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General Information for Bulgaria

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz
Founded
1923
FIFA entry
1924
Average height in 2021
1.82m
Average age in 2021
27.4
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2021
Jersey in 2021

Coaches in 2021

Petrov, Yasen (Coach)

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Petrov, Yasen (Coach)

Day of Birth
1968-06-26
Place of Birth
Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Height
1.83m
Matches
13 (8 / 5)
Goto coach Yasen Petrov

Players of Bulgaria in 2021

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Karadzhov, Ivan 1989-07-12 Goalkeeper Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Sofia 3 0 0 0 0 0
Naumov, Daniel 1998-03-29 Goalkeeper Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Sofia 3 0 0 0 0 0
Georgiev, Georgi 1988-10-12 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Cherno More Varna 2 1 0 0 0 0
Mihaylov, Nikolay 1988-06-28 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2 1 0 0 0 0
Iliev, Plamen 1991-11-30 Goalkeeper Romania AFC Hermannstadt 2 0 0 0 0 0
Lukov, Martin 1993-07-05 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Arda Kardzhali 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vutsov, Svetoslav 2002-07-09 Goalkeeper Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hristov, Petko 1999-03-01 Centre Back Italy Spezia Calcio 9 0 0 0 0 0
Hristov, Andrea 1999-03-01 Centre Back Italy Cosenza Calcio 8 2 1 0 0 0
Antov, Valentin 2000-11-09 Centre Back Italy AC Monza 8 0 0 0 0 0
Bozhikov, Vasil 1988-06-02 Centre Back Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 1 0 0 0 0
Turitsov, Ivan 1999-07-18 Right Back Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 5 2 0 0 0 0
Velkovski, Dimitar 1995-01-22 Left Back Belgium Cercle Brugge 3 1 0 0 0 0
Cicinho 1988-12-26 Right Back Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dimitrov, Kristian 1997-02-27 Centre Back Romania CFR Cluj 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dimov, Daniel 1989-01-21 Centre Back Bulgaria Cherno More Varna 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nedyalkov, Anton 1993-04-30 Left Back Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zanev, Petar 1985-10-18 Left Back Bulgaria Pirin Blagoevgrad 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jordanov, Edisson 1993-06-08 Right Back Belgium KVC Westerlo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Popov, Strahil 1990-08-31 Right Back Turkey Eyüpspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chochev, Ivaylo 1993-02-18 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA 1948 Sofia 8 5 1 0 0 0
Kostadinov, Georgi 1990-09-07 Defensive Midfielder Russia Arsenal Tula 6 2 0 0 0 0
Tsvetanov, Momchil 1990-12-03 Left Midfielder South Korea Gangwon FC 5 2 0 0 0 0
Malinov, Kristian 1994-07-16 Centre Midfielder Belgium Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4 4 0 0 0 0
Vitanov, Petar 1995-03-10 Defensive Midfielder Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4 4 0 0 0 0
Yankov, Dominik 2000-07-28 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 3 6 0 0 0 0
Tsonev, Borislav 1995-04-29 Attacking Midfielder Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 3 0 0 0 0 0
Iliev, Ilian 1999-08-20 Attacking Midfielder Cyprus Apollon Lemesou 2 4 0 0 0 0
Tsonev, Radoslav 1995-04-29 Centre Midfielder Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2 1 0 0 0 0
Kraev, Bozhidar 1997-06-23 Attacking Midfielder Denmark FC Midtjylland 2 0 0 0 0 0
Vutov, Antonio 1996-06-06 Attacking Midfielder Hungary Mezőkövesd Zsóry 1 1 0 0 0 0
Raynov, Martin 1992-04-25 Centre Midfielder Romania FC Argeş Piteşti 0 1 0 0 0 0
Despodov, Kiril 1996-11-11 Right Winger Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 11 0 2 0 0 0
Iliev, Atanas 1994-10-09 Centre Forward Italy Ascoli Calcio 7 4 2 0 0 0
Nedelev, Todor 1993-02-07 Left Winger Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 6 0 3 0 0 0
Yomov, Georgi 1997-07-06 Right Winger Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 5 0 0 0 0 0
Iliev, Dimitar 1988-09-25 Secondary striker Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 3 4 1 0 0 0
Galabinov, Andrey 1988-11-13 Centre Forward Italy Reggina 1914 3 0 0 0 0 0
Delev, Spas 1989-09-22 Left Winger Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 2 4 1 0 0 0
Kirilov, Radoslav 1992-06-29 Left Winger Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 2 1 0 0 0
Karagaren, Bircent 1992-12-06 Left Winger Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1 5 0 0 0 0
Krastev, Kaloyan 1999-01-24 Centre Forward Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 5 0 0 0 0
Minchev, Georgi 1995-04-20 Centre Forward Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 0 5 0 0 0 0

