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Bulgaria women's national football team

October 14, 2023

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Bulgaria national football team.

The Bulgaria women's national football team (Bulgarian: Български женски национален отбор по футбол) represents Bulgaria in international women's football, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team's major success came in 2008 when they won the Balkan Championship and the Albena Cup in the same year. These major tournament victories brought them up to their all-time highest FIFA world ranking of 33rd.

Bulgaria
Nickname(s)Лъвиците (The Lionesses)
AssociationBulgarian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachSilvia Radoyska
CaptainNikoleta Boycheva
Home stadiumLovech Stadium
FIFA codeBUL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 90 (25 August 2023)[1]
Highest42 (December 2008)
Lowest92 (August – December 2022)
First international
 Bulgaria 1–1 Spain 
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 11 October 1987)
Biggest win
 Estonia 0–5 Bulgaria 
(Otopeni, Romania; 18 November 2006)
 Bulgaria 5–0 Luxembourg 
(Ta' Qali, Malta; 5 June 2009)
 Bulgaria 5–0 Georgia 
(Lovech, Bulgaria; 21 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
 France 14–0 Bulgaria 
(Le Mans, France; 28 November 2013)

History Edit

Team image Edit

Nicknames Edit

The Bulgaria women's national football team have been nicknamed as "Лъвиците (The Lionesses)".

Home stadium Edit

Bulgaria plays their home matches on the Lovech Stadium.

Results and fixtures Edit

Main article: Bulgaria women's national football team results
See also: 2023 in association football, 2023 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023 Edit

15 February 2023 Turkish Women's Cup Bulgaria   2–0   Hong Kong Alanya, Turkey
15:00
  • Popadinova   11'
  • Naydenova   22'
 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
  • Yaneva   23'
  • Dimitrova   55'
  • Karadzhova   81'
 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)
Nations League C Bulgaria   0-0   Kosovo , Plovdiv
17:00 (18:00 EEST) Report Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv
Referee: Lovisa Johansson (Sweden)

Coaching staff Edit

Current coaching staff Edit

As of 28 November 2022.
Role Name
Head coach   Silviya Radoyska
Assistant coach   Velizar Hristov
Second Assistant coach   Trifon Panev
Goalkeeping coach   Emil Varadinov
Team Manager   Doychin Bahov

Manager history Edit

Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Notes Ref.
  Emil Atanasov 18 November 2006–25 August 2010 21 11 4 6 52.38%
  Valentin Chakarov 24 November 2010–19 September 2012 13 0 1 12 0%
  Emil Kartselski 20 August 2013–21 August 2014 11 2 1 8 18.18%
  Silviya Radoyska 17 September 2014–present 29 5 2 22 22.73%

Players Edit

Main article: List of Bulgaria women's international footballers
See also: Category:Bulgaria women's international footballers

Current squad Edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Martina Ilieva (2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 (age 16) 0 0   Etar
12 1GK Roksana Shahanska (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 31) 29 0   Lokomotiv
23 1GK Milena Karakoleva (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Sportika
2 2DF Nikoleta Boycheva (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 29) 19 0   Lokomotiv
3 2DF Yanitsa Ivanova (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 22) 15 0   Lokomotiv
4 2DF Mariela Nedeva (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 23) 4 0   Lokomotiv
5 2DF Nora Dimitrova (captain) (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 27) 14 1   Lokomotiv
6 2DF Silviya Kefalova (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 22) 2 0   NSA
11 2DF Kristiana Karaivanova (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 19) 6 0   Spezia
18 2DF Zhasmina Atanasova (1996-06-25) 25 June 1996 (age 27) 6 0   Lokomotiv
8 3MF Eva Atanasova (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 18) 1 0   Ludogorets
9 3MF Lora Petrova (1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 25) 25 1   Res Roma
16 3MF Zdravka Parapunova (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 20) 0 0   SPG Lustenau/Dornbirn
17 3MF Simona Petkova (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30) 13 0   Aarau
19 3MF Yoana Stankova (2005-08-20) 20 August 2005 (age 18) 12 1   Sassuolo U19
20 3MF Yana Dineva (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 20) 9 0   Lokomotiv
22 3MF Ivana Naydenova (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 21) 14 3   Res Roma
7 4FW Evdokiya Popadinova (1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 26) 8 3   Lazio
10 4FW Leonora Zheleva (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 24) 6 0   AEL
13 4FW Aleksandra Yaneva (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 22) 2 2   AEL
14 4FW Dimitra Ivanova (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 19) 9 0   Politehnica Timișoara
15 4FW Nadezhda Ivanova (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 18) 0 0   SC Sand
21 4FW Aleksandra Sergeeva (2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 17) 2 0   VfL Wolfsburg II

