Bulgaria national football team

Bulgaria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Лъвовете / Lavovete
(The Lions)
AssociationBulgarian Football Union (BFU)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIlian Iliev
CaptainKiril Despodov
Most capsStiliyan Petrov (105)
Top scorerDimitar Berbatov
Hristo Bonev (48)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeBUL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 82 Steady (18 July 2024)[1]
Highest8 (June 1995)
Lowest96 (May 2012)
First international
 Austria 6–0 Bulgaria 
(Vienna, Austria; 21 May 1924)
Biggest win
 Singapore 2–10 Bulgaria 
(Singapore; 13 December 1956)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 13–0 Bulgaria 
(Madrid, Spain; 21 May 1933)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1962)
Best resultFourth place (1994)
European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1996)
Best resultGroup stage (1996, 2004)

The Bulgaria national football team (Bulgarian: Български национален отбор по футбол, romanizedBǎlgarski natsionalen otbor po futbol) represents Bulgaria in men's international football, and is administered by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA.

Bulgaria's best achievements are reaching the final at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the fourth-place finish at the FIFA World Cup in 1994. Bulgaria have competed at a total of seven World Cups, debuting in 1962 and last appearing in 1998. In addition, they have participated in two European Championships, in 1996 and 2004, which marks their most recent major tournament appearance. The team has also competed at the Balkan Cup, winning three titles.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

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