BC CSKA Sofia
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.
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| Nickname | "The Reds" | ||
| Leagues | BBL A Group (2 tier) | ||
| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Arena | Rumen Peychev Hall | ||
| Capacity | 400 | ||
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| Team colors | Red and white | ||
| President | Robert Gergov | ||
| Head coach | Hristo Tsenov | ||
| Championships | 12 NBL 18 Bulgarian Cup | ||
| Website | www | ||
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| Football | Volleyball | Basketball | 
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| Hockey | Tennis | Handball | 
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| Athletics | Gymnastics | Chess | 
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| Boxing | Weightlifting | Cycling | 
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| Wrestling | Judo | Taekwondo | 
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| Shooting | Ski | Biathlon | 
CSKA Sofia men's team have been champions of Bulgaria 12 times and Bulgarian cup winners 18 times. They play their home games at Rumen Peychev Hall in Sofia. In 2006–07, they took part in the FIBA EuroCup tournament.
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. In 1948, the team was renamed as "Septemvri" under authority of the Central Military Club and finished in the second place. In 1949, the club won the golden medal at the national championship. In 1950, the team (again renamed as "Narodna voiska") was national champion and repeated the success in 1951. Altogether, the team has won 12 first places, 14 second places and 3 third places in the National Championship. The founders of the club are Kosyo Totev, Iliya Angelov, and Tonko Rainov. Within 1948–1974 period, 26 players of the club became Masters of Sports – an honorable title for the most skilled and distinguished sportsmen in Bulgaria. The most successful period of the club was 1990–1992, when the team became the national champion for three years in a row.
Honours
    
 Bulgarian Championships (12): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992 Bulgarian Championships (12): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992
 Bulgarian Cup (18): 1953, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005 Bulgarian Cup (18): 1953, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005
- European Champions' Cup 1/4 finalists (2): 1966, 1968
- FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1/2 finalists (1): 1975
- FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1/4 finalists (2): 1974, 1976
BC CSKA Sofia in European Basketball
    
FIBA European Champions Cup / FIBA European League
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | 3rd leg | Aggregate | 
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| 1965–66 | First round |  BBC Etzella | 90-47 | 72-51 | 162-98 | |
| Second round |  Denain Voltaire | 86-65 | 53-61 | 139-126 | ||
| Quarterfinals, Group B |  CSKA Moscow | 78-63 | 64-77 | 3rd place | ||
| .svg.png.webp) Zadar | 84-58 | 53-79 | 80-73 | |||
| .svg.png.webp) AEK | 94-69 | 45-75 | ||||
| 1967–68 | Second round |  KTP | 89-61 | 89-86 | 178-147 | |
| Quarterfinals, Group A |  Simmenthal Milano | 106-112 | 64-76 | 4th place | ||
| .svg.png.webp) Zadar | 89-75 | 64-79 | ||||
|  Juventud Kalso | 106-101 | 71-80 | ||||
| 1977–78 | Quarterfinals, Group C |  Sutton & Crystal Palace | 87-86 | 84-80 | 2nd place | |
|  ASVEL | 75-66 | 71-99 | ||||
| 1980–81 | Quarterfinals, Group D |  Eczacıbaşı | 85-67 | 86-95 | 2nd place | |
|  Partizani Tirana | 110-91 | 83-89 | ||||
|  Sinudyne Bologna | 86-90 | 75-106 | ||||
| 1983–84 | First round | .svg.png.webp) Sunair Oostende | 74–62 | 76–89 | 150-151 | |
| 1984–85 | First round | .svg.png.webp) Cibona | 97–91 | 73–89 | 170-180 | |
| 1990–91 | First round |  ENAD | 94-89 | 70-66 | 164-155 | |
| Round of 16 |  Limoges CSP | 90–105 | 99–119 | 189–224 | ||
| 1991–92 | Second round |  Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 77–132 | 63–103 | 140–235 | |
| 1992–93 | First round |  Partizani Tirana | 125-58 | 107-75 | 232-133 | |
| Second round |  Real Madrid Teka | 73–103 | 78–97 | 151–200 | 
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup / FIBA European Cup
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | 
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| 1973–74 | First round |  Gießen 46ers | 93-81 | 74-75 | 167-156 | 
| Second round | .svg.png.webp) Olympiacos | 79-69 | 59-67 | 138-136 | |
| Quarterfinals, Group A | .svg.png.webp) Crvena zvezda | 88-81 | 72-80 | 3rd place | |
|  Saclà Asti | 75-83 | 59-75 | |||
| 1974–75 | Second round | .svg.png.webp) AEK | 74-59 | 85-87 | 146–159 | 
| Quarterfinals, Group A |  Juventud Schweppes | 79-51 | 65-88 | 2nd place | |
| .svg.png.webp) Crvena zvezda | 72-75 | 91-102 | |||
| .svg.png.webp) Thorens Antwerpen | 64-57 | 58-69 | |||
| Semi-finals |  Spartak Leningrad | 57–64 | 69–79 | 126–143 | |
| 1975–76 | Quarterfinals, Group A | .svg.png.webp) Olympiacos | 99-77 | 78-91 | 3rd place | 
| .svg.png.webp) Rabotnički | 90-84 | 88-117 | |||
|  ASPO Tours | 95-91 | 84-95 | |||
| 1979–80 | First round |  APOEL | 124-62 | 111-69 | 235-131 | 
| Second round |  Panathinaikos | 96–93 | 85–100 | 181–193 | |
| 1985–86 | First round | .svg.png.webp) Jugoplastika | 85–84 | 87–99 | 172–183 | 
| 1988–89 | First round |  Çukurova Üniversitesi | 77-68 | 74-80 | 151-148 | 
| Eighth-finals |  Snaidero Caserta | 74-84 | 80–103 | 154–187 | |
| 1989–90 | Second round |  Real Madrid | 92-109 | 87–95 | 179–204 | 
| 1992–93 | Third round |  Benfica | 80-84 | 83-111 | 163-195 | 
| 1993–94 | First round |  Postojna | 86–77 | 66–55 | 152–132 | 
| Second round |  Tofaş | 67–63 | 64–71 | 131–134 | 
FIBA Europe League / FIBA EuroCup
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | 
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| 2004–05 | Qualifying Round, Group A |  ČEZ Nymburk | 76-80 | 81-84 | 6th place | 
|  Fersped Rabotnički | 97-84 | 81-82 | |||
|  Fenerbahçe | 81-86 | 61-90 | |||
|  UNICS | 88-93 | 67-98 | |||
|  Hapoel Galil Elyon | 80-83 | 103-90 | |||
|  Kyiv | 92-96 | 71-94 | |||
| 2006-07 | Round I, Group G |  Ural Great Perm | 78-86 | 79-93 | 4th place | 
|  Türk Telekom | 75-79 | 86-93 | |||
|  Panionios Forthnet | 86-83 | 70-88 | 
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | 
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| 1976–77 | Second round | .svg.png.webp) Bosna | 117–100 | 78–102 | 195–202 | 
| 1986–87 | First round |  PAOK | 85–83 | 77-89 | 162–172 | 
| 2000–01 | Round of 64 |  Avtodor Saratov | 75-109 | 62-92 | 137-201 | 
Notable players
    
