Bulgaria national speedway team

The Bulgarian speedway team first competed at the Speedway World Team Cup during its second edition, finishing fourth in the Central European round at the 1961 Speedway World Team Cup.^[1] From 1961, the team competed in almost every World Team Cup until 1992, when the team began to struggle to field a competitive team.^[2][3]

Since 2001, when the competition was rebranded the Speedway World Cup the team have not competed at the World Cup and have only appeared once in international fixtures during 2010. As of 2017, the sport was almost dormant, with only one track in Shumen, although there were ten others in a derelict state.

The greatest achievement of the team was reaching the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1969.^[4]

Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence.^[5]

• Speedway in Bulgaria