VC Levski Sofia () 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 to be crowned European champion in the 1963–64 season. Levski is also the only Bulgarian club to have reached the European Cup finals four times, and the CEV Cup finals six times.
Men's Volleyball
Honours
National competitions NVL: 18 1945, 1959, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2024, 2025. 2026
Bulgarian Cup: 18 1960, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2025
Bulgarian Super Cup: 3 2023, 2024, 2025
International competitions CEV Cup Runners-up: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989 CEV Champions League Third place: 1960
Team roster – season 2022/2023 No.NameDate of birthPosition 1 Simeon Nikolovsetter 3 Lazar Buchkovmiddle blocker 4 Alejandro Torooutside hitter 5 Svetoslav Gotsevmiddle blocker 6 Igor Yudinoutside hitter 7 Konstantin Chipevlibero 9 Vladimir Garkov outside hitter 10 Stoil Palevsetter 13 Aleksandar Kandevoutside hitter 15 Kaloyan Botevlibero 16 Vladislav Ivanovlibero 17 Nikolay Zaharievmiddle blocker 18 Venislav Antovopposite spiker 19 Kostadin Kozelovmiddle blocker 22 Kaloyan Valchinovopposite spiker Head coach: Nikolay JeliazkovAssistant: Hristo Tsvetanov
Notable players Players internationally capped for Bulgaria and Russia Hristo Iliev Mitko Todorov Hristo Stoyanov Yordan Angelov Plamen Konstantinov Vladimir Alekno Vladimir Nikolov Hristo Tsvetanov Andrey Zhekov Boyan Yordanov Krasimir Gaydarski Metodi Ananiev Todor Aleksiev Martin Stoev Nikolay Uchikov Valentin Bratoev Georgi Bratoev Vladislav Ivanov Aleksandar Nikolov Simeon Nikolov
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 CEV Champions League: 1 1963–64 Runners-up: 1975, 1976, 1981
Notable players Players internationally capped for Bulgaria Tanya Gogova Galina Stancheva Tanya Dimitrova Silviya Petrunova Rositsa Dimitrova
Team squad Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017. Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Nadezhda PetrovaLibero1.73832 Desislava GeorgievaMiddle blocker1.85703 Kristiana PetrovaOutside hitter1.81704 Zornitsa YanevaMiddle blocker1.82615 Maria YordanovaOpposite1.82726 Miroslava PaskovaOutside hitter1.78707 Iva NikolovaOutside hitter1.82658 Mariana YordanovaSetter1.83789 Elena BechevaOutside hitter1.836910 Gergana BechevaSetter1.776311 Kathryn DimitrovaOpposite1.907712 Viktoriya IvanovaLibero1.696013 Denitsa DimitrovaMiddle blocker1.887514 Mariela GerenovaLibero1.665815 Gergana GeorgievaSetter1.776016 Anelia DzhondrovaMiddle blocker1.938417 Monika KrastevaOutside hitter1.806818 Nasya DimitrovaMiddle blocker1.8970 Coach: Radoslav Bakardzhiev
References
External links Official website