
Aleksandar Tsvetkov |
August 31, 1990 (1990-08-31) (age 21) |
11 |
0 |
Litex Lovech |
| 7 |
MF |
Georgi Kostadinov |
September 7, 1990 (1990-09-07) (age 21) |
6 |
0 |
Free |
| 8 |
MF |
Tomislav Kostadinov |
March 15, 1991 (1991-03-15) (age 20) |
5 |
1 |
CSKA Sofia |
| 9 |
MF |
Borislav Baldzhiyski |
October 12, 1990 (1990-10-12) (age 21) |
5 |
0 |
Chernomorets Burgas |
| 13 |
MF |
Samir Aess |
December 24, 1990 (1990-12-24) (age 21) |
3 |
0 |
Bansko |
| 14 |
MF |
Plamen Dimov |
October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29) (age 21) |
9 |
0 |
Chernomorets Pomorie |
| 15 |
MF |
Georgi Milanov |
February 19, 1992 (1992-02-19) (age 20) |
8 |
1 |
Litex Lovech |
| 17 |
MF |
Momchil Tsvetanov |
December 3, 1990 (1990-12-03) (age 21) |
14 |
6 |
Litex Lovech |
| 22 |
MF |
Petko Vasilev |
July 4, 1991 (1991-07-04) (age 20) |
1 |
0 |
Slivnishki Geroy |
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| 10 |
FW |
Aleksandar Tonev |
February 2, 1990 (1990-02-02) (age 22) |
14 |
4 |
Lech Poznań |
| 11 |
FW |
Radoslav Kirilov |
June 29, 1992 (1992-06-29) (age 19) |
3 |
0 |
Chievo |
| 19 |
FW |
Ivelin Vasilev |
January 7, 1991 (1991-01-07) (age 21) |
3 |
0 |
UD Multivera |
| 20 |
FW |
Radoslav Vasilev |
October 12, 1990 (1990-10-12) (age 21) |
5 |
1 |
Slavia Sofia |
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Recent callups
| 0#0 |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of Birth (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
|
GK |
Plamen Iiev |
November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30) (age 20) |
7 |
0 |
Levski Sofia |
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GK |
Nik Dashev |
October 13, 1991 (1991-10-13) (age 20) |
1 |
0 |
Chernomorets Burgas |
|
GK |
Bozhidar Stoychev |
May 1, 1991 (1991-05-01) (age 20) |
1 |
0 |
Akademik Sofia |
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DF |
Atanas Drenovichki |
June 19, 1990 (1990-06-19) (age 21) |
10 |
0 |
Slavia Sofia |
|
DF |
Martin Dechev |
April 12, 1990 (1990-04-12) (age 21) |
5 |
0 |
CSKA Sofia |
|
DF |
Strahil Popov |
August 31, 1990 (1990-08-31) (age 21) |
4 |
0 |
Litex Lovech |
|
DF |
Nikolay Dimitrov |
June 12, 1990 (1990-06-12) (age 21) |
2 |
0 |
Botev Plovdiv |
|
DF |
Venelin Filipov |
August 20, 1990 (1990-08-20) (age 21) |
1 |
0 |
Chernomorets Burgas |
|
DF |
Simeon Ivanov |
February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08) (age 22) |
2 |
0 |
Rayo Vallecano B |
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MF |
Simeon Mechev |
March 16, 1990 (1990-03-16) (age 21) |
4 |
0 |
Beroe Stara Zagora |
|
MF |
Veselin Marchev |
February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07) (age 22) |
5 |
1 |
Sliven |
|
MF |
Anton Karachanakov |
January 17, 1992 (1992-01-17) (age 20) |
1 |
0 |
CSKA Sofia |
|
MF |
Ivan Valchanov |
September 28, 1991 (1991-09-28) (age 20) |
4 |
0 |
Chavdar Etropole |
|
MF |
Hristian Popov |
February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05) (age 22) |
1 |
0 |
Cherno More Varna |
|
MF |
Ventsislav Bengyuzov |
January 22, 1991 (1991-01-22) (age 21) |
7 |
0 |
Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo |
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|
FW |
Blagoy Paskov |
March 2, 1991 (1991-03-02) (age 20) |
3 |
0 |
Chavdar Etropole |
|
FW |
Stanislav Kostov |
October 2, 1991 (1991-10-02) (age 20) |
6 |
0 |
CSKA Sofia |
|
FW |
Petar Atanasov |
October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13) (age 21) |
2 |
0 |
Botev Plovdiv |
|
FW |
Rumen Nikolov |
February 5, 1990 (1990-02-05) (age 22) |
2 |
0 |
Cherno More Varna |
|
FW |
Martin Toshev |
August 15, 1990 (1990-08-15) (age 21) |
5 |
0 |
Chernomorets Burgas |
|
FW |
Aleksandar Kirov |
October 25, 1990 (1990-10-25) (age 21) |
3 |
0 |
Levski Sofia |
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Recent fixtures
2010-2012
| Date |
Location |
Opponent |
Score |
Competition |
Bulgaria scorers |
| 16 November 2010 |
Mezdra, Bulgaria |
Ghana |
2 - 1 |
Friendly |
Tsvеtanov 3', 28' |
| 9 February 2011 |
Lovech, Bulgaria |
Cameroon |
3 - 1 |
Friendly |
Terziev 17', Tonev 74', Marchev 90' |
| 25 March 2011 |
Inđija, Serbia |
Serbia |
1 - 4 |
Friendly |
Tsvеtanov 11' |
| 2 June 2011 |
Serres, Greece |
Greece |
1 - 2 |
Friendly |
Tonev 66' |
| 6 June 2011 |
Sandanski, Bulgaria |
Macedonia |
0 - 0 |
Friendly |
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| 10 August 2011 |
Lovech, Bulgaria |
Romania |
1 - 1 |
Friendly |
Vasilev 3' |
| 1 September 2011 |
Lovech, Bulgaria |
Netherlands |
0 - 1 |
UEFA Euro 2013 Q |
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| 5 September 2011 |
Paisley, Scotland |
Scotland |
0 - 0 |
UEFA Euro 2013 Q |
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| 11 October 2011 |
Lovech, Bulgaria |
Luxembourg |
3 - 2 |
UEFA Euro 2013 Q |
Tsvetanov 22', Kostadinov 39', G. Milanov 55' |
| 10 November 2011 |
Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
Austria |
2 - 0 |
UEFA Euro 2013 Q |
Tsvetanov 1', Kolev 9' |
| 15 November 2011 |
Lovech, Bulgaria |
Austria |
1 - 1 |
UEFA Euro 2013 Q |
Tonev 12' |
| 31 May 2012 |
Lovech, Bulgaria |
Scotland |
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UEFA Euro 2013 Q |
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| 5 June 2012 |
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Netherlands |
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UEFA Euro 2013 Q |
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| 10 September 2012 |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
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UEFA Euro 2013 Q |
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See also
References and external links
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