Akademika Sofia was an ice hockey team in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

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. They folded in 2008.

History

The club was founded in 1949 as part of the Akademik Sofia sports club and existed until 1993 when they merged with

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

. In 1995 the club was founded again and merged with Metallurg Pernik to form ''Akademik-Metallurg Sofia'' in 1998. They became independent again as Akademik Sofia in 1999. In 2001, they took on the name of Akademika Sofia. Akademika was Bulgarian champions in 2006 and 2007, and won the Bulgarian Cup in 1955, 1998, 2006, and 2007.

Achievements

Bulgarian champion * 2006, 2007 Bulgarian runner-up * 1956, 1958, 1973, 1998

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

winner * 1955, 1998, 2006, 2007

External links

Akademika Sofia
on eurohockey.net
Akademika Sofia
on hockeyarenas.net 1949 establishments in Bulgaria Bulgarian Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Bulgaria Sport in Sofia Ice hockey clubs established in 1949