Bulgaria national under-21 football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bulgarian Football Union | ||
| Head coach | Aleksandar Dimitrov | ||
| Captain | Stefan Velkov | ||
| Most caps | Petar Mihtarski (51) | ||
| Top scorer | Atanas Mihaylov (31) | ||
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Coaching staff
Head coach
| Tenure | Head Coach |
|---|---|
| 2000–2001 |  |
| 2002 | |
| 2003–2006 | |
| 2006–2007 | |
| 2008–2009 | |
| 2010–2013 | |
| 2014–2018 | |
| 2019– | |
On 20 December 2018, BFU appointed Aleksandar Dimitrov as the head coach of the under-21 team.[2]
U21 Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant Manager | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
Source:
Competition results
Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
Balkan Youth Championship
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
 | Champions |
| Champions |
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UEFA U-21 European Championship
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
 | Semi-Finals |
| Quarter-Finals |
| Quarter-Finals |
| Semi-Finals |
| Quarter-Finals |
Current squad
Players
The following players have been called up for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Poland on 15 November 2019.[3] Names in bold denote players who have been capped for or called up to the senior team.
Caps and goals updated as of 15 November 2019 after the match against Poland.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Viktor Popov | 5 March 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
v.  |
| DF | Ertan Tombak | 1 January 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
V. Lobanovskyi Tournament, 3–5 June 2019 |
| DF | Vasil Dobrev | 5 January 1998 | 1 | 0 | |
v.  |
| MF | Mitko Mitkov | 28 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
v.  |
| MF | Kristian Dobrev | 27 April 2001 | 0 | 0 |  |
v. |
| MF | Atanas Kabov | 11 April 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
v. |
| FW | Kun Temenuzhkov | 1 February 2000 | 4 | 0 |  |
v. |
| FW | Preslav Borukov | 23 April 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
V. Lobanovskyi Tournament, 3–5 June 2019 |
| FW | Vladimir Nikolov | 7 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
V. Lobanovskyi Tournament, 3–5 June 2019 |
- Notes
- INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
UEFA Euro 2021 Qualifier
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 4 Sep | 1–0 | 9 Oct | 2−0 | |
| 2 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Final tournament if among five best runners-up | 8 Sep | — | 13 Oct | 1–0 | 4–0 | TBD | |
| 3 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 8 | 0–0 | 3−0 | — | 0–1 | TBD | 9 Oct | ||
| 4 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | 0–2 | 9 Oct | 8 Sep | — | 6−0 | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 3 | 0–5 | 4 Sep | 0–4 | 13 Oct | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | 13 Oct | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4 Sep | 8 Sep | — |
Recent fixtures
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Competition | Bulgaria scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2019 | Marbella, Spain | |
1−0 | Friendly match | Kotev  |
| 3 June 2019 | Kyiv, Ukraine |  |
1−1 | Friendly tournament | Yurukov |
| 5 June 2019 | Kyiv, Ukraine |  |
0−0 | Friendly tournament | |
| 5 September 2019 | Tallinn, Estonia | |
4−0 | UEFA EURO 2021 Q | Yordanov |
| 10 September 2019 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
0−0 | UEFA EURO 2021 Q | |
| 11 October 2019 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
0−1 | UEFA EURO 2021 Q | |
| 15 October 2019 | Riga, Latvia | |
0−0 | UEFA EURO 2021 Q | |
| 15 November 2019 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
3−0 | UEFA EURO 2021 Q | Yordanov |
| 29 March 2020 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
UEFA EURO 2021 Q | ||
| 4 September 2020 | Russia | |
UEFA EURO 2021 Q | ||
| 8 September 2020 | Serbia | |
UEFA EURO 2021 Q | ||
| 9 October 2019 | Bulgaria | |
UEFA EURO 2021 Q | ||
| 13 October 2019 | Poland | |
UEFA EURO 2021 Q |
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See also
- Bulgaria national football team
- Bulgaria national under-17 football team
- Bulgaria national under-19 football team
- European Under-21 Football Championship
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 европейската квалификация срещу Полша" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 8 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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