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| Criteria | 
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 Dimitar Donev Dimitar Donev
 Kliment Kamenarov Kliment Kamenarov
 Georgi Maleev Georgi Maleev
 Tsvyatko Barchovski Tsvyatko Barchovski
 Temelaki Dimitrov Temelaki Dimitrov
 Atanas Golomeev Atanas Golomeev
 Petko Marinov Petko Marinov
 Milko Arabadzhiyski Milko Arabadzhiyski
 Rumen Peychev Rumen Peychev
 Georgi Glouchkov Georgi Glouchkov
 Kosta Iliev Kosta Iliev
 Omorogbe Nosa Omorogbe Nosa
 Allan Tošić Allan Tošić
 Trevor Harvey Trevor Harvey
 Leandro Palladino Leandro Palladino
Head coaches
    
 Lyubomir Katerinski Lyubomir Katerinski
 Iliya Semov Iliya Semov
 Kosyo Totev Kosyo Totev
 Tsvyatko Barchovski Tsvyatko Barchovski
 Omurtag Kuzmanov Omurtag Kuzmanov
 Petko Marinov Petko Marinov
 Rossen Barchovski Rossen Barchovski
 Jaacob Gino Jaacob Gino
WBC CSKA Sofia
    
Women's basketball team CSKA was founded in 1944. The team was formed after the merger of several AC-23 and other teams under the new name "Chavdar". This team existed only a few years, then restored again in the period 2004–2007.
Historical name's and years of existence
    
- AC-23 (1923–1944)
- Chavdar (1944–1948)
- Septemvrisko Zname/CDV (1948)
- CSKA (1948–1979 and 2006–2008)
Woman's honours
    
 Bulgarian Championships (1): 2007 Bulgarian Championships (1): 2007
 Bulgarian Cup (1): 2007 Bulgarian Cup (1): 2007 Bulgarian Cup (1): 1974 Bulgarian Cup (1): 1974
 
 Women's Adriatic League (1): 2007 Women's Adriatic League (1): 2007
- EuroCup Women 1/16 finalists (1): 2007
WBC CSKA Sofia in European Basketball
    
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | 
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| 2006-07 | Preliminary Round, Group C |  Botaş SK | 67-68 | 52-57 | 2nd place | 
|  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 85-64 | 61-79 | |||
|  Apollon Ptolemaida | 86-62 | 95-66 | |||
| Round of 32 |  Hondarribia Irun | 69-66 | 63-72 | 132-138 | 
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | 
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| 2006-07 | Regular season |  ŽKK Vojvodina | 79-64 | 80-73 | 3rd place | 
|  Budućnost | 92-83 | 70-76 | |||
|  Šibenik Jolly | 57-63 | 75-68 | |||
|  Ragusa Dubrovnik | 79-55 | 84-63 | |||
|  ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo | 89-78 | 65-74 | |||
|  Crvena zvezda | 70-54 | 82-43 | |||
|  ŽKK Gospić | 72-78 | 65-70 | |||
|  Jedinstvo | 59-50 | 77-61 | |||
|  Merkur Celje | 84-67 | 70-71 | |||
|  ŽKK Herceg Novi | 109-70 | 89-68 | |||
| Semi-finals |  ŽKK Gospić | 75-71 | |||
| Final |  Šibenik Jolly | 73-67 | |||
External links
    
- Official website (in Bulgarian)





