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Bulgaria national football team results

This article provides details of international football games played by the Bulgaria national football team from 1924 to 1959.[1][2]

During this period, they only competed in one major tournament, the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, in which they claimed the bronze medal after beating India.[3] They also played the inaugural edition of the Baltic Cup in 1929–31, winning the tournament in 1931 and 1932).[4]

Results

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1920s

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1924

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21 May Friendly Austria  6–0  Bulgaria Vienna, Austria
Horvath 31', 48', 49'
Grünwald 45', 49'
Danis 73'		 Stadium: Simmeringer Had
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tivadar Kiss (Hungary)
28 May 1924 Olympics second round Irish Free State  1–0  Bulgaria Colombes, France
Duncan 75' Report Stadium: Stade Olympique
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: Henri Henriot (France)

1925

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10 April Friendly Turkey  2–1  Bulgaria Istanbul, Turkey
Leblebi 31'
Arca 67'		 Report 74' Mutafchiev Stadium: Taksim Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W. H. Allen (England)
31 May Friendly Bulgaria  2–4  Romania Sofia, Bulgaria
Ivanov 4'
Dimitriev 89'		 Report 14', 65' Wetzer
60', 81' (pen.) Semler		 Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Umberto Marca (Italy)

1926

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25 April Friendly Romania  6–1  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Guga 17'
Kugelbauer 24', 44'
Nagy-Csomag 55'
Ströck 62' (pen.)
Avar 80'		 report 70' Denev Stadium: Stadionul Romcomit
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Albert Rolton (England)
30 May Friendly Yugoslavia  3–1  Bulgaria Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Cindrić 75', 83', 87' Report Staykov 23' Stadium: Maksimir Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gyorgy Gerő (Hungary)

1927

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15 May Friendly Bulgaria  0–2  Yugoslavia Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30 (UTC+2:00) Report Marjanović 85', 88' Stadium: Old Slavia Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Vasile Nicolaeviciu (Romania)
17 July Friendly Bulgaria  3–3  Turkey Sofia, Bulgaria
Liutskanov 37', 66'
Stoyanov 83'		 Report 2', 5' Yalınlı
75' Faruki		 Stadium: Slavia Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ede Vicenik (Hungary)
14 October Friendly Turkey  3 – 1  Bulgaria Istanbul, Turkey
Sporel 25', 65'
Bekdik 85'		 report 72' Manolov Stadium: Taksim Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Vasile Nicolaeviciu (Romania)

1929

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21 April Friendly Romania  3–0  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Ciolac 64', 71', 73' report Stadium: Stadionul ONEF
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)
30 June Friendly Bulgaria  1–1  Greece Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 Staykov 63' (pen.) Report G. Andrianopoulos 15' Stadium: Levski Field
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)
22 August Friendly Hungary  3–2  Bulgaria Budapest, Hungary
? Report Staykov 78', 85' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ágoston Csárdás (Hungary)
15 September Friendly Bulgaria  2–3  Romania Sofia, Bulgaria
Staykov 37', 60' report 30' Sepi
61' Kovács
67' Deșu		 Stadium: Levski Field
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ferenc Gerő (Hungary)

1930s

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1930

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13 April 1929–31 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia  6–1  Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
16:00 (+1:00) Vujadinović 2', 81'
Marjanović 22', 80'
Tirnanić 57'
Hrnjiček 89'		 Report Staykov 35' Stadium: Old Slavia Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sándor Bíró
15 June Friendly Bulgaria  2–2  Yugoslavia Sofia, Bulgaria
Stoyanov 16'
Staykov 74'		 Report Tirnanić 57'
Najdanović 87'		 Stadium: Levski Field
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sándor Bíró (Hungary)
5 August Friendly Bulgaria  0–2  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
Report Stadium: Levski Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ivan Batandzhiev (Bulgaria)
12 October 1929-31 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  5–3  Romania Sofia, Belgium
Staykov 11' (pen.)
Stoyanov 34'
Peshev 47'
Vasilev 50'		 report 23', 43' Wetzer
71' (o.g.) Vasilev		 Stadium: Slavia Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)
16 November 1929–31 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  0–3  Yugoslavia Sofia, Bulgaria
15:00 (+2:00) Report Lemešić 7'
Marjanović 27'
Praunsperger 78'		 Stadium: Old Slavia Stadium
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)
7 December 1929–31 Balkan Cup Greece  6–1  Bulgaria Athens, Greece
15:00 (+2:00) Tsolinas 4', 50', 51', 60'
Messaris 10', 15'		 Report Peshev 56' Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

