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Bulgaria


Federation founded: 1923
FIFA member since: 1924

 
WORLD CUP HISTORY
1930 - Did not participate
1934 - Did not qualify
1938 - Did not qualify
1950 - Did not participate
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - Did not qualify
1962 - First round exit
1966 - First round exit
1970 - First round exit
1974 - First round exit
1978 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Second round exit
1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - 4th place
1998 - First round exit
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Did not qualify

 
STATISTICS
Played
26
Won
3
Drawn
8
Lost
15
Goals for
22
Goals against
53
Points
17
Bulgaria are 30th on the all-time table.

 
TEAM RECORDS
Biggest victory:
4-0 vs Greece in 1994.
Biggest defeat:
1-6 vs Hungary in 1962 and against Spain in 1998.
Overall topscorer:
Hristo Stoitchkov, 6 goals.
Most appearances:
Emil Kostadinov, 13 matches.
Hosted the World Cup:
Never

 
GREATEST PLAYERS
Hristo Stoitchkov

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
1962 Coach: Georgi Panchedjiev Apps Gls
Georgi Naidenov 3
Ivan Dimitrov 3
Nikola Kovatchev 3
Kiril Rakarov 3
Stoyan Kitov 2
Todor Diev 1
Dobromir Zhechev 1
Dimitar Takov
Ivan Kolev 3
Aleksandar Kostov 3
Christo Iliev 1
Dimitar Kostov 1
Petar Velitchkov 3
Dimitar Yakimov 1
Georgi Sokolov 2 1
Georgi Asparoukhov 1
Dinko Dermendiev 2
Ivan Ivanov
Nikola Parchanov
Panayot Panayotov
Pantelei Dimitrov
Georgi Nikolov



Bulgaria's 1966 squad

Bulgaria's 1970 squad

Bulgaria's 1974 squad

Bulgaria's 1986 squad

Bulgaria's 1994 squad

Bulgaria's 1998 squad





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