The Lions Squad for the matches against England and Republic of Ireland  September 2019
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Bodurov, Nikolay Georgiev  Бодуров, Николай	30 May 1986	33	CD	PFC Central Sports Club of the Army  ПФК Централен Спортен Клуб на Армията	49	2
Bozhikov, Vasil Georgiev  Васил Божиков	2 June 1988	31	CD/RB	Šk Slovan Bratislava, Slovakia	23	1
Despodov, Kiril Vasilev  Десподов, Кирил	11 November 1986	22	F	SK Sturm Graz, Austria	7	1
				signed from Cagliari Calcio Italy, on 2 September
Dimitrov, Kristian Traychev  Димитров, Кристиан	27 February 1997	22	CD	PFC Botev Plovdiv  ПФК Ботев Пловдив	2	1
Dimitrov, Nikolay Emilov  Димитров, Николай	15 October 1987	31	M	FC Ural Yekaterinburg, Russia  ФК Урал Екатеринбу́рг	9	1
Goranov, Ivan Pavlov  Горанов, Иван	10 June 1992	27	LB	PFC Levski Sofia  ПФК Левски София	3	0
Iliev, Plamen Ivanov  Илиев, Пламен Иванов	30 November 1991	27	G	PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad  ПФК Лудогорец Разград	13	0
Ivanov, Galin Stefanov  Иванов, Галин	15 April 1988	31	M	PFC Slavia Sofia  ПФК Славия София	6	1
Ivanov, Hristo Stefanov  Иванов, Христо	6 April 1982	37	G	SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo  Етър Велико Търново	0	0
Kostadinov, Georgi Georgiev  Костадинов, Георги	7 September 1990	28	CM	FC Arsenal Tula, Russia  ФК Арсенал Тула	19	3
Kraev, Bozhidor Boykov  Краев, Божидар	23 June 1997	22	AM	Gil Vicente FC, Portugal, on loan from Midtjylland, Denmark	9	2
Lukov, Martin Bozhidarov  Луков, Мартин	5 July 1993	26	G	PFC Lokomotiv 1926 Plovdiv  ПФК Локомотив Пловдив	0	0
Marcelinho  Насименто да Коща, Марсело	24 August 1984 in Manaacapuru, Brazil	35	AM	PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad  ПФК Лудогорец Разград	7	2
Nascimento da Costa, Marcelo
Malinov, Kristiyan Aleksandrov  Малинов, Кристиян	30 March 1994	25	M	PFC Central Sports Club of the Army  ПФК Централен Спортен Клуб на Армията	5	0
Milanov, Georgi Ventsislavov  Миланов, Георги	19 February 1992	27	CM	MOL Fehérvár FC, Hungary	41	2
Mladenov, Daniel Ventsislavov  Младенов, Даниел	25 May 1987	32	F	SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo  Етър Велико Търново	0	0
Nedyalkov, Anton Mihaylov  Недялков, Антон	30 April 1993	26	LB/CD	PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad  ПФК Лудогорец Разград	11	0
Panayotov, Vasil Kostadinov  Панайотов, Васил	16 July 1990	29	M	PFC Cherno More Verna  ПФК Черно Море Варна	0	0
Pashov, Georgi Velikov  Пашов, Георги	4 March 1990	29	RB	FC Ararat-Armenia, Armenia  Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ-Արմենիա	0	0
Popov, Ivelin Ivanov  Попов, Ивелин Иванов	26 October 1987	31	F	FC Rostov, Russia  Футбольный клуб Ростов	84	15
Popov, Strahil Venkov  Попов, Страхил	31 August 1990	28	RB	Kasımpaşa SK, Turkey	26	0
Sarmov, Georgi Zdravkov  Сърмов, Георги	7 September 1985	33	M	Chemnitzer Fc, Germany	13	0
Slavchev, Simeon Nenchev  Славчев, Симеон	25 September 1993	25	M	Qarabağ FC, Azerbaijan	24	0
Terziev, Georgi Ilkov  Терзиев, Георги Илков	18 April 1992	27	CD	PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad  ПФК Лудогорец Разград	10	0
Farias, Wanderson Cristaldo  Фариаш, Вандерсон Крищалдо	2 January 1988 in Cruzeiro do Oeste, Brazil	31	M	PFC Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad  ПФК Лудогорец Разград	0	0

Squad details correct up to and including Bulgaria's match against Kosovo on 10 June 2019.
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Diary

Monday, 19 August 2019 - Eleven overseas players have been named for the qualification match against England and the friendly match against Republic of Ireland three days later. They are Strahil Popov (Kasmpash), Georgi Pashov (Ararat), Vasil Bozhikov (Slovan Bratislava), Georgi Sermov (Chemnitz), Ivelin Popov (Rostov), ​​Georgi Kostadinov (Arsenal Tula), Georgi Milanov (Fehervar), Nikolay Dimitrov (Urals), Bozhidar Kraev (Gilles Vicente), Kiril Despodov (Cagliari) and Simeon Slavchev (Karabakh).

Tuesday, 27 August 2019 - Head Coach Krasimir Balakov has announced Bulgaria's extended squad, from the efbet League, bringing the total number of players expected to camp at the Boyana National Football Base on 1st September to 25. The reason for the bigger list is the lack of fitness of some of the players, they will undergo extensive treatment with the medical team.
Regarding the call for CSKA Sofia defender Nikolai Bodurov: "I am aware that I am breaking the rule I set myself - namely that I will only rely on those who play regularly in my clubs. However, I believe that with his vast experience and influence in the dressing room, Bodurov is an indispensable part of the national team. The decision is exceptional and only mine and I alone am responsible for it."
The Bulgarian camp starts on Sunday, September 1st, with Balakov giving a press conference at 11:30 am in the Amphitheater Hall of Boyana National Football Base. On Thursday, September 5, at 18:00, three players from the team will meet with the media, and the squad will leave for London by charter flight at 09:00 on September 6, where at 16:30 local time Krasimir Balakov will give a press conference, and at 17:00 is the official training, which will be open to the media in its first 15 minutes.

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