BC CSKA Sofia
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| Nickname | Червените (The Reds) | ||
| Leagues | A group(2 tier) | ||
| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Arena | Rumen Peychev Hall (capacity: 4,00) | ||
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Team colors | Red and white | ||
| President | Robert Gergov | ||
| Head coach | Yordan Kolev | ||
| Championships | 12 NBL 18 Bulgarian Cup | ||
| Website | http://www.cska-basket.bg | ||
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BC CSKA Sofia (Bulgarian: БК „ЦСКА София") is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.
CSKA Sofia men's team have been champions of Bulgaria 12 times and Bulgarian cup winners 18 times. They play their home games at Rumen Peychev Hall in Sofia. In 2006-07, they took part in the FIBA EuroCup tournament.
History
The CSKA Basketball team took over the AC-23, a team which finished in the second place in the national championship in 1942. In 1946, BC "Chavdar" was formed and finished third in the championship. In 1948, the team was renamed as "Septemvri" under authority of the Central Military Club and finished in the second place. In 1949, the club won the golden medal at the national championship. In 1950, the team (again renamed as "Narodna voiska") was national champion and repeated the success in 1951. Altogether, the team has won 12 first places, 14 second places and 3 third places in the National Championship. The founders of the club are Kosyo Totev, Iliya Angelov, and Tonko Rainov. Within 1948–1974 period, 26 players of the club became Masters of Sports – an honorable title for the most skilled and distinguished sportsmen in Bulgaria. The most successful period of the club was 1990–1992, when the team became the national champion for three years in a row.
Honours
Bulgarian Championships (12): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992- Bulgarian Cup (18): 1953, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005
- European Champions' Cup 1/4 finalists (2): 1966, 1968
Notable former players
Dimitar Donev- Kliment Kamenarov
- Georgi Maleev
- Tsvyatko Barchovski
- Temelaki Dimitrov
- Atanas Golomeev
- Petko Marinov
- Milko Arabadzhiyski
- Rumen Peychev
- Georgi Glouchkov
Omorogbe Nosa
Allan Tošić
Trevor Harvey
Leandro Palladino
Notable former coaches
- Lyubomir Katerinski
- Iliya Semov
- Kosyo Totev
- Tsvyatko Barchovski
- Omurtag Kuzmanov
- Petko Marinov
- Rossen Barchovski
Jaacob Gino
WBC CSKA Sofia
Women's basketball team CSKA was founded in 1944. The team was formed after the merger of several AC-23 and other teams under the new name "Chavdar". This team existed only a few years, then restored again in the period 2004–2007.
Historical name's and years of existence
- AC-23 (1923–1944)
- Chavdar (1944–1948)
- Septemvrisko Zname/CDV (1948)
- CSKA (1948–1979 and 2006–2008)
Woman's honours
- Bulgarian Championships (1): 2007
Bulgarian Championships (1): 1946
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2007
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 1974
- Women's Adriatic League (1): 2007
