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VC CSKA Sofia
Full nameVolleyball club "CSKA Sofia"
Short nameCSKA Sofia
Nickname"The Army Men"
"The Reds"
Founded5 May 1948
GroundVasil Simov Hall
(Capacity: 1000)
ChairmanAlexandar Popov
ManagerAlexandar Popov
LeagueBulgarian Volleyball Super League
2023/242nd
WebsiteClub home page
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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

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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:
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

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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 7 21 7 14 Eighth-finals (2025)
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 37 198 93 105 5 European trophies
Women's 21 104 61 43
Total 58 302 154 148

VC CSKA Sofia in European Volleyball

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CEV European Champions Cup / CEV Champions League
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1962-63 Eighth-finals East GermanyRotation Leipzig 3-0 2-3 5-3
Quarter-finals HungaryDosza Ujpest 3-2 2-3 5-5 (129-117)
Semi-finals Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow 2-3 0-3 2-6
1968-69 Eighth-finals AlbaniaDinamo Tirana 3-0 3-1 6-1
Quarter-finals PolandAZS AWF Warszawa 3-0 1-3 4-3
Semi-finals East GermanySC Leipzig 3-1 3-1 6-2
Final RomaniaSteaua Bucuresti 3-0 3-2 6-2
1970-71 Eighth-finals HungaryCzepel Budapest 3-0 0-3 3-3 (78-63)
Quarter-finals Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow 3-1 1-3 4-4 (102-97)
Semi-finals Czech RepublicZetor Zbrojovka Brno 3-1 1-3 4-4 (87-102)
1971-72 Eighth-finals FinlandRuolainen Kanastus 3-0 3-0 6-0
Group stage (A) BelgiumRebels Liers 1-3 4th place
AlbaniaDinamo Tirana 2-3
NetherlandsAMVJ Deltalloyd Amsterdam 1-3
1972-73 Preliminary round Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaGIK Banat Zrenjanin 3-1 3-1 6-2
Eighth-finals HungaryDosza Ujpest 3-0 0-3 3-3 (74-75)
1973-74 Preliminary round GreecePanathinakos Athens 3-0 - 3-0
Eighth-finals Czech RepublicDukla Liberec 3-0 1-3 4-3
Group stage (A) Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow 0-3 3rd place
East GermanySC Leipzig 1-3
ItalyRuini Firenze 3-0
1976-77 Eighth-finals FranceVGA Saint Maure 3-1 3-2 6-3
Quarter-finals PolandAZS Olstyn 3-0 2-3 5-3
Final Four Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaVardar Skopje 3-2 3rd place
RomaniaDinamo București 0-3
Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow 0-3
1978-79 Preliminary round GreeceOlympiakos Piraeus 3-0 1-3 4-3
Eighth-finals ItalyPaoletti Catania 3-0 0-3 3-3 (68-67)
Quarter-finals Czech RepublicCervena Hviezda Bratislava 0-3 0-3 0-6
1981-82 Eighth-finals RomaniaDinamo București 3-0 0-3 3-3 (69-76)
1983-84 Eighth-finals ItalySantal Parma 3-1 1-3 4-4 (97-98)
1984-85 Preliminary round AlbaniaDinamo Tirana 3-0 3-0 6-0
Eighth-finals EnglandCapital City Spikers 3-0 3-0 6-0
Quarter-finals FinlandLoimu 79 Turku 3-0 3-0 6-0
Final Four Czech RepublicRudá Hvězda Praha 3-0 3rd place
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaMladost Zagrzeb 1-3
ItalySantal Parma 2-3
1986-87 Preliminary round PortugalFC Porto 3-0 3-0 6-0
Eighth-finals Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaMladost Zagrzeb 3-0 2-3 5-3
Quarter-finals Czech RepublicRudá Hvězda Praha 3-0 1-3 4-3
Final Four ItalyPanini Modena 2-3 4th place
NetherlandsBrother Martinus Amstelveen 1-3
Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow 0-3
1987-88 Eighth-finals Czech RepublicAero Odolena Voda 3-0 2-3 5-3
Quarter-finals SwitzerlandVBC Leysin 3-0 3-1 6-1
Final Four Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow Preliminary round 0-3
ItalyPanini Modena Semi-finals 2-3
NetherlandsBrother Martinus Amstelveen Third place play-off 0-3/ 4th place
