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BC CSKA Sofia (Bulgarian: БК "ЦСКА София") is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the CSKA Sofia sports club.

BC CSKA
2023–24 BC CSKA Sofia season
BC CSKA logo
Nickname"The Аrmy"; "The Reds"
LeaguesNBL
Founded5 May 1948
ArenaCSKA
Capacity450
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Team colorsRed and white
   
PresidentRobert Gergov
Head coachRosen Barchovski
Championships12 NBL
17 Bulgarian Cup
Websitewww.cska-basket.bg

CSKA Sofia men's team have been champions of Bulgaria 12 times and Bulgarian cup winners 17 times. They played their home games at "CSKA" Hall in Sofia. In 2006–07, they took part in the FIBA EuroCup tournament, which is the last participation of the club in European club tournaments

History

The CSKA Basketball team took over the AC-23, a team which finished in the second place in the national championship in 1942. In 1946, BC "Chavdar" was formed and finished third in the championship.

Basketball is one of the sports that developed in CSKA right from the creation of the Club on 5 May 1948. This "September in CDV" practically takes the whole male and female teams of AS-23, which proves clearly the relationship between CSKA and the first "army" Club in Bulgaria. The new team continued with the composition and the asset of CDV in the current Championship. In the autumn of the same year second place was won, and in 1949 it won the first CDV and the first in its history title in basketball. It was followed by two more titles over the next two seasons, while men generally earned 12 titles and 17 cups in the country. The founders of the Club were Konstantin Totev, Iliya Angelov, Tonko Raynov, Lubomir Katerinski, etc. Later, on the team played Konstantin Kotsev, who after his career became an artist in the National Theatre. At the time still a soldier, Daniel recited excerpts from plays in front of his teammates and he is remembered as one of the most colourful personalities in the "red" Club.

The strongest periods of men's basketball at CSKA were the 1950s and mid-' 60s and ' 70s, when they earned most titles, and in Europe basketball teams such as CSKA (Moscow), AEK (Athens), Olympiakos (Piraeus) and Huventud (Badalona) have been defeated in the european tournaments.

Thus the basketball CSKA won recognition beyond the borders of Bulgaria as well. Reaching of a semifinal in the Cup Winners ' Cup in 1975 and the quarterfinals of the European Cup in 1966 and 1968 are achieved.

In total, for the period 1948-1974 basketball bands broadcast 26 masters of sports and many of them are national team players.

Among the most famous basketball players of CSKA are Dimitar Donev, Kliment Kamenarov, Konstantin Totev, Iliya Angelov, Tonko Raynov, Georgi Maleev, Tsvyatko Barchovski, Temelaki Dimitrov, Atanas Golomeev, Petko Marinov, Milko Arabadzhiiski, Rumen Peychev and others. In CSKA famous coaches like Lubomir Katerinski, Ilia Totev, Kosyo Totev, Tsvyatko Barchovski, Omurtag Kuzmanov and Petko Marinov have worked.

In the mid-80s, on the European scene the "army men" were still performing very well, but the real criteria for success, as they were before, is playing against the big teams in front of full halls of people, which in those times CSKA definitely plays in.

After the changes made on the 10th of November, 1989, the "army" basketball gradually fell into crisis and was on the way of vanishing. The military stopped taking part in developing the sport, which hits the club quite harshly. After 1992 the club cannot manage to win gold in the championship and only wins the "Cup of Bulgaria" in 2005.

During the 2006/2007 season Emil Koen and Vladimir Fedyaev take control over CSKA. They have the ambition to get the legendary team to get up on his feet. The women's team is also recovered, as the "Red angels" make the best season in their history.

In Bulgaria the "Red Angels" won a golden double, and the biggest achievement is the winning of the prestige "Adriatic league", which is one of the most competitive tournaments in Europe. The good times don't last long because of the death of Emil Koen in 2007.

After 2007 comes the time for two very intense years in which various owners change places and in the end the basketball team ends its competitive actions.

Only in 2012 a group of enthusiasts led by Alexander Chamakov and Robert Gergov begin gradual attempts to reincarnate the red team. Because of the lack of enough financial power, they start working solely on the youth academy, but the ambition is starting from season 2016-2017 there to be a men's representative team. After several seasons in the second level in 2022 CSKA won the second division (victory against Shumen II in the final) and from the 2022-23 season returned to the NBL.

