Sofia is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Kiril Metkov, but the city has produced 509 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Emil Kostadinov, Georgi Asparuhov, Nikolay Mihaylov and Borislav Mihaylov. Among them are 504 male and 5 female players. Documented players span more than 111 years, from 1894 to 2005.
