Levski Volley

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.

This article is about the volleyball department. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia (sports club).
Levski Volley
Full nameВолейболен клуб Левски София
Volleyball Club Levski Sofia
NicknameСините (The Blues)
Founded1943
GroundLevski Sofia Sports Hall, Sofia
(Capacity: 1,700)
ChairmanBulgaria Vladimir Nikolov
ManagerBulgaria Nikolay Jeliazkov
LeagueBulgarian Volleyball Super League
2021–226th (Men)
WebsiteClub home page
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Men's volleyball

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
  • Bulgarian Super Cup: 1
2023

International competitions

Team roster – season 2022/2023
No. Name Date of birth Position
1Bulgaria Simeon Nikolov (2006-11-24) November 24, 2006setter
3Bulgaria Lazar Buchkov (2004-05-12) May 12, 2004middle blocker
4Argentina Alejandro Toro (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989outside hitter
5Bulgaria Svetoslav Gotsev (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990middle blocker
6Australia Igor Yudin (1987-06-17) June 17, 1987outside hitter
7Bulgaria Konstantin Chipev (2006-02-06) February 6, 2006libero
9Bulgaria Vladimir Garkov (2003-10-02) October 2, 2003outside hitter
10Bulgaria Stoil Palev (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003setter
13Bulgaria Aleksandar Kandev (2005-02-17) February 17, 2005outside hitter
15Bulgaria Kaloyan Botev (2004-10-28) October 28, 2004libero
16Bulgaria Vladislav Ivanov (1987-03-14) March 14, 1987libero
17Bulgaria Nikolay Zahariev (2001-03-18) March 18, 2001middle blocker
18Bulgaria Venislav Antov (2004-04-06) April 6, 2004opposite spiker
19Bulgaria Kostadin Kozelov (2005-07-04) July 4, 2005middle blocker
22Bulgaria Kaloyan Valchinov (2004-08-16) August 16, 2004opposite spiker
Head coach: Bulgaria Nikolay Jeliazkov
Assistant: Bulgaria Hristo Tsvetanov

Notable players

Players internationally capped for Bulgaria and Russia

Women's volleyball

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

Notable players

Players internationally capped for Bulgaria

Team squad

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

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Bulgaria Nadezhda Petrova Libero 1.73 83 (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999
2 Bulgaria Desislava Georgieva Middle blocker 1.85 70 (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998
3 Bulgaria Kristiana Petrova Outside hitter 1.81 70 (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997
4 Bulgaria Zornitsa Yaneva Middle blocker 1.82 61 (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999
5 Bulgaria Maria Yordanova Opposite 1.82 72 (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002
6 Bulgaria Miroslava Paskova Outside hitter 1.78 70 (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996
7 Bulgaria Iva Nikolova Outside hitter 1.82 65 (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999
8 Bulgaria Mariana Yordanova Setter 1.83 78 (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999
9 Bulgaria Elena Becheva Outside hitter 1.83 69 (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998
10 Bulgaria Gergana Becheva Setter 1.77 63 (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000
11 Bulgaria Kathryn Dimitrova Opposite 1.90 77 (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999
12 Bulgaria Viktoriya Ivanova Libero 1.69 60 (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000
13 Bulgaria Denitsa Dimitrova Middle blocker 1.88 75 (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999
14 Bulgaria Mariela Gerenova Libero 1.66 58 (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000
15 Bulgaria Gergana Georgieva Setter 1.77 60 (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998
16 Bulgaria Anelia Dzhondrova Middle blocker 1.93 84 (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999
17 Bulgaria Monika Krasteva Outside hitter 1.80 68 (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999
18 Bulgaria Nasya Dimitrova Middle blocker 1.89 70 (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992
Coach: Bulgaria Radoslav Bakardzhiev

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