Compendium to ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’-Episode 256-Matches of Bulgaria National team during the 1988 Euros qualifiers (1986/87 and 1987/88 seasons-Qualifiers and Friendlies).

  

Bulgaria National Team matches during the 1986/87 Season

 

September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Glasgow, Scotland 0-Bulgaria 0 (-)

October 29, 1986, Tunis, Tunisia 3-Bulgaria 3 (Own Goal (Georgi Karushev) 16, Abdelhamed Hergal 17, Khaled Ben Yahia 28 / Petar Aleksandrov 13, Nasko Sirakov 43, Nikolay Iliev 78)

November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Brussels, Belgium 1-Bulgaria 1 (Pierre Janssen 47 / Latchezar Tanev 63)

January 29, 1987, ?, Bulgaria 4-China 0 (Vasil Dragolov 30, Ljuboslav Penev 35, 46, Eduard Eranosian 43) (unofficial match most likely)

April 1, 1987, EC Qualifier, Sofia, Bulgaria 2-Republic of Ireland 1 (Anyo Sadkov 41, Latchezar Tanev 82 pen / Frank Stapleton 52)

April 30, 1987, EC Qualifier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 1-Bulgaria 4 (Robby Langers 59 / Anyo Sadkov 49, Nasko Sirakov 55, Latchezar Tanev 62, Hristo Kolev 82)

May 20, 1987, EC Qualifier, Sofia, Bulgaria 3-Luxembourg 0 (Nasko Sirakov 35, Georgi Yordanov 41 pen, Hristo Kolev 57)

 

Bulgaria National Team matches during the 1987/88 Season (Fall 1987)

 

September 23, 1987, EC Qualifier, Sofia, Bulgaria 2-Belgium 0 (Nasko Sirakov 18, Latchezar Tanev 70)

 

October 14, 1987, EC Qualifier, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 2-Bulgaria 0 (Paul McGrath 52, Kevin Moran 85)

November 11, 1987, EC Qualifier, Sofia, Bulgaria 0-Scotland 1 (Gary Mackay 87)

 

 

 

Date: September 10, 1986

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7

Result: Scotland 0-Bulgaria 0

Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park

Attendance: 35,070

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: Karl-Erik Davidsen, Rune Larsson (both Sweden)

Kick-off time: 20:00

Goalscorers:

(Scotland): None

(Bulgaria): None

Summary of goals:

-

Leighton.

Lineups:

Scotland:

1-James Leighton (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

2- Charles ‘Richard’ Gough (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

3- Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (Dundee United Football Club)

4- Paul Michael Lyons McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)       

5- David Narey (Dundee United Football Club)

6- William Fergus Miller (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

7- David Cooper (Rangers Football Club- Glasgow)

8- Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)

9-Maurice Johnston (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)   

10- Gordon David Strachan (Manchester United Football Club / England)

11- Charles Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) (Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England) 53)        

 

Coach: Andrew Roxburgh

 

Team Captain: William Fergus Miller

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White (with Blue Horizontal stripe) Shorts, Red Socks

 

Bulgaria:

Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Plamen Nikolov (Idrottsklubben Brage-Borlange / Sweden)

Georgi Dimitrov (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire / France)

Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (Georgi Karushev (Fudbalski Klub Spartak-Pleven) 78)

Hristo Kolev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Petar Aleksandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (Latchezar Tanev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia) 89)

Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa)                

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Booked: Plamen Nikolov

 

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Plamen Simeonov, Georgi Karushev, Petar Aleksandrov and Ilia Voinov.

