VC CSKA Sofia

For the parent multisport club, see USC CSKA Sofia.

VC CSKA Sofia

Full name	Volleyball club "CSKA Sofia"
Short name	CSKA Sofia
Nickname	"The Army Men" "The Reds"
Founded	5 May 1948
Ground	Vasil Simov Hall (Capacity: 1000)
Chairman	Alexandar Popov
Manager	Alexandar Popov
League	Bulgarian Volleyball Super League
2023/24	2nd
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
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VC CSKA Sofia is a professional volleyball team based in Sofia, Bulgaria, competing in the Bulgarian Volleyball League.

On 5 May 1948 establishing a sports club "September at CDV" which incorporates seven club sports, including volleyball. His successor is consistent volleyball teams CDNV, CDNA, CSKA "Cherveno zname", CSKA "Septemvriysko zname" CSKA and again that in the period 1948 – 2022 г. won 29 titles in men and 22 for women and 19 cups Bulgaria in men and 19 in women. Abbreviation Club "CSKA" means "Central Sports Club of the Army".

In the year of his championship winning team and laid the foundations of volleyball VC CSKA, Kostadin Shopov (player-coach of the team), Dragomir Stoyanov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Dimitar Elenkov, Konstantin Totev, Ivan Ivanov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Peter Shishkov, Alexander Velev Milko Karaivanov (then coach of the male and female trimmings).

For several decades CSKA established itself as a brand name for professional success in the field of volleyball, known both nationally and globally.

Proof of that are earned in 1969 and 1976 European Cup and Cup of buying men's team of CSKA. The first European title in CSKA (1969) was actually the first ever medal won by the Bulgarian men's team in team sports. In the history of Bulgarian volleyball, it contributed to popularizing the sport in Bulgaria, and in addition gives a solid dose of confidence to its development in the country. Fact receiving confirmation the following year when Sofia's World Volleyball Championship, which the Bulgarian national team took second place, and the best player of the tournament selected was Dimitar Zlatanov. With this success starts factual affirmation of our national team in the world, and enjoying time with an extremely good reputation in the international field.

European awards for women in the period 1979 – 1984 years. (1979 Cup, 1984 Cup Winners' Cup in 1982) raised the prestige of the women's division in the club and start a serious domination of the domestic championship, CSKA in the 1980s. Among other successes CSKA during 1978 – 1980, were the prelude and the European Cup of Bulgaria from the European Championships in Sofia during 1981.

From this point you can safely say that the players of CSKA always been the giants of the national teams of Bulgaria. Over the years the club has contributed to the realization of several generations of talented volleyball players that have become legends of the Bulgarian volleyball. These include E. Zlatanov (won eight titles), Ivan Ivanov, D. Karov, Ivan Seferinov, Ivan Nikolov (won eight league titles as a player and five championships as head coach of CSKA Sofia), Borislav Kiossev (won most titles – 9), Lyubo Ganev, N. Ivanov, V. Todorov, Aleksandar Popov, K. Todorov and many others. Women should not be missed unforgettable moments with the red team M. Mineva, M. Stoeva, R. Kaisheva, E. Shahanova, T. Bozhurina, V. Stoyanova, V. Nikolova, P. Natova, E. Pashova, M. Kyoseva, C. Haralampieva, Desislava Nikodimova and Elitsa Nikodimova, A. Zetova, N. Marinova, V. Borisova and others.

Are undeniable merits to the development and validation of VC CSKA by coaching staffs. Generations coaches in their work with adolescent athletes and gave reason to talk about School of CSKA and mostly Bulgarian volleyball school. Family Shahanova, Dimitar Dimitrov, Milko Karaivanov, Vasil Simov, Ivan Nikolov, Dimitar Karov, Maria Mineva, Verka Nikolova, Stefan Hristov, Alexandar Popov, Atanas Petrov, Katia Marashlieva and many others. Shahanova created a generation Stoeva, Stoyanova, Kaisheva. Vasil Simov it further developed, laying the groundwork for the development of a new constellation of players like Pashova, Haralampieva, Desislava Nikodimova, Mila Kyoseva, Boneva and others. For men, he found and build volleyball greats Ivan Nikolov, Borislav Kyosev, Stefan Sokolov, Stefan Petrov, Stoyan Gunchev, Petko Petkov and others. Tireless in his last breath Ivan Nikolov teacher consecutive school talent from CSKA – Elitsa Nikodimova, Antonina Zetova, Yulia Ivanova, Neli Marinova, Valya Ivanova, Larisa Simeonova, Petia Popova and others.

