VC CSKA Sofia

Template:Short description Template:USC CSKA Sofia VC CSKA Sofia is a professional volleyball team based in Sofia, Bulgaria, competing in the Bulgarian Volleyball League.

On 5 May 1948 establishing a sports club "September at CDV" which incorporates seven club sports, including volleyball. His successor is consistent volleyball teams CDNV, CDNA, CSKA "Cherveno zname", CSKA "Septemvriysko zname" CSKA and again that in the period 1948 – 2022 г. won 29 titles in men and 22 for women and 19 cups Bulgaria in men and 19 in women. Abbreviation Club "CSKA" means "Central Sports Club of the Army".

In the year of his championship winning team and laid the foundations of volleyball VC CSKA, Kostadin Shopov (player-coach of the team), Dragomir Stoyanov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Dimitar Elenkov, Konstantin Totev, Ivan Ivanov, Dimitar Dimitrov, Peter Shishkov, Alexander Velev Milko Karaivanov (then coach of the male and female trimmings).

For several decades CSKA established itself as a brand name for professional success in the field of volleyball, known both nationally and globally.

Proof of that are earned in 1969 and 1976 European Cup and Cup of buying men's team of CSKA. The first European title in CSKA (1969) was actually the first ever medal won by the Bulgarian men's team in team sports. In the history of Bulgarian volleyball, it contributed to popularizing the sport in Bulgaria, and in addition gives a solid dose of confidence to its development in the country. Fact receiving confirmation the following year when Sofia's World Volleyball Championship, which the Bulgarian national team took second place, and the best player of the tournament selected was Dimitar Zlatanov. With this success starts factual affirmation of our national team in the world, and enjoying time with an extremely good reputation in the international field.

European awards for women in the period 1979 – 1984 years. (1979 Cup, 1984 Cup Winners' Cup in 1982) raised the prestige of the women's division in the club and start a serious domination of the domestic championship, CSKA in the 1980s. Among other successes CSKA during 1978 – 1980, were the prelude and the European Cup of Bulgaria from the European Championships in Sofia during 1981.

From this point you can safely say that the players of CSKA always been the giants of the national teams of Bulgaria. Over the years the club has contributed to the realization of several generations of talented volleyball players that have become legends of the Bulgarian volleyball. These include E. Zlatanov (won eight titles), Ivan Ivanov, D. Karov, Ivan Seferinov, Ivan Nikolov (won eight league titles as a player and five championships as head coach of CSKA Sofia), Borislav Kiossev (won most titles – 9), Lyubo Ganev, N. Ivanov, V. Todorov, Aleksandar Popov, K. Todorov and many others. Women should not be missed unforgettable moments with the red team M. Mineva, M. Stoeva, R. Kaisheva, E. Shahanova, T. Bozhurina, V. Stoyanova, V. Nikolova, P. Natova, E. Pashova, M. Kyoseva, C. Haralampieva, Desislava Nikodimova and Elitsa Nikodimova, A. Zetova, N. Marinova, V. Borisova and others.

Are undeniable merits to the development and validation of VC CSKA by coaching staffs. Generations coaches in their work with adolescent athletes and gave reason to talk about School of CSKA and mostly Bulgarian volleyball school. Family Shahanova, Dimitar Dimitrov, Milko Karaivanov, Vasil Simov, Ivan Nikolov, Dimitar Karov, Maria Mineva, Verka Nikolova, Stefan Hristov, Alexandar Popov, Atanas Petrov, Katia Marashlieva and many others. Shahanova created a generation Stoeva, Stoyanova, Kaisheva. Vasil Simov it further developed, laying the groundwork for the development of a new constellation of players like Pashova, Haralampieva, Desislava Nikodimova, Mila Kyoseva, Boneva and others. For men, he found and build volleyball greats Ivan Nikolov, Borislav Kyosev, Stefan Sokolov, Stefan Petrov, Stoyan Gunchev, Petko Petkov and others. Tireless in his last breath Ivan Nikolov teacher consecutive school talent from CSKA – Elitsa Nikodimova, Antonina Zetova, Yulia Ivanova, Neli Marinova, Valya Ivanova, Larisa Simeonova, Petia Popova and others.

