Bulgaria national under-21 football team

Bulgaria U-21
Nickname(s)	Лъвчетата (The Young Lions)
Association	Bulgarian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Aleksandar Dimitrov
Captain	Dominik Yankov
Most caps	Petar Mihtarski (51)
Top scorer	Atanas Mihaylov (31)
Home stadium	Stadion Slavia
FIFA code	BUL
First colours	Second colours

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.

Coaching staff

Head coach

Tenure	Head 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
2019–2020	Aleksandar Dimitrov
2021–	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	vacant
Goalkeeping Coach	vacant

Source:

Competition results

Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results

Balkan Youth Championship

Year	Rank
1968	Champions
1970	Champions
1973	Champions

UEFA U-21 European Championship

Year	Rank
1972	Semi-Finals
1974	Quarter-Finals
1976	Quarter-Finals
1978	Semi-Finals
1990	Quarter-Finals

Current squad

Players

The following players have been called up for the UEFA Euro 2023 qualification matches against Netherlands on 12 November 2021 and Moldova on 16 November 2021.[3] Names in bold denote players who have been capped for or called up to the senior team.
Caps and goals updated as of 16 November 2021 after the match against Moldova.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Damyan Hristov	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002	4	0	Ludogorets Razgrad II
1	1GK	Viktor Nikolov	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001	1	0	Getafe B

2	2DF	Viktor Popov	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000	16	0	Cherno More
6	2DF	Valentin Antov	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000	11	0	Monza
20	2DF	Simeon Petrov	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000	10	1	CSKA 1948
16	2DF	Martin Dichev	(2000-08-22) 22 August 2000	8	0	Cherno More
18	2DF	Atanas Chernev	(2002-03-25) 25 March 2002	5	0	Botev Plovdiv
3	2DF	Yoni Stoyanov	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001	2	0	Hapoel Kfar Saba
4	2DF	Tihomir Dimitrov	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000	1	0	Ludogorets Razgrad II

8	3MF	Ilia Gruev	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000	10	1	Werder Bremen
14	3MF	Filip Krastev	(2001-10-15) 15 October 2001	10	1	Cambuur
5	3MF	Yoan Baurenski	(2001-10-21) 21 October 2001	10	0	Botev Vratsa
19	3MF	Mitko Mitkov	(2000-08-28) 28 August 2000	10	1	Litex Lovech
7	3MF	Stanislav Shopov	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002	9	1	Heerenveen
22	3MF	Marin Petkov	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003	4	0	Levski Sofia
15	3MF	Martin Atanasov	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002	3	0	Slavia Sofia
10	3MF	Velislav Vasilev	(2001-03-27) 27 March 2001	2	0	Cherno More Varna

11	4FW	Martin Minchev	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001	14	2	Sparta Prague
9	4FW	Martin D. Petkov	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002	7	1	Levski Sofia
21	4FW	Denislav Angelov	(2001-06-08) 8 June 2001	6	0	CSKA 1948
17	4FW	Sylvester Jasper	(2001-09-13) 13 September 2001	2	0	Colchester United

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	Kristian Tomov	(2002-08-17) 17 August 2002	0	0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	v. Switzerland, 12 October 2021
GK	Svetoslav Vutsov	(2002-07-09) 9 July 2002	6	0	Slavia Sofia	v. Wales, 7 September 2021 ^A
GK	Damyan Damyanov	(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000	1	0	Botev Vratsa	v. Albania, 8 June 2021

DF	Dimitar Stoyanov	(2001-04-14) 14 April 2001	2	1	Slavia Sofia	v. Netherlands, 12 November 2021 ^INJ
DF	Kolyo Stanev	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001	3	0	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	v. Switzerland, 12 October 2021
DF	Asen Donchev	(2001-10-22) 22 October 2001	2	0	CSKA Sofia	v. Switzerland, 12 October 2021
DF	Hristiyan Petrov	(2002-06-24) 24 June 2002	7	0	Litex Lovech	v. Wales, 7 September 2021
DF	Patrick-Gabriel Galchev	(2001-04-14) 14 April 2001	5	0	Levski Sofia	v. Wales, 7 September 2021
DF	Tomislav Papazov	(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001	3	0	Hebar Pazardzhik	v. Albania, 8 June 2021
DF	Stanislav Rabotov	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002	2	0	Botev Plovdiv	v. North Macedonia, 29 March 2021

