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Nickname(s) | Лъвчетата (The Young Lions) | ||
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Association | Bulgarian Football Union | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Aleksandar Dimitrov | ||
Captain | Dominik Yankov | ||
Most caps | Petar Mihtarski (51) | ||
Top scorer | Atanas Mihaylov (31) | ||
Home stadium | Stadion Slavia | ||
FIFA code | BUL | ||
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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.
Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
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10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 23 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 12 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | ||
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 11 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
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10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 10 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — | 5–0 | ||
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10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 1 | 0–7 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–7 | 1–1 | — |
Win Draw Loss
24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) Friendly tournament | Ukraine ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Antalya, Turkey |
16:00 (UTC+03:00) |
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Stadium: Bellis Sports Center |
26 March 2021 (2021-03-26) Friendly tournament | Bulgaria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Antalya, Turkey |
15:00 (UTC+03:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Bellis Sports Center |
29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) Friendly tournament | North Macedonia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Antalya, Turkey |
16:30 (UTC+03:00) |
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Stadium: Bellis Sports Center |
3 June 2021 (2021-06-03) Friendly | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
17:30 (UTC+03:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Slavia |
8 June 2021 (2021-06-08) Friendly | Bulgaria ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
17:30 (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Slavia |
3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Moldova ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Chișinău, Moldova |
20:00 (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
18:30 (UTC+03:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 400 Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo) |
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Bulgaria ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
17:30 (18:30 EEST) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 45 Referee: Aleksei Matyunin (Russia) |
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 93 Referee: Lazar Lukić (Serbia) |
12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Netherlands ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Almere, Netherlands |
19:45 (EET) | Report |
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Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany) |
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
18:30 (EET) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 42 Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland) |
25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Newport, Wales |
17:00 (EET) |
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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 | ![]() | Lugano, Switzerland |
19:00 | Rieder ![]() |
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 | ![]() | Gibraltar |
20:00 |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) Friendly | Bulgaria ![]() | v | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
Current coaching staff
Last updated: 20 December 2018 |
Manager history
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Damyan Hristov | (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 19) | 8 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Hristiyan Slavkov | (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Nikola Videnov | (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Dimo Krastev | (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Martin Hristov | (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Rosen Stefanov | (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Velislav Boev | (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Martin Stoychev | (2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Lazar Boyanov | (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Stanislav Shopov | (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 20) | 9 | 1 | ![]() | |
3MF | Martin Atanasov | (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Kristiyan Stoyanov | (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Emil Tsenov | (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Stoyan Stoichkov | (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Martin Smolenski | (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Biser Bonev | (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Martin Sorakov | (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Slavy | (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Ivan Tasev | (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Simeon Aleksandrov | (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Valentin Nikolov | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Stanislav Dyulgerov | (2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Mark-Emilio Papazov | (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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 | Kristian Tomov | (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Svetoslav Vutsov | (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Atanas Chernev | (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 20) | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Hristiyan Petrov | (2002-06-24) 24 June 2002 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Marin Petkov | (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 19) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Emanuel Mirchev | (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Martin D. Petkov | (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 20) | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
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