Bulgaria at the UEFA European Championship

As of 2019, Bulgaria qualified for two UEFA European Championships, in 1996 and 2004. However, they did not survive the first round at any occasion. While Bulgaria achieved a win (and a draw) at the 1996 tournament, they lost all their matches from the 2004 edition.

Overview
UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1960 Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 3 4
2000 Did not qualify
2004 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 9
2008 Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020 To be determined
2024
Total Group stage 2/15 6 1 1 4 4 13

Euro 1996
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Spain vs Bulgaria
Spain 1–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 24,006
Spain
Bulgaria
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB3Alberto Belsué
CB4Rafael Alkorta
CB5Abelardo 90'
LB12Sergi 39'
DM6Fernando Hierro
RM15José Luis Caminero 27' 82'
LM18Guillermo Amor 42' 70'
AM8Julen Guerrero 51'
AM21Luis Enrique
CF9Juan Antonio Pizzi 75'
Substitutions:
FW7José Emilio Amavisca 51'
FW11Alfonso 70'
MF10Donato 82'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW5Petar Hubchev 72'
RB2Radostin Kishishev 55'
CB3Trifon Ivanov
LB4Iliyan Kiryakov 72'
DM6Zlatko Yankov 77'
RM7Emil Kostadinov 73'
LM11Yordan Letchkov
AM10Krasimir Balakov
CF8Hristo Stoichkov 29'
CF9Lyuboslav Penev 78'
Substitutions:
DF18Tsanko Tsvetanov 72'
MF15Ivaylo Yordanov 73'
MF16Daniel Borimirov 78'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Man of the Match:
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)[1]

Assistant referees:
Enrico Preziosi (Italy)
Fabrizio Zanforlin (Italy)
Fourth official:
Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Bulgaria vs Romania
Bulgaria 1–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 19,107
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Bulgaria
Romania
GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
RB2Radostin Kishishev 48'
CB3Trifon Ivanov
LB18Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM6Zlatko Yankov
RM7Emil Kostadinov 32'
LM11Yordan Letchkov 90'
AM15Ivaylo Yordanov
AM10Krasimir Balakov
CF8Hristo Stoichkov
CF9Lyuboslav Penev 72'
Substitutions:
MF16Daniel Borimirov 64' 32'
FW14Nasko Sirakov 72'
MF13Boncho Genchev 90'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev
GK1Bogdan Stelea
SW6Gheorghe Popescu 78'
CB3Daniel Prodan
CB4Miodrag Belodedici
RWB2Dan Petrescu
LWB13Tibor Selymes
CM5Ioan Lupescu 46'
CM11Dorinel Munteanu
AM10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF7Marius Lăcătuș 29'
CF9Florin Răducioiu
Substitutions:
FW20Viorel Moldovan 29'
MF14Constantin Gâlcă 46'
FW19Adrian Ilie 78'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu

Man of the Match:
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)[1]

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Henning Knudsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

France vs Bulgaria
France 3–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 26,976
France
Bulgaria
GK1Bernard Lama
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly 3'
CB5Laurent Blanc
LB12Bixente Lizarazu
CM7Didier Deschamps (c)
CM6Vincent Guérin
CM19Christian Karembeu
AM10Zinedine Zidane 62'
AM9Youri Djorkaeff
CF13Christophe Dugarry 36' 70'
Substitutions:
MF18Reynald Pedros 62'
FW11Patrice Loko 70'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1Borislav Mihaylov (c)
SW5Petar Hubchev
RB17Emil Kremenliev 14'
CB3Trifon Ivanov 8'
LB18Tsanko Tsvetanov
DM6Zlatko Yankov 79'
RM15Ivaylo Yordanov
LM11Yordan Letchkov
AM10Krasimir Balakov 82'
CF8Hristo Stoichkov
CF9Lyuboslav Penev
Substitutions:
MF16Daniel Borimirov 79'
FW20Georgi Donkov 82'
Manager:
Dimitar Penev

Man of the Match:
Laurent Blanc (France)[1]

Assistant referees:
Phil Joslin (England)
Mark Warren (England)
Fourth official:
Paul Durkin (England)[note 1]

Euro 2004
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.[2]