After returning to the NBL, the coach of the team is the club legend and at the same time coach of the national team Rosen Barchovski. In the 2022-23 season, CSKA reached the Cup final, where they lost to their eternal rival Levski. For CSKA, this is the first final since 2005. For the championship, the army team won the bronze medals, first ranking in the top 3 since 2007. For the first time in its history, CSKA has a second team competing in the second division of Bulgaria.

Honours

BC CSKA Sofia in European Basketball

FIBA European Champions Cup / FIBA European League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAway3rd legAggregate
1965–66First round BBC Etzella90-4772-51162-98
Second round Denain Voltaire86-6553-61139-126
Quarter-finals,

Group B

 CSKA Moscow78-6364-773rd place
Zadar84-5853-7980-73
AEK94-6945-75
1967–68Second round KTP89-6189-86178-147
Quarter-finals,

Group A

 Simmenthal Milano106-11264-764th place
Zadar89-7564-79
Juventud Kalso106-10171-80
1977–78Quarter-finals,

Group C

 Sutton & Crystal Palace87-8684-802nd place
ASVEL75-6671-99
1980–81Quarter-finals,

Group D

 Eczacıbaşı85-6786-952nd place
Partizani Tirana110-9183-89
Sinudyne Bologna86-9075-106
1983–84First round Sunair Oostende74–6276–89150-151
1984–85First round Cibona97–9173–89170-180
1990–91First round ENAD94-8970-66164-155
Eighth-finals Limoges CSP90–10599–119189–224
1991–92Round of 32 Bayer 04 Leverkusen77–13263–103140–235
1992–93First round Partizani Tirana125-58107-75232-133
Round of 32 Real Madrid Teka73–10378–97151–200

FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup / FIBA European Cup

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1973–74First round Gießen 46ers93-8174-75167-156
Second round Olympiacos79-6959-67138-136
Quarter-finals,

Group A

 Crvena zvezda88-8172-803rd place
Saclà Asti75-8359-75
1974–75Second round AEK74-5985-87146–159
Quarter-finals,

Group A

 Juventud Schweppes79-5165-882nd place
Crvena zvezda72-7591-102
Thorens Antwerpen64-5758-69
Semi-finals Spartak Leningrad57–6469–79126–143
1975–76Quarter-finals,

Group A

 Olympiacos99-7778-913rd place
Rabotnički90-8488-117
ASPO Tours95-9184-95
1979–80First round APOEL124-62111-69235-131
Eighth-finals Panathinaikos96–9385–100181–193
1985–86First round Jugoplastika85–8487–99172–183
1988–89First round Çukurova Üniversitesi77-6874-80151-148
Eighth-finals Snaidero Caserta74-8480–103154–187
1989–90Eighth-finals Real Madrid92-10987–95179–204
1992–93Third round Benfica80-8483-111163-195
1993–94First round Postojna86–7766–55152–132
Second round Tofaş67–6364–71131–134

FIBA Europe League / FIBA EuroCup

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2004–05Qualifying Round,

Group A

 ČEZ Nymburk76-8081-846th place
Fersped Rabotnički97-8481-82
Fenerbahçe81-8661-90
UNICS88-9367-98
Hapoel Galil Elyon80-83103-90
Kyiv92-9671-94
2006-07Round I, Group G Ural Great Perm78-8679-934th place
Türk Telekom75-7986-93
Panionios Forthnet86-8370-88

FIBA Korać Cup

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1976–77Second round Bosna117–10078–102195–202
1986–87First round PAOK85–8377-89162–172
2000–01Round of 64 Avtodor Saratov75-10962-92137-201

