Men's internationals
Netherlands vs Bulgaria
Every A-international of the Dutch men's team against Bulgaria. The home side comes first, on neutral ground the Netherlands.
How often did the Netherlands play Bulgaria, and how often did they win?
The Netherlands played Bulgaria 35 times: won 19, lost 16. The first on 14 September 1958, the latest on 20 August 2025. Biggest win: 103–75 on 9 May 1980. Biggest defeat: 61–100 on 14 September 1958.
Record per kind
Won–lost per kind of international, at home, away and on neutral ground.
| Home | Away | Neutral | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuroBasket | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| EuroBasket qualifier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| World Cup qualifier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| Olympic qualifier | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| Friendly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 54% |
Every international against Bulgaria
Newest first. Click a column header to sort.
- 20 Aug 2025 · no. 882 · World Cup qualifier · AlmereNetherlandsBulgaria9770
- 9 Aug 2025 · no. 880 · World Cup qualifier · SamokovBulgariaNetherlands7081
- 8 Jul 2017 · no. 803 · Friendly · SofiaBulgariaNetherlands9178
- 7 Jul 2017 · no. 802 · Friendly · SofiaBulgariaNetherlands8071
- 20 Aug 2014 · no. 765 · EuroBasket qualifier · LeidenNetherlandsBulgaria6657
- 10 Aug 2014 · no. 762 · EuroBasket qualifier · SamokovBulgariaNetherlands5362
- 7 Aug 2012 · no. 732 · Friendly · ChomutovNetherlandsBulgaria9484
- 27 Nov 2002 · no. 643 · EuroBasket qualifier · NijmegenNetherlandsBulgaria7786
- 28 Nov 2001 · no. 635 · EuroBasket qualifier · JambolBulgariaNetherlands9180
- 24 Jan 2001 · no. 629 · EuroBasket qualifier · RazgradBulgariaNetherlands9975
- 23 Feb 2000 · no. 623 · EuroBasket qualifier · RotterdamNetherlandsBulgaria8566
- 31 Oct 1996 · no. 574 · EuroBasket qualifier · Den BoschNetherlandsBulgaria10381
- 8 Oct 1995 · no. 563 · EuroBasket qualifier · SofiaBulgariaNetherlands8582
- 25 Jun 1989 · no. 507 · EuroBasket · ZagrebNetherlandsBulgaria8691
- 16 May 1986 · no. 431 · EuroBasket qualifier · AntwerpenNetherlandsBulgaria7063
- 6 Jun 1985 · no. 414 · EuroBasket · LeverkusenNetherlandsBulgaria90103
- 16 May 1984 · no. 398 · Olympic qualifier · GrenobleNetherlandsBulgaria8660
- 23 May 1982 · no. 365 · EuroBasket qualifier · OportoNetherlandsBulgaria7864
- 3 May 1981 · no. 344 · EuroBasket qualifier · IzmirNetherlandsBulgaria8665
- 9 May 1980 · no. 340 · Olympic qualifier · LuganoNetherlandsBulgaria10375
- 11 Jun 1979 · no. 326 · EuroBasket · SienaNetherlandsBulgaria8782
- 22 Sept 1977 · no. 299 · EuroBasket · LuikNetherlandsBulgaria85108
- 27 Jun 1976 · no. 270 · Olympic qualifier · HamiltonNetherlandsBulgaria7663
- 19 May 1976 · no. 262 · Friendly · SofiaBulgariaNetherlands8178
- 18 Dec 1975 · no. 248 · Friendly · PraagNetherlandsBulgaria6867
- 7 May 1972 · no. 199 · Olympic qualifier · AmsterdamNetherlandsBulgaria5988
- 1 May 1972 · no. 195 · Friendly · HaarlemNetherlandsBulgaria9782
- 30 Apr 1972 · no. 194 · Friendly · GeertruidenbergNetherlandsBulgaria7572
- 12 Apr 1972 · no. 191 · Friendly · SofiaBulgariaNetherlands8969
- 24 Jan 1967 · no. 125 · Friendly · EnschedeNetherlandsBulgaria9278
- 23 Jan 1967 · no. 124 · Friendly · Den HaagNetherlandsBulgaria8292
- 22 Jan 1967 · no. 123 · Friendly · HaarlemNetherlandsBulgaria8580
- 7 Jun 1964 · no. 107 · Olympic qualifier · GenèveNetherlandsBulgaria7484
