Bulgaria in the UEFA ranking

Between 2004/05 and 2026/27, Bulgaria has been as high as 16th (end of 2006/07) and as low as 30th (end of 2025/26). Ten years ago, at the end of 2016/17, the position was 27th; today it is 28th, a change of 1 place downwards.

Slovakia, 27th, is 0.813 points ahead of Bulgaria. Serbia, 29th, is 3.062 points behind. The best of the five seasons for Bulgaria is 2025/26 at 5.187, and the 2022/23 season, the next to leave the window, is worth 4.500. So far in 2026/27 the association's clubs have played 27 matches and added 3.875.

2022/23. 4 clubs of Bulgaria played 28 matches and earned 4.500 points, 20.9% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2023/24. 4 clubs of Bulgaria played 26 matches and earned 4.375 points, 20.3% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2024/25. 4 clubs of Bulgaria played 28 matches and earned 3.625 points, 16.8% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2025/26. 4 clubs of Bulgaria played 34 matches and earned 5.187 points, 24.1% of the five-season total. 0 of them are still in a competition.

2026/27. 4 clubs of Bulgaria played 27 matches and earned 3.875 points, 18.0% of the five-season total. 2 of them are still in a competition.

When 2022/23 leaves the window it takes 4.500 with it. To keep the total unchanged the 2026/27 season has to reach the same figure, and it stands at 3.875, which is 0.625 short.

Ludogorets, 76th in the club ranking on 27.250. Its seasons: 2022/23 5.000, 2023/24 9.000, 2024/25 4.000, 2025/26 7.750, 2026/27 1.500.

Levski Sofia, 170th in the club ranking on 10.000. Its seasons: 2022/23 2.000, 2023/24 2.500, 2024/25 0.000, 2025/26 2.500, 2026/27 3.000.

CSKA 1948, 262nd in the club ranking on 5.500. Its seasons: 2022/23 0.000, 2023/24 1.500, 2024/25 2.000, 2025/26 0.000, 2026/27 2.000.

In the Europa League league phase, Levski Sofia are 17th on 4 points after 3 matches. See the full table.

In the Conference League league phase, CSKA Sofia are 23rd on 1 point after 2 matches. See the full table.

On 21.562 points Bulgaria averages 4.312 per season over the five seasons in the window, and the middle of the table, the 27th association, stands on 21.562, so Bulgaria is 0.000 above the median. The leaders (England) are 84.901 ahead; 5th place (France) are 49.448 ahead; 10th place (Greece) are 25.050 ahead; 15th place (Cyprus) are 13.881 ahead; 20th place (Sweden) are 4.938 ahead; 30th place (Russia) are 4.230 behind; 40th place (Moldova) are 11.312 behind.

If Bulgaria added no further points, the five-season total would fall as each old season left the window: to 17.062 when 2022/23 leaves, to 12.687 when 2023/24 leaves, to 9.062 when 2024/25 leaves, to 3.875 when 2025/26 leaves. The 2026/27 season already adds 3.875, which is the part of the total that is still being decided.

The associations within three places of Bulgaria are Israel (25th, 24.125), Slovenia (26th, 23.093), Slovakia (27th, 22.375), Serbia (29th, 18.500), Russia (30th, 17.332), Iceland (31st, 17.020). The nearest, Slovakia, is 0.813 away.