1931

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19 April 1929–31 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia  1–0  Bulgaria Belgrade, Yugoslavia
16:15 (+1:00) Marjanović 21' Report Stadium: Beogradski SK Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)
10 May 1929-31 Balkan Cup Romania  5–2  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Sepi 25'
Bodola 50', 66'
Stanciu 68', 81'		 report 51' Lozanov
89' Panchev		 Stadium: Stadionul ONEF
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Josip Fabris (Yugoslavia)
17 May Friendly Bulgaria  2–2  Italy Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 CET (UTC+02:00) Lozanov 36'
Stoyanov 65'		 Report Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mihály Iváncsics (Hungary)
25 October 1929–31 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  2–1  Greece Sofia, Bulgaria
15:30 Peshev 20'
Angelov 83'		 Report Kitsos 10' Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)
27 September 1931 Balkan C Bulgaria  5 – 1  Turkey Sofia, Bulgaria
Lozanov 4'
Panchev 50', 76', 80'
Stoyanov 50'		 Report 31' Yeten Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mihály Ivanicsics (Hungary)
4 October 1931 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  3–2  Yugoslavia Sofia, Bulgaria
Lozanov 50'
Angelov 56'
Panchev 86'		 Report Tirnanić 3'
Marjanović 20'		 Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mihály Iváncsics (Hungary)

1932

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20 March Friendly Italy  4–0  Bulgaria Padua, Italy
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ferenc Kann (Hungary)
27 March Friendly Greece  1–2  Bulgaria Athens, Greece
15:30 Simeonidis 33' Report Panchev 50'
Angelov 71'		 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)
24 April Friendly Bulgaria  1–1  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
Report Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nikola Ninov (Bulgaria)
9 June Friendly Bulgaria  3–5  France Sofia, Bulgaria
Panchev 51', 63', 86' (pen.) Report1
Report2		 Rodriguez 1'
Sécember 6', 16', 28', 47'		 Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Josip Fabris (Yugoslavia)
26 June 1932 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  2–0  Romania Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Peshev 65', 89' Report Stadium: Stadion Beogradski SK
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mika Popović (Yugoslavia)
30 June 1932 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia  2–3  Bulgaria Belgrade, Yugoslavia
17:30 (+1:00) Živković 84', 89' Report Angelov 35'
Peshev 47'
Lozanov 84'		 Stadium: Beogradski SK Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)
2 July 1932 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  2–0  Greece Belgrade, Yugoslavia
17:30 Angelov 71'
Peshev 85' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Beogradski SK Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Radu Istrate (Romania)
4 November Friendly Turkey  2 – 3  Bulgaria Istanbul, Turkey
Bilgiç 6'
Almay 52'		 report 55' Staykov
63'Peshev
81' Angelov		 Stadium: Taksim Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bora Vasiliević (Yugoslavia)

1933

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21 May Friendly Spain  13–0  Bulgaria Madrid, Spain
17:00 (UTC) Chacho 6', 9', 21', 68', 77', 87'
Regueiro 29', 76'
Elícegui 40', 42', 59'
Mishtalov 46' (o.g.)
Bosch 85'		 Report Stadium: Chamartín
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: António Palhinhas (Portugal)
Note: The heaviest defeat of the Bulgaria football team
4 June 1933 Balkan Cup Romania  7 – 0  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Vâlcov 11', 76'
Dobay 53', 62'
Ciolac 57', 61', 66'		 Report Stadium: Stadionul ONEF
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)
7 June 1933 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia  4–0  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Kokotović 10', 54', 75'
Živković 22'		 Report Stadium: Stadionul ONEF
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)
10 June 1933 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  2–0  Greece Bucharest, Romania
Todorov 85', 88' Report Stadium: Stadionul ONEF
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)