 

 

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 83, February 1987

(September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Scotland 0-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: Fussball 1988. Europameisterschaft. Europacup

(Kenny Dalglish, September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Scotland 0-Bulgaria 0)

 

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Scotland v Luxembourg, 1986

(September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Scotland 0-Bulgaria 0)

 

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Scotland v Luxembourg, 1986

(September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Scotland 0-Bulgaria 0)

 

 

Date: October 29, 1986

Competition: Friendly

Result: Tunisia 3-Bulgaria 3

Venue: Tunis- Olimpic

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Ali Bin Nasser Bennaceur (Tunisia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Tunisia):  Own Goal (Georgi Karushev) 16, Abdelhamed Hergal 17, Khaled Ben Yahia 28

(Bulgaria): Petar Aleksandrov 13, Nasko Sirakov 43, Nikolay Iliev 78

Summary of goals:

0:1 (13^th minute, Bulgaria): -

1:1 (16^th minute, Tunisia): -

2:1 (17^th minute, Tunisia): -

3:1 (28^th minute, Tunisia): -

3:2 (43^rd minute, Bulgaria): -

3:3 (78^th minute, Bulgaria): -

 Lineups:

Tunisia:

 

Coach: Jean Vincet (France)

 

Team Captain: - 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Bulgaria:

Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (Antonio Annaniev (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) 46)

Plamen Nikolov (Idrottsklubben Brage-Borlange / Sweden)

Petko Tenev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Beroe - Stara Zagora)  

Georgi Karushev (Fudbalski Klub Spartak-Pleven)

Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (Latchezar Tanev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia) 56)

Hristo Kolev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv) (Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 36)

Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Petar Aleksandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 46)

Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) (Marin Bakalov (Fudbalski Klub Trakia Plovdiv) 46)

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Georgi Karushev (2/0) (1986).

2-First and only cap for Petko Tenev (1/0) (1986).

 

 

Date: November 19, 1986

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7

Result: Belgium 1-Bulgaria 1

Venue: Bruxelles-Stade Constant Vanden Stock (Brussels - Constant Vanden Stock Stadion)

Attendance: 33,000

Referee: Víctoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Belgium): Pierre Janssen 47

(Bulgaria): Latchezar Tanev 63

Summary of goals:

1:0 (47^th minute, Belgium): A cross from the left side reached Claesen in the box and he gave it to Janssen to score.

1:1 (63^rd minute, Bulgaria): Petkov’s cross from the left side was headed in by Tanev.

Lineups:

Belgium:

1-Jean-Marie Pfaff (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)

2-Eric Gerets (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)

3-Leo Clijsters (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen) (14-Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liege) 46)

4-Pierre Janssen (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

5-Patrick Vervoort (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging)

6-Frank Vercauteren (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

7-Stephane Demol (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

8-Nico Claesen (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

9-Philippe Desmet (Lille Olympique Sporting Club -Lille Métropole / France) (13-Georges Grun (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht) 56)

10- Enzo Scifo (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

11- Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)   

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Booked: Nico Claesen 44

Other Substitutes:

12- Jacques Munaron (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

15- Leo van der Elst (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)   

16-Daniel Veyt (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

 

Team Captain: Jan Ceulemans

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

Bulgaria:

Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Plamen Nikolov (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

Georgi Dimitrov (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire / France)

Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia)

Hristo Kolev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Petar Aleksandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (Latchezar Tanev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia) 58)

Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)  

Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) 87)

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Booked: Anyo Sadkov 42

 

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

 

Photo From: Onze, Issue 133, January 1987

(November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-Bulgaria 1)

 

 

 

Date: January 29, 1987

Competition: Friendly (May be unofficial)

Result: Bulgaria 4-China 0

Venue: ???

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: ???

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): Vasil Dragolov 30, Ljuboslav Penev 35, 46, Eduard Eranosian 43

(China):  None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (30^th minute, Bulgaria): -

2:0 (35^th minute, Bulgaria): -

3:0 (43^rd minute, Bulgaria): -

4:0 (46^th minute, Bulgaria): -

 Lineups:

Bulgaria:

???  Yanchev (??)

