Bulgaria national under-19 football team

Bulgaria U-19
Nickname(s)The Young Lions
AssociationBulgarian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachTodor Simov
CaptainKubrat Onasci
FIFA codeBUL
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Second colours

The Bulgaria national under-19 football team[1] is the national under-19 football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team competes in the European Under-19 Football Championship, held every year.

Competition results

  Champions    Runners-Up    Semi-Finals    Other Top Results  

Balkan Youth Championship

Year Rank
Greece 1968 Champions
Bulgaria 1970 Champions
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973 Champions

UEFA U-19 European Championship

Year Rank
Bulgaria 1959 Champions
England 1963 Semi-Finals
France 1968 Semi-Finals
Germany 1969 Champions
Italy 1973 Champions
Sweden 1974 Semi-Finals
Belgium 1977 Runners-Up
Austria 1979 Runners-Up
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1986 Quarter-Finals

FIFA U-19 World Championship

Year Rank
Soviet Union 1985 Quarter-Finals
Chile 1987 Quarter-Finals

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Aleksandar Andreev (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Spain Girona
1 1GK Atanas Kehayov (2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Italy AS Roma Primavera

4 2DF Viktor Lyubenov (2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 18) 3 1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
6 2DF Ivaylo Videv (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
15 2DF Bozhidar Petrov (2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Bulgaria CSKA-Sofia II
3 2DF Aleksandar Bozhilov (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
5 2DF Mihail Polendakov (2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia
2 3MF David Mihalev (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
13 3MF Kubrat Onasci (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia

8 3MF Dzhaner Sadetinov (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Italy Perugia
10 3MF Valentin Dotsev (2006-08-19) 19 August 2006 (age 18) 3 1 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia
14 3MF Aleksandar Marinov (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Bulgaria Ludogorets II
20 3MF Dimitar Dikliev (2006-05-04) 4 May 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
16 3MF Valentin Yotov (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Germany Bayern Munich U19
17 3MF Vasil Kaymakanov (2007-07-01) 1 July 2007 (age 17) 3 1 Bulgaria CSKA-Sofia III
18 3MF Rayan Ivanov (2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Bulgaria Ludogorets II

11 4FW Adrian Raychev (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Italy Pisa Primavera
16 4FW Vasil Kazaldzhiev (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
7 4FW Konstantin Dimitrov (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18) 5 1 Bulgaria Ludogorets II
9 4FW Filip Gigov (2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 (age 17) 3 2 Bulgaria Ludogorets II

Recent call ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Bulgaria under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Stoyan Pergelov (2006-04-20) 20 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 England Birmingham City U21

FW Emil Naydenov (2007-02-12) 12 February 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv
9 4FW Preslav Bachev (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) 7 3 Bulgaria Levski Sofia II
- 4FW Aleksandar Kozhuharov (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Bulgaria CSKA-Sofia III
Notes

Recent results

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 September 2024 (2024-09-07) Friendly  Malta 0−0 Bulgaria  Malta
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) Friendly  Malta 1−1 Bulgaria  Malta
12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Friendly Bulgaria  4−1  Moldova Dragoman, Bulgaria
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15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Friendly Bulgaria  1−1  Moldova Dragoman, Bulgaria
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Former squads

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Bulgarian: Български юношески национален отбор по футбол, Balgarski yunosheski natsionalen otbor po futbol, literally "Bulgarian teenage national football team"