# Bulgaria national under-19 football team

The Bulgaria national under-19 football team 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 |
| 1968 | Champions |
| 1970 | Champions |
| 1973 | Champions |

### UEFA U-19 European Championship

| Year | Rank |
| 1959 | Champions |
| 1963 | Semi-Finals |
| 1968 | Semi-Finals |
| 1969 | Champions |
| 1973 | Champions |
| 1974 | Semi-Finals |
| 1977 | Runners-Up |
| 1979 | Runners-Up |
| 1986 | Quarter-Finals |

### FIFA U-19 World Championship

| Year | Rank |
| 1985 | Quarter-Finals |
| 1987 | Quarter-Finals |

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.
* Match dates: between 13 and 19 November 2024
* Opposition: England, Belgium and Lithuania
* Caps and goals correct as of: 15 October 2024, after the match against Moldova
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 12 | 1GK | Aleksandar Andreev | (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Girona |
| 1 | 1GK | Atanas Kehayov | (2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | AS Roma Primavera |
| 4 | 2DF | Viktor Lyubenov | (2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | Levski Sofia |
| 6 | 2DF | Ivaylo Videv | (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 15 | 2DF | Bozhidar Petrov | (2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | CSKA-Sofia II |
| 3 | 2DF | Aleksandar Bozhilov | (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Levski Sofia |
| 5 | 2DF | Mihail Polendakov | (2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 2 | 3MF | David Mihalev | (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Levski Sofia |
| 13 | 3MF | Kubrat Onasci | (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 8 | 3MF | Dzhaner Sadetinov | (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Perugia |
| 10 | 3MF | Valentin Dotsev | (2006-08-19) 19 August 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | Septemvri Sofia |
| 14 | 3MF | Aleksandar Marinov | (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Ludogorets II |
| 20 | 3MF | Dimitar Dikliev | (2006-05-04) 4 May 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv |
| 16 | 3MF | Valentin Yotov | (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Bayern Munich U19 |
| 17 | 3MF | Vasil Kaymakanov | (2007-07-01) 1 July 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 1 | CSKA-Sofia III |
| 18 | 3MF | Rayan Ivanov | (2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Ludogorets II |
| 11 | 4FW | Adrian Raychev | (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Pisa Primavera |
| 16 | 4FW | Vasil Kazaldzhiev | (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Slavia Sofia |
| 7 | 4FW | Konstantin Dimitrov | (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | Ludogorets II |
| 9 | 4FW | Filip Gigov | (2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 2 | 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 | Birmingham City U21 | |
| FW | Emil Naydenov | (2007-02-12) 12 February 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv | |
| 9 | 4FW | Preslav Bachev | (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18) | 7 | 3 | Levski Sofia II |
| - | 4FW | Aleksandar Kozhuharov | (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | CSKA-Sofia III |

#### Notes

* $^A$ = Not part of the current squad due to being called up to the senior team.
* $^{INJ}$ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
* $^{COVID}$ = Withdrawn from the current squad due to suffering from COVID-19.

## Recent results

Win  Draw  Loss

## Former squads

* 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Bulgaria
* 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Bulgaria
* 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria
* 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria
* 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship squads - Bulgaria