Plamen Prodanov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Sliven)

Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Dimitar Mladenov (Fudbalski Klub Trakia Plovdiv)

Plamen Tachev (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia)

Krasimir Bezinski (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)  

Kiril Metkov (Fudbalski Klub Lokomotiv-Sofia)

Georgi Georgiev (Fudbalski Klub Trakia Plovdiv)

Ljuboslav Penev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)  

Eduard Eranosian (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Vasil Dragolov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Beroe - Stara Zagora) (Stoicho Stoiev (Fudbalski Klub Lokomotiv-Sofia) )

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

 

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

China:

 

 

Team Captain: - 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Date: April 1, 1987

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7

Result: Bulgaria 2-Republic of Ireland 1

Venue: Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Carlos Alberto da Silva Valente (Portugal)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): Anyo Sadkov 41, Latchezar Tanev 82 pen

(Republic of Ireland): Frank Stapleton 52

Summary of goals:

1:0 (41st minute, Bulgaria): From the left side, Sirakov passed a cross to Sadkov who shot past Bonner. (Apparently Sadkov had pushed McCarthy to gain possession before passing).

1:1 (52nd minute, Republic of Ireland): Brady sent a free kick from the middle into the box, a series of headers ensued, Whelan’s header reached Stapelton, who shot past Mikhailov.

2:1 (82nd minute, Bulgaria): Bulgaria were awarded their penalty kick after Sirakov was fouled in the box by Moran. Tanev scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Bulgaria:

1-Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

2-Plamen Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)  

3-Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

4-Krasimir Bezinski (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)  

5-Georgi Dimitrov (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire / France)

6-Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (16-Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) 63)

7-Hristo Kolev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

8-Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

9-Latchezar Tanev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)  

10-Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

11-Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (15-Petar Alexandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) 60)

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Booked: Ilia Voinov

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Republic of Ireland:

1-Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

2-John Christopher Patrick Anderson (Newcastle United Football Club / England)  

4-Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Manchester City Football Club / England)

5-Kevin Bernard Moran (Manchester United Football Club / England)

3-Christopher William Gerard Hughton (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 

8-Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England)

7-Paul McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England)

6-William ‘Liam’ Brady (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

11-Anthony Galvin (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

9-Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (Manchester United Football Club / England) (12-Niall John Quinn (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 84)

10-John William Aldridge (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: John Aldridge, Paul McGrath, Liam Brady

Team Captain: Frank Stapelton (Mick McCarthy assumed captaincy 84th)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

Note:

1-Match played under rainy and windy conditions.

Date: April 30, 1987

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7

Result: Luxembourg 1-Bulgaria 4

Venue: Luxembourg -Stade Municipal de Luxembourg

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Gudmund Haraldsson (Iceland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Luxembourg): Robby Langers 59

(Bulgaria): Anyo Sadkov 49, Nasko Sirakov 55, Latchezar Tanev 62, Hristo Kolev 82

Summary of goals:

0:1 (49th minute, Bulgaria): -

0:2 (55th minute, Bulgaria): -

1:2 (59th minute, Luxembourg):  

1:3 (62nd minute, Bulgaria): -

1:4 (82nd minute, Bulgaria): -

Lineups:

Luxembourg:

John van Rijswijck (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)

Laurent Schonckert (Union Sportive Luxembourg)   

Marcel Bossi (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn)

Carlo Weis (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Gilbert Dresch (Football Club Avenir Beggen) (Gérard Jeitz (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg) 72)

Jean-Paul Girres (Football Club Avenir Beggen) (Claude Juchem (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg) 87)

Guy Hellers (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)

Jean-Pierre Barboni (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)

Robert Langers (Stade Quimpérois / France)

Jeannot ‘Benny’ Reiter (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Théo Malget (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

 

Coach: Paul Phillip  

Booked: Robert Langers

Team Captain: Gilbert Dresch  

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Bulgaria:

 Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Plamen Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Georgi Dimitrov (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire / France)

Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (Petar Alexandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) 46)

Hristo Kolev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Latchezar Tanev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)  

Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (Georgi Yordanov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 60)

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Date: May 20, 1987

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7

Result: Bulgaria 3-Luxembourg 0

Venue: Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Ion Craciunescu (Romania)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): Nasko Sirakov 35, Georgi Yordanov 41 pen, Hristo Kolev 57

(Luxembourg): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (35th minute, Bulgaria): -

2:0 (41st minute, Bulgaria): -

3:0 (57th minute, Bulgaria): -

Lineups:

Bulgaria:

Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Plamen Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Georgi Dimitrov (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire / France)

Georgi Yordanov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Hristo Kolev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv) (Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) 12)

Latchezar Tanev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)  

Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Ljuboslav Penev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia) (Petar Alexandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) 64)

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Ljuboslav Penev.

