Bulgaria national under-17 football team

Bulgaria Under-17
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Association	Bulgarian Football Union
Head coach	Viktorio Pavlov
Captain	Iliya Gruev Jr
First colours	Second colours

The Bulgaria national under-17 football team, also known as Bulgarian under-17s or Bulgaria U17(s), represents Bulgaria in football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by Bulgarian Football Union, the governing body for football in Bulgaria.

In 2015, Viktorio Pavlov was appointed to coach the squad.

Competition results

Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results

Balkan U-17 Championship

Year	Rank
1973	Champions

UEFA U-17 European Championship

Year	Rank
1984	Quarter-Finals
2015	Group Stage

FIFA U-17 World Championship

Year	Rank
2017	To Be Determined

Recent results

Win Draw Loss

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
29 January 2015	Friendly	Blagoevgrad	Turkey	1 - 0	Georgi Rusev 27'
3 March 2015	Friendly	Sliven, Bulgaria	Switzerland	2 - 1	Stefanov 22', Yordanov 51'
5 March 2015	Friendly	Sliven, Bulgaria	Switzerland	2 - 1	Klimentov 29', Borimirov 65'
2 April 2015	Friendly	Blagoevgrad	North Macedonia	4 - 1	Yordanov 26', Chandarov 35', Golovodov 37', Krastev 72'
6 May 2015	2015 EURO U-17 Cup	Stara Zagora	Croatia	0 - 2
9 May 2015	2015 EURO U-17 Cup	Burgas, Bulgaria	Spain	1 - 2	Yordanov 35'
12 May 2015	2015 EURO U-17 Cup	Sozopol, Bulgaria	Austria	1 - 1	Yordanov 43'
27 August 2015	Friendly	Pravetz, Bulgaria	Denmark	0 - 0
21 October 2015	2016 EURO U-17 Q	Sozopol, Bulgaria	Italy	0 - 3
23 October 2015	2016 EURO U-17 Q	Burgas, Bulgaria	Scotland	2 - 0	Kostadinov 24', Tilev 67'
26 October 2015	2016 EURO U-17 Q	Burgas, Bulgaria	North Macedonia	0 - 0
4 January 2016	Friendly	Saint Petersburg	Slovenia	1 - 4	Ivanov 18'
6 January 2016	Friendly	Saint Petersburg	Azerbaijan	0 - 2
8 January 2016	Friendly	Saint Petersburg	Latvia	0 - 1
11 January 2016	Friendly	Saint Petersburg	Moldova	3 - 2	Ivanov 15', 46', 72'
25 February 2016	Friendly	Jagodina, Serbia	Serbia	3 - 3	Ivanov 17', 54', Kabov 89'
27 February 2016	Friendly	Jagodina, Serbia	Serbia	0 - 2
24 March 2016	2016 UEFA U-17 elite	Büderich [de], Germany	Netherlands	0 - 0
26 March 2016	2016 UEFA U-17 elite	Ratingen, Germany	Germany	1 - 1	Tilev 19' (pen.)
29 March 2016	2016 UEFA U-17 elite	Ratingen, Germany	Slovakia	0 - 3
28 September 2016	2017 EURO U-17 Q	Finland	Georgia	1 - 0	Gruev Jr. 35' (pen.)
30 September 2016	2017 EURO U-17 Q	Finland	Sweden
3 October 2016	2017 EURO U-17 Q	Finland	Finland

Players

Current squad

Squad called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.

Caps and goals updated as of 30 September 2016 after the match against Sweden.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hristo Lalev	(2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Levski Sofia
12	1GK	Damyan Damyanov	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ludogorets Razgrad

5	2DF	Tihomir Dimitrov	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Levski Sofia
3	2DF	Martin Mihaylov		2	0	Slavia Sofia
4	2DF	Angel Karakashev		2	0	Slavia Sofia
2	2DF	Ivo Dimitrov		2	0	Septemvri Sofia
15	2DF	Valentin Ivanov		2	0	Stara Zagora
16	2DF	Veselin Veskov		0	0	CSKA Sofia

6	3MF	Iliya Gruev Jr	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24)	4	1	Werder Bremen
8	3MF	Stefan Gavrilov	(2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Sheffield Wednesday
11	3MF	Eyad Hammoud	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
7	3MF	Mitko Mitkov		2	0	CSKA Sofia
14	3MF	Preslav Borukov	(2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Sheffield Wednesday
18	3MF	Metodi Stefanov		1	0	Pirin Blagoevgrad
13	3MF	Vladimir Nikolov		0	0	Septemvri Sofia

9	4FW	Kun Temenuzhkov	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)	4	2	Barcelona
10	4FW	Lachezar Yordanov		2	0	Cherno More
17	4FW	Kristiyan Dimitrov		1	0	Girona

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Bulgarian squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Daniel Naumov	(1998-03-29) March 29, 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Ludogorets Razgrad II

DF	Dimitar Savov	(1998-09-09)9 September 1998 (aged 16)			Slavia Sofia
DF	Danail Ivanov	(1998-08-07)7 August 1998 (aged 16)			Septemvri Sofia
DF	Matteo Stamatov	(1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 16)	3	0	Espanyol
DF	Valentin Antov ^INJ	(2000-11-09)9 November 2000 (aged 14)	3	0	CSKA Sofia

MF	Pavel Golovodov	(1998-06-28)28 June 1998 (aged 16)			CSKA Sofia
MF	Aleks Borimirov	(1998-05-13)13 May 1998 (aged 16)			Levski Sofia

FW	Denis Yuseinov	(1997-03-20) March 20, 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Zulte Waregem
FW	Svetoslav Kovachev	(1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Ludogorets Razgrad II

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
^SUS Player withdrew from the squad due to a suspension.

References

v t e Football in Bulgaria
League competitions	First League Second League Third League (4 divisions) Regional Groups Bulgarian Women's League
Cup competitions	Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Cup of AFL Bulgarian Women's Cup
Defunct competitions	State Championship (1924–1936, 1941–1945) Tsar's Cup (1924–44) National Football Division (1937–1940) Republic Championship (1945–1948) Cup of the Soviet Army (1983–90) BFU's Cup (1990–91) PFL's Cup (1994–97) Doubles Group (2008–2010) A Group (1948–2016)
National teams	Men Women Olympic team (U-23) Under-21 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17
Regional Amateur Football Groups	Blagoevgrad Burgas Dobrich Gabrovo Haskovo Kardzhali Kyustendil Lovech Montana Pazardzhik Pernik Pleven Plovdiv Razgrad Ruse Shumen Silistra Sliven Smolyan Sofia City Sofia (province) Stara Zagora Targovishte Varna Veliko Tarnovo Vidin Vratsa Yambol
Lists	Clubs Stadiums Foreign players National team results Clubs in European competitions
Awards	Footballers' Footballer of the Year
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