Levski Volley
| Full name | VC Levski Sofia | ||
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| Nickname | Сините (The Blues) | ||
| Founded | 1943 | ||
| Ground | Levski Sofia Sports Hall, Sofia (Capacity: 1700) | ||
| Chairman |  Vladimir Nikolov | ||
| Manager | Hristo Iliev | ||
| League | Bulgarian Volleyball Super League | ||
| 2019–20 | 7th (Men) 2nd (Women) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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VC Levski Sofia 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.
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 runners-up: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989
- CEV Champions League Third place: 1960
Current Squad 2018/2019
| Head coach: | Andrey Zhekov
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| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Boyan Yordanov |
March 12, 1983 | opposite |
| 4 | Metodi Ananiev |
February 17, 1986 | outside hitter |
| 4 |  Steven Morales |
April 7, 1992 | outside hitter |
| 6 | Stilian Asenov |
October 21, 1987 | setter |
| 7 |  Daan van Haarlem |
March 15, 1989 | setter |
| 8 | Ivaylo Lalov |
January 10, 1996 | libero |
| 9 | Andrey Zhekov |
March 12, 1980 | setter |
| 10 | Milan Milanov |
October 28, 1994 | outside hitter |
| 11 | Ventsislav Ragin |
April 8, 1992 | middle blocker |
| 12 | Ivan Krachev |
February 28, 1990 | opposite |
| 14 | Ivan Damianov |
May 31, 1987 | middle blocker |
| 18 | Strahil Svilenski |
September 7, 1996 | middle blocker |
Notable players
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
- Runners-up: 1975, 1976, 1981
Notable players
Team squad
Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.[1]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadezhda Petrova
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Libero | 1.73 | 83 | 22 May 1999 |
| 2 | Desislava Georgieva
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Middle Blocker | 1.85 | 70 | 11 June 1998 |
| 3 | Kristiana Petrova
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Outside Hitter | 1.81 | 70 | 13 July 1997 |
| 4 | Zornitsa Yaneva
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Middle Blocker | 1.82 | 61 | 2 September 1999 |
| 5 | Maria Yordanova
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Opposite | 1.82 | 72 | 25 May 2002 |
| 6 | Miroslava Paskova
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Outside Hitter | 1.78 | 70 | 16 February 1996 |
| 7 | Iva Nikolova
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Outside Hitter | 1.82 | 65 | 13 June 1999 |
| 8 | Mariana Yordanova
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Settter | 1.83 | 78 | 27 November 1999 |
| 9 | Elena Becheva
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Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 69 | 30 May 1998 |
| 10 | Gergana Becheva
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Setter | 1.77 | 63 | 4 May 2000 |
| 11 | Kathryn Dimitrova
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Opposite | 1.90 | 77 | 27 November 1999 |
| 12 | Viktoriya Ivanova
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Libero | 1.69 | 60 | 23 May 2000 |
| 13 | Denitsa Dimitrova
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Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 75 | 23 March 1999 |
| 14 | Mariela Gerenova
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Libero | 1.66 | 58 | 20 April 2000 |
| 15 | Gergana Georgieva
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Setter | 1.77 | 60 | 15 October 1998 |
| 16 | Anelia Dzhondrova
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Middle Blocker | 1.93 | 84 | 18 December 1999 |
| 17 | Monika Krasteva
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Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 68 | 9 May 1999 |
| 18 | Nasya Dimitrova
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Middle Blocker | 1.89 | 70 | 6 November 1992 |
| Coach: Radoslav Bakardzhiev
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References
- ^ "Levski Sofia - Team 2016–17". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.