UEFA and its General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis thanked Bulgaria for the excellent organization of UEFA WU 17 European championship final tournament which was held in our country in May 2019. In a special letter sent to the President of BFU Borislav Mihaylov the European football association underlined the dedicated work and warm hospitality show by the BFU staff which made possible the success of the event.

"Dear Mr. Mihaylov,

On behalf of the UEFA President and the official UEFA representatives and UEFA staff who attended the final tournament in Bulgaria I would like to thank you for the organization of the above-mentioned final tournament.

The tireless efforts of all members of the LOS, their commitment and dedication as well as their warm hospitality shown towards all participants and UEFA staff ensured a successful tournament despite the difficulties encountered in the beginning and we would like to thank them for that.

We would like to particularly underline the amazing work done by the Tournament Director Iveta Stoyanova and the Deputy Tournament Director Andrey Petrov and thank them for that. It has been a great pleasure for UEFA staff to collaborate with them.

We would also like to congratulate your Women`s under 17 national team for participating in their first UEFA European Women’s Under 17 final tournament. The sporting results do not reflect the very strong and positive team spirit shown by your players and coaching staff.

We trust that the organization of this final tournament will help you to further promote and develop women’s football in your country and hope that this event has left a legacy in terms of personal development, improved sporting infrastructure and interest in football in general.

Once again thank you very much for having organized such a memorable tournament.

Your sincerely

Theodore Theodoridis"