Profile of the Bulgaria national football team history BFS Bulgarian Football Union was founded on 1923 and represents the governing body for association football of Bulgaria in international competition and is controlled by the Bulgarian football union. Became a member of UEFA Affilliation in1954 and FIFA Affiliation in 1924.
The Bulgaria's team debut first appearance in a world cup 1930 in Uruguay, but failed to enter because delay of flights. The Bulgarian side, at this time, could not progress in qualifying to any major tournaments from the time of 1930 to 1960 This period of time was the international difficulty for Bulgaria. Bulgaria later on entered the 1962 World Cup after a time of international difficulty. Sadly, they did not progress to the knockout stages. The same happened in England in 1966, Mexico in 1970, and West Germany in 1974. They progressed from the first round in Mexico 1986, but were beaten by the hosts in the Round of 16.
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| Bulgarian football union | ||||
| Nation: Bulgaria | Founded: 1923 | |||
| UEFA Affiliation: 1954 | FIFA Affiliation: 1924 | |||
| Web: http://www.bfunion.bg | Phone: +359 2 9426 202 | |||
International success has proved more elusive. A silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico is the closest Bulgaria have come to glory. Nonetheless, the national team have qualified for seven FIFA World Cup tournaments, and in the United States in 1994 they finished fourth having eliminated holders Germany in the quarter-finals.
Their record in the UEFA European Championship has been rather less impressive, and prior to UEFA EURO 2004 in Portugal the country's solitary finals appearance had been at EURO 1996. In 1996, the team qualified for the European Football Championship for the first time, after some good results in the qualifying group, including a stunning 3–2 turnaround win against future Euro 1996 champions Germany.
The Bulgarian national football team's home stadium is the Vasil Levski National Stadium with a capacity of 43,632. Vasil Levski was officially opened in 1953 and reconstructed in 1966 and 2002. It is currently eligible to host UEFA Europa League final matches. The Bulgarian national football team's home matches and the Bulgarian Cup finals are held at the venue, as well as athletics competitions.
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| National Flag Of Bulgaria | ||||
- Data :
- Association: Bulgarian Football Union
- Home Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
- Address: 26 Tzar Ivan Assen II Str. 1124 SOFIA
- Fax: +359 2 9426 200
- FIFA Code: BUL
- Honours
1. Second Place (1) 1938
2. Third Place (1) 1956
- Balkan Cup
1. Winners (3) 1931,1932,1973
- FIFA World Cup
1. Semi Final (1) 1994, 4th Place
- UEFA European Championship Record
| Bulgaria EURO Participations | ||||||||||
| Host | Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
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1960 | did not enter | ||||||||
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1964 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1968 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1972 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1976 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1980 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1984 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1988 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1992 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1996 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
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2000 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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2004 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
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2008 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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2012 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | = | 2/14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||
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2016 | next | ||||||||
- FIFA World Cup Record
| Bulgaria FIFA World Cup Participations | ||||||||||
| Host | Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
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1930 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1934 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1938 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1942 | cancelled due to world war II | |||||||||
| 1946 | cancelled due to world war II | |||||||||
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1950 | did not enter | ||||||||
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1954 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1958 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1962 | 1st Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
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1966 | 1st Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
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1970 | 1st Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
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1974 | 1st Round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
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1978 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1982 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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1986 | Round of 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
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1990 | cancelled due to world war II | ||||||||
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1994 | 4th Place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | ||
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1998 | 1st Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
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2002 | cancelled due to world war II | ||||||||
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2006 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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2010 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | = | 7/19 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 53 | ||
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2014 | next | ||||||||
- Top Score
| Top Scorers of The Bulgaria National Football Team | |||
| Players | Goals | Caps | Periods |
| Hristo Bonev | 48 | 96 | 1967-1979 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 48 | 78 | 1999-2010 |
| Hristo Stoichkov | 37 | 83 | 1987-1999 |
| Emil Kostadinov | 26 | 70 | 1988-1998 |
| Petar Zhekov | 25 | 44 | 1963-1972 |
| Ivan Kolev | 25 | 75 | 1950-1963 |
| Atanas Mihaylov | 23 | 45 | 1970-1981 |
| Nasko Sirakov | 23 | 82 | 1983-1996 |
| Dimitar Milanov | 20 | 39 | 1948-1959 |
| Martin Petrov | 19 | 90 | 1999- ? |
- Most Appearances
| Most Caps of The Bulgaria National Football Team | ||
| Players | Caps | Periods |
| Stiliyan Petrov | 106 | 1998-? |
| Borislav Mihaylov | 102 | 1983-1998 |
| Hristo Bonev | 96 | 1967-1979 |
| Krasimir Balakov | 92 | 1988-2003 |
| Dimitar Penev | 90 | 1965-1974 |
| Martin Petrov | 90 | 1999-? |
| Radostin Kishishev | 88 | 1996-2009 |
| Hristo Stoichkov | 83 | 1986-1999 |
| Nasko Sirakov | 82 | 1983-1996 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 78 | 1999-2010 |
Bulgaria National Football Team Profile.
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