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BulgariavsCyprus
Bulgaria vs Cyprus: head-to-head stats
Since 1972
Bulgaria
14
wins
draws
2
17 meetings
Cyprus
1
wins
Bulgaria and Cyprus have met 17 times since 1972: Bulgaria won 14, Cyprus 1, and 2 matches were drawn. Bulgaria lead the head-to-head by 13 wins. Goals: Bulgaria 38, Cyprus 12. Last meeting: Bulgaria 2–2 Cyprus (Friendly, Jun 6, 2025).
- First meeting
- Bulgaria 4–0 Cyprus
- Nov 19, 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Last meeting
- Bulgaria 2–2 Cyprus
- Jun 6, 2025 · Friendly
- Biggest Bulgaria win
- Bulgaria 4–0 Cyprus
- Nov 19, 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Cyprus win
- Bulgaria 1–4 Cyprus
- Oct 10, 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
17 meetings since 1972. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Bulgaria win
- Draw
- Cyprus win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
BUL=CYP
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
BUL +131972 · BUL ahead1–4 · 2009
↑ BULCYP ↓
- 1970s: Bulgaria 16 goals, Cyprus 2 goals
- 1980s: Bulgaria 0 goals, Cyprus 0 goals
- 1990s: Bulgaria 7 goals, Cyprus 2 goals
- 2000s: Bulgaria 6 goals, Cyprus 4 goals
- 2010s: Bulgaria 5 goals, Cyprus 2 goals
- 2020s: Bulgaria 4 goals, Cyprus 2 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | BUL W | D | CYP W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| UEFA Nations League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cyprus International Tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All meetings
17 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- D2–2HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1AUEFA Nations LeagueUEFA Nations League
Bulgaria: Nikolay Dimitrov 89' (pen.)
Cyprus: Panagiotis Zachariou 24'
- W2–1HUEFA Nations LeagueUEFA Nations League
Bulgaria: Kiril Despodov 59', Todor Nedelev 68'
Cyprus: Grigoris Kastanos 41'
- W1–0HFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0AFriendlyFriendly
- L1–4AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: Dimitar Berbatov 44'
Cyprus: Constantinos Charalambides 11', Constantinos Charalambides 20', Michalis Konstantinou 58', Efstathios Aloneftis 78'
- W2–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: Ivelin Popov 8', Dimitar Makriev 90'
Cyprus: —
- W3–0ACyprus International TournamentCyprus International Tournament
- W4–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: Daniel Borimirov 2', Emil Kostadinov 35', Emil Kostadinov 45', Ivaylo Yordanov 66'
Cyprus: Ioannis Okkas 62'
Show all 17 meetings
- W3–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: Emil Kostadinov 23', Krasimir Balakov 34', Ilian Iliev 70'
Cyprus: Pambos Pittas 29'
- W1–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W4–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: Bozhil Kolev 2', Georgi Denev 65'
Cyprus: —
- W3–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W4–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Bulgaria: Atanas Mihaylov 2', Georgi Denev 15', Hristo Bonev 17', Hristo Bonev 80'
Cyprus: —
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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