Bulgaria national football team results (2020–present)

Bulgaria national football team results

This is a list of the Bulgaria national football team results from 2020 to present.[1][2][3]

Results

Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

2020

26 February Friendly Bulgaria 0–1  Belarus Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
3 September UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 1–1  Republic of Ireland Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
6 September UEFA Nations League Wales  1–0 Bulgaria Cardiff, Wales
14:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
8 October UEFA Euro 2020 PO SF Bulgaria 1–3  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 1,929
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
11 October UEFA Nations League Finland  2–0 Bulgaria Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,587
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
14 October UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 0–1  Wales Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 478
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
11 November Friendly Bulgaria 3–0  Gibraltar Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)
15 November UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 1–2  Finland Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
18 November UEFA Nations League Republic of Ireland  0–0 Bulgaria Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

2021

25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria 1–3   Switzerland Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
28 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria 0–2  Italy Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
31 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Northern Ireland  0–0 Bulgaria Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
1 June Friendly Slovakia  1–1 Bulgaria Ried im Innkreis, Austria
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
5 June Friendly Russia  1–0 Bulgaria Moscow, Russia
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 11,100
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
8 June Friendly France  3–0 Bulgaria Saint-Denis, France
21:10 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)
2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy  1–1 Bulgaria Florence, Italy
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 14,366
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
5 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria 1–0  Lithuania Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 2,503
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
8 September Friendly Bulgaria 4–1  Georgia Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 504
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)
9 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Lithuania  3–1 Bulgaria Vilnius, Lithuania
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Ukraine)
12 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria 2–1  Northern Ireland Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 822
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
11 November Friendly Ukraine  1–1 Bulgaria Odesa, Ukraine
19:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
15 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Switzerland  4–0 Bulgaria Lucerne, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 14,300
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

2022

26 March Friendly Qatar  2–1 Bulgaria Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
29 March Friendly Croatia  2–1 Bulgaria Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Khamis Mohammed Al-Marri (Qatar)
2 June UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 1–1  North Macedonia Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 8,275
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
5 June UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 2–5  Georgia Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
9 June UEFA Nations League Gibraltar  1–1 Bulgaria Gibraltar
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 1,427
Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)
12 June UEFA Nations League Georgia  0–0 Bulgaria Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 54,200
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
23 September UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 5–1  Gibraltar Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 1,540
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
26 September UEFA Nations League North Macedonia  0–1 Bulgaria Skopje, North Macedonia
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena
Attendance: 20,173
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
16 November Friendly Cyprus  0–2 Bulgaria Larnaca, Cyprus
20:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
20 November Friendly Luxembourg  0–0 Bulgaria Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

2023

24 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Bulgaria 0–1  Montenegro Razgrad, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 9,180
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
27 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Hungary  3–0 Bulgaria Budapest, Hungary
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
17 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Lithuania  1–1 Bulgaria Kaunas, Lithuania
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Attendance: 14,230
Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)
20 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Bulgaria 1–1  Serbia Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Huvepharma Arena
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
7 September Friendly Bulgaria 0–1  Iran Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Lazar Lukić (Serbia)
10 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Montenegro  2–1 Bulgaria Podgorica, Montenegro
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,232
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Bulgaria 0–2  Lithuania Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 6,916
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
17 October Friendly Albania  2–0 Bulgaria Tirana, Albania
17:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 17,232
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)
16 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Bulgaria 2–2  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
19 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Serbia  2–2 Bulgaria Leskovac, Serbia
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Dubočica Stadium
Attendance: 7,325
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

2024

22 March 2024 FIFA Series Tanzania  0–1 Bulgaria Baku, Azerbaijan
17:00 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 154
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
25 March 2024 FIFA Series Azerbaijan  1–1 Bulgaria Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
4 June Friendly Romania  0–0 Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
21:30 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Steaua Stadium
Attendance: 19,024
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)
8 June Friendly Slovenia  1–1 Bulgaria Ljubljana, Slovenia
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 11,037
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
5 September UEFA Nations League Belarus  0–0 Bulgaria Zalaegerszeg, Hungary[note 2]
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: ZTE Arena
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)[note 2]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
8 September UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 1–0  Northern Ireland Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 14,300
Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)
12 October UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 0–0  Luxembourg Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 15,800
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
15 October UEFA Nations League Northern Ireland  5–0 Bulgaria Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: 17,891
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
15 November UEFA Nations League Luxembourg  0–1 Bulgaria Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
Attendance: 8,307
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
18 November UEFA Nations League Bulgaria 1–1  Belarus Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Forthcoming fixtures

The following matches are scheduled:

2025

20 March UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs Bulgaria v  Republic of Ireland Plovdiv, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium
23 March UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs Republic of Ireland  v Bulgaria Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:45 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
4 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria v  Spain or  Netherlands Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3 Report
7 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia  v Bulgaria Georgia
17:00 UTC+4 Report
11 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria v  Turkey Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3 Report
14 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Spain  or Netherlands  v Bulgaria TBD
20:45 UTC+2 Report
15 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Turkey  v Bulgaria Turkey
20:00 UTC+3 Report
18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria v  Georgia Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2 Report

Notes

  1. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[4][5]
  2. ^ a b Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Bulgaria - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
  3. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Bulgaria". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
  4. ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.