Levski Volley
| Full name | Волейболен Клуб Левски София Volleyball Club Levski Sofia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Сините (The Blues) | ||
| Founded | 1943 | ||
| Ground | Levski Sofia Sports Hall, Sofia (Capacity: 1,724) | ||
| Chairman | Vladimir Nikolov | ||
| Manager | Nikolay Jeliazkov | ||
| League | Bulgarian Volleyball Super League | ||
| 2023–24 | Champion (Men) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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VC Levski Sofia (Bulgarian: ВК Левски София) is a professional Bulgarian volleyball team based in Sofia. It has both men's and women's teams, both playing in its respective Bulgarian Volleyball Leagues. Founded in 1943, the team plays its home games at Levski Sofia Sports Hall in Sofia. The women's team became the first Bulgarian volleyball club that were crowned European champion in 1963–64 season. Levski is also the only Bulgarian club that reached 4 times European Cup finals and 6 times CEV Cup finals.
Men's Volleyball
Honours
National competitions
- NVL: 17
- 1945, 1959, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2024, 2025
- Bulgarian Cup: 18
- 1960, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2025
- Bulgarian Super Cup: 2
- 2023, 2024
International competitions
- CEV Cup Runners-up: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989
- CEV Champions League Third place: 1960
Team roster – season 2022/2023
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simeon Nikolov | November 24, 2006 | setter |
| 3 | Lazar Buchkov | May 12, 2004 | middle blocker |
| 4 | Alejandro Toro | July 20, 1989 | outside hitter |
| 5 | Svetoslav Gotsev | August 31, 1990 | middle blocker |
| 6 | Igor Yudin | June 17, 1987 | outside hitter |
| 7 | Konstantin Chipev | February 6, 2006 | libero |
| 9 | Vladimir Garkov | October 2, 2003 | outside hitter |
| 10 | Stoil Palev | May 21, 2003 | setter |
| 13 | Aleksandar Kandev | February 17, 2005 | outside hitter |
| 15 | Kaloyan Botev | October 28, 2004 | libero |
| 16 | Vladislav Ivanov | March 14, 1987 | libero |
| 17 | Nikolay Zahariev | March 18, 2001 | middle blocker |
| 18 | Venislav Antov | April 6, 2004 | opposite spiker |
| 19 | Kostadin Kozelov | July 4, 2005 | middle blocker |
| 22 | Kaloyan Valchinov | August 16, 2004 | opposite spiker |
| Head coach: Nikolay Jeliazkov Assistant: Hristo Tsvetanov | |||
Notable players
Players internationally capped for Bulgaria and Russia
Women's Volleyball
Honours
National competitions
- NVL: 28 (record)
- 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2014
- Bulgarian Cup: 27 (record)
- 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2016
International competitions
- Runners-up: 1975, 1976, 1981
Notable players
Players internationally capped for Bulgaria
Team squad
Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.[1]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Petrova | Libero | 1.73 | 83 | 22 May 1999 |
| 2 | Desislava Georgieva | Middle blocker | 1.85 | 70 | 11 June 1998 |
| 3 | Kristiana Petrova | Outside hitter | 1.81 | 70 | 13 July 1997 |
| 4 | Zornitsa Yaneva | Middle blocker | 1.82 | 61 | 2 September 1999 |
| 5 | Maria Yordanova | Opposite | 1.82 | 72 | 25 May 2002 |
| 6 | Miroslava Paskova | Outside hitter | 1.78 | 70 | 16 February 1996 |
| 7 | Iva Nikolova | Outside hitter | 1.82 | 65 | 13 June 1999 |
| 8 | Mariana Yordanova | Setter | 1.83 | 78 | 27 November 1999 |
| 9 | Elena Becheva | Outside hitter | 1.83 | 69 | 30 May 1998 |
| 10 | Gergana Becheva | Setter | 1.77 | 63 | 4 May 2000 |
| 11 | Kathryn Dimitrova | Opposite | 1.90 | 77 | 27 November 1999 |
| 12 | Viktoriya Ivanova | Libero | 1.69 | 60 | 23 May 2000 |
| 13 | Denitsa Dimitrova | Middle blocker | 1.88 | 75 | 23 March 1999 |
| 14 | Mariela Gerenova | Libero | 1.66 | 58 | 20 April 2000 |
| 15 | Gergana Georgieva | Setter | 1.77 | 60 | 15 October 1998 |
| 16 | Anelia Dzhondrova | Middle blocker | 1.93 | 84 | 18 December 1999 |
| 17 | Monika Krasteva | Outside hitter | 1.80 | 68 | 9 May 1999 |
| 18 | Nasya Dimitrova | Middle blocker | 1.89 | 70 | 6 November 1992 |
| Coach: Radoslav Bakardzhiev | |||||
References
- ^ "Levski Sofia - Team 2016–17". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.