# Bulgaria women's national volleyball team

The Bulgaria women's national volleyball team represents Bulgaria in international women's volleyball competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation. The team's successes includes winning the Balkan Championship in 1982, and runners-up at the 1970 Summer Universidade along with bronze at the 1980 Summer Olympics. The national team's biggest success came in 1981, winning the European title at home in Sofia.

## Competition results

Champions Runner-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results

### Summer Olympics

* 1964 — Did not qualify
* 1968 — Did not qualify
* 1972 — Did not qualify
* 1976 — Did not qualify
* 1980 — - Bronze medal
* 1984 — Did not qualify
* 1988 — Did not qualify
* 1992 — Did not qualify
* 1996 — Did not qualify
* 2000 — Did not qualify
* 2004 — Did not qualify
* 2008 — Did not qualify
* 2012 — Did not qualify
* 2016 — Did not qualify
* 2020 — Did not qualify
* 2024 — Did not qualify

### FIVB World Championship

* 1952 — 4th Place
* 1956 — 5th Place
* 1960 — Did not qualify
* 1962 — 6th Place
* 1967 — Did not qualify
* 1970 — 6th Place (as host)
* 1974 — 13th Place
* 1978 — 9th Place
* 1982 — 9th Place
* 1986 — 12th Place
* 1990 — Did not qualify
* 1994 — Did not qualify
* 1998 — 11th Place
* 2002 — 8th Place
* 2006 — Did not qualify
* 2010 — Did not qualify
* 2014 — 11th Place
* 2018 — 12th Place
* 2022 — 17th Place
* 2025 — Qualified

### FIVB World Cup

* 1973 — Did not qualify
* 1977 — Did not qualify
* 1981 — 7th place
* 1985 to 2019 — Did not qualify

### FIVB World Grand Prix

* 2013 — 9th Place
* 2014 — 21st Place
* 2015 — 17th Place
* 2016 — 16th Place
* 2017 — 17th Place

### FIVB Volleyball Nations League

* 2018 - Did not qualify
* 2019 - 16th place
* 2020 - Cancelled
* 2021 - Did not qualify
* 2022 - 14th place
* 2023 - 13th place
* 2024 - 16th place
* 2025 - Qualified

### European Championship

* 1949 — Did not qualify
* 1950 — 4th place (as host)
* 1951 — Did not qualify
* 1955 — 5th place
* 1958 — 5th place
* 1963 — 5th place
* 1967 — 6th place
* 1971 — 4th place
* 1975 — 4th place
* 1977 — 7th place
* 1979 — Bronze Medal
* 1981 — Gold Medal (as host)
* 1983 — 4th place
* 1985 — 10th place
* 1987 — 4th place
* 1989 — 7th place
* 1991 — 7th place
* 1993 — 9th place
* 1995 — 5th place
* 1997 — 4th place
* 1999 — 7th place
* 2001 — Bronze Medal
* 2003 — 7th place
* 2005 — 9th place
* 2007 — 11th place
* 2009 — 8th place
* 2011 — 14th place
* 2013 — 13th place
* 2015 — 13th place
* 2017 — 9th place
* 2019 — 8th place
* 2021 — 9th place (as co-host)
* 2023 — 7th place
* 2026 — Qualified

### European League

| Year | Rank |
| 2009 | Third Place |
| 2010 | Runner-Up |
| 2011 | Third Place |
| 2012 | Runner-Up |
| 2013 | Third Place |
| 2018 | First Place |
| 2021 | First Place |

### FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup

| Year | Rank |
| 2018 | First Place |

### Balkan Championship

| Year | Rank |
| 1946 | Third Place |
| 1947 | Third Place |
| 1970 | Champions |
| 1971 | Third Place |
| 1972 | Champions |
| 1971 | Runner-Up |
| 1974 | Runner-Up |
| 1975 | Runner-Up |
| 1976 | Champions |
| 1978 | Runner-Up |
| 1979 | Champions |
| 1981 | Champions |
| 1982 | Third Place |
| 1983 | Runner-Up |
| 1984 | Champions |
| 1985 | Champions |
| 1986 | Champions |
| 1988 | Champions |
| 1990 | Runner-Up |
| 1992 | Runner-Up |

### Summer Universidade

| Year | Rank |
| 1961 | Runner-Up |
| 1973 | Third Place |
| 1970 | Runner-Up |
| 1977 | Third Place |

## Current squad

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2018 World Championship.
Head coach: Ivan Petkov
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2017–18 club |
| 1 | Gergana Dimitrova | 28 February 1996 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 288 cm (113 in) | RC Cannes |
| 2 | Nasya Dimitrova | 6 November 1992 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | VC Maritsa Plovdiv |
| 3 | Kristiana Petrova | 13 July 1997 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 282 cm (111 in) | Levski Volley |
| 4 | Veselina Grigorova | 6 September 1995 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | Kazanlak Volley |
| 6 | Miroslava Paskova | 16 February 1996 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 299 cm (118 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Levski Volley |
| 7 | Lora Kitipova | 19 May 1991 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 283 cm (111 in) | VC Maritsa Plovdiv |
| 8 | Petya Barakova | 18 June 1994 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 283 cm (111 in) | 271 cm (107 in) | Alba Blaj |
| 9 | Monika Krasteva | 9 May 1999 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Levski Volley |
| 10 | Mira Todorova | 12 April 1994 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Le Cannet |
| 11 | Hristina Ruseva (c) | 1 October 1991 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Galatasaray S.K |
| 12 | Mariya Karakasheva | 27 October 1988 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | VC CSKA Sofia |
| 13 | Ivelina Monova | 17 January 1986 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 58 kg (128 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | VC Maritsa Plovdiv |
| 15 | Zhana Todorova | 6 January 1997 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 56 kg (123 lb) | 271 cm (107 in) | 255 cm (100 in) | VC Maritsa Plovdiv |
| 18 | Silvana Chausheva | 19 May 1995 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | VC Maritsa Plovdiv |