MF	Dimitar Tonev	(2001-10-15) 15 October 2001	4	2	Botev Plovdiv	v. Netherlands, 12 November 2021 ^INJ
MF	Emanuel Mirchev	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002	5	0	Verl	v. Switzerland, 12 October 2021
MF	Dimo Krastev	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003	4	0	Fiorentina	v. Switzerland, 12 October 2021
MF	Stefan Kamenov	(2001-03-13) 13 March 2001	3	0	Montana	v. Albania, 8 June 2021
MF	Dominik Yankov	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000	9	2	Ludogorets Razgrad	v. North Macedonia, 29 March 2021 ^A
MF	Stefan Gavrilov	(2000-07-09) 9 July 2000	2	0	Septemvri Sofia	v. Estonia, 17 November 2020

FW	Vladimir Nikolov	(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001	10	5	Würzburger Kickers	v. Netherlands, 12 November 2021 ^INJ
FW	Martin P. Petkov	(2001-01-15) 15 January 2001	0	0	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	v. Switzerland, 12 October 2021
FW	Martin Sorakov	(2003-10-23) 23 October 2003	1	0	Slavia Sofia	v. Wales, 7 September 2021
FW	Dimitar Mitkov	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000	4	0	Ludogorets Razgrad	v. Albania, 8 June 2021
FW	Preslav Borukov	(2000-04-23) 23 April 2000	2	0	Zalaegerszeg	v. Russia, 3 June 2021 ^INJ

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.

UEFA Euro 2021 Qualifier

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	10	7	2	1	22	4	+18	23	Final tournament	—	2–2	2–0	1–0	4–0	2−0
2	Poland	10	6	2	2	19	8	+11	20		1–0	—	1–1	1–0	4–0	3–1
3	Bulgaria	10	5	3	2	14	5	+9	18		0–0	3−0	—	0–1	3–0	1–0
4	Serbia	10	3	3	4	12	9	+3	12		0–2	1–0	1–2	—	6−0	1–1
5	Estonia	10	1	2	7	3	34	−31	5		0–5	0–6	0–4	0–0	—	2–1
6	Latvia	10	0	4	6	7	17	−10	4		1–4	0–1	0–0	2–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA Euro 2023 Qualifier

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	6	5	1	0	15	2	+13	16	Final tournament	—	2–2	3–0	25 Mar '22	4 Jun '22	4–0
2	Netherlands	5	4	1	0	20	3	+17	13	Play-offs	29 Mar '22	—	3–0	5–0	3–1	7 Jun '22
3	Moldova	7	2	2	3	2	8	−6	8		8 Jun '22	3 Jun '22	—	1–0	0–2	1–0
4	Wales	6	2	1	3	11	7	+4	7		0–1	11 Jun '22	0–0	—	29 Mar '22	14 Jun '22
5	Bulgaria	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7		0–1	25 Mar '22	0–0	0–4	—	11 Jun '22
6	Gibraltar (E)	6	0	0	6	0	28	−28	0		0–4	0–7	29 Mar '22	0–7	0–5	—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

Recent fixtures

Win Draw Loss

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Estonia	0–4	Bulgaria	Tallinn, Estonia
17:30 (UTC+03:00)		Report	Yordanov 15', 48', 65' Ivanov 39'	Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 207[4] Referee: Milovan Milačić (Montenegro)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Bulgaria	0–0	Russia	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:30 (UTC+03:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 1,800[5] Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Bulgaria	0–1	Serbia	Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 (UTC+03:00)		Report	Stuparević 87'	Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 1,020[6] Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Latvia	0–0	Bulgaria	Riga, Latvia
18:00 (UTC+03:00)		Report		Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 305[7] Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)

15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Bulgaria	3–0	Poland	Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 (UTC+02:00)	Yordanov 43' Ivanov 51', 61'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 453[8] Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)

