Bulgaria national football team results (1990–1999)

This is a list of the Bulgaria national football team results from 1990 to 1999.[1][2][3]

Results edit

Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

1990 edit

5 May Friendly Brazil   2–1   Bulgaria Campinas, Brazil
16:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estádio Brinco de Ouro
Attendance: 47,132
Referee: Ulisses da Silva (Brazil)
12 September UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Switzerland   2–0   Bulgaria Geneva, Switzerland
20:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Charmilles Stadium
Attendance: 9,088
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)
26 September Friendly Sweden   2–0   Bulgaria Solna, Sweden
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 6,954
Referee: Jan Damgaard (Denmark)
17 October UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Romania   0–3   Bulgaria Bucharest, Romania
15:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Steaua Stadium
Attendance: 15,350
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
14 November UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Bulgaria   1–1   Scotland Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 31,462
Referee: Friedrich Kaupe (Austria)

1991 edit

27 March UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Scotland   1–1   Bulgaria Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 33,119
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
9 April Friendly Denmark   1–1   Bulgaria Odense, Denmark
19:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Odense Stadium
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: Frans Van Den Wijngaert (Belgium)
1 May UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Bulgaria   2–3    Switzerland Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 35,142
Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)
22 May UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying San Marino   0–3   Bulgaria Serravalle, San Marino
18:30 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 612
Referee: Victor Mintoff (Malta)
28 May Friendly Brazil   3–0   Bulgaria Uberlândia, Brazil
21:30 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal João Havelange
Attendance: 9,577
Referee: José Wright (Brazil)
21 August Friendly Bulgaria   0–0   Turkey Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)
25 September Friendly Bulgaria   2–1   Italy Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Branimir Babarogić (Yugoslavia)
16 October UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Bulgaria   4–0   San Marino Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 7,352
Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czechoslovakia)
20 November UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Bulgaria   1–1   Romania Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 27,744
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

1992 edit

28 April Friendly Switzerland   0–2   Bulgaria Bern, Switzerland
20:15 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
14 May 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Finland   0–3   Bulgaria Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 8,608
Referee: Dušan Colić (Yugoslavia)
19 August Friendly Bulgaria   1–1   Mexico Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Erman Toroğlu (Turkey)
26 August Friendly Turkey   3–2   Bulgaria Trabzon, Turkey
15:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gerhard Kapl (Austria)
9 September 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   2–0   France Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
7 October 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden   2–0   Bulgaria Solna, Sweden
19:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 20,625
Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)
11 November Friendly Portugal   2–1   Bulgaria Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade de Paris-Bauer
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
2 December 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel   0–2   Bulgaria Ramat Gan, Israel
19:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

1993 edit

10 January Friendly Tunisia   3–0   Bulgaria Béja, Tunisia
Report Stadium: Stade Olympique Boujemaa Kmiti
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Messaoud Koussa (Algeria)
18 February Friendly United Arab Emirates   1–0   Bulgaria Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 UTC+4
  • Said   67'
Report Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
20 February Friendly United Arab Emirates   1–3   Bulgaria Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 UTC+4
  •  
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
14 April 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Austria   3–1   Bulgaria Vienna, Austria
18:35 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)
28 April 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   2–0   Finland Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
12 May 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   2–2   Israel Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
8 September 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   1–1   Sweden Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
13 October 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   4–1   Austria Sofia, Bulgaria
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Marcello Nicchi (Italy)
17 November 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification France   1–2   Bulgaria Paris, France
17:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 48,402
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

