HC Slavia Sofia

HC Slavia Sofia
City	Sofia, Bulgaria
League	Bulgarian Hockey League
Founded	1919
Home arena	Slavia Ice Stadium
Colours	Black, white
Franchise history
1919–1949	NFD Slavia Sofia
1949–1951	DSO Stroitel Sofia
1951–1957	HK Udarnik Sofia
1957–present	Slavia Sofia

HC Slavia Sofia (Bulgarian: Славия София), Slaviya Sofiya) is a professional ice hockey team from the Bulgarian Hockey League based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The team has won 19 league titles, and are a member of the Slavia Sofia sports club.

History

The team was founded in 1919 under the name of NFD Slavia Sofia. They competed as DSO Stroitel Sofia from 1948–1951, and six years as Udarnik Sofia, before changing their name to Slavia Sofia in 1957. The team has won nineteen Bulgarian championships, making them the most successful team in the country. They have also finished as runners-up eleven times, and won the Bulgarian Cup twelve times. The club has participated in the IIHF Continental Cup several times, and have never made it past the second round.

Notable players

• Konstantin Mihailov
• Georgi Milanov
• Kiril Vajarov

External links

• Official website Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Club profile on hockeyarenas.net