Europe · UEFA

Bulgaria (2026)

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 2-2-3; 2 W · 2 D · 3 L
Goals: 14; 10 against
Goal difference: +4

General Information

Bulgarski Futbolen Sayuz

Founded: 1923
FIFA entry: 1924
Average height in 2026: 1.84 m
Average age in 2026: 25.7 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Aleksandar Dimitrov(Coach)

Date of birth: 12 September 1976
Place of birth: Sofia, Bulgaria
Matches: 6 (2 official · 4 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Atanas Ribarski(Coach)

Date of birth: 25 March 1985
Place of birth: Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Matches: 1 (1 official · 0 friendlies)

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Players of Bulgaria in 2026

38 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers4
Daniel Naumov	29 March 1998	Goalkeeper	Botev Plovdiv	5	0	0
Martin Velichkov	19 September 1999	Goalkeeper	Lokomotiv Sofia	1	1	0
Dimitar Mitov	22 January 1997	Goalkeeper	FC St.Pauli	1	0	0
Dimitar Sheytanov	15 March 1999	Goalkeeper	CSKA 1948 Sofia	0	1	0
Defenders12
Dimitar Velkovski	22 January 1995	Left Back	Arda Kardzhali	6	0	0
Ivan Turitsov	18 July 1999	Right Back	Dinamo Batumi	5	2	0
Kristian Dimitrov	27 February 1997	Centre Back	Levski Sofia	4	0	0
Teodor Ivanov	13 March 2004	Centre Back	CSKA Sofia	4	0	0
Emil Tsenov	26 April 2002	Centre Back	FK Orenburg	3	3	0
Stefan Velkov	12 December 1996	Centre Back	Sønderjysk Elitesport	2	1	0
Hristian Petrov	24 June 2002	Centre Back	SC Heerenveen	1	3	0
Rosen Bozhinov	23 January 2005	Centre Back	Pisa SC	1	1	0
Patrick-Gabriel Galchev	14 April 2001	Right Back	Željezničar Sarajevo	1	1	0
Martin Georgiev	24 September 2005	Centre Back	AEK Athinon	1	0	0
Andrea Hristov	1 March 1999	Centre Back	FC Vizela	1	0	0
Petko Hristov	1 March 1999	Centre Back	Levski Sofia	1	0	0
Midfielders12
Andrian Kraev	14 February 1999	Defensive Midfielder	Hapoel Tel-Aviv	4	0	0
Ilia Gruev	6 May 2000	Defensive Midfielder	Leeds United	3	0	0
Petko Panayotov	20 July 2005	Centre Midfielder	CSKA Sofia	2	3	0
Asen Chandarov	13 November 1998	Centre Midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	2	1	1
Kristian Stoyanov	29 March 2003	Centre Midfielder	Slavia Sofia	2	1	0
Borislav Tsonev	29 April 1995	Attacking Midfielder	CSKA 1948 Sofia	2	1	0
Filip Krastev	15 October 2001	Centre Midfielder	PEC Zwolle	2	0	2
Nikola Iliev	6 June 2004	Attacking Midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	1	2	0
Dominik Yankov	28 July 2000	Attacking Midfielder	Arda Kardzhali	1	0	0
Berk Beyhan	29 October 2004	Defensive Midfielder	Cherno More Varna	0	2	0
Efe Ali	3 January 2003	Defensive Midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	0	1	0
Yoni Stoyanov	22 May 2001	Right Midfielder	Hapoel Be'er-Sheva	0	1	0
Forwards10
Zdravko Dimitrov	24 August 1998	Left Winger	Mardin 1969 SK	5	2	0
Lukas Petkov	1 November 2000	Right Winger	SV 07 Elversberg	5	0	0
Marin Petkov	2 October 2003	Right Winger	Al-Taawon Burayda	4	3	4
Georgi Rusev	2 July 1998	Right Winger	CSKA 1948 Sofia	3	2	2
Tonislav Yordanov	27 November 1998	Centre Forward	Kisvárda FC	2	1	1
Martin Minchev	22 April 2001	Right Winger	Cracovia Kraków	1	3	0
Atanas Iliev	9 October 1994	Centre Forward	CSKA 1948 Sofia	1	0	0
Vladimir Nikolov	7 February 2001	Centre Forward	Slavia Sofia	0	5	3
Kristian Balov	26 July 2006	Left Winger	Crvena Zvezda Beograd	0	2	1
Stanislav Ivanov	16 April 1999	Right Winger	Arda Kardzhali	0	2	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Bulgaria in 2026

