{{short description|Bulgarian basketball club}} {{Infobox basketball club | color1 =#0031A2 | color2 =#FFCC00 | color3 =#0031A2 | name = Yambol | nickname = | logo =BC Yambol logo.png | imagesize = | leagues =[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | founded ={{Start date and age|1945}} | arena = [[Sports Hall Diana|Diana Hall]] | capacity = 3,000 | location =[[Yambol]], [[Bulgaria]] | colors =Yellow and Blue <br/>{{color box|yellow}} {{color box|blue}} | president = Valentin Revanski | coach = Aleksandar Aleksiev | championships = '''1''' [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian Championship]] | website =[http://www.yambolbasketball.com/ yambolbasketball.com] | h_body = 0000ff | h_pattern_b = _thinsidesonyellow | h_shorts = FFFF00 | a_body = 0000ff | a_pattern_b = _thinyellowsides | a_shorts = 0000ff | a_pattern_s = _yellowsides }}
'''BC Yambol''' ({{langx|bg|БК „Ямбол“}}) is a [[Bulgaria]]n professional [[basketball]] club based in [[Yambol]]. Founded in 1945, Yambol has won the Bulgarian championship once as Yambolgas. They play their home matches at the Diana Hall. The team is a regular first league participant. Former names of the club are Luskov, Tundja, Yambolen and Yambolgas.
==History== Founded in 1945, the club joined the third edition of the [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian Championship]] to become the first participant of this basketball championship based outside of the capital Sofia.
In 1976, the club, as "Luskov"-Yambol, appointed [[Simeon Varchev]] as new head coach, who work there until 1980. He recruit some new young players including [[Georgi Glouchkov]], the first bulgarian played in [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. In 1977, they won the first medal for the club, third place in the [[Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Bulgarian Cup]] and in 1979 the bronze medal in [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian Championship]]. In 1980, [[Georgi Glouchkov]] moved to [[PBC CSKA Sofia]], captain of the team [[Ivan Angelov (basketball)|Ivan Angelov]] retired, and even though Varchev and [[Ivan Glavov]] (one of the leading playmakers in league the time) stayed, the club relegated in to the second tier.
Yambol stayed there until 1992, when it got promoted and since then remains in the top flight.<ref>[http://yambolbasketball.com/history/history-resume.php history-resume (in bulgarian language)]</ref> The coach of the club was [[Ivan Cholakov]], who was team head coach in two periods- 1989-2002 and 2004-2013. In 2002, with the name of Yambolgas by sponsorship reasons, the club won the [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian Championship]] after winning to [[PBC Lukoil Academic|Lukoil Academic]] by 3–0 in the final series.<ref>[http://yambolbasketball.com/playoffs/scores/playoff-scores02.php bulgarian playoffs 2002]</ref> After 29 years in the top flight, Yambol withdrew from [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]], due to financial difficulties, as well as the reconstruction of their [[Sports Hall Diana|Diana]] arena and the lack of an available alternative basketball hall. They participate in the second division for the 2024–25 season, mainly with players from their academy,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ямбол ще разчита предимно на юноши в ББЛ А група|url=https://bgbasket.com/new.php?id=106316|access-date=2024-10-08 |website=bgbasket.com |language=bg}}</ref> and confirmed their intention of returning to the NBL for the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ямбол се отказа от участие в Националната баскетболна лига|url=https://www.novsport.com/basketbol/yambol-se-otkaza-ot-uchastie-v-natsionalnata-basketbolna-liga|access-date=2024-10-01 |website=novsport.com |language=bg}}</ref>
==Honours== *'''[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|Bulgarian Championship]]''' **[[File:Gold medal icon.svg|15px]] Winners (1): 2002 **[[File:Silver medal icon.svg|15px]] Runners-up (1): 2001 **[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg|15px|link=]] Bronze medalist (5): 1979, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2012 *'''[[Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Bulgarian Cup]]''' **[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg|15px|link=]] Bronze medalist (4): 1977, 2000, 2001, 2002
==Roster 2025-2026== {{Basketball roster nationality note}} {{Basketball roster header | team=BC Yambol }} <!-- list of players --> {{player3| pos = F | num = 33 | nat = BUL | first = Evgeni | last = Ivanov | m = 1.98 | kgs = 86 | year = 1993 | month = 09 | date = 9 | dab = basketball}} {{player3| pos = SG/SF | num = 9 | nat = BUL | first = Metodi | last = Iliev | m = | kgs = | year = 1989 | month = 01 | date = 31|dab = basketball }} {{player3| pos = SG | num = 13 | nat = BUL | first = Radi | last = Gluhchev | m = 1.80 | kgs = 70 | year = 2005 | month = 03 | date = 01| }} {{player3| pos = PF | num = 8 | nat = BUL | first = Petar | last = Petrov | m = 1.92 | kgs = 85 | year = 2003 | month = 06 | date = 18| dab = basketball}} {{player3| pos = F | num = 16 | nat = BUL | first = Martin | last = Chavdarov | m = 2.00 | kgs = 92 | year = 1997 | month = 05 | date = 16| }} {{player3| pos = PG | num = 28 | nat = BUL | first = Ivan | last = Tenev | m = 1.85 | kgs = 85 | year = 1993 | month = 03 | date = 30| dab = basketball}} {{player3| pos = SG | num = 24 | nat = BUL | first = Nikola | last = Nankov | m = 1.82 | kgs = 76 | year = 2007 | month = 05 | date = 19 }} {{player3| pos = PG | num = 5 | nat = BUL | first = Yoan | last = Hristov | m = 1.82 | kgs = 65 | year = 2003 | month = 11 | date = 23 }} {{player3| pos = G | num = 30 | nat = BUL | first = Stiliyan | last = Ivanov | m = 1.92 | kgs = 78 | year = 1998 | month = 06 | date = 28 }} {{player3| pos = F | num = 55 | nat = BUL | first = Martin | last = Radnev | m = 1.92 | kgs = 88 | year = 1989 | month = 09 | date = 09 }}
