Bulgaria women's national football team results
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This article lists the results and fixtures for Bulgaria women's national football team.
the Bulgaria women's national football team (Bulgarian: Български женски национален отбор по футбол) is the representative of Bulgaria in international women's association football, It is governed by the Bulgarian Football Union (Bulgarian: Български футболен съюз) and it competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations.[1][2]
The national team's first appearance was in the late 1980s when they entered the 1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying, they were drawn in Group 4 alongside France, Czechoslovakia, Belgium and Spain. the Lioness played their first game against Spain women's national football team in Sofia, Bulgaria. the match ended with the teams sharing points. in the UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying Bulgaria got its first win against the Lithuanian team with Efrossina Kovatscheva Scoring the winning goal. on the other side in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification the lioness of Bulgaria suffered a 14-nil loss against France which is the team's largest loss to date.[3]
As of 13 October 2022, Bulgaria is ranked 92nd at the FIFA Women's World Rankings which is their Lowest ranking to date. with its highest FIFA ranking being 33rd in the 2008 December ranking update.[4][5]
Record per opponent
[edit]- Key
Positive balance (more wins than losses)
Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
Negative balance (more losses than wins)
The following table shows Bulgaria' all-time official international record per opponent:
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 | UEFA |
 Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 | UEFA |
 Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 | UEFA |
 Belgium | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 | UEFA |
 Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Cyprus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 | UEFA |
 Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | -18 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 | UEFA |
 Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | -31 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 50.00 | UEFA |
 Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 | -24 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Greece | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 80.00 | UEFA |
 Hungary | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 37 | -31 | 27.27 | UEFA |
 Iceland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | -16 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00 | UEFA |
 Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 50.00 | UEFA |
 Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 | UEFA |
 Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.00 | UEFA |
 Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | UEFA |
 Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | UEFA |
 North Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 00.00 | AFC |
 North Macedonia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 50.00 | UEFA |
 Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Romania | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 12.50 | UEFA |
 Russia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Serbia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 Turkey | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 25.00 | UEFA |
 Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 00.00 | UEFA |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 00.00 | CONCACAF |
 Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 00.00 | UEFA |
| Total | 130 | 28 | 17 | 85 | 126 | 362 | -234 | 21.54 | — |
Results
[edit]- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
1987
[edit]| 11 Oct 1987 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 | Bulgaria  | 1–1 | Spain | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Referee: Octavian Streng (Romania) |
| 21 Nov 1987 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 | France  | 5–0 | Bulgaria | Lucé, France |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Jean Boudrie Attendance: 1,800 Referee: José Veiga Trigo (Portugal) |
1988
[edit]| 20 Mar 1988 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 | Spain | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Valencia, Spain |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Referee: René Bindels (Luxembourg) |
| 9 Apr 1988 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 | Bulgaria | 0–0 | Belgium | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Slavia Stadium Referee: Dimitrios Naoum (Greece) |
| 24 Apr 1988 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 | Bulgaria | 0–1 | Czechoslovakia | Dupnitsa, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Referee: Costas Kapsos (Cyprus) |
| 1 Oct 1988 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 | Belgium | 5–0 | Bulgaria | Tienen, Belgium |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bergéstadion Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (West Germany) |
| 23 Oct 1988 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | Czechoslovakia |
| --:-- UTC+2 |
| Report | Referee: Gabor Plasek (Hungary) |
| 6 Nov 1988 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 | Bulgaria | 0–2 | France | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Slavia Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Aleksandr Khokhriakov (Soviet Union) |
1989
[edit]| 14 Oct 1989 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying Group 4 | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 |  Bulgaria | Skuteč, Czechoslovakia |
| --:-- UTC+2 |
| Report | Attendance: 1,000 |
| 28 Oct 1989 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying Group 4 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Hungary | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Stadium: Stadion Georgi Asparuhov |
1990
[edit]| 11 Apr 1990 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying Group 4 | Bulgaria | 1–4 | West Germany | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Georgi Asparuhov |
| 26 Sept 1990 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying Group 4 | West Germany | 4–0 | Bulgaria | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Rheinstadion |
| 14 Oct 1990 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying Group 4 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Czechoslovakia | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Stadion Georgi Asparuhov |
1991
[edit]| 2 Apr 1991 1991 Grand Hotel Varna Cup | Bulgaria | 0–3 | United States | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
| 3 Apr 1991 1991 Grand Hotel Varna Cup | Bulgaria | 0–1 |  Yugoslavia | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
1992
[edit]| 31 Mar 1992 1992 Grand Hotel Varna Cup | Bulgaria | 0–2 |  Sweden U-20 | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report | Attendance: 200 |
| 3 Apr 1992 1992 Grand Hotel Varna Cup | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Scotland | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
|
| 4 Apr 1992 1992 Grand Hotel Varna Cup | Bulgaria | 2–0 |  Russia XI | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| Report |
1993
[edit]| 10 Sept 1993 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying Group 3 | Lithuania | 0–1 | Bulgaria | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: S.Dariaus ir S.Girėno Stadium Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus) |
| 29 Sept 1993 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying Group 3 | Denmark | 6–1 | Bulgaria | Hjørring, Denmark |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Hjørring Stadion Attendance: 612 Referee: Lennart Olufsson (Sweden) |
