National team U21 - statistics 2025
U21 International Friendlies 2025
Cyprus U21 0-0 Bulgaria U21
time: 20 March 2025, Thursday, 17:00 EET, 12/11 C, partly cloudy
place: "Antonis Papadopoulos" st., Larnaca, ~ 100 spectators
referee: unknown; assistants: unknown, unknown; fourth official: unknown
kits: blue with white edging, blue, blue (white numbers) ; burgundy w/ gold-white edging, burgundy w/ gold-white edging, burgundy (white numbers)
captains: 14.Giorgos Nikolas Angelopoulos ; 10.Nikola Iliev
Cyprus: 1.Panagiotis Kyriakou (GK) - 14.Giorgos Nikolas Angelopoulos (c), 13.Konstantinos Giannakou, 4.Konstantinos Venizelou -
17.Savvas Christodoulou, 23.Panagiotis Kattirtzis, 16.Konstantinos Pattichis, 3.David Djamas - 11.Titos Prokopiou, 10.Themistoklis Themistokleous - 9.Angelos Neofytou.
bench: _ (GK), 12.Konstantinos Stylianou (GK) - _, _, 2.Nearchos Zinonos, 21.Konstantinos Panteli -
_, 15.Andreas Christou, 20.Symeon Solomou - 7.Evagoras Charalampous, 18.Dimitrios Spyridakis, 19.Stavros Georgiou.
coach: Konstantinos Makridis
Bulgaria: 12.Velizar-Ilia Iliev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 6.Martin Georgiev, 4.Rosen Bozhinov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
17.Berk Beyhan, 21.Petko Panayotov - 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 10.Nikola Iliev (c), 7.Roberto Raychev - 9.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 1.Plamen Andreev (GK), 23.Aleks Bozhev (GK) - 2.Gabriel Zlatanov, 3.Todor Pavlov, 13.Kubrat Yonashcha, 14.Teodor Ivanov -
8.Antoan Stoyanov, 18.Chung Nguen-Do, 22.Marto Boychev - 11.Georgi Chorbadzhiyski, 16.Preslav Bachev, 20.Mert Durmush.
coach: Aleksandar Dimitrov
tactics: cyp: 1 - 14, 13, 4 - 17, 23, 16, 3 - 11, 10 - 9; (3-4-2-1)
bul: 12 - 5, 6, 4, 15 - 17, 21 - 19, 10, 7 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
events:
+ 0 min
sub - ht - 2.Nearchos Zinonos on 17.Savvas Christodoulou cyp - same position
sub - ht - 15.Andreas Christou on 3.David Djamas cyp - same position
sub - ht - 18.Dimitrios Spyridakis on 9.Angelos Neofytou cyp - same position
sub - ht - 19.Stavros Georgiou on 10.Themistoklis Themistokleous cyp - same position
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sub - 61 - '1 16.Preslav Bachev on 9.Borislav Rupanov bul
sub - 61 - '1 20.Mert Durmush on 7.Roberto Raychev bul
sub - 61 - '1 13.Kubrat Yonashcha on 21.Petko Panayotov bul
sub - 61 - '1 11.Georgi Chorbadzhiyski on 19.Nikolay Zlatev bul -> 17, 13 - 20, 11, 10 - 16
sub - 62 - '1 7.Evagoras Charalampous on 11.Titos Prokopiou cyp - same position
sub - 62 - '1 12.Konstantinos Stylianou (GK) on 1.Panagiotis Kyriakou (GK) cyp - same position
yc - 65 - 17.Berk Beyhan bul (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 71 - '2 14.Teodor Ivanov on 15.Dimitar Papazov bul - same position
sub - 71 - '2 3.Todor Pavlov on 6.Martin Georgiev bul - same position
sub - 71 - '2 2.Gabriel Zlatanov on 5.Mihail Polendakov bul - same position
sub - 77 - '3 8.Antoan Stoyanov on 17.Berk Beyhan bul
sub - 77 - '3 22.Marto Boychev on 10.Nikola Iliev bul -> 8, 13 - 20, 22, 11
cap - 77 - 4.Rosen Bozhinov bul
sub - 82 - '2 20.Symeon Solomou on 23.Panagiotis Kattirtzis cyp - same position
sub - 82 - '2 21.Konstantinos Panteli on 14.Giorgos Nikolas Angelopoulos cyp - same position
cap - 82 - 4.Konstantinos Venizelou cyp
+ 3 min
abbreviations and event notes
U21 International Friendlies 2025
Bulgaria U21 1-1 Greece U21
time: 25 March 2025, Tuesday, 18:00 EET, 14/13 C, drizzle/cloudy
place: "Hristo Botev" st., Blagoevgrad, ~ 120 spectators
referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Plovdiv); assistants: Miroslav Maksimov (Sandanski), Todor Vukov (Sofia)
kits: burgundy w/ gold-white edging, burgundy w/ gold-white edging, burgundy (white numbers) ; white w/ blue-white vert.stripe on the left, blue, blue (blue numbers)
captains: 10.Nikola Iliev ; 1.Nikolaos Botis (GK)
Bulgaria: 1.Plamen Andreev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 6.Martin Georgiev, 4.Rosen Bozhinov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
17.Berk Beyhan, 21.Petko Panayotov - 7.Roberto Raychev, 18.Chung Nguen-Do, 10.Nikola Iliev (c) - 9.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 12.Velizar-Ilia Iliev (GK), 23.Aleks Bozhev (GK) - 2.Gabriel Zlatanov, 3.Todor Pavlov, 13.Kubrat Yonashcha, 14.Teodor Ivanov -
8.Antoan Stoyanov, 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 22.Marto Boychev - 11.Georgi Chorbadzhiyski, 16.Preslav Bachev, 20.Mert Durmush.
