BC Levski Sofia
BC Levski Sofia (Bulgarian: БК Левски София, romanized: BK Levski Sofiya), also known as Levski Lukoil (Bulgarian: Левски Лукойл, romanized: Levski Lukoyl) for sponsorship reasons, is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia.
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| Nickname | The Blues (Сините) | ||
| Leagues | NBL Bulgarian Cup | ||
| Founded | 1923 | ||
| Arena | Universiada Hall | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Main sponsor | Lukoil | ||
| President | Todor Stoykov | ||
| General manager | Veselin Veselinov | ||
| Head coach | Konstantin Papazov | ||
| Championships | Men:
19 Championships of Bulgaria 13 Bulgarian Cups 1 EuroLeague 2 EuroCups | ||
| Website | www | ||
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History
Founded in 1923, Levski has won a record 65 honours: 19 NBL titles, 17 Bulgarian Cups and 2 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, oil company Lukoil, announced its sponsor deal with Levski.[1] Consequently, the new club name would be Levski Lukoil.
Honours
Men
- National Basketball League
- Winners (19): 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2018
- Bulgarian Cup
- Winners: (17) 1951, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1993, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2020
- Bulgarian Supercup
- Winners: (2) 2018, 2019
- Balkan League
Women
Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship
Winners (8): 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994
Bulgarian Women's Basketball Cup
Winners (13): 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991
Winners (1): 1984
Winners (2): 1978, 1979
Runners-up (1): 1975
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable players
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References
- "Lukoil Bulgaria is the new sponsor of Levski". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Bulgarian)
- Eurobasket.com BC Levski Sofia Page
- Levski Sofia at Basketball-bg.com (in Bulgarian)
- Levski Sofia at BulgarianBasket.com (in English)