Recent call-ups Edit

The following players have been called up to a Bulgaria squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Viktoria Dimova (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 21) 0 0   NSA 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
GK Victoria Ivanova (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Sevlievo Ladies 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
DF Ivet Vasileva (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 25) 0 0   LP Super Sport 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
DF Gergana Iliycheva (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Chita di Matera 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
MF Dessi Dupuy (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 30) 3 0   Växjö DFF 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
MF Ivelina Pavlova (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 20) 1 0   NSA 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
FW Catherine Karadjov (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Orvault v. North Macedonia, 22 September 2023
FW Polina Rasina (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 24) 9 0   NSA 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
FW Bilyana Pencheva (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 26) 3 0   Lokomotiv 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
FW Mirela Moeva (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 23) 0 0   Etar VT 2023 Turkish Women's Cup

Captains Edit

  • Radoslava Slavcheva (????–)

Records Edit

See also: Category:Bulgaria women's international footballers
As of 23 May 2021
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2021.

Competitive record Edit

FIFA Women's World Cup Edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
  1991 did not qualify UEFA Euro 1991
  1995 UEFA Euro 1995
  1999 6 2 1 3 11 12
  2003 did not enter did not enter
  2007
  2011 did not qualify 8 2 2 4 9 25
  2015 10 0 1 9 3 62
  2019 did not enter did not enter
   2023 did not qualify 10 0 0 10 1 37
2027 to be determined to be determined
Total - - - - - - - 34 4 4 26 24 136
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship Edit

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
     1984 did not enter did not enter
  1987
  1989 did not qualify 8 0 2 6 1 18
  1991 6 0 0 6 3 18
  1993 4 0 0 4 1 9
     1995 4 1 1 2 3 11
   1997 6 4 0 2 13 6
  2001 did not enter did not enter
  2005
  2009 did not qualify 3 2 0 1 8 1
  2013 10 0 0 10 1 54
  2017 did not enter did not enter
  2022
  2025 to be determined to be determined
Total - - - - - - - 41 7 3 31 30 117
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours Edit

Albena Cup

  • Champions : 2008

Balkan Cup

  • Champions : 2008

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Squad For 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.

External links Edit

  • Official website (in Bulgarian)