Matches of Bulgaria in 2021

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2021-03-25
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Switzerland
1:3 c
Bulgaria vs. Switzerland
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2021-03-28
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Italy
Italy
0:2 c
Bulgaria vs. Italy
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2021-03-31
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
0:0 c
Northern Ireland vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Windsor Park
2021-06-01
Slovakia
Slovakia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Slovakia vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Josko Arena
2021-06-05
Russia
Russia
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
Russia vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
VTB Arena - Dynamo Central Stadium
2021-06-08
France
France
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:0 c
France vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Stade de France
2021-09-02
Italy
Italy
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Italy vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Stadio Artemio Franchi
2021-09-05
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Lithuania
1:0 c
Bulgaria vs. Lithuania
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2021-09-08
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Georgia
Georgia
4:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Georgia
Friendly
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2021-10-09
Lithuania
Lithuania
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3:1 c
Lithuania vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 2022 - Group C
LFF Stadium
2021-10-12
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2:1 c
Bulgaria vs. Northern Ireland
World Cup 2022 - Group C
Vassil Levski National Stadium
2021-11-11
Ukraine
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:1 c
Ukraine vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Chornomorets Stadium
2021-11-15
Switzerland
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4:0 c
Switzerland vs. Bulgaria
World Cup 2022 - Group C
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13 Matches

Match Progress for Bulgaria in 2021

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

Opponent M W D L G
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
17 14 3 0 40
Italy
Italy
14 1 5 8 12
Hungary
Hungary
13 2 3 8 14
Romania
Romania
12 3 4 5 12
France
France
12 5 1 6 10
Sweden
Sweden
12 1 2 9 4
Denmark
Denmark
11 1 6 4 9
Malta
Malta
11 8 3 0 31
Ireland
Ireland
11 1 5 5 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
11 2 3 6 11
Cyprus
Cyprus
11 8 2 1 21
Wales
Wales
10 4 1 5 8
Norway
Norway
10 4 2 4 17
Belarus
Belarus
10 5 2 3 13
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 4 2 4 12
Georgia
Georgia
10 5 2 3 23
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 5 2 2 9
Belgium
Belgium
9 3 2 4 11
Turkey
Turkey
9 2 2 5 7
Mexico
Mexico
9 3 4 2 13
Germany
Germany
9 2 1 6 14
Poland
Poland
8 1 1 6 9
England
England
8 0 3 5 1
Croatia
Croatia
8 1 2 5 6
Montenegro
Montenegro
8 1 4 3 9
Finland
Finland
8 5 1 2 14
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
7 5 1 1 9
East Germany
East Germany
7 1 3 3 7
Greece
Greece
7 3 0 4 10
Slovakia
Slovakia
7 2 2 3 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
7 1 2 4 6
Czechia
Czechia
7 1 1 5 3
Spain
Spain
6 0 1 5 2
Algeria
Algeria
6 3 2 1 9
Argentina
Argentina
6 1 0 5 4
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
6 5 0 1 14
Albania
Albania
6 2 3 1 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 6
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 0 3 3 3
Morocco
Morocco
5 1 3 1 5
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 3
Russia
Russia
5 1 1 3 5
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 3 2 0 9
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Lithuania
Lithuania
5 2 1 2 6
Portugal
Portugal
4 1 0 3 2
Serbia
Serbia
4 0 2 2 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 5
Brazil
Brazil
4 0 0 4 1
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 2 1 0 9
Egypt
Egypt
3 0 1 2 2
Austria
Austria
3 1 0 2 6
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 2 0 4
Japan
Japan
3 2 0 1 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 0 1 3
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 0 1 1 3
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 7
Armenia
Armenia
2 1 0 1 2
Peru
Peru
2 1 0 1 4
Latvia
Latvia
2 2 0 0 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
2 1 0 1 4
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 0 2 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
2 1 0 1 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 1 1 3
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
South Korea
South Korea
2 1 1 0 2
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 0 2 0 3
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
San Marino
San Marino
2 2 0 0 7
Andorra
Andorra
2 2 0 0 5
Soviet Union
Soviet Union (B)
1 0 1 0 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 5
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 0
Hungary
Hungary (B)
1 0 0 1 1
Oman
Oman
1 0 1 0 1
Canada
Canada
1 0 1 0 1
Iraq
Iraq
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 2
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 1
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 1 0 0
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 3
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 1 0 0 2
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 4
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