Bulgaria national under-21 football team

Bulgaria Under-21
Nickname(s) The Lions
Association Bulgarian Football Union
Head coach Antoni Zdravkov
Captain Stefan Velkov
Most caps Petar Mihtarski (51)
Top scorer Atanas Mihaylov (31)
First colours
Second colours

The Bulgaria national under-21 football team (Bulgarian: младежки национален отбор на България по футбол)[1] represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Competition results

     Champions       Runners-Up       Semi-Finals       Other Top Results  

Balkan Youth Championship

Year Rank
Greece 1968Champions
Bulgaria 1970Champions
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973Champions

UEFA U-21 European Championship

Year Rank
Europe 1972Semi-Finals
Europe 1974Quarter-Finals
Europe 1976Quarter-Finals
Europe 1978Semi-Finals
Europe 1980Quarter-Finals

Current squad

Players

Squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Slovenia and Luxembourg on 12 and 16 October 2018.[2]
Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
Caps and goals updated as of 12 October 2018 after the match against Slovenia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Daniel Naumov (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 4 0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad II
12 1GK Nikolay Krastev (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 5 0 Bulgaria Botev Vratsa
2 2DF Stoycho Atanasov (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 5 0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
3 2DF Andrea Hristov (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 0 0 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
4 2DF Angel Lyaskov (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 6 0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
5 2DF Ventsislav Kerchev (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 11 1 Bulgaria Botev Vratsa
13 2DF Stefan Velkov (captain) (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996 18 1 Netherlands Den Bosch
15 2DF Petko Hristov (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 6 0 Italy Ternana
21 2DF Martin Kostadinov (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 10 0 Bulgaria Cherno More
6 3MF Antonio Georgiev (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997 9 0 Bulgaria Tsarsko Selo
7 3MF Georgi Yomov (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 4 0 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
8 3MF Yanis Karabelyov (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 12 0 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
10 3MF Serkan Yusein (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 11 0 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
17 3MF Emil Stoev (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 3 0 Bulgaria Botev Vratsa
18 3MF Lachezar Kotev (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 0 0 Bulgaria Vitosha Bistritsa
20 3MF Antonio Vutov (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 21 2 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
22 3MF Zdravko Dimitrov (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 0 0 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia
9 4FW Kaloyan Krastev (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 6 0 Italy Bologna
11 4FW Nasko Milev (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 8 1 Bulgaria Vitosha Bistritsa
19 4FW Tonislav Yordanov (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 4 2 Bulgaria Litex Lovech

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Bulgarian squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Deyan Ivanov (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 0 0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia v.  Slovenia, 27 March 2018[3]
DF Vasil Dobrev (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 0 0 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia v.  Slovenia, 27 March 2018[3]
DF Petar Genchev (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 2 0 Bulgaria CSKA 1948 v.  Montenegro, 13 November 2017[4]
DF Galin Tashev (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 1 0 Bulgaria Montana v.  France, 9 November 2017[4]
DF Mario Petkov (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 1 0 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia v.  Kazakhstan, 10 October 2017[5]
MF Aleksandar Georgiev (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 15 1 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia v.  Montenegro, 11 September 2018[6]
MF Bozhidar Kraev (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 7 1 Denmark Midtjylland v.  Slovenia, 27 March 2018[3]
MF Chavdar Ivaylov (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 7 0 Bulgaria Etar v.  Slovenia, 27 March 2018[3]
MF Svetoslav Kovachev (1998-03-14) 14 March 1998 1 0 Bulgaria Dunav Ruse v.  Slovenia, 27 March 2018[3]
MF Nikolay Minkov (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 1 0 Bulgaria CSKA 1948 v.  Slovenia, 27 March 2018[3]
MF Georgi Rusev (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 3 0 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia v.  Montenegro, 13 November 2017[4]
MF Vladimir Aytov (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 1 1 Bulgaria Montana v.  Kazakhstan, 10 October 2017[5]
FW Kiril Despodov (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 20 6 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia v.  Slovenia, 27 March 2018[3]
FW Iliya Dimitrov (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 6 0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia v.  Kazakhstan, 10 October 2017[5]
Notes

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
SUS Player withdrew from the squad due to a suspension.

