Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship

The Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship is the premier league for women's basketball clubs in Bulgaria.[1] Slavia Sofia is the championship's most successful club with 15 titles between 1953 and 2004 followed by Akademik Sofia and Levski Sofia with eight titles, Lokomotiv Sofia with seven and Minyor Pernik with six, while Neftokhimik Burgas has been the most successful team in recent years with 5 titles since 2005.[2]

Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
2019–2020 Bulgarian Women's Basketball Championship
SportBasketball
Founded1942
Inaugural season1942
No. of teams8
Country Bulgaria
ContinentFIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
Montana (4st title)
Most titlesSlavia Sofia (15 titles)
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Bulgarian Women's Basketball Cup

The championship's leading teams were fairly successful in FIBA Europe competitions during the communist era, with Slavia Sofia and Levski Sofia winning three European Cups and two Ronchetti Cups between 1959 and 1984. Maritsa Plovdiv and Minyor Pernik also played in European finals.[3]

2018-19 teams

List of champions

References

  1. Results, tables and news in eurobasket.com
  2. List of champions in the Bulgarian Basketball Association's website
  3. List of European Cup and Ronchetti Cup finals in FIBA Europe's website
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