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

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

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

1987

Bulgaria  v  Spain
11 Oct 1987 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 Bulgaria  1–1  Spain Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3
  • Lekova 66'
 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

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
)
23 Oct 1988 UEFA Women's Euro 1989 qualifying Group 4 Czechoslovakia  3–0  Bulgaria Czechoslovakia
--:-- UTC+2
  • Štěrbová 18'
  • Armačková 56', 73' (pen.)
 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

14 Oct 1989 UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying Group 4 Czechoslovakia  2–0  Bulgaria Skuteč, Czechoslovakia
--:-- UTC+2
  • Buliřová 3', 73'
 Report Attendance: 1,000

1990

1991

3 Apr 1991
Yugoslavia
Varna, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3 Report

1992

31 Mar 1992
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
  • Lowe ?', ?'
  • Brown
4 Apr 1992 1992 Grand Hotel Varna Cup Bulgaria  2–0 Russia Russia XI Varna, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3
  • Georgieva ?', ?'
 Report

1993

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

25 May 1994
Kiustendil, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Osogovo Stadium

1995

21 Oct 1995 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying Group 8 Turkey  0–4  Bulgaria Istanbul, Turkey
14:30 UTC+3 Report
  • Kassabova 14', 36', 58', 78'
 Stadium: Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadium

1996

16 Jun 1996 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying Group 8 Bulgaria  3–0  Turkey Bulgaria
16:00 UTC+3
  • Diakova 29'
  • Kutchunova 35'
  • Kostova 64'
 Report Referee: Serguei Anokhin (Russia)

1997

1998
6 Jun 1998
Yugoslavia
Sofia, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3

2000

1 Apr 2000 2000 Albena Cup Group B Bulgaria  2–2  Romania Varna, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3 Report
3 Apr 2000 2000 Albena Cup Group B Bulgaria  0–0  Russia 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

2 Apr 2001 2001 Albena Cup Group B Bulgaria  2–0  Greece Varna, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3 Report
3 Apr 2001 2001 Albena Cup Group B Bulgaria  2–1  Moldova Varna, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3 Report
4 Apr 2001 2001 Albena Cup Group B Bulgaria  0–2  Russia 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

2003

4 Apr 2003 2003 Albena Cup Group A Bulgaria  0–4  Romania Albena, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3 Report
8 Apr 2003 2003 Albena Cup 5th place match Bulgaria  0–2  Israel Albena, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3 Report

2004

6 Apr 2004 2004 Albena Cup 3rd place match Bulgaria  1–1
(2–4 p)		  Romania Albena, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3

2006

18 Nov 2006 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying Group A4 Estonia  0–5  Bulgaria Otopeni, Romania
14:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium:
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
)

2007

2008

3 June 2008 2008 Albena Cup Bulgaria  4–1  Armenia Albena, Bulgaria
15:30 UTC+3
Report
27 Aug 2008 Friendly Slovenia  0–4  Bulgaria Dravograd, Slovenia
--:-- UTC+2

2009

5 Jun 2009 Friendly Bulgaria  5–0  Luxembourg Ta' Qali, Malta
18:45 UTC+2
7 Jun 2009 Friendly Latvia  0–4  Bulgaria Ta' Qali, Malta
18:45 UTC+2
10 Jun 2009 Friendly Malta  0–1  Bulgaria Ta' Qali, Malta
16:30 UTC+2
21 Oct 2009 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 3 Bulgaria  0–1  Greece Lovech, Bulgaria
15:30 UTC+2 Report
  • Panteleiadou
    53'
 Stadium:
Gradski Lovech Stadium
Referee: Caroline De Boeck (Belgium
)
21 Nov 2009 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 3 Bulgaria  5–0  Georgia Lovech, Bulgaria
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium:
Gradski Lovech Stadium
Referee: Elia María Martínez Martínez (Spain
)

2010

27 Mar 2010 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying 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 qualfiying 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 qualfiying Group 3 Bulgaria  0–5  Scotland Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium:
Norway
)
25 Aug 2010 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 3 Greece  1–2  Bulgaria Arta, Greece
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Municipal Stadium Arta
Referee: Mihaela Gurdon Bašimamović (Croatia)
24 Nov 2010
UTC±0

2011

19 May 2011 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualfiying Group 3 Iceland  6–0  Bulgaria Reykjavík, Iceland
21:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium:
Laugardalsvollur
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Floarea Ionescu (Romania
)
22 Oct 2011 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualfiying 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 qualfiying 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 qualfiying 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 qualfiying Group 3 Bulgaria  0–1  Belgium Lovech, Bulgaria
13:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium:
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 30
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France
)

2012

31 Mar 2012 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualfiying Group 3 Bulgaria  0–3  Norway Lovech, Bulgaria
13:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium:
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ausra Kance (Lithuania
)
19 May 2012 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualfiying Group 3 Northern Ireland  4–1  Bulgaria Belfast, Northern Ireland
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Solitude
Attendance: 275
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden)
16 Jun 2012 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualfiying Group 3 Norway  11–0  Bulgaria Sarpsborg, Norway
14:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Sarpsborg Stadion
Attendance: 642
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
21 Jun 2012 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualfiying Group 3 Bulgaria  0–10  Iceland Lovech, Bulgaria
17:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium:
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Elia Martinez (Spain
)
19 Sept 2012 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualfiying Group 3 Hungary  9–0  Bulgaria Sopron, Hungary
15:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium:
Stadion Városi
Attendance: 65
Referee: Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (Turkey
)