1988-89 Eighth-finals NorwayUlriken Bergen 3-0 3-2 6-2
Group stage (B) GreeceOlympiakos Piraeus 3-0 0-3 4th place
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaVojvodina Novi Sad 3-1 0-3
Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow 2-3 0-3
1989-90 Eighth-finals GreeceOlympiakos Piraeus 3-1 3-2 6-3
Group stage (B) Czech RepublicRudá Hvězda Praha 3-1 3-1 2nd place
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaVojvodina Novi Sad 3-1 0-3
SpainCV Palma 3-2 2-3
Semi-finals ItalyPhilips Modena 0-3
Third place play-off SpainCV Palma 2-3
1990-91 Second round GermanyBayer Leverkusen 2-3 0-3 2-6
1993-94 First round RussiaAvtomobilist Saint Petersburg 0-3 0-3 0-6
1994-95 First round LatviaVildoga Muranija Riga 1-3 0-3 1-6
2008–09 Main Phase, Group A GreeceIraklis Thessaloniki 0-3 0-3 4th place
TurkeyFenerbahçe İstanbul 1-3 2-3
PolandAZS Częstochowa 1-3 0-3
2009–10 League round, Group B Russia Zenit Kazan 3-1 1-3 2nd place
FranceTours VB 3-2 0-3
SpainUnicaja Almeria 3-2 0-3
Playoffs 12 PolandAsseco Resovia 1-3 0-3 1-6
2010–11 League round, Group A Germany Generali Unterhaching 3-2 0-3 3rd place
France AS Cannes 3-2 2-3
Russia Zenit Kazan 3-2 0-3
2011–12 League round, Group A Turkey Arkas Izmir 0-3 1-3 4th place
GreeceIraklis Thessaloniki 0-3 1-3
Belgium 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 West GermanySS Fortuna Bonn 3-0 3-1 6-1
Group stage (B) TurkeySigorta Ankara 3-0 1st place
FranceRacing Club de France 3-0
NetherlandsBouwlust Orawi 3-0
Final Four Czech RepublicCervena Hviezda Bratislava 3-1 1st place
ItalyKlippan Torino 3-1
NetherlandsBouwlust Orawi 3-0
1980-81 Preliminary round SpainVallhermoso 3-0 - 3-0
Eighth-finals ItalyPanini Modena 3-0 2-3 5-3
Quarter-finals BelgiumIbis Courtrai 3-0 3-0 6-0
Final Four RomaniaSteaua Bucuresti 0-3 4th place
Czech RepublicCervena Hviezda Bratislava 0-3
RussiaAvtomobilist Saint Petersburg 0-3
1985-86 Eighth-finals FinlandNMKY Pieksamaen 3-0 3-2 6-2
Quarter-finals West GermanyBayer Leverkusen 3-0 3-0 6-0
Final Four ItalyPanini Modena 3-1 3rd place
RomaniaSteaua Bucuresti 2-3
Soviet UnionDinamo Moscow 0-3
1991-92 Eighth-finals GreecePanathinakos Athens 3-0 0-3 3-3 (74-81)
1992-93 Second round RomaniaElcond Zalau 3-0 0-3 3-3 (73-65)
Eighth-finals ItalyMediolanum Gonzaga Milano 0-3 2-3 2-6
2000-01 Group stage, group D RussiaIzumrud Ekaterinburg 3-0 0-3 2nd place
SwitzerlandTV Amriswil 3-0 3-1
CroatiaMladost Zagreb 3-2 2-3
2001-02 Preliminary round RomaniaDinamo Bucuresti 2-3 0-3 2-6
2002-03 Group stage, Group 6 LatviaOzolnieki Poliurs 3-0 2nd place
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNapredak Odzak 3-0
North MacedoniaRabotnicki Fersped Skopje 1-3
2010–11 Challenge phase TurkeyZiraat Bankası Ankara 3-2 0-3 (19-17) 3-5 (19-17)
Semi-finals PolandZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 3-0 0-3 (12-15) 3-3 (12-15)
2012–13 1/16 Finals ItalyAndreoli Latina 0-3 1-3 1-6
2016–17 1/16 Finals SwitzerlandVolley Amriswil 3-1 1-3 (8-15) 4-4 (8-15)
2017–18 1/16 Finals RussiaBelogorie Belgorod 0-3 0-3 0-6
CEV Challenge Cup (CEV Cup)
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2001-02 Preliminary round IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 3-0 6-1
Group stage, Group 8 TurkeyErdemirspor 2-3 2nd place
DenmarkHolte IF 3-0
Bosnia and HerzegovinaOK Sinpos Sarajevo 3-0
2002-03 Group stage, Group 9 NetherlandsAlcom Capelle 3-2 4th place
RussiaIskra Odintsovo 0-3
PolandHefra Gwardia Wrocław 0-3
2006-07 Group stage, Group 9 SerbiaCrvena Zvezda 3-1 3rd place
Turkeyİstanbul Büyükşehir 0-3
PolandPZU AZS Olstyn 1-3
2012–13 1/16 Finals Czech RepublicDukla Liberec 0-3 0-3 0-6
2014–15 Second round BelarusStroitel Minsk 1-3 0-3 1-6
2018–19 1/16 Finals BelgiumVolley Haasrode Leuven 1-3 0-3 0-6
2024-25 1/16 Finals UkraineEpicentr-Podoliany 1-3 (17-15) 3-1 3-3 (17-15)
Eighth-finals BelgiumDecospan VT Menen 2-3 2-3 2-4