Season by season

Men's
SeasonTierLeaguePos.W–LPostseasonW–LBulgarian CupEuropean competitions
1948
1
"A" Group2nd--
1949
1
"A" GroupChampion
5-0
1950
1
"A" GroupChampion
6-0
1951
1
"A" GroupChampion
8-0
1952
1
"A" Group4th
6-3
1953
1
"A" Group3rdWinner
1954
1
"A" Group4th3rd
1955
1
"A" Group4th
4-3
Winner
1956
1
"A" Group3rd
4-3
Semifinalist
1958-59
1
"A" Group7th
14-8
1959-60
1
"A" Group7th
14-12
Not held
1961
1
"A" Group10th
1962
1
"A" Group5th
3-4
Winner
1963
1
"A" Group3rd
4-3
Winner
1964
1
"A" Group2nd
10-1
1964–65
1
"A" GroupChampion
23-3
1965–66
1
"A" Group2nd
22-4
1 FIBA European Champions CupQF
7–4
1966–67
1
"A" GroupChampion
25-1
-
1967–68
1
"A" Group2nd
27-5
1 FIBA European Champions CupQF
4–4
1968–69
1
"A" Group3rd
12-12
-
1969–70
1
"A" Group3rd
26-10
1970–71
1
"A" Group3rd
20-7
1971–72
1
"A" Group4th
14-8
1972–73
1
"A" Group2nd
19–4
Winner
1973–74
1
"A" Group3rd
18–9
Winner2 FIBA European Cup Winners' CupQF
3–5
1974–75
1
"A" Group6th
14–13
3rd2 FIBA European Cup Winners' CupSF
3–7
1975–76
1
"A" Group2nd
38–11
2 FIBA European Cup Winners' CupQF
3–3
1976–77
1
"A" GroupChampion
41–6
Winner3 FIBA Korać Cup
2R
1–1
1977–78
1
"A" Group2nd
38–6
Winner1 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
GS
3–1
1978–79
1
"A" Group2nd
38–6
2nd-
1979–80
1
"A" GroupChampion
20–2
2nd2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
EF
3–1
1980–81
1
"A" Group2nd
23–3
Winner1 FIBA European Champions Cup
GS
2–4
1981–82
1
"A" Group2nd
23–3
-
1982–83
1
"A" Group1st
21–5
Champion
2–0
-
1983–84
1
"A" GroupChampion
23–3
Winner1 FIBA European Champions Cup
1R
1–1
1984–85
1
"A" Group3rd
15–6
Winner1 FIBA European Champions Cup
1R
1–1
1985–86
1
"A" Group2nd
16–6
2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
1R
1–1
1986–87
1
"A" Group4th
20–12
QF - 5th
4–2
Fourth3 FIBA Korać Cup
1R
1–1
1987–88
1
"A" Group3rd
17–5
Third
2–3
-
1988–89
1
"A" Group4th
17–5
Fourth
2–5
Winner2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
EF
1–3
1989–90
1
"A" Group1st
18–4
Champion
6–2
Winner2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
EF
0–2
1990–91
1
"A" Group1st
20–2
Champion
6–1
Winner1 FIBA European Champions Cup
EF
2–2
1991–92
1
"A" Group1st
7–0
Champion
6–2
Winner1 FIBA European League
2R
0–2
1992–93
1
"A" Group2nd
21–7
Runner-up
4–2
Finalist1 FIBA European League
2R
2–2
2 FIBA European Cup
3R
0–2
1993–94
1
"A" Group4th
26–4
Fourth
3–3
Winner2 FIBA European Cup
2R
3–1
1994-951"A" Group10th7-15-
1995-96
1
"A" Group12th ↓
1–21
1996-97
2
"B" Group
1997-98
1
"A" Group4th
16–6
Fourth
2–5
1998-99
1
"A" Group7th
8–14
Quarterfinalist
0–2
1999-00
1
"A" Group4th
12–16
Fourth
3–5
2000-01
1
"A" Group5th
13–15
Quarterfinalist
0–2
Fourth3 FIBA Korać Cup
R64
0–2
2001-02
1
"A" Group6th
10–18
Quarterfinalist
2–1
Fourth-
2002-03
1
"A" Group5th
13–15
Quarterfinalist
3–2
Quarterfinalist
2003-04
1
"A" Group2nd
23–5
Runner-up
5–5
Finalist
2004-05
1
"A" Group2nd
23–5
Runner-up
5–4
Winner3 FIBA Europe League
RS
2–10
2005-06
1
"A" Group8th
9–13
Quarterfinalist
3–3
First round-
2006-07
1
"A" Group2nd
24–4
Runner-up
5–3
Third3 FIBA EuroCup
RS
1–5
2007-08
1
"A" Group6th
22–18
Quarterfinalist
0–2
Fourth-
2008-09
1
NBLDisqualified3-11First round
2009-16
-
2016-17
2
"A" Group11th
4–16
DNE-
2017-18
2
"A" Group7th
11–13
2018-19
-
2019-20
2
"A" GroupAbandoned
3–14
DNE-
2020-21
2
BBL "A" Group West6th
16–12
Quarterfinalist
0–2
2021-22
2
BBL "A" Group3rd
15–7
1st ↑
6–2
2022-23
1
NBL3rd20-10Third
5–3
Finalist
2023-24
1
NBL5th15-17Quarterfinalist
1–2
Quarterfinalist
Women's
SeasonDivisionPosCupEuropean competitions
1950"A" Group7th--
1951"A" Group6th-
1952"A" Group6th-
1953-1963-
1963-64-4th-
1964-65"A" Group5th-
1965-66"A" Group8th-
1966-67"A" Group5th-
1967-68"A" Group5th-
1968-69"A" Group5th-
1969-70"A" Group6th-
1970-71"A" Group6th-
1971-72"A" Group8th-
1972-73"A" Group10th-
1973-74"A" Group8th2nd-
1974-75"A" Group6th-
1975-76"A" Group8th-
1976-77"A" Group8th-
1977-78"A" Group10th-
1978-79"A" Group10th--
1979-2006-
2006-07"A" GroupChampionWAdriatic League - Winner
EuroCup - Round of 32