coach: Aleksandar Dimitrov
Greece: 1.Nikolaos Botis (GK) (c) - 18.Taxiarchis Filon, 24.Konstantinos Kostoulas, 25.Georgios Katris, 23.Noah Allen -
17.Sotiris Kontouris - 20.Antonis Papakanellos, 6.Theofanis Bakoulas, 10.Dimitris Kaloskamis, 8.Lampros Smyrlis - 9.Georgios Koutsias.
bench: 12.Georgios Karakasidis (GK) - 2.Athanasios Koutsogoulas, 3.Marios Sinanaj, 5.Christos Alexiou, 22.Lefteris Tasiouras -
7.Christos Papadopoulos, 15.Stavros Pnevmonidis, 16.Giannis Apostolakis, 21.Vangelis Nikolaou - 11.Dimitris Rallis, 14.Giannis Theodosoulakis, 19.Athanasios Dabizas.
coach: Giannis Taousianis
tactics: bul: 1 - 5, 6, 4, 15 - 17, 21 - 7, 18, 10 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
gre: 1 - 18, 24, 25, 23 - 17 - 20, 6, 10, 8 - 9; (4-1-4-1)
events:
1-0 - 6 - 9.Borislav Rupanov (right/corner/no assist)
+ 0 min
sub - ht - 23.Aleks Bozhev (GK) on 1.Plamen Andreev (GK) bul - same position
sub - ht - 2.Athanasios Koutsogoulas on 18.Taxiarchis Filon gre - same position
sub - ht - 19.Athanasios Dabizas on 9.Georgios Koutsias gre - same position
sub - ht - 21.Vangelis Nikolaou on 17.Sotiris Kontouris gre - same position
sub - ht - 3.Marios Sinanaj on 23.Noah Allen gre - same position
sub - ht - 14.Giannis Theodosoulakis on 20.Antonis Papakanellos gre - same position
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yc - 48 - 6.Martin Georgiev bul (foul stopping a promising attack)
yc - 50 - 3.Marios Sinanaj gre (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 59 - '1 7.Christos Papadopoulos on 10.Dimitris Kaloskamis gre
sub - 59 - '1 5.Christos Alexiou on 25.Georgios Katris gre -> 2, 24, 5, 3 - 21 - 14, 7, 6, 8
sub - 60 - '1 3.Todor Pavlov on 6.Martin Georgiev bul
sub - 60 - '1 19.Nikolay Zlatev on 21.Petko Panayotov bul -> 5, 3, 4, 15 - 18, 17 - 19, 10, 7
yc - 67 - 2.Athanasios Koutsogoulas gre (reckless foul)
yc - 69 - 18.Chung Nguen-Do bul (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 70 - '2 16.Giannis Apostolakis on 6.Theofanis Bakoulas gre - same position
sub - 70 - '2 15.Stavros Pnevmonidis on 8.Lampros Smyrlis gre - same position
sub - 70 - '2 12.Georgios Karakasidis (GK) on 1.Nikolaos Botis (GK) gre - same position
cap - 70 - 24.Konstantinos Kostoulas gre
sub - 72 - '2 11.Georgi Chorbadzhiyski on 9.Borislav Rupanov bul
sub - 72 - '2 13.Kubrat Yonashcha on 18.Chung Nguen-Do bul
sub - 73 - '2 2.Gabriel Zlatanov on 5.Mihail Polendakov bul
sub - 73 - '2 20.Mert Durmush on 7.Roberto Raychev bul -> 2, 3, 4, 15 - 13, 17 - 20, 10, 19 - 11
sub - 79 - '3 11.Dimitris Rallis on 19.Athanasios Dabizas gre - same position
yc - 79 - 4.Rosen Bozhinov bul (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 86 - 22.Lefteris Tasiouras on 16.Giannis Apostolakis gre /injury/ -> 22, 24, 5, 3 - 21 - 14, 2, 7, 15
sub - 87 - '3 8.Antoan Stoyanov on 17.Berk Beyhan bul
sub - 87 - '3 22.Marto Boychev on 10.Nikola Iliev bul -> 8, 13 - 20, 22, 19
cap - 87 - 4.Rosen Bozhinov bul
1-1 - 89 - 5.Christos Alexiou (left/free kick/21.Vangelis Nikolaou/pass)
yc - 90 - 22.Lefteris Tasiouras gre (dissent)
+ 3 min
abbreviations and event notes
U21 International Friendlies 2025
Serbia U21 1-2 Bulgaria U21
time: 31 May 2025, Saturday, 18:00 CEST, 21/18 C, sunny/clear
place: "Dubočica" st., Leskovac, ~ 1 000 spectators
referee:
kits: red w/ gold edging, red, red w/ gold edging (white numbers) ; white with gold edging, green, white with gold edging (gold numbers)
captains: 4.Aleksej Vukičević ; 10.Nikola Iliev
Serbia: 12.Lazar Kaličanin (GK) - 2.Ognjen Mimović, 6.Veljko Milosavljević, 4.Aleksej Vukičević (c), 3.Adem Avdić -
13.Stefan Džodić - 7.Lazar Jovanović, 8.Aleksa Cvetković, 16.Matija Mitrović, 22.Mihajlo Cvetković - 18.Mihailo Ivanović.