Honours

Men

• NVL 29 times (record):
  • File:Gold medal icon.svg 1948, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2010, 2011
• Bulgarian Cup 19 times (record):
  • File:Gold medal icon.svg 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011
• File:Shield of the European Union.svg CEV Champions League Winners:
  • File:Gold medal icon.svg 1969
• CEV Champions League "Final Four" Participant:
  • 1963 (1/2 final), 1971 (1/2 final)
  • File:Bronze medal icon.svg 1977 (3-rd), 1985 (3-rd)
  • 1987 (4-th), 1988 (4-th), 1990 (4-th)
• File:Shield of the European Union.svg Cup Winner's Cup Winners:
  • File:Gold medal icon.svg 1976
• Cup Winner's Cup "Final Four" Participant:
  • File:Bronze medal icon.svg 1986 (3-rd)
  • 1981 (4-th)
• File:Shield of the European Union.svg CEV Cup "Final Four" Participant:
  • 2011 (1/2 final)

Women

• NVL 22 times:
  • File:Gold medal icon.svg 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
• Bulgarian Cup 19 times:
  • File:Gold medal icon.svg 1969, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013
• File:Shield of the European Union.svg CEV Champions League Winners:
  • File:Gold medal icon.svg 1979, 1984
• CEV Champions League "Final Four" Participant:
  • 1988 (4-th), 1989 (4-th)
• File:Shield of the European Union.svg Cup Winner's Cup Winners:
  • File:Gold medal icon.svg 1982
• Cup Winner's Cup "Final Four" Participant:
  • File:Silver medal icon.svg 1973 (2-nd), 1976 (2-nd), 1991 (2-nd)
  • File:Bronze medal icon.svg 1981 (3-rd)
  • 1977 (4-th)

VC CSKA in Europe – Total statistics

Competition	S	P	W	L	Best ranking
CEV Men's Champions League	22	127	58	69	File:Gold medal icon.svg (1969)
Men's CEV Cup	12	50	28	22	File:Gold medal icon.svg (1976)
CEV Men's Challenge Cup	7	21	7	14	Eighth-finals (2025)
CEV Women's Champions League	11	55	29	26	File:Gold medal icon.svg (1979,1984)
Women's CEV Cup	6	33	24	9	File:Gold medal icon.svg (1982)
CEV Women's Challenge Cup	4	16	8	8	Eighth-finals (1995)
Men's	37	198	93	105	File:Shield of the European Union.svg 5 European trophies
Women's	21	104	61	43
Total	58	302	154	148

