BC Chernomorets
BC Chernomorets, also known as Chernomorets Burgas, is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Burgas. The team plays in the NBL, the highest level of national basketball. The club has won three Bulgarian Cups, in 1965, 1975 and 2024. History Basketball is a sport with a long tradition in Burgas. For 64 years there has been a men's professional basketball team. BC "Chernomorets" - Burgas is the basketball club name in Bulgaria. The team successfully competed four years among the elite in the Bulgarian Basketball Championship. Team members became bronze medalists at the National Championship in 1981 and 1991, and were winners of the Cup of Bulgaria in 1965 and 1975. Burgas has a basketball hall with 1000 seats for spectators. In the strongest seasons of Burgas team it was always filled to capacity. Prominent representatives in coaching were Dinko Hadjidinev and Panayot Vlaev. In the years of the existence of Burgas basketball, many medals and championship titles have b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Basketball League (Bulgaria)
The National Basketball League (NBL) (in Bulgarian: Националната баскетболна лига) is the highest-level professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, though the first-tier level existed since 1942 and was previously called the Bulgarian A Division. The games in the NBL are played under rules of basketball, FIBA rules. The most successful team in NBL history is PBC Academic, which has won 26 national titles. Current teams Title holders * 1942 BC Levski Sofia, Levski Sofia * 1943 BC Lokomotiv Sofia, JSK Sofia * 1945 BC Levski Sofia, PSK Levski '45 * 1946 BC Levski Sofia, PSK Levski '45 * 1947 BC Levski Sofia, PSK Levski '45 * 1947–48 BC Lokomotiv Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia * 1948–49 PBC CSKA Sofia, CDNV Sofia * 1949–50 PBC CSKA Sofia, Narodna voiska Sofia * 1950–51 PBC CSKA Sofia, CDNV Sofia * 1951–52 BK Slavia Sofia, Udarnik Sofia * 1952–53 BK Slavia Sofia, Udarnik Sofia * 1953–54 Spartak Euroins, Sparta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arena Burgas
Arena Burgas () is a multifunctional indoor arena located in Burgas, Bulgaria. The arena opened on May 18, 2023, following over five years of delays. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 for sports events, which is expandable up to 6,100, and up to 15,000 for concerts. The arena is home to BC Chernomorets, who play in the NBL, the top flight of Bulgarian basketball. History Construction for the arena took over eight years. After breaking ground in late 2014 with a planned budget of 38 million Bulgarian lev and a completion date of January 2017, the project was met with multiple delays and funding issues, with the final official budget figure ballooning to 64 million. In 2022, under then-Minister of Youth and Sports Radostin Vassilev, a proposal was made to grant an additional 15 million lev in funding to finish the arena, however this attempt to secure additional funding was unsuccessful. Following more than five years of delays, the multifunctional arena was of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Burgas
Burgas (, ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna, with a population of 280 000 inhabitants, while 310 000 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre. The city is surrounded by the Burgas Lakes and located at the westernmost point of the Black Sea, at the large Burgas Bay. LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas is the largest oil refinery in southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. The Port of Burgas is the second largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second most important in the country. Burgas is the centre of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.Norman Polmar: ''The Naval Institute guide to the Soviet Navy'', 5. Ausgabe, United States Naval Insti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the List of European countries by area, sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC). In the 6th to 3rd century BC, the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Ancient Macedonians, Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, trib ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bulgarian Basketball Cup
The Bulgarian Basketball Cup is an annual cup competition, organized by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation since 1951. The cup was not held in 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1961. BC CSKA Sofia is the all-time record holder with 17 titles. Format Since 2009, except from 2017 to 2019, the Final Eight format has been used and from 2010 only teams from the first tier participate in it. The eight teams play a play-off at one venue, over four days, eventually producing a winner. From 2017 to 2019, the quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a double-legged format, while the final was played in one game on a neutral venue. The top six teams, from NBL, have an automatic bye to quarterfinals, while the other three and five teams from A Group League (second tier) play preliminary rounds for a place in the quarterfinals. Title holders * 1951 Spartak Sofia * 1952 Academic Sofia * 1953 CDNA * 1954 Academic Sofia * 1955 CDNA * 1956 Transport High School * 1957 Not held * 1958 Not held * 1959 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
The 2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 70th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria. It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and was held in Burgas, Arena Burgas. The competition starts on 15 March 2024 with the quarterfinals, and ends with the Final on 17 March 2024. Alex Ouandie was awarded with the MVP of the tournament Qualified teams The first eight teams qualified after the first stage of the 2023–24 NBL regular season. Draw The draw for the 2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup took place on 1 March 2024. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were no restrictions for the semifinals draw. Prior to the start of the competition, 7th placed Beroe withdrew and were replaced by 9th placed Academic Plovdiv. Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals References {{DEFAULTSORT:2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Bulgarian Basketball Cup Cup A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022–23 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) Season
The 2022–23 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 82nd season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season was contested by eleven teams. Teams BC CSKA Sofia, CSKA Sofia returned to the league as winners of the second division, after a 12 year absence from the NBL. Regular season League table Results Playoffs Bracket Player of the round Bulgarian clubs in European competitions NBL clubs in regional competitions ReferencesRegular Season Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Bulgarian National Basketball League (Bulgaria) seasons 2022–23 in European basketball leagues, Bulgarian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Basketball Teams In Bulgaria
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |