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Basketball Club Levski Sofia (Bulgarian: Баскетболен клуб Левски София), simply known as Levski (Bulgarian: Левски), is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. It is the basketball section of Levski Sofia sports club.

Levski
Levski logo
NicknameСините (The Blues)
LeaguesNBL
Balkan League
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
ArenaUniversiada Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Team colorsBlue, White, Gold
     
PresidentKonstantin Papazov
Head coachDimitar Angelov
Team captainAsen Velikov
ChampionshipsMen:

16 Bulgarian Championships
16 Bulgarian Cups
3 Bulgarian Super Cups
3 Balkan Leagues
Women:

8 Bulgarian Championships
13 Bulgarian Cups
1 EuroLeague
2 EuroCups
Websitewww.levskibasket.com

History

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Founded in 1923, Levski has won a record 62 honours: 16 NBL titles, 16 Bulgarian Cups and 3 Bulgarian Supercups/Men/ & 8 Bulgarian championships and 13 Bulgarian Cups/Women/. International titles won by the club are: 1 EuroLeague in 1984, 2 EuroCups in 1978 & 1979 and 3 Balkan Leagues (regional European title) in 2010, 2014 & 2018. They play their home matches at the Universiade Hall in Sofia.

In 2018, Lukoil announced its sponsorship deal with Levski.[1] Consequently, the new club name would be Levski Lukoil.

Honours

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Men

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Women

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Players

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Universiada Hall, Home of Levski
 
Konstantin Titi Papazov

Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Levski Sofia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0   Arnett, Alan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 33 – (1991-03-01)1 March 1991
PF 1   Mirchev, Mario 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 25 – (1999-03-18)18 March 1999
PG 2   Kadiev, Momchil 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 19 – (2005-08-28)28 August 2005
PG 6   Dimitrov, Lachezar 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 25 – (1999-08-17)17 August 1999
G 7   Petrov, Krasimir 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 20 – (2004-09-07)7 September 2004
PG 13   Velikov, Asen (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 38 – (1986-01-11)11 January 1986
F 15   Bochev, Maksim 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 19 – (2005-09-07)7 September 2005
SF 23   Boyanov, Mario 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 20 – (2004-09-24)24 September 2004
PF 24   Nikolov, Damyan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2006-06-30)30 June 2006
SG 30   Papazov, Aleksandar 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 21 – (2003-01-30)30 January 2003
C 32   Florveus, John 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 34 – (1990-10-10)10 October 1990
F/C 33   Marincheshki, Dimitar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 34 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990
F 42   Georgiev, Zlatin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 39 – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Svetoslav Andonov
Physiotherapist(s)
  •   Yavor Kasabov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: 23 October 2023

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References

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  1. ^ "Lukoil Bulgaria is the new sponsor of Levski". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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