VC CSKA Sofia in European Volleyball

CEV European Champions Cup / CEV Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1962-63	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconRotation Leipzig	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconDosza Ujpest	3-2	2-3	5-5 (129-117)
	Semi-finals	Template:FlagiconCSKA Moscow	2-3	0-3	2-6
1968-69	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconDinamo Tirana	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconAZS AWF Warszawa	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Semi-finals	Template:FlagiconSC Leipzig	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Final	Template:FlagiconSteaua Bucuresti	3-0	3-2	6-2 File:Gold medal icon.svg
1970-71	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconCzepel Budapest	3-0	0-3	3-3 (78-63)
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconCSKA Moscow	3-1	1-3	4-4 (102-97)
	Semi-finals	Template:FlagiconZetor Zbrojovka Brno	3-1	1-3	4-4 (87-102)
1971-72	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconRuolainen Kanastus	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Group stage (A)	Template:FlagiconRebels Liers	1-3		4th place
		Template:FlagiconDinamo Tirana	2-3
		Template:FlagiconAMVJ Deltalloyd Amsterdam	1-3
1972-73	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconGIK Banat Zrenjanin	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconDosza Ujpest	3-0	0-3	3-3 (74-75)
1973-74	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconPanathinakos Athens	3-0	-	3-0
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconDukla Liberec	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Group stage (A)	Template:FlagiconCSKA Moscow	0-3		3rd place
		Template:FlagiconSC Leipzig	1-3
		Template:FlagiconRuini Firenze	3-0
1976-77	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconVGA Saint Maure	3-1	3-2	6-3
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconAZS Olstyn	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconVardar Skopje	3-2		3rd place File:Bronze medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconDinamo București	0-3
		Template:FlagiconCSKA Moscow	0-3
1978-79	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconOlympiakos Piraeus	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconPaoletti Catania	3-0	0-3	3-3 (68-67)
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconCervena Hviezda Bratislava	0-3	0-3	0-6
1981-82	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconDinamo București	3-0	0-3	3-3 (69-76)
1983-84	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconSantal Parma	3-1	1-3	4-4 (97-98)
1984-85	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconDinamo Tirana	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconCapital City Spikers	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconLoimu 79 Turku	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconRudá Hvězda Praha	3-0		3rd place File:Bronze medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconMladost Zagrzeb	1-3
		Template:FlagiconSantal Parma	2-3
1986-87	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconFC Porto	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconMladost Zagrzeb	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconRudá Hvězda Praha	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconPanini Modena	2-3		4th place
		Template:FlagiconBrother Martinus Amstelveen	1-3
		Template:FlagiconCSKA Moscow	0-3
1987-88	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconAero Odolena Voda	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconVBC Leysin	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconCSKA Moscow	Preliminary round		0-3
		Template:FlagiconPanini Modena	Semi-finals		2-3
		Template:FlagiconBrother Martinus Amstelveen	Third place play-off		0-3/ 4th place
1988-89	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconUlriken Bergen	3-0	3-2	6-2
	Group stage (B)	Template:FlagiconOlympiakos Piraeus	3-0	0-3	4th place
		Template:FlagiconVojvodina Novi Sad	3-1	0-3
		Template:FlagiconCSKA Moscow	2-3	0-3
1989-90	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconOlympiakos Piraeus	3-1	3-2	6-3
	Group stage (B)	Template:FlagiconRudá Hvězda Praha	3-1	3-1	2nd place
		Template:FlagiconVojvodina Novi Sad	3-1	0-3
		Template:FlagiconCV Palma	3-2	2-3
	Semi-finals	Template:FlagiconPhilips Modena	0-3
	Third place play-off	Template:FlagiconCV Palma	2-3
1990-91	Second round	Template:FlagiconBayer Leverkusen	2-3	0-3	2-6
1993-94	First round	Template:FlagiconAvtomobilist Saint Petersburg	0-3	0-3	0-6
1994-95	First round	Template:FlagiconVildoga Muranija Riga	1-3	0-3	1-6
2008–09	Main Phase, Group A	Template:FlagiconIraklis Thessaloniki	0-3	0-3	4th place
		Template:FlagiconFenerbahçe İstanbul	1-3	2-3
		Template:FlagiconAZS Częstochowa	1-3	0-3
2009–10	League round, Group B	Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	3-1	1-3	2nd place
		Template:FlagiconTours VB	3-2	0-3
		Template:FlagiconUnicaja Almeria	3-2	0-3
	Playoffs 12	Template:FlagiconAsseco Resovia	1-3	0-3	1-6
2010–11	League round, Group A	Template:Flagicon Generali Unterhaching	3-2	0-3	3rd place
		Template:Flagicon AS Cannes	3-2	2-3
		Template:Flagicon Zenit Kazan	3-2	0-3
2011–12	League round, Group A	Template:Flagicon Arkas Izmir	0-3	1-3	4th place
		Template:FlagiconIraklis Thessaloniki	0-3	1-3
		Template:Flagicon Noliko Maaseik	2-3	1-3

CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Top Teams Cup / CEV Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1975-76	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconSS Fortuna Bonn	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Group stage (B)	Template:FlagiconSigorta Ankara	3-0		1st place
		Template:FlagiconRacing Club de France	3-0
		Template:FlagiconBouwlust Orawi	3-0
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconCervena Hviezda Bratislava	3-1		1st place File:Gold medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconKlippan Torino	3-1
		Template:FlagiconBouwlust Orawi	3-0
1980-81	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconVallhermoso	3-0	-	3-0
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconPanini Modena	3-0	2-3	5-3
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconIbis Courtrai	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconSteaua Bucuresti	0-3		4th place
		Template:FlagiconCervena Hviezda Bratislava	0-3
		Template:FlagiconAvtomobilist Saint Petersburg	0-3
1985-86	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconNMKY Pieksamaen	3-0	3-2	6-2
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconBayer Leverkusen	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconPanini Modena	3-1		3rd place File:Bronze medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconSteaua Bucuresti	2-3
		Template:FlagiconDinamo Moscow	0-3
1991-92	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconPanathinakos Athens	3-0	0-3	3-3 (74-81)
1992-93	Second round	Template:FlagiconElcond Zalau	3-0	0-3	3-3 (73-65)
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconMediolanum Gonzaga Milano	0-3	2-3	2-6
2000-01	Group stage, group D	Template:FlagiconIzumrud Ekaterinburg	3-0	0-3	2nd place
		Template:FlagiconTV Amriswil	3-0	3-1
		Template:FlagiconMladost Zagreb	3-2	2-3
2001-02	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconDinamo Bucuresti	2-3	0-3	2-6
2002-03	Group stage, Group 6	Template:FlagiconOzolnieki Poliurs	3-0		2nd place
		Template:FlagiconNapredak Odzak	3-0
		Template:FlagiconRabotnicki Fersped Skopje	1-3
2010–11	Challenge phase	Template:FlagiconZiraat Bankası Ankara	3-2	0-3 (19-17)	3-5 (19-17)
	Semi-finals	Template:FlagiconZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle	3-0	0-3 (12-15)	3-3 (12-15)
2012–13	1/16 Finals	Template:FlagiconAndreoli Latina	0-3	1-3	1-6
2016–17	1/16 Finals	Template:FlagiconVolley Amriswil	3-1	1-3 (8-15)	4-4 (8-15)
2017–18	1/16 Finals	Template:FlagiconBelogorie Belgorod	0-3	0-3	0-6

CEV Challenge Cup (CEV Cup)

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001-02	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconMaccabi Tel Aviv	3-1	3-0	6-1
	Group stage, Group 8	Template:FlagiconErdemirspor	2-3		2nd place
		Template:FlagiconHolte IF	3-0
		Template:FlagiconOK Sinpos Sarajevo	3-0
2002-03	Group stage, Group 9	Template:FlagiconAlcom Capelle	3-2		4th place
		Template:FlagiconIskra Odintsovo	0-3
		Template:FlagiconHefra Gwardia Wrocław	0-3
2006-07	Group stage, Group 9	Template:FlagiconCrvena Zvezda	3-1		3rd place
		Template:Flagiconİstanbul Büyükşehir	0-3
		Template:FlagiconPZU AZS Olstyn	1-3
2012–13	1/16 Finals	Template:FlagiconDukla Liberec	0-3	0-3	0-6
2014–15	Second round	Template:FlagiconStroitel Minsk	1-3	0-3	1-6
2018–19	1/16 Finals	Template:FlagiconVolley Haasrode Leuven	1-3	0-3	0-6
2024-25	1/16 Finals	Template:FlagiconEpicentr-Podoliany	1-3 (17-15)	3-1	3-3 (17-15)
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconDecospan VT Menen	2-3	2-3	2-4

Women's VC CSKA Sofia in European Volleyball

CEV Champions Cup / CEV Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1978-79	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconLeixões Porto	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconSollentuna Stockholm	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconCzarni Słupsk	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconNIM SE Budapest	3-0		1st place File:Gold medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconSC Dynamo Berlin	1-3
		Template:FlagiconSlávia Bratislava	3-0
1983-84	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconDVC Dokkum	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconTirol Innsbruck	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconOlimpia Ravenna	3-0		1st place File:Gold medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconEczacıbaşı	3-1
		Template:FlagiconSV Lohhof	3-0
1984-85	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconDilbeek-Itterbeek	3-1	3-2	6-3
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconADK Alma-Ata	0-3	1-3	1-6
1985-86	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconOlimpia Ravenna	2-3	1-3	3-6
1986-87	Preliminary round	Template:FlagiconPaloma Branik Maribor	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconSollentuna Stockholm	-	3-1	3-1
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconSC Dynamo Berlin	0-3	0-3	0-6
1987-88	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconMladost Monter Zagreb	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconBayern Lohhof	3-0	0-3	3-3 (66-64)
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconOlimpia Ravenna	Preliminary round		0-3
		Template:FlagiconUralochka Sverdlovsk	Semi-finals		0-3
		Template:FlagiconSC Dynamo Berlin	Third place play-off		0-3/ 4th place
1888-89	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconBayern Lohhof	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconSneek Avero OS	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconTeodora Olimpia Ravenna	Preliminary round		2-3
		Template:FlagiconUralochka Sverdlovsk	Semi-finals		0-3
		Template:FlagiconSC Dynamo Berlin	Third place play-off		1-3/ 4th place
1889-90	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconSlavia UK Bratislava	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconRacing CF Paris	2-3	1-3	3-6
1991-92	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconOlimpia Teodora Ravenna	0-3	0-3	0-6
1992-93	Second round	Template:FlagiconPanathinaikos Athens	3-1	3-2	6-3
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconParmalat Matera	0-3	0-3	0-6
1993-94	First round	Template:FlagiconGunes Sigorta Istanbul	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Second round	Template:FlagiconBonduelle Vught	2-3	0-3	2-6

CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1972-73	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconLa Tore Reggio Emilia	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconWisla Krakow	3-0		2nd place File:Silver medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconCSKA Moscow	0-3
		Template:FlagiconPenicilina Iasi	3-0
1975-76	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconInnsbrucker AC	-	-	-
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconSlavia Bratislava	0-3		2nd place File:Silver medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconUS Medico Munster	3-0
		Template:FlagiconASU Lyon	3-0
1976-77	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconVasas Budapest	3-1	-	3-1
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconRapid Wien	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconIskra Voroshilovgrad	0-3		4th place
		Template:FlagiconSC Dynamo Berlin	1-3
		Template:FlagiconUjpesti Dozsa	2-3
1980-81	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconSC Dynamo Berlin	3-0	3-2	6-2
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconUjpesti Dozsa	-	-	-
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconOlimpia Teodora Ravenna	3-0		3rd place File:Bronze medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconVasas Izzo Budapest	0-3
		Template:FlagiconSpartak Leningrad	1-3
1981-82	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconReggio Emilia	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconUni Lausanne	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconSlavia Bratislava	3-2		1st place File:Gold medal icon.svg
		Template:FlagiconStarlift Voorberg	3-1
		Template:FlagiconDynamo Moscow	3-1
1990-91	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconWüstenrot Salzburg	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Quarter-finals	Template:FlagiconVolley Modena	3-0	1-3	4-3
	Final Four	Template:FlagiconBayern Lohhof	Preliminary round		3-1
		Template:FlagiconTTU Leningrad	Semi-finals		3-2
		Template:FlagiconADK Alma-Ata	Final		2-3 File:Silver medal icon.svg

CEV Challenge Cup (CEV Cup)

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1994-95	First round	Template:FlagiconAvtohit Bled	3-0	3-0	6-0
	Second round	Template:FlagiconSpartak Omsk	3-0	3-1	6-1
	Eighth-finals	Template:FlagiconOrbita Zaporozhye	0-3	2-3	2-6
2008-09	First round	Template:FlagiconKonecranes Hämeenlinna	3-1	3-1	6-2
	Second round	Template:FlagiconKommunalnik Mogilev	2-3	1-3	3-6
2010-11	Second round	Template:FlagiconTrb da Noi AEL Limassol	3-0	3-2	6-2
	1/16 Finals	Template:FlagiconKralovo Pole Brno	2-3	0-3	2-6
2024-25	First round	Template:FlagiconPanathinaikos Athens	1-3	0-3	0-6

