Bulgaria national badminton team explained

Bulgaria
Association:Bulgarian Badminton Federation (BFB)
Confederation:BE (Europe)
President:Volodya Zlatev
Rank:24 2
Date:2 January 2024
Max Rank:16
Max Date:5 July 2018
World Mixed Team Champ Apps:12
World Mixed Team Champ First:1989
World Mixed Team Champ Best:Group stage
World Women's Team Champ Apps:1
World Women's Team Champ First:2016
World Women's Team Champ Best:Group stage
Regional Name:European Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:17
Regional Cup First:1986
Regional Cup Best:Quarter-finals (2011)
Regional2 Name:European Men's Team Championships
Regional2 Cup Apps:7
Regional2 Cup First:2006
Regional2 Cup Best:Quarter-finals (2020)
Regional3 Name:European Women's Team Championships
Regional3 Cup Apps:8
Regional3 Cup First:2006
Regional3 Cup Best:Runners-up (2016)
Regional4 Name:Helvetia Cup
Regional4 Cup Apps:5
Regional4 Cup First:1987
Regional4 Cup Best:Runners-up (1995)

The Bulgaria national badminton team (Bulgarian: Националния отбор на България по бадминтон) represents Bulgaria in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Badminton Federation (Bulgarian: Българска Федерация Бадминтон).[1] The Bulgarian women's team achieved second place in the 2016 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, they were semifinalists two years prior.

The Bulgarian team have won a gold and a bronze medal at the European Games. National women's doubles specialists Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva are the first Bulgarian players to enter the top 10 in the BWF World Ranking. The women's team made its Uber Cup debut in 2016.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

YearRound
1949Did not enter
1952
1955
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1973
1976
1979
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990Did not qualify
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024Did not enter
2026TBD
2028
2030

Uber Cup

YearRound
1957Did not enter
1960
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1986
1988
1990Did not qualify
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016Group stage14th
2018Did not qualify
2020
2022
2024Did not enter
2026TBD
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

YearRound
1989Group stage26th
1991Group stage26th
1993Group stage28th
1995Group stage29th
1997Group stage29th
1999Group stage24th
2001Group stage26th
2003Group stage18th
2005Group stage23rd
2007Group stage28th
2009Group stage18th
2011Group stage27th
2013Did not enter
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023Did not qualify
2025TBD
2027TBD
2029TBD

European Team Championships

YearRound
2004Group stage14th
2006Group stage
2008Group stage
2010Group stage
2012Group stage
2014Group stage
2016Group stage
2018Group stage
2020Quarter-finals
2024Did not qualify
2026TBD
2028
2030
YearRound
2004Quarter-finals6th
2006Group stage
2008Group stage
2010Quarter-finals
2012Quarter-finals
2014Semi-finals4th
2016bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2018Quarter-finals
2020Group stage
2024Did not qualify
2026TBD
2028
2030
YearRound
1972Did not enter
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986Group stage19th
1988Group stage18th
1990Group stage17th
1992Group stage14th
1994Group stage16th
1996Group stage11th
1998Group stage9th
2000Group stage8th
2002Group stage11th
2004Group stage13th
2006Group stage13th
2008Group stage10th
2009Group stage
2011Quarter-finals
2013Group stage
2015Did not qualify
2017Group stage
2019Did not qualify
2021
2023Group stage
2025TBD
2027
2029
YearRound
1962Did not enter
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987Group stage12th
1989Group stage10th
1991Group stage5th
1993Group stage8th
1995bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1997Did not enter
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007

Balkan Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1992bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1993bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1994bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1995bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1996bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1997bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1998bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1999bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2000bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2001bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2002bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2003bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2004bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2005bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2006bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2007bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2008bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2009bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2010bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2011bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2012bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2014bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2016bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2018bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st

FISU World University Games

See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games.

Mixed team

YearRound
2007Group stage
2011Did not enter
2013
2015
2017
2021
2025TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
2008Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

YearRound
2000Did not enter
2002Group stage15th
2004Did not enter
2006Group stage22nd
2007Group stage11th
2008Did not enter
2009
2010
2011
2012Group stage27th
2013Group stage17th
2014Group stage22nd
2015Did not enter
2016Group stage33rd
2017Group stage34th
2018Did not enter
2019
2022
2023
2024TBD

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships.

Mixed team

YearRound
1975Did not enter
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987Group stage18th
1989Did not enter
1991Group stage20th
1993Group stage20th
1995Group stage9th
1997Group stage8th
1999Group stage12th
2001Group stage10th
2003Group stage9th
2005Group stage7th
2007Group stage12th
2009Group stage
2011Group stage
2013Quarter-finals
2015Group stage
2017Group stage
2018Group stage
2020Did not enter
2022Group stage
2024TBD

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

YearRound
1984Did not enter
1986
1988
1990Group stage12th
1992Group stage15th
1994bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1996Did not enter
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006

Balkan Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1992bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1993bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1994bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1995bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1996bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1997bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1998bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1999bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2000bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2001bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2002bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2003bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2004bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2005bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2006bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2007bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2008bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2010bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2011bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2013bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
2015bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2016bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2017bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2019Semi-finals3rd

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Daniel Nikolov26 August 1998-709-
Dimitar Yanakiev5 November 1998216709-
Ivan Rusev6 May 1993418106-
Iliyan Stoynov25 January 200144910681
Patrik Dimitrov19 March 200817351301-
Tsvetan Ivanov26 August 2007173513011160
Teodor Mitev9 September 200916231301-
Stefan Zeirov8 March 1999-1301-

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Kaloyana Nalbantova6 March 2006765021019
Hristomira Popovska5 September 200012430581
Mariya Mitsova21 November 1996-763-
Gergana Pavlova27 July 2003268327-
Gabriela Stoeva15 July 1994-18944
Stefani Stoeva23 September 199594818-
Mihaela Chepisheva27 November 2004443187-
Tsvetina Popivanova1 July 2005695187312

Previous squads

Uber Cup

European Team Championships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populorum . Mike . Archiv SudirmanCup . sbg.ac.at . 8 May 2019.

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