- 7 Oct 1963 · no. 94 · EuroBasket · WroclawNetherlandsBulgaria7199
- 14 Sept 1958 · no. 58 · Friendly · BolognaNetherlandsBulgaria61100
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2025 | 882 | World Cup qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 97–70 | Bulgaria | Almere |
| 9 Aug 2025 | 880 | World Cup qualifier | Bulgaria | Won: 70–81 | Netherlands | Samokov |
| 8 Jul 2017 | 803 | Friendly | Bulgaria | Lost: 91–78 | Netherlands | Sofia |
| 7 Jul 2017 | 802 | Friendly | Bulgaria | Lost: 80–71 | Netherlands | Sofia |
| 20 Aug 2014 | 765 | EuroBasket qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 66–57 | Bulgaria | Leiden |
| 10 Aug 2014 | 762 | EuroBasket qualifier | Bulgaria | Won: 53–62 | Netherlands | Samokov |
| 7 Aug 2012 | 732 | Friendly | Netherlands | Won: 94–84 | Bulgaria | ChomutovNeutral |
| 27 Nov 2002 | 643 | EuroBasket qualifier | Netherlands | Lost: 77–86 | Bulgaria | Nijmegen |
| 28 Nov 2001 | 635 | EuroBasket qualifier | Bulgaria | Lost: 91–80 | Netherlands | Jambol |
| 24 Jan 2001 | 629 | EuroBasket qualifier | Bulgaria | Lost: 99–75 | Netherlands | Razgrad |
| 23 Feb 2000 | 623 | EuroBasket qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 85–66 | Bulgaria | Rotterdam |
| 31 Oct 1996 | 574 | EuroBasket qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 103–81 | Bulgaria | Den Bosch |
| 8 Oct 1995 | 563 | EuroBasket qualifier | Bulgaria | Lost: 85–82 | Netherlands | Sofia |
| 25 Jun 1989 | 507 | EuroBasket | Netherlands | Lost: 86–91 | Bulgaria | ZagrebNeutral |
| 16 May 1986 | 431 | EuroBasket qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 70–63 | Bulgaria | AntwerpenNeutral |
| 6 Jun 1985 | 414 | EuroBasket | Netherlands | Lost: 90–103 | Bulgaria | LeverkusenNeutral |
| 16 May 1984 | 398 | Olympic qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 86–60 | Bulgaria | GrenobleNeutral |
| 23 May 1982 | 365 | EuroBasket qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 78–64 | Bulgaria | OportoNeutral |
| 3 May 1981 | 344 | EuroBasket qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 86–65 | Bulgaria | IzmirNeutral |
| 9 May 1980 | 340 | Olympic qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 103–75 | Bulgaria | LuganoNeutral |
| 11 Jun 1979 | 326 | EuroBasket | Netherlands | Won: 87–82 | Bulgaria | SienaNeutral |
| 22 Sept 1977 | 299 | EuroBasket | Netherlands | Lost: 85–108 | Bulgaria | LuikNeutral |
| 27 Jun 1976 | 270 | Olympic qualifier | Netherlands | Won: 76–63 | Bulgaria | HamiltonNeutral |
| 19 May 1976 | 262 | Friendly | Bulgaria | Lost: 81–78 | Netherlands | Sofia |
| 18 Dec 1975 | 248 | Friendly | Netherlands | Won: 68–67 | Bulgaria | PraagNeutral |
| 7 May 1972 | 199 | Olympic qualifier | Netherlands | Lost: 59–88 | Bulgaria | Amsterdam |
| 1 May 1972 | 195 | Friendly | Netherlands | Won: 97–82 | Bulgaria | Haarlem |
| 30 Apr 1972 | 194 | Friendly | Netherlands | Won: 75–72 | Bulgaria | Geertruidenberg |
| 12 Apr 1972 | 191 | Friendly | Bulgaria | Lost: 89–69 | Netherlands | Sofia |
| 24 Jan 1967 | 125 | Friendly | Netherlands | Won: 92–78 | Bulgaria | Enschede |
| 23 Jan 1967 | 124 | Friendly | Netherlands | Lost: 82–92 | Bulgaria | Den Haag |
| 22 Jan 1967 | 123 | Friendly | Netherlands | Won: 85–80 | Bulgaria | Haarlem |
| 7 Jun 1964 | 107 | Olympic qualifier | Netherlands | Lost: 74–84 | Bulgaria | GenèveNeutral |
| 7 Oct 1963 | 94 | EuroBasket | Netherlands | Lost: 71–99 | Bulgaria | WroclawNeutral |
| 14 Sept 1958 | 58 | Friendly | Netherlands | Lost: 61–100 | Bulgaria | BolognaNeutral |