Bulgaria women's national football team
The Bulgaria women's national football team (Bulgarian: Български женски национален отбор по футбол) represents Bulgaria in international women's football, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team's major success came in 2008 when they won the Balkan Championship and the Albena Cup in the same year. These major tournament victories brought them up to their all-time highest FIFA world ranking of 33rd.
| Nickname(s) | Лъвиците (The Lionesses) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bulgarian Football Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Silvia Radoyska | ||
| Captain | Nikoleta Boycheva | ||
| Top scorer | Liliana Kostova (7) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | BUL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 99 4 (14 June 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 42 (December 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 99 (June 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
| Bulgaria 1–1 Spain (Sofia, Bulgaria; 11 October 1987) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Estonia 0–5 Bulgaria (Otopeni, Romania; 18 November 2006) Bulgaria 5–0 Luxembourg (Ta' Qali, Malta; 5 June 2009) Bulgaria 5–0 Georgia (Lovech, Bulgaria; 21 November 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| France 14–0 Bulgaria (Le Mans, France; 28 November 2013) | |||
History
Team image
Nicknames
The Bulgaria women's national football team have been nicknamed as "Лъвиците (The Lionesses)".
Home stadium
Bulgaria plays their home matches on the Lovech Stadium.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
| 22 September 2023 Nations League C | North Macedonia | 0–1 | Bulgaria | Skopje |
| 15:00 | Report | Stankova 4' | Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre Attendance: 200 Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia) |
| 27 September Nations League C | Bulgaria | 0–0 | Kosovo | Plovdiv |
| 17:00 (18:00 EEST) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Lovisa Johansson (Sweden) |
| 1 December 2023 Nations League C | Kosovo | 5–1 | Bulgaria | Podujevo |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Meliz Özçiğdem (Turkey) |
| 5 December 2023 Nations League C | Bulgaria | 2–2 | North Macedonia | Plovdiv |
| 16:00 (17:00 EET) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Alexandra Collin (France) |
2024
| 23 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Bulgaria | 0–4 | Ukraine | Kardzhali |
| 15:00 (16:00 EET) | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Arda |
| 27 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Ukraine | 3–0 (7–0 agg.) | Bulgaria | Antalya, Turkey[lower-alpha 1] |
| 14:00 (16:00 TRT) | Report | Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex | ||
| Note: Ukraine won 7–0 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues. | ||||
| 5 April 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying League C | Kazakhstan | 0–1 | Bulgaria | Almaty |
| 13:00 (16:00 UTC+5) | Report |
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Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Referee: Meliz Özçiğdem (Turkey) |
| 9 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Armenia | Sofia |
| 18:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Referee: Emilie Torkelsen (Norway) |
| 31 May UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Romania | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Bucharest |
| 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) | Vătafu 76' | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Kathrin Huber (Austria) |
| 4 June UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Romania | Sofia |
| 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 176 Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania) |
| 12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Armenia | v | Bulgaria | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 19:45 UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium |
| 16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Bulgaria | v | Kazakhstan | Sofia |
| 19:00 (20:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 28 November 2022
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Silvia Radoyska |
| Assistant coaches | Velizar Hristov |
| Trifon Panev | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Emil Varadinov |
| Team manager | Doychin Bahov |
Manager history
Players
Current squad
- The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Romania on the 31 May and 4 June 2024 , respectively .[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Roksana Shahanska | 23 April 1992 | 29 | 0 | Lokomotiv |
| 1 | GK | Martina Ilieva | 8 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Ludogorets |
| 1 | GK | Milena Karakoleva | 3 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | Sportika |
| 3 | DF | Yanitsa Ivanova | 5 January 2001 | 15 | 0 | Lokomotiv |
| 11 | DF | Kristiana Karaivanova | 11 July 2004 | 6 | 0 | Spezia |
| DF | Yoanna Tomova | |||||
