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Bulgaria women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Лъвиците (The Lionesses) | ||
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| Association | Bulgarian Football Union | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Silvia Radoyska | ||
| Captain | Nikoleta Boycheva | ||
| Top scorer | Liliana Kostova (7) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | BUL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 99  4 (14 June 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 42 (December 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 95 (March 2024) | ||
| 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) | |||
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.
History
 | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2021) |
Team image
Nicknames
The Bulgaria women's national football team have been nicknamed as "Лъвиците (The Lionesses)".
Home stadium
Bulgaria plays their home matches on the Lovech Stadium.
Results and fixtures
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
| 22 September 2023 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 Nations League C | Kosovo | 5–1 | Bulgaria | Podujevo |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Meliz Özçiğdem (Turkey) |
| 5 December 2023 Nations League C | Bulgaria | 2–2 | North Macedonia | Plovdiv |
| 16:00 (17:00 EET) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lokomotiv Referee: Alexandra Collin (France) |
2024
| 23 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Bulgaria | 0–4 |  Ukraine | Kardzhali |
| 15:00 (16:00 EET) | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Arda |
| 27 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches | Ukraine | 3–0 (7–0 agg.) | Bulgaria | Antalya, Turkey[a] |
| 14:00 (16:00 TRT) | Report | Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex | ||
| Note: Ukraine won 7–0 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues. | ||||
| 5 April 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying League C | Kazakhstan  | 0–1 | Bulgaria | Almaty |
| 13:00 (16:00 UTC+5) | Report |
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Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Referee: Meliz Özçiğdem (Turkey) |
| 9 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Bulgaria | 2–3 |  Armenia | Sofia |
| 18:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Referee: Emilie Torkelsen (Norway) |
| 31 May UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Romania  | 1–0 | Bulgaria | Bucharest |
| 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) | Vătafu 76' |
Report | Stadium: Stadionul Arcul de Triumf Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Kathrin Huber (Austria) |
| 4 June UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Romania | Sofia |
| 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Attendance: 176 Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania) |
| 12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Armenia | v | Bulgaria | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 19:45 UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium |
| 16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS | Bulgaria | v | Kazakhstan | Sofia |
| 19:00 (20:00 UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 28 November 2022
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Silvia Radoyska
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| Assistant coaches | Velizar Hristov
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| Trifon Panev
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| Goalkeeping coach | Emil Varadinov
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| Team manager | Doychin Bahov
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Manager history
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2022) |
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes | Ref. |
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| Emil Atanasov
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18 November 2006 – 25 August 2010 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 52.38% | ||
| Valentin Chakarov
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24 November 2010 – 19 September 2012 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0% | ||
| Emil Kartselski
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20 August 2013 – 21 August 2014 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18.18% | ||
| Silviya Radoyska
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17 September 2014–present | 29 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 22.73% |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were part of the squad ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying match against Kazakhstan and Armenia on the 6th and 9 April 2024 , respectively .[3]
