VC Levski Sofia ( bg, ВК Левски София) is a professional

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 Macedo ...

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team based 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 h ...

. 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

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finals.

Men's volleyball

Honours

National competitions

Bulgarian Championship: 15 :1945, 1959, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 * Simple cup icon

Bulgarian Cup: 17 :1960, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014

International competitions

Runners-up: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989 * Shield of the European Union

CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tot ...

Third place: 1960

Team roster – season 2022/2023

Notable players

''Players internationally capped for

and

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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 * Simple cup icon

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

: 1 : 1963–64 * Runners-up: 1975, 1976, 1981

Notable players

''Players internationally capped for

'' * Tanya Gogova *

Galina Stancheva Galina Stancheva ( bg, Галина Станчева) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyski ...

* Tanya Dimitrova * Silviya Petrunova *

Rositsa Dimitrova Rositsa Dimitrova ( bg, Росица Димитрова, born 21 February 1955) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские иг� ...

Team squad

''Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.''

References

External links

Official website
{{CEV Champions League seasons Bulgarian volleyball clubs Sport in Sofia Levski Sofia