Bulgaria at the UEFA European Championship

As of 2020, Bulgaria qualified for two UEFA European Championships, in 1996 and 2004. However, they did not survive the first round at any occasion. While Bulgaria achieved a win (and a draw) at the 1996 tournament, they lost all their matches from the 2004 edition.

Euro 1996
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 1–1 Bulgaria
Alfonso  74' Report Stoichkov  65' (pen.)
Attendance: 24,006
Bulgaria 1–0 Romania
Stoichkov  3' Report
Attendance: 19,107
France 3–1 Bulgaria
Blanc  21'
Penev  63' (o.g.)
Loko  90'		 Report Stoichkov  69'
Attendance: 26,976
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)0 28'

Euro 2004
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.[1]
Sweden 5–0 Bulgaria
Ljungberg  32'
Larsson  57', 58'
Ibrahimović  78' (pen.)
Allbäck  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 31,652
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Bulgaria 0–2 Denmark
Report Tomasson  44'
Grønkjær  90+2'
Attendance: 24,131
Italy 2–1 Bulgaria
Perrotta  48'
Cassano  90+4'		 Report M. Petrov  45' (pen.)
Attendance: 16,002

Overview
UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1960 Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 3 4
2000 Did not qualify
2004 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 9
2008 Did not qualify
2012
2016
2021
2024 To be determined
Total Group stage 2/16 6 1 1 4 4 13

References
  1. Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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