Honours

Men

• NVL 29 times (record):
  • 1948, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2010, 2011
• Bulgarian Cup 19 times (record):
  • 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011
• CEV Champions League Winners:
  • 1969
• CEV Champions League "Final Four" Participant:
  • 1963 (1/2 final), 1971 (1/2 final)
  • 1977 (3-rd), 1985 (3-rd)
  • 1987 (4-th), 1988 (4-th), 1990 (4-th)
• Cup Winner's Cup Winners:
  • 1976
• Cup Winner's Cup "Final Four" Participant:
  • 1986 (3-rd)
  • 1981 (4-th)
• CEV Cup "Final Four" Participant:
  • 2011 (1/2 final)

Women

• NVL 22 times:
  • 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Bulgarian Cup 19 times:
  • 1969, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
• CEV Champions League Winners:
  • 1979, 1984
• CEV Champions League "Final Four" Participant:
  • 1988 (4-th), 1989 (4-th)
• Cup Winner's Cup Winners:
  • 1982
• Cup Winner's Cup "Final Four" Participant:
  • 1973 (2-nd), 1976 (2-nd), 1991 (2-nd)
  • 1981 (3-rd)
  • 1977 (4-th)

VC CSKA in Europe – Total statistics

Competition	S	P	W	L	Best ranking
CEV Men's Champions League	22	127	58	69	(1969)
Men's CEV Cup	12	50	28	22	(1976)
CEV Men's Challenge Cup	6	17	6	11	Group stage (2002, 2003, 2007) 1/16 Finals (2013, 2019)
CEV Women's Champions League	11	55	29	26	(1979,1984)
Women's CEV Cup	6	33	24	9	(1982)
CEV Women's Challenge Cup	4	16	8	8	Eighth-finals (1995)
Men's	36	194	92	102	5 European trophies
Women's	21	104	61	43
Total	57	298	153	145

