Bulgaria at the UEFA European Championship

As of 2020, Bulgaria have qualified for two UEFA European Championships, in 1996 and 2004. However, they did not survive the first round at any occasion. While Bulgaria achieved a win (and a draw) at the 1996 tournament, they lost all their matches in the 2004 edition.

Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Romania	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

9 June 1996 (1996-06-09)

14:30

Spain	1–1	Bulgaria
Alfonso 74'	Report	Stoichkov 65' (pen.)

Elland Road, Leeds

Attendance: 24,006

Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

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13 June 1996 (1996-06-13)

16:30

Bulgaria	1–0	Romania
Stoichkov 3'	Report

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 19,107

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

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18 June 1996 (1996-06-18)

16:30

France	3–1	Bulgaria
Blanc 21' Penev 63' (o.g.) Loko 90'	Report	Stoichkov 69'

St James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance: 26,976

Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)^{[note 1]}

Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Denmark	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5[a]
3	Italy	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5[a]
4	Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.^[1]

14 June 2004 (2004-06-14)

19:45

Sweden	5–0	Bulgaria
Ljungberg 32' Larsson 57', 58' Ibrahimović 78' (pen.) Allbäck 90+1'	Report

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Attendance: 31,652

Referee: Mike Riley (England)

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18 June 2004 (2004-06-18)

17:00

Bulgaria	0–2	Denmark
	Report	Tomasson 44' Grønkjær 90+2'

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Attendance: 24,131

Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

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22 June 2004 (2004-06-22)

19:45

Italy	2–1	Bulgaria
Perrotta 48' Cassano 90+4'	Report	M. Petrov 45' (pen.)

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães

Attendance: 16,002

Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996	Group stage	11th	3	1	1	1	3	4
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	1	9
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028	To be determined
2032
Total	Group stage	2/17	6	1	1	4	4	13

See also

• Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup

Notes

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

References

1. Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 August 2017.