7 matches

3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · LaugardalsvöllurAvs.IcelandMatch report: Iceland vs. Bulgaria 3–0Defeat
29 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv)Hvs.EstoniaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Estonia 0–0Draw
26 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 4 · Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv)Hvs.LuxembourgMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Luxembourg 1–2Defeat
5 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadionul ZimbruAvs.MoldovaMatch report: Moldova vs. Bulgaria 2–2Draw
1 Jun 2026Friendly · Stadion Hristo Botev (Plovdiv)Hvs.MontenegroMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Montenegro 0–1Defeat
30 Mar 2026Friendly · Gelora Bung Karno StadiumAvs.IndonesiaMatch report: Indonesia vs. Bulgaria 0–1Win
27 Mar 2026Friendly · Gelora Bung Karno StadiumAvs.Solomon IslandsMatch report: Solomon Islands vs. Bulgaria 2–10Win

Match Progress for Bulgaria

2 W · 2 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Bulgaria

97 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Luxembourg	18	14	3	1	41
France	16	6	2	8	15
Sweden	16	3	2	11	11
Italy	16	2	5	9	15
Ireland	15	3	6	6	12
Norway	14	6	3	5	22
Romania	14	4	4	6	15
Malta	13	10	3	0	38
Cyprus	13	10	2	1	27
Portugal	13	6	3	4	18
Denmark	13	2	7	4	14
Hungary	13	2	3	8	14
Belgium	12	5	2	5	16
Germany	12	2	2	8	16
Northern Ireland	11	6	2	3	12
Switzerland	11	2	3	6	11
Finland	10	7	1	2	20
Georgia	10	5	2	3	23
Belarus	10	5	2	3	13
Netherlands	10	4	2	4	12
Wales	10	4	1	5	8
Greece	10	3	2	5	14
England	10	0	3	7	1
North Macedonia	9	5	2	2	9
Mexico	9	3	4	2	10
Turkey	9	2	2	5	7
Montenegro	9	1	4	4	9
Albania	8	4	3	1	11
Croatia	8	1	2	5	6
Poland	8	1	1	6	9
Slovakia	7	2	2	3	5
East Germany	7	1	3	3	7
Yugoslavia	7	1	2	4	6
Czechia	7	1	1	5	3
Argentina	7	1	0	6	4
United Arab Emirates	6	5	0	1	14
Iceland	6	4	1	1	12
Israel	6	4	1	1	12
Algeria	6	3	2	1	9
Czechoslovakia	6	2	2	2	6
Ukraine	6	0	3	3	3
Spain	6	0	1	5	2
Slovenia	5	3	2	0	9
Azerbaijan	5	3	2	0	7
Lithuania	5	2	1	2	6
Morocco	5	1	3	1	5
Austria	5	1	1	3	6
Russia	5	1	1	3	5
Egypt	5	1	1	3	4
Scotland	5	0	3	2	3
Estonia	4	1	3	0	4
Serbia	4	0	2	2	4
Brazil	4	0	0	4	1
Moldova	3	2	1	0	9
Gibraltar	3	2	1	0	9
Japan	3	2	0	1	6
Saudi Arabia	3	2	0	1	3
Kuwait	3	0	3	0	4
San Marino	2	2	0	0	7
Andorra	2	2	0	0	5
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	4
Latvia	2	2	0	0	3
South Korea	2	1	1	0	2
Serbia & Montenegro	2	1	1	0	2
Peru	2	1	0	1	4
Qatar	2	1	0	1	4
Ecuador	2	1	0	1	3
Armenia	2	1	0	1	2
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	1	0	1	2
Tunisia	2	0	1	1	3
Kosovo	2	0	1	1	3
Paraguay	2	0	1	1	0
Soviet Union	2	0	0	2	2
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	0
Solomon Islands	1	1	0	0	10
Cuba	1	1	0	0	5
Thailand	1	1	0	0	4
Hungary (Olympic)	1	1	0	0	4
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	3
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	3
North Korea	1	1	0	0	3
Jordan	1	1	0	0	2
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	2
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	1
Tanzania	1	1	0	0	1
Soviet Union (B)	1	0	1	0	2
Australia	1	0	1	0	1
Canada	1	0	1	0	1
Oman	1	0	1	0	1
South Africa	1	0	1	0	1
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	1
Jamaica	1	0	1	0	0
Uzbekistan	1	0	1	0	0
Chile	1	0	0	1	2
Hungary (B)	1	0	0	1	1
Iran	1	0	0	1	0
Iraq	1	0	0	1	0
Total	549	199	138	212	711

