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.
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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 — 27th Place
World Cup
1973 — Did not qualify
1977 — Did not qualify
1981 — 7th place
1985 to 2019 — Did not qualify
2023 — 7th place
World Grand Prix
2013 — 9th Place
2014 — 21st Place
2015 — 17th Place
2016 — 16th Place
2017 — 17th 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
Current squad
The following is the Bulgarian roster in the 2026 European Championship.
Head coach: Marcello Abbondanza