Team · UEFA
21 May 1924 – 5 Jun 2026 · Elo 1512 (102nd now), peak 1849 in 1995
262 won · 187 drawn · 284 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 17 · Year
| Home | 285 | 140 | 68 | 77 | 506 | 337 | +169 | 49.1% |
| Away | 376 | 99 | 101 | 176 | 419 | 643 | -224 | 26.3% |
| Neutral | 72 | 23 | 18 | 31 | 90 | 119 | -29 | 31.9% |
| Tournament finals | 100 | 29 | 23 | 48 | 130 | 194 | -64 | 29% |
| Qualifiers | 273 | 113 | 62 | 98 | 389 | 364 | +25 | 41.4% |
| Friendlies | 360 | 120 | 102 | 138 | 496 | 541 | -45 | 33.3% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 6 | 8 Nov 1996 | 10 Sep 1997 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 11 | 21 Jun 1972 | 28 Mar 1973 | 1 |
| Scored in | 18 | 10 Jun 1933 | 24 Mar 1938 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 6 Feb 2007 | 2 Jun 2007 | 0 |
| Without a win | 15 | 12 Oct 1977 | 29 Nov 1978 | 2 |
| Defeats | 7 | 21 May 1924 | 15 May 1927 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 5 Sep 2001 | 17 Apr 2002 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| Balkan Cup | 15 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup | 7 | 0 | Fourth place (1994) |
| UEFA Nations League | 5 | 0 | — |
| UEFA Euro | 2 | 0 | Group stage (2004, 1996) |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | — |
| UEFA Nations League 2025 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | — |
| UEFA Nations League 2024 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | — |
| UEFA Nations League 2022 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | — |
| UEFA Nations League 2020 | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | — |
| UEFA Nations League 2018 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | — |
| UEFA Euro 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | C · 4th |
| FIFA World Cup 1998 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | D · 4th |
| UEFA Euro 1996 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | B · 3rd |
| FIFA World Cup 1994 | Fourth place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | D · 3rd |
| FIFA World Cup 1986 | Round of 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | A · 3rd |
| Balkan Cup 1978 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| Balkan Cup 1977 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Balkan Cup 1976 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 1974 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 · 3rd |
| Balkan Cup 1974 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | — |
| Romania | UEFA | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 70 | -21 | 26.5% | 1925 | 2024 |
| Serbia | UEFA | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 65 | -23 | 21.9% | 1926 | 2023 |
| Greece | UEFA | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 48% | 1929 | 2025 |
| Turkey | UEFA | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 34.8% | 1925 | 2025 |
| Hungary | UEFA | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 58 | -35 | 17.4% | 1934 | 2023 |
| Poland | UEFA | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 17.4% | 1937 | 2010 |
| France | UEFA | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 36.4% | 1932 | 2021 |
| Germany | UEFA | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 56 | -32 | 14.3% | 1935 | 2002 |
| Czech Republic | UEFA | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 38.1% | 1937 | 2019 |
| Italy | UEFA | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 9.5% | 1966 | 2021 |
| German DR | UEFA | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 31.6% | 1953 | 1989 |
| Russia | UEFA | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 11.1% | 1957 | 2021 |
| Luxembourg | UEFA | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 9 | +31 | 82.4% | 1969 | 2024 |
| Cyprus | UEFA | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 82.4% | 1972 | 2025 |
| Norway | UEFA | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 43.8% | 1957 | 2018 |
| Denmark | UEFA | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 25% | 1957 | 2016 |
| Sweden | UEFA | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 18.8% | 1967 | 2017 |
| Republic of Ireland | UEFA | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 20% | 1924 | 2025 |
| Belgium | UEFA | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 42.9% | 1960 | 2010 |
| Malta | UEFA | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 6 | +39 | 78.6% | 1975 | 2015 |
| Friendly | 348 | 113 | 101 | 134 | 32.5% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 143 | 63 | 29 | 51 | 44.1% |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 130 | 50 | 33 | 47 | 38.5% |
| Balkan Cup | 41 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 43.9% |
| FIFA World Cup | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 11.5% |
| UEFA Nations League | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26.9% |
| UEFA Euro | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.7% |
| Kirin Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| FIFA Series | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% |
| Cyprus International Tournament | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Lunar New Year Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Dimitar Berbatov | 41 | 2 | 2000–2009 |
| Hristo Stoichkov | 28 | 13 | 1989–1999 |
| Emil Kostadinov | 20 | 0 | 1991–1998 |
| Hristo Bonev | 19 | 6 | 1968–1976 |
| Martin Petrov | 17 | 2 | 2001–2009 |
| Ivelin Popov | 15 | 3 | 2009–2019 |
| Kiril Despodov | 15 | 2 | 2018–2024 |
| Georgi Asparuhov | 14 | 1 | 1962–1969 |
| Nasko Sirakov | 14 | 0 | 1983–1994 |
| Krasimir Balakov | 10 | 4 | 1992–2001 |
| Lyuboslav Penev | 8 | 0 | 1991–1997 |
| Marin Petkov | 7 | 1 | 2022–2026 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 28% of these matches.
| Ivelin Popov | 76 | 69 | 2007–2019 |
| Kiril Despodov | 60 | 53 | 2018–2025 |
| Ivaylo Chochev | 51 | 31 | 2015–2025 |
| Stilian Petrov | 50 | 50 | 2002–2011 |
| Georgi Milanov | 48 | 37 | 2011–2025 |
| Martin Petrov | 46 | 45 | 2002–2011 |
| Georgi Kostadinov | 44 | 38 | 2016–2024 |
| Nikolay Bodurov | 44 | 42 | 2010–2019 |
| Todor Nedelev | 43 | 33 | 2013–2022 |
| Spas Delev | 42 | 26 | 2011–2023 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 40 | 40 | 2002–2009 |
| Vasil Bozhikov | 38 | 34 | 2016–2022 |