The Bulgaria national badminton team () represents Bulgaria in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Badminton Federation (). 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 YearRound1949Did not enter195219551958196119641967197019731976197919821984198619881990Did not qualify19921994199619982000200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222024Did not enter2026Did not qualify2028TBD2030
Uber Cup YearRound1957Did not enter196019631966196919721975197819811984198619881990Did not qualify1992199419961998200020022004200620082010201220142016Group stage14th2018Did not qualify202020222024Did not enter2026Group stage12th2028TBD2030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989Group stage26th1991Group stage26th1993Group stage28th1995Group stage29th1997Group stage29th1999Group stage24th2001Group stage26th2003Group stage18th2005Group stage23rd2007Group stage28th2009Group stage18th2011Group stage27th2013Did not enter20152017201920212023Did not qualify2025TBD2027TBD2029TBD
European Team Championships
Men's team YearRound2006Group stage9/162008Group stage17/222010Group stage23/282012Group stage9/162014Group stage13/182016Group stage9/122018Group stage9/142020Quarter-finals5/82024Did not qualify20262028To be determined2030
Women's team YearRound2006Group stage8/142008Group stage9/142010Quarter-finals5/62012Quarter-finals9/162014Semi-finals4th2016Runners-up2nd2018Quarter-finals5/82020Group stage9/142024Did not qualify2026Champions1st2028TBD2030
Mixed team YearRound1972Did not enter1974197619781980198219841986Group stage19th1988Group stage18th1990Group stage17th1992Group stage14th1994Group stage16th1996Group stage11th1998Group stage9th2000Group stage8th2002Group stage11th2004Group stage13th2006Group stage13th2008Group stage10th2009Group stage9/162011Quarter-finals5/82013Group stage9/162015Did not qualify2017Group stage9/122019Did not qualify20212023Group stage7th2025Did not qualify2027TBD2029
Helvetia Cup YearRound1962Did not enter19631964196519661967196819691970197119731975197719791981198319851987Group stage12th1989Group stage10th1991Group stage5th1993Group stage8th1995Runners-up2nd1997Did not enter19992001200320052007
Balkan Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1992Champions1st1993Champions1st1995Champions1st1997Champions1st1998Champions1st1999Champions1st2000Champions1st2001Champions1st2002Champions1st2003Champions1st2004Champions1st2005Champions1st2006Champions1st2007Champions1st2008Champions1st2009Champions1st2010Champions1st2011Champions1st2012Runners-up2nd2013Champions1st2014Champions1st2016Champions1st2018Champions1st
FISU World University Games
Mixed team YearRound2007Group stage16/212011Did not enter20132015201720212025TBD
World University Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound2008Did not enter20102012201420162018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record Suhandinata Cup
YearRound2000Did not enter2002Group stage15th2004Did not enter2006Group stage22nd2007Group stage11th2008Did not enter2009201020112012Group stage27th2013Group stage17th2014Group stage22nd2015Did not enter2016Group stage33rd2017Group stage34th2018Did not enter201920222023202420252026 Qualified
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1975Did not enter197719791981198319851987Group stage18th1989Did not enter1991Group stage20th1993Group stage20th1995Group stage9th1997Group stage8th1999Group stage12th2001Group stage10th2003Group stage9th2005Group stage7th2007Group stage12th2009Group stage8/142011Group stage8/142013Quarter-finals5/82015Did not enter2017Group stage19/242018Group stage9/162020Did not enter2022Group stage9/162024Group stage9/162026Quarter-finals5/8
Finlandia Cup Mixed team YearRound1984Did not enter198619881990Group stage12th1992Group stage15th1994Champions1st1996Did not enter19982000200220042006
Balkan Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1992Champions1st1993Champions1st1994Champions1st1995Runners-up2nd1996Champions1st1997Champions1st1998Champions1st1999Champions1st2000Runners-up2nd2001Champions1st2002Champions1st2004Champions1st2005Champions1st2006Runners-up2nd2007Champions1st2008Runners-up2nd2010Runners-up2nd2011Champions1st2012Champions1st2013Champions1st2015Runners-up2nd2016Runners-up2nd2017Runners-up2nd2019Semi-finals3rd
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDDaniel Nikolov -709 -Dimitar Yanakiev216709 -Ivan Rusev418106 -Iliyan Stoynov44910681Patrik Dimitrov 17351301 -Tsvetan Ivanov17351301 1160Teodor Mitev1623 1301 -Stefan Zeirov -1301 -
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDKaloyana Nalbantova765021019Hristomira Popovska124 30581Mariya Mitsova - 763 -Gergana Pavlova268327 -Gabriela Stoeva -18944Stefani Stoeva94818 -Mihaela Chepisheva443187 -Tsvetina Popivanova695187312
Previous squads
Uber Cup
2016
European Team Championships
Men's team: 2020 Women's team: 2020
References