Bulgaria national under-19 football team
The Bulgaria national under-19 football team[1] is the national under-19 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year.
| Nickname(s) | The Young Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bulgarian Football Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Yordan Petkov | ||
| Captain | Dimo Krastev | ||
| FIFA code | BUL | ||
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Competition results
Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
UEFA U-19 European Championship
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Champions |
| 1963 | Semi-Finals |
| 1968 | Semi-Finals |
| 1969 | Champions |
| 1973 | Champions |
| 1974 | Semi-Finals |
| 1977 | Runners-Up |
| 1979 | Runners-Up |
| 1986 | Quarter-Finals |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match.[2]
- Match dates: between 21 and 27 September 2022
- Opposition: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg and Turkey
- Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against Turkey
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Plamen Andreev | 15 December 2004 | 6 | 0 | Levski Sofia |
| 12 | GK | David Vassilev | 20 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | Valencia Juvenil |
| 6 | DF | Martin Georgiev | 24 September 2005 | 9 | 0 | Barcelona Juvenil |
| 21 | DF | Nikolay Zhelyazkov | 11 August 2004 | 7 | 0 | CSKA 1948 III |
| 14 | DF | Teodor Ivanov | 13 March 2004 | 7 | 1 | CSKA 1948 III |
| 3 | DF | Todor Pavlov | 31 July 2004 | 5 | 0 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 4 | DF | Rosen Marinov | 2 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | CSKA Sofia II |
| 2 | DF | Rosen Bozhinov | 25 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | CSKA 1948 II |
| 5 | MF | Valentin Petrov | 1 January 2004 | 9 | 1 | Slavia Sofia II |
| 16 | MF | Dimitar Ivanov | 1 January 2004 | 8 | 0 | Ludogorets III |
| 10 | MF | Krasian Kolev | 18 January 2004 | 8 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 22 | MF | Antoan Stoyanov | 17 January 2005 | 4 | 1 | Levski Sofia |
| 18 | MF | Chung Nguyen Do | 23 May 2005 | 4 | 0 | Slavia Sofia |
| 8 | MF | Asen Mitkov | 17 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Levski Sofia |
| 20 | MF | Nedzhib Hadzha | 15 August 2005 | 2 | 0 | Schalke 04 |
| 15 | FW | Miroslav Marinov | 7 March 2004 | 9 | 0 | Botev Vratsa |
| 9 | FW | Boris Dimitrov | 29 March 2004 | 8 | 1 | Slavia Sofia |
| 7 | FW | Nikolay Zlatev | 12 December 2004 | 5 | 0 | Cherno More |
| 17 | FW | Pavel Zhabov | 30 April 2004 | 4 | 2 | CSKA Sofia II |
| 11 | FW | Borislav Rupanov | 1 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | Levski Sofia II |
Recent call ups
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Umut Habil | 30 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | |
| DF | Denis Dinev | 18 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Levski Sofia | |
| DF | Ivan Ivanov | 1 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv | |
| DF | Nesin Salim | 1 January 2004 | 7 | 1 | Ludogorets Razgrad | |
| DF | Nikola Tsarovski | 24 May 2004 | 3 | 0 | Levski Sofia | |
| DF | Georgi Yanev | 1 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | |
| MF | Georgi Chorbadzhiyski | 28 August 2004 | 2 | 0 | CSKA Sofia | |
| MF | Nikola IlievA | 6 June 2004 | 11 | 1 | Inter Milan | |
| FW | Georgi Atanasov | 6 March 2004 | 2 | 0 | Arda Kardzhali | |
| FW | Yoan Bornosuzov | 9 January 2004 | 6 | 0 | Genoa | |
| FW | Nikola Gelin | 6 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv | |
| FW | Ivaylo Markov | 21 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | Levski Sofia | |
- Notes
- A = Not part of the current squad due to being called up to the senior team.
- INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
- COVID = Withdrawn from the current squad due to suffering from COVID-19.
Recent results
Win Draw Loss
| 25 March 2022 Friendly | Bulgaria | 1−0 | Montenegro | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 15:30 |
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Stadium: National Football Base Boyana |
| 28 March 2022 Friendly | Bulgaria | 3−1 | Montenegro | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 13:30 |
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Stadium: National Football Base Boyana |
| 4 June 2022 Friendly | Bulgaria | 0−2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 |
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Stadium: National Football Base Boyana |
| 28 March 2022 Friendly | Bulgaria | 2−0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 11:30 |
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Stadium: National Football Base Boyana |
| 23 August 2022 Friendly | Slovenia | 3−1 | Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: National Football Base Boyana |
| 25 August 2022 Friendly | Slovenia | 0−1 | Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: National Football Base Boyana |
| 21 September 2022 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification | Azerbaijan | 0−1 | Bulgaria | Albena, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Sport Center Albena Referee: Joonas Jaanovits |
| 25 September 2022 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification | Bulgaria | 0–0 | Luxembourg | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: National Football Base Boyana Referee: Joonas Jaanovits |
| 27 September 2022 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Turkey | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 20:00 | Karapo 66' (o.g.) | Report | Pavlov 70' (o.g.) | Stadium: Spartak Stadium Referee: Daniele Chiffi |
Former squads
- 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Bulgaria
- 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Bulgaria
- 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria
- 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria
- 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria
See also
Bulgaria national football team
Bulgaria national under-21 football team
Notes
- Bulgarian: Български юношески национален отбор по футбол, Balgarski yunosheski natsionalen otbor po futbol, literally "Bulgarian teenage national football team"
- България U19 стартира квалификациите за Евро 2023, мачовете ще бъдат предавани пряко
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- Bulgarian football - history, teams, stadiums, fan clubs
- RSSSF archive of results 1924-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup
- Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup
- Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers
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