Bulgaria national under-21 football team

The Bulgaria national under-21 football team (Bulgarian: Mладежки национален отбор на България по футбол)[1] is considered to be the feeder team for the Bulgaria national football team. This team is for Bulgarian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23.

Bulgaria U-21
Nickname(s)Лъвчетата (The Young Lions)
AssociationBulgarian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAleksandar Dimitrov
CaptainStefan Velkov
Most capsPetar Mihtarski (51)
Top scorerAtanas Mihaylov (31)
FIFA codeBUL
First colours
Second colours

Coaching staff

Head coach
TenureHead Coach
2000–2001 Dimitar Aleksiev
2002 Ivan Kolev
2003–2006 Petar Miladinov
2006–2007 Aleksandar Stankov
2008–2009 Ivan Kolev
2010–2013 Mihail Madanski
2014–2018 Antoni Zdravkov
2019–2020 Aleksandar Dimitrov
2021– Aleksandar Dimitrov

On 20 December 2018, BFU appointed Aleksandar Dimitrov as the head coach of the under-21 team.[2]

U21 Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Aleksandar Dimitrov
Assistant Manager vacant
Goalkeeping Coach vacant

Source:

Competition results

  Champions    Runners-Up    Semi-Finals    Other Top Results  

Balkan Youth Championship
Year Rank
1968Champions
1970Champions
1973Champions

UEFA U-21 European Championship
Year Rank
1972Semi-Finals
1974Quarter-Finals
1976Quarter-Finals
1978Semi-Finals
1990Quarter-Finals

Current squad

Players

The following players have been called up for the 2021 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Estonia on 17 November 2020.[3] Names in bold denote players who have been capped for or called up to the senior team.
Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2020 after the match against Estonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Daniel Naumov (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 18 0 CSKA 1948
12 1GK Vasil Simeonov (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 0 0 Arda Kardzhali
2 2DF Andrea Hristov (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 11 0 Slavia Sofia
6 2DF Viktor Popov (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 6 0 Cherno More Varna
3 2DF Ertan Tombak (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 6 1 Slavia Sofia
5 2DF Stanislav Rabotov (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 1 0 Botev Plovdiv
4 2DF Milen Stoev (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 1 0 Arda Kardzhali
17 3MF Georgi Rusev (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 13 0 CSKA 1948
11 3MF Zdravko Dimitrov (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 11 1 Levski Sofia
21 3MF Lachezar Kotev (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 10 2 Arda Kardzhali
19 3MF Martin Minchev (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 7 0 Sparta Prague
14 3MF Asen Chandarov (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 7 0 Academica Clinceni
22 3MF Ilian Iliev (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 5 1 Cherno More Varna
8 3MF Ivan Tilev (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 5 0 Arda Kardzhali
16 3MF Stefan Gavrilov (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 2 0 Septemvri Sofia
20 3MF Martin Valchinov (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 1 0 Hebar Pazardzhik
7 4FW Kaloyan Krastev (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 20 2 Slavia Sofia
9 4FW Tonislav Yordanov (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 16 6 CSKA Sofia
10 4FW Stanislav Ivanov (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 10 4 Chicago Fire

Recent call ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Bulgaria under-21 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ivan Dyulgerov (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 1 0 Cherno More Varna v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 COVID
GK Dimitar Sheytanov (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 0 0 Pirin Blagoevgrad v.  Serbia, 8 September 2020
DF Valentin Antov (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 9 0 CSKA Sofia v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 INJ
DF Petko Hristov (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 19 0 Pro Vercelli v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020
DF Angel Lyaskov (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 16 0 CSKA 1948 v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 INJ
DF Alex Petkov (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 8 0 Levski Sofia v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 COVID
DF Simeon Petrov (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 0 0 CSKA 1948 v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 COVID
DF Ivan Turitsov (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 6 0 CSKA Sofia v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 COVID
MF Svetoslav Kovachev (1998-03-14) 14 March 1998 7 0 Arda Kardzhali v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 A
MF Ivaylo Naydenov (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 9 0 Levski Sofia v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 COVID
MF Dominik Yankov (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 6 0 Ludogorets Razgrad v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 A
MF Iliya Yurukov (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 11 1 Levski Sofia v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 SUS
MF Iliyan Stefanov (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 2 0 Lokomotiv Sofia v.  Serbia, 8 September 2020
MF Ivaylo Klimentov (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 0 0 CSKA 1948 v.  Serbia, 8 September 2020
FW Dimitar Mitkov (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 0 0 Ludogorets Razgrad v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 COVID
FW Vladimir Nikolov (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 1 0 Würzburger Kickers v.  Estonia, 17 November 2020 SUS
Notes

UEFA Euro 2021 Qualifier
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 10 7 2 1 22 4 +18 23 Final tournament — 2–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 2−0
2  Poland 10 6 2 2 19 8 +11 20 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1
3  Bulgaria 10 5 3 2 14 5 +9 18 0–0 3−0 — 0–1 3–0 1–0
4  Serbia 10 3 3 4 12 9 +3 12 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 6−0 1–1
5  Estonia 10 1 2 7 3 34 −31 5 0–5 0–6 0–4 0–0 — 2–1
6  Latvia 10 0 4 6 7 17 −10 4 1–4 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Recent fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Location Opponent Score Competition Bulgaria scorers
25 March 2019 Marbella, Spain  Finland 1−0 Friendly match Kotev  30'
3 June 2019 Kyiv, Ukraine  Israel 1−1 Friendly tournament Yurukov  20'
5 June 2019 Kyiv, Ukraine  Cyprus 0−0 Friendly tournament
5 September 2019 Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 4−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q Yordanov  15', 48', 65', S. Ivanov  39'
10 September 2019 Sofia, Bulgaria  Russia 0−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q
11 October 2019 Sofia, Bulgaria  Serbia 0−1 UEFA EURO 2021 Q
15 October 2019 Riga, Latvia  Latvia 0−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q
15 November 2019 Sofia, Bulgaria  Poland 3−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q Yordanov  43', S. Ivanov  51', 61'
4 September 2020 Khimki, Russia  Russia 0−2 UEFA EURO 2021 Q
8 September 2020 Gornji Milanovac, Serbia  Serbia 2–1 UEFA EURO 2021 Q Iliev  45', Krastev  64'
9 October 2020 Sofia, Bulgaria  Latvia 1–0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q S. Ivanov  67'
13 October 2020 Gdynia, Poland  Poland 1−1 UEFA EURO 2021 Q Dimitrov  41'
17 November 2020 Sofia, Bulgaria  Estonia 3−0 UEFA EURO 2021 Q Kotev  28', Tombak  30', Krastev  88'

See also

References
  1. Mladezhki natsionalen otbor na Balgariya po futbol, literally "Bulgaria national youth football team".
  2. "Изпълнителният комитет на БФС прие бюджета и спортния календар за 2019 г." (in Bulgarian). bfunion.bg. 20 December 2018.
  3. "Състав на България U21 за евроквалификацията с Естония" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 2 November 2020.
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