Players

Current roster

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

CSKA Sofia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F1 Georgi Tsekov1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)75 kg (165 lb) 18 – (2005-10-28)28 October 2005
PF3 Deyan Lazarov2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)80 kg (176 lb) 19 – (2005-05-03)3 May 2005
PF/C6 Cam Gregory2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)108 kg (238 lb) 28 – (1995-09-14)14 September 1995
PF/C7 Kristiyan Chelenkov2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)100 kg (220 lb) 18 – (2005-11-07)7 November 2005
CG8 Vasil Bachev1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)94 kg (207 lb) 31 – (1992-08-11)11 August 1992
SF10 Damyan Minkov1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)96 kg (212 lb) 22 – (2002-03-06)6 March 2002
CG11 Ivan Dimitrov1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)80 kg (176 lb) 18 – (2006-01-20)20 January 2006
PF12 Aleksandar Radukić2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)105 kg (231 lb) 33 – (1991-05-22)22 May 1991
CG22 Viktor Gergov2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)84 kg (185 lb) 20 – (2003-11-20)20 November 2003
CG23 Boyan Kyosev1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (154 lb) 16 – (2008-01-14)14 January 2008
F24 Georgi Boyanov2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb) 31 – (1993-05-09)9 May 1993
CG35 Ventsislav Petkov (C)1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)80 kg (176 lb) 32 – (1991-10-14)14 October 1991
F77 Vladimir Nankinski1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)90 kg (198 lb) 19 – (2004-09-09)9 September 2004
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Daniel Klechkov
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Yavor Kasabov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
CCam GregoryKristiyan Chelenkov
PFAleksandar RadukićDamyan MinkovDeyan Lazarov
SFGeorgi BoyanovGeorgi TsekovVladimir Nankinski
SGVentsislav PetkovVasil BachevViktor Gergov
PGVasil BachevIvan DimitrovBoyan Kyosev


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.

Head coaches

NameFromUntilHonours
Lyubomir Katerinski19483 Bulgarian Leagues
2 Bulgarian Cups
Iliya Asenov19621 Bulgarian Cup
Lyubomir Katerinski19621 Bulgarian League
1 Bulgarian Cup
Kiril Semov1 Bulgarian League
Tsvyatko Barchovski19791 Bulgarian League
4 Bulgarian Cups
Omurtag Kuzmanov197919811 Bulgarian League
1 Bulgarian Cup
Petko Marinov198119903 Bulgarian Leagues
4 Bulgarian Cups
Rumen Peychev19902 Bulgarian Leagues
3 Bulgarian Cups
Rosen Barchovski199820061 Bulgarian Cup
Jaacob Gino20062006-
Kreshimir Bashic20062007-
Vlade Đurović20072007-
Rosen Barchovski20072008-
Ivaylo Zhelev20082009-
Jordan Kolev20162018-
Teddy Bukov20192020-
Hristo Tsenov202020221 BBL "A" Group
Rosen Barchovski2022 -

BC CSKA Sofia II

From 2022/23 season CSKA has a second team in the BBL "A" group. The team is not allowed to compete in the NBL and for the Bulgarian Cup. The first head coach is Hristo Tsenov, who led the first team in the second division of Bulgaria until the summer of 2022. In their first historic season, the Reds finished fourth in the West zone, failing to qualify for the National Finals.

