Levski Volley

This article is about the volleyball department. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia (sports club).
VC Levski Sofia
Full nameВолейболен Клуб Левски София
Volleyball Club Levski Sofia
NicknameСините (The Blues)
Founded1943
GroundLevski Sofia Sports Hall, Sofia
(Capacity: 1,724)
ChairmanBulgaria Vladimir Nikolov
ManagerBulgaria Nikolay Jeliazkov
LeagueBulgarian Volleyball Super League
2023–24Champion (Men)
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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.

Men's Volleyball

Honours

National competitions

1945, 1959, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2024
  • Bulgarian Cup: 17
1960, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014
  • Bulgarian Super Cup: 2
2023, 2024

International competitions

Team roster – season 2022/2023

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Bulgaria Simeon Nikolov (2006-11-24) November 24, 2006 (age 18) setter
3 Bulgaria Lazar Buchkov (2004-05-12) May 12, 2004 (age 20) middle blocker
4 Argentina Alejandro Toro (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989 (age 35) outside hitter
5 Bulgaria Svetoslav Gotsev (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 34) middle blocker
6 Australia Igor Yudin (1987-06-17) June 17, 1987 (age 37) outside hitter
7 Bulgaria Konstantin Chipev (2006-02-06) February 6, 2006 (age 18) libero
9 Bulgaria Vladimir Garkov (2003-10-02) October 2, 2003 (age 21) outside hitter
10 Bulgaria Stoil Palev (2003-05-21) May 21, 2003 (age 21) setter
13 Bulgaria Aleksandar Kandev (2005-02-17) February 17, 2005 (age 19) outside hitter
15 Bulgaria Kaloyan Botev (2004-10-28) October 28, 2004 (age 20) libero
16 Bulgaria Vladislav Ivanov (1987-03-14) March 14, 1987 (age 37) libero
17 Bulgaria Nikolay Zahariev (2001-03-18) March 18, 2001 (age 23) middle blocker
18 Bulgaria Venislav Antov (2004-04-06) April 6, 2004 (age 20) opposite spiker
19 Bulgaria Kostadin Kozelov (2005-07-04) July 4, 2005 (age 19) middle blocker
22 Bulgaria Kaloyan Valchinov (2004-08-16) August 16, 2004 (age 20) opposite spiker
Head coach: Bulgaria Nikolay Jeliazkov
Assistant: Bulgaria Hristo Tsvetanov

Notable players

Players internationally capped for Bulgaria and Russia

Women's Volleyball

Honours

National competitions

  • NVL: 28 (record)
1959, 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
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 (age 25)
2 Bulgaria Desislava Georgieva Middle blocker 1.85 70 (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26)
3 Bulgaria Kristiana Petrova Outside hitter 1.81 70 (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 (age 27)
4 Bulgaria Zornitsa Yaneva Middle blocker 1.82 61 (1999-09-02) 2 September 1999 (age 25)
5 Bulgaria Maria Yordanova Opposite 1.82 72 (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22)
6 Bulgaria Miroslava Paskova Outside hitter 1.78 70 (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 28)
7 Bulgaria Iva Nikolova Outside hitter 1.82 65 (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 25)
8 Bulgaria Mariana Yordanova Setter 1.83 78 (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 25)
9 Bulgaria Elena Becheva Outside hitter 1.83 69 (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26)
10 Bulgaria Gergana Becheva Setter 1.77 63 (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)
11 Bulgaria Kathryn Dimitrova Opposite 1.90 77 (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 25)
12 Bulgaria Viktoriya Ivanova Libero 1.69 60 (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24)
13 Bulgaria Denitsa Dimitrova Middle blocker 1.88 75 (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25)
14 Bulgaria Mariela Gerenova Libero 1.66 58 (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24)
15 Bulgaria Gergana Georgieva Setter 1.77 60 (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 26)
16 Bulgaria Anelia Dzhondrova Middle blocker 1.93 84 (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 (age 25)
17 Bulgaria Monika Krasteva Outside hitter 1.80 68 (1999-05-09) 9 May 1999 (age 25)
18 Bulgaria Nasya Dimitrova Middle blocker 1.89 70 (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 32)
Coach: Bulgaria Radoslav Bakardzhiev

References

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