Basketball Club Levski Sofia (Bulgarian: Баскетболен клуб Левски София), simply known as Levski (Bulgarian: Левски), is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. It is the basketball section of Levski Sofia sports club.
Levski | |||
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Nickname | Сините (The Blues) | ||
Leagues | NBL Balkan League | ||
Founded | 1923 | ||
Arena | Universiada Hall | ||
Capacity | 4,000 | ||
Location | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
Team colors | Blue, White, Gold | ||
President | Konstantin Papazov | ||
Head coach | Dimitar Angelov | ||
Team captain | Asen Velikov | ||
Championships | Men:
16 Bulgarian Championships 13 Bulgarian Cups 1 EuroLeague 2 EuroCups | ||
Website | www | ||
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History
editFounded in 1923, Levski has won a record 62 honours: 16 NBL titles, 16 Bulgarian Cups and 3 Bulgarian Supercups/Men/ & 8 Bulgarian championships and 13 Bulgarian Cups/Women/. International titles won by the club are: 1 EuroLeague in 1984, 2 EuroCups in 1978 & 1979 and 3 Balkan Leagues (regional European title) in 2010, 2014 & 2018. They play their home matches at the Universiade Hall in Sofia.
In 2018, Lukoil announced its sponsorship deal with Levski.[1] Consequently, the new club name would be Levski Lukoil.
Honours
editMen
edit- National Basketball League
- Bulgarian Cup
- Bulgarian Basketball Super Cup
- Winners: (3) 2018, 2019, 2023
- Balkan League
Women
edit- Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship
- Winners (8): 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994
- Bulgarian Women's Basketball Cup
- Winners (13): 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991
- EuroLeague
- Winners (1): 1984
- Ronchetti Cup / EuroCup
- Winners (2): 1978, 1979
- Runners-up (1): 1975
- Winners (2): 1978, 1979
Players
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: 23 October 2023 |
Notable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Iliya Mirchev
Mincho Dimov
Atanas Golomeev
Georgi Mladenov
Yordan Minchev
Vassil Evtimov
Ilian Evtimov
Kaloyan Ivanov
Deyan Ivanov
Elijah Mitrou-Long
Gjorgji Čekovski
Stojan Gjuroski
Srđan Dabić
Marcus Hall
Charles Jones
Dwayne Morton
Aaron Harper
Brandon Heath
Fusi Mazibuko
Krasimira Bogdanova
Nadka Golcheva
Petkana Makaveeva
Silviya Germanova
Kostadinka Radkova
Madlena Staneva
Nina Khadzhiyankova
References
edit- ^ "Lukoil Bulgaria is the new sponsor of Levski". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
edit- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- Eurobasket.com BC Levski Sofia Page
- Levski Sofia at Basketball-bg.com (in Bulgarian)
- Levski Sofia at BulgarianBasket.com (in English)