BC Levski Sofia

Basketball Club Levski Sofia (Bulgarian: Баскетболен клуб Левски София), also 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
NicknameСините (The Blues)
LeaguesNBL
Balkan League
Founded1923 (1923)
ArenaUniversiada Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Team colorsBlue, White, Gold
     
Main sponsorWinbet
PresidentTodor Stoykov
Head coachKonstantin Papazov
Team captainAsen Velikov
ChampionshipsMen:

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

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

History

Founded in 1923, Levski has won a record 59 honours: 16 NBL titles, 14 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.

Honours

Men

Women

Players
Universiada Hall, Home of Levski
Konstantin Titi Papazov

Current roster

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

Levski Sofia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 0 Zahariev, Milen 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 29 – (1992-07-11)11 July 1992
G 1 Parker, Josh 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 32 – (1989-06-23)23 June 1989
G 5 Petrov, Martin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 20 – (2001-05-22)22 May 2001
PG 6 Dimitrov, Lachezar 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 22 – (1999-08-17)17 August 1999
SG 9 Kostov, Chavdar 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – (1988-04-18)18 April 1988
PF 11 Mihaylov, Nikolay 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2000-08-15)15 August 2000
PG 13 Velikov, Asen (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1986-01-11)11 January 1986
F/C 14 Chernokozhev, Tsvetomir 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 21 – (2000-06-01)1 June 2000
C 15 Vaklinov, Stanislav 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 32 – (1989-06-07)7 June 1989
G/F 23 Little, Mario 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 34 – (1987-12-29)29 December 1987
SG 30 Papazov, Aleksandar 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 19 – (2003-01-30)30 January 2003
PG 35 Petkov, Ventsislav 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1991-10-14)14 October 1991
C 41 Radić, Ivica 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 31 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990
F/C 77 Knowles, Zane 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 30 – (1992-02-17)17 February 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Svetoslav Andonov
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Yavor Kasabov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 19 March 2022

Notable players

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.

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