<!-- end list of players --> {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = * {{player||BUL|[[Stoyo Cholakov]]}} | asst_coach = | str_cond = | roster_url = https://basketball.bg/team.php?id=2626 | accessdate = 19 October 2025 }}
==In Europe== BC Yambol played in [[FIBA Korać Cup]] (2000, 2001), [[FIBA EuroCup Challenge|FIBA Europe Champions Cup for Men]] 2003/Conference South and [[North European Basketball League|NEBL]] Open 2001/2002. {{col-begin}} {{col-break}}
=== [[1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup]] === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%" |- bgcolor="#ccccff" ! Round ! Team ! Home ! Away ! |- |Additional Preliminary Round |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Karşıyaka Basket]] |align="center"|'''62–54''' |align="center"|'''59–81''' |[[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]] |} <ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.roundID_2555.season_2000.teamID_5322.html Yambol in Korac Cup 2000]</ref>
=== [[2000–01 FIBA Korać Cup]] === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%" |- bgcolor="#ccccff" ! Round ! Team ! Home ! Away ! |- |Elimination Round I |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[KK Kumanovo]] |align="center"|'''104–78''' |align="center"|'''82–80''' |[[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]] |- |Elimination Round II |{{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK FMP]] |align="center"|'''65–67''' |align="center"|'''62–75''' |[[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]] |} <ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.roundID_2556.season_2001.teamID_5322.html Yambol in Korac Cup 2001]</ref> {{col-break|gap=1em}}
=== [[2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup]] === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%" |- bgcolor="#ccccff" ! Round ! Team ! Home ! Away ! |- |rowspan=5|Group Stage<br>(Conference South) |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Peristeri B.C.]] |align="center"|'''66–72''' |align="center"|'''68–93''' |rowspan=5|[[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]] |- |{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.]] |align="center"|'''76–70''' |align="center"|'''71–97''' |- |{{flagicon|SER}} [[KK Vojvodina Srbijagas]] |align="center"|'''97–91''' |align="center"|'''85–72''' |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Karşıyaka Basket]] |align="center"|'''82–69''' |align="center"|'''72–78''' |- |{{flagicon|MKD}} [[KK Rabotnički]] |align="center"|'''85–73''' |align="center"|'''69–75''' |} <ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_3PFNKyhLHWIYKHG2fZORy3.roundID_3553.season_2003.teamID_5322.html Yambol in Euro Challenge 2003]</ref> {{col-end}}
==Season by season== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center" !Season !Tier !Division !Pos. !Postseason !{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season record}} !{{Tooltip|PO|Playoffs record}} ![[Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Bulgarian Cup]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|1992–93 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 8 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 2–12 | 0-2 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth |- |bgcolor=#efefef|1993–94 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 12 | align=left |R16 | 12–18 | 0-2 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|1994–95 | 2 | align=left|A-2 | | | | | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|1995–96 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 9–13 | 1-2 | align=left|First round |- |bgcolor=#efefef|1996–97 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 8 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 9–13 | 0-2 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|1997–98 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 10–12 | 1-2 | |- |bgcolor=#efefef|1998–99 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 4 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth | 14–8 | 3-6 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth |- |bgcolor=#efefef|1999–00 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 3 | align=left bgcolor=#cc9966|Third | 20–8 | 6-5 | align=left bgcolor=#cc9966|Third |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2000–01 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 2 | align=left bgcolor=silver|Runner-up | 23–5 | 5-4 | align=left bgcolor=#cc9966|Third |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2001–02 