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Bulgaria

Games Total: 169
Goals: 242
Goals Against: 264
Games W/D/L: 67/36/66
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.43
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.56

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 17; Dimitar Berbatov
Most Matches: 40; Krasimir Balakov
Most Yellow Cards: 9; Trifon Ivanov
Most Red Cards: 1; Ivan Vasilev

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Bulgaria

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Petrov, Stilian	Centre Midfielder	1998–2011	105	100	5	8	4	15	1	0
2	Mihaylov, Borislav	Goalkeeper	1983–1998	95	93	2	0	0	3	0	0
3	Balakov, Krasimir	Attacking Midfielder	1988–2003	92	89	3	15	3	11	0	0
4	Petrov, Martin	Left Midfielder	1999–2011	90	76	14	20	2	14	1	0
5	Popov, Ivelin	Attacking Midfielder	2007–2019	90	83	7	16	14	11	0	0
6	Bonev, Hristo	Attacking Midfielder	1967–1979	85	83	2	44	0	1	0	0
7	Stoichkov, Hristo	Centre Forward	1987–1999	82	79	3	36	1	10	0	0
8	Kishishev, Radostin	Right Back	1995–2009	82	76	6	1	0	12	0	0
9	Penev, Dimitar	Centre Back	1964–1977	81	78	3	2	0	0	0	0
10	Yankov, Zlatko	Defensive Midfielder	1990–1999	79	76	3	4	2	12	0	0
11	Berbatov, Dimitar	Centre Forward	1999–2010	78	73	5	48	4	5	0	0
12	Sirakov, Nasko	Attacking Midfielder	1983–1996	77	65	12	24	0	6	0	0
13	Ivanov, Trifon	Centre Back	1988–1998	75	71	4	6	0	17	0	2
14	Kostadinov, Emil	Centre Forward	1988–1998	70	61	9	27	2	6	0	1
15	Dimitrov, Ivan	Defender	1957–1970	70	69	1	1	0	0	0	0
16	Kolev, Ivan	Left Winger	1952–1966	68	67	1	21	0	0	0	1
17	Zdravkov, Zdravko	Goalkeeper	1996–2005	68	61	7	0	0	1	0	0
18	Sadakov, Anyo	Centre Midfielder	1981–1991	67	61	6	8	0	5	0	0
19	Dimitrov, Georgi	Centre Back	1978–1988	67	67	0	6	0	3	0	0
20	Borimirov, Daniel	Defensive Midfielder	1993–2005	67	36	31	5	1	8	0	0
21	Zdravkov, Radoslav	Attacking Midfielder	1975–1988	66	60	6	10	1	1	0	0
22	Zhechev, Dobromir	Centre Back	1961–1974	66	65	1	1	0	0	0	0
23	Ivankov, Dimitar	Goalkeeper	1998–2010	65	47	18	0	0	1	0	0
24	Yakimov, Dimitar	Attacking Midfielder	1959–1973	63	58	5	7	0	0	0	0
25	Petkov, Ivaylo	Left Back	1996–2009	62	55	7	3	0	9	0	0
26	Penev, Lyuboslav	Centre Forward	1987–1998	61	55	6	13	0	9	0	1
