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USC CSKA Sofia

CSKA () was a Bulgarian sports society from Sofia, Bulgaria. CSKA stands for Central Sports Club of the Army (). It was founded on 5 May 1948 as Septemvri pri CDV, after the unification of the two sports clubs from the city, Chavdar and Septemvri. Since then, the club changed its name several times before settling on CSKA in 1989.

The club is historically known as the Bulgarian Army sports club. Currently the sports club's departments are autonomous and are separated as of 1992. Therefore, the only connection of the departments to the Army are the historical traditions and the Bulgarian Army Stadium. Nevertheless, in the moment all of the clubs who have a connection to the sports society are incorporated into one joint society called United Sports Clubs CSKA, which is currently а successor of the previous disbanded organization.

Currently sections which belong to CSKA Sofia are football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, wrestling, athletics, ice hockey, chess, gymnastics, handball, taekwondo, boxing, weightlifting, judo, cycling, and rowing.

Departments

The most popular departments of the sports club are:

Football

Men

First League:

* Champions (31) (record): 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08

Bulgarian V Group:

* Champions (1): 2015–16

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (21 times): 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2015–16, 2020–21

Bulgarian Supercup:

* Winners (4): 1989, 2006, 2008, 2011

Bulgarian Cup  – (secondary cup competition)

*Winners (1 time) (shared record): 1980-81

Cup of the Soviet Army – (secondary cup competition)

*Winners (4 times) (record): 1984-85, 1985-1986, 1988-89, 1989-90

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League

PFC CSKA Sofia II

Bulgarian V Group:
* Champions (1): 1982–83

Women

Bulgarian League:

* Champions (2): 1988–89, 1992–93

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (2 times): 1986–87, 1989–90

Volleyball

Men

NVL:

* Champions (29) (record): 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:

* Winners (19 times) (record): 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011

CEV Champions League:

*Winners (1): 1968-69

CEV Champions League "Final Four" Participant:

* 1962-63 (1/2 final), 1970-71 (1/2 final)
* 1976-77 (3-rd), 1984-85 (3-rd)
* 1986-87 (4-th), 1987-88 (4-th), 1989-90 (4-th)

Cup Winner's Cup:

* Winners (1): 1975-76

Cup Winner's Cup "Final Four" Participant:

* 1985-86 (3-rd)
* 1980-81 (4-th)

CEV Cup "Final Four" Participant:

* 2010-11 (1/2 final)

Challenge Cup

* Eighth-finals (1): 2024-25

Women

NVL:

* Champions (22): 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (19 times): 1969, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013

CEV Champions League:

*Winners (2): 1978-79, 1983-84

CEV Champions League "Final Four" Participant:

* 1987-88 (4-th), 1988-89 (4-th)

Cup Winner's Cup

* Winners (1): 1981-82

Cup Winner's Cup "Final Four" Participant:

*1972-73 (2-nd), 1975-76 (2-nd), 1990-91 (2-nd),
*1980-81 (3-rd),
* 1976-77 (4-th),

Challenge Cup

* Eighth-finals (1): 1994-95

Basketball

Men

NBL:

* Champions (12): 1949, 1950, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1992

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (17 times) (record): 1953, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2005

BBL A Group/Second League:

* Champions (1): 2021–22

European Champions' Cup

FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

Women

Bulgarian Championship:

* Champions (1): 2006–07

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (1 time): 2007

Women's Adriatic League:

* Winners (1 time): 2006–07

EuroCup Women

  • 1/16 finalists (1): 2006–07

Hockey

Men

Bulgarian League:

* Champions (17): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2026

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (15 times): 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 2012, 2013, 2025

Handball

Men

A Group:

* Champions (10): 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (10 times): 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002

European Champions' Cup

Cup Winners' Cup

  • Quarter-finals (1): 1980–81

IHF Cup

  • Quarter-finals (1): 1986–87

Women

A Group:

* Champions (12): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (8 times): 1975, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992

European Champions' Cup

  • Quarter-finals (3): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1983–84

Cup Winners' Cup

Water polo

Men

Bulgarian Championship:

* Champions (39) (record): 1952, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2021

Bulgarian Cup:

* Winners (31 times) (record) 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017

European Cup

  • 1/4 finalists (4): 1969–70, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1989–90

Medals

(*)Statistics can be inaccurate. Medals are not included if they were won by a player who competed for CSKA but was at another club when he/she won a medal.

Trophies