October 14, 2023
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This article is about the women s team For the men s team see Bulgaria national football team The Bulgaria women s national football team Bulgarian Blgarski zhenski nacionalen otbor po futbol represents Bulgaria in international women s football and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union The team s major success came in 2008 when they won the Balkan Championship and the Albena Cup in the same year These major tournament victories brought them up to their all time highest FIFA world ranking of 33rd BulgariaNickname s Lvicite The Lionesses AssociationBulgarian Football UnionConfederationUEFA Europe Head coachSilvia RadoyskaCaptainNikoleta BoychevaHome stadiumLovech StadiumFIFA codeBULFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent90 25 August 2023 1 Highest42 December 2008 Lowest92 August December 2022 First international Bulgaria 1 1 Spain Sofia Bulgaria 11 October 1987 Biggest win Estonia 0 5 Bulgaria Otopeni Romania 18 November 2006 Bulgaria 5 0 Luxembourg Ta Qali Malta 5 June 2009 Bulgaria 5 0 Georgia Lovech Bulgaria 21 November 2009 Biggest defeat France 14 0 Bulgaria Le Mans France 28 November 2013 Contents 1 History 2 Team image 2 1 Nicknames 2 2 Home stadium 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2023 4 Coaching staff 4 1 Current coaching staff 4 2 Manager history 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 5 3 Captains 6 Records 6 1 Most capped players 6 2 Top goalscorers 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA Women s World Cup 7 2 UEFA Women s Championship 8 Honours 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2021 Team image EditNicknames Edit The Bulgaria women s national football team have been nicknamed as Lvicite The Lionesses Home stadium Edit Bulgaria plays their home matches on the Lovech Stadium Results and fixtures EditMain article Bulgaria women s national football team results See also 2023 in association football 2023 in sports and FIFA International Match Calendar The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Legend Win Draw Lose Fixture 2023 Edit Bulgaria nbsp v nbsp Hong Kong 15 February 2023 Turkish Women s CupBulgaria nbsp 2 0 nbsp Hong KongAlanya Turkey15 00 Popadinova nbsp 11 Naydenova nbsp 22 Report Stadium Gold City Sport Complex North Macedonia nbsp v nbsp Bulgaria 18 February 2023 Turkish Women s CupNorth Macedonia nbsp 1 2 nbsp BulgariaAlanya Turkey11 00 Rochi nbsp 9 Yaneva nbsp 15 Popadinova nbsp 87 Stadium Gold City Sport Complex Bulgaria nbsp v nbsp Kosovo 21 February 2023 Turkish Women s CupBulgaria nbsp 1 2 nbsp KosovoAlanya Turkey11 00 Stadium Gold City Sport Complex Bulgaria nbsp v nbsp Lithuania 6 April BFU International Women s Cup 2023 SFBulgaria nbsp 3 0 nbsp LithuaniaSofia Bulgaria11 00 UTC 2 Yaneva nbsp 23 Dimitrova nbsp 55 Karadzhova nbsp 81 Stadium Boyana Sports Complex Bulgaria nbsp v nbsp Kosovo 10 April BFU International Women s Cup 2023 FBulgaria nbsp 0 1 nbsp KosovoSofia Bulgaria UTC 2 Stadium Boyana Sports Complex Romania nbsp v nbsp Bulgaria 16 July FriendlyRomania nbsp 2 0 nbsp Bulgaria North Macedonia nbsp v nbsp Bulgaria 22 September 2023 2023 09 22 Nations League CNorth Macedonia nbsp 0 1 nbsp Bulgaria Skopje15 00 Report Stankova nbsp 4 Stadium Petar Milosevski Training Centre Attendance 200Referee Miriama Bockova Slovakia Bulgaria nbsp v nbsp Kosovo Nations League CBulgaria nbsp 0 0 nbsp Kosovo Plovdiv17 00 18 00 EEST Report Stadium Stadion Lokomotiv Referee Lovisa Johansson Sweden Coaching staff EditCurrent coaching staff Edit As of 28 November 2022 Role NameHead coach nbsp Silviya RadoyskaAssistant coach nbsp Velizar HristovSecond Assistant coach nbsp Trifon PanevGoalkeeping coach nbsp Emil VaradinovTeam Manager nbsp Doychin BahovManager history Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning Notes Ref nbsp Emil Atanasov 18 November 2006 25 August 2010 21 11 4 6 52 38 nbsp Valentin Chakarov 24 November 2010 19 September 2012 13 0 1 12 0 nbsp Emil Kartselski 20 August 2013 21 August 2014 11 2 1 8 18 18 nbsp Silviya Radoyska 17 September 2014 present 29 5 2 22 22 73 Players EditMain article List of Bulgaria women s international footballers See also Category Bulgaria women s international footballers Current squad Edit The following players were named for the 2023 24 UEFA Women s Nations League matches against Kosovo and North Macedonia on 22 and 26 September 2023 2 No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Martina Ilieva 2007 02 08 8 February 2007 age 16 0 0 nbsp Etar12 1 GK Roksana Shahanska 1992 04 23 23 April 1992 age 31 29 0 nbsp Lokomotiv23 1 GK Milena Karakoleva 2004 04 03 3 April 2004 age 19 1 0 nbsp Sportika2 2 DF Nikoleta Boycheva 1994 08 20 20 August 1994 age 29 