bench: 1.Luka Lijeskić (GK) - 14.Stefan Bukinac -
11.Milan Aleksić, 17.Bogdan Mirčetić, 20.Jovan Šljivić, 21.Vanja Dragojević - 9.Vanja Vlahović, 10.Miloš Luković.
coach: Aleksandar Kolarov
Bulgaria: 1.Aleks Bozhev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 6.Martin Georgiev, 14.Teodor Ivanov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
8.Berk Beyhan, 18.Chung Nguen-Do - 7.Roberto Raychev, 22.Asen Mitkov, 10.Nikola Iliev (c) - 11.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 12.Velizar-Ilia Iliev (GK), 23.Plamen Andreev (GK) - 2.Gabriel Zlatanov, 4.Rosen Bozhinov, 21.Ivaylo Videv -
13.Kubrat Yonashcha, 16.Marto Boychev, 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 20.Mert Durmush - 9.Boris Dimitrov, 17.Adrian Raychev.
coach: Aleksandar Dimitrov
tactics: ser: 12 - 2, 6, 4, 3 - 13 - 7, 8, 16, 22 - 18; (4-1-4-1)
bul: 1 - 5, 6, 14, 15 - 8, 18 - 7, 22, 10 - 11; (4-2-3-1)
events:
yc - 3 - _ ser
sub - 12 - 19.Nikolay Zlatev on 22.Asen Mitkov bul /injury/ -> 19, 10, 7
0-1 - 23 - 10.Nikola Iliev (right/open play/18.Chung Nguen-Do/pass)
+ 1 min
sub - ht - 13.Kubrat Yonashcha on 8.Berk Beyhan bul - same position
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1-1 - 51 - 18.Mihailo Ivanović (head/corner/16.Matija Mitrović/pass)
yc - 52 - 16.Matija Mitrović ser (reckless foul)
1-2 - 53 - 11.Borislav Rupanov PENALTY - lower left placed, 12.Lazar Kaličanin left (right/penalty/7.Roberto Raychev is fouled)
sub - 59 - '1 20.Jovan Šljivić on 8.Aleksa Cvetković ser
sub - 59 - '1 21.Vanja Dragojević on 13.Stefan Džodić ser
sub - 60 - '1 17.Bogdan Mirčetić on 7.Lazar Jovanović ser
sub - 67 - '2 14.Stefan Bukinac on 3.Adem Avdić ser
sub - 67 - '2 11.Milan Aleksić on 16.Matija Mitrović ser
sub - 67 - '2 10.Miloš Luković on 22.Mihajlo Cvetković ser
sub - 67 - '2 9.Vanja Vlahović on 18.Mihailo Ivanović ser
yc - 71 - _ ser
yc - 71 - _ bul
sub - 73 - '1 9.Boris Dimitrov on 11.Borislav Rupanov bul - same position
sub - 83 - '2 20.Mert Durmush on 7.Roberto Raychev bul - same position
sub - 83 - '2 16.Marto Boychev on 10.Nikola Iliev bul - same position
cap - 83 - _ bul
sub - 88 - '3 4.Rosen Bozhinov on 18.Chung Nguen-Do bul - same position
sub - 89 - '3 17.Adrian Raychev on 19.Nikolay Zlatev bul - same position
+ 3 min
abbreviations and event notes
U21 International Friendlies 2025
Bulgaria U21 0-3 Israel U21
time: 5 June 2025, Thursday, 19:00 EEST, 29/25 C, partly cloudy
place: "Georgi Benkovski" st., Pazardzhik, ~ 400 spectators
referee: Georgi Ginchev (Veliko Tarnovo); assistants: Georgi Doynov (Veliko Tarnovo), Todor Vukov (Sofia); fourth official: Lyuboslav Lyubomirov (Pernik)
kits: white with gold edging, green, white with gold edging (gold numbers) ; sky blue w/ white edging, sky blue, sky blue (black numbers)
captains: 10.Nikola Iliev ; 7.Tay Abed
Bulgaria: 12.Velizar-Ilia Iliev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 6.Martin Georgiev, 4.Rosen Bozhinov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
18.Chung Nguen-Do, 8.Petko Panayotov - 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 10.Nikola Iliev (c), 7.Roberto Raychev - 11.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 1.Aleks Bozhev (GK) - 2.Ivaylo Videv, 3.Kaloyan Kostov, 14.Teodor Ivanov, 25.Gabriel Zlatanov -
13.Kubrat Yonashcha, 16.Berk Beyhan, 17.Adrian Raychev, 20.Mert Durmush, 23.Marto Boychev - 9.Yoan Bornosuzov, 21.Boris Dimitrov, 22.Georgi Chorbadzhiyski.
