Türkiye and Bulgaria's "100-year" football history

The first match between the Turkish and Bulgarian national teams was played 100 years ago.

• The opponent of the Turkish National Football Team is Bulgaria

The Turkish national team has won 7 of 23 matches in its 100-year history, with Bulgaria winning 10. Six of the matches between the two sides have ended in a draw.

Bulgaria responded with 43 goals to the 36 goals scored by the national team in the teams' matches that began in 1925.

The Crescent-Star team has played the most matches against Bulgaria after Romania, which they have faced 26 times in their 102-year history.

Türkiye has only faced Bulgaria in special matches so far, apart from their five matches in the Balkans Cup.

The Turkish National Team will face Bulgaria for the first time in the World Cup qualifiers.

The Crescent-Star team won the first meeting between the two teams at Taksim Stadium on April 4, 1925, with a score of 2-1.

The national team's goals in the match came from Mehmet Leblebi and Sabih Arca.

Türkiye has two heavy defeats against Bulgaria, 5-1 in 1931 and 1974.

The Turkish National Team's biggest victory against its opponent was 4-0 in a match played in 2015.

Türkiye won the last match played at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium on June 8, 2015, 4-0 with 2 goals each from Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Burak Yılmaz.

The results of the past matches between the Turkish and Bulgarian national football teams are as follows:

Note: Türkiye is taken as the first team in the match results.