CSKA (Bulgarian: ЦСКА) was a Bulgarian sports society from Sofia, Bulgaria. CSKA stands for Central Sports Club of the Army (Bulgarian: Централен Спортен Клуб на Армията). 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 (USC CSKA; Bulgarian: Обединени спортни клубове ЦСКА, ОСК ЦСКА), which is currently а successor of the previous disbanded organization.
Currently sections which belong to CSKA Sofia (Bulgarian: ЦСКА София) are football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, wrestling, athletics, ice hockey, chess, gymnastics, handball, taekwondo, boxing, weightlifting, judo, cycling, and rowing.
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Departments
The most popular departments of the sports club are:
PFC CSKA Sofia, football club
BC CSKA Sofia, basketball club
HC CSKA Sofia, ice hockey club
VC CSKA Sofia, volleyball club
WK CSKA Sofia, water polo club
HBC CSKA Sofia, handball club
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 (22 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, 2025–26
Bulgarian Supercup:
Winners (5): 1989, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2026
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
Semi-finals (2): 1966–67, 1981–82
Quarter-finals (4): 1956–57, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1989–90
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
Round of 32 (3): 1984–85, 1991–92, 1998–99
Group stage (4): 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2020–21
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
Quarter-finals (2): 1965–66, 1967–68
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Semi-finals (1): 1974–75
Quarter-finals (2): 1973–74, 1975–76
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
1/8 finalists (5): 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1989–90
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
Semi-finals (2): 1984–85, 1988–89
Quarter-finals (1): 1977–78
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
Cup Winners' Cup
1/4 finalists (1): 1985–86
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.