Bulgaria men's national volleyball team

The Bulgarian national volleyball team of men is a selection of the best Bulgarian players that the Balgarska Federazija po Wolejbol represented in international tournaments and international matches.

History

World Championships

In the first two volleyball World Championships Bulgaria occupied the third rank respectively. 1956 the Fifth Bulgaria. After she had missed her in 1960 and so far only World Cup tournament, she reached the fourth and seventh place in the next two tournaments. There was the greatest success in 1970, when Bulgaria was defeated in his own country only in the finale of the GDR selection. Then it went first down to the tenth place in 1978, but after the results were compared with rank five and three better. On the rankings of five, nine and seven followed in 2002, the worst result ( 13th). At the 2006 World Cup Bulgaria was third at the 2010 World Cup and seventh.

Olympic games

In the first Olympic tournaments in 1964 and 1968, Bulgaria fifth and sixth. 1972 in Munich, the Bulgarians increased to fourth place. In Moscow in 1980 they defeated the host Soviet Union until the endgame. In the tournaments in 1988 and 1996, there was sufficient at positions six and seven. Beijing 2008 Bulgaria was eliminated in the quarter- final against Russia and finished fifth. London 2012 Bulgarian men were fourth after a 1-3 defeat against Italy.

European Championships

In 1950 Bulgaria hosted for the first time at the European Volleyball Championship and finished fourth. A year later, the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, the subject only in the finale. This was followed by a third and two fourth places. From the ninth 1967, Bulgaria again worked up, before there was a setback to the tenth place in 1979. 1981 at home and 1983 in East Germany, Bulgaria was third, respectively. About five rank it first went down to eleventh place, then there were four tournaments for fifth place. From 1997 to 2001, the results were slightly worse. 2003 resigned from the Bulgarians in the first round, in 2005 they were not there. The 2007 European Championships, they finished ninth. At Euro 2009 Bulgaria took the bronze medal.

World Cup

Bulgaria was involved in the first three tournaments of the World Cup and showed places nine, four and six. In the 1980s and 1990s, the Bulgarians were not represented. Upon returning in 2007, they managed the greatest success as a third party.

World League

Bulgaria adopted in 1994 for the first time at the World League in part and fourth. After the fifth place in 1995 the Bulgarians retired in 1996 in the first round of. A year later, they finished sixth, after they failed in the second round. The same result, there were 2003. In the years 2004 to 2007, Bulgaria reached alternately the fourth and fifth place. From 2008 to 2010, there was only enough for the seventh, ninth and seventh again. 2011 increased to one fifth in 2012 and fourth place.

Europe League

The Europa League was previously held without Bulgaria.