This is a list of Bulgarian football clubs in European competition. Bulgarian clubs have participated since 1956, when CSKA Sofia entered the 1956–57 European Cup.

Achievements

Biggest Achievements

European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup / Europa League UEFA Cup Winners' CupClub Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalistCSKA Sofia1967, 19821957, 1974, 1981, 1990 - - 1989 -Levski Sofia - - -1976, 2006 -1970, 1977, 1987Lokomotiv Sofia - - -1980 - -Slavia Sofia - - - -19671981Botev Plovdiv - - - - -1963Beroe Stara Zagora - - - - -1974

Statistics As of 3 November 2022.

Most European Cup / Champions League competitions appeared in: 25 – CSKA Sofia Most Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League competitions appeared in: 26 – Levski Sofia Most UEFA Europa Conference League competitions appeared in: 2 – CSKA Sofia Most Cup Winners' Cup competitions appeared in: 11 – Levski Sofia Most Intertoto Cup competitions appeared in: 5 – Spartak Varna Most competitions appeared in overall: 58 – CSKA Sofia First match played: CSKA Sofia 8–1 Dinamo București (1956–57 European Cup R1) Most matches played: 258 – CSKA Sofia Most match wins: 100 – CSKA Sofia Most match draws: 56 – CSKA Sofia Most match losses: 102 – CSKA Sofia

Biggest win (match): 10 goals Levski Sofia 12–2 Lahden Reipas (1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup R1) Biggest win (aggregate): 16 goals Levski Sofia 19–3 Lahden Reipas (1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup R1) Biggest defeat (match): 8 goals Sigma Olomouc 8–0 Velbazhd Kyustendil (2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup R2) Biggest defeat (aggregate): 10 goals Slavia Sofia 0–10 Partizan (1988–89 UEFA Cup R1)

UEFA coefficient and ranking For the 2020–21 UEFA competitions, the associations will be allocated places according to their 2019 UEFA country coefficients, which will take into account their performance in European competitions from 2014–15 to 2018–19. In the 2019 rankings that will be used for the 2020–21 European competitions, Bulgaria's coefficient points total is 17.500. After earning a score of 4.000 during the 2018–19 European campaign, Bulgaria is ranked by UEFA as the 28th best association in Europe out of 55.

26 Azerbaijan 19.000 27 Israel 18.625 28 Bulgaria 17.500 29 Romania 15.950 30 Slovakia 15.625 Full list

UEFA country coefficient history (As of 2 September 2022), Source: Bert Kassies website.

AccumulatedValidRankMovementCoefficientChange1955–56 to 1959–601961–621610.0001956–57 to 1960–611962–6315 +113.000 +3.0001957–58 to 1961–621963–6418 –39.000 –4.0001958–59 to 1962–631964–6517 +113.500 +4.5001959–60 to 1963–641965–6616 +114.500 +1.0001960–61 to 1964–651966–6712 +418.500 +4.0001961–62 to 1965–661967–6811 +119.166 +0.6661962–63 to 1966–671968–698 +326.499 +7.3331963–64 to 1967–681969–7011 –321.332 –5.1671964–65 to 1968–691970–7113 –219.832 –1.5001965–66 to 1969–701971–7215 –219.082 –0.7501966–67 to 1970–711972–731517.416 –1.6661967–68 to 1971–721973–7419 –411.083 –6.3331968–69 to 1972–731974–751913.500 +2.4171969–70 to 1973–741975–7617 +217.750 +4.2501970–71 to 1974–751976–771714.250 –3.5001971–72 to 1975–761977–781716.500 +2.2501972–73 to 1976–771978–7915 +218.500 +2.0001973–74 to 1977–781979–8018 –316.750 –1.7501974–75 to 1978–791980–8121 –313.200 –3.5501975–76 to 1979–801981–8220 +115.450 +2.2501976–77 to 1980–811982–8317 +316.950 +1.5001977–78 to 1981–821983–841716.700 –0.2501978–79 to 1982–831984–8518 –116.7001979–80 to 1983–841985–861816.750 +0.0501980–81 to 1984–851986–8717 +117.250 +0.5001981–82 to 1985–861987–8821 –413.166 –4.0841982–83 to 1986–871988–8923 –212.666 –0.5001983–84 to 1987–881989–902311.916 –0.7501984–85 to 1988–891990–912312.916 +1.0001985–86 to 1989–901991–9222 +112.749 –0.1671986–87 to 1990–911992–932212.416 –0.3331987–88 to 1991–921993–9423 –110.416 –2.000