Season by season

Men's

Season	Division	Pos	Cup	SC	File:Shield of the European Union.svgEuropean competitions
1948	NVL	1st	-	-	-
1949	NVL	1st
1950	NVL	3rd
1951	NVL	5th
1952	NVL	5th
1953	NVL	4th
1954	NVL	2nd
1955	NVL	2nd	4th
1956	NVL	3rd
1957	NVL	1st
1958	NVL	1st	-
1959	NVL	4th
1960	NVL	4th
1960/61	NVL	3rd
1961/62	NVL	1st	-
1962/63	NVL	5th			European Cup - Semi-finals
1963/64	NVL	2nd			-
1964/65	NVL	5th
1965/66	NVL	4th
1966/67	NVL	2nd	W
1967/68	NVL	1st
1968/69	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Champions
1969/70	NVL	1st	W		-
1970/71	NVL	1st			European Cup - Semi-finals
1971/72	NVL	1st			European Cup - Group stage
1972/73	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Eighth-finals
1973/74	NVL	2nd			European Cup - Group stage
1974/75	NVL	2nd			-
1975/76	NVL	1st			Cup Winners' Cup - Champions
1976/77	NVL	1st			European Cup - Final Four, 3rd place
1977/78	NVL	1st	2nd		-
1978/79	NVL	2nd	W		European Cup - Quarter-finals
1979/80	NVL	3rd	2nd		-
1980/81	NVL	1st	W		Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1981/82	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Eighth-finals
1982/83	NVL	1st			-
1983/84	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Group stage
1984/85	NVL	2nd	W		European Cup - Final Four, 3rd place
1985/86	NVL	1st	W		Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 3rd place
1986/87	NVL	1st	2nd		European Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1987/88	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1988/89	NVL	1st			European Cup - Group stage
1989/90	NVL	1st	W		European Cup - Semi-finals, 4th place
1990/91	NVL	2nd	W		European Cup - Second round
1991/92	NVL	2nd	W		Cup Winners' Cup - Eighth-finals
1992/93	NVL	1st	W		Cup Winners' Cup - Eighth-finals
1993/94	NVL	1st			European Cup - First round
1994/95	NVL	1st			European Cup - First round
1995/96	NVL	2nd			-
1996/97	NVL	3rd
1997/98	NVL
1998/99	NVL	3rd
1999/00	NVL	2nd	F
2000/01	NVL	2nd	F		CEV Top Teams Cup - Group stage
2001/02	NVL	2nd	W		CEV Top Teams Cup - Preliminary round
					CEV Cup (Challenge) - Group stage
2002/03	NVL	4th	SF		CEV Top Teams Cup - Group stage
					CEV Cup (Challenge) - Group stage
2003/04	NVL	4th			-
2004/05	NVL
2005/06	NVL
2006/07	NVL				CEV Cup (Challenge) - Group stage
2007/08	NVL	1st	F		-
2008/09	NVL	2nd	W		Champions League - League round
2009/10	NVL	1st	W	Champions League - Playoffs 12
2010/11	NVL	1st	W	Champions League - League round
				CEV Cup - Semi-final
2011/12	NVL	4th	SF	Champions League - League round
2012/13	NVL	6th	F	CEV Cup - 1/16 Final
				Challenge Cup - 1/16 Final
2013/14	NVL	5th	QF	-
2014/15	NVL	4th	PR	Challenge Cup - Second round
2015/16	NVL	7th	PR	-
2016/17	NVL	2nd	SF	CEV Cup - 1/16 Final
2017/18	NVL	3rd	QF	CEV Cup - 1/16 Final
2018/19	NVL	3rd	QF	Challenge Cup - 1/16 Final
2019/20	NVL	8th	1/8	-
2020/21	NVL	7th	QF
2021/22	NVL	7th	QF
2022/23	NVL	5th	QF
2023/24	NVL	2nd	SF
2024/25	NVL	6th	QF	SF	Challenge Cup - Eighth-finals

