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The Bulgaria women's national football team () represents
Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
in international women's football, and is controlled by the
Bulgarian Football Union The Bulgarian Football Union ( BFS) is the governing body of association football in Bulgaria, and a member of UEFA since 1954. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian Parva Liga, and fields its Bulgaria national football team in UEFA and F ...
. The team's major success came in 2008 when they won the Balkan Championship and the Albena Cup in the same year. These major tournament victories brought them up to their all-time highest FIFA world ranking 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.


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


2024


2025


Coaching staff


Current coaching staff


Manager history


Players


Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against
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on 3 June 2025 respectively. ''Caps and goals as of 8 April 2025, after the match against
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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.''


UEFA Women's Nations League


Honours


Regional

* Balkan Cup ** Champions (1) 2008


Friendly

* Albena Cup ** Champions (1) 2008


See also

* Sport in Bulgaria **
Football in Bulgaria Football (, ''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") match was first pl ...
***Women's football in Bulgaria * Bulgaria men's national football team


Notes


References


External links


Official website

FIFA profile
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