Bulgaria national football team statistics and records: appearances
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Who has made the most appearances for Bulgaria?
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| Player | Caps | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stilian Petrov | 105 | 23 Dec 1998 | 11 Oct 2011 |
| Borislav Mihailov | 97 | 07 Aug 1983 | 05 Jun 1998 |
| Krasimir Balakov | 92 | 02 Nov 1988 | 30 Apr 2003 |
| Martin Petrov | 91 | 09 Jun 1999 | 06 Sep 2011 |
| Radostin Kishishev | 87 | 22 Jul 1995 | 09 Sep 2009 |
| Hristo Bonev | 87 | 22 Mar 1967 | 25 Apr 1979 |
| Ivelin Popov | 84 | 22 Aug 2007 | 17 Nov 2019 |
| Hristo Stoichkov | 84 | 23 Sep 1987 | 09 Jun 1999 |
| Nasko Sirakov | 82 | 07 Aug 1983 | 13 Jun 1996 |
| Zlatko Yankov | 81 | 26 Sep 1990 | 04 Sep 1999 |
| Dimitar Penev | 80 | 29 Nov 1964 | 11 Jan 1977 |
| Georgi Dimitrov | 78 | 29 Nov 1978 | 26 Aug 1992 |
| Trifon Ivanov | 78 | 13 Apr 1988 | 24 Jun 1998 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 77 | 17 Nov 1999 | 03 Mar 2010 |
| Emil Kostadinov | 70 | 24 Dec 1988 | 24 Jun 1998 |
| Ayan Sadakov | 69 | 16 Dec 1981 | 09 Apr 1991 |
| Daniel Borimirov | 69 | 17 Feb 1993 | 30 Mar 2005 |
| Zdravko Zdravkov | 69 | 24 Apr 1996 | 09 Feb 2005 |
| Dobromir Zhechev | 68 | 16 Jun 1961 | 01 Jun 1974 |
| Radoslav Zdravkov | 67 | 26 Mar 1975 | 13 Apr 1988 |
| Ivan Dimitrov | 65 | 21 Jul 1957 | 11 Jun 1970 |
| Luboslav Penev | 64 | 29 Jan 1987 | 24 Jun 1998 |
| Ivan Kolev | 63 | 18 May 1952 | 20 Jul 1966 |
| Dimitar Ivankov | 63 | 05 Nov 1998 | 03 Mar 2010 |
| Dimitar Yakimov | 62 | 11 Oct 1959 | 18 Feb 1973 |
| Ivailo Petkov | 61 | 11 Nov 1996 | 11 Feb 2009 |
| Kiril Despodov | 60 | 23 Mar 2018 | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Ilian Kiriakov | 58 | 21 Jan 1988 | 09 Jun 1996 |
| Rosen Kirilov | 56 | 20 Jul 1995 | 15 Aug 2006 |
| Stoicho Mladenov | 55 | 22 Feb 1978 | 17 May 1989 |
| Chavdar Tzvetkov | 55 | 13 Oct 1974 | 11 Nov 1981 |
| Plamen Nikolov | 54 | 22 Feb 1978 | 19 Oct 1988 |
| Georgi Peev | 52 | 18 Aug 1999 | 08 Oct 2010 |
| Dinko Dermendjiev | 52 | 06 May 1962 | 23 Jan 1977 |
| Ivaylo Chochev | 51 | 08 Jun 2015 | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Ivailo Yordanov | 51 | 28 May 1991 | 16 Aug 2000 |
| Nikolay Iliev | 50 | 08 Jun 1984 | 03 Jun 1994 |
| Georgi Asparoukov | 49 | 06 May 1962 | 11 Jun 1970 |
| Georgi Milanov | 49 | 07 Oct 2011 | 07 Sep 2025 |
| Todor Diev | 49 | 13 Nov 1955 | 27 Oct 1965 |
| Chavdar Yankov | 48 | 17 Apr 2002 | 10 Aug 2011 |
| Bozhidar Iskrenov | 48 | 22 Dec 1982 | 12 May 1993 |
| Blagoy Georgiev | 47 | 09 Oct 2004 | 07 Oct 2011 |
| Kiril Rakarov | 47 | 14 Jun 1953 | 03 Jun 1962 |
| Bozhil Kolev | 47 | 28 Dec 1969 | 16 Feb 1977 |
| Spas Delev | 46 | 26 Mar 2011 | 16 Nov 2023 |
| Stefan Bojkov | 46 | 08 Oct 1946 | 21 Dec 1958 |
