Bulgaria national under-21 football team

The Bulgaria national under-21 football team (Bulgarian: Mладежки национален отбор на България по футбол)[1] is considered to be the feeder team for the Bulgaria national football team. This team is for Bulgarian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23.

Bulgaria Under-21
Nickname(s)The Lions
AssociationBulgarian Football Union
Head coachAleksandar Dimitrov
CaptainStefan Velkov
Most capsPetar Mihtarski (51)
Top scorerAtanas Mihaylov (31)
First colours
Second colours

Coaching staff

Head coach
TenureHead Coach
2000–2001 Dimitar Aleksiev
2002 Ivan Kolev
2003–2006 Petar Miladinov
2006–2007 Aleksandar Stankov
2008–2009 Ivan Kolev
2010–2013 Mihail Madanski
2014–2018 Antoni Zdravkov
2019– Aleksandar Dimitrov

On 20 December 2018, BFU appointed Aleksandar Dimitrov as the head coach of the under-21 team.[2]

U21 Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Aleksandar Dimitrov
Assistant Manager Ivaylo Yordanov
Goalkeeping Coach vacant

Source:

Competition results

     Champions       Runners-Up       Semi-Finals       Other Top Results  

Balkan Youth Championship
Year Rank
1968Champions
1970Champions
1973Champions

UEFA U-21 European Championship
Year Rank
1972Semi-Finals
1974Quarter-Finals
1976Quarter-Finals
1978Semi-Finals
1980Quarter-Finals

Current squad

Players

The following players have been called up for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Poland on 15 November 2019.[3] Names in bold denote players who have been capped for or called up to the senior team.
Caps and goals updated as of 15 November 2019 after the match against Poland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Daniel Naumov (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 13 0 CSKA 1948
12 1GK Ivan Dyulgerov (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 1 0 Cherno More Varna
2 2DF Andrea Hristov (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 6 0 Slavia Sofia
4 2DF Angel Lyaskov (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 12 0 Botev Vratsa
5 2DF Alex Petkov (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 8 0 Clyde
6 2DF Valentin Antov (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 6 0 CSKA Sofia
15 2DF Petko Hristov (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 16 0 Bisceglie
19 2DF Ivan Turitsov (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 6 0 CSKA Sofia
3 3MF Ilian Iliev (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 0 0 Cherno More Varna
8 3MF Dominik Yankov (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 5 0 Botev Vratsa
11 3MF Georgi Rusev (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 9 0 Septemvri Sofia
14 3MF Svetoslav Kovachev (1998-03-14) 14 March 1998 7 0 Etar Veliko Tarnovo
16 3MF Ivaylo Naydenov (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 6 0 Levski Sofia
17 3MF Martin Minchev (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 5 0 Sparta Prague
18 3MF Stefan Gavrilov (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 2 0 Septemvri Sofia
21 3MF Lachezar Kotev (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 8 1 Vitosha Bistritsa
20 3MF Asen Chandarov (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 2 0 Levski Sofia
22 3MF Ivan Tilev (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 4 0 Septemvri Sofia
3MF Iliya Yurukov (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 7 1 Levski Sofia
3MF Zdravko Dimitrov (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 6 0 Levski Sofia
7 4FW Kaloyan Krastev (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 16 0 Slavia Sofia
9 4FW Tonislav Yordanov (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 12 6 Litex Lovech
10 4FW Stanislav Ivanov (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 5 3 Levski Sofia

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
DF Viktor Popov (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 3 0 Cherno More Varna v.  Latvia, 15 October 2019
DF Ertan Tombak (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 2 0 Slavia Sofia V. Lobanovskyi Tournament, 3–5 June 2019
DF Vasil Dobrev (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 1 0 Septemvri Sofia v.  Finland, 25 March 2019
MF Mitko Mitkov (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 2 0 CSKA Sofia v.  Russia, 10 September 2019
MF Kristian Dobrev (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 0 0 Porto B v.  Russia, 10 September 2019
MF Atanas Kabov (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 2 0 Vitosha Bistritsa v.  Finland, 25 March 2019
FW Kun Temenuzhkov (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 4 0 Leeds United v.  Latvia, 15 October 2019
FW Preslav Borukov (2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 1 0 Sheffield Wednesday U23 V. Lobanovskyi Tournament, 3–5 June 2019
FW Vladimir Nikolov (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 0 0 Septemvri Sofia V. Lobanovskyi Tournament, 3–5 June 2019
Notes

UEFA Euro 2021 Qualifier
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 6 4 2 0 12 2 +10 14 Final tournament — 2–2 4 Sep 1–0 9 Oct 2−0
2  Poland 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10 Final tournament if best runners-up
(Play-offs otherwise)		 8 Sep — 13 Oct 1–0 4–0 TBD
3  Bulgaria 5 2 2 1 7 1 +6 8 0–0 3−0 — 0–1 TBD 9 Oct
4  Serbia 6 2 1 3 8 5 +3 7 0–2 9 Oct 8 Sep — 6−0 1–1
5  Estonia 5 1 0 4 2 20 −18 3 0–5 4 Sep 0–4 13 Oct — 2–1
6  Latvia 5 0 2 3 2 6 −4 2 13 Oct 0–1 0–0 4 Sep 8 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Recent fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Location Opponent Score Competition Bulgaria scorers
25 March 2019 Marbella, Spain  Finland 1−0 Friendly match Kotev  30'
3 June 2019 Kyiv, Ukraine  Israel 1−1 Friendly tournament Yurukov  20'
5 June 2019 Kyiv, Ukraine  Cyprus 0−0 Friendly tournament
5 September 2019 Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 4−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q Yordanov  15', 48', 65', S. Ivanov  39'
10 September 2019 Sofia, Bulgaria  Russia 0−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q
11 October 2019 Sofia, Bulgaria  Serbia 0−1 UEFA EURO 2021 Q
15 October 2019 Riga, Latvia  Latvia 0−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q
15 November 2019 Sofia, Bulgaria  Poland 3−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q Yordanov  43', S. Ivanov  51', 61'
29 March 2020 Sofia, Bulgaria  Estonia UEFA EURO 2021 Q
4 September 2020 Russia  Russia UEFA EURO 2021 Q
8 September 2020 Serbia  Serbia UEFA EURO 2021 Q
9 October 2019 Bulgaria  Latvia UEFA EURO 2021 Q
13 October 2019 Poland  Poland UEFA EURO 2021 Q

See also

References
  1. Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".
  2. "Изпълнителният комитет на БФС прие бюджета и спортния календар за 2019 г." (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 20 December 2018.
  3. "Състав на България U21 за европейската квалификация срещу Полша" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 8 November 2019.
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