VC CSKA Sofia
Professional volleyball team based in Sofia, Bulgaria
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| Full name | Volleyball club "CSKA Sofia" | ||
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| 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 | ||
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VC CSKA Sofia, is a professional volleyball team based in Sofia, Bulgaria. It plays in the Bulgaria volley 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
International competitions
- CEV Champions League: Winners 2 times:
- 1979, 1984
- CEV Champions League "Final Four" Participant:
- 1988 (4-th), 1989 (4-th)
- Cup Winner's Cup Winners 1 time:
- 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 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | Eighth-finals (1995) |
| Men's | 36 | 194 | 92 | 102 |  5 European trophies |
| Women's | 20 | 102 | 61 | 41 | |
| Total | 56 | 296 | 153 | 143 |
VC CSKA Sofia in European Volleyball
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 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 | 1-6 |
Women's VC CSKA Sofia in European Volleyball
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
Season by season
| Season | Division | Pos | Cup | 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
Team (Men's)
Team roster – season 2023/2024
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stoyko Nenchev | (1984-11-25) November 25, 1984 (age 39) | Middle blocker |
| 2 | Aleksandar Simeonov | (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38) | Wing Spiker |
| 3 | Ivan Cholev | (1996-02-29) February 29, 1996 (age 28) | Opposite |
| 4 | Hristiyan Velikov | (2003-06-20) June 20, 2003 (age 20) | Wing Spiker |
| 5 | Delcho Raev | (1990-05-11) May 11, 1990 (age 33) | Setter |
| 6 | Valentin Peychev | (2000-01-27) January 27, 2000 (age 24) | Libero |
| 7 | Lyubomir Zlatkov | (2006-05-22) May 22, 2006 (age 17) | Wing Spiker |
| 8 | Vladimir Stankov | (1996-08-09) August 9, 1996 (age 27) | Setter |
| 9 | Ivaylo Stefanov | (1973-07-19) July 19, 1973 (age 50) | Wing Spiker |
| 10 | Todor Kostov | (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 28) | Middle blocker |
| 11 | Ivan Kolev | (1987-01-02) January 2, 1987 (age 37) | Wing Spiker |
| 12 | Strahinja Brzakovic | (1998-04-28) April 28, 1998 (age 25) | Opposite |
| 13 | Martin Bozhilov | (1988-04-11) April 11, 1988 (age 36) | Libero |
| 14 | Ivan Mihalj | (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 33) | Middle Blocker |
| 15 | Krasimir Mitev | (2003-07-20) July 20, 2003 (age 20) | Middle blocker |
| 16 | Todor Valchev | (1989-01-18) January 18, 1989 (age 35) | Wing Spiker |
| 17 |  Jorge Garcia | (1991-03-31) March 31, 1991 (age 33) | Wing Spiker |
| 18 | Kristiyan Andreev | (2006-04-23) April 23, 2006 (age 18) | Wing Spiker |
| 19 | Simeon Aleksandrov | (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36) | Wing Spiker |
| 21 | Evan Georgiev | (2008-07-16) 16 July 2008 (age 15) | 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 (age 25) | Wing Spiker |
| 2 | Aleksandra Kostadinova | (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 20) | Wing Spiker |
| 3 | Boyana Boyanova | (2006-12-13) 13 December 2006 (age 17) | Setter |
| 4 | Monika Todorova | (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22) | Setter |
| 5 | Rayna Stoycheva | (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 18) | Middle Blocker |
| 7 | Kaya Nikolova | (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 17) | Middle Blocker |
| 8 | Dimana Ivanova | (2007-12-01) 1 December 2007 (age 16) | Setter |
| 9 | Aleksandra Peycheva | (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18) | Wing Spiker |
| 10 | Aleksandra Saykova | (2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 20) | Middle Blocker |
| 11 | Ivana Efremova | (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) | Middle Blocker |
| 12 | Viktoriya Dimitrova | (2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 18) | Opposite |
| 13 | Mariya Zlatanova | (2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 17) | Wing Spiker |
| 14 | Ivaila Evlogieva | (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) | Libero |
| 15 |  Melissa Varlõgina | (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25) | Setter |
| 18 | Eva Kamenska | (2006-09-02) 2 September 2006 (age 17) | Middle Blocker |
| 19 | Raya Evlogieva | (2006-09-15) 15 September 2006 (age 17) | Opposite |
| 21 | Viktoriya Ninova | (2007-11-09) 9 November 2007 (age 16) | 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 | |||||
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