# BC Shumen

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Basketball team in Shumen, Bulgaria

Shumen League NBL Founded 1950 History BC Shumen (1950–1986) Stroitel (1986–1992) Ficosota Shumen (1994–2002) BC Shumen (2002–present) Arena Arena Shumen Capacity 1,494 Location Shumen, Bulgaria Team colors Yellow and Green Main sponsor Ficosota President Stoyan Popov Team manager Pavlin Tzanev Head coach Rosen Barchovski 2024–25 position 9th Website shumenbasket.org Uniform Uniform

**BC Shumen** ([Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): БК Шумен) is a [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgaria) professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) club based in [Shumen](/source/Shumen).

## History

BC Shumen have been playing at the Arena Shumen since 2021

BC Shumen was founded in 1950 and played in the lower divisions of the Bulgarian basketball system for several decades. From 1986 to 2002, the team played in the top basketball league of Bulgaria ([NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria))). In the span of just four seasons at the end of the 20th century, BC Shumen (then playing as *Ficosota Shumen*) finished second in the regular season, third in the playoffs on two occasions, and was a finalist in the 1999 [Bulgarian Basketball Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup), losing to [BC Cherno More](/source/BC_Cherno_More).[1] The team also took part in the [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup), [1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup) and [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup) seasons of the [FIBA Korać Cup](/source/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup), reaching the round of 64 in 1995–96.

BC Shumen returned to the top tier [NBL](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)) division for the [2021–22 season](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)_season), ending nearly 20 years of absence.[2] During the [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria)_season) season, the team finished 7th and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2002.[3]

## Honours

- **[Bulgarian Championship](/source/National_Basketball_League_(Bulgaria))** - Bronze medalist (2): 1998, 1999[4]

- **[Bulgarian Cup](/source/Bulgarian_Basketball_Cup)** - Runners-up (1): 1999[5]

- [FIBA Korać Cup](/source/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup) - Round of 64 (1): [1995–96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup)

## Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Postseason W–L Bulgarian Cup European competitions 2017-18 2 BBL "A" Group 5th 8–14 - DNQ - 2018-19 2 BBL "A" Group 6th 8–7 4th 4–5 2019-20 2 BBL "A" Group Abandoned 17–2 - 2020-21 2 BBL "A" Group East 2nd 10–4 3rd ↑ 3–2 2021-22 1 NBL 9th 4–23 DNQ 2022-23 1 NBL 10th 6–24 2023-24 1 NBL 7th 15–17 Quarterfinalist 0–2 2024-25 1 NBL 9th 2–22 DNQ 2025-26 1 NBL 11th 3–27

### NBL attendance by season

Season Games Attendance[6] Average Lowest Highest Occupancy 2021-22 15 3,490 233 100 600 15.57% 2022-23 15 6,303 420 200 753 28.13% 2023-24 17 7,830 461 180 1,000 30.83% 2024-25 12 5,250 438 200 1,000 29.28%

## BC Shumen in European basketball

**[FIBA Korać Cup](/source/FIBA_Kora%C4%87_Cup)**

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1995–96 First round Floare 85–61 65–71 150–132 Round of 64 PTT 81–91 87–92 168–183 1997–98 Qualifying round Orka Sport 85–85 95-106 180–191 1998–99 Qualifying round BK Chemosvit 73-73 61-76 134-149

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["История"](http://shumenbasket.org/%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%8f). *Шумен* (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2021-04-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["10 клуба подадоха заявка за участие в НБЛ за сезон 2021/2022"](https://nbl.basketball.bg/news.php?&id=14236). *basketball.bg*. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Баскетболистите на "Шумен" ще играят в плейофите"](https://bnr.bg/shumen/post/101979940/basketbolistite-na-shumen-shte-igraat-v-peliofite). *bnr.bg*. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [BGBasket - League honors](https://www.bgbasket.com/en//history.php?group_id=1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [1999 Cup Semi Final Results](http://yambolbasketball.com/games/scores/scores_cup1999.php)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Shumen in NBL](https://nbl.basketball.bg/team.php?id=407)

## External links

- [Official website](http://shumenbasket.org/) (in Bulgarian)

- [Club Profile at the Bulgarian basketball federation](https://nbl.basketball.bg/team.php?id=407)

- [Club Profile](https://bgbasket.com/team.php?id=28) at bgbasket.com (in Bulgarian)

- [Eurobasket.com BC Shumen Page](https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Bulgaria/Shumen-Basket/185?Page=5)

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

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