Bulgaria national under-21 football team

Bulgaria Under-21
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Association	Bulgarian Football Union
Head coach	Antoni Zdravkov
Captain	Milen Gamakov
Most caps	Petar Mihtarski (51)
Top scorer	Atanas Mihaylov (31)
First colours	Second colours

The Bulgaria national under-21 football team (Bulgarian: младежки национален отбор на България по футбол)^[1] represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Competition 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
1980	Quarter-Finals

Current squad

Players

Squad for the game against Bulgaria A on 13 November 2015.
Caps and goals updated as of 11 October 2015 after the match against Denmark.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Georgi Kitanov	(1995-03-06) March 6, 1995 (age 29)	9	0	Cherno more Varna
12	1GK	Krasimir Kostov	(1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 30)	0	0	Pirin Blagoevgrad

13	2DF	Stefan Velkov	(1996-12-12) December 12, 1996 (age 28)	5	1	Slavia Sofia
6	2DF	Hristo Popadiyn	(1994-01-06) January 6, 1994 (age 31)	5	0	Ludogorets Razgrad II
4	2DF	Miki Orachev	(1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Levski Sofia
3	2DF	Hristofor Hubchev	(1995-11-24) November 24, 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Montana
20	2DF	Lazar Marin	(1994-02-09) February 9, 1994 (age 31)	0	0	Botev Plovdiv
5	2DF	Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski	(1995-11-10) November 10, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	CSKA Sofia
18	2DF	Hristo Stamov	(1994-01-02) January 2, 1994 (age 31)	0	0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2	2DF	Zhivko Hadzhiev	(1994-11-09) November 9, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Neftochimic Burgas

19	3MF	Aleksandar Vasilev	(1995-04-27) April 27, 1995 (age 29)	6	0	Ludogorets Razgrad
10	3MF	Bekir Rasim	(1994-12-26) December 26, 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Cherno More Varna
17	3MF	Dimitar Velkovski	(1995-01-22) January 22, 1995 (age 30)	1	0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
16	3MF	Petar Vitanov	(1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	CSKA Sofia
14	3MF	Emil Kamberov	(1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
21	3MF	Todor Trayanov	(1995-05-30) May 30, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Pirin Blagoevgrad
8	3MF	Vladimir Semerdzhiev	(1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Slavia Sofia
15	3MF	Emil Stoev	(1996-01-17) January 17, 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Slavia Sofia

9	4FW	Ahmed Ahmedov	(1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Pomorie
7	4FW	Yuliyan Nenov	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Dunav Ruse
11	4FW	Ivan Kolev	(1995-10-15) October 15, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Oborishte
22	4FW	Vladislav Misyak	(1995-07-15) July 15, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Levski Sofia

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Bulgarian squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Aleksandar Lyubenov	(1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 30)	0	0	Septemvri Simitli	v. Luxembourg, 8 September 2015
GK	Kristiyan Katsarev	(1995-08-07) August 7, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Lokomotiv Sofia	v. Cyprus, 9 June 2015

DF	Plamen Galabov	(1995-11-02) November 2, 1995 (age 29)	6	0	Litex Lovech	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015
DF	Radoslav Terziev	(1994-08-06) August 6, 1994 (age 30)	5	0	Botev Plovdiv	v. Denmark, 13 October 2015
DF	Plamen Tenev	(1995-06-13) June 13, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Beroe Stara Zagora	v. Cyprus, 9 June 2015

MF	Radoslav Tsonev	(1995-04-29) April 29, 1995 (age 29)	7	1	Levski Sofia	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015
MF	Nikola Kolev	(1995-06-06) June 6, 1995 (age 29)	7	2	Litex Lovech	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015
MF	Krasimir Stanoev	(1994-09-14) September 14, 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Litex Lovech	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015
MF	Yanis Karabelyov	(1996-01-23) January 23, 1996 (age 29)	1	0	Slavia Sofia	v. Denmark, 13 October 2015
MF	Kristiyan Malinov	(1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (age 30)	4	1	Litex Lovech	v. Denmark, 13 October 2015
MF	Antonio Vutov	(1996-06-06) June 6, 1996 (age 28)	5	1	Cosenza	v. Denmark, 13 October 2015
MF	Milen Gamakov	(1994-04-12) April 12, 1994 (age 30)	9	1	Botev Plovdiv	v. Denmark, 13 October 2015
MF	Borislav Tsonev^INJ	(1995-04-29) April 29, 1995 (age 29)	2	1	Levski Sofia	v. Luxembourg, 8 September 2015
MF	Georg Iliev	(1994-10-23) October 23, 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Bolton Wanderers	v. Luxembourg, 8 September 2015
MF	Manol Chapov	(1996-01-25) January 25, 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Wuppertaler	v. Cyprus, 9 June 2015

FW	Kiril Despodov	(1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 28)	4	1	Litex Lovech	v. Bulgaria, 13 November 2015
FW	Toni Tasev^INJ	(1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Pirin Blagoevgrad	v. Armenia, 9 October 2015
FW	Tsvetelin Chunchukov	(1994-12-26) December 26, 1994 (age 30)	5	1	Ludogorets Razgrad	v. Luxembourg, 8 September 2015

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Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
^SUS Player withdrew from the squad due to a suspension.

Recent fixtures

2015−2017

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Competition	Bulgaria scorers
31 March 2015	Cardiff, Wales	Wales	1 - 3	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Nikola Kolev
9 June 2015	Pravets, Bulgaria	Cyprus	1 - 0	Friendly match	Georg Iliev
12 June 2015	Vienna, Austria	Austria	1 - 3	Friendly match	Radoslav Tsonev
4 September 2015	Târgu Mureș, Romania	Romania	2 - 0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Georgi Minchev, Nikola Kolev
8 September 2015	Razgrad, Bulgaria	Luxembourg	3 - 0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Borislav Tsonev, Antonio Vutov, Kiril Despodov
9 October 2015	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	Armenia	2 - 0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Kristiyan Malinov, Georgi Minchev
13 October 2015	Aalborg, Denmark	Denmark	0 - 1	UEFA EURO 2017 Q
25 March 2016	Bulgaria	Wales		UEFA EURO 2017 Q
29 March 2016	Luxembourg	Luxembourg		UEFA EURO 2017 Q
6 September 2016	Armenia	Armenia		UEFA EURO 2017 Q
7 October 2016	Bulgaria	Denmark		UEFA EURO 2017 Q
11 October 2016	Bulgaria	Romania		UEFA EURO 2017 Q

References

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External links

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

↑ Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".

[1] Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".

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Competition results

Balkan Youth Championship

UEFA U-21 European Championship

Current squad

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Recent call-ups

Recent fixtures

2015−2017

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