Head to head · Men's national teams
Bulgaria v Northern Ireland
Bulgaria and Northern Ireland have met 11 times since 1972: Bulgaria lead 6–3.
6Bulgaria wins
2draws
3Northern Ireland wins
Goals: Bulgaria 12, Northern Ireland 13 · 11 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 18 October 1972: Bulgaria 3–0 Northern Ireland in Sofia.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 15 October 2024: Northern Ireland 5–0 Bulgaria (UEFA Nations League).
- Bulgaria's biggest win: Bulgaria 3–0 Northern Ireland, 1972.
- Northern Ireland's biggest win: Northern Ireland 5–0 Bulgaria, 2024.
- 10 of the 11 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2024 | ||
| 15 Oct | Northern Ireland 5–0 Bulgaria UEFA Nations League · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 8 Sept | Bulgaria 1–0 Northern Ireland UEFA Nations League · Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
| 2021 | ||
| 12 Oct | Bulgaria 2–1 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
| 31 Mar | Northern Ireland 0–0 Bulgaria FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Draw |
| 2008 | ||
| 6 Feb | Northern Ireland 0–1 Bulgaria Friendly · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Bulgaria |
| 2001 | ||
| 2 Jun | Northern Ireland 0–1 Bulgaria FIFA World Cup qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Bulgaria |
| 28 Mar | Bulgaria 4–3 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
| 1979 | ||
| 2 May | Northern Ireland 2–0 Bulgaria UEFA Euro qualification · Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland |
| 1978 | ||
| 29 Nov | Bulgaria 0–2 Northern Ireland UEFA Euro qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Northern Ireland |
| 1973 | ||
| 26 Sept | Northern Ireland 0–0 Bulgaria FIFA World Cup qualification · Sheffield, England (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1972 | ||
| 18 Oct | Bulgaria 3–0 Northern Ireland FIFA World Cup qualification · Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.