Luxembourg:

John van Rijswijck (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)

Laurent Schonckert (Union Sportive Luxembourg)   

Hubert Meunier (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Carlo Weis (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg)   

Marcel Bossi (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn)

Jean-Paul Girres (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Guy Hellers (Royal Standard de Liège / Belgium)

Jean-Pierre Barboni (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette) (Gérard Jeitz (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg) 71)

Théo Malget (Football Club Avenir Beggen)   

Jeannot ‘Benny’ Reiter (Cercle Athlétique Spora Luxembourg) (Marc Thome (Football Association Red Boys Differdange) 86)

Robert Langers (Stade Quimpérois / France)

 

Coach: Paul Philipp

Booked: Jeannot Reiter, Guy Hellers, Carlo Weis

Team Captain: Hubert Meunier

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

 

Date: September 23, 1987

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7

Result: Bulgaria 2-Belgium 0

Venue: Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany) 

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): Nasko Sirakov 18, Latchezar Tanev 70

(Belgium): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (18^th minute, Bulgaria): Stoichkov’s free kick from the left side was headed in by Sirakov.

2:0 (70^th minute, Bulgaria): Tanev received the ball on the left side and went on a solo run to score.

Lineups:

Bulgaria:

Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Plamen Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Georgi Dimitrov (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire / France)

Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia)

Hristo Stoichkov (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia) (Georgi Yordanov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 68)

Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Latchezar Tanev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)  

Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) (Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) 80)

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Booked: Bojidar Iskrenov 52, Nikolai Iliev 55

 

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Hristo Stoichkov.

 

Belgium:

1-Jean-Marie Pfaff (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)

2-Eric Gerets (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)                        

3-Georges Grun (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

4-Leo Clijsters (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen)

5-Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liege)

6-Patrick Vervoort (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht)

7-Franky van der Elst (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (13-Daniel Veyt (Royal Football Club Liegeois) 60)

8-Nico Claesen (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)

9-Marc Degrijse (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

10-Vincenzo Scifo (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) (15-Guy Vandermissen (Royal Standard de Liege) 70)

11-Philippe Desmet (Lille Olympique Sporting Club -Lille Métropole / France)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Booked: Leo Clijsters, Patrick Vervoort, Philippe Desmet

Other Substitutes:

12- Michel Preud'Homme (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen)

14-Frank Vercauteren (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique / France)

16-Dimitri M’Buyu (Royal Standard de Liege)

 

Team Captain: Jean-Marie Pfaff

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

 

Photo From: Mondial, new series, Issue 92, November 1987

(September 23, 1987, EC Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-Belgium 0)

 

Photo From: Fussball 1988. Europameisterschaft. Europacup

(September 23, 1987, EC Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-Belgium 0)

 

Photo From: Nations of Europe, Volume I author Ron Hockings and Keir Radnedge, 1993

(Bulgaria squad, September 23, 1987, EC Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-Belgium 0)

 

 

Date: October 14, 1987

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7

Result: Republic of Ireland 2-Bulgaria 0

Venue: Dublin-Lansdowne Road

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Johannes ‘Jan’ Keizer (Holland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Republic of Ireland): Paul McGrath 52, Kevin Moran 85

(Bulgaria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (52^nd minute, Republic of Ireland): A cross from the right was mishandled by Ananiev, McGrath knocked in the loose ball.

2:0 (85^th minute, Republic of Ireland): Byrne’s cross from the right was headed in by Moran.

