Levski Volley

Levski Sofia
Full name VC Levski Sofia
Nickname Сините (The Blues)
Founded 1943
Ground Sikonko Hall,
Sofia
(Capacity: 1000)
Chairman Bulgaria Vladimir Nikolov
Manager Bulgaria Hristo Iliev
League NVL
2015-16 9th
Uniforms
Home
Away
Championships
None

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 Sikonko Hall in Sofia. The women's team were crowned European champions in 1963–64.

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

Current Squad 2018/2019

Head coach:Bulgaria Andrey Zhekov
No. Name Date of birth Position
2Bulgaria Boyan YordanovMarch 12, 1983opposite
4Bulgaria Metodi AnanievFebruary 17, 1986outside hitter
4Puerto Rico Steven MoralesApril 7, 1992outside hitter
6Bulgaria Stilian AsenovOctober 21, 1987setter
7Netherlands Daan van HaarlemMarch 15, 1989setter
8Bulgaria Ivaylo LalovJanuary 10, 1996libero
9Bulgaria Andrey ZhekovMarch 12, 1980setter
10Bulgaria Milan MilanovOctober 28, 1994outside hitter
11Bulgaria Ventsislav RaginApril 8, 1992middle blocker
12Bulgaria Ivan KrachevFebruary 28, 1990opposite
14Bulgaria Ivan DamianovMay 31, 1987middle blocker
18Bulgaria Strahil SvilenskiSeptember 7, 1996middle 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

1963–64
  • 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 Bulgaria Nadezhda Petrova Libero 1.73 83 22 May 1999
2 Bulgaria Desislava Georgieva Middle Blocker 1.85 70 11 June 1998
3 Bulgaria Kristiana Petrova Outside Hitter 1.81 70 13 July 1997
4 Bulgaria Zornitsa Yaneva Middle Blocker 1.82 61 2 September 1999
5 Bulgaria Maria Yordanova Opposite 1.82 72 25 May 2002
6 Bulgaria Miroslava Paskova Outside Hitter 1.78 70 16 February 1996
7 Bulgaria Iva Nikolova Outside Hitter 1.82 65 13 June 1999
8 Bulgaria Mariana Yordanova Settter 1.83 78 27 November 1999
9 Bulgaria Elena Becheva Outside Hitter 1.83 69 30 May 1998
10 Bulgaria Gergana Becheva Setter 1.77 63 4 May 2000
11 Bulgaria Kathryn Dimitrova Opposite 1.90 77 27 November 1999
12 Bulgaria Viktoriya Ivanova Libero 1.69 60 23 May 2000
13 Bulgaria Denitsa Dimitrova Middle Blocker 1.88 75 23 March 1999
14 Bulgaria Mariela Gerenova Libero 1.66 58 20 April 2000
15 Bulgaria Gergana Georgieva Setter 1.77 60 15 October 1998
16 Bulgaria Anelia Dzhondrova Middle Blocker 1.93 84 18 December 1999
17 Bulgaria Monika Krasteva Outside Hitter 1.80 68 9 May 1999
18 Bulgaria Nasya Dimitrova Middle Blocker 1.89 70 6 November 1992
Coach: Bulgaria Radoslav Bakardzhiev

References

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