Bulgaria national under-21 football team
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The Bulgaria national under-21 football team represents the under-21 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

 and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union
Bulgarian Football Union
The Bulgarian Football Union is a football association based in Bulgaria and a member of UEFA. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, and fields its Bulgaria national football team in UEFA and FIFA -authorised competitions.A legal entity that it claims descent...

. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.

UEFA U-23 Championship record

The Bulgaria national under-23 football team was the first ever champion in the UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

 Under-23 Challenge Cup. The team defended the title four times between June 1967 and April 1968: against East Germany
East Germany national under-21 football team
The East Germany national football team was the national football team of the German Democratic Republic. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, East Germany's Under-21 team was formed. The team played until 1990, until East Germany ceased to be a separate country after...

, Finland
Finland national under-21 football team
The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.-UEFA U-21 Championship Record:...

, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team
The Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team was the national football team for the under-21s of Czechoslovakia, before the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia Following the realignment of...

 and the Netherlands
Netherlands national under-21 football team
The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years....

 before losing it to Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
The Yugoslavia national under-21 football team existed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After the state's dissolution in 1992, the following teams were formed:*Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team...

 in October 1968.
  • 1972: semi-finalists
  • 1974: quarter-finalists
  • 1976: quarter-finalists

UEFA U-21 Championship record

  • 1978: Losing semi-finalists. Lost against   East Germany
    East Germany national under-21 football team
    The East Germany national football team was the national football team of the German Democratic Republic. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, East Germany's Under-21 team was formed. The team played until 1990, until East Germany ceased to be a separate country after...

     2:1 and 1:3
  • 1980: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of three in qualification group.
  • 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
  • 1984: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
  • 1986: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
  • 1988: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
  • 1990: Losing quarter-finalists. Lost against   Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
    The Yugoslavia national under-21 football team existed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After the state's dissolution in 1992, the following teams were formed:*Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team...

     0:2 and 1:0
  • 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of four in qualification group.
  • 1994: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of six in qualification group.
  • 1996: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of five in qualification group.
  • 1998: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of five in qualification group.
  • 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of five in qualification group.
  • 2002: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of six in qualification group. Were eighth-best runner-up (top seven qualified for playoffs)
  • 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of four in qualification group.
  • 2006: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of six in qualification group.
  • 2007: Did not qualify. Lost qualification playoff against   Belgium
    Belgium national under-21 football team
    The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

     1:1 and 1:4
  • 2009: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of five in qualification group.
  • 2011: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of five in qualification group.

Current players

As of 15 November 2011

Squad for the matches against on November 10, 2011 and November 15, 2011.

Note: Players in bold have already been called up to the senior team
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

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2010-2012

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!Location
!Opponent
!Score
!Competition
!Bulgaria scorers
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|16 November 2010
|Mezdra, Bulgaria
Lokomotiv Stadium (Mezdra)
Lokomotiv Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mezdra, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and it is the home of PFC Lokomotiv Mezdra...


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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...


|Tsvеtanov
Momchil Cvetanov
Momchil Tsvetanov is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Litex Lovech as a winger.Tsvetanov was part of the Bulgarian under-19 team that played at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in the Czech Republic.-Spartak Pleven:Born in Pleven, Tsvetanov began his career...

 
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|9 February 2011
|Lovech, Bulgaria
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...


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|align=center|Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...


|Terziev
Georgi Terziev
Georgi Terziev is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Chernomorets Burgas as a defender.-Early career:Georgi Terziev started his football career in his home town at OFC Sliven 2000 and later he moved to Naftex Burgas. He made his debut for the senior squad, on 15-years old, during the...

 , Tonev
Aleksandar Tonev
Aleksandar Tonev |Elin Pelin]]) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Lech Poznań.He is an offensive midfielder and winger, but is sometimes employed in a secondary role as a striker.-CSKA Sofia:...

 , Marchev
Veselin Marchev
Veselin Marchev is a Bulgarian football player, who last played for Cherno More Varna as a midfielder.-References:...

 
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|25 March 2011
|Inđija, Serbia
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|align=center|1 - 4
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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...


|Tsvеtanov
Momchil Cvetanov
Momchil Tsvetanov is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Litex Lovech as a winger.Tsvetanov was part of the Bulgarian under-19 team that played at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in the Czech Republic.-Spartak Pleven:Born in Pleven, Tsvetanov began his career...

 
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|2 June 2011
|Serres, Greece
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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...


|Tonev
Aleksandar Tonev
Aleksandar Tonev |Elin Pelin]]) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Lech Poznań.He is an offensive midfielder and winger, but is sometimes employed in a secondary role as a striker.-CSKA Sofia:...

