Bulgaria national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bulgaria women's national under-17 football team.

Bulgaria U-17

Nickname(s)	The Young Lions
Association	Bulgarian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Todor Simov
Captain	Kaloyan Bozhkov
FIFA code	BUL
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1985 )
Best result	Group stage: 7 times

The Bulgaria national under-17 football team in 2010

The Bulgaria national under-17 football team represents Bulgaria in football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union, the governing body for football in Bulgaria.

Competition results

 Champions   Runners-up   Third place/Semi-finals   Fourth place   Other Top Results  

Balkan U-17 Championship

Year	Rank
1973	Champions

UEFA European U-16/U-17 Championship

Year	Rank
1982	Did not qualify
1984	Quarter-finals-Did not qualify
1985	Group stage
1986	Group stage
1987	Group stage
1988	Did not qualify
1989	Group stage
1990	Did not qualify
1991	Group stage
1992	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Did not qualify
1995	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
1997	Did not qualify
1998	Did not qualify
1999	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2001	Did not qualify
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Elite Round-Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
2005	Elite Round-Did not qualify
2006	Elite Round-Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2008	Did not qualify
2009	Did not qualify
2010	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
2012	Elite Round-Did not qualify
2013	Elite Round-Did not qualify
2014	Did not qualify
2015	Group stage
2016	Elite Round-Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2018	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [1] [2]
2021
2022	Group stage
2023	Did not qualify
2024	Elite Round-Did not qualify
2025	to be determined

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Rank
1985 to 2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against   Malta,   Faroe Islands and   Luxembourg on 10, 13 and 16 April 2025 respectively. ^[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 10 April 2025, after the match against   Malta

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ognyan Vladimirov	(2008-01-24) 24 January 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Levski Sofia
12	1 GK	Plamen Penev	(2008-04-22) 22 April 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Lecce
2	2 DF	Emanuil Nyagolov	(2008-08-17) 17 August 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Cherno More Varna
3	2 DF	Simeon Turlakov	(2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Botev Plovdiv
4	2 DF	Martin Portarski	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Natsional Sofia
5	2 DF	Bozhidar Zhechev	(2008-08-05) 5 August 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Sampdoria
15	2 DF	Stoyan Lazarov	(2008-07-17) 17 July 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Levski Sofia
6	3 MF	Kaloyan Bozhkov	(2008-02-01) 1 February 2008 (age 17)	12	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
7	3 MF	Valentino Varbanov	(2008-02-15) 15 February 2008 (age 17)	1	0	CSKA Sofia
8	3 MF	Radostin Stoilov	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	3	1	Levski Sofia
10	3 MF	Martin Peychev	(2008-10-20) 20 October 2008 (age 16)	3	0	West Ham United
11	3 MF	Iliyan Gatinski	(2008-10-10) 10 October 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Ludogorets Razgrad
13	3 MF	Nikola Genchev	(2008-11-19) 19 November 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Septemvri Sofia
16	3 MF	Sasho Grancharov	(2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Levski Sofia
17	3 MF	Aleksandar Kalchev	(2008-09-07) 7 September 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Levski Sofia
19	3 MF	Samuil Tsonov	(2008-05-30) 30 May 2008 (age 16)	1	1	Botev Plovdiv
20	3 MF	Venislav Mihaylov	(2008-02-13) 13 February 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Septemvri Sofia
9	4 FW	Maksim Minkov	(2008-05-01) 1 May 2008 (age 16)	3	1	Ludogorets Razgrad
14	4 FW	Borislav Stoichkov	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Septemvri Sofia
18	4 FW	Kristiyan Mihaylov	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Cherno More Varna

See also

• Bulgaria national under-18 football team
• Bulgaria national under-19 football team
• Bulgaria national under-21 football team
• Bulgaria national football team

References

1. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. "Bulgaria Under-17". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

External links

• Official website (in Bulgarian)