Bulgarian football guide - national team history, cup titles

The Страна: България
Association: Bulgarian Football Union / Български футболен съюз
Основан: 1923
Joined FIFA: 1924
Confederation: UEFA
Цвета: Green, White
The Game: Футбол

Official Website: bfunion.bg

Description:

The first Bulgarian national championship was launched in 1924 as a cup-style competition for teams from various parts of the country. Чемпионат transitioned to a league format in the 1937-38 season. Most teams in Bulgaria are part of multi-sport clubs, or at least share a name (and fan base) with teams playing other sports. During the Communist era (late 1940s to late 1980s) many clubs in Bulgaria went through a bewildering series of politically-inspired name changes and temporary mergers. Some teams have had as many as seventeen different names in their history. Since the arrival of CSKA on the scene in the late Forties, Bulgarian football has been dominated by their rivalry with Levski.

The Bulgarian national team came completely out of nowhere to have a sensational run to the 1994 World Cup Semifinals but have largely disappointed before and since. The country's greatest player Hristo Stoitchkov was instrumental in that team's run and went on to have a very successful spell at Barcelona among others after launching his career at CSKA. Levski counter with their own iconic figure, Georgi Asparuhov, whose life was tragically cut short in the prime of his career by a car crash.

Bulgarian Football Clubs Map:

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Bulgarian National Team History

World Cup History:

• Semifinals (1994)
• Second Round (1986)
• First Round (1962, 66, 70, 74, 98)
• Did not qualify (1934, 38, 54, 58, 78, 82, 90, 2002, 06)
• Did not enter (1930, 50)

European Championship History:

• Quarterfinals (1968)
• Second Round (1964)
• First round (1960, 96, 2004)
• Did not qualify (1972, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 2000, 08)

Bulgarian Domestic Cup History

Total Tsar's Cup Titles:

2 FK 13 Sofia

1 AS 23 Sofia
1 Levski Sofia
1 Shipka Sofia

Total Soviet Army Cup Titles:

16 Levski Sofia     

13 CSKA Sofia    

6  Slavia Sofia      

3  Lokomotiv Sofia 

2  Botev Plovdiv

1  Lokomotiv Plovdiv  
1  Spartak Sofia     
1  Spartak Plovdiv  
1  Septemvri Sofia  
1  Marek Dupnitsa

Total Cup of Bulgaria Titles:

12 Levski Sofia  

10 CSKA Sofia     

4  Litex Lovech

1 Beroe Stara Zagora
1  Sliven         
1  Lokomotiv Sofia  
1  Slavia Sofia

Ссылки:

• Bulgarian Cups Overview