Levski_Volley
This article is about the volleyball department. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia (sports club).
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.
Quick Facts Full name, Nickname ...
| Full name | Волейболен клуб Левски София Volleyball Club Levski Sofia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Сините (The Blues) | ||
| Founded | 1943 | ||
| Ground | Levski Sofia Sports Hall, Sofia (Capacity: 1,700) | ||
| Chairman |  Vladimir Nikolov | ||
| Manager | Nikolay Jeliazkov | ||
| League | Bulgarian Volleyball Super League | ||
| 2023–24 | Champion (Men) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Honours
National competitions
NVL: 16
- 1945, 1959, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2024
- Bulgarian Cup: 17
- 1960, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014
- Bulgarian Super Cup: 1
- 2023
International competitions
CEV Cup Runners-up: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989- CEV Champions League Third place: 1960
Team roster – season 2022/2023
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simeon Nikolov | (2006-11-24) November 24, 2006 (age 17) | setter |
| 3 | Lazar Buchkov | (2004-05-12) May 12, 2004 (age 19) | middle blocker |
| 4 |  Alejandro Toro | (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989 (age 34) | outside hitter |
| 5 | Svetoslav Gotsev | (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 33) | middle blocker |
| 6 |  Igor Yudin | (1987-06-17) June 17, 1987 (age 36) | outside hitter |
| 7 | Konstantin Chipev | (2006-02-06) February 6, 2006 (age 18) | libero |
| 9 | Vladimir Garkov | (2003-10-02) October 2, 2003 (age 20) | outside hitter |
| 10 | Stoil Palev | (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003 (age 20) | setter |
| 13 | Aleksandar Kandev | (2005-02-17) February 17, 2005 (age 19) | outside hitter |
| 15 | Kaloyan Botev | (2004-10-28) October 28, 2004 (age 19) | libero |
| 16 | Vladislav Ivanov | (1987-03-14) March 14, 1987 (age 37) | libero |
| 17 | Nikolay Zahariev | (2001-03-18) March 18, 2001 (age 23) | middle blocker |
| 18 | Venislav Antov | (2004-04-06) April 6, 2004 (age 20) | opposite spiker |
| 19 | Kostadin Kozelov | (2005-07-04) July 4, 2005 (age 18) | middle blocker |
| 22 | Kaloyan Valchinov | (2004-08-16) August 16, 2004 (age 19) | opposite spiker |
| Head coach: Nikolay Jeliazkov Assistant: Hristo Tsvetanov | |||
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Notable players
Players internationally capped for Bulgaria and Russia
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]
More information Number, Player ...
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Petrova |
Libero | 1.73 | 83 | (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 24) |
| 2 | Desislava Georgieva |
Middle blocker | 1.85 | 70 | (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 25) |
| 3 | Kristiana Petrova |
Outside hitter | 1.81 | 70 | (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 26) |
| 4 | Zornitsa Yaneva |
Middle blocker | 1.82 | 61 | (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999 (age 24) |
| 5 | Maria Yordanova |
Opposite | 1.82 | 72 | (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 21) |
| 6 | Miroslava Paskova |
Outside hitter | 1.78 | 70 | (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 28) |
| 7 | Iva Nikolova |
Outside hitter | 1.82 | 65 | (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 24) |
| 8 | Mariana Yordanova |
Setter | 1.83 | 78 | (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 24) |
| 9 | Elena Becheva |
Outside hitter | 1.83 | 69 | (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 25) |
| 10 | Gergana Becheva |
Setter | 1.77 | 63 | (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24) |
| 11 | Kathryn Dimitrova |
Opposite | 1.90 | 77 | (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 24) |
| 12 | Viktoriya Ivanova |
Libero | 1.69 | 60 | (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 23) |
| 13 | Denitsa Dimitrova |
Middle blocker | 1.88 | 75 | (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25) |
| 14 | Mariela Gerenova |
Libero | 1.66 | 58 | (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) |
| 15 | Gergana Georgieva |
Setter | 1.77 | 60 | (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 25) |
| 16 | Anelia Dzhondrova |
Middle blocker | 1.93 | 84 | (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 (age 24) |
| 17 | Monika Krasteva |
Outside hitter | 1.80 | 68 | (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 24) |
| 18 | Nasya Dimitrova |
Middle blocker | 1.89 | 70 | (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 31) |
| Coach: Radoslav Bakardzhiev | |||||
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- "Levski Sofia - Team 2016–17". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.