| 13 Oct 1993 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Lithuania | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy) |
1994
[edit]| 25 May 1994 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 0–4 | Denmark | Kiustendil, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Osogovo Stadium |
1995
[edit]| 21 Oct 1995 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying Group 8 | Turkey | 0–4 | Bulgaria | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 14:30 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium |
1996
[edit]| 16 Jun 1996 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying Group 8 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Turkey | Bulgaria |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Referee: Serguei Anokhin (Russia) |
1997
[edit]| 28 Sept 1997 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 7 | Greece | 1–5 | Bulgaria | Kallikrateia, Greece |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 23 Nov 1997 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 7 | Bulgaria | 1–2 | Turkey | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 5 Dec 1997 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 7 | FR Yugoslavia  | 2–0 | Bulgaria | Kruševac, Yugoslavia |
| --:-- UTC+1 |
1998
[edit]| 12 Apr 1998 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 7 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Greece | Sandanski, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 6 Jun 1998 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 7 | Bulgaria | 1–6 | FR Yugoslavia | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 20 Jun 1998 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 7 | Turkey | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Tekirdağ, Turkey |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
2000
[edit]| 5 Apr 2000 2000 Albena Cup SF | Bulgaria | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | United States U-18 | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
| 3 Apr 2000 2000 Albena Cup 3rd place match | Bulgaria | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Russia | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
2001
[edit]| 6 Apr 2001 2001 Albena Cup SF | Bulgaria | 0–3 | North Korea | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
| 8 Apr 2001 2001 Albena Cup 3rd place match | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Russia U-20 | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
2002
[edit]| 5 Apr 2002 2002 Albena Cup | Bulgaria | 0–4 | North Korea | Varna, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Report |
2003
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[edit]2006
[edit]| 2 Apr 2006 2006 Albena Cup | Bulgaria | 4–2 | Kazakhstan | Albena, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 18 Nov 2006 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying Group A4 | Estonia | 0–5 | Bulgaria | Otopeni, Romania |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadionul Otopeni Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva (Kazakhstan) |
| 20 Nov 2006 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying Group A4 | Romania | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Chiajna, Romania |
| 14:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadionul Concordia Referee: Rachel Cohen (Israel) |
| 23 Nov 2006 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying Group A4 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | Otopeni, Romania |
| 13:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadionul Otopeni Referee: Yuliya Medvedeva-Keldyusheva (Kazakhstan) |
2007
[edit]| 4 Nov 2007 2017 UEFA Women's Support International Tournament | Turkey | 2–2 | Bulgaria | İzmir, Turkey |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Buca Arena Referee: Venere Muradova (Azerbaijan) |
| 6 Nov 2007 2017 UEFA Women's Support International Tournament | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | Bulgaria | İzmir, Turkey |
| --:-- UTC+3 | Stadium: Buca Arena |
2008
[edit]| 30 May 2008 2008 Albena Cup | Bulgaria | 1–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Albena, Bulgaria |
| 15:30 UTC+3 |
| Report |
|
| 30 Oct 2008 Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–2 | Bulgaria | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| --:-- UTC+2 |
| 1 Nov 2008 Friendly | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Kazakhstan | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| --:-- UTC+2 |
2009
[edit]| 21 Oct 2009 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 0–1 | Greece | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Gradski Lovech Stadium Referee: Caroline De Boeck (Belgium) |
| 28 Oct 2009 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 0–0 | Denmark | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Gradski Lovech Stadium Referee: Olga Tanschi (Moldova) |
| 21 Nov 2009 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 5–0 | Georgia | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| 14:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Gradski Lovech Stadium Referee: Elia María Martínez Martínez (Spain) |
2010
[edit]| 27 Mar 2010 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 3 | Denmark | 9–0 | Bulgaria | Vejle, Denmark |
| 14:45 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadion Referee: Sjoukje De Jong (Netherlands) |
| 1 Apr 2010 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 3 | Scotland | 8–1 | Bulgaria | Falkirk, Scotland |
| 19:30 UTC+1 | Report |
| Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Referee: Marija Margareta Damjanović (Croatia) |
| 19 Jun 2010 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 0–5 | Scotland | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium Referee: Christina Westrum Pedersen (Norway) |
| 21 Aug 2010 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 3 | Georgia | 1–1 | Bulgaria | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 17:30 UTC+4 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Referee: Anja Kunick (Germany) |
| 25 Aug 2010 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying Group 3 | Greece | 1–2 | Bulgaria | Arta, Greece |
| 17:30 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Municipal Stadium Arta Referee: Mihaela Gurdon Bašimamović (Croatia) |
2011
[edit]| 19 May 2011 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying Group 3 | Iceland | 6–0 | Bulgaria | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 21:30 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Laugardalsvollur Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Floarea Ionescu (Romania) |
| 12 Oct 2011 Friendly | Bulgaria | 4–4 | North Macedonia | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 13 Oct 2011 Friendly | Bulgaria | 2–3 | North Macedonia | Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 22 Oct 2011 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 0–1 | Northern Ireland | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Lovech Stadium Attendance: 24 Referee: Gordana Kuzmanović (Serbia) |
| 27 Oct 2011 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 0–4 | Hungary | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Lovech Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Betina Norman (Denmark) |
| 19 Nov 2011 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying Group 3 | Belgium | 5–0 | Bulgaria | Dessel, Belgium |
| 16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Lorzestraat Attendance: 867 Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia) |
| 23 Nov 2011 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying Group 3 | Bulgaria | 0–1 | Belgium | Lovech, Bulgaria |
| 13:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Lovech Stadium Attendance: 30 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |