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Find sources: "BC CSKA Sofia" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2026) Basketball team in Sofia, Bulgaria BC CSKA 2023–24 BC CSKA Sofia season Nickname "The Army"; "The Reds" Leagues NBL Founded 5 May 1948 Arena CSKA Capacity 520 Location Sofia, Bulgaria Team colors Red and white President Ginko Vasilev Head coach Planimir Dafinov Championships 12 NBL 17 Bulgarian Cup Website www.cska-basket.bg Home Away USC CSKA Sofia Football Volleyball Basketball Hockey Water polo Handball Athletics Gymnastics Chess Boxing Weightlifting Cycling Wrestling Judo Rowing Shooting Ski Biathlon Tennis Kickboxing Swimming **BC CSKA Sofia** ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): БК "ЦСКА София") is a [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgaria) professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) club based in the capital [Sofia](/source/Sofia) and part of the [CSKA Sofia](/source/CSKA_Sofia_(sports_club)) [sports club](/source/Sports_club). 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](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_FIBA_EuroCup), they took part in the [FIBA EuroCup](/source/EuroChallenge) 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. The highest achievement is the winning of the prestige "Adriatic league", which is one of the most competitive tournaments in Europe. After winning the golden double, Emil Koen died in 2007. In the two years after 2007, various owners came and went and in the end the basketball team ended its competitive actions. Only in 2012 a group of enthusiasts led by Alexander Chamakov and Robert Gergov began gradual attempts to reincarnate the red team. Because of the lack of enough financial resources, they started working solely on the youth academy, but the ambition was that there be a men's representative team starting from the 2016-2017 season. 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](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)). After returning to the NBL, the coach of the team is the club legend and at the same time coach of the [national team](/source/Bulgaria_men's_national_basketball_team) [Rosen Barchovski](/source/Rosen_Barchovski). In the [2022-23 season](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_BC_CSKA_Sofia_season), CSKA reached the [Cup final](/source/2023_Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup), where they lost to their eternal rival [Levski](/source/BC_Levski_Sofia). For CSKA, this is the first final since 2005. For the [championship](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)_season), 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 - [National Basketball League](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) (12): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992 - [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup) (17) (record): 1953, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005 - BBL A Group/Second League (1): 2022 - [European Champions' Cup](/source/EuroLeague) 1/4 finalists (2): [1966](/source/1965%E2%80%9366_FIBA_European_Champions_Cup), [1968](/source/1967%E2%80%9368_FIBA_European_Champions_Cup) - [FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup](/source/FIBA_Saporta_Cup) 1/2 finalists (1): [1975](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_FIBA_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup) - [FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup](/source/FIBA_Saporta_Cup) 1/4 finalists (2): [1974](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_FIBA_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup), [1976](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_FIBA_European_Cup_Winners'_Cup) ## BC CSKA Sofia in European Basketball [FIBA European Champions Cup / FIBA European League](/source/EuroLeague) Season Round Club Home Away 3rd leg Aggregate 1965–66 First round BBC Etzella 90-47 72-51 162-98 Second round Denain Voltaire 86-65 53-61 139-126 Quarter-finals, Group B CSKA Moscow 78-63 64-77 3rd place Zadar 84-58 53-79 80-73 AEK 94-69 45-75 1967–68 Second round KTP 89-61 89-86 178-147 Quarter-finals, Group A Simmenthal Milano 106-112 64-76 4th place Zadar 89-75 64-79 Juventud Kalso 106-101 71-80 1977–78 Quarter-finals, Group C Sutton & Crystal Palace 87-86 84-80 2nd place ASVEL 75-66 71-99 1980–81 Quarter-finals, 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 Sunair Oostende 74–62 76–89 150-151 1984–85 First round Cibona 97–91 73–89 170-180 1990–91 First round ENAD 94-89 70-66 164-155 Eighth-finals Limoges CSP 90–105 99–119 189–224 1991–92 Round of 32 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 77–132 63–103 140–235 1992–93 