Bulgaria v Netherlands: head-to-head

Clubs from Bulgaria against clubs from Netherlands, counted for the country they played for that season.

Played
34
Results
Goals
34–61
Bulgaria – Netherlands

Key facts

First meeting
13.11.1963 · Champions League, Second round
0–1, Loss
Flag PSV
Latest meeting
15.10.2026 · Europe League, League phase
1–1, Draw
Biggest Bulgaria win
07.11.1973 · Champions League, Second round
2–0 aet, Win
Biggest Netherlands win
04.11.1980 · Europe League, Second round
5–0, Loss

Meetings by season

1963/64: 2 1964/65: 0 1965/66: 0 1966/67: 0 1967/68: 0 1968/69: 0 1969/70: 0 1970/71: 0 1971/72: 2 1972/73: 2 1973/74: 2 1974/75: 0 1975/76: 2 1976/77: 0 1977/78: 2 1978/79: 0 1979/80: 0 1980/81: 4 1981/82: 0 1982/83: 0 1983/84: 0 1984/85: 0 1985/86: 0 1986/87: 0 1987/88: 0 1988/89: 2 1989/90: 0 1990/91: 0 1991/92: 0 1992/93: 0 1993/94: 0 1994/95: 0 1995/96: 0 1996/97: 0 1997/98: 0 1998/99: 0 1999/00: 0 2000/01: 0 2001/02: 0 2002/03: 0 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 0 2005/06: 2 2006/07: 2 2007/08: 0 2008/09: 0 2009/10: 2 2010/11: 0 2011/12: 0 2012/13: 2 2013/14: 2 2014/15: 0 2015/16: 0 2016/17: 0 2017/18: 0 2018/19: 0 2019/20: 0 2020/21: 0 2021/22: 0 2022/23: 0 2023/24: 2 2024/25: 1 2025/26: 2 2026/27: 1
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1963/642
1964/650
1965/660
1966/670
1967/680
1968/690
1969/700
1970/710
1971/722
1972/732
1973/742
1974/750
1975/762
1976/770
1977/782
1978/790
1979/800
1980/814
1981/820
1982/830
1983/840
1984/850
1985/860
1986/870
1987/880
1988/892
1989/900
1990/910
1991/920
1992/930
1993/940
1994/950
1995/960
1996/970
1997/980
1998/990
1999/000
2000/010
2001/020
2002/030
2003/040
2004/050
2005/062
2006/072
2007/080
2008/090
2009/102
2010/110
2011/120
2012/132
2013/142
2014/150
2015/160
2016/170
2017/180
2018/190
2019/200
2020/210
2021/220
2022/230
2023/242
2024/251
2025/262
2026/271

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 8 1 1 6 5–12
Europa League / UEFA Cup 18 4 6 8 21–31
Cup Winners' Cup 6 2 1 3 7–12
Conference League 2 0 0 2 1–6

Clubs from Bulgaria with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Levski 12 1 3 8 10–25
CSKA Sofia 6 2 0 4 6–10
Ludogorets 5 3 1 1 8–6
Lokomotiv Sofia 2 0 2 0 2–2
Cherno More 2 0 0 2 0–2
Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2 0 1 1 5–7
Slavia Sofia 2 1 0 1 3–6
Spartak Plovdiv 2 0 1 1 0–1
Litex 1 0 0 1 0–2

Clubs from Netherlands with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Ajax 10 3 0 7 10–18
AZ Alkmaar 6 0 2 4 4–16
PSV 6 2 1 3 4–3
Feyenoord 4 1 2 1 5–8
Vitesse 2 0 1 1 5–7
Roda 2 1 0 1 3–3
Sparta 2 0 1 1 1–3
Heerenveen 1 0 0 1 1–2
Nijmegen 1 0 1 0 1–1

All meetings

2026/27

15.10.2026 · Europe League, League phase
1–1, Draw

2025/26

28.08.2025 · Europa Conference League, Play-off round
4–1, Loss
21.08.2025 · Europa Conference League, Play-off round
0–2, Loss

2024/25

12.12.2024 · Europe League, League phase
2–2, Draw

2023/24

31.08.2023 · Europe League, Qualifying. Play-off
0–1, Win
24.08.2023 · Europe League, Qualifying. Play-off
1–4, Loss

2013/14

28.11.2013 · Europe League, Group stage
2–0, Win
Flag PSV
19.09.2013 · Europe League, Group stage
Flag PSV
0–2, Win

2012/13

26.07.2012 · Europe League, Second qualifying round
3–1, Loss
19.07.2012 · Europe League, Second qualifying round
4–4, Draw

2009/10

06.08.2009 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
0–1, Loss
Flag PSV
30.07.2009 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
Flag PSV
1–0, Loss

2006/07

28.09.2006 · Europe League, First round
0–0 away goals, Draw
14.09.2006 · Europe League, First round
2–2, Draw

2005/06

14.12.2005 · Europe League, Group stage
2–1, Loss
30.11.2005 · Europe League, Group stage
0–2, Loss

1988/89

15.03.1989 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
2–1 pens 3:4, Loss
01.03.1989 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
2–1, Win

1980/81

18.03.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
4–0, Loss
04.03.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
3–2, Win
04.11.1980 · Europe League, Second round
5–0, Loss
21.10.1980 · Europe League, Second round
1–1, Draw

1977/78

02.11.1977 · Champions League, Second round
2–1, Loss
19.10.1977 · Champions League, Second round
1–2, Loss

1975/76

10.12.1975 · Europe League, Third round
2–1 pens 5:3, Win
26.11.1975 · Europe League, Third round
2–1, Loss

1973/74

07.11.1973 · Champions League, Second round
2–0 aet, Win
24.10.1973 · Champions League, Second round
1–0, Loss

1972/73

29.11.1972 · Champions League, Second round
3–0, Loss
08.11.1972 · Champions League, Second round
1–3, Loss

1971/72

29.09.1971 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
2–0, Loss
16.09.1971 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–1, Draw

1963/64

27.11.1963 · Champions League, Second round
Flag PSV
0–0, Draw
13.11.1963 · Champions League, Second round
0–1, Loss
Flag PSV

Side by side

Each side's whole European record, whether or not they have met.

Bulgaria Netherlands
Seasons in Europe 71 (1956/57 to 2026/27) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 1100 2113
Won–drawn–lost 388–243–469 901–480–732
Points per match 1.28 1.51
Goals 1473–1539 3339–2679
Titles 0 13
Finals 0 23 (won 13, lost 10)
Knockout ties won 227 of 486 426 of 725
UEFA ranking No. 28 in 2026/27; best No. 8 (1966/67) No. 8 in 2026/27; best No. 2 (1978/79)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Semi-finals Champion ×6
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×4
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Semi-finals Champion ×1
Best run: Fairs Cup Third round Semi-finals
Best run: Conference League Knockout round play-offs Final
Best run: UEFA Super Cup — Champion ×2

Points are 3 for a win in every era. Ranking places are from the 5-year UEFA ranking.

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