Bulgaria national futsal team

Bulgaria

Nickname(s)

Лъвовете (The Lions)

Association

Bulgarian Football Union

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Ivan Stoilov

Captain

Kostadin Belinov

FIFA code

BUL

FIFA ranking

83 ^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

First international

Bulgaria 2 - 6 Macedonia

(Lovech, Bulgaria; 11 May 2002)

Biggest win

Malta 0 - 7 Bulgaria

(Cospicua, Malta; 22 January 2011)

Biggest defeat

Macedonia 21 - 2 Bulgaria

(Ohrid, Macedonia; 24 October 2002)

World Cup

Appearances

European Championship

Appearances

The Bulgaria national futsal team represents Bulgaria in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

1989 - did not compete
1992 - did not compete
1996 - did not compete
2000 - did not compete
2004 - did not compete
2008 - did not qualify
2012 - did not qualify
2016 - did not qualify

UEFA Futsal Championship

1996 - did not compete
1999 - did not compete
2001 - did not compete
2003 - did not compete
2005 - did not qualify
2007 - did not qualify
2010 - did not qualify
2012 - did not qualify
2014 - did not qualify
2016 - did not qualify
2018 - TBD

Recent fixtures

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Competition
18 January 2007	Deva, Romania	Latvia	0-2	2007 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying
19 January 2007	Deva, Romania	Romania	3-8	2007 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying
21 January 2007	Deva, Romania	England	9-4	2007 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying
31 January 2009	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria	Macedonia	3:0	Friendly
1 February 2009	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria	Macedonia	3:3	Friendly
14 January 2015	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria,	Denmark	2-2	2016 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying
15 January 2015	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria,	Gibraltar	3-1	2016 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying
17 January 2015	Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria,	Greece	3-2	2016 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying

Current squad

As of January 2011

#	Pos	Name	Caps	Club
1	GK	Kostadin Belinov (C)	15	Grand Pro Varna
2	DF	Hristo Kostov	8	Levski Sofia
3	FW	Alen Aleksov	3	KMF Pirot
4	FW	Stamen Arsov	5	UNWE Sofia
5	FW	Dimitar Petev	8	Cherno More Varna
6	DF	Georgi Karageorgiev	7	Castellamonte
7	DF	Dimitar Tsvetanov	8	Cherno More Varna
8	FW	Stanislav Vasilev	10	Levski Sofia
9	DF	Daniel Nestorov	12	Levski Sofia
10	FW	Josif Shutev	8	Levski Sofia
11	DF	Daniel Dimov	11	Grand Pro Varna
12	GK	Ismet Hadjiev	12	Grand Pro Varna
13	DF	Rosen Dachev	5	UNWE Sofia
14	FW	Plamen Stoykov	8	Cerno More Varna

References

↑ Futsal World Ranking

National futsal teams of Europe (UEFA)

men's	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

women's	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

International futsal

AMF AMF Futsal World Cup FIFA FIFA Futsal World Cup Women's Futsal World Tournament Grand Prix Confederations Cup Pan American Games South American Games Mediterranean Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Lusophony Games Southeast Asian Games Futsal Awards Teams

Asia	AFC – Futsal Championship – Women's Futsal Championship

Africa	CAF – Futsal Cup of Nations

North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Futsal Championship

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América – Copa América Femenina

Oceania	OFC – Futsal Championship

Europe	UEFS – UEFS Futsal Men's Championship – UEFS Futsal Women's Championship; UEFA – Futsal Championship

Futsal in Bulgaria

Futsal Bulgarian Football Union

League competitions	Bulgarian Premiere Futsal League

Cup competitions	Bulgarian Futsal Cup

National teams	Bulgaria national futsal team

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