CSKA II seasons
SeasonTierLeaguePos.W–LPostseasonW–LBBL Cup
2022-23
2
BBL "A" Group West4th14-8Fourth
2–4
DNE
2023-24
2
BBL "A" Group West6th13-9Quarterfinalist
0–2
Head coaches
NameFromUntilHonours
Hristo Tsenov20222023-
Planimir Dafinov2023 - present-

2022/23 roster

No.NameDate of birth
3 Martin Dimitrov(2004-03-01)1 March 2004
4 Tsvetan Ivanov(2005-02-04)4 February 2005
5 Kaloyan Anachkov (C)(2005-09-30)30 September 2005
6 Mihail Bosev(2004-03-26)26 March 2004
7 Kristiyan Chelenkov(2005-11-07)7 November 2005
8 Dimitar Genov(2002-01-28)28 January 2002
9 Deyan Lazarov(2005-05-03)3 May 2005
10 Damyan Minkov(2002-03-06)6 March 2002
11 Vladimir Nankinski(2004-09-09)9 September 2004
12 Aleksandar Aleksandrov(2004-02-04)4 February 2004
13 Georgi Tsekov(2005-10-28)28 October 2005
20 Kristiyan Dimov(2005-02-06)6 February 2005
22 Viktor Gergov(2003-11-20)20 November 2003
23 Konstantin Margaritov(2006-05-14)14 May 2006
24 Kaloyan Kolev(2007-04-05)5 April 2007
31 Veselin Gospodinov Jr.(2002-03-30)30 March 2002
33 Martin Rusev(2004-05-20)20 May 2004
34 Viktor Margaritov(2002-12-11)11 December 2002
35 Radoslav Raykov(2006-04-18)18 April 2006
43 Anton Todorov(2004-07-01)1 July 2004

Historical name's and years of existence

  • AC-23 (1923–1944)
  • Chavdar (1944–1948)
  • CSKA Sofia (1948-present)
    • Septemvri pri CDV (Bulgarian: Септември при ЦДВ), September at the Central House of the Troops in 1948 and 1948/49.
    • Narodna Voiska (Bulgarian: Народна Войска), People's Troops in 1950.
    • C.D.N.V. (Bulgarian: Централен Дом на Народната Войска, Ц.Д.Н.В.), Central House of the People's Troops in 1951 and 1952.
    • CDNA (Bulgarian: ЦДНА, Централен Дом на Народната Армия), Central House of the People's Army from 1954 and until the 1961/62 season.
    • CSKA "Cherveno zname" (Bulgarian: ЦСКА „Червено знаме“), CSKA "Red Flag" between 1962/63 and 1967/68.
    • CSKA "Septemvriysko zname" (Bulgarian: ЦСКА „Септемврийско знаме“), CSKA "September's flag" between 1968/69 and 1988/89.
    • CSKA (Bulgarian: ЦСКА), CSKA – Central Sports Club of the Army since 1989/90.

Women's honours

WBC CSKA Sofia in European Basketball

EuroCup Women

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2006-07Preliminary Round,

Group C

 Botaş SK67-6852-572nd place
Hapoel Tel Aviv85-6461-79
Apollon Ptolemaida86-6295-66
Round of 32 Hondarribia Irun69-6663-72132-138

Women's Adriatic League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2006-07Regular season ŽKK Vojvodina79-6480-733rd place
Budućnost92-8370-76
Šibenik Jolly57-6375-68
Ragusa Dubrovnik79-5584-63
ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo89-7865-74
Crvena zvezda70-5482-43
ŽKK Gospić72-7865-70
Jedinstvo59-5077-61
Merkur Celje84-6770-71
ŽKK Herceg Novi109-7089-68
Semi-finals ŽKK Gospić75-71
Final Šibenik Jolly73-67


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