BC Balkan Botevgrad
Appearance
BC Balkan Botevgrad | |||
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Leagues | NBL | ||
Founded | 1947 | ||
History | BC Balkan Botevgrad (1947–present) | ||
Arena | Arena Botevgrad | ||
Capacity | 4,500 | ||
Location | Botevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
Team colors | Green, White | ||
President | Mihail Mihaylov | ||
Head coach | Nebojša Vidić | ||
Championships | 5 Bulgarian Leagues 4 Bulgarian Cups | ||
Website | balkan-basket.com | ||
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BC Balkan (Bulgarian: БК Балкан), commonly known as Balkan or Balkan Botevgrad, is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Botevgrad.[1][2] The team is part of NBL and FIBA Europe Cup. The club has also competed in Balkan International Basketball League. They play their home matches at the Arena Botevgrad.
Honours
- National Basketball League
- Winners (5): 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2019
- Runners-up (4): 1972, 2008, 2015, 2016
- Bulgarian Cup
- Winners: (4) 1970, 1986, 1987, 1988
- Balkan League
- Third place (1): 2014
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Bulgarian Cup | Other leagues | European competitions | ||
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2012–13 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | Balkan League | RS | |||
2013–14 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | Semifinalist | Balkan League | 3rd | ||
2014–15 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | ||||
2015–16 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | ||||
2016–17 | 1 | NBL | 6th | Semifinalist | ||||
2017–18 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS |
European record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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2017–18 | FIBA Europe Cup | QR1 | Oradea | 82–66 | 85–70 | |
QR2 | Falco Vulcano | 95–96 | 84–74 | |||
RS | Brussels | 89–84 | 81–78 | |||
Keravnos | 75–84 | 88–69 | ||||
Egis Körmend | 83–84 | 90–86 |
Players
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Ivan Lilov
- Stanimir Marinov
- Pavel Marinov
- Martin Marinov
- Yordan Bozov
- Noah Dahlman
- Dwayne Morton
References
- ^ Eurobasket.com BC Balkan Page
- ^ Team profile at Bgbasket.com (in Bulgarian)
External links
- Club Profile at bgbasket.com Template:Bg icon