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Bulgaria women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Bulgaria
Women's national association football team representing Bulgaria
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | women |
| Name | Bulgaria |
| Badge | Bgnatcrest.png |
| Badge_size | 210px |
| FIFA Trigramme | BUL |
| Nickname | Лъвиците (The Lionesses) |
| Association | Bulgarian Football Union |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Coach | Silvia Radoyska |
| Captain | Nikoleta Boycheva |
| Top scorer | Liliana Kostova (7) |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 42 |
| FIFA max date | December 2008 |
| FIFA min | 99 |
| FIFA min date | June 2024 |
| Home Stadium | Various |
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| First game | 1–1 |
| (Sofia, Bulgaria; 11 October 1987) | |
| Largest win | 0–5 |
| (Otopeni, Romania; 18 November 2006) | |
| 5–0 | |
| (Ta' Qali, Malta; 5 June 2009) | |
| 5–0 | |
| (Lovech, Bulgaria; 21 November 2009) | |
| Largest loss | 14–0 |
| (Le Mans, France; 28 November 2013) | |
| Regional name | UEFA Women's Championship |
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 11 October 1987) (Otopeni, Romania; 18 November 2006) 5–0 (Ta' Qali, Malta; 5 June 2009) 5–0 (Lovech, Bulgaria; 21 November 2009) (Le Mans, France; 28 November 2013)
The Bulgaria women's national football team () represents Bulgaria in international women's football, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team's major success came in 2008 when they won the Balkan Championship and the Albena Cup in the same year. These major tournament victories brought them up to their all-time highest FIFA world ranking of 33rd.
History
Team image
Nicknames
The Bulgaria women's national football team have been nicknamed as "Лъвиците (The Lionesses)".
Home stadium
Bulgaria plays their home matches on the Lovech Stadium.
Results and fixtures
Main article: Bulgaria women's national football team results
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2025
- Awad
- Worko
- Avital
- Avital
- Sommer
- D. Ivanova
- Rasina
- Boycheva
- Boycheva
- Zheleva 90+4'
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | BUL Silvia Radoyska |
| Assistant coaches | BUL Velizar Hristov |
| BUL Trifon Panev | |
| Goalkeeping coach | BUL Emil Varadinov |
| Team manager | BUL Doychin Bahov |
Manager history
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUL Emil Atanasov | 18 November 2006 – 25 August 2010 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | % | ||
| BUL Valentin Chakarov | 24 November 2010 – 19 September 2012 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | % | ||
| BUL Emil Kartselski | 20 August 2013 – 21 August 2014 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | % | ||
| BUL Silviya Radoyska | 17 September 2014–present | 29 | 5 | 2 | 22 | % |
Players
Main article: List of Bulgaria women's international footballers
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Estonia on 3 June 2025 respectively.
Caps and goals as of 8 April 2025, after the match against Israel
Recent call-ups
:The following players have been called up to a Bulgaria squad in the past 12 months.
Captains
- Radoslava Slavcheva (????–)
Records
:Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2021.
Most capped players
| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| [](fifa-women-s-world-cup) record | Qualification record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 136 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China 1991 | Did not qualify | UEFA Euro 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1995 | UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1999 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2011 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada 2015 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 | Did not qualify | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUSA 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK 2035 | To be determined | To be determined |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
| [](uefa-women-s-championship) record | Qualifying record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 117 | 41st | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGITANORSWE 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1989 | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark 1991 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy 1993 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENGGERNORSWE 1995 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NorwaySweden 1997 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland 2009 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 2013 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland 2025 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 41st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | Year | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | colspan=2 | 40th | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | C | 5 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | * | 40th | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | C | 5 | To be determined |
| * |
|---|
| Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
Honours
Regional
- Balkan Cup
- Champions (1) 2008
Friendly
- Albena Cup
- Champions (1) 2008
Notes
References
References
- (29 March 2025). "Повиквателни в разширен състав за предстоящия двубой с Естония от Лига на нациите за жени".
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