BC Levski Sofia

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 (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
SC Levski Sofia
Football
(Men's)		 Football B
(Men's)		 Basketball
(Men's)
Basketball
(Women's)		 Volleyball
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)
Ice hockey Athletics Gymnastics
Boxing Weightlifting Wrestling
Judo Rowing Shooting
Tennis Kayaking Karate
Sambo Chess

History

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

Men

Women

Players
Universiada Hall, Home of Levski
Konstantin Titi Papazov

Current roster

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

Levski Sofia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 United States Arnett, Alan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1991-03-01)1 March 1991
PF 1 Bulgaria Mirchev, Mario 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 – (1999-03-18)18 March 1999
PG 2 Bulgaria Kadiev, Momchil 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 18 – (2005-08-28)28 August 2005
PG 6 Bulgaria Dimitrov, Lachezar 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (1999-08-17)17 August 1999
G 7 Bulgaria Petrov, Krasimir 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 19 – (2004-09-07)7 September 2004
PG 13 Bulgaria Velikov, Asen (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 37 – (1986-01-11)11 January 1986
F 15 Bulgaria Bochev, Maksim 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2005-09-07)7 September 2005
SF 23 Bulgaria Boyanov, Mario 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 19 – (2004-09-24)24 September 2004
PF 24 Bulgaria Nikolov, Damyan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 17 – (2006-06-30)30 June 2006
SG 30 Bulgaria Papazov, Aleksandar 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 20 – (2003-01-30)30 January 2003
C 32 United States Florveus, John 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 33 – (1990-10-10)10 October 1990
F/C 33 Bulgaria Marincheshki, Dimitar 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 33 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990
F 42 Bulgaria Georgiev, Zlatin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 38 – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bulgaria Bozhidar Gyorev
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Bulgaria Svetoslav Andonov
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Bulgaria Yavor Kasabov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 23 October 2023

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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
  1. "Lukoil Bulgaria is the new sponsor of Levski". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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