2013

21 Sept 2013 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Austria  4–0  Bulgaria Vöcklabruck, Austria
18:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Voralpenstadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
26 Oct 2013 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Bulgaria  1–1  Kazakhstan Lovech, Hungary
14:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium:
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gordana Kuzmanović (Serbia
)
31 Oct 2013 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Hungary  4–0  Bulgaria Budapest, Hungary
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium:
Bozsik Stadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Linn Andersson (Sweden
)
23 Nov 2013 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Bulgaria  0–10  France Lovech, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium:
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland
)
27 Nov 2013 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 France  14–0  Bulgaria Le Mans, France
20:50 UTC+1
Report Stadium:
MMArena
Attendance: 13,355
Referee: Floarea Ionescu (Romania
)

2014

5 Apr 2014 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Bulgaria  1–6  Austria Lovech, Bulgaria
14:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium:
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia
)
7 May 2014 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Kazakhstan  4–1  Bulgaria Astana, Kazakhstan
10:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Karolina Radzik-Johan (Poland)
18 Jun 2014 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Finland  4–0  Bulgaria Helsinki, Finland
17:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium:
Sonera Stadium
Attendance: 911
Referee: Petra Chudá (Slovakia
)
21 Aug 2014 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Bulgaria  0–8  Finland Lovech, Bulgaria
17:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium:
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Lilach Asulin (Israel
)
17 Sept 2014 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group 7 Bulgaria  0–7  Hungary Lovech, Bulgaria
16:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium:
Lovech Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus
)

2016

6 Apr 2016 Friendly Bulgaria  0–2  Cyprus Tryavna, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3
8 Apr 2016 Friendly Bulgaria  3–1  Cyprus Tryavna, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3

2017

6 Apr 2017 Friendly Cyprus  0–1  Bulgaria Lakatamia, Cyprus
--:-- UTC+3
8 Apr 2017 Friendly Cyprus  1–1  Bulgaria Lakatamia, Cyprus
--:-- UTC+3
9 Dec 2017 Friendly Bulgaria  0–2  Albania Sofia, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3
12 Dec 2017 Friendly Bulgaria  3–0  Albania Sofia, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3

2019

14 Jun 2019 Friendly Bulgaria  0–6  Croatia Sofia, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3
17 Jun 2019 Friendly Bulgaria  1–3  Croatia Sofia, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+3
Note: Abandoned after 56 minutes due to heavy rain

2020

2021

14 Jun 2021 Friendly Turkey  3–1  Bulgaria Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 UTC+3 Report
18 Sept 2021 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group H Germany  7–0  Bulgaria Cottbus, Germany
16:07 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
30 Nov 2021 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group H Bulgaria  1–4  Serbia Plovdiv, Bulgaria
16:00 UTC+2
  • Naydenova 49'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Ainara Acevedo (Spain)

2022

16 Feb 2022 2022 Turkish Women's Cup Bulgaria  1–1  Latvia Alanya, Turkey
10:00 UTC+3
  • Naydenova 88' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex
Referee: Melis Özçiğdem (Turkey)
19 Feb 2022 2022 Turkish Women's Cup Bulgaria  2–3  Lithuania Alanya, Turkey
14:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex
Referee: Gamze Durmuş (Turkey)
22 Feb 2022 2022 Turkish Women's Cup Ukraine  2–0  Bulgaria Alanya, Turkey
13:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex
Referee: Gamze Durmuş (Turkey)
23 Jun 2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group H Bulgaria  0–2  Israel Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Martina Molinaro (Italy)
1 Sept 2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group H Israel  2–0  Bulgaria Ness Ziona, Israel
19:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Ness Ziona Stadium
Referee: Araksya Saribekyan (Armenia)
6 Sept 2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualfiying Group H Bulgaria  0–8  Germany Plovdiv, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Attendance: 200
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)

2023

15 February 2023 Turkish Women's Cup Bulgaria  2–0  Hong Kong Alanya, Turkey
15:00
Report Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex
18 February 2023 Turkish Women's Cup North Macedonia  1–2  Bulgaria Alanya, Turkey
11:00
Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex
21 February 2023 Turkish Women's Cup Bulgaria  1–2  Kosovo Alanya, Turkey
11:00 Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex
6 April BFU International Women's Cup 2023 SF Bulgaria  3–0  Lithuania Sofia, Bulgaria
11:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Boyana Sports Complex
10 April BFU International Women's Cup 2023 F Bulgaria  0–1  Kosovo Sofia, Bulgaria
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Boyana Sports Complex
16 July Friendly Romania  2–0  Bulgaria
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Nations League C North Macedonia  0–1  Bulgaria Skopje
15:00 Report Stankova 4' Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre
Attendance: 200
Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)
27 September Nations League C Bulgaria  0–0  Kosovo Plovdiv
17:00 (18:00 EEST) Report Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Lovisa Johansson (Sweden)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League C Kosovo  5–1  Bulgaria Podujevo
13:00
Report
Stadium:
Meliz Özçiğdem (Turkey
)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League C Bulgaria  2–2  North Macedonia Plovdiv
16:00 (17:00 EET) Report Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bulgaria women's national football team". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's national football team". teambulgaria.bg. BFU. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "FRANCE - BULGARIE (14-0) : CETTE FOIS, LES BLEUES EN METTENT 14 !". eurosport.fr (in French). 28 November 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria (women) – Team Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria [women] – Overview". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2022.

External links

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