First round Partizani Tirana 125-58 107-75 232-133 Round of 32 Real Madrid Teka 73–103 78–97 151–200 **[FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup / FIBA European Cup](/source/FIBA_Saporta_Cup)** Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1973–74 First round Gießen 46ers 93-81 74-75 167-156 Second round Olympiacos 79-69 59-67 138-136 Quarter-finals, Group A Crvena zvezda 88-81 72-80 3rd place Saclà Asti 75-83 59-75 1974–75 Second round AEK 74-59 85-87 146–159 Quarter-finals, Group A Juventud Schweppes 79-51 65-88 2nd place Crvena zvezda 72-75 91-102 Thorens Antwerpen 64-57 58-69 Semi-finals Spartak Leningrad 57–64 69–79 126–143 1975–76 Quarter-finals, Group A Olympiacos 99-77 78-91 3rd place Rabotnički 90-84 88-117 ASPO Tours 95-91 84-95 1979–80 First round APOEL 124-62 111-69 235-131 Eighth-finals Panathinaikos 96–93 85–100 181–193 1985–86 First round 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 Eighth-finals 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](/source/FIBA_EuroChallenge) Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 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 **[FIBA Korać Cup](/source/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup)** Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1976–77 Second round 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 ## Season by season Men's Season Tier League Pos. W–L Postseason W–L Bulgarian Cup European competitions 1948 1 "A" Group 2nd - - 1949 1 "A" Group Champion 5-0 1950 1 "A" Group Champion 6-0 1951 1 "A" Group Champion 8-0 1952 1 "A" Group 4th 6-3 1953 1 "A" Group 3rd Winner 1954 1 "A" Group 4th 3rd 1955 1 "A" Group 4th 4-3 Winner 1956 1 "A" Group 3rd 4-3 Semifinalist 1958-59 1 "A" Group 7th 14-8 1959-60 1 "A" Group 7th 14-12 Not held 1961 1 "A" Group 10th 1962 1 "A" Group 5th 3-4 Winner 1963 1 "A" Group 3rd 4-3 Winner 1964 1 "A" Group 2nd 10-1 1964–65 1 "A" Group Champion 23-3 1965–66 1 "A" Group 2nd 22-4 1 FIBA European Champions Cup QF 7–4 1966–67 1 "A" Group Champion 25-1 - 1967–68 1 "A" Group 2nd 27-5 1 FIBA European Champions Cup QF 4–4 1968–69 1 "A" Group 3rd 12-12 - 1969–70 1 "A" Group 3rd 26-10 1970–71 1 "A" Group 3rd 20-7 1971–72 1 "A" Group 4th 14-8 1972–73 1 "A" Group 2nd 19–4 Winner 1973–74 1 "A" Group 3rd 18–9 Winner 2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup QF 3–5 1974–75 1 "A" Group 6th 14–13 3rd 2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup SF 3–7 1975–76 1 "A" Group 2nd 38–11 2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup QF 3–3 1976–77 1 "A" Group Champion 41–6 Winner 3 FIBA Korać Cup 2R 1–1 1977–78 1 "A" Group 2nd 38–6 Winner 1 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup GS 3–1 1978–79 1 "A" Group 2nd 38–6 2nd - 1979–80 1 "A" Group Champion 20–2 2nd 2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup EF 3–1 1980–81 1 "A" Group 2nd 23–3 Winner 1 FIBA European Champions Cup GS 2–4 1981–82 1 "A" Group 2nd 23–3 - 1982–83 1 "A" Group 1st 21–5 Champion 2–0 - 1983–84 1 "A" Group Champion 23–3 Winner 1 FIBA European Champions Cup 1R 1–1 1984–85 1 "A" Group 3rd 15–6 Winner 1 FIBA European Champions Cup 1R 1–1 1985–86 1 "A" Group 2nd 16–6 2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1R 1–1 1986–87 1 "A" Group 4th 20–12 QF - 5th 4–2 Fourth 3 FIBA Korać Cup 1R 1–1 1987–88 1 "A" Group 3rd 17–5 Third 2–3 - 1988–89 1 "A" Group 4th 17–5 Fourth 2–5 Winner 2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup EF 1–3 1989–90 1 "A" Group 1st 18–4 Champion 6–2 Winner 2 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup EF 0–2 1990–91 1 "A" Group 1st 20–2 Champion 6–1 Winner 1 FIBA European Champions Cup EF 2–2 1991–92 1 "A" Group 1st 7–0 Champion 6–2 Winner 1 FIBA European League 2R 0–2 1992–93 1 "A" Group 2nd 21–7 Runner-up 4–2 Finalist 1 FIBA European League 2R 2–2 2 FIBA European Cup 3R 0–2 1993–94 1 "A" Group 4th 26–4 Fourth 3–3 Winner 2 FIBA European Cup 2R 3–1 1994-95 1 "A" Group 10th 7-15 DNQ - 1995-96 1 "A" Group 12th ↓ 1–21 1996-97 2 "B" Group DNE 1997-98 1 "A" Group 4th 16–6 Fourth 2–5 1998-99 1 "A" Group 7th 8–14 Quarterfinalist 0–2 1999-00 1 "A" Group 4th 12–16 Fourth 3–5 Quarterfinalist 2000-01 1 "A" Group 5th 13–15 Quarterfinalist 0–2 Fourth 3 FIBA Korać Cup R64 0–2 2001-02 1 "A" Group 6th 10–18 Quarterfinalist 2–1 Fourth - 2002-03 1 "A" Group 5th 13–15 Quarterfinalist 3–2 Quarterfinalist 2003-04 1 "A" Group 2nd 23–5 Runner-up 5–5 Finalist 2004-05 1 "A" Group 2nd 23–5 Runner-up 5–4 Winner 3 FIBA Europe League RS 2–10 2005-06 1 "A" Group 8th 9–13 Quarterfinalist 3–3 First round - 2006-07 1 "A" Group 2nd 24–4 Runner-up 5–3 Third 3 FIBA EuroCup RS 1–5 2007-08 1 "A" Group 6th 22–18 Quarterfinalist 0–2 Fourth - 2008-09 1 NBL Disqualified 3-11 First round 2009-16 - 2016-17 2 "A" Group 11th 4–16 DNE - 2017-18 2 "A" Group 7th 11–13 2018-19 - 2019-20 2 "A" Group Abandoned 3–14 DNE - 2020-21 2 BBL "A" Group West 6th 16–12 Quarterfinalist 0–2 2021-22 2 BBL "A" Group 3rd 15–7 1st ↑ 6–2 2022-23 1 NBL 3rd 20-10 Third 5–3 Finalist 2023-24 1 NBL 5th 15-17 Quarterfinalist 1–2 Quarterfinalist 2024-25 - 2025-26 3 BBL "B" Group West 3rd 17–3 Quarterfinalist 1–2 DNE - Women's Season Division Pos Cup European competitions 1950 "A" Group 7th - - 1951 "A" Group 6th - 1952 "A" Group 6th - 1953-1963 - 1963-64 - 4th - 1964-65 "A" Group 5th - 1965-66 "A" Group 8th - 1966-67 "A" Group 5th - 1967-68 "A" Group 5th - 1968-69 "A" Group 5th - 1969-70 "A" Group 6th - 1970-71 "A" Group 6th - 1971-72 "A" Group 8th - 1972-73 "A" Group 10th - 1973-74 "A" Group 8th 2nd - 1974-75 "A" Group 6th - 1975-76 "A" Group 8th - 1976-77 "A" Group 8th - 1977-78 "A" Group 10th - 1978-79 "A" Group 10th - - 1979-2006 - 2006-07 "A" Group Champion W Adriatic League - Winner EuroCup - Round of 32 ## Players ### Current roster Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at [FIBA](/source/FIBA)-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. CSKA Sofia roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 1 Georgi Tsekov 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 20 – (2005-10-28)28 October 2005 PF 3 Deyan Lazarov 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2005-05-03)3 May 2005 PF/C 6 Cam Gregory 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 30 – (1995-09-14)14 September 1995 PF/C 7 Kristiyan Chelenkov 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 20 – (2005-11-07)7 November 2005 CG 8 Vasil Bachev 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 33 – (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 SF 10 Damyan Minkov 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 24 – (2002-03-06)6 March 2002 CG 11 Ivan Dimitrov 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 – (2006-01-20)20 January 2006 PF 12 Aleksandar Radukić 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 35 – (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 CG 22 Viktor Gergov 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 22 – (2003-11-20)20 November 2003 CG 23 Boyan Kyosev 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 18 – (2008-01-14)14 January 2008 F 24 Georgi Boyanov 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 33 – (1993-05-09)9 May 1993 CG 35 Ventsislav Petkov (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 34 – (1991-10-14)14 October 1991 F 77 Vladimir Nankinski 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 21 – (2004-09-09)9 September 2004 Head coach Rosen Barchovski Assistant coach(es) Daniel Klechkov Physiotherapist(s) Yavor Kasabov Legend (C) Team captain Injured ### Depth chart Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 C Cam Gregory Kristiyan Chelenkov PF Aleksandar Radukić Damyan Minkov Deyan Lazarov SF Georgi Boyanov Georgi Tsekov Vladimir Nankinski SG Ventsislav Petkov Vasil Bachev Viktor Gergov PG Vasil Bachev Ivan Dimitrov Boyan Kyosev ### Notable players Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at [FIBA](/source/FIBA)-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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. - [Dimitar Donev](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dimitar_Donev&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Kliment Kamenarov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kliment_Kamenarov&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Georgi Maleev](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgi_Maleev&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Tsvyatko Barchovski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsvyatko_Barchovski&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Temelaki Dimitrov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temelaki_Dimitrov&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Atanas Golomeev](/source/Atanas_Golomeev) - [Petko Marinov](/source/Petko_Marinov) - [Milko Arabadzhiyski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Milko_Arabadzhiyski&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Rumen Peychev](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rumen_Peychev&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Georgi Glouchkov](/source/Georgi_Glouchkov) - [Kosta Iliev](/source/Kosta_Iliev) - [Omorogbe Nosa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omorogbe_Nosa&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Allan Tošić](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allan_To%C5%A1i%C4%87&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Trevor Harvey](/source/Trevor_Harvey_(basketball)) - [Leandro