Bulgaria women's national basketball team

Bulgaria
FIBA ranking	58 1 (9 February 2025)
Joined FIBA	1935
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Bulgarian Basketball Federation
Coach	Tatyana Gateva
Nickname(s)	лъвиците (The Lionesses)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	Silver: (1980)
World Cup
Appearances	6
Medals	Silver: (1959); Bronze: (1964)
EuroBasket
Appearances	22
Medals	Gold: (1958); Silver: (1960, 1964, 1972, 1983, 1985); Bronze: (1954, 1962, 1976, 1989)
Home	Away

The Bulgaria women's national basketball team (Bulgarian: България отбор жени национален по баскетбол) represents Bulgaria in international women's basketball, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Their achievements range from winning the 1958 EuroBasket Women's Championship, and the Balkan Championship in 1960. Other successes came with the team finishing as runners-up at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1959 FIBA Women's World Cup. The national team has several members playing their professional basketball careers in the United States WNBA.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year	Result
1976	Third place
1980	Runners-up

World Cup

Year	Result
1959	Runners-up
1964	Third place

EuroBasket

Year	Result
1954	Third place
1958	Champions
1960	Runners-up
1962	Third place
1964	Runners-up
1972	Runners-up
1976	Third place
1983	Runners-up
1985	Runners-up
1989	Third place

Friendship Games

Year	Result
1984	Runners-up

Balkan Championship

Year	Result
1960	Champions

Summer Universiade

Year	Result
1961	Champions
1977	Third place

Current roster

Roster for EuroBasket Women 2025 qualifers.^[3]

Bulgaria women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
C	00	Khaalia Hillsman	28 – (1996-08-01)1 August 1996	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Beşiktaş JK
G	1	Valeria Aleksieva	24 – (2000-08-10)10 August 2000	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	BC Šiauliai-Vilmers
F	5	Yuliyana Valcheva	25 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Montana 2003
PF	6	Katrin Stoichkova	25 – (1999-11-14)14 November 1999	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Rhodigium Basket AD
F	7	Borislava Hristova	28 – (1996-07-12)12 July 1996	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Spar Girona
G	8	Denitsa Manolova	18 – (2006-09-06)6 September 2006	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Rilski Sportist
C	9	Aleksandra Petrova	26 – (1998-07-25)25 July 1998	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	BC Beroe
G	12	Viktoriya Ivanova	20 – (2004-03-11)11 March 2004	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Les Sangliers Wooltz
SF	13	Radostina Dimitrova	30 – (1994-10-19)19 October 1994	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	BC Beroe
F	15	Violeta Grigorova	22 – (2002-01-11)11 January 2002	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Rilski Sportist
PF	16	Zlatka Madankova	22 – (2002-11-16)16 November 2002	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	BC Beroe
G	19	Deana Stoyanovska	20 – (2004-03-19)19 March 2004	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	BC Beroe
SG	20	Ivana Nikolova	23 – (2001-06-13)13 June 2001	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Levhartice Chomutov
PG	23	Gergana Ivanova	25 – (1999-09-22)22 September 1999	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	A.Dil Brixia Basket
F	27	Yana Karamfilova	19 – (2005-12-16)16 December 2005	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	BC Beroe
PG	33	Karina Konstantinova	25 – (1999-10-21)21 October 1999	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Rutronik Stars Keltern
C	34	Preslava Koleva	25 – (1999-08-12)12 August 1999	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	BC Pharmaserv Marburg
F	35	Gabriela Nikolova	27 – (1997-06-01)1 June 1997	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Montana 2003
SG	77	Iva Kostova	30 – (1994-09-02)2 September 1994	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	US Le Poinçonnet
F	99	Iliyana Georgieva	21 – (2003-10-30)30 October 2003	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	ASD Nuova Jolly