Bulgaria national under-19 football team

Bulgaria U-19
Nickname(s)	The Young Lions
Association	Bulgarian Football Union
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Todor Simov
Captain	Kubrat Onasci
FIFA code	BUL
First colours	Second colours

The Bulgaria national under-19 football team^[1] 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 18)	3	0	Botev Plovdiv
15	2DF	Bozhidar Petrov	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17)	3	0	CSKA-Sofia II
-	2DF	Georgi Ventsislavov	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Cherno More
-	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

18	3MF	Kubrat Onasci	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Septemvri Sofia
-	3MF	Martin Sitev	(2006-09-06) 6 September 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Botev Plovdiv
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
-	3MF	Marto Boychev	(2008-03-15) 15 March 2008 (age 16)	0	0	CSKA 1948
14	3MF	Aleksandar Marinov	(2007-07-21) 21 July 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Ludogorets II
22	3MF	Veliyan Vidolov	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Botev Plovdiv
16	3MF	Valentin Yotov	(2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Bayern Munich U19
17	3MF	Vasil Kaymakanov	(2007-07-01) 1 July 2007 (age 17)	3	1	CSKA-Sofia III

-	4FW	Aleksandar Kozhuharov	(2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	CSKA-Sofia III
11	4FW	Adrian Raychev	(2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Pisa Primavera
9	4FW	Preslav Bachev	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18)	7	3	Levski Sofia II
7	4FW	Konstantin Dimitrov	(2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18)	3	0	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
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
FW	Vasil Kazaldzhiev	(2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Slavia Sofia

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

7 September 2024 Friendly

Malta

0−0

Bulgaria

Malta

9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) Friendly	Malta	1−1	Bulgaria	Malta
			Valentin Dotsev 75'

12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Friendly	Bulgaria	4−1	Moldova	Dragoman, Bulgaria
16:00	Vasil Kaymakanov 9' Preslav Bachev 24' Viktor Lyubenov 41' Preslav Bachev 76'		Ion Ciobanu 62'

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Friendly	Bulgaria	1−1	Moldova	Dragoman, Bulgaria
16:00	Konstantin Dimitrov 81'		David Sirbu 87'

Former squads

Notes

^ Bulgarian: Български юношески национален отбор по футбол, Balgarski yunosheski natsionalen otbor po futbol, literally "Bulgarian teenage national football team"

External links

[1] Bulgarian: Български юношески национален отбор по футбол, Balgarski yunosheski natsionalen otbor po futbol, literally "Bulgarian teenage national football team"

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