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 1 | align=left bgcolor=gold|Champion | 23–5 | 8–1 | align=left bgcolor=#cc9966|Third |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2002–03 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 3 | align=left bgcolor=#cc9966|Third | 21–7 | 5–4 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2003–04 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 8-20 | 2–2 | align=left|Quarterfinalist |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2004–05 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 5 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 12–16 | 3–2 | align=left|Quarterfinalist |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2005–06 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 3 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth | 13–13 | 2–6 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2006–07 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 7–11 | 0–2 | align=left|Quarterfinalist |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2007–08 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|A-1]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 11–21 | 2–3 | align=left|Quarterfinalist |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2008–09 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 6 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 7–17 | 1–2 | align=left|First round |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2009–10 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 4 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 14–14 | 1–2 | align=left|Quarterfinalist |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2010–11 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 6 | align=left bgcolor=#cc9966|Third | 10–18 | 4–3 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2011–12 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 3 | align=left bgcolor=#cc9966|Third | 18–10 | 5–4 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth |- | bgcolor=#efefef|2012–13 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 5 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 13–14 | 1-2 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|Fourth |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2013–14 | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 5 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 13–11 | 0–2 | align=left|Quarterfinalist |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2014–15 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2014–15]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 8–16 | 1–2 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|[[2015 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Fourth]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2015–16 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2015–16]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 8 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 7-20 | 0-2 | align=left|[[2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] |- |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2016–17 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2016–17]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 8 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 7-17 | 0-2 | align=left|[[2017 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2017–18]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 8-16 | 1-2 | align=left|[[2017-18 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2018–19 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2018–19]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 8-16 | 0-2 | align=left|[[2018-19 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2019–20 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2019–20]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 10 | Canceled | 2-17 | | align=left|[[2020 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|DNQ]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2020–21 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2020–21]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 7 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 9-15 | 0-2 | align=left bgcolor=#97DEFF|[[2021 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Semifinalist]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2021–22 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2021–22]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 8 | align=left bgcolor=#D0F0C0|Quarterfinalist | 9-18 | 0-2 | align=left |[[2022 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2022–23 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2022-23]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 9 | DNQ | 9-21 | DNQ | align=left |[[2023 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|[[2023–24 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season|2023-24]] | 1 | align=left|[[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)|NBL]] | 10 | DNQ | 12-20 | DNQ | align=left |[[2024 Bulgarian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2024-25 | 2 | align=left|[[BBL A Group|BBL]] | | | | | DNQ |- |bgcolor=#efefef|2025-26 | 2 | align=left|[[BBL A Group|BBL]] | | | | | DNQ |- |} <ref>[http://yambolbasketball.com/games/scores/scores16.php results and standings]</ref>
