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Bulgaria national under-21 football team

National association football team

Summary

National association football team

FieldValue
NameBulgaria U-21
Badge
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NicknameЛъвчетата / Lavchetata
(The Young Lions)
AssociationBulgarian Football Union (BFU)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
FIFA TrigrammeBUL
CoachTodor Yanchev
CaptainNikola Iliev
Most capsPetar Mihtarski (51)
Top scorerAtanas Mihaylov (31)
Home StadiumVarious
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Name = Bulgaria U-21 | Badge = | Badge_size = 200px | Nickname = Лъвчетата / Lavchetata (The Young Lions) | Association = Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) | Confederation = UEFA (Europe) | FIFA Trigramme = BUL | Coach = Todor Yanchev | Captain = Nikola Iliev | Most caps = Petar Mihtarski (51) | Top scorer = Atanas Mihaylov (31) | Home Stadium = Various | The Bulgaria national under-21 football team () 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.

Competition results

Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results

Balkan Youth Championship

YearRank
Greece 1968Champions
Bulgaria 1970Champions
Yugoslavia 1973Champions

UEFA U-21 European Championship

YearRank
Europe 1972Semi-Finals
Europe 1974Quarter-Finals
Europe 1976Quarter-Finals
Europe 1978Semi-Finals
Europe 1990Quarter-Finals

UEFA Euro 2027 Qualifier

Main article: 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B

Recent fixtures

  • B. Dimitrov
  • Šikalo
  • Rupanov
  • Alexiou
  • Ivanović
  • Iliev
  • Rupanov
  • Dappa
  • Harush
  • Binyamin
  • Lazarov
  • Iliev

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

TenureHead Coach
2000–2001Bulgaria Dimitar Aleksiev
2000-2002Bulgaria Ivan Kolev
2003–2006Bulgaria Petar Miladinov
2006–2007Bulgaria Aleksandar Stankov
2008–2009Bulgaria Ivan Kolev
2010–2013Bulgaria Mihail Madanski
2014–2018Bulgaria Antoni Zdravkov
2018–2025Bulgaria Aleksandar Dimitrov
2025–Bulgaria Todor Yanchev

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 2004 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B matches against Scotland on 18 November 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Scotland.

Recent call ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Bulgaria under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.

References

References

  1. ''Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol'', literally ''"Bulgaria national youth football team"''.
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