1934

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4 February Friendly Greece  1–0  Bulgaria Athens, Greece
15:00 Danelian 30' Report Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)
18 March Friendly Bulgaria  1–2  Yugoslavia Sofia, Bulgaria
Angelov 66' Report Marjanović 8', 30' Stadium: Athletic Park
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)
25 March 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria  1–4  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
Baikushev 27' Report Sárosi 29'
Szabó 61' (pen.)
Toldi 88'
Markos 89'		 Stadium: A.S. 23 Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Denis Xifando (Romania)
1 April Friendly Yugoslavia  2–3  Bulgaria Belgrade, Yugoslavia
16:00 (+1:00) Kragić 74'
Živković 75'		 Report Angelov 63'
Baikutchev 82', 86'		 Stadium: Beogradski SK Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mika Popovic (Yugoslavia)
25 April 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Austria  6–1  Bulgaria Vienna, Austria
Horvath 19', 22', 33'
Zischek 59'
Viertl 62'
Sindelar 67'		 Lozanov 66'
Gabrovski Red card 71'		 Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: František Cejnar (Czechoslovakia)
29 April 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Hungary  4–1  Bulgaria Budapest, Hungary
Szabó 9', 58'
Solti 60', 73'		 Report Todorov 61' Stadium: Hungária-körút
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hans Frankenstein (Austria)
25 December 1934–35 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia  4–3  Bulgaria Athens, Greece
15:00 (+2:00) Sekulić 3'
Tomašević 7'
Tirnanić 28', 48'		 Report Peshev 1', 78'
Todorov 23'		 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sotiris Asprogerakas (Greece)
30 December 1934–35 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  2 – 3  Romania Athens, Greece
Angelov 46', 50' report 14', 31' Bodola
37' Ciolac		 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sotiris Asprogerakas (Greece)

1935

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1 January 1934–35 Balkan Cup Greece  1–2  Bulgaria Athens, Greece
13:30 Vazos 51' Report Lozanov 44'
Panchev 84'		 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bora Vasiljević (Yugoslavia)
26 May Friendly Bulgaria  2–0  Germany Sofia, Bulgaria
Staykov 85'
Angelov 88'		 Report Stadium: A.S. 23 Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)
16 June 1935 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  5–2  Greece Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30 Peshev 23'
Angelov 26', 28', 63'
Lozanov 68'		 Report Choumis 21', 74' Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)
19 June 1935 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  4–0  Romania Sofia, Bulgaria
Lozanov 11'
Yordanov 33'
Peshev 49'
Sucitulescu 62' (o.g.)		 report Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)
24 June 1935 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  3–3  Yugoslavia Sofia, Bulgaria
Angelov 25', 28', 66' Report Marjanović 2'
Vujadinović 19', 75'		 Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)
20 October 1935 Friendly Germany  4–2  Bulgaria Leipzig, Germany
15:00 (+1:00) Simetsreiter 29', 68'
Lehner 30'
Poertgen 73'		 Report Peshev 53'
Stoichkov 63'		 Stadium: Probstheidaer Stadion
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Mihály Iváncsics (Hungary)

1936

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21 May 1936 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  5–4  Greece Bucharest, Romania
17:30 Panchev 25', 76'
Rafailov 31'
Angelov 31'
Lozanov 73'		 Report Migiakis 12'
Vikelidis 69'
Choumis 84', 86'		 Stadium: Stadionul Republicii
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
24 May 1936 Balkan Cup Romania  4–1  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Schwartz 10', 55'
Ciolac 66'
Dobay 69'		 Report 35' Angelov Stadium: Stadionul ONEF
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

1937

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7 November 1938 World Cup qualifying Bulgaria  1–1  Czechoslovakia Sofia, Bulgaria
15:00 (+2:00) Panchediev 89' (pen.) Report Ríha 44' Stadium: Junak Stadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)