19 0 nbsp Lokomotiv3 2 DF Yanitsa Ivanova 2001 01 05 5 January 2001 age 22 15 0 nbsp Lokomotiv4 2 DF Mariela Nedeva 2000 07 12 12 July 2000 age 23 4 0 nbsp Lokomotiv5 2 DF Nora Dimitrova captain 1996 07 26 26 July 1996 age 27 14 1 nbsp Lokomotiv6 2 DF Silviya Kefalova 2001 06 06 6 June 2001 age 22 2 0 nbsp NSA11 2 DF Kristiana Karaivanova 2004 07 11 11 July 2004 age 19 6 0 nbsp Spezia18 2 DF Zhasmina Atanasova 1996 06 25 25 June 1996 age 27 6 0 nbsp Lokomotiv8 3 MF Eva Atanasova 2005 06 05 5 June 2005 age 18 1 0 nbsp Ludogorets9 3 MF Lora Petrova 1998 10 12 12 October 1998 age 25 25 1 nbsp Res Roma16 3 MF Zdravka Parapunova 2003 08 06 6 August 2003 age 20 0 0 nbsp SPG Lustenau Dornbirn17 3 MF Simona Petkova 1993 09 03 3 September 1993 age 30 13 0 nbsp Aarau19 3 MF Yoana Stankova 2005 08 20 20 August 2005 age 18 12 1 nbsp Sassuolo U1920 3 MF Yana Dineva 2002 11 08 8 November 2002 age 20 9 0 nbsp Lokomotiv22 3 MF Ivana Naydenova 2001 12 21 21 December 2001 age 21 14 3 nbsp Res Roma7 4 FW Evdokiya Popadinova 1996 10 26 26 October 1996 age 26 8 3 nbsp Lazio10 4 FW Leonora Zheleva 1999 05 13 13 May 1999 age 24 6 0 nbsp AEL13 4 FW Aleksandra Yaneva 2001 02 24 24 February 2001 age 22 2 2 nbsp AEL14 4 FW Dimitra Ivanova 2004 01 26 26 January 2004 age 19 9 0 nbsp Politehnica Timișoara15 4 FW Nadezhda Ivanova 2004 12 17 17 December 2004 age 18 0 0 nbsp SC Sand21 4 FW Aleksandra Sergeeva 2005 11 03 3 November 2005 age 17 2 0 nbsp VfL Wolfsburg IIRecent call ups Edit The following players have been called up to a Bulgaria squad in the past 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Viktoria Dimova 2002 01 08 8 January 2002 age 21 0 0 nbsp NSA 2023 Turkish Women s CupGK Victoria Ivanova 2001 01 25 25 January 2001 age 22 0 0 nbsp Sevlievo Ladies 2023 Turkish Women s CupDF Ivet Vasileva 1998 07 12 12 July 1998 age 25 0 0 nbsp LP Super Sport 2023 Turkish Women s CupDF Gergana Iliycheva 2002 02 24 24 February 2002 age 21 2 0 nbsp Chita di Matera 2023 Turkish Women s CupMF Dessi Dupuy 1993 06 10 10 June 1993 age 30 3 0 nbsp Vaxjo DFF 2023 Turkish Women s CupMF Ivelina Pavlova 2003 07 18 18 July 2003 age 20 1 0 nbsp NSA 2023 Turkish Women s CupFW Catherine Karadjov 1998 06 19 19 June 1998 age 25 1 0 nbsp Orvault v North Macedonia 22 September 2023FW Polina Rasina 1999 03 12 12 March 1999 age 24 9 0 nbsp NSA 2023 Turkish Women s CupFW Bilyana Pencheva 1997 05 23 23 May 1997 age 26 3 0 nbsp Lokomotiv 2023 Turkish Women s CupFW Mirela Moeva 2000 09 29 29 September 2000 age 23 0 0 nbsp Etar VT 2023 Turkish Women s CupCaptains Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2021 Radoslava Slavcheva Records EditSee also Category Bulgaria women s international footballers As of 23 May 2021Active players in bold statistics correct as of 2021 Most capped players Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 Player Year s Caps Top goalscorers Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 Player Year s Goals CapsCompetitive record EditFIFA Women s World Cup Edit FIFA Women s World Cup record Qualification recordYear Result GP W D L GF GA GP W D L GF GA nbsp 1991 did not qualify UEFA Euro 1991 nbsp 1995 UEFA Euro 1995 nbsp 1999 6 2 1 3 11 12 nbsp 2003 did not enter did not enter nbsp 2007 nbsp 2011 did not qualify 8 2 2 4 9 25 nbsp 2015 10 0 1 9 3 62 nbsp 2019 did not enter did not enter nbsp nbsp 2023 did not qualify 10 0 0 10 1 372027 to be determined to be determinedTotal 34 4 4 26 24 136 Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks UEFA Women s Championship Edit UEFA Women s Championship record Qualifying recordYear Result GP W D L GF GA GP W D L GF GA nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1984 did not enter did not enter nbsp 1987 nbsp 1989 did not qualify 8 0 2 6 1 18 nbsp 1991 6 0 0 6 3 18 nbsp 1993 4 0 0 4 1 9 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1995 4 1 1 2 3 11 nbsp nbsp 1997 6 4 0 2 13 6 nbsp 2001 did not enter did not enter nbsp 2005 nbsp 2009 did not qualify 3 2 0 1 8 1 nbsp 2013 10 0 0 10 1 54 nbsp 2017 did not enter did not enter nbsp 2022 nbsp 2025 to be determined to be determinedTotal 41 7 3 31 30 117 Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks Honours EditAlbena Cup Champions 2008Balkan Cup Champions 2008See also EditSport in Bulgaria Football in Bulgaria Women s football in Bulgaria Bulgaria men s national football teamReferences Edit The FIFA Coca Cola Women s World Ranking FIFA 25 August 2023 Retrieved 25 August 2023 Squad For 2023 24 UEFA Women s Nations League External links EditOfficial website in Bulgarian FIFA profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bulgaria women 27s national football team amp oldid 1177546364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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