| 18 | DF | Zhasmina Atanasova | 25 June 1996 | 6 | 0 | Lokomotiv |
| 20 | MF | Nikoleta Boycheva | 20 August 1994 | 19 | 0 | Lokomotiv |
| 19 | MF | Yoana Stankova | 20 August 2005 | 12 | 1 | Sassuolo U19 |
| 9 | MF | Lora Petrova | 12 October 1998 | 25 | 1 | Res Roma |
| 4 | MF | Leonora Zheleva | 13 May 1999 | 8 | 1 | AEL |
| 21 | MF | Ivelina Pavlova | 18 July 2003 | 1 | 0 | NSA |
| 8 | MF | Preslava Yordanova | NSA | |||
| 13 | FW | Aleksandra Yaneva | 24 February 2001 | 2 | 2 | AEL |
| 8 | FW | Viky Adrianova | 12 May 2003 | 2 | 0 | Jacksonville State University |
| 21 | FW | Aleksandra Sergeeva | 3 November 2005 | 2 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg II |
| 21 | FW | Yana Yordanova | ||||
| 17 | FW | Simona Petkova | 3 September 1993 | 13 | 0 | Aarau |
| Bianka Demirova | ||||||
| Gergana Halyanov | ||||||
| Nikol Dimanova | ||||||
| Antonina Shopska | ||||||
Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to a Bulgaria squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Viktoria Dimova | 8 January 2002 | 0 | 0 | NSA | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| GK | Victoria Ivanova | 25 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | Sevlievo Ladies | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| DF | Gergana Iliycheva | 24 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | Chita di Matera | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| DF | Mariela Nedeva | 12 July 2000 | 4 | 0 | Lokomotiv | v. Ukraine, 27 February 2024 |
| DF | Yana Dineva | 8 November 2002 | 9 | 0 | Lokomotiv | v. Ukraine, 27 February 2024 |
| DF | Nora Dimitrova (captain) | 26 July 1996 | 14 | 1 | Lokomotiv | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 |
| DF | Silviya Kefalova | 6 June 2001 | 2 | 0 | NSA | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 |
| DF | Ivet Vasileva | 12 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | LP Super Sport | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 |
| MF | Dessi Dupuy | 10 June 1993 | 3 | 0 | Växjö DFF | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| MF | Eva Atanasova | 5 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | Ludogorets | v. Kosovo, 23 September 2023 |
| MF | Eva Atanasova | 5 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | Ludogorets | v. Kosovo , 23 September 2023 |
| MF | Veni Donna Srpbinska | Sportika | v. North Macedonia , 5 December 2023 | |||
| MF | Anita Churusinova | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 | ||||
| MF | Ivana Naydenova | 21 December 2001 | 14 | 3 | Res Roma | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 |
| MF | Zdravka Parapunova | 6 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | SPG Lustenau/Dornbirn | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 |
| FW | Polina Rasina | 12 March 1999 | 9 | 0 | NSA | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| FW | Bilyana Pencheva | 23 May 1997 | 3 | 0 | Lokomotiv | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| FW | Mirela Moeva | 29 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | Etar VT | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| FW | Leonora Zheleva | 13 May 1999 | 6 | 0 | AEL | v. Kosovo, 23 September 2023 |
| FW | Catherine Karadjov | 19 June 1998 | 1 | 0 | Orvault | v. Ukraine, 27 February 2024 |
| FW | Evdokiya Popadinova | 26 October 1996 | 8 | 3 | Lazio | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 |
| FW | Polina Rusina | NSA | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 | |||
| FW | Victoria Yavorova | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 | ||||
| FW | Dimitra Ivanova | 26 January 2004 | 9 | 0 | Politehnica Timișoara | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 |
| FW | Nadezhda Ivanova | 17 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | SC Sand | v. Armenia, 9 April 2024 |
Captains
- Radoslava Slavcheva (????–)
Records
- As of 23 May 2021
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2021.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1991 | did not qualify | UEFA Euro 1991 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2003 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 25 | |||||||
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 62 | ||||||||
| 2019 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 37 | |||||||
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 136 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1984 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2001 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 54 | ||||||||
| 2017 | did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 117 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
- Sport in Bulgaria
- Football in Bulgaria
- Women's football in Bulgaria
- Football in Bulgaria
- Bulgaria men's national football team
Notes
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[2]
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- match rapport
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- FIFA profile
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