Levski Volley

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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.

VC Levski Sofia
Full nameВолейболен Клуб Левски София
Volleyball Club Levski Sofia
NicknameСините (The Blues)
Founded1943
GroundLevski Sofia Sports Hall, Sofia
(Capacity: 1,724)
ChairmanBulgaria Vladimir Nikolov
ManagerBulgaria Nikolay Jeliazkov
LeagueBulgarian Volleyball Super League
2023–24Champion (Men)
WebsiteClub home page
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Men's Volleyball

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Honours

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National competitions

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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: 2
2023, 2024

International competitions

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Team roster – season 2022/2023

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No. Name Date of birth Position
1   Simeon Nikolov (2006-11-24) November 24, 2006 (age 18) setter
3   Lazar Buchkov (2004-05-12) May 12, 2004 (age 20) middle blocker
4   Alejandro Toro (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989 (age 35) outside hitter
5   Svetoslav Gotsev (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 34) middle blocker
6   Igor Yudin (1987-06-17) June 17, 1987 (age 37) outside hitter
7   Konstantin Chipev (2006-02-06) February 6, 2006 (age 18) libero
9   Vladimir Garkov (2003-10-02) October 2, 2003 (age 21) outside hitter
10   Stoil Palev (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003 (age 21) setter
13   Aleksandar Kandev (2005-02-17) February 17, 2005 (age 19) outside hitter
15   Kaloyan Botev (2004-10-28) October 28, 2004 (age 20) 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 19) middle blocker
22   Kaloyan Valchinov (2004-08-16) August 16, 2004 (age 20) opposite spiker
Head coach:   Nikolay Jeliazkov
Assistant:   Hristo Tsvetanov

Notable players

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Players internationally capped for Bulgaria and Russia

Women's Volleyball

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Honours

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National competitions

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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
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

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1963–64
  • Runners-up: 1975, 1976, 1981

Notable players

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Players internationally capped for Bulgaria

Team squad

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Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.[1]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1   Nadezhda Petrova Libero 1.73 83 (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25)
2   Desislava Georgieva Middle blocker 1.85 70 (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)
3   Kristiana Petrova Outside hitter 1.81 70 (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27)
4   Zornitsa Yaneva Middle blocker 1.82 61 (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999 (age 25)
5   Maria Yordanova Opposite 1.82 72 (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22)
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 25)
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 26)
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 24)
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 26)
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 25)
18   Nasya Dimitrova Middle blocker 1.89 70 (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 32)
Coach:   Radoslav Bakardzhiev

References

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  1. ^ "Levski Sofia - Team 2016–17". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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