Founded: 1923 Affiliated to Fifa: 1924
First match played: | |||||||
21/05/1925 | Austria | Austria | 0 | - | 6 | Loss | Friendly |
Latest match played: | |||||||
16/08/2000 | Belgium | Bulgaria | 1 | - | 3 | Loss | Friendly |
Biggest win: | |||||||
14/10/1982 | Malta | Bulgaria | 7 | - | 0 | Win | Friendly |
03/11/1957 | Norway | Bulgaria | 7 | - | 0 | Win | World Cup - qualifier |
Biggest loss: | |||||||
21/05/1933 | Spain | Spain | 0 | - | 13 | Loss | Friendly |
Longest unbeaten streak: 11 (1972-73) Current unbeaten streak: 0
Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
Albania | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 |
Algeria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Argentina | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Austria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
Belarus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Belgium | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 |
Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Brazil | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Cyprus | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
Czechoslovakia* | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 |
Denmark | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
East Germany* | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 |
Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Egypt | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
England | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Finland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
France | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 33 |
Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Germany | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
Great Britain 1) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Greece | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 37 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Hungary 2) | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 54 |
Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ireland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Israel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
Italy 3) | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Luxembourg | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Malta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Mexico | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Moldova | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Morocco | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
New Caledonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
Northern Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Norway | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 |
Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peru | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
Poland | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 41 |
Portugal | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 |
Romania | 35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 73 |
Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
San Marino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scotland | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Slovakia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Soviet Union* | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 |
Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
Sudan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sweden | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Turkey | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 27 |
Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
United Arab Emirates | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
West Germany* | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
Yugoslavia 4) | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 60 |
Total | 528 | 189 | 130 | 209 | 773 | 825 |
Notes: 1. Great Britain: Olympic Team 2. Hungary: including 1 match vs. Hungary B and 1 match vs. Hungary amateurs 3. Italy: including 2 matches vs. Italy B 4. Yugoslavia: including 1 match vs. Yugoslavia B Source: Bulgarian Football by Julian DontchevThis page hosted byBack to UEFA page
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Last updated 24/08/2000
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