Women's

Season	Division	Pos	Cup	File:Shield of the European Union.svgEuropean competitions
1948	NVL	4th	-	-
1949	NVL	DNQ
1950	NVL	5th
1951	NVL	4th
1952	NVL	5th
1953	NVL
1954	NVL		4th
1963/64	NVL	5th	-
1964/65	NVL	5th
1965/66	NVL	4th
1966/67	NVL	5th
1967/68	NVL	3rd
1968/69	NVL	3rd	W
1969/70	NVL	4th
1970/71	NVL	4th
1971/72	NVL	4th	2nd
1972/73	NVL	2nd	2nd	Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 2nd place
1973/74	NVL	3rd		-
1974/75	NVL	2nd
1975/76	NVL	3rd	W	Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 2nd place
1976/77	NVL	2nd		Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1977/78	NVL	1st		-
1978/79	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Champions
1979/80	NVL	2nd	2nd	-
1980/81	NVL	2nd	W	Cup Winners' Cup - Final Four, 3rd place
1981/82	NVL	1st	W	Cup Winners' Cup - Champions
1982/83	NVL	1st	W	-
1983/84	NVL	3rd	6th	European Cup - Champions
1984/85	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Quarter-finals
1985/86	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Eighth-finals
1986/87	NVL	1st		European Cup - Quarter-finals
1987/88	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1988/89	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Final Four, 4th place
1989/90	NVL	2nd		European Cup - Quarter-finals
1990/91	NVL	1st		Cup Winners' Cup - Final
1991/92	NVL	1st		European Cup - Eighth-finals
1992/93	NVL	1st	W	European Cup - Eighth-finals
1993/94	NVL	3rd		European Cup - Second round
1994/95	NVL	1st	W	CEV Cup (Challenge) - Eighth-finals
1995/96	NVL	2nd	W	-
1996/97	NVL	3rd
1997/98	NVL	3rd
1998/99	NVL	2nd
1999/00	NVL	1st	W
2000/01	NVL	2nd	3rd
2001/02	NVL	2nd	F
2002/03	NVL	2nd	F
2003/04	NVL	1st	W
2004/05	NVL	1st	F
2005/06	NVL	3rd	F
2006/07	NVL	1st	SF
2007/08	NVL	1st	W
2008/09	NVL	3rd	F	Challenge Cup - Second round
2009/10	NVL	1st	W	-
2010/11	NVL	1st	W	Challenge Cup - 1/16 Final
2011/12	NVL	1st	SF	-
2012/13	NVL	1st	W
2013/14	NVL	2nd	F
2014/15	NVL	3rd	SF
2015/16	NVL	4th	SF
2016/17	NVL	3rd	SF
2017/18	NVL	3rd	SF
2018/19	NVL	5th	SF
2019/20	NVL	3rd	QF
2020/21	NVL	3rd	F
2021/22	NVL	2nd	SF
2022/23	NVL	2nd	F
2023/24	NVL	2nd	F
2024/25	NVL	3rd	QF	Challenge Cup - First round

Team (Men's)

Team roster – season 2023/2024

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Stoyko Nenchev		Middle blocker
2	Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Simeonov		Wing Spiker
3	Template:Flagicon Ivan Cholev		Opposite
4	Template:Flagicon Hristiyan Velikov		Wing Spiker
5	Template:Flagicon Delcho Raev		Setter
6	Template:Flagicon Valentin Peychev		Libero
7	Template:Flagicon Lyubomir Zlatkov		Wing Spiker
8	Template:Flagicon Vladimir Stankov		Setter
9	Template:Flagicon Ivaylo Stefanov		Wing Spiker
10	Template:Flagicon Todor Kostov		Middle blocker
11	Template:Flagicon Ivan Kolev		Wing Spiker
12	Template:Flagicon Strahinja Brzakovic		Opposite
13	Template:Flagicon Martin Bozhilov		Libero
14	Template:Flagicon Ivan Mihalj		Middle Blocker
15	Template:Flagicon Krasimir Mitev		Middle blocker
16	Template:Flagicon Todor Valchev		Wing Spiker
17	Template:Flagicon Jorge Garcia		Wing Spiker
18	Template:Flagicon Kristiyan Andreev		Wing Spiker
19	Template:Flagicon Simeon Aleksandrov		Wing Spiker
21	Template:Flagicon Evan Georgiev		Middle Blocker
Head coach: Template:Flagicon Alexandar Popov Assistant: Template:Flagicon Ivaylo Stefanov