27	Despodov, Kiril	Right Midfielder	2015–2025	60	53	7	15	12	9	1	0
28	Kiryakov, Ilian	Centre Back	1988–1996	56	39	17	0	0	2	0	2
29	Diev, Todor	Right Winger	1955–1965	54	45	9	14	0	0	0	0
30	Milanov, Georgi	Attacking Midfielder	2011–2025	54	41	13	2	8	8	0	0
31	Dermendzhiev, Dinko	Attacking Midfielder	1962–1977	53	45	8	15	0	1	0	0
32	Mladenov, Stoycho	Centre Forward	1978–1989	52	47	5	11	0	2	0	0
33	Peev, Georgi	Right Midfielder	1999–2010	52	37	15	0	1	3	0	0
34	Rakarov, Kiril	Defender	1953–1962	52	51	1	0	0	0	0	0
35	Tsvetkov, Chavdar	Left Winger	1974–1981	51	44	7	13	0	0	0	0
36	Manolev, Stanislav	Right Back	2008–2018	51	47	4	5	5	8	0	0
37	Yordanov, Ivaylo	Attacking Midfielder	1991–2000	51	33	18	4	1	3	0	1
38	Chochev, Ivaylo	Centre Midfielder	2015–2025	51	31	20	4	3	3	0	0
39	Kirilov, Rosen	Centre Back	1995–2006	51	43	8	0	0	7	1	0
40	Manolov, Manol	Centre Back	1950–1961	51	50	1	0	0	0	0	0
41	Bodurov, Nikolay	Centre Back	2010–2019	50	46	4	2	1	7	0	1
42	Asparuhov, Georgi	Centre Forward	1962–1970	49	46	3	19	0	0	0	0
43	Georgiev, Blagoy	Centre Midfielder	2004–2011	49	34	15	5	0	7	1	0
44	Kolev, Bozhil	Centre Back	1969–1980	48	47	1	6	0	0	0	0
45	Yankov, Chavdar	Centre Midfielder	2003–2011	48	38	10	5	0	6	0	0
46	Iskrenov, Bozhidar	Attacking Midfielder	1981–1993	48	37	11	5	0	2	0	0
47	Iliev, Nikolay	Sweeper	1984–1994	48	44	4	4	0	8	0	0
48	Nikolov, Plamen	Right Back	1978–1988	48	48	0	1	0	10	0	0
49	Zhelyazkov, Andrey	Attacking Midfielder	1974–1986	47	36	11	9	0	5	0	1
50	Delev, Spas	Left Winger	2011–2023	47	29	18	5	4	3	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Bulgaria

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Petrov, Stilian	Berbatov, Dimitar	2007–2008	3	6
2	Manolev, Stanislav	Popov, Ivelin	2009–2018	3	19
3	Yankov, Zlatko	Lechkov, Yordan	1994	2	40
4	Kostadinov, Emil	Stoichkov, Hristo	1994–1996	2	6
5	Berbatov, Dimitar	Petrov, Martin	2004–2007	2	10
6	Milanov, Georgi	Popov, Ivelin	2013–2017	2	13
7	Popov, Ivelin	Marcelinho	2016	2	100
8	Popov, Ivelin	Kostadinov, Georgi	2017	2	67
9	Despodov, Kiril	Iliev, Atanas	2021	2	67
10	Despodov, Kiril	Delev, Spas	2022–2023	2	40

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 138 of 662 goals.