Bulgarian football clubs in European competitions
This is a list of Bulgarian football clubs in European competition. Bulgarian clubs have participated since 1956, when CSKA Sofia entered the 1956–57 European Cup.
Achievements
Biggest Achievements
European Cup / UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup / Europa League | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | ||||
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Club | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
CSKA Sofia | 1967, 1982 | 1957, 1974, 1981, 1990 | - | - | 1989 | - |
Levski Sofia | - | - | - | 1976, 2006 | - | 1970, 1977, 1987 |
Lokomotiv Sofia | - | - | - | 1980 | - | - |
Slavia Sofia | - | - | - | - | 1967 | 1981 |
Botev Plovdiv | - | - | - | - | - | 1963 |
Beroe Stara Zagora | - | - | - | - | - | 1974 |
Statistics
As of 3 November 2022.
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UEFA coefficient and ranking
For the 2020–21 UEFA competitions, the associations will be allocated places according to their 2019 UEFA country coefficients, which will take into account their performance in European competitions from 2014–15 to 2018–19. In the 2019 rankings that will be used for the 2020–21 European competitions, Bulgaria's coefficient points total is 17.500. After earning a score of 4.000 during the 2018–19 European campaign, Bulgaria is ranked by UEFA as the 28th best association in Europe out of 55.
- 26 Azerbaijan 19.000
- 27 Israel 18.625
- 28 Bulgaria 17.500
- 29 Romania 15.950
- 30 Slovakia 15.625
- Full list Archived 2018-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
UEFA country coefficient history
(As of 2 September 2022), Source: Bert Kassies website.
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Appearances in UEFA competitions
- As of 3 November 2022
Club | UEFA Champions League (includes European Cup) |
UEFA Europa League (includes UEFA Cup) |
UEFA Europa Conference League | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Total | First Appearance | Last Appearance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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App. | P | W | D | L | App. | P | W | D | L | App. | P | W | D | L | App. | P | W | D | L | App. | P | W | D | L | App. | P | W | D | L | |||||||
CSKA Sofia[1][2] | 25 | 98 | 41 | 16 | 41 | 25 | 113 | 39 | 34 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 258 | 100 | 56 | 102 | 1956–57 EC | 2022–23 UECL | ||||
Levski Sofia[3] | 15 | 58 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 112 | 41 | 25 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 210 | 71 | 45 | 94 | 1966–66 EC | 2022–23 UECL | ||||
Ludogorets Razgrad[4] | 11 | 60 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 67 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 128 | 44 | 34 | 50 | 2012–13 UCL | 2022–23 UECL | ||||
Litex Lovech[5] | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 72 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 1998–99 UCL | 2015–16 UEL | ||||
Botev Plovdiv[6] | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 52 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 1962–63 CWC | 2022–23 UECL | ||||
Slavia Sofia[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 1963–64 CWC | 2020–21 UEL | ||||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv[8] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 1971–72 UC | 2021–22 UECL | ||||
Lokomotiv Sofia[9] | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 1964–65 EC | 2011–12 UEL | ||||
Beroe Stara Zagora[10] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 1972–73 UC | 2016–17 UEL | ||||
Spartak Varna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1961–62 CWC | 2001 UIC | ||||
Marek Dupnitsa[11] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1977–78 UC | 2004 UIC | ||||
Cherno More Varna[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2007 UIC | 2014–15 UEL | ||||
Naftex Burgas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1997–98 UC | 2000–01 UC | ||||
Akademik Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1976–77 UC | 1981–82 UC | ||||
Pirin Blagoevgrad[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1985–86 UC | 1994–95 CWC | ||||
Sliven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1984–85 UC | 1990–91 CWC | ||||
Dunav Ruse[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1975–76 UC | 2017–18 UEL | ||||
Etar Veliko Tarnovo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1974–75 UC | 1991–92 EC | ||||
Velbazhd Kyustendil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2000 UIC | 2000 UIC | ||||
Spartak Plovdiv | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1963–64 EC | 1963–64 EC | ||||
PSFC Chernomorets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2008 UIC | 2008 UIC | ||||
FC Chernomorets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1989–90 UC | 1989–90 UC | ||||
Botev Vratsa[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1971–72 UC | 1971–72 UC | ||||
Shumen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1994–95 UC | 1994–95 UC | ||||
Arda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2022–23 UECL | 2022–23 UECL | ||||
Total (25) | — | 254 | 91 | 49 | 114 | — | 537 | 183 | 133 | 220 | - | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | — | 124 | 54 | 11 | 59 | — | 48 | 12 | 15 | 21 | — | 993 | 348 | 216 | 427 |
App. = Appearances; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; EC = European Cup; UCL = UEFA Champions League; UC = UEFA Cup; UEL = UEFA Europa League; CWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UIC = UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Active competitions
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
- Notes
- Note 1: A number of Eastern European clubs withdrew from the first two rounds when UEFA paired up all of the Eastern European clubs against one another due to the disastrous situation in Czechoslovakia.
- Note 2: Botev Plovdiv were replaced Levski Sofia as the Sofia's club barred from entering the European competitions after the riots during the Bulgarian Cup final.
- Note 3: The Bulgarian clubs were not entered the Champions League during these seasons as a result of restructuring by UEFA, with entry to the competition limited to the continent's top 24 countries. The league champions entered the UEFA Cup instead.
UEFA Cup / Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Season | Club | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2021–22 | Arda Kardzhali | 2Q | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
CSKA Sofia | 2Q | Liepāja | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 (3–1 p.) | |
3Q | Osijek | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | ||
PO | Viktoria Plzeň | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ||
Group C | Roma | 2–3 | 1–5 | 4th | ||
Bodø/Glimt | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||||
Zorya Luhansk | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||||
Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2Q | Slovácko | 1−0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (3–2 p.) | |
3Q | Copenhagen | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | ||
2022–23 | Botev Plovdiv | 2Q | APOEL | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
CSKA Sofia | 2Q | Makedonija GP | 4−0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
3Q | St Patrick's Athletic | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
PO | Basel | 1−0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | ||
Levski Sofia | 2Q | PAOK | 2−0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
3Q | Ħamrun Spartans | 1–2 | 1−0 | 2–2 (1–4 p.) | ||
Ludogorets Razgrad | KPO | Anderlecht | 1−0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (0–3 p.) | |
2023–24 | CSKA 1948 | 2Q | FCSB | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2-4 |
CSKA Sofia | 2Q | Sepsi OSK | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | |
Levski Sofia | 2Q | Shkupi | 1−0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
3Q | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
PO | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-1 | ||||
Defunct competitions
Cup Winners' Cup
- Notes
- Note 1: A number of Eastern European clubs withdrew following UEFA's decision to separate western and Eastern countries due to troubles in Czechoslovakia.
- Note 2: CSKA Sofia were barred from entering the European competitions after the riots during the Bulgarian Cup final.
UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Notes
- Note 1: No club was elected by Bulgarian Football Union for the participation in the tournament in that season.
References
- uefa.com. "CSKA Sofia in UEFA competitions". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "CSKA-Sofia in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Levski Sofia in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Ludogorets Razgrad in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Litex Lovech in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Botev Plovdiv in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Slavia Sofia in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Lokomotiv Plovdiv in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Lokomotiv Sofia in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Beroe Stara Zagora in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Marek Dupnitsa in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Cherno More Varna in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Pirin Blagoevgrad in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Dunav Ruse in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- uefa.com. "Botev Vratsa in UEFA competitions". Retrieved 23 June 2020.