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 |
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 1968 | Champions |
 1970 | Champions |
 1973 | Champions |
UEFA U-19 European Championship
| Year | Rank |
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| 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 friendly matches against Albania on 4 and 7 June 2026.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Plamen Penev | 22 April 2008 | Lecce | ||
| 12 | GK | Ognyan Vladimirov | 24 January 2008 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 5 | DF | Valeri Vladimirov | 5 June 2008 | AC Milan | ||
| 6 | DF | Aleks Tunchev | 19 December 2008 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 15 | DF | Daniel Kirilov | 28 September 2008 | Marek | ||
| 4 | DF | Radoslav Palazov | 4 March 2008 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
| 3 | DF | Emanuil Nyagolov | 17 August 2008 | Cherno More | ||
| 2 | DF | Borislav Stoichkov | 23 February 2008 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| 20 | MF | Kaloyan Bozhkov (captain) | 1 February 2008 |  Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 8 | MF | Radostin Stoilov | 1 January 2008 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 13 | MF | Stefan Krumov | 3 January 2008 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 10 | MF | Marto Boychev | 15 March 2008 | CSKA 1948 | ||
| 9 | MF | Samuil Tsonov | 30 May 2008 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| 11 | MF | Kristian Mihaylov | 28 March 2008 | Cherno More | ||
| 19 | MF | Kristiyan Goryanov | 10 December 2008 | Cagliari | ||
| 7 | FW | Ricardo Fernandes | 19 February 2008 |  Benfica | ||
| 16 | FW | Ivo Motev | 24 March 2008 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 17 | FW | Nikola Genchev | 19 November 2008 | Septemvri Sofia | ||
| 18 | FW | Georgi Angelov | 1 January 2008 |  Espanyol | ||
| 14 | FW | Maksim Minkov | 1 May 2008 | Lecce | ||
| 21 | FW | Dimitar Mrankov | 22 May 2008 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | ||
Recent call ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Bulgaria under-19 squad and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| DF | Stoyan Pergelov | 20 April 2006 | 1 | 0 | Birmingham City U21 |
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| FW | Emil Naydenov | 12 February 2007 | 2 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv |
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| FW | Preslav Bachev | 14 March 2006 | 7 | 3 | Levski Sofia II |
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| FW | Aleksandar Kozhuharov | 28 June 2006 | 0 | 0 | CSKA Sofia III |
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- 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
| 9 September 2024 Friendly |  Malta | 1−1 | Bulgaria | Malta |
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| 12 October 2024 Friendly | Bulgaria | 4−1 |  Moldova | Dragoman, Bulgaria |
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Former Coach
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
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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