coach: Aleksandar Dimitrov
Israel: 18.Dor Benyamini (GK) - 17.Ido Cohen, 5.Nikita Stoynov, 21.Maor Yashilirmak -
14.Sayed Abu Farchi, 8.Niv Yehoshua, 6.Lior Kasa, 3.Noam Ben Harush - 7.Tay Abed (c), 11.Iyad Khalaili - 16.Daniel Dappa.
bench: 1.Ofek Melika (GK), 23.Tamir Stoller (GK) - 2.Noam Schwartz, 4.Yonatan Laish, 13.Lisav Naif Eissat -
10.Adi Yona, 12.Ido Oli, 15.Ran Binyamin, 20.Yanai Distelfeld - 9.Amir Ganah, 19.Mohammad Abu Rumi.
coach: Guy Luzon
tactics: bul: 12 - 5, 6, 4, 15 - 18, 8 - 19, 10, 7 - 11; (4-2-3-1)
isr: 18 - 17, 5, 21 - 14, 8, 6, 3 - 7, 11 - 16; (3-4-2-1)
events:
0-1 - 11 - 16.Daniel Dappa (head/corner/7.Tay Abed/pass)
0-2 - 18 - 3.Noam Ben Harush (right/open play/11.Iyad Khalaili/pass)
sub - 30 - '1 9.Yoan Bornosuzov on 11.Borislav Rupanov bul - same position
yc - 32 - 6.Lior Kasa isr (handball)
yc - 43 - GL.Guy Luzon (coach) isr (unsporting behaviour - provoking an opponent)
yc - 44 - 14.Sayed Abu Farchi isr (unsporting behaviour - pushing an opponent)
+ 3 min
sub - ht - 9.Amir Ganah on 11.Iyad Khalaili isr - same position
sub - ht - 16.Berk Beyhan on 8.Petko Panayotov bul - same position
sub - ht - 17.Adrian Raychev on 7.Roberto Raychev bul - same position
sub - ht - 20.Mert Durmush on 19.Nikolay Zlatev bul - same position
sub - ht - 14.Teodor Ivanov on 15.Dimitar Papazov bul - same position
sub - ht - 25.Gabriel Zlatanov on 5.Mihail Polendakov bul - same position
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yc - 48 - 16.Berk Beyhan bul (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 57 - '2 13.Kubrat Yonashcha on 18.Chung Nguen-Do bul - same position
sub - 57 - '2 3.Kaloyan Kostov on 6.Martin Georgiev bul - same position
sub - 63 - '1 20.Yanai Distelfeld on 6.Lior Kasa isr -> 14, 20, 8, 3
sub - 70 - '3 21.Boris Dimitrov on 9.Yoan Bornosuzov bul - same position
yc - 71 - 16.Daniel Dappa isr (unsporting behaviour - provoking an opponent)
yc - 71 - 3.Kaloyan Kostov bul (unsporting behaviour - provoking an opponent)
sub - 76 - '2 10.Adi Yona on 7.Tay Abed isr - same position
cap - 76 - 10.Adi Yona isr
sub - 76 - '2 19.Mohammad Abu Rumi on 16.Daniel Dappa isr - same position
sub - 76 - '2 15.Ran Binyamin on 8.Niv Yehoshua isr - same position
0-3 - 78 - 15.Ran Binyamin (right/open play/9.Amir Ganah/pass)
sub - 82 - 22.Georgi Chorbadzhiyski on 10.Nikola Iliev bul - same position
cap - 82 - 3.Kaloyan Kostov bul
sub - 82 - 2.Ivaylo Videv on 4.Rosen Bozhinov bul - same position
sub - 83 - '3 2.Noam Schwartz on 14.Sayed Abu Farchi isr
sub - 83 - '3 4.Yonatan Laish on 21.Maor Yashilirmak isr -> 4, 17, 5 - 2, 20, 15, 3
+ 3 min
abbreviations and event notes
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Group stage, Group B
Bulgaria U21 3-0 Gibraltar U21
time: 5 September 2025, Friday, 19:30 EEST, 28/23 C, clear
place: "Georgi Benkovski" st., Pazardzhik, 297 spectators
referee: Artem Gasparyan (Armenia); assistants: Vanik Simonyan (Armenia), Narek Poghosyan (Armenia); fourth official: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
kits: white w/ red collar and green edging, green w/ red edging, red (red numbers) ; red w/ white shoulders, red w/ white edging, white w/ red edging (white numbers)
captains: 10.Nikola Iliev ; 10.Kyle Clinton
Bulgaria: 23.Aleks Bozhev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 6.Martin Georgiev, 14.Teodor Ivanov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
22.Asen Mitkov, 16.Tsvetoslav Marinov - 18.Kristiyan Balov, 10.Nikola Iliev (c), 13.Georgi Lazarov - 11.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 1.Plamen Andreev (GK) - 2.Zahari Atanasov, 3.Viktorio Valkov, 4.Kubrat Yonashcha -
8.Antoan Stoyanov, 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 21.Petko Panayotov - 7.Roberto Raychev, 9.Boris Dimitrov.