Women's VC CSKA Sofia in European Volleyball

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CEV Champions Cup / CEV Champions League
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1978-79 Preliminary round PortugalLeixões Porto 3-0 3-0 6-0
Eighth-finals SwedenSollentuna Stockholm 3-0 3-0 6-0
Quarter-finals PolandCzarni Słupsk 3-1 3-1 6-2
Final Four HungaryNIM SE Budapest 3-0 1st place
East GermanySC Dynamo Berlin 1-3
Czech RepublicSlávia Bratislava 3-0
1983-84 Eighth-finals NetherlandsDVC Dokkum 3-0 3-1 6-1
Quarter-finals AustriaTirol Innsbruck 3-0 3-0 6-0
Final Four ItalyOlimpia Ravenna 3-0 1st place
TurkeyEczacıbaşı 3-1
West GermanySV Lohhof 3-0
1984-85 Eighth-finals BelgiumDilbeek-Itterbeek 3-1 3-2 6-3
Quarter-finals Soviet UnionADK Alma-Ata 0-3 1-3 1-6
1985-86 Eighth-finals ItalyOlimpia Ravenna 2-3 1-3 3-6
1986-87 Preliminary round SloveniaPaloma Branik Maribor 3-0 3-1 6-1
Eighth-finals SwedenSollentuna Stockholm - 3-1 3-1
Quarter-finals East GermanySC Dynamo Berlin 0-3 0-3 0-6
1987-88 Eighth-finals Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaMladost Monter Zagreb 3-0 3-0 6-0
Quarter-finals West GermanyBayern Lohhof 3-0 0-3 3-3 (66-64)
Final Four ItalyOlimpia Ravenna Preliminary round 0-3
Soviet UnionUralochka Sverdlovsk Semi-finals 0-3
East GermanySC Dynamo Berlin Third place play-off 0-3/ 4th place
1888-89 Eighth-finals West GermanyBayern Lohhof 3-0 1-3 4-3
Quarter-finals NetherlandsSneek Avero OS 3-0 1-3 4-3
Final Four ItalyTeodora Olimpia Ravenna Preliminary round 2-3
Soviet UnionUralochka Sverdlovsk Semi-finals 0-3
East GermanySC Dynamo Berlin Third place play-off 1-3/ 4th place
1889-90 Eighth-finals CzechoslovakiaSlavia UK Bratislava 3-0 1-3 4-3
Quarter-finals FranceRacing CF Paris 2-3 1-3 3-6
1991-92 Eighth-finals ItalyOlimpia Teodora Ravenna 0-3 0-3 0-6
1992-93 Second round GreecePanathinaikos Athens 3-1 3-2 6-3
Eighth-finals ItalyParmalat Matera 0-3 0-3 0-6
1993-94 First round TurkeyGunes Sigorta Istanbul 3-0 1-3 4-3
Second round NetherlandsBonduelle Vught 2-3 0-3 2-6
CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cup
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1972-73 Quarter-finals ItalyLa Tore Reggio Emilia 3-0 3-0 6-0
Final Four PolandWisla Krakow 3-0 2nd place
Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow 0-3
RomaniaPenicilina Iasi 3-0
1975-76 Quarter-finals AustriaInnsbrucker AC - - -
Final Four CzechoslovakiaSlavia Bratislava 0-3 2nd place
West GermanyUS Medico Munster 3-0
FranceASU Lyon 3-0
1976-77 Eighth-finals HungaryVasas Budapest 3-1 - 3-1
Quarter-finals AustriaRapid Wien 3-0 3-1 6-1
Final Four Soviet UnionIskra Voroshilovgrad 0-3 4th place
East GermanySC Dynamo Berlin 1-3
HungaryUjpesti Dozsa 2-3
1980-81 Eighth-finals East GermanySC Dynamo Berlin 3-0 3-2 6-2
Quarter-finals HungaryUjpesti Dozsa - - -
Final Four ItalyOlimpia Teodora Ravenna 3-0 3rd place
HungaryVasas Izzo Budapest 0-3
Soviet UnionSpartak Leningrad 1-3
1981-82 Eighth-finals ItalyReggio Emilia 3-0 3-1 6-1
Quarter-finals SwitzerlandUni Lausanne 3-0 3-0 6-0
Final Four CzechoslovakiaSlavia Bratislava 3-2 1st place
NetherlandsStarlift Voorberg 3-1
Soviet UnionDynamo Moscow 3-1
1990-91 Eighth-finals AustriaWüstenrot Salzburg 3-1 3-1 6-2
Quarter-finals ItalyVolley Modena 3-0 1-3 4-3
Final Four GermanyBayern Lohhof Preliminary round 3-1
Soviet UnionTTU Leningrad Semi-finals 3-2
Soviet UnionADK Alma-Ata Final 2-3
CEV Challenge Cup (CEV Cup)
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994-95 First round SloveniaAvtohit Bled 3-0 3-0 6-0
Second round Soviet UnionSpartak Omsk 3-0 3-1 6-1
Eighth-finals Soviet UnionOrbita Zaporozhye 0-3 2-3 2-6
2008-09 First round FinlandKonecranes Hämeenlinna 3-1 3-1 6-2
Second round BelarusKommunalnik Mogilev 2-3 1-3 3-6
2010-11 Second round CyprusTrb da Noi AEL Limassol 3-0 3-2 6-2
1/16 Finals Czech RepublicKralovo Pole Brno 2-3 0-3 2-6
2024-25 First round GreecePanathinaikos Athens 1-3 0-3 0-6