VC CSKA Sofia in European Volleyball

CEV European Champions Cup / CEV Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1962-63	Eighth-finals	Rotation Leipzig	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Quarter-finals	Dosza Ujpest	3-2	2-3	5-5 (129-117)
	Semi-finals	CSKA Moscow	2-3	0-3	2-5
1968-69	Eighth-finals	Dinamo Tirana	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Quarter-finals	AZS AWF Warszawa	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Semi-finals	SC Leipzig	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Final	Steaua Bucuresti	3-0	3-2	6-2
1970-71	Eighth-finals	Czepel Budapest	3-0	0-3	3-3 (78-63)
	Quarter-finals	CSKA Moscow	3-1	1-3	4-4 (102-97)
	Semi-finals	Zetor Zbrojovka Brno	3-1	1-3	4-4 (87-102)
1971-72	Eighth-finals	Ruolainen Kanastus	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Group stage (A)	Rebels Liers	1-3		4th place
		Dinamo Tirana	2-3
		AMVJ Deltalloyd Amsterdam	1-3
1972-73	Preliminary round	GIK Banat Zrenjanin	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Eighth-finals	Dosza Ujpest	3-0	0-3	3-3 (74-75)
1973-74	Preliminary round	Panathinakos Athens	3-0	-	3-0
	Eighth-finals	Dukla Liberec	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Group stage (A)	CSKA Moscow	0-3		3rd place
		SC Leipzig	1-3
		Ruini Firenze	3-0
1976-77	Eighth-finals	VGA Saint Maure	3-1	3-2	6-3
	Quarter-finals	AZS Olstyn	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Final Four	Vardar Skopje	3-2		3rd place
		Dinamo București	0-3
		CSKA Moscow	0-3
1978-79	Preliminary round	Olympiakos Piraeus	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Eighth-finals	Paoletti Catania	3-0	0-3	3-3 (68-67)
	Quarter-finals	Cervena Hviezda Bratislava	0-3	0-3	0-6
1981-82	Eighth-finals	Dinamo București	3-0	0-3	3-3 (69-76)
1983-84	Eighth-finals	Santal Parma	3-1	1-3	4-4 (97-98)
1984-85	Preliminary round	Dinamo Tirana	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Eighth-finals	Capital City Spikers	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Quarter-finals	Loimu 79 Turku	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Rudá Hvězda Praha	3-0		3rd place
		Mladost Zagrzeb	1-3
		Santal Parma	2-3
1986-87	Preliminary round	FC Porto	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Eighth-finals	Mladost Zagrzeb	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Quarter-finals	Rudá Hvězda Praha	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Final Four	Panini Modena	2-3		4th place
		Brother Martinus Amstelveen	1-3
		CSKA Moscow	0-3
1987-88	Eighth-finals	Aero Odolena Voda	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Quarter-finals	VBC Leysin	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Final Four	CSKA Moscow	Preliminary round		0-3
		Panini Modena	Semi-finals		2-3
		Brother Martinus Amstelveen	Third place play-off		0-3/ 4th place
1988-89	Eighth-finals	Ulriken Bergen	3-0	3-2	6-2
	Group stage (B)	Olympiakos Piraeus	3-0	0-3	4th place
		Vojvodina Novi Sad	3-1	0-3
		CSKA Moscow	2-3	0-3
1989-90	Eighth-finals	Olympiakos Piraeus	3-1	3-2	6-3
	Group stage (B)	Rudá Hvězda Praha	3-1	3-1	2nd place
		Vojvodina Novi Sad	3-1	0-3
		CV Palma	3-2	2-3
	Semi-finals	Philips Modena	0-3
	Third place play-off	CV Palma	2-3
1990-91	Second round	Bayer Leverkusen	2-3	0-3	2-6
1993-94	First round	Avtomobilist Saint Petersburg	0-3	0-3	0-6
1994-95	First round	Vildoga Muranija Riga	1-3	0-3	1-6
2008–09	Main Phase, Group A	Iraklis Thessaloniki	0-3	0-3	4th place
		Fenerbahçe İstanbul	1-3	2-3
		AZS Częstochowa	1-3	0-3
2009–10	League round, Group B	Zenit Kazan	3-1	1-3	2nd place
		Tours VB	3-2	0-3
		Unicaja Almeria	3-2	0-3
	Playoffs 12	Asseco Resovia	1-3	0-3	1-6
2010–11	League round, Group A	Generali Unterhaching	3-2	0-3	3rd place
		AS Cannes	3-2	2-3
		Zenit Kazan	3-2	0-3
2011–12	League round, Group A	Arkas Izmir	0-3	1-3	4th place
		Iraklis Thessaloniki	0-3	1-3
		Noliko Maaseik	2-3	1-3

CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Top Teams Cup / CEV Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1975-76	Eighth-finals	SS Fortuna Bonn	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Group stage (B)	Sigorta Ankara	3-0		1st place
		Racing Club de France	3-0
		Bouwlust Orawi	3-0
	Final Four	Cervena Hviezda Bratislava	3-1		1st place
		Klippan Torino	3-1
		Bouwlust Orawi	3-0
1980-81	Preliminary round	Vallhermoso	3-0	-	3-0
	Eighth-finals	Panini Modena	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Quarter-finals	Ibis Courtrai	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Steaua Bucuresti	0-3		4th place
		Cervena Hviezda Bratislava	0-3
		Avtomobilist Saint Petersburg	0-3
1985-86	Eighth-finals	NMKY Pieksamaen	3-0	3-2	6-2
	Quarter-finals	Bayer Leverkusen	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Panini Modena	3-1		3rd place
		Steaua Bucuresti	2-3
		Dinamo Moscow	0-3
1991-92	Eighth-finals	Panathinakos Athens	3-0	0-3	3-3 (74-81)
1992-93	Second round	Elcond Zalau	3-0	0-3	3-3 (73-65)
	Eighth-finals	Mediolanum Gonzaga Milano	0-3	2-3	2-5
2000-01	Group stage, group D	Izumrud Ekaterinburg	3-0	0-3	2nd place
		TV Amriswil	3-0	3-1
		Mladost Zagreb	3-2	2-3
2001-02	Preliminary round	Dinamo Bucuresti	2-3	0-3	2-5
2002-03	Group stage, Group 6	Ozolnieki Poliurs	3-0		2nd place
		Napredak Odzak	3-0
		Rabotnicki Fersped Skopje	1-3
2010–11	Challenge phase	Ziraat Bankası Ankara	3-2	0-3 (19-17)	3-5 (19-17)
	Semi-finals	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3-0	0-3 (12-15)	3-3 (12-15)
2012–13	1/16 Finals	Andreoli Latina	0-3	1-3	1-6
2016–17	1/16 Finals	Volley Amriswil	3-1	1-3 (8-15)	4-4 (8-15)
2017–18	1/16 Finals	Belogorie Belgorod	0-3	0-3	0-6

CEV Challenge Cup (CEV Cup)

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001-02	Preliminary round	Maccabi Tel Aviv	3-1	3-0	6-1
	Group stage, Group 8	Erdemirspor	2-3		2nd place
		Holte IF	3-0
		OK Sinpos Sarajevo	3-0
2002-03	Group stage, Group 9	Alcom Capelle	3-2		4th place
		Iskra Odintsovo	0-3
		Hefra Gwardia Wrocław	0-3
2006-07	Group stage, Group 9	Crvena Zvezda	3-1		3rd place
		İstanbul Büyükşehir	0-3
		PZU AZS Olstyn	1-3
2012–13	1/16 Finals	Dukla Liberec	0-3	0-3	0-6
2014–15	Second round	Stroitel Minsk	1-3	0-3	1-6
2018–19	1/16 Finals	Volley Haasrode Leuven	1-3	0-3	0-6
2024-25	1/16 Finals	Epicentr-Podoliany	1-3 (17-15)	3-1	3-3 (17-15)
	Eighth-finals	Decospan VT Menen

Women's VC CSKA Sofia in European Volleyball

CEV Champions Cup / CEV Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1978-79	Preliminary round	Leixões Porto	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Eighth-finals	Sollentuna Stockholm	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Quarter-finals	Czarni Słupsk	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Final Four	NIM SE Budapest	3-0		1st place
		SC Dynamo Berlin	1-3
		Slávia Bratislava	3-0
1983-84	Eighth-finals	DVC Dokkum	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Quarter-finals	Tirol Innsbruck	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Olimpia Ravenna	3-0		1st place
		Eczacıbaşı	3-1
		SV Lohhof	3-0
1984-85	Eighth-finals	Dilbeek-Itterbeek	3-1	3-2	6-3
	Quarter-finals	ADK Alma-Ata	0-3	1-3	1-6
1985-86	Eighth-finals	Olimpia Ravenna	2-3	1-3	3-6
1986-87	Preliminary round	Paloma Branik Maribor	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Eighth-finals	Sollentuna Stockholm	-	3-1	3-1
	Quarter-finals	SC Dynamo Berlin	0-3	0-3	0-6
1987-88	Eighth-finals	Mladost Monter Zagreb	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Quarter-finals	Bayern Lohhof	3-0	0-3	3-3 (66-64)
	Final Four	Olimpia Ravenna	Preliminary round		0-3
		Uralochka Sverdlovsk	Semi-finals		0-3
		SC Dynamo Berlin	Third place play-off		0-3/ 4th place
1888-89	Eighth-finals	Bayern Lohhof	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Quarter-finals	Sneek Avero OS	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Final Four	Teodora Olimpia Ravenna	Preliminary round		2-3
		Uralochka Sverdlovsk	Semi-finals		0-3
		SC Dynamo Berlin	Third place play-off		1-3/ 4th place
1889-90	Eighth-finals	Slavia UK Bratislava	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Quarter-finals	Racing CF Paris	2-3	1-3	3-6
1991-92	Eighth-finals	Olimpia Teodora Ravenna	0-3	0-3	0-6
1992-93	Second round	Panathinaikos Athens	3-1	3-2	6-3
	Eighth-finals	Parmalat Matera	0-3	0-3	0-6
1993-94	First round	Gunes Sigorta Istanbul	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Second round	Bonduelle Vught	2-3	0-3	2-6

CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1972-73	Quarter-finals	La Tore Reggio Emilia	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Wisla Krakow	3-0		2nd place
		CSKA Moscow	0-3
		Penicilina Iasi	3-0
1975-76	Quarter-finals	Innsbrucker AC	-	-	-
	Final Four	Slavia Bratislava	0-3		2nd place
		US Medico Munster	3-0
		ASU Lyon	3-0
1976-77	Eighth-finals	Vasas Budapest	3-1	-	3-1
	Quarter-finals	Rapid Wien	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Final Four	Iskra Voroshilovgrad	0-3		4th place
		SC Dynamo Berlin	1-3
		Ujpesti Dozsa	2-3
1980-81	Eighth-finals	SC Dynamo Berlin	3-0	3-2	6-2
	Quarter-finals	Ujpesti Dozsa	-	-	-
	Final Four	Olimpia Teodora Ravenna	3-0		3rd place
		Vasas Izzo Budapest	0-3
		Spartak Leningrad	1-3
1981-82	Eighth-finals	Reggio Emilia	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Quarter-finals	Uni Lausanne	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Slavia Bratislava	3-2		1st place
		Starlift Voorberg	3-1
		Dynamo Moscow	3-1
1990-91	Eighth-finals	Wüstenrot Salzburg	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Quarter-finals	Volley Modena	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Final Four	Bayern Lohhof	Preliminary round		3-1
		TTU Leningrad	Semi-finals		3-2
		ADK Alma-Ata	Final		2-3

CEV Challenge Cup (CEV Cup)

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1994-95	First round	Avtohit Bled	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Second round	Spartak Omsk	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Eighth-finals	Orbita Zaporozhye	0-3	2-3	2-6
2008-09	First round	Konecranes Hämeenlinna	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Second round	Kommunalnik Mogilev	2-3	1-3	3-6
2010-11	Second round	Trb da Noi AEL Limassol	3-0	3-2	6-2
	1/16 Finals	Kralovo Pole Brno	2-3	0-3	2-6
2024-25	First round	Panathinaikos Athens	1-3	0-3	0-6