1994 edit

19 January Friendly Mexico   1–1   Bulgaria San Diego, United States
21:00 UTC−8
Report
Stadium: Jack Murphy Field
Attendance: 56,222
Referee: Helder Dias (United States)
15 April Friendly Oman   1–1   Bulgaria Muscat, Oman
  • Mubarak   69'
Report
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ibrahim Khamis Al-Baluchi (Oman)
28 April Friendly Kuwait   2–2   Bulgaria Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • Edeilem   15'
  • Nassar   36'
Report
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Essa Rashed Al Jassas (Kuwait)
3 June Friendly Bulgaria   1–1   Ukraine Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Adrian Porumboiu (Romania)
21 June 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage Nigeria   3–0   Bulgaria Dallas, United States
18:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 44,132
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
26 June 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage Bulgaria   4–0   Greece Chicago, United States
11:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 63,160
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
30 June 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage Argentina   0–2   Bulgaria Dallas, United States
18:30 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 63,998
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
5 July 1994 FIFA World Cup round of 16 Mexico   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
  Bulgaria East Rutherford, United States
17:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 71,030
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
Penalties
10 July 1994 FIFA World Cup quarter-final Bulgaria   2–1   Germany East Rutherford, United States
13:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)
13 July 1994 FIFA World Cup semi-final Bulgaria   1–2   Italy East Rutherford, United States
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 74,110
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
16 July 1994 FIFA World Cup third place play-off Sweden   4–0   Bulgaria Pasadena, United States
12:30 UTC−7
Report Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 91,500
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
12 October UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Bulgaria   2–0   Georgia Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Ladislav Gadoši (Slovakia)
16 November UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Bulgaria   4–1   Moldova Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 36,048
Referee: Denis McArdle (Ireland)
14 December UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Wales   0–3   Bulgaria Cardiff, Wales
19:30 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 23,206
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

1995 edit

14 February Friendly Argentina   4–1   Bulgaria Mendoza, Argentina
Report
Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Attendance: 42,615
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
29 March UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Bulgaria   3–1   Wales Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Michel Piraux (Belgium)
12 April Friendly Macedonia   0–0   Bulgaria Kočani, Macedonia
Report Stadium: Nikola Mantov Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Krste Danilovski (Macedonia)
26 April UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Moldova   0–3   Bulgaria Chişinău, Moldova
18:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Stadionul Republican
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czech Republic)
7 June UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Bulgaria   3–2   Germany Sofia, Bulgaria
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 44,208
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
20 July Merdeka Tournament group stage Uzbekistan   0–0   Bulgaria Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Merdeka Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
22 July Merdeka Tournament group stage Vasas SC   0–0   Bulgaria Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:00 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Merdeka Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Yaakub (Malaysia)
25 July Merdeka Tournament semi-final Iraq   1–0   Bulgaria Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Report Stadium: Merdeka Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)
29 July Merdeka Tournament third place play-off Malaysia   0–2   Bulgaria Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Report
Stadium: Merdeka Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Han Nam-shik (South Korea)
6 September UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Albania   1–1   Bulgaria Tirana, Albania
16:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 6,050
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
7 October UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Bulgaria   3–0   Albania Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Juha Hirviniemi (Finland)
11 October UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Georgia   2–1   Bulgaria Tbilisi, Georgia
18:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
15 November UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Germany   3–1   Bulgaria Berlin, Germany
19:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 75,841
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)

1996 edit

27 March Friendly England   1–0   Bulgaria London, England
20:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: British Empire Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 29,708
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
24 April Friendly Slovakia   0–0   Bulgaria Trnava, Slovakia
Report Stadium: Štadión Spartaka
Attendance: 10,927
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
28 May Friendly Bulgaria   3–0   Macedonia Sofia, Bulgaria
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 980
Referee: Branimir Babarogić (Yugoslavia)
2 June Friendly Bulgaria   4–1   United Arab Emirates Sofia, Bulgaria
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sabri Çelik (Turkey)
9 June UEFA Euro 1996 group stage Spain   1–1   Bulgaria Leeds, England
14:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 24,006
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
13 June UEFA Euro 1996 group stage Bulgaria   1–0   Romania Newcastle upon Tyne, England
16:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 19,107
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
18 June UEFA Euro 1996 group stage France   3–1   Bulgaria Newcastle upon Tyne, England
16:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 26,976
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)[note 1]
1 September 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Israel   2–1   Bulgaria Ramat Gan, Israel
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)
8 October 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Luxembourg   1–2   Bulgaria Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Yevi Kollari (Albania)
6 November Friendly Saudi Arabia   1–0   Bulgaria Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
8 November Friendly Thailand   0–4   Bulgaria Bangkok, Thailand
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sinktchun (Thailand)
14 December 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Cyprus   1–3   Bulgaria Limassol, Cyprus
16:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Tsirio Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: John Rowbotham (Scotland)