Season by season

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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 - Eighth-finals
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 QF Challenge Cup - First round

Team (Men's)

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Team roster – season 2023/2024

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Bulgaria Stoyko Nenchev (1984-11-25) November 25, 1984 (age 40) Middle blocker
2 Bulgaria Aleksandar Simeonov (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38) Wing Spiker
3 Bulgaria Ivan Cholev (1996-02-29) February 29, 1996 (age 28) Opposite
4 Bulgaria Hristiyan Velikov (2003-06-20) June 20, 2003 (age 21) Wing Spiker
5 Bulgaria Delcho Raev (1990-05-11) May 11, 1990 (age 34) Setter
6 Bulgaria Valentin Peychev (2000-01-27) January 27, 2000 (age 24) Libero
7 Bulgaria Lyubomir Zlatkov (2006-05-22) May 22, 2006 (age 18) Wing Spiker
8 Bulgaria Vladimir Stankov (1996-08-09) August 9, 1996 (age 28) Setter
9 Bulgaria Ivaylo Stefanov (1973-07-19) July 19, 1973 (age 51) Wing Spiker
10 Bulgaria Todor Kostov (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 28) Middle blocker
11 Bulgaria Ivan Kolev (1987-01-02) January 2, 1987 (age 37) Wing Spiker
12 Serbia Strahinja Brzakovic (1998-04-28) April 28, 1998 (age 26) Opposite
13 Bulgaria Martin Bozhilov (1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 36) Libero
14 Croatia Ivan Mihalj (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34) Middle Blocker
15 Bulgaria Krasimir Mitev (2003-07-20) July 20, 2003 (age 21) Middle blocker
16 Bulgaria Todor Valchev (1989-01-18) January 18, 1989 (age 35) Wing Spiker
17 Cuba Jorge Garcia (1991-03-31) March 31, 1991 (age 33) Wing Spiker
18 Bulgaria Kristiyan Andreev (2006-04-23) April 23, 2006 (age 18) Wing Spiker
19 Bulgaria Simeon Aleksandrov (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36) Wing Spiker
21 Bulgaria Evan Georgiev (2008-07-16) 16 July 2008 (age 16) Middle Blocker
Head coach: Bulgaria Alexandar Popov
Assistant: Bulgaria Ivaylo Stefanov

Team (Women's)

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Team roster – season 2023/2024

No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Bulgaria Emileta Racheva (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 26) Wing Spiker
2 Bulgaria Aleksandra Kostadinova (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 21) Wing Spiker
3 Bulgaria Boyana Boyanova (2006-12-13) 13 December 2006 (age 18) Setter
4 Bulgaria Monika Todorova (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22) Setter
5 Bulgaria Rayna Stoycheva (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 19) Middle Blocker
7 Bulgaria Kaya Nikolova (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 18) Middle Blocker
8 Bulgaria Dimana Ivanova (2007-12-01) 1 December 2007 (age 17) Setter
9 Bulgaria Aleksandra Peycheva (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18) Wing Spiker
10 Bulgaria Aleksandra Saykova (2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 21) Middle Blocker
11 Bulgaria Ivana Efremova (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) Middle Blocker
12 Bulgaria Viktoriya Dimitrova (2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 19) Opposite
13 Bulgaria Mariya Zlatanova (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 18) Wing Spiker
14 Bulgaria Ivaila Evlogieva (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) Libero
15 Estonia Melissa Varlõgina (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25) Setter
18 Bulgaria Eva Kamenska (2006-09-02) 2 September 2006 (age 18) Middle Blocker
19 Bulgaria Raya Evlogieva (2006-09-15) 15 September 2006 (age 18) Opposite
21 Bulgaria Viktoriya Ninova (2007-11-09) 9 November 2007 (age 17) Libero
Head coach: Bulgaria Yulia Ivanova-Mincheva
Assistant: Bulgaria Antonina Zetova
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