Bulgaria women's national volleyball team

The Bulgaria women's national volleyball team represents Bulgaria in international women's volleyball competitions and is controlled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation. The team's successes includes winning the Balkan Championship in 1982, and runners-up at the 1970 Summer Universidade along with bronze at the 1980 Summer Olympics. The national team's biggest success came in 1981, winning the European title at home in Sofia.

Bulgaria

Association	Bulgarian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Antonina Zetova
FIVB ranking	20 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 1980)
Best result	3rd (1980)
World Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1952)
Best result	4th (1952)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1981)
Best result	7th (1981)
European Championship
Appearances	28 (First in 1950)
Best result	Champions (1981)
Honours Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team European Championship 1981 Sofia 1979 Lyon 2001 Varna Challenger Cup 2018 Lima European League 2018 Hungary 2021 Bulgaria 2010 Turkey 2012 Czech Republic 2009 Turkey 2011 Turkey 2013 Bulgaria Universiade 1961 Bulgaria Team 1973 Soviet Union Team 1970 Italy Team 1977 Bulgaria Team

Competition results

  Champions    Runner-Up    Semi-Finals    Other Top Results  

Summer Olympics

• 1964 — Did not qualify
• 1968 — Did not qualify
• 1972 — Did not qualify
• 1976 — Did not qualify
• 1980 — Bronze medal
• 1984 — Did not qualify
• 1988 — Did not qualify
• 1992 — Did not qualify
• 1996 — Did not qualify
• 2000 — Did not qualify
• 2004 — Did not qualify
• 2008 — Did not qualify
• 2012 — Did not qualify
• 2016 — Did not qualify
• 2020 — Did not qualify
• 2024 — Did not qualify

World Championship

• 1952 — 4th Place
• 1956 — 5th Place
• 1960 — Did not qualify
• 1962 — 6th Place
• 1967 — Did not qualify
• 1970 — 6th Place (as host)
• 1974 — 13th Place
• 1978 — 9th Place
• 1982 — 9th Place
• 1986 — 12th Place
• 1990 — Did not qualify
• 1994 — Did not qualify
• 1998 — 11th Place
• 2002 — 8th Place
• 2006 — Did not qualify
• 2010 — Did not qualify
• 2014 — 11th Place
• 2018 — 12th Place
• 2022 — 17th Place
• 2025 — Qualified

World Cup

• 1973 — Did not qualify
• 1977 — Did not qualify
• 1981 — 7th place
• 1985 to 2019 — Did not qualify

World Grand Prix

• 2013 — 9th Place
• 2014 — 21st Place
• 2015 — 17th Place
• 2016 — 16th Place
• 2017 — 17th Place

Nations League

• 2018 - Did not qualify
• 2019 - 16th place
• 2021 - Did not qualify
• 2022 - 14th place
• 2023 - 13th place
• 2024 - 16th place
• 2025 - 13th place

Challenger Cup

Year	Rank
2018	First Place

European Championship

• 1949 — Did not qualify
• 1950 — 4th place (as host)
• 1951 — Did not qualify
• 1955 — 5th place
• 1958 — 5th place
• 1963 — 5th place
• 1967 — 6th place
• 1971 — 4th place
• 1975 — 4th place
• 1977 — 7th place
• 1979 — Bronze Medal
• 1981 — Gold Medal (as host)
• 1983 — 4th place
• 1985 — 10th place
• 1987 — 4th place
• 1989 — 7th place
• 1991 — 7th place
• 1993 — 9th place
• 1995 — 5th place
• 1997 — 4th place
• 1999 — 7th place
• 2001 — Bronze Medal
• 2003 — 7th place
• 2005 — 9th place
• 2007 — 11th place
• 2009 — 8th place
• 2011 — 14th place
• 2013 — 13th place
• 2015 — 13th place
• 2017 — 9th place
• 2019 — 8th place
• 2021 — 9th place (as co-host)
• 2023 — 7th place
• 2026 — Qualified

European League

Year	Rank
2009	Third Place
2010	Runner-Up
2011	Third Place
2012	Runner-Up
2013	Third Place
2018	First Place
2021	First Place

Balkan Championship

Year	Rank
1946	Third Place
1947	Third Place
1970	Champions
1971	Third Place
1972	Champions
1971	Runner-Up
1974	Runner-Up
1975	Runner-Up
1976	Champions
1978	Runner-Up
1979	Champions
1981	Champions
1982	Third Place
1983	Runner-Up
1984	Champions
1985	Champions
1986	Champions
1988	Champions
1990	Runner-Up
1992	Runner-Up

Summer Universidade

Year	Rank
1961	Runner-Up
1973	Third Place
1970	Runner-Up
1977	Third Place

Current squad

The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2018 World Championship.^[1]

Head coach: Ivan Petkov

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2017–18 club
1	Gergana Dimitrova	28 February 1996	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	288 cm (113 in)	RC Cannes
2	Nasya Dimitrova	6 November 1992	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv
3	Kristiana Petrova	13 July 1997	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	282 cm (111 in)	Levski Volley
4	Veselina Grigorova	6 September 1995	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Kazanlak Volley
6	Miroslava Paskova	16 February 1996	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	299 cm (118 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Levski Volley
7	Lora Kitipova	19 May 1991	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	283 cm (111 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv
8	Petya Barakova	18 June 1994	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	283 cm (111 in)	271 cm (107 in)	Alba Blaj
9	Monika Krasteva	9 May 1999	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	292 cm (115 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Levski Volley
10	Mira Todorova	12 April 1994	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Le Cannet
11	Hristina Ruseva (c)	1 October 1991	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	Galatasaray S.K
12	Mariya Karakasheva	27 October 1988	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	290 cm (110 in)	VC CSKA Sofia
13	Ivelina Monova	17 January 1986	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	285 cm (112 in)	280 cm (110 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv
15	Zhana Todorova	6 January 1997	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	271 cm (107 in)	255 cm (100 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv
18	Silvana Chausheva	19 May 1995	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	290 cm (110 in)	VC Maritsa Plovdiv

See also

• Bulgaria women's team
• Bulgaria women's U18 team
• Bulgaria women's U20 team
• Bulgaria women's U23 team
• Bulgaria men's team