coach: Aleksandar Dimitrov
Gibralt.: 1.Harry Victor (GK) - 7.Javan Peacock, 3.Kevan Gonzalez, 5.Tayler Carrington, 4.Julian Britto -
8.Han Stevens, 10.Kyle Clinton (c) - 19.Rafi Emrani, 14.Karim Bousselham, 11.Leon Mason - 9.James Caetano.
bench: 13.Thomas Recagno (GK) - 2.Jay Coombes, 12.Evan Busto, 16.Owen Fortunato -
6.Amos Federico, 15.Aiden Mansfield, 18.Carl De Torres - 17.Max Bautista, 20.Lee Chipolina.
coach: David Ochello
tactics: bul: 23 - 5, 6, 14, 15 - 22, 16 - 18, 10, 13 - 11; (4-2-3-1)
gib: 1 - 7, 3, 5, 4 - 8, 10 - 19, 14, 11 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
events:
1-0 - 17 - 13.Georgi Lazarov (right/open play/11.Borislav Rupanov/pass)
2-0 - 26 - 13.Georgi Lazarov (right/corner/11.Borislav Rupanov/shot)
yc - 41 - 5.Tayler Carrington gib (foul stopping a promising attack)
3-0 - 42 - 10.Nikola Iliev PENALTY - lower left placed, 1.Harry Victor left (right/penalty/5.Tayler Carrington handballs)
+ 1 min
sub - ht - 12.Evan Busto on 19.Rafi Emrani gib -> 12, 3, 5, 4 - 8, 10 - 7, 14, 11
sub - ht - 7.Roberto Raychev on 18.Kristiyan Balov bul
sub - ht - 19.Nikolay Zlatev on 13.Georgi Lazarov bul -> 19, 10, 7
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sub - 60 - '1 17.Max Bautista on 14.Karim Bousselham gib - same position
yc - 61 - 16.Tsvetoslav Marinov bul (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 62 - '1 9.Boris Dimitrov on 11.Borislav Rupanov bul - same position
sub - 68 - '2 8.Antoan Stoyanov on 22.Asen Mitkov bul /injury/ - same position
yc - 70 - 8.Antoan Stoyanov bul (reckless foul)
sub - 72 - '3 4.Kubrat Yonashcha on 16.Tsvetoslav Marinov bul - same position
sub - 74 - '2 2.Jay Coombes on 5.Tayler Carrington gib - same position
sub - 74 - '2 15.Aiden Mansfield on 11.Leon Mason gib - same position
yc - 77 - AD.Aleksandar Dimitrov (coach) bul (dissent)
sub - 86 - '3 18.Carl De Torres on 4.Julian Britto gib - same position
lws - 86 - 5.Mihail Polendakov bul (injury) -> 23 - 4, 6, 14, 15 - 19, 8, 10, 7 - 9; (4-1-4-1)
+ 4 min
abbreviations and event notes
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Group stage, Group B
Azerbaijan U21 1-1 Bulgaria U21
time: 9 September 2025, Tuesday, 18:00 D, 28/26 C, sunny/clear
place: "Liv Bona Dea Arena" /"Dalğa Arena"/ st., Mərdəkan, 100 spectators
referee: Florian Lata (Albania); assistants: Erind Burgu (Albania), Rejdi Zaimi (Albania); fourth official: Kreshnik Cjapi (Albania)
kits: blue w/ dark blue sleeves, blue w/ dark blue edging, blue (white numbers) ; red w/ white edging, white w/ red edging, white (white numbers)
captains: 20.Ayxan Süleymanlı ; 10.Nikola Iliev
Azerb.: 1.Səlim Həşimov (GK) - 15.Raul Məmmədov, 5.Emin Rüstəmov, 20.Ayxan Süleymanlı (c) -
17.Nihad Əhmədzadə, 8.Emil Süleymanov, 23.Şahin Şahniyarov, 3.Rüfət Abbasov - 14.Nahid Əliyev, 11.Xəyal Əliyev - 9.Ağadadaş Salyanski.
bench: 12.Rəvan Mirzəməmmədov (GK) - 2.Eşqin Əhmədov, 4.İbrahim Ramazanov, 21.Sənan Muradlı -
10.Edqar Adilxanov, 13.Hikmət Cəbrayılzadə, 18.Oruc Məmmədov - 7.Murad Məmmədov, 19.Sadiq Şəfiyev.
coach: Elnur Çodarov
Bulgaria: 23.Aleks Bozhev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 6.Martin Georgiev, 14.Teodor Ivanov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
22.Asen Mitkov, 16.Tsvetoslav Marinov - 18.Kristiyan Balov, 10.Nikola Iliev (c), 13.Georgi Lazarov - 11.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 1.Plamen Andreev (GK) - 2.Zahari Atanasov, 3.Viktorio Valkov, 4.Kubrat Yonashcha -
8.Antoan Stoyanov, 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 21.Petko Panayotov - 7.Roberto Raychev, 9.Boris Dimitrov.