1938

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24 March Friendly France  6–1  Bulgaria Paris, France
Nicolas 6', 87'
Aston 29', 52'
Aznar 79'
Veinante 83'		 Report1
Report2		 Jordan 67' (o.g.) Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 28,512
Referee: Walter Lewington (England)
24 April 1938 World Cup qualifying Czechoslovakia  6–0  Bulgaria Prague, Czechoslovakia
16:30 (+1:00) Šimůnek 21', 79', 89'
Nejedlý 57', 77'
Ludl 73'		 Report Stadium: AC Sparta Stadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)
2 October Friendly Bulgaria  1–3  Germany Sofia, Bulgaria
16:00 (UTC+2:00) Angelov 29' Report Stadium: Stadionul Yunak
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mika Popović (Yugoslavia)

1939

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24 May Friendly Bulgaria  3–0  Czechoslovakia Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 (UTC+2:00) Bobev 6'
Angelov 18'
Pachedzhiev 43'		 Report Stadium: Junak Stadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mika Popović (Yugoslavia)
22 October Friendly Bulgaria  1–2  Germany Sofia, Bulgaria
15:30 (+2:00) Yordanov 72' Report 21' Urban
39' Conen		 Stadium: Stadionul Yunak
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vasa Stefanović (Yugoslavia)

1940s

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1940

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6 June Friendly Bulgaria  1–4  Slovakia Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 (+2:00) Stojanov 4' Report Bolček 35'
Luknár 47'
Földeš 55'
Vysocký 85'		 Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 5,360
Referee: Mika Popović (Yugoslavia)
20 October Friendly Germany  7–3  Bulgaria Munich, Germany
15:00 (+2:00) Gärtner 12'
Kupfer 17'
Conen 19' (pen.)
Lehner 77'		 Report Evtimov 20', 36'
Angelov 75'		 Stadium: Sportplatz an der Grünwalder Straße
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ernő Kiss (Hungary)

1942

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12 April Friendly Croatia  6–0  Bulgaria Zagreb, Croatia
Kacian 20'
Wölfl 26', 48'
Cimermančić 38'
Pleše 71'
Antolković 86'		 Report1
Report2		 Stadium: Igralište Concordije
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Josef Mohler (Slovakia)
19 July Friendly Bulgaria  0–3  Germany Sofia, Bulgaria
18:15 (UTC+2:00) Report 1', 42' Decker
31' Arlt		 Stadium: Stadionul Yunak
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jozef Mohler (Slovakia)

1943

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6 June Friendly Bulgaria  2–4  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
17:45 (+2:00) Milev 61'
Spasov 81'		 Report Zsengellér 3', 14', 8', 69' Stadium: Stadionul Yunak
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Antun Marek (Croatia)

1946

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8 October 1946 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  2–2  Romania Tirana, Albania
Negrescu 33' (aut.)
Milev 22'		 Report 40' Reuter
88' Tóth		 Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Marijan Matančić, Yugoslavia
9 October 1946 Balkan Cup Albania  3–1  Bulgaria Tirana, Albania
Boriçi 30', 65' (pen.)
Mirashi 68'		 Report Spasov 5' Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Radu Istrate
13 October 1946 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia  2–1  Bulgaria Tirana, Albania
Sandić 35', 70' Report Laskov 88' Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Qazim Dervishi (Albania)

1947

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15 June 1947 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  2–0  Albania Sofia, Bulgaria
Stankov 1', 20' Stadium: Stadium Yunak
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miljenko Podubsky
6 July 1947 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  2–3  Romania Sofia, Bulgaria
Stankov 47'
Iordanov 82'		 Report 38' Băcuț
59' Petschovski
61' Marian		 Stadium: Stadionul Yunak
Attendance: 25.000
Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)
17 August 1947 Balkan Cup Hungary  9–0  Bulgaria Budapest, Hungary
Deák 15', 34', 52', 79'
Zsolnai 26'
Hidegkuti 47', 50', 86'
Nagymarosi 48'		 Report Stadium: Üllői út
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)
12 October 1947 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia  2–1  Bulgaria Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Mihajlović 18', 43' Report Stankov 12' Stadium: NK Zagreb Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Béla Varga (Hungary)