1997 edit

11 March Friendly Bulgaria   0–1   Slovakia Sofia, Bulgaria
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)
2 April 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   4–1   Cyprus Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
8 June 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   4–0   Luxembourg Burgas, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Neftochimic Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
20 August 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   1–0   Israel Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Sándor Piller (Hungary)
10 September 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria   1–0   Russia Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)
11 October 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Russia   4–2   Bulgaria Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

1998 edit

10 March Friendly Argentina   2–0   Bulgaria Buenos Aires, Argentina
Report Stadium: José Amalfitani Stadium
Attendance: 21,291
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)
25 March Friendly Macedonia   1–0   Bulgaria Skopje, Macedonia
Report Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Zdravko Savić (Yugoslavia)
22 April Friendly Bulgaria   2–1   Morocco Sofia, Bulgaria
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Slavko Radulović (Yugoslavia)
5 June Friendly Bulgaria   2–0   Algeria Sofia, Bulgaria
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Éric Romain (Belgium)
12 June 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage Paraguay   0–0   Bulgaria Montpellier, France
14:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)
19 June 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage Nigeria   1–0   Bulgaria Paris, France
17:30 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)
24 June 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage Spain   6–1   Bulgaria Lens, France
21:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
6 September UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Bulgaria   0–3   Poland Burgas, Bulgaria
20:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Neftochimic Stadium
Attendance: 17,100
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
10 October UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying England   0–0   Bulgaria London, England
15:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: British Empire Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 72,974
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
14 October UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Bulgaria   0–1   Sweden Burgas, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Neftochimic Stadium
Attendance: 12,021
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
4 November Friendly Bulgaria   0–0   Algeria Sofia, Bulgaria
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kostadin Gerginov (Bulgaria)
24 December Friendly Morocco   4–1   Bulgaria Agadir, Morocco
Report
Stadium: Stade Al Inbiaâte
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abderrahim Larjoune (Morocco)

1999 edit

16 February Lunar New Year Cup semi-final Egypt   3–1   Bulgaria Mong Kok, Hong Kong
18:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Willie Young (Scotland)
3 March Friendly Bulgaria   2–0   Slovakia Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Report Stadium: Beroe Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Miroslav Radoman (Yugoslavia)
27 March Friendly Belgium   0–1   Bulgaria Brussels, Belgium
20:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 23,412
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
31 March UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Luxembourg   0–2   Bulgaria Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 3,004
Referee: Milan Mitrovič (Slovenia)
19 May Friendly Slovakia   2–0   Bulgaria Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia
Report Stadium: Kerametal Stadium
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)
4 June UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Poland   2–0   Bulgaria Warsaw, Poland
20:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 6,266
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
9 June UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Bulgaria   1–1   England Sofia, Bulgaria
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Bulgarian Army Stadium
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
18 August Friendly Ukraine   1–1   Bulgaria Kyiv, Ukraine
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
4 September UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Sweden   1–0   Bulgaria Solna, Sweden
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 35,640
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
9 October UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Bulgaria   3–0   Luxembourg Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Bulgarian Army Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ladislav Gadoši (Slovakia)
17 November Friendly Greece   1–0   Bulgaria Kozani, Greece
Report Stadium: Kozani Stadium
Attendance: 7,896
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)

References edit

  1. ^ "Bulgaria - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
  3. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Bulgaria". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Gallagher suffered an injury in the 28th minute and was replaced by fourth official Paul Durkin (England).

External links edit