AccumulatedValidRankMovementCoefficientChange1988–89 to 1992–931994–9520 +310.666 +0.2501989–90 to 1993–941995–96209.166 –1.5001990–91 to 1994–951996–9731 –117.583 –1.5831991–92 to 1995–961997–9832 –19.250 +1.6671992–93 to 1996–971998–9933 –110.666 +1.4161993–94 to 1997–981999–0032 +110.499 –0.1671994–95 to 1998–992000–01327.582 –2.9171995–96 to 1999–002001–0229 +310.540 +2.9581996–97 to 2000–012002–0328 +111.665 +1.1251997–98 to 2001–022003–0425 +315.165 +3.5001998–99 to 2002–032004–0520 +518.665 +3.5001999–00 to 2003–042005–062019.998 +1.3332000–01 to 2004–052006–0721 –118.540 –1.4582001–02 to 2005–062007–0817 +424.290 +5.7502002–03 to 2006–072008–0916 +124.582 +0.2922003–04 to 2007–082009–1017 –123.166 –1.4162004–05 to 2008–092010–111721.250 –1.9162005–06 to 2009–102011–121722.000 +0.7502006–07 to 2010–112012–1321 –417.875 –4.1252007–08 to 2011–122013–1428 –714.250 –3.6252008–09 to 2012–132014–152812.250 –2.0002009–10 to 2013–142015–1625 +315.625 +3.3752010–11 to 2014–152016–172516.750 +1.1252011–12 to 2015–162017–1829 –413.125 –3.6252012–13 to 2016–172018–1927 +215.875 +2.7502013–14 to 2017–182019–2024 +319.125 +3.2502014–15 to 2018–192020–2128 –417.500 –1.6252015–16 to 2019–202021–2227 +117.375 –0.1752016–17 to 2020–212022–2324 +320.375 +3.0002017–18 to 2021–222023–242419.500 –0.875

Appearances in UEFA competitions

ClubUEFA Champions League (includes European Cup)UEFA Europa League (includes UEFA Cup)UEFA Europa Conference LeagueUEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Intertoto CupTotalFirst AppearanceLast AppearanceApp.PWDLApp.PWDLApp.PWDLApp.PWDLApp.PWDLApp.PWDL CSKA Sofia2598411641251133934422185585 23130101 421158258100561021956–57 EC2022–23 UECL Levski Sofia155815142926112412546141121136145170 0000532107145941966–66 EC2022–23 UECL Ludogorets Razgrad1160221424867212026111000000000000191284434502012–13 UCL2022–23 UECL Litex Lovech416817135623122100000000000000017723113281998–99 UCL2015–16 UEL Botev Plovdiv2 41031035121110120113 126240 000016531914181962–63 CWC2022–23 UECL Slavia Sofia0000010237313000006259313000001647166261963–64 CWC2020–21 UEL Lokomotiv Plovdiv1200211288218141120000012011143594231971–72 UC2021–22 UECL Lokomotiv Sofia2831483412111100000383050000013501812201964–65 EC2011–12 UEL Beroe Stara Zagora120116228680000021051400000934138131972–73 UC2016–17 UEL Spartak Varna0000026123000000000051625972237121961–62 CWC2001 UIC Marek Dupnitsa000001420200000121013144555207581977–78 UC2004 UIC Cherno More Varna000003125340000000000142024167362007 UIC2014–15 UEL Naftex Burgas0000026222000000000000000262221997–98 UC2000–01 UC Akademik Sofia0000026204000000000000000262041976–77 UC1981–82 UC Pirin Blagoevgrad0000012002000001420200000262041985–86 UC1994–95 CWC Sliven0000012101000000200200000241031984–85 UC1990–91 CWC Dunav Ruse0000024103000000000000000241031975–76 UC2017–18 UEL Etar Veliko Tarnovo1201112011000000000000000240221974–75 UC1991–92 EC Velbazhd Kyustendil0000000000000000000014121141212000 UIC2000 UIC Spartak Plovdiv1411200000000000000000000141121963–64 EC1963–64 EC PSFC Chernomorets0000000000000000000014112141122008 UIC2008 UIC FC Chernomorets0000000000000001210100000121011989–90 UC1989–90 UC Botev Vratsa0000012002000000000000000120021971–72 UC1971–72 UC Shumen0000012002000000000000000120021994–95 UC1994–95 UC Arda0000000000120020000000000120022022–23 UECL2022–23 UECL Total (25)—2549149114—537183133220-319814—124541159—48121521—993348216427 App. = Appearances; P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; EC = European Cup; UCL = UEFA Champions League; UC = UEFA Cup; UEL = UEFA Europa League; CWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UIC = UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Active competitions European Cup / UEFA Champions League