1948

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4 April 1948 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  1–1  Poland Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Stankov 18' Report Parpan 23' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miljenko Podubsky (Yugoslavia)
20 June 1948 Balkan Cup Romania  3–2  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Farkaș 22', 71'
Dumitrescu 78'		 Report 14' Țvetkov
15' Argirov		 Stadium: Stadionul Giulești
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: György Szigeti (Hungary)
4 July 1948 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  1–3  Yugoslavia Sofia, Bulgaria
Argirov 32' Report Wölfl 41'
Mitić 54'
Že. Čajkovski 72'		 Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)
29 August 1948 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  1–0  Czechoslovakia Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Milev 37' Report Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)
7 November 1948 Balkan Cup Bulgaria  1–0  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
Milanov 15' Report Stadium: Yunak Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

1949

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4 September Friendly Czechoslovakia  1–3  Bulgaria Prague, Czechoslovakia
17:30 (UTC+2:00) Marko 62' (pen.) Report Laskov 40'
Spasov 56'
Milanov 87'		 Stadium: Great Strahov Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Árpád Kamarás (Hungary)
2 October Friendly Poland  3–2  Czechoslovakia Warsaw, Poland
14:30 (UTC+1:00) Cieślik 25', 34'
Alszer 38'		 Report Spasov 18'
Bozhkov 64'		 Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Árpád Kamarás (Hungary)
30 October Friendly Hungary  5–0  Bulgaria Hungary
14:00 Deák 17'
Budai 57'
Rudas 67'
Puskás 70', 84'		 Report Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)
17 November Friendly Bulgaria  0–0  Albania Sofia, Bulgaria
15:00 CEST Stadium: C.D.N.V. Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček

1950s

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1950

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4 June Friendly Albania  2–1  Bulgaria Tirana, Albania
Boriçi 21'
Biçaku 56'		 Spasov 75' Stadium: Stadiumi Kombetar Qemal Stafa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček
27 August Friendly Bulgaria  1–2  Czechoslovakia Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 CEST Trendafilov 6' Report Preis 65'
Hlaváček 80'		 Stadium: C.D.N.V. Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ştefan Alexandriu (Romania)
30 October Friendly Bulgaria  0–1  Poland Sofia, Bulgaria
15:15 CEST Report Cieślik 29' Stadium: C.D.N.V. Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ştefan Geac (Romania)
12 November Friendly Bulgaria  1–1  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
15:00 (UTC+2:00) Dimitrov 2' Report Szilágyi 4' Stadium: C.D.N.V. Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

1952

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18 May Friendly Poland  0–1  Bulgaria Warsaw, Poland
15:30 Report Milanov 45' Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
15 July 1952 Olympic Games preliminary round Soviet Union  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Bulgaria Kotka, Finland
19:00 Bobrov 100'
Trofimov 104'		 =197060/match=32377/index.html Report Kolev 95' Stadium: Kotkan Urheilukeskus
Attendance: 10,637
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (Hungary)

1953

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14 June Friendly East Germany  0–0  Bulgaria Dresden, East Germany
16:30 (UTC+1:00) Report Stadium: Heinz-Steyer-Stadion
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: György Dankó (Hungary)
28 June 1954 WCQ Romania  3–1  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Petschovski 20', 30' (pen.)
Ene 82'		 report 53' Dobromir Tașkov Stadium: Stadionul Republicii
Attendance: 45.000[5]
Referee: Gerhard Schulz (East Germany)
6 September 1954 WCQ Bulgaria  1–2  Czechoslovakia Sofia, Bulgaria
Bozhkov 55' (pen.) Report Vlk 5', 40' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Aleksandrowicz (Poland)
13 September Friendly Bulgaria  2–2  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 (UTC+2:00) Dimitrov 44', 67' Report Sobek 58'
Wiśniowski 75'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
4 October Friendly Bulgaria  1–1  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
16:15 (UTC+2:00) Kolev 74' Report Szilágyi 39' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Metoděj Charouzek (Czechoslovakia)
11 October 1954 WCQ Bulgaria  1–2  Romania Sofia, Bulgaria
Kolev 28' report 27' Serfözö
52' Călinoiu		 Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: East Germany Andor Dorogi
8 November 1954 WCQ Czechoslovakia  0–0  Bulgaria Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Report Stadium: Tehelne Pole
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Chkhatarashvili (Soviet Union)