Sweden vs Bulgaria
Sweden 5–0 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 31,652
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Sweden
Bulgaria
GK1Andreas Isaksson
RB2Teddy Lučić 41'
CB3Olof Mellberg (c)
CB15Andreas Jakobsson
LB5Erik Edman
DM6Tobias Linderoth 52'
RM7Mikael Nilsson
CM8Anders Svensson 77'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg
CF10Zlatan Ibrahimović 65' 81'
CF11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF21Christian Wilhelmsson 41'
MF16Kim Källström 77'
FW20Marcus Allbäck 81'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
GK1Zdravko Zdravkov
RB2Vladimir Ivanov 70'
CB3Rosen Kirilov 22'
CB18Predrag Pažin
LB4Ivaylo Petkov 18'
RM13Georgi Peev
CM19Stiliyan Petrov (c)
CM15Marian Hristov
LM17Martin Petrov 84'
CF21Zoran Janković 23' 62'
CF9Dimitar Berbatov 76'
Substitutions:
MF10Velizar Dimitrov 62'
FW16Vladimir Manchev 76'
FW11Zdravko Lazarov 84'
Manager:
Plamen Markov

Man of the Match:
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)[3]

Assistant referees:
Glenn Turner (England)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Bulgaria vs Denmark
Bulgaria 0–2 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 24,131
Bulgaria
Denmark
GK1Zdravko Zdravkov
RB2Vladimir Ivanov 51'
CB3Rosen Kirilov 4'
CB22Ilian Stoyanov 50'
LB4Ivaylo Petkov 40'
RM13Georgi Peev
CM15Marian Hristov 82'
CM19Stiliyan Petrov (c) 77'  83'
LM17Martin Petrov 84'
SS21Zoran Janković 81'
CF9Dimitar Berbatov
Substitutions:
DF5Zlatomir Zagorčić 80' 40'
FW11Zdravko Lazarov 51'
MF8Milen Petkov 81'
Manager:
Plamen Markov
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Thomas Helveg
CB4Martin Laursen
CB3René Henriksen (c)
LB5Niclas Jensen 10'
CM15Daniel Jensen
CM7Thomas Gravesen
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson
RW19Dennis Rommedahl 23'
LW10Martin Jørgensen 72'
CF11Ebbe Sand 58'
Substitutions:
MF8Jesper Grønkjær 23'
MF14Claus Jensen 72'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Thomas Gravesen (Denmark)[4]

Assistant referees:
Paulo Januário (Portugal)
José Cardinal (Portugal)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

Italy vs Bulgaria
Italy 2–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 16,002
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Italy
Bulgaria
GK1Gianluigi Buffon
RB2Christian Panucci
CB13Alessandro Nesta
CB23Marco Materazzi 44' 83'
LB19Gianluca Zambrotta
RM20Simone Perrotta 68'
CM21Andrea Pirlo
LM14Stefano Fiore
RF18Antonio Cassano
CF11Bernardo Corradi 53'
LF7Alessandro Del Piero (c)
Substitutions:
FW9Christian Vieri 53'
DF3Massimo Oddo 68'
FW17Marco Di Vaio 83'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK1Zdravko Zdravkov (c)
RB7Daniel Borimirov
CB18Predrag Pažin 64'
CB5Zlatomir Zagorčić
LB22Ilian Stoyanov 66'
CM15Marian Hristov 79'
CM8Milen Petkov
RW11Zdravko Lazarov 80'
AM21Zoran Janković 46'
LW17Martin Petrov 45'
CF9Dimitar Berbatov
Substitutions:
FW20Valeri Bojinov 49' 46'
DF6Kiril Kotev 64'
MF10Velizar Dimitrov 79'
Manager:
Plamen Markov

Man of the Match:
Antonio Cassano (Italy)[5]

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Vladimir Eniutin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Goalscorers
Player Goals 1996 2004
Hristo Stoichkov 3 3
Martin Petrov 1 1
Total 4 31

Notes
  1. Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).

References
  1. "Full Statistical Info on Euro '96". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 3 July 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. "Henrik Larsson". Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. "Thomas Gravesen". Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  5. "Antonio Cassano". Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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