Bulgaria v Spain: head-to-head

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

Played
52
Results
Goals
45–111
Bulgaria – Spain

Key facts

First meeting
05.11.1958 · Champions League, First round
2–1, Loss
Latest meeting
27.11.2025 · Europe League, League phase
3–2, Win
Biggest Bulgaria win
24.10.1973 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
3–0, Win
Biggest Spain win
07.11.2019 · Europe League, Group Stage
6–0, Loss

Meetings by season

1958/59: 3 1959/60: 2 1960/61: 0 1961/62: 0 1962/63: 2 1963/64: 0 1964/65: 0 1965/66: 0 1966/67: 0 1967/68: 0 1968/69: 2 1969/70: 2 1970/71: 0 1971/72: 0 1972/73: 0 1973/74: 2 1974/75: 0 1975/76: 2 1976/77: 2 1977/78: 0 1978/79: 2 1979/80: 2 1980/81: 0 1981/82: 4 1982/83: 2 1983/84: 0 1984/85: 0 1985/86: 0 1986/87: 2 1987/88: 0 1988/89: 2 1989/90: 0 1990/91: 0 1991/92: 2 1992/93: 0 1993/94: 0 1994/95: 0 1995/96: 2 1996/97: 0 1997/98: 0 1998/99: 2 1999/00: 0 2000/01: 0 2001/02: 0 2002/03: 0 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 0 2005/06: 0 2006/07: 2 2007/08: 0 2008/09: 0 2009/10: 2 2010/11: 0 2011/12: 0 2012/13: 0 2013/14: 2 2014/15: 2 2015/16: 0 2016/17: 0 2017/18: 0 2018/19: 0 2019/20: 2 2020/21: 0 2021/22: 0 2022/23: 2 2023/24: 0 2024/25: 1 2025/26: 2
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1958/593
1959/602
1960/610
1961/620
1962/632
1963/640
1964/650
1965/660
1966/670
1967/680
1968/692
1969/702
1970/710
1971/720
1972/730
1973/742
1974/750
1975/762
1976/772
1977/780
1978/792
1979/802
1980/810
1981/824
1982/832
1983/840
1984/850
1985/860
1986/872
1987/880
1988/892
1989/900
1990/910
1991/922
1992/930
1993/940
1994/950
1995/962
1996/970
1997/980
1998/992
1999/000
2000/010
2001/020
2002/030
2003/040
2004/050
2005/060
2006/072
2007/080
2008/090
2009/102
2010/110
2011/120
2012/130
2013/142
2014/152
2015/160
2016/170
2017/180
2018/190
2019/202
2020/210
2021/220
2022/232
2023/240
2024/251
2025/262

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 13 2 2 9 9–29
Europa League / UEFA Cup 23 4 1 18 19–55
Cup Winners' Cup 12 3 1 8 11–23
Fairs Cup 4 2 1 1 6–4

Clubs from Bulgaria with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Levski 14 2 0 12 8–34
CSKA Sofia 13 3 2 8 16–29
Ludogorets 11 1 0 10 7–27
Botev Plovdiv 8 2 2 4 7–15
Slavia Sofia 4 2 1 1 4–5
Beroe 2 1 0 1 3–1

Clubs from Spain with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Barcelona 10 2 1 7 14–33
Atlético 9 2 1 6 8–18
Valencia 6 2 1 3 6–10
Real Madrid 4 0 0 4 1–9
Sevilla 4 0 1 3 2–9
Zaragoza 4 1 0 3 3–7
Athletic 3 1 0 2 4–3
Betis 3 0 0 3 2–6
Villarreal 2 0 0 2 0–3
Osasuna 2 1 0 1 1–4

All meetings

2025/26

27.11.2025 · Europe League, League phase
3–2, Win
02.10.2025 · Europe League, League phase
0–2, Loss

2024/25

07.11.2024 · Europe League, League phase
1–2, Loss

2022/23

27.10.2022 · Europe League, Group Stage
0–1, Loss
15.09.2022 · Europe League, Group Stage
3–2, Loss

2019/20

07.11.2019 · Europe League, Group Stage
6–0, Loss
24.10.2019 · Europe League, Group Stage
0–1, Loss

2014/15

09.12.2014 · Champions League, Group Stage
4–0, Loss
01.10.2014 · Champions League, Group Stage
1–2, Loss

2013/14

20.03.2014 · Europe League, Round of 16
1–0, Loss
13.03.2014 · Europe League, Round of 16
0–3, Loss

2009/10

02.12.2009 · Europe League, Group stage
0–2, Loss
17.09.2009 · Europe League, Group stage
1–0, Loss

2006/07

22.11.2006 · Champions League, Group stage
0–2, Loss
12.09.2006 · Champions League, Group stage
5–0, Loss

1998/99

03.11.1998 · Europe League, Second round
1–0, Loss
20.10.1998 · Europe League, Second round
2–4, Loss

1995/96

26.09.1995 · Europe League, First round
1–1, Draw
12.09.1995 · Europe League, First round
2–0, Loss

1991/92

02.10.1991 · Europe League, First round
4–0, Loss
17.09.1991 · Europe League, First round
1–0, Win

1988/89

19.04.1989 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals
1–2, Loss
04.04.1989 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Semi-finals
4–2, Loss

1986/87

18.03.1987 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
0–2, Loss
04.03.1987 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
2–0, Loss

1982/83

28.09.1982 · Europe League, First round
0–3, Loss
15.09.1982 · Europe League, First round
3–1, Loss

1981/82

30.09.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–0, Win
30.09.1981 · Champions League, First round
0–0, Draw
16.09.1981 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
4–1, Loss
16.09.1981 · Champions League, First round
1–0, Win

1979/80

03.10.1979 · Champions League, First round
2–0, Loss
19.09.1979 · Champions League, First round
0–1, Loss

1978/79

27.09.1978 · Europe League, First round
4–1, Loss
13.09.1978 · Europe League, First round
2–1, Win

1976/77

16.03.1977 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
2–0, Loss
02.03.1977 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
2–1, Win

1975/76

17.03.1976 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
5–4, Win
03.03.1976 · Europe League, Quarter-finals
4–0, Loss

1973/74

07.11.1973 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–0, Loss
24.10.1973 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
3–0, Win

1969/70

01.10.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
1–1, Draw
17.09.1969 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
2–0, Win

1968/69

02.10.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
2–0 away goals, Loss
18.09.1968 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
3–1, Win

1962/63

13.03.1963 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
4–0, Loss
27.02.1963 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
1–1, Draw

1959/60

23.09.1959 · Champions League, Qualification
6–2, Loss
03.09.1959 · Champions League, Qualification
2–2, Draw

1958/59

18.12.1958 · Champions League, First round
3–1, Loss
26.11.1958 · Champions League, First round
1–0, Win
05.11.1958 · Champions League, First round
2–1, Loss

Side by side

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

Bulgaria Spain
Seasons in Europe 71 (1956/57 to 2026/27) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 1100 3578
Won–drawn–lost 388–243–469 1857–760–961
Points per match 1.28 1.77
Goals 1473–1539 6262–3965
Titles 0 64
Finals 0 107 (won 64, lost 43)
Knockout ties won 227 of 486 841 of 1226
UEFA ranking No. 28 in 2026/27; best No. 8 (1966/67) No. 3 in 2026/27; best No. 1 (2019/20)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Semi-finals Champion ×20
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Champion ×14
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Semi-finals Champion ×7
Best run: Fairs Cup Third round Champion ×6
Best run: Conference League Knockout round play-offs Final
Best run: UEFA Super Cup — Champion ×17

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

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