Bulgarian Football Union

Bulgarian Football Union

UEFA
Founded	1923
FIFA affiliation	1924
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	Borislav Mihaylov
Website	http://www.bfunion.bg

Bulgarian Football Union Headquarters in Sofia

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) (Bulgarian: Български футболен съюз, БФС, Bŭlgarski futbolen sŭyuz) is a football association based in Bulgaria and a member of UEFA. It organizes a football league, Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, and fields its Bulgaria national football team in UEFA and FIFA -authorised competitions.

A legal entity that it claims descent from was founded in 1923 as the football department of the Bulgarian National Sports Federation, which existed until the Soviet invasion of 1944. The football governing body was then known as the Central Football Committee until 1948, the Republican Section for Football from 1948 until 1962 and the Bulgarian Football Federation from 1962 until 1985. On 27 June 1985, the organization was renamed to the Bulgarian Football Union, the name that it carries today.

References

• Paytashev, Rumen (2001). World Football Encyclopedia, 1st edition. Trud. ISBN 954-528-500-1. 

External links

• Official website (Bulgarian)
• Bulgaria at FIFA site
• Bulgaria at UEFA site

Football in Bulgaria
League competitions	First League Second League Third League (4 divisions) Regional Groups Bulgarian women's football championship
Cup competitions	Bulgarian Cup Bulgarian Supercup Cup of AFL Bulgarian Women's Cup
Defunct competitions	State Championship (1924–1936, 1941–1945) Tsar's Cup (1924–44) National Football Division (1937–1940) Republic Championship (1945–1948) Cup of the Soviet Army (1983–90) BFU's Cup (1990–91) PFL's Cup (1994–97) Doubles Group (2008–2010) A Group (1948-2016)
National teams	Men Women Olympic team (U-23) Under-21 Under-19 Under-17
Lists	Clubs Stadiums Foreign players National team results
Awards	Footballers' Footballer of the Year
BFU PFL

Futsal in Bulgaria
Futsal Bulgarian Football Union
League competitions	Bulgarian Premiere Futsal League
Cup competitions	Bulgarian Futsal Cup
National teams	Bulgaria national futsal team

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football