| Andrei Zhelyazkov | 46 | 29 Dec 1974 | 10 Jun 1986 |
| Marian Hristov | 46 | 24 Apr 1996 | 07 Feb 2007 |
| Kostadin Kostadinov | 45 | 14 Feb 1979 | 15 Jun 1986 |
| Yordan Letchkov | 45 | 11 Oct 1989 | 10 Mar 1998 |
| Stanislav Manolev | 45 | 20 Aug 2008 | 26 Mar 2018 |
| Nikolay Bodurov | 45 | 08 Oct 2010 | 07 Sep 2019 |
| Todor Nedelev | 44 | 14 Aug 2013 | 09 Jun 2022 |
| Georgi Kostadinov | 44 | 07 Oct 2016 | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Manol Manolov | 44 | 27 Aug 1950 | 29 Oct 1961 |
| Svetoslav Todorov | 43 | 10 Mar 1998 | 28 Mar 2007 |
| Petar Zanev | 43 | 15 Nov 2006 | 31 Mar 2021 |
| Milen Petkov | 43 | 20 Jul 1995 | 22 Jun 2004 |
| Georgi Naydenov | 42 | 20 Nov 1955 | 16 Jul 1966 |
| Nikolay Mihaylov | 42 | 12 Aug 2009 | 12 Jun 2022 |
| Nikolai Arabov | 42 | 29 Nov 1976 | 15 Jun 1986 |
| Borislav Gaganelov | 41 | 29 Nov 1964 | 07 Jun 1970 |
| Georgi Denev | 41 | 15 Nov 1970 | 28 Mar 1979 |
| Tsanko Tsvetanov | 40 | 21 Aug 1991 | 15 Dec 1996 |
| Georgi Iordanov | 40 | 27 Apr 1983 | 22 Apr 1998 |
| Petar Petrov | 40 | 28 Oct 1981 | 11 Nov 1987 |
| Pavel Panov | 40 | 07 Sep 1971 | 06 Jun 1979 |
| Valery Bozhinov | 39 | 22 Jun 2004 | 28 Mar 2015 |
| Kiril Ivkov | 39 | 24 May 1969 | 06 Jun 1979 |
| Tsonyo Vasilev | 39 | 04 Feb 1973 | 03 Dec 1980 |
| Dimitar Rangelov | 38 | 17 Nov 2004 | 07 Oct 2016 |
| Ivan Zafirov | 37 | 15 Nov 1970 | 03 Dec 1980 |
| Stanislav Angelov | 36 | 09 May 2006 | 26 Mar 2011 |
| Ivan Ivanov | 36 | 20 Aug 2008 | 06 Sep 2016 |
| Rusi Gochev | 36 | 31 May 1978 | 19 Feb 1986 |
| Asen Peschev | 36 | 17 Jul 1926 | 24 May 1936 |
| Vasil Bozhikov | 36 | 07 Jun 2016 | 26 Mar 2022 |
| Aleksandar Shalamanov | 36 | 29 Sep 1963 | 18 Apr 1973 |
| Nikola Kovachev | 36 | 26 Aug 1956 | 23 Jan 1963 |
| Ljubomir Angelov | 36 | 10 May 1931 | 20 Oct 1940 |
| Plamen Markov | 36 | 29 Mar 1978 | 10 Jun 1986 |
| Anton Nedyalkov | 35 | 06 Sep 2016 | 07 Sep 2025 |
| Strahil Popov | 35 | 23 May 2014 | 25 Mar 2021 |
| Georgi Markov | 35 | 27 Mar 1999 | 26 Mar 2005 |
| Panayot Panayotov | 35 | 18 May 1952 | 23 Nov 1960 |
| Ilian Iliev | 35 | 21 Aug 1991 | 07 Oct 2000 |
| Georgi Slavkov | 34 | 22 Feb 1978 | 07 Sep 1983 |
| Rumencho Goranov | 34 | 17 Nov 1971 | 17 Oct 1979 |
| Petar Hubchev | 34 | 05 Sep 1984 | 01 Sep 1996 |
| Asen Panchev | 33 | 30 May 1926 | 24 May 1936 |
| Georgi Bonev | 33 | 21 Sep 1977 | 22 Nov 1981 |
| Simeon Simeonov | 33 | 29 Nov 1964 | 14 Apr 1974 |
| Valentin Antov | 33 | 25 Mar 2019 | 23 Mar 2025 |
| Velizar Dimitrov | 33 | 20 Feb 2002 | 24 May 2010 |
| Mihail Lozanov | 33 | 19 Apr 1931 | 22 Oct 1939 |
| Atanas Mihailov | 32 | 22 Oct 1969 | 27 Oct 1982 |
| Ilija Valov | 32 | 31 Aug 1983 | 26 Sep 1990 |
| Predrag Pažin | 32 | 16 Aug 2000 | 22 Jun 2004 |
| Georgi Velinov | 31 | 16 Jan 1979 | 27 Apr 1983 |