coach: Aleksandar Dimitrov
tactics: aze: 1 - 15, 5, 20 - 17, 8, 23, 3 - 14, 11 - 9; (3-4-2-1)
bul: 23 - 5, 6, 14, 15 - 22, 16 - 18, 10, 13 - 11; (4-2-3-1)
events:
yc - 37 - 22.Asen Mitkov bul (foul stopping a promising attack)
yc - 41 - 15.Dimitar Papazov bul (dissent)
1-0 - 41 - 5.Emin Rüstəmov (head/free kick/20.Ayxan Süleymanlı/pass)
1-1 - 44 - 10.Nikola Iliev (right/open play/22.Asen Mitkov/pass)
+ 4 min
sub - ht - 4.İbrahim Ramazanov on 20.Ayxan Süleymanlı aze /injury/ - same position
cap - ht - 11.Xəyal Əliyev aze
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yc - 55 - 8.Emil Süleymanov aze (reckless foul)
yc - 56 - 15.Raul Məmmədov aze (holding an opponent with hand)
sub - 65 - '1 7.Murad Məmmədov on 14.Nahid Əliyev aze - same position
sub - 66 - '1 21.Petko Panayotov on 22.Asen Mitkov bul - same position
sub - 66 - '1 7.Roberto Raychev on 13.Georgi Lazarov bul - same position
sub - 75 - '2 18.Oruc Məmmədov on 8.Emil Süleymanov aze - same position
sub - 78 - '2 19.Nikolay Zlatev on 18.Kristiyan Balov bul - same position
sub - 78 - '2 9.Boris Dimitrov on 11.Borislav Rupanov bul - same position
yc - 85 - 4.İbrahim Ramazanov aze (foul stopping a promising attack)
sub - 86 - '3 13.Hikmət Cəbrayılzadə on 23.Şahin Şahniyarov aze -> 17, 13, 18, 3
yc - 89 - 17.Nihad Əhmədzadə aze (reckless foul)
yc - 90+4 - 16.Tsvetoslav Marinov bul (holding an opponent with hand)
+ 4 min
abbreviations and event notes
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Group stage, Group B
Portugal U21 3-0 Bulgaria U21
time: 10 October 2025, Friday, 19:30 WEST, 22/21 C, clear
place: Estádio Municipal, Portimão, 3 327 spectators
referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta); assistants: Mitchell Scerri (Malta), Duncan Spencer (Malta); fourth official: Ezekiel Barbara (Malta)
kits: red w/ white-dark green edging, dark green, red w/ white-dark green edging (white numbers) ; white w/ red collar and green edging, white w/ red edging, white (red numbers)
captains: 20.Gustavo Sá ; 22.Asen Mitkov
Port.: 12.João Carvalho (GK) - 17.Martim Fernandes, 4.Tiago Gabriel, 5.Gonçalo Oliveira, 19.Tiago Parente -
7.Geovany Quenda, 20.Gustavo Sá (c), 16.Diego Rodrigues, 21.Roger Fernandes - 10.Rodrigo Mora - 9.Youssef Chermiti.
bench: 1.André Gomes (GK) - 2.Diogo Travassos, 3.João Muniz -
8.Rafael Luís, 14.Mathias de Amorim, 15.João Simões - 11.Carlos Forbs, 18.Gustavo Varela, 23.Fabio Baldé.
coach: Luís Freire
Bulgaria: 1.Plamen Andreev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 6.Martin Georgiev, 14.Teodor Ivanov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
16.Tsvetoslav Marinov, 21.Petko Panayotov - 11.Georgi Lazarov, 22.Asen Mitkov (c), 18.Kristiyan Balov - 9.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 12.Velizar-Ilia Iliev (GK) - 2.Anton Ivanov, 4.Todor Pavlov -
7.Roberto Raychev, 8.Antoan Stoyanov, 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 20.Damyan Yordanov - 10.Nikola Iliev, 17.Boris Dimitrov.
coach: Todor Yanchev
tactics: por: 12 - 17, 4, 5, 19 - 7, 20, 16, 21 - 10 - 9; (4-4-1-1)
bul: 1 - 5, 6, 14, 15 - 16, 21 - 11, 22, 18 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
events:
yc - 4 - 21.Roger Fernandes por (foul stopping a promising attack)
yc - 44 - 11.Georgi Lazarov bul (reckless foul)
+ 2 min
yc - 48 - 9.Borislav Rupanov bul (reckless foul)
sub - 57 - '1 19.Nikolay Zlatev on 22.Asen Mitkov bul -> 19, 11, 18
cap - 57 - 14.Teodor Ivanov bul
1-0 - 58 - 10.Rodrigo Mora (left/open play/19.Tiago Parente/pass)
sub - 59 - '1 2.Diogo Travassos on 17.Martim Fernandes por
sub - 59 - '1 15.João Simões on 16.Diego Rodrigues por -> 2, 4, 5, 19 - 7, 15, 20, 21
yc - 64 - 11.Georgi Lazarov bul (reckless foul)
rc - 64 - 11.Georgi Lazarov bul (second yellow card) -> 1 - 5, 6, 14, 15 - 19, 16, 21, 18 - 9; (4-1-4-1)
sub - 66 - '2 18.Gustavo Varela on 9.Youssef Chermiti por - same position
sub - 66 - '2 11.Carlos Forbs on 21.Roger Fernandes por - same position
2-0 - 66 - 19.Tiago Parente (right/open play/2.Diogo Travassos/shot)
yc - 69 - 5.Mihail Polendakov bul (reckless foul)
sub - 69 - '2 2.Anton Ivanov on 18.Kristiyan Balov bul
sub - 69 - '2 17.Boris Dimitrov on 9.Borislav Rupanov bul -> 2, 16, 21, 19 - 17
3-0 - 79 - 18.Gustavo Varela (right/open play/11.Carlos Forbs/pass)
