BC Yambol
Yambol | |||
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Leagues | NBL | ||
Founded | 1945 | ||
Arena | Diana Hall | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Location | Yambol, Bulgaria | ||
Team colors | Yellow and Blue | ||
President | Valentin Revanski | ||
Head coach | Toni Dechev | ||
Championships | 1 Bulgarian Championship | ||
Website | yambolbasketball.com | ||
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BC Yambol (Bulgarian: БК „Ямбол“) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Yambol. Founded in 1945, Yambol has won the Bulgarian championship once as Yambolgas. They play their home matches at the Diana Hall. The team is a regular first league participant. Former names of the club are Luskov, Tundja, Yambolen and Yambolgas.
History[]
Founded in 1945, the club joined the third edition of the Bulgarian Championship to become the first participant of this basketball championship based outside of the capital Sofia.
In 1976 the club, as "Luskov"-Yambol, appointed as new head coach, who work there until 1980. He recruit some new young players including Georgi Glouchkov, the first bulgarian played in NBA. In 1977 they won the first medal for the club, third place in the Bulgarian Cup and in 1979 the bronze medal in Bulgarian Championship. In 1980 Georgi Glouchkov moved to PBC CSKA Sofia, captain of the team retired, and even though Varchev and (one of the leading playmakers in league the time) stayed, the club relegated in to the second tier.
Yambol stayed there until 1992, when it got promoted and since then remains in the top flight.[1] The coach of the club was , who was team head coach in two periods- 1989-2002 and 2004-2013. In 2002, with the name of Yambolgas by sponsorship reasons, the club won the Bulgarian Championship after winning to Lukoil Academic by 3–0 in the final series.[2]
Honours[]
- Bulgarian Championship
- Winners (1): 2002
- Runners-up (1): 2001
- Bronze medalist (5): 1979, 2000, 2003, 2011, 2012
- Bulgarian Cup
- Bronze medalist (4): 1977, 2000, 2001, 2002
Roster 2020-2021[]
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Updated: 13 March 2021 |
In Europe[]
BC Yambol played in FIBA Korać Cup(2000,2001), FIBA Europe Champions Cup for Men 2003/Conference South and NEBL Open 2001/2002.
1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup[]
2000–01 FIBA Korać Cup[]
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2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup[]
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Season by season[]
Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason | RS | PO | Bulgarian Cup |
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1992–93 | 1 | A-1 | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 2–12 | 0-2 | Fourth |
1993–94 | 1 | A-1 | 12 | R16 | 12–18 | 0-2 | |
1994–95 | 2 | A-2 | |||||
1995–96 | 1 | A-1 | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 9–13 | 1-2 | First round |
1996–97 | 1 | A-1 | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 9–13 | 0-2 | |
1997–98 | 1 | A-1 | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 10–12 | 1-2 | |
1998–99 | 1 | A-1 | 4 | Fourth | 14–8 | 3-6 | Fourth |
1999–00 | 1 | A-1 | 3 | Third | 20–8 | 6-5 | Third |
2000–01 | 1 | A-1 | 2 | Runner-up | 23–5 | 5-4 | Third |
2001–02 | 1 | A-1 | 1 | Champion | 23–5 | 8–1 | Third |
2002–03 | 1 | A-1 | 3 | Third | 21–7 | 5–4 | Fourth |
2003–04 | 1 | A-1 | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 8-20 | 2–2 | Quarterfinalist |
2004–05 | 1 | A-1 | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 12–16 | 3–2 | Quarterfinalist |
2005–06 | 1 | A-1 | 3 | Fourth | 13–13 | 2–6 | Fourth |
2006–07 | 1 | A-1 | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 7–11 | 0–2 | Quarterfinalist |
2007–08 | 1 | A-1 | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 11–21 | 2–3 | Quarterfinalist |
2008–09 | 1 | NBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | 7–17 | 1–2 | First round |
2009–10 | 1 | NBL | 4 | Quarterfinalist | 14–14 | 1–2 | Quarterfinalist |
2010–11 | 1 | NBL | 6 | Third | 10–18 | 4–3 | Fourth |
2011–12 | 1 | NBL | 3 | Third | 18–10 | 5–4 | Fourth |
2012–13 | 1 | NBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 13–14 | 1-2 | Fourth |
2013–14 | 1 | NBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | 13–11 | 0–2 | Quarterfinalist |
2014–15 | 1 | NBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 8–16 | 1–2 | Fourth |
2015–16 | 1 | NBL | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 7-20 | 0-2 | Quarterfinalist |
2016–17 | 1 | NBL | 8 | Quarterfinalist | 7-17 | 0-2 | Quarterfinalist |
2017–18 | 1 | NBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 8-16 | 1-2 | Quarterfinalist |
2018–19 | 1 | NBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 8-16 | 0-2 | Quarterfinalist |
2019–20 | 1 | NBL | 10 | Canceled | 2-17 | DNQ | |
2020–21 | 1 | NBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | 9-15 | 0-2 | Semifinalist |
Notable players[]
Head coaches[]
- Slavcho Slavov 1956-1959
- Dobri Rusev 1959-1960
- Ivan Stoyanov 1960-1964
- Blagoy Peev 1964-1965
- Ivan Stoyanov 1965-1969
- Velcho Petrov 1969-1972
- Valcho Yordanov 1972-1976
- 1976-1980
- Ivan Glavov 1980-1981
- Hristo Kostov 1981-1984
- Ivan Angelov 1984-1986
- Velcho Petrov 1986-1987
- Mityo Georgiev 1987-1989
- 1989-20021
- Zoran Krečković 2002–2003
- Valeri Bachvarov 2003-2004
- 2004-20132
- Yulian Radionov 2013–2015
- Petar Petrov 2015–20173
- 2017–2020
- 2020–present
1During the 2001–02 season, coached 6 regular season games. Lebedintsev was fired on November 2001, and Ivan Cholakov coached the remaining season games.
2During the 2010–11 season, Ivailo Stoimenov coached 7 regular season games. Stoimenov resigned on November 29, 2010, and Ivan Cholakov coached the remaining season games.
3During the 2015–16 season, Ninoslav Marjanovic coached 9 regular season games. Marjanovic resigned on December 5, 2015.
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References[]
External links[]
- Basketball teams in Bulgaria
- Basketball teams established in 1945
- Yambol