Nickname(s) | The Young Lions | ||
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Association | Bulgarian Football Union | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Todor Simov | ||
Captain | Kubrat Onasci | ||
FIFA code | BUL | ||
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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.
Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
Year | Rank |
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1968 | Champions |
1970 | Champions |
1973 | Champions |
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 |
Year | Rank |
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1985 | Quarter-Finals |
1987 | Quarter-Finals |
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 | |
FW | Emil Naydenov | 12 February 2007 | 2 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv | |
9 | FW | Preslav Bachev | 14 March 2006 | 7 | 3 | Levski Sofia II |
- | FW | Aleksandar Kozhuharov | 28 June 2006 | 0 | 0 | CSKA-Sofia III |
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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