HC Slavia Sofia Slaviya Sofiya) is an ice hockey team from the Bulgarian Hockey League

Bulgarian Hockey League

-Group A:* CSKA Sofia* HC Levski Sofia* Slavia Sofia* Spartak Sofia-Group B:* Chervena Zvezda Sofia* Dinamo Sofia* * Torpedo Sofia- Bulgarian League Champions :-Titles by team:-External links:**...

 based outside Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

. The team has won 19 league titles, and are a member of the Slavia Sofia

Slavia Sofia (sports club)

Slavia Sofia is a sports club from Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 1913.*HC Slavia Sofia, ice hockey team*PFC Slavia Sofia, football team...

 sports club.

History

The team was founded in 1919 under the name of NFD Slavia Sofia. They competed as 'DSO Stroitel Sofia from 1948-1951, and six years as Udarnik Sofia, before changing their name to Slavia Sofia in 1957. The team has won nineteen Bulgarian championships, making them the most successful team in the country. They have also finished as runners-up eleven times, and won the Bulgarian Cup

Bulgarian Cup (ice hockey)

The Bulgarian Cup is the national ice hockey cup in Bulgaria. It was first held in 1954.-Winners:* 2009 Slavia Sofia* 2008 Slavia Sofia* 2007 Akademika Sofia* 2006 Akademika Sofia* 2005 Levski Sofia* 2004 Slavia Sofia* 2003 Slavia Sofia...

 twelve times. The club has participated in the IIHF Continental Cup several times, and have never made it past the second round.

Achievements

• Bulgarian Champion (19): 1953, 1954, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Bulgarian Runners-up (11): 1952, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2006
• Bulgarian Cup Champion (12): 1954, 1963, 1970, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009

Famous Players

• Georgi Milanov
• Kiril Vajarov
  Kiril Vajarov
  Kiril Vajarov was an ice-hockey goaltender, who played for HC Slavia Sofia.-International career:...
  
  
• Martin Milanov
• Jeffrey Haglund
• Stanislav Muhachov
• Roman Morgunov
• Martin "Czech" Boyajiev
• Alexander Panev
  Alexander Panev
  Alexander Panev is a Bulgarian retired ice hockey defenceman who played with HC Levski Sofia in the Bulgarian Hockey League and also played in several international tournaments as a member of the Bulgaria men's national ice hockey team....
  
  

External Links

• Club profile on hockeyarenas.net