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Bulgaria Under-23
Nickname(s)Лъвовете (The Lions)
AssociationBulgarian Football Union
FIFA codeBUL
First colours
Second colours
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 1924)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-Up (1968)
Olympic medal record
Men’s Football
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team

The Bulgaria national under-23 football team or Bulgaria Olympic football team is the national under-23 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the Summer Olympic Games, held every four years. Their best results came during the 1950-60 era where they achieved Runners-Up in 1968 and Third Place in 1956.

Olympic record

Olympic Record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1924 Round of 16 12th 1 0 0 1 0 1
Finland 1952 Round of 16 13th 1 0 0 1 1 2
Australia 1956 Semi-Finals 3rd 3 2 0 1 10 3
Italy 1960 Group Stage 8th 3 2 1 0 8 3
Mexico 1968 Runners-Up 2nd 6 3 2 1 16 10
Japan 2020 To Be Determined
Total 5/23 14 7 3 4 35 19

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