sub - 80 - '3 8.Rafael Luís on 10.Rodrigo Mora por -> 7, 15, 8, 11 - 20
sub - 86 - '3 8.Antoan Stoyanov on 16.Tsvetoslav Marinov bul
sub - 86 - '3 20.Damyan Yordanov on 5.Mihail Polendakov bul /injury/ -> 2, 6, 14, 15 - 20, 8, 21, 19 - 17
+ 3 min
abbreviations and event notes
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Group stage, Group B
Bulgaria U21 2-1 Czechia U21
time: 14 October 2025, Tuesday, 19:00 EEST, 16/14 C, cloudy
place: "Georgi Benkovski" st., Pazardzhik, 401 spectators
referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova); assistants: Vadim Vicol (Moldova), Anatolie Basiul (Moldova); fourth official: Stanislav Leu (Moldova)
kits: white w/ red collar and green edging, green w/ red edging, red (red numbers) ; red w/ white and blue edging, white w/ blue edging, blue (white numbers)
captains: 22.Asen Mitkov ; 10.Matěj Šín
Bulgaria: 1.Plamen Andreev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 14.Teodor Ivanov, 4.Todor Pavlov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
16.Tsvetoslav Marinov, 21.Petko Panayotov - 10.Nikola Iliev, 22.Asen Mitkov (c), 18.Kristiyan Balov - 9.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 12.Velizar-Ilia Iliev (GK) - 2.Anton Ivanov, 3.Simeon Vasilev, 13.Kubrat Yonashcha -
7.Roberto Raychev, 8.Antoan Stoyanov, 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 20.Damyan Yordanov - 17.Boris Dimitrov.
coach: Todor Yanchev
Czechia: 1.Jan Koutný (GK) - 22.Jan Paluska, 4.Eric Hunal, 3.Adam Ševínský - 8.Ondřej Kričfaluši -
2.Tomáš Jelínek, 10.Matěj Šín (c), 18.Lukáš Ambros, 13.Albert Labík - 7.Yannick Eduardo, 11.Lukáš Mašek.
bench: 16.Viktor Baier (GK) - 12.Tomáš Král, 14.Jan Chytrý -
5.Matěj Žitný, 6.Matěj Mikulenka, 19.Tom Slončík, 20.David Planka, 21.Alexandr Bužek - 9.Matyáš Vojta.
coach: Michal Bílek
tactics: bul: 1 - 5, 14, 4, 15 - 16, 21 - 10, 22, 18 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
cze: 1 - 22, 4, 3 - 8 - 2, 10, 18, 13 - 7, 11; (3-1-4-2)
events:
sub - 23 - '1 12.Tomáš Král on 4.Eric Hunal cze /injury/ -> 22, 3, 12
0-1 - 30 - 10.Matěj Šín (left/open play/7.Yannick Eduardo/pass)
1-1 - 34 - 10.Nikola Iliev (right/open play/no assist)
+ 3 min
yc - 57 - 10.Matěj Šín cze (dissent)
sub - 63 - '2 9.Matyáš Vojta on 7.Yannick Eduardo cze
sub - 63 - '2 20.David Planka on 18.Lukáš Ambros cze -> 2, 10, 20, 13 - 11, 9
yc - 77 - 5.Mihail Polendakov bul (holding an opponent with hand)
yc - 82 - 14.Teodor Ivanov bul (dissent)
sub - 82 - '3 21.Alexandr Bužek on 10.Matěj Šín cze -> 2, 21, 20, 13 - 9, 11
cap - 82 - 8.Ondřej Kričfaluši cze
2-1 - 85 - 21.Petko Panayotov (right/open play/18.Kristiyan Balov/pass)
sub - 86 - '1 17.Boris Dimitrov on 9.Borislav Rupanov bul - same position
sub - 90 - '2 19.Nikolay Zlatev on 10.Nikola Iliev bul - same position
sub - 90 - '2 20.Damyan Yordanov on 22.Asen Mitkov bul - same position
cap - 90 - 14.Teodor Ivanov bul
sub - 90+1 - '3 13.Kubrat Yonashcha on 18.Kristiyan Balov bul -> 16, 13 - 19, 21, 20
yc - 90+4 - 8.Ondřej Kričfaluši cze (dissent)
yc - 90+7 - 17.Boris Dimitrov bul (reckless foul)
yc - 90+7 - 22.Jan Paluska cze (unsporting behaviour - provoking an opponent)
yc - 90+7 - 19.Nikolay Zlatev bul (unsporting behaviour - provoking an opponent)
+ 7 min
yc - ft - 1.Jan Koutný (GK) cze (unsporting behaviour - provoking an opponent)
yc - ft - 9.Borislav Rupanov bul (unsporting behaviour - provoking an opponent) /on the bench/
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abbreviations and event notes
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Group stage, Group B
Scotland U21 1-0 Bulgaria U21
time: 18 November 2025, Tuesday, 17:30 GMT, 2/2 C, rain/drizzle
place: "Fir Park" st., Motherwell, 457 spectators
referee: Wojciech Myć (Poland); assistants: Dawid Golis (Poland), Maciej Majewski (Poland); fourth official: Sebastian Krasny (Poland)
kits: dark blue w/ white shoulder edging, dark blue w/ white edging, dark blue w/ white edging (white numbers) ; white w/ red collar and green edging, green w/ red edging, red (red numbers)
captains: 14.David Watson ; 22.Asen Mitkov
Scotland: 1.Ruairidh Adams (GK) - 22.Connor Allan, 20.Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen, 5.Luke Graham -
3.Dylan Lobban, 16.Kristi Montgomery, 6.Kyle Ure, 15.Taylor Steven - 14.David Watson (c) - 7.Adedire Mebude, 23.Andrew Tod.