Lineups:

Republic of Ireland:

Patrick ‘Paddy’ Bonner (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

Paul McGrath (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Michael Joseph ‘Mick’ McCarthy (Celtic Football Club- Glasgow / Scotland)

Kevin Bernard Moran (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Ronald Andrew ‘Ronnie’ Whelan (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Raymond James Houghton (Oxford United Football Club / England)  

Mark Thomas Lawrenson (Liverpool Football Club / England)

William ‘Liam’ Brady (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

Anthony Galvin (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England) (John Frederick Byrne (Queen's Park Rangers Football Club-London / England) 77)

Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax / Holland)

John William Aldridge (Liverpool Football Club / England) (Niall John Quinn (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 77)

 

Coach: John ‘Jack’ Charlton (England)

Booked: John Aldridge

Sent off: Liam Brady 84'

 

Team Captain: Francis Anthony ‘Frank’ Stapleton

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Green Socks

 

Bulgaria:

Antonio Ananiev (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (Ilya Valov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) 55)

Plamen Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Georgi Dimitrov (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire / France)

Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia)

Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) (Petar Alexandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) 65)

Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

Hristo Stoichkov (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)  

Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Booked: Plamen Nikolov

 

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

 

 

Date: November 11, 1987

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7

Result: Bulgaria 0-Scotland 1

Venue: Sofia- Vassil Levski Stadion

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): None

(Scotland): Gary Mackay 87

Summary of goals:

0:1 (87^th minute, Scotland): A cross from the right side was struck in by  Gary Mackay.

Lineups:

Bulgaria:

1-Borislav Mikhailov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

2-Plamen Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia)

3-Krasimir Bezinski (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia) 

4-Petar Petrov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

5-Nikolay Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

6-Plamen Simeonov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (14-Ljuboslav Penev (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia) 88)

7-Hristo Stoichkov (CFKA (Centralnij Fudbalski Klub Armija) Sredets-Sofia)

8-Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv) 

9-Petar Aleksandrov (Fudbalski Klub Slavia-Sofia) (15-Ilia Voinov (Fudbalski Klub Vratsa) 42)

10-Nasko Sirakov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

11-Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Vitosha –Sofia) 

 

Coach: Hristo Mladenov

Booked: Plamen Nikolov 50

 

Team Captain: Nasko Sirakov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, see:

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2011/11/november-11-1987-bulgaria-0-scotland-1.html

2- This was the first ever match between the nations on Bulgarian soil.

3-Bulgaria only needed to hold onto a tie to advance to the Euros in West Germany. Scotland’s win eliminated them and enabled Republic of Ireland to qualify.

4-This was Bulgaria’s first home loss since losing to West Germany in a Friendly in Varna on February 15, 1984. This was also their first home loss in an official match since losing to Yugoslavia (0-1) in the same stadium for a European Championship Qualifier on November 17, 1982.

5-Bulgaria captainn Georgi Dimitrov was injured and unavailable for this match. Sirakov captained in his place. Krasimir Bezinski took his place in the squad.

6- Petar Aleksandrov had to be substituted out because of a shoulder injury in a collision with Scottish defenders.

7-Final cap for Petar Petrov (47/0) (1981-1987)

8-Final cap for Ilia Voinov (8/0) (1986/87).

 

Scotland:

1-James Leighton (Aberdeen Football Club Limited) 

2- Stephen Clarke (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 

3- Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (Dundee United Football Club) 

4- Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) 

5-Alexander McLeish (Aberdeen Football Club Limited) 

6- Gary Thompson Gillespie (Liverpool Football Club / England) 

7-Stephen Nicol (Liverpool Football Club / England) 

8- Paul Michael Lyons McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow) (15-Gary Mackay (Heart of Midlothian Football Club-Edinburgh) 57)

9- Graeme Marshall Sharp (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) (16-Gordon Scott Durie (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 71)    

10-Brian McClair (Manchester United Football Club / England) 

11- Ian William Wilson (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England) 

 

Coach: Andrew Roxburgh

Booked: Stephen Clarke (In another source, Roy Aitken is shown to be booked in the 51^st minute)

 

Team Captain: Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts and Navy Blue Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Gordon Scott Durie and Gary Mackay.

 

Photo From: European Football Yearbook, 88-89, Editor Mike Hammond

(November 11, 1987, EC Qualifier, Bulgaria 0-Scotland 1)

 

Photo From: European Football Yearbook, 88-89, Editor Mike Hammond

(November 11, 1987, EC Qualifier, Bulgaria 0-Scotland 1)