Levski Volley

This article is about the volleyball department. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia (sports club).

VC Levski Sofia (Bulgarian: ВК Левски София) is a professional Bulgarian volleyball team based in Sofia. 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 CEV Cup finals.

Levski Volley

Full name	Волейболен клуб Левски София Volleyball Club Levski Sofia
Nickname	Сините (The Blues)
Founded	1943
Ground	Levski Sofia Sports Hall, Sofia (Capacity: 1,700)
Chairman	Vladimir Nikolov
Manager	Nikolay Jeliazkov
League	Bulgarian Volleyball Super League
2023–24	Champion (Men)
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Men's volleyball

Honours

National competitions

• NVL: 16

1945, 1959, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2024

• Bulgarian Cup: 17

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

• Bulgarian Super Cup: 1

2023

International competitions

• CEV Cup Runners-up: 1975, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989
• CEV Champions League Third place: 1960

Team roster – season 2022/2023

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Simeon Nikolov	(2006-11-24) November 24, 2006	setter
3	Lazar Buchkov	(2004-05-12) May 12, 2004	middle blocker
4	Alejandro Toro	(1989-07-20) July 20, 1989	outside hitter
5	Svetoslav Gotsev	(1990-08-31) August 31, 1990	middle blocker
6	Igor Yudin	(1987-06-17) June 17, 1987	outside hitter
7	Konstantin Chipev	(2006-02-06) February 6, 2006	libero
9	Vladimir Garkov	(2003-10-02) October 2, 2003	outside hitter
10	Stoil Palev	(2003-05-21) May 21, 2003	setter
13	Aleksandar Kandev	(2005-02-17) February 17, 2005	outside hitter
15	Kaloyan Botev	(2004-10-28) October 28, 2004	libero
16	Vladislav Ivanov	(1987-03-14) March 14, 1987	libero
17	Nikolay Zahariev	(2001-03-18) March 18, 2001	middle blocker
18	Venislav Antov	(2004-04-06) April 6, 2004	opposite spiker
19	Kostadin Kozelov	(2005-07-04) July 4, 2005	middle blocker
22	Kaloyan Valchinov	(2004-08-16) August 16, 2004	opposite spiker
Head coach: Nikolay Jeliazkov Assistant: Hristo Tsvetanov

Notable players

Players internationally capped for Bulgaria and Russia

Hristo Iliev Mitko Todorov Hristo Stoyanov Yordan Angelov Plamen Konstantinov Vladimir Alekno Vladimir Nikolov Hristo Tsvetanov Andrey Zhekov

Boyan Yordanov Krasimir Gaydarski Metodi Ananiev Todor Aleksiev Martin Stoev Nikolay Uchikov Valentin Bratoev Georgi Bratoev Vladislav Ivanov

Women's volleyball

Honours

National competitions

• NVL: 28 (record)

1959, 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

• Bulgarian Cup: 27 (record)

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

• CEV Champions League: 1

1963–64

• Runners-up: 1975, 1976, 1981

Notable players

Players internationally capped for Bulgaria

• Tanya Gogova
• Galina Stancheva
• Tanya Dimitrova
• Silviya Petrunova
• Rositsa Dimitrova

Team squad

Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017.

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Nadezhda Petrova	Libero	1.73	83	(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999
2	Desislava Georgieva	Middle blocker	1.85	70	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998
3	Kristiana Petrova	Outside hitter	1.81	70	(1997-07-13) 13 July 1997
4	Zornitsa Yaneva	Middle blocker	1.82	61	(1999-09-02) 2 September 1999
5	Maria Yordanova	Opposite	1.82	72	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002
6	Miroslava Paskova	Outside hitter	1.78	70	(1996-02-16) 16 February 1996
7	Iva Nikolova	Outside hitter	1.82	65	(1999-06-13) 13 June 1999
8	Mariana Yordanova	Setter	1.83	78	(1999-11-27) 27 November 1999
9	Elena Becheva	Outside hitter	1.83	69	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998
10	Gergana Becheva	Setter	1.77	63	(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000
11	Kathryn Dimitrova	Opposite	1.90	77	(1999-11-27) 27 November 1999
12	Viktoriya Ivanova	Libero	1.69	60	(2000-05-23) 23 May 2000
13	Denitsa Dimitrova	Middle blocker	1.88	75	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999
14	Mariela Gerenova	Libero	1.66	58	(2000-04-20) 20 April 2000
15	Gergana Georgieva	Setter	1.77	60	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998
16	Anelia Dzhondrova	Middle blocker	1.93	84	(1999-12-18) 18 December 1999
17	Monika Krasteva	Outside hitter	1.80	68	(1999-05-09) 9 May 1999
18	Nasya Dimitrova	Middle blocker	1.89	70	(1992-11-06) 6 November 1992
Coach: Radoslav Bakardzhiev

External links

• Official website