bench: 12.Liam McFarlane (GK) - 2.Ben McPherson, 18.Samuel Cleall-Harding -
11.Emilio Lawrence, 13.Ryan Carr, 19.Ethan Sutherland - 8.Barnaby Stewart, 9.James Wilson, 17.Rory Wilson.
coach: Scot Gemmill
Bulgaria: 1.Plamen Andreev (GK) - 5.Mihail Polendakov, 14.Teodor Ivanov, 4.Todor Pavlov, 15.Dimitar Papazov -
16.Tsvetoslav Marinov, 21.Petko Panayotov - 10.Nikola Iliev, 22.Asen Mitkov (c), 18.Kristiyan Balov - 9.Borislav Rupanov.
bench: 12.Aleksandar Andreev (GK) - 2.Ivaylo Videv, 3.Simeon Vasilev -
6.Ivan Pankov, 8.Antoan Stoyanov, 19.Nikolay Zlatev, 20.Damyan Yordanov - 7.Roberto Raychev, 17.Boris Dimitrov.
coach: Todor Yanchev
tactics: sco: 1 - 22, 20, 5 - 3, 16, 6, 15 - 14 - 7, 23; (3-4-1-2)
bul: 1 - 5, 14, 4, 15 - 16, 21 - 10, 22, 18 - 9; (4-2-3-1)
events:
yc - 15 - 14.Teodor Ivanov bul (foul stopping a promising attack)
yc - 27 - 4.Todor Pavlov bul (handball)
1-0 - 37 - 7.Adedire Mebude PENALTY - lower right placed, 1.Plamen Andreev middle (right/penalty/22.Connor Allan is fouled)
yc - 40 - 14.David Watson sco (reckless foul)
yc - 45 - 23.Andrew Tod sco (handball)
+ 0 min
sub - 55 - '1 13.Ryan Carr on 6.Kyle Ure sco /injury/ - same position
yc - 65 - 13.Ryan Carr sco (reckless foul)
sub - 65 - '2 9.James Wilson on 7.Adedire Mebude sco - same position
sub - 66 - '2 8.Barnaby Stewart on 23.Andrew Tod sco - same position
sub - 72 - '1 17.Boris Dimitrov on 16.Tsvetoslav Marinov bul -> 21, 22 - 10, 17, 18
sub - 76 - '2 19.Nikolay Zlatev on 10.Nikola Iliev bul - same position
sub - 81 - '3 18.Samuel Cleall-Harding on 14.David Watson sco /injury/ -> 3, 18, 13, 15 - 16
cap - 81 - 5.Luke Graham sco
sub - 88 - '3 8.Antoan Stoyanov on 22.Asen Mitkov bul - same position
sub - 88 - '3 7.Roberto Raychev on 18.Kristiyan Balov bul - same position
cap - 88 - 14.Teodor Ivanov bul
yc - 90+3 - 9.Borislav Rupanov bul (unsporting behaviour - pushing an opponent)
yc - 90+3 - 18.Samuel Cleall-Harding sco (unsporting behaviour - pushing an opponent)
yc - 90+3 - 16.Kristi Montgomery sco (unsporting behaviour - pushing an opponent)
yc - 90+6 - 15.Taylor Steven sco (reckless foul)
+ 6 min
abbreviations and event notes
Abbreviations and event notes:
yc - yellow card
rc - red card
sub - substitution
'1/'2/'3 - the substitution is part of the first/second/third allowed break for substitutions for the respective team
same position - the substitution does not lead to any tactical changes
lws - left without a substitute (usually due to injury after all allowed substitutions are used by the team)
tct - a change to a team's tactical formation
cap - new captain
mp - missed penalty
ref - new referee (usually following an injury)
ar - new assistant referee (usually following an injury)
var - beginning and end of a VAR review and the decisions it yielded
cnc - cancelled event (usually following a var review)
ht - the event takes place during the half-time break
br - the event takes place during the break between extra time periods
pen - the event takes place during the penalty shoot-out
ft - the event takes place after full time
stp - the match is stopped
res - the match is resumed
abd - the match is abandoned
+ X min. - there have been X minutes of added time played for that half
about penalty kick direction notes - the point of view of the penalty taker is always considered, with the goal being divided into 6 areas,
in which the ball can be directed to - upper left, upper middle, upper right, lower left, lower middle and lower right;
while the penalty kick might be either placed (i.e. weaker shot) or taken with force.
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