UEFA Euro 2017 Qualifier

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 10 9 1 0 24 3 +21 28 Final tournament — 1–0 3–1 0–0 4–1 2–0
2  Bulgaria 10 5 2 3 11 7 +4 17 0–3 — 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–0
3  Romania 10 5 1 4 15 14 +1 16 0–3 0–2 — 2–1 4–0 3–0
4  Wales 10 4 4 2 14 12 +2 16 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–1
5  Luxembourg 10 1 3 6 5 18 −13 6 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 — 1–0
6  Armenia 10 0 1 9 6 21 −15 1 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

UEFA Euro 2019 Qualifier

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (Q) 9 9 0 0 23 5 +18 27 Final tournament — 16 Oct 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–0
2  Slovenia (Z) 9 4 3 2 13 11 +2 15 Play-offs if among four best runners-up 1–3 — 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1
3  Montenegro (E) 10 3 2 5 15 15 0 11 0–2 1–3 — 5–1 0–0 3–0
4  Kazakhstan (E) 10 2 4 4 13 18 −5 10 0–3 0–0 1–1 — 1–1 3–0
5  Bulgaria (E) 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 10 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 — 0–1
6  Luxembourg (E) 9 1 1 7 6 21 −15 4 2–3 1–1 1–3 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 16 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2018. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (Z) Cannot qualify directly, but can still qualify via play-offs.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Luxembourg v Kazakhstan originally ended with a 1–2 win for Kazakhstan, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kazakhstan, after UEFA concluded that Luxembourg had played an ineligible player.[7]

Recent fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Location Opponent Score Competition Bulgaria scorers
28 March 2017 Skopje, Macedonia  Macedonia 0–1 Friendly match
8 June 2017 Sofia, Bulgaria  Georgia 1–0 Friendly match Aytov  74'
12 June 2017 Sofia, Bulgaria  Greece 0–1 Friendly match
5 September 2017 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  Luxembourg 0–1 UEFA EURO 2019 Q
6 October 2017 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  Kazakhstan 2–2 UEFA EURO 2019 Q Despodov  9', Yordanov  51'
10 October 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1−1 UEFA EURO 2019 Q Kerchev  89'
10 November 2017 Le Mans, France  France 0−3 UEFA EURO 2019 Q
14 November 2017 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  Montenegro 3−1 UEFA EURO 2019 Q Despodov  47', Kraev  58', Milev  66'
28 March 2018 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  Slovenia 3−0 UEFA EURO 2019 Q Vutov  20', Despodov  42', 83'
7 September 2018 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  France 0−1 UEFA EURO 2019 Q
11 September 2018 Nikšić, Montenegro  Montenegro 0−0 UEFA EURO 2019 Q
12 October 2018 Celje, Slovenia  Slovenia 1−1 UEFA EURO 2019 Q Yordanov  86'
16 October 2018 Niederkorn, Luxembourg  Luxembourg UEFA EURO 2019 Q

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".
  2. ↑ "Състав на Групата на младежкия национален отбор за мачовете със Словения и Люксембург" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 2 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "България U21 проведе официалната си тренировка преди мача със Словения" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Антони Здравков обяви състава на България U21 за квалификациите срещу Франция и Черна гора" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Антони Здравков обяви състава на България U21 за квалификациите срещу Казахстан" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 27 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Състав на България U21 за европейските квалификации срещу Франция и Черна гора" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 29 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "МОЛОДЕЖНАЯ СБОРНАЯ КАЗАХСТАНА ВЫРВАЛА НИЧЬЮ У БОЛГАРИИ". Football Federation of Kazakhstan. 6 October 2017.
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