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Bulgaria

Bulgaria 1923

I. Iliev

Founded in 1923, Bulgaria is a national football team from Bulgaria. Currently under the guidance of I. Iliev (BG) since November 2023, the squad continues to develop. The side faces challenges this season and will be looking to turn things around in upcoming fixtures.

8 Seasons

52 Matches

28.8% Win Rate

48:83 Goals

Achievements

0 Total Titles

3 Runners Up

UEFA Nations League

0 Champion 3 Runner-up 5 Seasons

Runner-up Seasons 2024, 2022, 2018

World Cup - Qualification Europe

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 3 Seasons

League Standings

UEFA Nations League

World 2026/2027

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Switzerland 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12 W W W W

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Spain 4 4 0 0 12 5 +7 12 W W W W

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Portugal 4 4 0 0 9 4 +5 12 W W W W

4

Slovakia 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 W D W W

5

France 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 W D W W

6

Sweden 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 W D W W

7

Montenegro 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 10 D W W W

8

England 4 3 0 1 14 3 +11 9 W W W L

9

Albania 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 W L W W

10

Iceland 4 2 2 0 7 1 +6 8 D W W D

11

Austria 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4 8 D D W W

12

Northern Ireland 4 2 2 0 4 0 +4 8 D W D W

13

Bosnia & Herzegovina 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8 W D W D

14

Netherlands 4 2 2 0 7 5 +2 8 W D W D

15

Greece 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 D D W W

16

Finland 4 2 1 1 9 2 +7 7 L W D W

17

Italy 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7 W D W L

18

Belarus 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7 W W D L

19

Cyprus 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 W W D L

20

Slovenia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 W L W D

Lineups

Bulgaria

4-2-3-1

A. Ribarski photo

A. Ribarski

Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos

Daniel Naumov photo

1 Daniel Naumov 27 G

Yoni Stoyanov photo

2 Yoni Stoyanov 24 D

Ilia Gruev photo

4 Ilia Gruev 25 M

Emil Tsenov photo

6 Emil Tsenov 23 D

Andrian Kraev photo

8 Andrian Kraev 27 M

Atanas Iliev photo

9 Atanas Iliev 31 F

Georgi Rusev photo

11 Georgi Rusev 27 M

Stefan Velkov photo

13 Stefan Velkov 29 D

Hristiyan Petrov photo

15 Hristiyan Petrov 23 D

Martin Minchev photo

17 Martin Minchev 24 M

Kristiyan Balov photo

18 Kristiyan Balov 19 M

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos

Andrea Hristov photo

3 Andrea Hristov 26 D

Kristian Dimitrov photo

5 Kristian Dimitrov 28 D

Borislav Tsonev photo

7 Borislav Tsonev 30 M

Zdravko Dimitrov photo

10 Zdravko Dimitrov 27 F

Dimitar Mitov photo

12 Dimitar Mitov 28 G

Asen Chandarov photo

14 Asen Chandarov 27 M

16 Petko Panayotov M

Ivan Turitsov photo

19 Ivan Turitsov 26 D

Vladimir Nikolov photo

20 Vladimir Nikolov 24 F

Stanislav Ivanov photo

21 Stanislav Ivanov 26 F

22 Kristiyan Stoyanov M

23 Aleks Bozhev G

Comments

HatrickHarry Aug 27, 2026

if they can stay injury-free if they can stay injury-free 💭 📊

48 32

FalseNineFrank Aug 30, 2026

GO Bulgaria — Bulgaria are the real deal this season — Bulgaria are playing beautiful football... 💭

11 2

ManMarkMia Aug 26, 2026

with their current form — Bulgaria have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season — Bulgaria are the real deal this season — Huge fan of Bulgaria's style 👀

65 11

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Bookmaker:

Bulgaria

VS

Iceland

01:15

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Home

VS

Bulgaria

22:30

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