 
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|6 June 2011
|Sandanski, Bulgaria
Sandanski Stadium
Sandanski Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sandanski, Bulgaria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Vihren Sandanski. The stadium holds 6,000....


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Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...


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|10 August 2011
|Lovech, Bulgaria
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...


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|align=center|1 - 1
|align=center|Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...


|Vasilev
Radoslav Vasilev
Radoslav Vasilev is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Slavia Sofia as a striker.-Career:Vasilev started playing football at Slavia in his hometown Sofia before his tenth birthday.-Reading:...

 
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|1 September 2011
|Lovech, Bulgaria
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...


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|align=center|UEFA Euro 2013 Q
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Scotland.-Standings:-Results and fixtures:----------------------------...


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|5 September 2011
|Paisley, Scotland
St. Mirren Park
St. Mirren Park, more commonly known as Love Street, was a football stadium located on Love Street in Paisley, Scotland. At one time the stadium was capable of accommodating almost 50,000 spectators, however in its final years it had an all-seated capacity of 10,800. Until its closure in 2009, St....


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|align=center|UEFA Euro 2013 Q
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Scotland.-Standings:-Results and fixtures:----------------------------...


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|11 October 2011
|Lovech, Bulgaria
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...


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|align=center|3 - 2
|align=center|UEFA Euro 2013 Q
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Scotland.-Standings:-Results and fixtures:----------------------------...


|Tsvetanov , Kostadinov
Tomislav Kostadinov
Tomislav Kostadinov is a Bulgarian footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Chavdar Etropole on loan from CSKA Sofia.-Career statistics:-External links:*...

 , G. Milanov
Georgi Milanov
Georgi Ventsislavov Milanov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Litex Lovech as a midfielder/second striker. His twin brother Iliya Milanov also plays for the first squad of Litex.-Litex Lovech:...

 
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|10 November 2011
|Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Stadion Wiener Neustadt, also known as Magna Arena, is a stadium in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. It is mostly used for football matches. Its only tenant is SC Wiener Neustadt; former Austrian champions 1. Wiener Neustädter SC have also utilized the structure. Other uses of the stadium include speedway...


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|align=center|UEFA Euro 2013 Q
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Scotland.-Standings:-Results and fixtures:----------------------------...


|Tsvetanov , Kolev
Rosen Kolev
Rosen Kolev is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays for Cherno More Varna as a defender.-Early career:Kolev started to play football in CSKA Sofia's youth teams...

 
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|15 November 2011
|Lovech, Bulgaria
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...


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|align=center|1 - 1
|align=center|UEFA Euro 2013 Q
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Scotland.-Standings:-Results and fixtures:----------------------------...


|Tonev
Aleksandar Tonev
Aleksandar Tonev |Elin Pelin]]) is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Lech Poznań.He is an offensive midfielder and winger, but is sometimes employed in a secondary role as a striker.-CSKA Sofia:...

 
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|31 May 2012
|Lovech, Bulgaria
Lovech Stadium
Lovech Stadium is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of PFC Litex Lovech. The stadium has more than 8300 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and currently meets the UEFA guidelines to host...


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|align=center|UEFA Euro 2013 Q
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Scotland.-Standings:-Results and fixtures:----------------------------...


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|5 June 2012
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|align=center|UEFA Euro 2013 Q
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Scotland.-Standings:-Results and fixtures:----------------------------...


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|10 September 2012
|Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Stade Josy Barthel
Stade Josy Barthel is the national stadium of Luxembourg, home to the Luxembourg national football team and also used for athletics. It is located on route d'Arlon, in Luxembourg City.It was first constructed in 1928 and it was entirely rebuilt in 1990...


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|align=center|UEFA Euro 2013 Q
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
The teams competing in Group 10 of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Austria, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Scotland.-Standings:-Results and fixtures:----------------------------...


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2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification
2013 UEFA European Under–21 Football Championship qualification
The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification is a series of parallel association football competitions to be held over 2011 and 2012 to decide the qualifiers for 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, to be held in Israel...

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See also

  • Bulgaria national football team
    Bulgaria national football team
    The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...

  • Bulgaria national under-17 football team
    Bulgaria national under-17 football team
    -UEFA U-16 Championship Record:* 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of three in qualification group.* 1984: Losing quarter-finalists.* 1985: Finished 3rd of four in finals group.* 1986: Finished 2nd of four in finals group....

  • Bulgaria national under-19 football team
    Bulgaria national under-19 football team
    The Bulgaria national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union...

  • European Under-21 Football Championship
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