BC Levski Sofia

BC Levski Sofia (Bulgarian: БК Левски София, romanized: BK Levski Sofiya), also known as Levski Lukoil (Bulgarian: Левски Лукойл, romanized: Levski Lukoyl) for sponsorship reasons, is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia.

Levski Lukoil
NicknameThe Blues (Сините)
LeaguesNBL
Bulgarian Cup
Founded1923 (1923)
ArenaUniversiada Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Main sponsorLukoil
PresidentTodor Stoykov
General managerVeselin Veselinov
Head coachKonstantin Papazov
ChampionshipsMen:

19 Championships of Bulgaria
17 Bulgarian Cups
2 Bulgarian Supercups
3 Balkan Leagues
Women:

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

History

Founded in 1923, Levski has won a record 65 honours: 19 NBL titles, 17 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, oil company Lukoil, announced its sponsor deal with Levski.[1] Consequently, the new club name would be Levski Lukoil.

Honours

Men

Women

Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship

Winners (8): 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994

Bulgarian Women's Basketball Cup

Winners (13): 1969, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991

EuroLeague

Winners (1): 1984

Ronchetti Cup / EuroCup

Winners (2): 1978, 1979

Runners-up (1): 1975

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
PG 13 Velikov, Asen 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 35 – (1986-01-11)11 January 1986
SF 32 Zahariev, Hristo 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1990-10-27)27 October 1990
SG Kostov, Chavdar 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 32 – (1988-04-18)18 April 1988
G/F Minchev, Yordan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 22 – (1998-10-17)17 October 1998
PG Petkov, Ventsislav 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1991-10-14)14 October 1991
SG Young, Brandon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – (1991-11-16)16 November 1991
PF Wright, Ryan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 34 – (1987-01-27)27 January 1987
C Smith, Jyles 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 28 – (1992-06-07)7 June 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Svetoslav Andonov
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Yavor Kasabov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 11 September 2018

Notable players

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

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