CSKA Sofia is an ice hockey team from 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...

 that currently plays in 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:**...

. They are a department of the CSKA Sofia sports club.

History

The club was founded as CDNA Sofia in 1964, but changed their name to their present one, CSKA Sofia in 1965. The club has won thirteen Bulgarian Hockey League championships, second in the country, behind HK Levski Sofia. The club dominated the Bulgarian League from 1964-1986, when they won all thirteen of their championships. CSKA also won all twelve of their 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...

titles between 1964-1987. Their second place finish in 2009 was their best finish in twenty years

Achievements

• Bulgarian Champion (13): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1984, 1986
• Bulgarian Runner-up (13): 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989. 2008, 2009
• Bulgarian Cup (12): 1964, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987

External Links

• Club profile on hockeyarenas.net