HC Levski Sofia is 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 ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

. They are part of the

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

sports club, and have played in the

Bulgarian Hockey League The Bulgarian Hockey League is an ice hockey league in Bulgaria. Teams As of 2021, the Bulgarian Hockey League consists of the following teams: *CSKA Sofia *Irbis-Skate Sofia * HC NSA Sofia *HC Slavia Sofia *HC Levski Sofia Former teams * Cerv ...

since 1953.

History

The club was founded as HK Dinamo Sofia in 1953. After six years they became HK Levski Sofia, before merging with Spartak Sofia in 1969 to form Levski-Spartak Sofia. They won seven titles as Levski-Spartak from 1976-1982. In 1990, they took on their present name, HK Levski Sofia, and won four titles in the 1990s. The club is one of the most successful Bulgarian hockey teams, with 13 titles, and has won a record 17

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 ...

titles.

Achievements

* Bulgarian Champion (13): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003 * Bulgarian Runner-up (20): 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011 *

(17): 1968, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2005

Notable players

Konstantin Mihailov Konstantin Mihailov (also Mihaylov; ; born 22 May 1964) is a Bulgarian former professional ice hockey and roller in-line hockey goaltender. He played in 28 Ice Hockey World Championships with the Bulgaria men's national ice hockey team, and thre ...

(1984 to 2004)

References

External links

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