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VC Levski Sofia ( bg, 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
Bulgarian Championship: 15
:1945, 1959, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
* Bulgarian Cup: 17
:1960, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014
CEV Champions League Third place: 1960
Bulgarian Championship: 29
:1959, 1961, 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
: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
CEV Champions League: 1
: 1963–64
* Runners-up: 1975, 1976, 1981
Official website
{{CEV Champions League seasons Bulgarian volleyball clubs Sport in Sofia Levski Sofia
European Cup
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
finals and 6 times CEV Cup
The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year.
Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed ...
finals.
Men's volleyball
Honours
National competitions
* Bulgarian Championship: 15
:1945, 1959, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
* Bulgarian Cup: 17
:1960, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014
International competitions
* CEV Cup
The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year.
Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed ...
Runners-up: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989
* CEV Champions League Third place: 1960
Team roster – season 2022/2023
Notable players
''Players internationally capped for Bulgaria and Russia''Women's volleyball
Honours
National competitions
* Bulgarian Championship: 29
:1959, 1961, 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
: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
Tanya Gogova Ayshinova ( bg, Таня Гогова Айшинова, born 28 April 1950) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Ayshinova was born in Kardzhali
Kardzhali ( bg, Кърджали , ...
* Galina Stancheva
* Tanya Dimitrova
Tanya Georgieva Dimitrova (later ''Todorova'', bg, Таня Георгиева Димитрова, later Тодорова, born March 15, 1957) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Sum ...
* Silviya Petrunova
* Rositsa Dimitrova
Team squad
''Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.''References
External links
Official website
{{CEV Champions League seasons Bulgarian volleyball clubs Sport in Sofia Levski Sofia