Bulgaria national under-21 football team

Bulgaria Under-21
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Association	Bulgarian Football Union
Head coach	Antoni Zdravkov
Captain	Milen Gamakov
Most caps	Petar Mihtarski (51)
Top scorer	Atanas Mihaylov (31)
First colours	Second colours

The Bulgaria national under-21 football team (Bulgarian: младежки национален отбор на България по футбол)^[1] represents the under-21 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

Competition results

Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results

Balkan Youth Championship

Year	Rank
1968	Champions
1970	Champions
1973	Champions

UEFA U-21 European Championship

Year	Rank
1972	Semi-Finals
1974	Quarter-Finals
1976	Quarter-Finals
1978	Semi-Finals
1980	Quarter-Finals

Current squad

Players

Squad for the qualification games against Denmark U21 on 7 October and Romania U21 on 11 October 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
Caps and goals updated as of 11 October 2016 after the match against Romania U21.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Georgi Kitanov	(1995-03-06) March 6, 1995 (age 29)	17	0	CSKA Sofia
12	1GK	Krasimir Kostov	(1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 29)	1	0	Pirin Blagoevgrad
22	1GK	Mihail Mihaylov	(1997-06-16) June 16, 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Beroe Stara Zagora

2	2DF	Lazar Marin	(1994-02-09) February 9, 1994 (age 30)	5	0	CSKA Sofia
3	2DF	Ventsislav Kerchev	(1997-06-02) June 2, 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa
4	2DF	Miki Orachev	(1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 28)	9	0	Levski Sofia
5	2DF	Plamen Galabov	(1995-11-02) November 2, 1995 (age 28)	13	0	CSKA Sofia
6	2DF	Hristo Popadiyn	(1994-01-04) January 4, 1994 (age 30)	6	0	Ludogorets Razgrad II
17	2DF	Radoslav Terziev	(1994-08-06) August 6, 1994 (age 29)	12	0	Botev Plovdiv
23	2DF	Hristofor Hubchev	(1995-11-24) November 24, 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Beroe Stara Zagora

8	3MF	Milen Gamakov	(1994-04-12) April 12, 1994 (age 30)	20	1	Lechia Gdansk
13	3MF	Bozhidar Kraev	(1997-06-27) June 27, 1997 (age 26)	4	0	Levski Sofia
14	3MF	Aleksandar Georgiev	(1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 26)	6	1	CSKA Sofia II
15	3MF	Kristiyan Malinov	(1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (age 30)	12	1	CSKA Sofia
16	3MF	Serkan Yusein	(1996-03-31) March 31, 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Botev Plovdiv
18	3MF	Nikola Kolev	(1995-06-06) June 6, 1995 (age 28)	11	2	CSKA Sofia II
19	3MF	Aleksandar Vasilev	(1995-04-27) April 27, 1995 (age 29)	11	0	Beroe Stara Zagora
20	3MF	Antonio Vutov	(1996-06-06) June 6, 1996 (age 27)	12	1	Lecce
21	3MF	Radoslav Tsonev	(1995-04-29) April 29, 1995 (age 29)	11	1	Lecce

7	4FW	Kiril Despodov	(1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 27)	11	2	CSKA Sofia
9	4FW	Yuliyan Nenov	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 29)	8	1	Dunav Ruse
10	4FW	Milcho Angelov	(1995-01-02) January 2, 1995 (age 29)	2	0	CSKA Sofia
11	4FW	Toni Tasev	(1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 (age 30)	5	1	Pirin Blagoevgrad

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	Latest call-up
GK	Anatoli Gospodinov	(1995-02-11) February 11, 1995 (age 29)	3	0	CSKA Sofia	v. Norway, 6 June 2016

DF	Stefan Velkov ^INJ	(1996-12-12) December 12, 1996 (age 27)	9	1	Slavia Sofia	v. Denmark, 7 October 2016
DF	Stoycho Atanasov ^INJ	(1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27)	0	0	CSKA Sofia	v. Armenia, 6 September 2016
DF	Emin Ahmed	(1996-03-10) March 10, 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Beroe Stara Zagora	v. Norway, 6 June 2016
DF	Dimitar Burov	(1997-08-31) August 31, 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Slavia Sofia	v. Norway, 6 June 2016
DF	Plamen Tenev	(1995-06-13) June 13, 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Beroe Stara Zagora	v. Norway, 6 June 2016
DF	Georgi Radev	(1994-10-15) October 15, 1994 (age 29)	4	0	Sozopol	Toulon Tournament
DF	Galin Minkov	(1997-11-02) November 2, 1997 (age 26)	1	0	CSKA Sofia II	Toulon Tournament

MF	Georgi Yomov ^INJ	(1997-07-06) July 6, 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Slavia Sofia	v. Denmark, 7 October 2016
MF	Borislav Tsonev	(1995-04-29) April 29, 1995 (age 29)	8	1	Levski Sofia	v. Norway, 6 June 2016
MF	Yanis Karabelyov	(1996-01-23) January 23, 1996 (age 28)	3	0	Slavia Sofia	v. Norway, 6 June 2016
MF	Emil Stoev	(1996-01-17) January 17, 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Slavia Sofia	v. Norway, 6 June 2016
MF	Bedri Ryustemov	(1995-11-17) November 17, 1995 (age 28)	2	0	CD Llosetense	v. Norway, 6 June 2016
MF	Todor Trayanov	(1995-05-30) May 30, 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Pirin Blagoevgrad	v. Norway, 6 June 2016
MF	Dimitar Velkovski	(1995-01-22) January 22, 1995 (age 29)	6	0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	Toulon Tournament
MF	Bekir Rasim	(1994-12-26) December 26, 1994 (age 29)	4	0	Cherno More Varna	Toulon Tournament
MF	Manol Chapov	(1996-01-25) January 25, 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Lokomotiv 2012 Mezdra	Toulon Tournament

FW	Tsvetelin Chunchukov ^INJ	(1994-12-26) December 26, 1994 (age 29)	7	1	Ludogorets Razgrad	v. Denmark, 7 October 2016
FW	Nasko Milev	(1996-07-18) July 18, 1996 (age 27)	1	0	Botev Plovdiv	v. Armenia, 6 September 2016
FW	Georgi Minchev ^INJ	(1995-04-20) April 20, 1995 (age 29)	9	2	CSKA Sofia II	v. Armenia, 6 September 2016
FW	Iliya Dimitrov	(1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 (age 27)	2	0	Levski Sofia	v. Norway, 6 June 2016

Notes

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

UEFA Euro 2017 Qualifier

Template:2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5

Recent fixtures

2015−2017

Win Draw Loss

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Competition	Bulgaria scorers
31 March 2015	Cardiff, Wales	Wales	1−3	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Kolev 51'
9 June 2015	Pravets, Bulgaria	Cyprus	1−0	Friendly match	Iliev 9'
12 June 2015	Vienna, Austria	Austria	1−3	Friendly match	R. Tsonev 75'
4 September 2015	Târgu Mureș, Romania	Romania	2−0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Minchev 16', Kolev 89'
8 September 2015	Razgrad, Bulgaria	Luxembourg	3−0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	B. Tsonev 17', Vutov 35', Despodov 78'
9 October 2015	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	Armenia	2−0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Malinov 68', Minchev 81'
13 October 2015	Aalborg, Denmark	Denmark	0−1	UEFA EURO 2017 Q
25 March 2016	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	Wales	0−0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q
29 March 2016	Beggen, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	0−0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q
20 May 2016	Aubagne, France	France	0−1	Toulon Tournament
22 May 2016	Salon-de-Provence, France	Czech Republic	0−0	Toulon Tournament
24 May 2016	Hyères, France	Mexico	0−1	Toulon Tournament
26 May 2016	Toulon, France	Mali	1−3	Toulon Tournament	Despodov 43'
2 June 2016	Aradippou, Cyprus	Cyprus	0−3	Friendly match
6 June 2016	Sofia, Bulgaria	Norway	0−2	Friendly match
6 September 2016	Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1−0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Nenov 79'
7 October 2016	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	Denmark	0−3	UEFA EURO 2017 Q
11 October 2016	Stara Zagora, Bulgaria	Romania	2−0	UEFA EURO 2017 Q	Tasev 16', Georgiev 35'

References

^ Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".

External links

UEFA Under-21 website, complete results archive
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, full record of U-21 and U-23 Championships

[1] Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".

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