Bulgaria national under-19 football team

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Bulgaria U-19
Nickname(s) The Young Lions
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.

Contents

Competition results

 Champions   Runners-Up   Semi-Finals   Other Top Results  

Balkan Youth Championship

YearRank
Flag of Greece.svg 1968Champions
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1970Champions
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1973Champions

UEFA U-19 European Championship

YearRank
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1959Champions
Flag of England.svg 1963 Semi-Finals
Flag of France.svg 1968Semi-Finals
Flag of Germany.svg 1969Champions
Flag of Italy.svg 1973Champions
Flag of Sweden.svg 1974Semi-Finals
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1977Runners-Up
Flag of Austria.svg 1979Runners-Up
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1986Quarter-Finals

FIFA U-19 World Championship

YearRank
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985Quarter-Finals
Flag of Chile.svg 1987Quarter-Finals

Players

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
121 GK Aleksandar Andreev (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18)20 Flag of Spain.svg Girona
11 GK Atanas Kehayov (2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 17)10 Flag of Italy.svg AS Roma Primavera

42 DF Viktor Lyubenov (2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 18)31 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Levski Sofia
62 DF Ivaylo Videv (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Botev Plovdiv
152 DF Bozhidar Petrov (2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17)30 Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA-Sofia II
32 DF Aleksandar Bozhilov (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Levski Sofia
52 DF Mihail Polendakov (2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 17)30 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Septemvri Sofia
23 MF David Mihalev (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Levski Sofia
133 MF Kubrat Onasci (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Septemvri Sofia

83 MF Dzhaner Sadetinov (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Italy.svg Perugia
103 MF Valentin Dotsev (2006-08-19) 19 August 2006 (age 18)31 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Septemvri Sofia
143 MF Aleksandar Marinov (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 17)30 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets II
203 MF Dimitar Dikliev (2006-05-04) 4 May 2006 (age 18)20 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Botev Plovdiv
163 MF Valentin Yotov (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich U19
173 MF Vasil Kaymakanov (2007-07-01) 1 July 2007 (age 17)31 Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA-Sofia III
183 MF Rayan Ivanov (2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets II

114 FW Adrian Raychev (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of Italy.svg Pisa Primavera
164 FW Vasil Kazaldzhiev (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Slavia Sofia
74 FW Konstantin Dimitrov (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18)51 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets II
94 FW Filip Gigov (2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 (age 17)32 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ludogorets II

Recent call ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Bulgaria under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
DF Stoyan Pergelov (2006-04-20) 20 April 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of England.svg Birmingham City U21

FW Emil Naydenov (2007-02-12) 12 February 2007 (age 17)20 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Botev Plovdiv
94 FW Preslav Bachev (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18)73 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Levski Sofia II
-4 FW Aleksandar Kozhuharov (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA-Sofia III
Notes

Recent results

  Win  Draw  Loss

7 September 2024 (2024-09-07) Friendly Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0−0 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Malta
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) Friendly Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1−1 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Malta
12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg4−1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Dragoman, Bulgaria
16:00
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1−1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Dragoman, Bulgaria
16:00

Former squads

See also

Notes

  1. Bulgarian : Български юношески национален отбор по футбол, Balgarski yunosheski natsionalen otbor po futbol, literally "Bulgarian teenage national football team"

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