Bulgaria national under-19 football team

Bulgaria U-19

Nickname(s)	The Young Lions
Association	Bulgarian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Yordan Petkov
Captain	Dimo Krastev
FIFA code	BUL
First colours Second colours

The Bulgaria national under-19 football team^[1] is the national under-19 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year.

Competition results

  Champions    Runners-Up    Semi-Finals    Other Top Results  

Balkan Youth Championship

Year	Rank
1968	Champions
1970	Champions
1973	Champions

UEFA U-19 European Championship

Year	Rank
1959	Champions
1963	Semi-Finals
1968	Semi-Finals
1969	Champions
1973	Champions
1974	Semi-Finals
1977	Runners-Up
1979	Runners-Up
1986	Quarter-Finals

FIFA U-19 World Championship

Year	Rank
1985	Quarter-Finals
1987	Quarter-Finals

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match.^[2]
• Match dates: between 21 and 27 September 2022
• Opposition:  Azerbaijan,  Luxembourg and  Turkey
• Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against  Turkey

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Plamen Andreev	(2004-12-15) 15 December 2004 (age 19)	6	0	Levski Sofia
12	1GK	David Vassilev	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Valencia Juvenil
6	2DF	Martin Georgiev	(2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18)	9	0	Barcelona Juvenil
21	2DF	Nikolay Zhelyazkov	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 19)	7	0	CSKA 1948 III
14	2DF	Teodor Ivanov	(2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 20)	7	1	CSKA 1948 III
3	2DF	Todor Pavlov	(2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
4	2DF	Rosen Marinov	(2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)	4	0	CSKA Sofia II
2	2DF	Rosen Bozhinov	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19)	3	0	CSKA 1948 II
5	3MF	Valentin Petrov	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	9	1	Slavia Sofia II
16	3MF	Dimitar Ivanov	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Ludogorets III
10	3MF	Krasian Kolev	(2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Botev Plovdiv
22	3MF	Antoan Stoyanov	(2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19)	4	1	Levski Sofia
18	3MF	Chung Nguyen Do	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Slavia Sofia
8	3MF	Asen Mitkov	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Levski Sofia
20	3MF	Nedzhib Hadzha	(2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Schalke 04
15	4FW	Miroslav Marinov	(2004-03-07) 7 March 2004 (age 20)	9	0	Botev Vratsa
9	4FW	Boris Dimitrov	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 20)	8	1	Slavia Sofia
7	4FW	Nikolay Zlatev	(2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Cherno More
17	4FW	Pavel Zhabov	(2004-04-30) 30 April 2004 (age 19)	4	2	CSKA Sofia II
11	4FW	Borislav Rupanov	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Levski Sofia II

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
GK	Umut Habil	(2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Ludogorets Razgrad
DF	Denis Dinev	(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Levski Sofia
DF	Ivan Ivanov	(2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Botev Plovdiv
DF	Nesin Salim	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)	7	1	Ludogorets Razgrad
DF	Nikola Tsarovski	(2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Levski Sofia
DF	Georgi Yanev	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Ludogorets Razgrad
MF	Georgi Chorbadzhiyski	(2004-08-28) 28 August 2004 (age 19)	2	0	CSKA Sofia
MF	Nikola IlievA	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 19)	11	1	Inter Milan
FW	Georgi Atanasov	(2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Arda Kardzhali
FW	Yoan Bornosuzov	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)	6	0	Genoa
FW	Nikola Gelin	(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Botev Plovdiv
FW	Ivaylo Markov	(2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Levski Sofia

Notes

• ^A = Not part of the current squad due to being called up to the senior team.
• ^INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
• ^COVID = Withdrawn from the current squad due to suffering from COVID-19.

Recent results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bulgaria  v  Montenegro

25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) Friendly	Bulgaria	1−0	Montenegro	Sofia, Bulgaria
15:30	Nikola Iliev 79'			Stadium: National Football Base Boyana

Bulgaria  v  Montenegro

28 March 2022 (2022-03-28) Friendly	Bulgaria	3−1	Montenegro	Sofia, Bulgaria
13:30	Daniel Lyubomirov 35' Pavel Zhabov 71' Pavel Zhabov 78'		Vladimir Perisic 26'	Stadium: National Football Base Boyana

Bulgaria  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) Friendly	Bulgaria	0−2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00			Neriman Kocevic 47' Neriman Kocevic 89'	Stadium: National Football Base Boyana

Bulgaria  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina

28 March 2022 (2022-03-28) Friendly	Bulgaria	2−0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sofia, Bulgaria
11:30	Teodor Ivanov 29' Georgi Atanasov 42'			Stadium: National Football Base Boyana

Slovenia  v  Bulgaria

23 August 2022 (2022-08-23) Friendly	Slovenia	3−1	Bulgaria	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00	Gasper Cerne 11' Gasper Cerne 46' Gasper Cerne 68'		Boris Dimitrov 78'	Stadium: National Football Base Boyana

Slovenia  v  Bulgaria

25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) Friendly	Slovenia	0−1	Bulgaria	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00			Valentin Petrov 90'	Stadium: National Football Base Boyana

Azerbaijan  v  Bulgaria

21 September 2022 (2022-09-21) 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification	Azerbaijan	0−1	Bulgaria	Albena, Bulgaria
20:00	Antoan Stoyanov 90+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sport Center Albena Referee: Joonas Jaanovits

Bulgaria  v  Luxembourg

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification	Bulgaria	0–0	Luxembourg	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00		Report		Stadium: National Football Base Boyana Referee: Joonas Jaanovits

Bulgaria  v  Turkey

27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification	Bulgaria	1–1	Turkey	Varna, Bulgaria
20:00	Karapo 66' (o.g.)	Report	Pavlov 70' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Former squads

• 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Bulgaria
• 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Bulgaria
• 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria
• 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria
• 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria

See also

Bulgaria national football team

Bulgaria national under-21 football team

Bulgaria national under-18 football team

Bulgaria national under-17 football team

Notes

External links

• Official website (in Bulgarian)
• Bulgarian football - history, teams, stadiums, fan clubs
• RSSSF archive of results 1924-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup
• Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup
• Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers

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Football in Bulgaria

League competitions

• First League
• Second League
• Third League (4 divisions)
• Regional Groups
• Bulgarian Women's League

Cup competitions

• Bulgarian Cup
• Bulgarian Supercup
• Cup of AFL
• Bulgarian Women's Cup

Defunct competitions

• State Championship (1924–1936, 1941–1945)
• Tsar's Cup (1924–44)
• National Football Division (1937–1940)
• Republic Championship (1945–1948)
• Cup of the Soviet Army (1983–90)
• BFU's Cup (1990–91)
• PFL's Cup (1994–97)
• Doubles Group (2008–2010)
• A Group (1948–2016)

National teams

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• Olympic team (U-23)
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Regional Amateur Football Groups

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Lists

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Awards

• Footballers' Footballer of the Year

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