Bulgaria national futsal team

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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.

Nickname(s)Лъвовете (The Lions)
AssociationBulgarian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachHristo Stoichkov
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Bulgaria
Nickname(s)Лъвовете (The Lions)
AssociationBulgarian Football Union
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachHristo Stoichkov
CaptainStanimir Zahariev
FIFA codeBUL
FIFA ranking 119 Decrease 11 (8 May 2026)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Bulgaria 2–0 Macedonia 
(Lovech, Bulgaria; 11 May 2002)
Biggest win
 Bulgaria 7–0 Malta 
(Cospicua, Malta; 22 January 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Bulgaria 2–21 Spain 
(Ohrid, Macedonia; 24 October 2002)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances0
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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
  • 2021 - did not qualify
  • 2024 - did not qualify

UEFA Futsal Championship

  • 1996 - did not qualify
  • 1999 - did not qualify
  • 2001 - did not qualify
  • 2003 - did not qualify
  • 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 - did not qualify
  • 2022 – did not qualify
  • 2026 – did not qualify

Recent fixtures

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Date Location Opponent Score Competition Bulgaria scorers
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
4 April 2015 Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria  Serbia 2-4 Friendly
5 April 2015 Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria  Serbia 1-3 Friendly
19 September 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria  Moldova 1-3 Friendly
20 September 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria  Moldova 3-6 Friendly
24 October 2015 Espoo, Finland   Switzerland 2-2 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying
25 October 2015 Espoo, Finland  Finland 0-0 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying
16 March 2016 Ciorescu, Moldova  Moldova 0-3 Friendly
17 March 2016 Ciorescu, Moldova  Moldova 3-3 Friendly
9 June 2016 Sofia, Bulgaria  Greece 0-1 Friendly
10 June 2016 Sofia, Bulgaria  Greece 3-3 Friendly
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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying matches against North Macedonia, Lithuania and Turkey on 9, 10 and 12 April 2026 respectively.[2]

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Milen Kirov (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 38) Football Association of the Czech Republic SK Slavia Prague
12 1GK Hristo Pavlov (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 29) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
23 1GK Stefan Mihaylov (2004-07-26) 26 July 2004 (age 21) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
5 2DF Nikolay Georgiev (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 22) Bulgarian Football Union FC Etar Futsal
9 2DF Georgi Nikolov (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 22) Bulgarian Football Union FC Etar Futsal
14 2DF Dimitar Shalamanov (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 29) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
2 4FW Vladimir Baharov (captain) (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 34) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
3 4FW Ivelin Kuzmanov (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 24) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
4 4FW Martin Stoykov (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 35) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
6 4FW Dimitar Petev (1989-05-16) 16 May 1989 (age 36) Bulgarian Football Union FSC Levski Sofia
7 4FW Dimitar Videv (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 28) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
10 4FW Daniel Dimov (1985-08-16) 16 August 1985 (age 40) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
11 4FW Dmytro Zhylchuk (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 29) Bulgarian Football Union FC Cherno More
13 4FW Zhyulien Benkov (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 29) Bulgarian Football Union Amigo Northwest
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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

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Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Martin Asenov (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 27) Bulgaria FSC Levski Sofia v.  France, 11 February 2026
DF Veselin Gerenski (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 31) Bulgaria FC Cherno More v.  France, 11 February 2026
FW Milen Ivanov Bulgaria FC Doulhzelm v.  France, 11 February 2026
FW Dimitar Velikov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Futsal v.  France, 11 February 2026

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.
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