Bulgaria national football team results (1924–1959)

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

1920s

1924

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

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

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

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

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

1930

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

1940

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1950

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

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

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: Andor Dorogi

8 November 1954 WCQ	Czechoslovakia	0–0	Bulgaria	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
		Report		Stadium: Tehelne Pole Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Chkhatarashvili (Soviet Union)

1954

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

[RSSSF-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.

[rsssf-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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