Season by season

Men's

Season	Division	Pos	Cup	SC	European competitions
1948	NVL	1st	-	-	-
1949	NVL	1st
1950	NVL	3rd
1951	NVL	5th
1952	NVL	5th
1953	NVL	4th
1954	NVL	2nd
1955	NVL	2nd	4th
1956	NVL	3rd
1957	NVL	1st
1958	NVL	1st	-
1959	NVL	4th
1960	NVL	4th
1960/61	NVL	3rd
1961/62	NVL	1st	-
1962/63	NVL	5th			European Cup - Semi-finals
1963/64	NVL	2nd			-
1964/65	NVL	5th
1965/66	NVL	4th
1966/67	NVL	2nd	W
1967/68	NVL	1st
1968/69	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Champions
1969/70	NVL	1st	W		-
1970/71	NVL	1st			European Cup - Semi-finals
1971/72	NVL	1st			European Cup - Group stage
1972/73	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Eighth-finals
1973/74	NVL	2nd			European Cup - Group stage
1974/75	NVL	2nd			-
1975/76	NVL	1st			Cup Winners' Cup - Champions
1976/77	NVL	1st			European Cup - Final Four, 3rd place
1977/78	NVL	1st	2nd		-
1978/79	NVL	2nd	W		European Cup - Quarter-finals
1979/80	NVL	3rd	2nd		-
1980/81	NVL	1st	W		Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1981/82	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Eighth-finals
1982/83	NVL	1st			-
1983/84	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Group stage
1984/85	NVL	2nd	W		European Cup - Final Four, 3rd place
1985/86	NVL	1st	W		Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 3rd place
1986/87	NVL	1st	2nd		European Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1987/88	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1988/89	NVL	1st			European Cup - Group stage
1989/90	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Semi-finals, 4th place
1990/91	NVL	2nd	W		European Cup - Second round
1991/92	NVL	2nd	W		Cup Winners' Cup - Eighth-finals
1992/93	NVL	1st	W		Cup Winners' Cup - Eighth-finals
1993/94	NVL	1st			European Cup - First round
1994/95	NVL	1st			European Cup - First round
1995/96	NVL	2nd			-
1996/97	NVL	3rd
1997/98	NVL
1998/99	NVL	3rd
1999/00	NVL	2nd	F
2000/01	NVL	2nd	F		CEV Top Teams Cup - Group stage
2001/02	NVL	2nd	W		CEV Top Teams Cup - Preliminary round
					CEV Cup (Challenge) - Group stage
2002/03	NVL	4th	SF		CEV Top Teams Cup - Group stage
					CEV Cup (Challenge) - Group stage
2003/04	NVL	4th			-
2004/05	NVL
2005/06	NVL
2006/07	NVL				CEV Cup (Challenge) - Group stage
2007/08	NVL	1st	F		-
2008/09	NVL	2nd	W		Champions League - League round
2009/10	NVL	1st	W	Champions League - Playoffs 12
2010/11	NVL	1st	W	Champions League - League round
				CEV Cup - Semi-final
2011/12	NVL	4th	SF	Champions League - League round
2012/13	NVL	6th	F	CEV Cup - 1/16 Final
				Challenge Cup - 1/16 Final
2013/14	NVL	5th	QF	-
2014/15	NVL	4th	PR	Challenge Cup - Second round
2015/16	NVL	7th	PR	-
2016/17	NVL	2nd	SF	CEV Cup - 1/16 Final
2017/18	NVL	3rd	QF	CEV Cup - 1/16 Final
2018/19	NVL	3rd	QF	Challenge Cup - 1/16 Final
2019/20	NVL	8th	1/8	-
2020/21	NVL	7th	QF
2021/22	NVL	7th	QF
2022/23	NVL	5th	QF
2023/24	NVL	2nd	SF
2024/25	NVL			SF	Challenge Cup -

Women's

Season	Division	Pos	Cup	European competitions
1948	NVL	4th	-	-
1949	NVL	DNQ
1950	NVL	5th
1951	NVL	4th
1952	NVL	5th
1953	NVL
1954	NVL		4th
1963/64	NVL	5th	-
1964/65	NVL	5th
1965/66	NVL	4th
1966/67	NVL	5th
1967/68	NVL	3rd
1968/69	NVL	3rd	W
1969/70	NVL	4th
1970/71	NVL	4th
1971/72	NVL	4th	2nd
1972/73	NVL	2nd	2nd	Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 2nd place
1973/74	NVL	3rd		-
1974/75	NVL	2nd
1975/76	NVL	3rd	W	Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 2nd place
1976/77	NVL	2nd		Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1977/78	NVL	1st		-
1978/79	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Champions
1979/80	NVL	2nd	2nd	-
1980/81	NVL	2nd	W	Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 3rd place
1981/82	NVL	1st	W	Cup Winners' Cup - Champions
1982/83	NVL	1st	W	-
1983/84	NVL	3rd	6th	European Cup - Champions
1984/85	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Quarter-finals
1985/86	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Eighth-finals
1986/87	NVL	1st		European Cup - Quarter-finals
1987/88	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1988/89	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1989/90	NVL	2nd		European Cup - Quarter-finals
1990/91	NVL	1st		Cup Winners' Cup - Final
1991/92	NVL	1st		European Cup - Eighth-finals
1992/93	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Eighth-finals
1993/94	NVL	3rd		European Cup - Second round
1994/95	NVL	1st	W	CEV Cup (Challenge) - Eighth-finals
1995/96	NVL	2nd	W	-
1996/97	NVL	3rd
1997/98	NVL	3rd
1998/99	NVL	2nd
1999/00	NVL	1st	W
2000/01	NVL	2nd	3rd
2001/02	NVL	2nd	F
2002/03	NVL	2nd	F
2003/04	NVL	1st	W
2004/05	NVL	1st	F
2005/06	NVL	3rd	F
2006/07	NVL	1st	SF
2007/08	NVL	1st	W
2008/09	NVL	3rd	F	Challenge Cup - Second round
2009/10	NVL	1st	W	-
2010/11	NVL	1st	W	Challenge Cup - 1/16 Final
2011/12	NVL	1st	SF	-
2012/13	NVL	1st	W
2013/14	NVL	2nd	F
2014/15	NVL	3rd	SF
2015/16	NVL	4th	SF
2016/17	NVL	3rd	SF
2017/18	NVL	3rd	SF
2018/19	NVL	5th	SF
2019/20	NVL	3rd	QF
2020/21	NVL	3rd	F
2021/22	NVL	2nd	SF
2022/23	NVL	2nd	F
2023/24	NVL	2nd	F
2024/25	NVL			Challenge Cup - First round