1954

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8 August Friendly Poland  2–2  Bulgaria Warsaw, Poland
16:30 (UTC+1:00) Trampisz 57', 71' Report Kolev 3'
Milanov 32'		 Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: György Dankó (Hungary)
24 October Friendly Bulgaria  3–1  East Germany Sofia, Bulgaria
15:45 (UTC+2:00) Kolev 11', 67'
Yanev 55'		 Report Meier 83' (pen.) Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)

1955

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7 January Friendly Egypt  1–0  Bulgaria Cairo, Egypt
15:45 (UTC+2:00) ? Report Stadium: Zamalek SC Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Greece)
23 January Friendly Lebanon  2–3  Bulgaria Beirut, Lebanon
? Report Milanov 11', 20', 40' Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hussein Imam (Egypt)
22 May Friendly Bulgaria  2–1  Egypt Sofia, Bulgaria
Milanov 28'
Gugalov 44'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Greece)
26 June Friendly Bulgaria  1–1  Poland Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 (UTC+2:00) Bozhkov 71' (pen.) Report Brychczy 28' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Antonín Vrbovec (Czechoslovakia)
9 October Friendly Romania  1–1  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Georgescu 32' report 65' Panaiotov Stadium: Stadionul 23 August
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Carl Steiner (Austria)
23 October 1956 Olympics – Qualifying Bulgaria  2–0  Great Britain Sofia, Bulgaria
Stefanov 30'
Yanev 61'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)
13 November Friendly Bulgaria  3–0  Czechoslovakia Sofia, Bulgaria
14:45 (UTC+2:00) Kolev 8'
Bozhkov 58'
Diev 87'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)
20 November Friendly East Germany  1–0  Bulgaria East Berlin, East Germany
14:00 (UTC+1:00) Tröger 23' Report Stadium: Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

1956

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12 May 1956 Olympics – Qualifying Great Britain  3–3  Bulgaria London, United Kingdom
Hardisty 12', 62'
Lewis 77' (pen.)		 Report Milanov 28'
Prince 32' (o.g.)
Dimitrov 66'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)
26 August Friendly Poland  1–2  Bulgaria Wrocław, Poland
17:00 (UTC+1:00) Pol 74' Report Milanov 69'
Kolev 83'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Sándor Harangozó (Hungary)
10 September Friendly Bulgaria  2–0  Romania Sofia, Bulgaria
Milanov 53'
Ianev 85'		 Report Stadium: Stadionul Național Vasil Levski
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Greece)
14 October Friendly Bulgaria  3–1  East Germany Sofia, Bulgaria
15:30 (UTC+2:00) Panayotov 25'
Kolev 62', 89'		 Report Wirth 46' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Józef Kowal (Poland)
30 November 1956 Olympic quarter-finals Bulgaria  6–1  Great Britain Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
16:30 AEST (UTC+10) Dimitrov 6'
Kolev 40', 85'
Milanov 45', 75', 80'		 =197070/match=32402/index.html Report Lewis 30' Attendance: 6,748
Referee: Ron Wright (Australia)
5 December 1956 Olympic semifinals Soviet Union  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Bulgaria Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
16:30 AEST (UTC+10) Streltsov 112'
Tatushin 116'		 =197072/match=32406/index.html Report Kolev 95' Attendance: 21,079
Referee: Robert Mann (Great Britain)
7 December 1956 Olympic Bronze medal match Bulgaria  3–0  India Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
14:15 AEST (UTC+10) Diev 37', 60'
Milanov 42'		 =197073/match=32407/index.html Report Attendance: 21,236
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

