Bulgaria national football team results (1924–1959)
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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) |
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- ^ "WORLD CUP 1954 qualification".