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Basketball Club Levski Sofia (Bulgarian: Баскетболен клуб Левски София), simply known as Levski (Bulgarian: Левски), is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. It is the basketball section of Levski Sofia sports club.

Levski
Levski logo
NicknameСините (The Blues)
LeaguesNBL
Balkan League
Founded1923; 100 years ago (1923)
ArenaUniversiada Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Team colorsBlue, White, Gold
     
PresidentKonstantin Papazov
Head coachDimitar Angelov
Team captainAsen Velikov
ChampionshipsMen:

16 Bulgarian Championships
15 Bulgarian Cups
2 Bulgarian Super Cups
3 Balkan Leagues
Women:

8 Bulgarian Championships
13 Bulgarian Cups
1 EuroLeague
2 EuroCups
Websitewww.levskibasket.com

HistoryEdit

Founded in 1923, Levski has won a record 59 honours: 16 NBL titles, 15 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, Lukoil announced its sponsorship deal with Levski.[1] Consequently, the new club name would be Levski Lukoil.

HonoursEdit

MenEdit

WomenEdit

PlayersEdit

 
Universiada Hall, Home of Levski
 
Konstantin Titi Papazov

Current rosterEdit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Levski Sofia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 0   Arnett, Alan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1991-03-01)1 March 1991
PG 2   Kadiev, Momchil 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 17 – (2005-08-28)28 August 2005
F/C 4   Wright, Ryan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 36 – (1987-01-27)27 January 1987
G 5   Petrov, Martin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 21 – (2001-05-22)22 May 2001
PG 6   Dimitrov, Lachezar 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 23 – (1999-08-17)17 August 1999
G 7   Petrov, Krasimir 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 18 – (2004-09-07)7 September 2004
SF 10   Kolev, Nedelcho 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 19 – (2003-12-08)8 December 2003
PF 11   Mihaylov, Nikolay 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000
PG 13   Velikov, Asen (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 37 – (1986-01-11)11 January 1986
F 15   Bochev, Maksim 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 18 – (2004-09-24)24 September 2004
PF 24   Nikolov, Damyan 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 16 – (2006-06-30)30 June 2006
SG 30   Papazov, Aleksandar 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 20 – (2003-01-30)30 January 2003
C 32   Florveus, John 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 32 – (1990-10-10)10 October 1990
F 42   Georgiev, Zlatin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 37 – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Svetoslav Andonov
Physiotherapist(s)
  •   Yavor Kasabov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured
Updated: 15 October 2022

Notable playersEdit

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "Lukoil Bulgaria is the new sponsor of Levski". Sportando.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

External linksEdit

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