Team (Men's)

Team roster – season 2023/2024

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Stoyko Nenchev	(1984-11-25) November 25, 1984	Middle blocker
2	Aleksandar Simeonov	(1986-01-06) 6 January 1986	Wing Spiker
3	Ivan Cholev	(1996-02-29) February 29, 1996	Opposite
4	Hristiyan Velikov	(2003-06-20) June 20, 2003	Wing Spiker
5	Delcho Raev	(1990-05-11) May 11, 1990	Setter
6	Valentin Peychev	(2000-01-27) January 27, 2000	Libero
7	Lyubomir Zlatkov	(2006-05-22) May 22, 2006	Wing Spiker
8	Vladimir Stankov	(1996-08-09) August 9, 1996	Setter
9	Ivaylo Stefanov	(1973-07-19) July 19, 1973	Wing Spiker
10	Todor Kostov	(1996-03-06) March 6, 1996	Middle blocker
11	Ivan Kolev	(1987-01-02) January 2, 1987	Wing Spiker
12	Strahinja Brzakovic	(1998-04-28) April 28, 1998	Opposite
13	Martin Bozhilov	(1988-04-11) April 11, 1988	Libero
14	Ivan Mihalj	(1990-11-23) 23 November 1990	Middle Blocker
15	Krasimir Mitev	(2003-07-20) July 20, 2003	Middle blocker
16	Todor Valchev	(1989-01-18) January 18, 1989	Wing Spiker
17	Jorge Garcia	(1991-03-31) March 31, 1991	Wing Spiker
18	Kristiyan Andreev	(2006-04-23) April 23, 2006	Wing Spiker
19	Simeon Aleksandrov	(1988-02-18) 18 February 1988	Wing Spiker
21	Evan Georgiev	(2008-07-16) 16 July 2008	Middle Blocker
Head coach: Alexandar Popov Assistant: Ivaylo Stefanov