Palladino](/source/Leandro_Palladino) ## Head coaches Name From Until Honours Lyubomir Katerinski 1948 3 Bulgarian Leagues 2 Bulgarian Cups Iliya Asenov 1962 1 Bulgarian Cup Lyubomir Katerinski 1962 1 Bulgarian League 1 Bulgarian Cup Kiril Semov 1 Bulgarian League Tsvyatko Barchovski 1979 1 Bulgarian League 4 Bulgarian Cups Omurtag Kuzmanov 1979 1981 1 Bulgarian League 1 Bulgarian Cup Petko Marinov 1981 1990 3 Bulgarian Leagues 4 Bulgarian Cups Rumen Peychev 1990 2 Bulgarian Leagues 3 Bulgarian Cups Rosen Barchovski 1998 2006 1 Bulgarian Cup Jaacob Gino 2006 2006 - Kreshimir Bashic 2006 2007 - Vlade Đurović 2007 2007 - Rosen Barchovski 2007 2008 - Ivaylo Zhelev 2008 2009 - Jordan Kolev 2016 2018 - Teddy Bukov 2019 2020 - Hristo Tsenov 2020 2022 1 BBL "A" Group Rosen Barchovski 2022 2024 - Planimir Dafinov 2025 - [Lyubomir Katerinski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyubomir_Katerinski&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Iliya Semov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iliya_Semov&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Kosyo Totev](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kosyo_Totev&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Tsvyatko Barchovski](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tsvyatko_Barchovski&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Omurtag Kuzmanov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omurtag_Kuzmanov&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Petko Marinov](/source/Petko_Marinov) - [Rosen Barchovski](/source/Rosen_Barchovski) - [Jaacob Gino](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jaacob_Gino&action=edit&redlink=1) ## 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](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) and for the [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_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 Season Tier League Pos. W–L Postseason W–L BBL Cup 2022-23 2 BBL "A" Group West 4th 14-8 Fourth 2–4 DNE 2023-24 2 BBL "A" Group West 6th 13-9 Quarterfinalist 0–2 Head coaches Name From Until Honours Hristo Tsenov 2022 2023 - Planimir Dafinov 2023 2024 - ### 2022/23 roster No. Name Date 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 names and years of existence - AC-23 (1923–1944) - Chavdar (1944–1948) - CSKA Sofia (1948-present) - Septemvri pri CDV ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): Септември при ЦДВ), *September at the Central House of the Troops* in 1948 and 1948/49. - Narodna Voiska ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): Народна Войска), *People's Troops* in 1950. - C.D.N.V. ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): Централен Дом на Народната Войска, Ц.Д.Н.В.), *Central House of the People's Troops* in 1951 and 1952. - CDNA ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): 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](/source/Bulgarian_language): ЦСКА „Червено знаме“), *CSKA "Red Flag"* between 1962/63 and 1967/68. - CSKA "Septemvriysko zname" ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): ЦСКА „Септемврийско знаме“), *CSKA "September's flag"* between 1968/69 and 1988/89. - CSKA ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): ЦСКА), *CSKA – Central Sports Club of the Army* since 1989/90. ## Women's honours - [Bulgarian Championships](/source/Bulgarian_Women's_Basketball_Championship) (1): 2007 - [Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Women's_Basketball_Cup) (1): 2007 - Bulgarian Cup (1): 1974 - [Women's Adriatic League](/source/M%C5%BDRKL) (1): [2007](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_WABA_NBL) - [EuroCup Women](/source/EuroCup_Women) 1/16 finalists (1): 2007 ## WBC CSKA Sofia in European Basketball **[EuroCup Women](/source/EuroCup_Women)** Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 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 **[Women's Adriatic League](/source/M%C5%BDRKL)** Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 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](http://www.cska-basket.bg/) (in Bulgarian) v t e Bulgarian National Basketball League 2026–27 teams Academic Plovdiv Balkan Botevgrad Beroe Botev Vratsa Cherno More Ticha Varna CSKA Sofia Levski Sofia Lokomotiv Plovdiv Minyor 2015 Polytechnica Dupnitsa Rilski Sportist Shumen Spartak Pleven Yambol Former teams BC Sliven Academic Sofia Chernomorets Seasons 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [BC CSKA Sofia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_CSKA_Sofia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_CSKA_Sofia?action=history)). 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