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The Bulgaria women's national football team ( bg, Български женски национален отбор по футбол) represents
Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
in international women's football, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The team's major success came in 2008 when they won the Balkan Championship and the
Albena Cup The Albena Cup was an invitational competition for women's football (soccer) teams held in Albena, Bulgaria. Contested by both clubs and national teams, it was originally named Grand Hotel Varna Tournament and the first two editions were held ind ...
in the same year. These major tournament victories brought them up to their all-time highest
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of 33rd.


History


Team image


Nicknames

The Bulgaria women's national football team have been nicknamed as "''Лъвиците'' (The Lionesses)".


Home stadium

Bulgaria plays their home matches on the
Lovech Stadium Gradski stadion ( bg, Градски стадион, ) is a football stadium in Lovech, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches. The stadium has more than 8100 seats. On July 12, 2010, the venue received a 3-star rating by UEFA and cu ...
.


Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend


2022


Coaching staff


Current coaching staff


Manager history


Players


Current squad

:The following players were called up for a friendly match against
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on 11 June 2021.


Recent call-ups

:The following players have been called up to a Bulgaria squad in the past 12 months.


Captains

*Radoslava Slavcheva (????–)


Records

:Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2021.


Most capped players


Top goalscorers


Competitive record


FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


UEFA Women's Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''


Honours

Albena Cup The Albena Cup was an invitational competition for women's football (soccer) teams held in Albena, Bulgaria. Contested by both clubs and national teams, it was originally named Grand Hotel Varna Tournament and the first two editions were held ind ...
* Champions : 2008 Balkan Cup * Champions : 2008


See also

*
Sport in Bulgaria Bulgaria has established traditions in a great variety of sports. Olympics Bulgaria participates both in the Summer and Winter Olympics, and its first appearance dates back to the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, when the Swiss gymnast C ...
**
Football in Bulgaria Football ( bg, футбол, ''futbol'') is the most popular sport in Bulgaria. It was introduced in 1893–1894 by Swiss gymnastics teachers invited to the country. A football (initially called ритнитоп, ''ritnitop'', "kickball") mat ...
***Women's football in Bulgaria * Bulgaria men's national football team


References


External links


Official website

FIFA profile
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