Bulgaria
UEFA. Played 740 since 21 May 1924: won 263, drawn 189, lost 288. Elo 1519, ranked 100 in the world; peak 1862 in 1995.
Coming fixtures
- 2026-11-13 19:45BulgariavIcelandGroup C4 · Hristo Botev StadiumBulgaria 29% · Draw 27% · Iceland 45%Expected goals 1.1–1.5Likeliest 1–1 (13%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-16 17:00EstoniavBulgariaGroup C4 · Lilleküla StadiumEstonia 39% · Draw 27% · Bulgaria 34%Expected goals 1.4–1.3Likeliest 1–1 (13%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-06WLuxembourg0–2BulgariaUEFA Nations League · Group C4 · Luxembourg42%
- 2026-10-03LIceland3–0BulgariaUEFA Nations League · Group C4 · Reykjavík19%
- 2026-09-29DBulgaria0–0EstoniaUEFA Nations League · Group C4 · Plovdiv72%
- 2026-09-26LBulgaria1–2LuxembourgUpsetUEFA Nations League · Group C4 · Plovdiv73%
- 2026-06-05DMoldova2–2BulgariaFriendly · Chișinău67%
- 2026-06-01LBulgaria0–1MontenegroUpsetFriendly · Plovdiv71%
- 2026-03-30WIndonesia0–1BulgariaFIFA Series · Jakarta42%
- 2026-03-27WSolomon Islands2–10BulgariaFIFA Series · Jakarta65%
- 2025-11-18WBulgaria2–1GeorgiaUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia29%
- 2025-11-15LTurkey2–0BulgariaFIFA World Cup qualification · Bursa4%
Squad
The following players were called up for the UEFA Nations League fixtures between 26 September and 6 October 2026.
- Players
- 23
- Average age
- 26.2
- Caps between them
- 335
- Most from one club
- CSKA 1948 (4)
Where they play
2 at home · 11 abroad in 10 other countries
- Bulgaria 2
- Israel 2
- Denmark 1
- England 1
- Georgia 1
- Germany 1
- Netherlands 1
- Poland 1
- Russia 1
- Serbia 1
- Turkey 1
Average club rating 1500 (ClubElo; 19 of 23 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Leeds United, ranked 40 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Daniel NaumovBotev Plovdiv | 28 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Dimitar MitovFC St. Pauli(Germany) | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | Aleks BozhevCSKA 1948 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Yoni StoyanovHapoel Be'er Sheva(Israel) | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | Andrea HristovVizela | 27 | 15 | 1 |
| 5 | Kristian DimitrovLevski Sofia | 29 | 28 | 1 |
| 13 | Stefan VelkovSønderjyske(Denmark) | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Hristiyan PetrovHeerenveen(Netherlands) | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Ivan TuritsovDinamo Batumi(Georgia) | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 4 | Ilia GruevLeeds United(England) | 26 | 31 | 0 |
| 6 | Emil TsenovOrenburg(Russia) | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Andrian KraevHapoel Tel Aviv(Israel) | 27 | 22 | 1 |
| 14 | Asen ChandarovBotev Plovdiv | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Petko PanayotovCSKA Sofia | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Kristiyan StoyanovSlavia Sofia | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Borislav TsonevCSKA 1948 | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Atanas IlievCSKA 1948 | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 10 | Zdravko DimitrovMardin 1969(Turkey) | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Georgi RusevCSKA 1948 | 28 | 27 | 4 |
| 17 | Martin MinchevCracovia(Poland) | 25 | 33 | 0 |
| 18 | Kristiyan BalovRed Star Belgrade(Serbia) | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Vladimir NikolovSlavia Sofia | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 21 | Stanislav IvanovArda | 27 | 8 | 0 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Bulgaria national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 31 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group C4
| Team | Promoted | Play-off B/C | Stays in C | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 90% | 9% | 1% | 12.0 |
| Estonia | 7% | 66% | 26% | 8.8 |
| Bulgaria | 2% | 22% | 76% | 6.4 |
| Luxembourg | <1% | 3% | 97% | 4.8 |
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
Nations League: 5 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Bulgaria v Romania: played 34, won 9, drawn 7, lost 18; goals 49–70. First met 31 May 1925, last 4 Jun 2024.
- 2024-06-04DRomania0–0BulgariaFriendly · Bucharest16%
- 2007-11-17WBulgaria1–0RomaniaUEFA Euro qualification · Sofia39%
- 2006-09-02DRomania2–2BulgariaUEFA Euro qualification · Constanţa22%
- 1996-06-13WBulgaria1–0RomaniaUEFA Euro · Group D · Newcastle48%
- 1991-11-20DBulgaria1–1RomaniaUEFA Euro qualification · Sofia51%
- 1990-10-17WRomania0–3BulgariaUpsetUEFA Euro qualification · Bucharest15%
- 1989-05-17LRomania1–0BulgariaFIFA World Cup qualification · Bucharest18%
- 1988-10-19LBulgaria1–3RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia58%
- 1982-04-14LBulgaria1–2RomaniaFriendly · Ruse62%
- 1981-09-09WRomania1–2BulgariaUpsetFriendly · Bucharest23%
- 1980-09-10LBulgaria1–2RomaniaFriendly · Varna49%
- 1978-05-31DBulgaria1–1RomaniaBalkan Cup · Sofia54%
- 1978-05-03LRomania2–0BulgariaBalkan Cup · Bucharest29%
- 1976-11-28LRomania3–2BulgariaBalkan Cup · Bucharest33%
- 1976-05-12WBulgaria1–0RomaniaBalkan Cup · Veliko Tărnovo62%
Latest 15 of 34 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 350 | 113 | 101 | 136 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 143 | 63 | 29 | 51 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 130 | 50 | 33 | 47 |
| Balkan Cup | 41 | 18 | 4 | 19 |
| UEFA Nations League | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| FIFA World Cup | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| UEFA Euro | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| FIFA Series | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirin Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Cyprus International Tournament | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirin Challenge Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Nations Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lunar New Year Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Hristo Stoichkov 28
- Dimitar Berbatov 28
- Emil Kostadinov 20
- Hristo Bonev 19
- Martin Petrov 15
- Georgi Asparuhov 14
- Nasko Sirakov 14
- Krasimir Balakov 11
- Ivelin Popov 10
- Kiril Despodov 10
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.