Team roster - season 2022/2023
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Metodi Ananiev	(1986-02-17)17 February 1986	Wing Spiker
2	Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Simeonov	(1986-01-06)6 January 1986	Wing Spiker
3	Template:Flagicon Ivan Cholev	(1996-02-29)29 February 1996	Opposite
4	Template:Flagicon Hristiyan Velikov	(2003-06-20)20 June 2003	Wing Spiker
5	Template:Flagicon Delcho Raev	(1990-05-11)11 May 1990	Setter
6	Template:Flagicon Valentin Peychev	(2000-01-27)27 January 2000	Libero
7	Template:Flagicon Andrey Hristov	(2001-03-27)27 March 2001	Middle Blocker
8	Template:Flagicon Vladimir Stankov	(1996-08-09)9 August 1996	Setter
9	Template:Flagicon Ivaylo Stefanov	(1973-07-19)19 July 1973	Wing Spiker
10	Template:Flagicon Todor Kostov	(1996-03-06)6 March 1996	Middle Blocker
11	Template:Flagicon Ivan Kolev	(1987-01-02)2 January 1987	Wing Spiker
12	Template:Flagicon Dobromir Ivanov	(1988-02-11)11 February 1988	Libero
13	Template:Flagicon Dimitar Dimitrov	(2000-12-11)11 December 2000	Opposite
14	Template:Flagicon Ivan Mihalj	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990	Middle Blocker
16	Template:Flagicon Viktor Kadikov	(2004-10-21)21 October 2004	Middle Blocker
19	Template:Flagicon Simeon Aleksandrov	(1988-02-18)18 February 1988	Wing Spiker
Head coach: Template:Flagicon Alexandar Popov Assistant: Template:Flagicon Ivaylo Stefanov

Team (Women's)

Team roster – season 2023/2024

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Emileta Racheva		Wing Spiker
2	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Kostadinova		Wing Spiker
3	Template:Flagicon Boyana Boyanova		Setter
4	Template:Flagicon Monika Todorova		Setter
5	Template:Flagicon Rayna Stoycheva		Middle Blocker
7	Template:Flagicon Kaya Nikolova		Middle Blocker
8	Template:Flagicon Dimana Ivanova		Setter
9	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Peycheva		Wing Spiker
10	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Saykova		Middle Blocker
11	Template:Flagicon Ivana Efremova		Middle Blocker
12	Template:Flagicon Viktoriya Dimitrova		Opposite
13	Template:Flagicon Mariya Zlatanova		Wing Spiker
14	Template:Flagicon Ivaila Evlogieva		Libero
15	Template:Flagicon Melissa Varlõgina		Setter
18	Template:Flagicon Eva Kamenska		Middle Blocker
19	Template:Flagicon Raya Evlogieva		Opposite
21	Template:Flagicon Viktoriya Ninova		Libero
Head coach: Template:Flagicon Yulia Ivanova-Mincheva Assistant: Template:Flagicon Antonina Zetova

Team roster - season 2022/2023
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Template:Flagicon Raina Stoicheva	(2005-06-03)3 June 2005	Middle Blocker
2	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Kostadinova	(2003-07-01)1 July 2003	Wing Spiker
3	Template:Flagicon Patrisiya Choleva	(1991-03-08)8 March 1991	Wing Spiker
4	Template:Flagicon Monika Todorova	(2002-03-23)23 March 2002	Setter
5	Template:Flagicon Dariya Ivanova	(2003-04-02)2 April 2003	Wing Spiker
6	Template:Flagicon Radoslava Ivanova	(2006-09-28)28 September 2006	Middle Blocker
7	Template:Flagicon Kaya Nikolova	(2006-10-28)28 October 2006	Middle Blocker
8	Template:Flagicon Dimana Ivanova	(2007-12-01)1 December 2007	Setter
9	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Peycheva	(2006-01-28)28 January 2006	Wing Spiker
10	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Saykova	(2003-07-22)22 July 2003	Middle Blocker
11	Template:Flagicon Ivana Efremova	(2004-02-12)12 February 2004	Middle Blocker
12	Template:Flagicon Viktoriya Dimitrova	(2005-07-12)12 July 2005	Opposite
13	Template:Flagicon Mariya Zlatanova	(2006-11-16)16 November 2006	Wing Spiker
14	Template:Flagicon Ivaila Evlogieva	(2004-04-16)16 April 2004	Libero
15	Template:Flagicon Yoanna Atanasova	(2003-07-24)24 July 2003	Wing Spiker
15	Template:Flagicon Mariya Buchkova	(2004-07-22)22 July 2004	Wing Spiker
17	Template:Flagicon Sasha Ilcheva	(2004-05-18)18 May 2004	Setter
19	Template:Flagicon Raya Evlogieva	(2006-09-15)15 September 2006	Opposite
21	Template:Flagicon Viktoriya Ninova	(2007-11-09)9 November 2007	Libero
Head coach: Template:Flagicon Yulia Ivanova-Mincheva Assistant: Template:Flagicon Antonina Zetova

External links

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