==Notable players== {{for|more players|:Category:BC Yambol players}} {{Div col|colwidth=18em}} *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Glouchkov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Dimitar Angelov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Stankov(Basketball)|Georgi Stankov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Valcho Yordanov(Basketball)|Valcho Yordanov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Angelov(Basketball)|Ivan Angelov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Glavov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Geno Plachkov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Dimitar Dimitrov(Basketball)|Dimitar Dimitrov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Georgi Kovachev(Basketball)|Georgi Kovachev]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Emil Stamenov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stanislav Govedarov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Dimitar Horozov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Decho Koeshinov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Rumen Shopov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Martin Durchev]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Pavel Marinov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Yulian Radionov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Varbanov]] *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Pavlin Ivanov (basketball)|Pavlin Ivanov]] *{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Franko Kaštropil]] *{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Nemanja Milošević]] *{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ninoslav Tmušić]] *{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nenad Djorić]] *{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Zoran Stevanović (basketball)|Zoran Stevanovic]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Ofoegbu]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Gugino]] *{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yaroslav Zubrytskiy]] *{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Volodymyr Ryzhov]] *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergey Grishaev]] *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anatoliy Yasinskiy]] {{Div col end}} <ref>[http://yambolbasketball.com/players/players-list.php all players]</ref>
==Head coaches== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} *{{flagicon|BUL}} Slavcho Slavov 1956-1959 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Dobri Rusev 1959-1960 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Stoyanov 1960-1964 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Blagoy Peev 1964-1965 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Stoyanov 1965-1969 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Velcho Petrov 1969-1972 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Valcho Yordanov 1972-1976 *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Simeon Varchev]] 1976-1980 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Glavov 1980-1981 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Hristo Kostov 1981-1984 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Angelov 1984-1986 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Velcho Petrov 1986-1987 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Mityo Georgiev 1987-1989 *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Cholakov]] 1989-2002<sup>1</sup> *{{flagicon|SER}} [[Zoran Krečković]] 2002–2003 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Valeri Bachvarov 2003-2004 *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Cholakov]] 2004-2013<sup>2</sup> *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Yulian Radionov]] 2013–2015 *{{flagicon|BUL}} Petar Petrov 2015–2017<sup>3</sup> *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Ivan Cholakov]] 2017–2020 *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Toni Dechev]] 2020–2022 *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksander Aleksiev]] 2022–2023 *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Toni Dechev]] 2023–2024 *{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Aleksander Aleksiev]] 2024–Present {{Div col end}} <sup>1</sup>During the 2001–02 season, [[Vitaly Lebedintsev]] coached 6 regular season games. Lebedintsev was fired in November 2001, and Ivan Cholakov coached the remaining season games.<br /> <sup>2</sup>During the 2010–11 season, Ivailo Stoimenov coached 7 regular season games. Stoimenov resigned on November 29, 2010, and Ivan Cholakov coached the remaining season games.<br /> <sup>3</sup>During the 2015–16 season, [[:sr:Нинослав Марјановић|Ninoslav Marjanovic]] coached 9 regular season games. Marjanovic resigned on December 5, 2015.<br /> <ref>[http://yambolbasketball.com/history/history-coaches.php all coaches]</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://yambolbasketball.com/ Official website] *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Bulgaria/Tundja-Yambol/1751 Eurobasket.com BC Yambol Page]
{{BG NBL}} {{BC Yambol current roster}}
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