1957

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22 May 1958 World Cup qualification Norway  1–2  Bulgaria Oslo, Norway
Hennum 47' Report Dimitrov 38', 75' Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 27,542
Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)
23 June 1958 World Cup qualification Hungary  4–1  Bulgaria Budapest, Hungary
Machos 5', 14', 30'
Bozsik 52'		 Report Kolev 69' Stadium: Nepstaditon
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Guigue (France)
21 July Friendly Bulgaria  0–4  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Streltsov 40', 56'
Ilyin 43'
Isayev 61'		 Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Dumitru Schulder (Romania)
15 September 1958 World Cup qualification Bulgaria  1–2  Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria
Diev 43' Report Hidegkuti 2', 34' Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)
29 September Friendly Bulgaria  1–1  Poland Sofia, Bulgaria
16:00 (UTC+2:00) Milanov 72' Report Brychczy 40' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Édouard Harzic (France)
3 November 1958 World Cup qualification Bulgaria  7–0  Norway Sofia, Bulgaria
Iliev 6', 60', 74'
Panayotov 29', 32'
Yanev 59'
Debarski 77'		 Report Stadium: Vasil Levski
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Martin Macko (Czechoslovakia)
25 December Friendly France  2 – 2  Bulgaria Paris, France
14:30 (+1:00) Wisnieski 11'
Douis 56'		 Report
Report		 Diev 55'
Nestorov 75'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 38,086
Referee: Günther Ternieden (West Germany)

1958

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14 May Friendly Brazil  4–0  Bulgaria Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:30 (UTC-3:00) Report Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 140,000
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)
18 May Friendly Brazil  3–1  Bulgaria São Paulo, Brazil
15:15 (UTC-3:00) Report Diev 8' Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)
5 October Friendly East Germany  1–1  Bulgaria East Berlin, East Germany
15:00 (UTC+1:00) Tröger 30' Report Milanov 80' Stadium: Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Helge Andersen (Denmark)
12 October Friendly Czechoslovakia  0–1  Bulgaria Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
15:00 (UTC+1:00) Report Milanov 23' Stadium: Stadion V.Ž.K.G.
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
7 December Friendly Turkey  0–0  Bulgaria Ankara, Turkey
14:00 (UTC+2:00) Aklamuz 8'
Yüksel 17'		 Report 22', 24', 85' Bartu
37', 51' Has
43', 64', 68' Küçükandonyadis
53' Özacar		 Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium
Attendance: 31,917
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)
21 December Friendly East Germany  3–0  Bulgaria Augsburg, West Germany
14:00 (UTC+1:00) Seeler 44', 74'
Waldner 51'		 Report Stadium: Rosenaustadion
Attendance: 55,896
Referee: Friedrich Seipelt (Austria)

1959

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13 May Friendly Bulgaria  3–2  Netherlands Sofia, Bulgaria
Kolev 39' (pen.)
Vasilev 41', 67'		 Report Canjels 12', 66' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
31 May 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying Round of 16 Yugoslavia  2–0  Bulgaria Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Galić 1'
Tasić 87'		 Stadium: JNA Stadium
Attendance: 23,418
Referee: Mihai Popa (Romania)
27 June 1960 Olympic Games qualifiers Soviet Union  1–1  Bulgaria Moscow, Soviet Union
Korolenkov 68' Report Milanov 26' Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Bengt Lundell (Sweden)
13 September 1960 Olympic Games qualifiers Bulgaria  1–0  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Kolev 11' Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)
11 October Friendly Bulgaria  1 – 0  France Sofia, Bulgaria
Kolev 88' Report1
Report2		 Fontaine Red card 89' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)
25 October 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying Round of 16 Bulgaria  1–1  Yugoslavia Sofia, Bulgaria
Diev 55' Mujić 57' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 27,560
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Germany)
8 November 1960 Olympic Games qualifiers Romania  1–0  Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
Constantin 80' Report Stadium: Stadionul 23 August
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: János Pósa (Hungary)
6 December Friendly Bulgaria  2–1  Denmark Sofia, Bulgaria
Abadjiev 24'
Dimitrov 73'		 Report Enoksen 14' Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Edgars Klavs (Soviet Union)

References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria - International A Matches". RSSSF. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria national football team results". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ^ "XVI. Olympiad Melbourne 1956 Football Tournament". RSSSF. 3 Mar 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ^ Guy De Dekker and Karel Stokkermans (23 November 2006). "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  5. ^ "WORLD CUP 1954 qualification".
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