4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Russia	2–0	Bulgaria	Khimki, Russia
19:00 (UTC+03:00)	Glushenkov 1' Diveyev 65'	Report		Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 0 Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Serbia	1–2	Bulgaria	Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
20:00 (UTC+01:00)	L. Ilić 87' (pen.)	Report	Iliev 45+1' K. Krastev 65'	Stadium: Stadion Metalac Attendance: 0 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

9 October 2020 (2020-10-09) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Bulgaria	1–0	Latvia	Sofia, Bulgaria
18:45 (UTC+03:00)	Ivanov 67'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 0 Referee: Viktor Shimusik (Belarus)

13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Poland	1–1	Bulgaria	Gdynia, Poland
18:00 (UTC+01:00)	Bida 66'	Report	Dimitrov 41'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 1,894 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) UEFA Euro 2021 qualification	Bulgaria	3–0	Estonia	Sofia, Bulgaria
18:30 (UTC+02:00)	Kotev 28' Tombak 30' K. Krastev 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia Attendance: 0 Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) Friendly tournament	Ukraine	1–2	Bulgaria	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 (UTC+03:00)	Nazarenko 8'	Report	Yankov 20' F. Krastev 53'	Stadium: Bellis Sports Center

26 March 2021 (2021-03-26) Friendly tournament	Bulgaria	3–1	Kazakhstan	Antalya, Turkey
15:00 (UTC+03:00)	Nikolov 51' Tonev 58', 60'	Report	Sagnayev 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Bellis Sports Center

29 March 2021 (2021-03-29) Friendly tournament	North Macedonia	5–1	Bulgaria	Antalya, Turkey
16:30 (UTC+03:00)	Ilievski 10' Grozdanovski 30' Maksimov 58', 76' Kalkan 79'	Report	Yankov 51'	Stadium: Bellis Sports Center

3 June 2021 (2021-06-03) Friendly	Bulgaria	0–1	Russia	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30 (UTC+03:00)		Report	Ignatov 12'	Stadium: Stadion Slavia

8 June 2021 (2021-06-08) Friendly	Bulgaria	4–0	Albania	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30 (UTC+03:00)	Shopov 2' S. Petrov 5' Gruev 12' Nikolov 68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia

3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Moldova	0–2	Bulgaria	Chișinău, Moldova
20:00 (UTC+03:00)		Report	Minchev 52' Mitkov 75'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Bulgaria	0–4	Wales	Sofia, Bulgaria
18:30 (UTC+03:00)		Report	Vale 27', 50', 73' Sass-Davies 42'	Stadium: Stadion Slavia Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Bulgaria	5–0	Gibraltar	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30 (18:30 EEST)	Nikolov 6', 25' (pen.), 26' M. D. Petkov 26' Stoyanov 63'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia Referee: Aleksei Matyunin (Russia)

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Bulgaria	0–1	Switzerland	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 (18:00 EEST)		Report	Imeri 45'	Stadium: Stadion Slavia Referee: Lazar Lukić (Serbia)

12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Netherlands	3–1	Bulgaria	Almere, Netherlands
19:45 (UTC+03:00)	Maatsen 38' Zirkzee 46', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Minchev 19'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Bulgaria	v	Moldova	Sofia, Bulgaria
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia

25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Bulgaria	v	Netherlands
		Report

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Wales	v	Bulgaria
		Report

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Switzerland	v	Bulgaria
		Report

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) UEFA Euro 2023 qualification	Gibraltar	v	Bulgaria
		Report

References

Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".
"Изпълнителният комитет на БФС прие бюджета и спортния календар за 2019 г." (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 20 December 2018.
"Състав на България U21 за двубоите с Нидерландия и Молдова" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 2 November 2021.
"Estonia U21 vs. Bulgaria U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
"Bulgaria U21 vs. Russia U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
"Bulgaria U21 vs. Serbia U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
"Latvia U21 vs. Bulgaria U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
"Bulgaria U21 vs. Poland U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

External links

UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships

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[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 двубоите с Нидерландия и Молдова" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 2 November 2021.

[4] "Estonia U21 vs. Bulgaria U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[5] "Bulgaria U21 vs. Russia U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[6] "Bulgaria U21 vs. Serbia U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[7] "Latvia U21 vs. Bulgaria U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[8] "Bulgaria U21 vs. Poland U21". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

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