Team roster - season 2022/2023
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Metodi Ananiev	(1986-02-17)17 February 1986	Wing Spiker
2	Aleksandar Simeonov	(1986-01-06)6 January 1986	Wing Spiker
3	Ivan Cholev	(1996-02-29)29 February 1996	Opposite
4	Hristiyan Velikov	(2003-06-20)20 June 2003	Wing Spiker
5	Delcho Raev	(1990-05-11)11 May 1990	Setter
6	Valentin Peychev	(2000-01-27)27 January 2000	Libero
7	Andrey Hristov	(2001-03-27)27 March 2001	Middle Blocker
8	Vladimir Stankov	(1996-08-09)9 August 1996	Setter
9	Ivaylo Stefanov	(1973-07-19)19 July 1973	Wing Spiker
10	Todor Kostov	(1996-03-06)6 March 1996	Middle Blocker
11	Ivan Kolev	(1987-01-02)2 January 1987	Wing Spiker
12	Dobromir Ivanov	(1988-02-11)11 February 1988	Libero
13	Dimitar Dimitrov	(2000-12-11)11 December 2000	Opposite
14	Ivan Mihalj	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990	Middle Blocker
16	Viktor Kadikov	(2004-10-21)21 October 2004	Middle Blocker
19	Simeon Aleksandrov	(1988-02-18)18 February 1988	Wing Spiker
Head coach: Alexandar Popov Assistant: Ivaylo Stefanov

Team (Women's)

Team roster – season 2023/2024

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Emileta Racheva	(1998-11-26) 26 November 1998	Wing Spiker
2	Aleksandra Kostadinova	(2003-07-01) 1 July 2003	Wing Spiker
3	Boyana Boyanova	(2006-12-13) 13 December 2006	Setter
4	Monika Todorova	(2002-03-23) 23 March 2002	Setter
5	Rayna Stoycheva	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005	Middle Blocker
7	Kaya Nikolova	(2006-10-28) 28 October 2006	Middle Blocker
8	Dimana Ivanova	(2007-12-01) 1 December 2007	Setter
9	Aleksandra Peycheva	(2006-01-28) 28 January 2006	Wing Spiker
10	Aleksandra Saykova	(2003-07-22) 22 July 2003	Middle Blocker
11	Ivana Efremova	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004	Middle Blocker
12	Viktoriya Dimitrova	(2005-07-12) 12 July 2005	Opposite
13	Mariya Zlatanova	(2006-11-16) 16 November 2006	Wing Spiker
14	Ivaila Evlogieva	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004	Libero
15	Melissa Varlõgina	(1999-04-19) 19 April 1999	Setter
18	Eva Kamenska	(2006-09-02) 2 September 2006	Middle Blocker
19	Raya Evlogieva	(2006-09-15) 15 September 2006	Opposite
21	Viktoriya Ninova	(2007-11-09) 9 November 2007	Libero
Head coach: Yulia Ivanova-Mincheva Assistant: Antonina Zetova

Team roster - season 2022/2023
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Raina Stoicheva	(2005-06-03)3 June 2005	Middle Blocker
2	Aleksandra Kostadinova	(2003-07-01)1 July 2003	Wing Spiker
3	Patrisiya Choleva	(1991-03-08)8 March 1991	Wing Spiker
4	Monika Todorova	(2002-03-23)23 March 2002	Setter
5	Dariya Ivanova	(2003-04-02)2 April 2003	Wing Spiker
6	Radoslava Ivanova	(2006-09-28)28 September 2006	Middle Blocker
7	Kaya Nikolova	(2006-10-28)28 October 2006	Middle Blocker
8	Dimana Ivanova	(2007-12-01)1 December 2007	Setter
9	Aleksandra Peycheva	(2006-01-28)28 January 2006	Wing Spiker
10	Aleksandra Saykova	(2003-07-22)22 July 2003	Middle Blocker
11	Ivana Efremova	(2004-02-12)12 February 2004	Middle Blocker
12	Viktoriya Dimitrova	(2005-07-12)12 July 2005	Opposite
13	Mariya Zlatanova	(2006-11-16)16 November 2006	Wing Spiker
14	Ivaila Evlogieva	(2004-04-16)16 April 2004	Libero
15	Yoanna Atanasova	(2003-07-24)24 July 2003	Wing Spiker
15	Mariya Buchkova	(2004-07-22)22 July 2004	Wing Spiker
17	Sasha Ilcheva	(2004-05-18)18 May 2004	Setter
19	Raya Evlogieva	(2006-09-15)15 September 2006	Opposite
21	Viktoriya Ninova	(2007-11-09)9 November 2007	Libero
Head coach: Yulia Ivanova-Mincheva Assistant: Antonina Zetova

External links

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